Awards to High School students of German

Cash Awards to high school  students

To encourage the study of German in Maryland high schools, the Society has for many years been presenting cash awards to students who excel on the national German language proficiency examination given by the AATG at each high school. This activity is carried out in cooperation with the Maryland Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German. An awards ceremony for the students being honored and their families is held in May. 

Summer Study Scholarship

Through the German Language and Heritage Fund and the generous contribution of Gerhard Meinzer, the society has been able to award a summer scholarship to a Maryland high school German student to study in Germany during the summer for the last ten years! 

For information about the award contact: Dr. Mohamed Esa  mesa@mcdaniel.edu

The winner of the 2022 Gerhard Meinzer Summer Scholarship was Skylar Brown of Fallston High School. 
Any member of the German Society may nominate a high school student  to compete to win this scholarship. All secondary school students from Maryland, between the ages of 15 and 17, who have had at least two years of German, with a recommendation of their German teacher, are eligible. The Education Committee of the German Society of Maryland  selects the winner from the students nominated.

The winning student will participate in the German Summer Study Program sponsored by the AATG, in cooperation with the German governmental agency, the Pedagogical Exchange Service (PAD). The student will live with a German family and attend classes at a German high school. Field trips will be organized to local points of interest. In addition to these group outings, the host families generally plan excursions to show their visiting “son” or “daughter” the area in which they are living. A qualified American high school teacher of German will be available to supervise field trips, act as a liaison with the German school authorities or just provide a sympathetic ear to the American students. All participants are covered by AATG’s accident and health policy. 

More information about the AATG Summer Study Program

All the student winners with their teachers 2023