FAQ

Absolutely!
The Goethe-Institut offers German language exams to obtain the Goethe certificate for all levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (A1–C2), and you don’t have to have taken a German course at the Goethe-Institut to register. Our digital German self-assessment test can help give you a first idea of your language level; furthermore you can find practice materials for our exams online to get a feel for what they’re like.

German American Partnership Program (HS) 
The German American Partnership Program is an exchange program between the USA and Germany. Its objectives include the integration of students into everyday life of their host families and classroom activities of their host schools with a view to inspire international understanding, promoting German language instruction and motivating personal friendship.

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (HS) 
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program is jointly funded by the U.S. Congress and its German equivalent, the Bundestag. Congress-Bundestag students live with a host family and attend school in Germany for an academic year to gain views on German social, political and economic life.

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (UG) 
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals is a 12-month program scholarship program that is intended primarily for young adults in business, technical, vocational, and agricultural fields.

Junior Year in Munich (UG) 
Funding is available for college and university students already accepted into Wayne State University's Junior Year in Munich program at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

German Academic Exchange Service (UG, G)
Via a scholarship database, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides information about scholarships and funding opportunities regarding study and research in Germany.

German-American Fulbright Program (UG, G, P)
Defined characteristically as a program of student exchange, the German-American Fulbright Program is complemented by academic year programs for professors, teachers, teaching assistants, and journalists.

German Historical Institute (UG, G, P) 
Funded by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Washington, DC based German Historical Institute also seeks grants and accepts support for individual projects from other German sources. It provides a list of scholarships for German and American scholars.

American Academy in Berlin (UG, G, P) 
Comprising a variety of disciplines, the American Academy in Berlin supports younger as well as established scholars, artists, and professionals who wish to engage in independent study in Berlin for an academic semester or, in special cases, for an entire academic year.

Fritz Thyssen Foundation (G)
The sole purpose of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation is the direct support of research and scholarship in universities and research institutes, primarily in Germany, with special emphasis on the support of young scholars. 

German Research Foundation (G)
As the central and self-governing research organisation of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Research Foundation (DFG) promotes the advancement of young researchers throughout all stages of their research career in all fields of science and the humanities.

Friedrich Naumann Foundation (G, P)
As a foundation for liberal policy, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation scholarship program is open to foreign students and postgraduates at German universities.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (G, P)
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards a wide range of sponsorship programs for applicants from abroad, including fellowships for scientists and scholars, prospective leaders and musicians as well as sponsorship for collaboration.

Robert Bosch Foundation (P)
The Robert Bosch Foundation is one of the major German foundations associated with a private company. As the main object of its German-American promotion, the Robert Bosch Foundation fellowship program supports American management trainees.

We are always open to collaborating with others!
The Goethe-Institutes in the USA have already partnered with individual artists and creators, cinemas and theaters, libraries, arts festivals, and curators to share art and culture with the world. Feel free to reach out to us at the location closest to you: New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, or Houston.

Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen 
(formerly Deutsche Kultur International) provides information for a wide range of scholarship, professional exchange and support opportunities, tailored towards students, scientists, artists as well as professionals.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The German Academic Exchange Service is a publicly-funded, independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany. They provide information as well as financial support for international research and study to qualified students and faculty.

DAAD Scholarship Database
Here you can find information on various kinds of German Academic Exchange Service funding for foreign students, graduates and post-docs as well as on funding offered by other selected organizations.

The Goethe-Institut USA does not accept translation or interpretation work. There are a number of professional organizations whose accredited members specialize in translation. Each organization maintains member directories that can be of assistance in locating a translator in your area. Rates are not set by the professional organizations, but determined by individual translators based on experience and business climate.  

American Translators Association
The American Translators Association (ATA) is the umbrella organization for the translation and interpreting professions. The ATA has a certification program to verify that individual translators meet professional standards. The website offers a searchable Directory of Translation and Interpreting Services as well as a Directory of Language Services Companies.

German Language Division
The German Language Division (GLD) is one of the American Translators Association's divisions devoted to specific languages. The GLD provides information and services relating to translation and interpretation to and from German.

New York Circle of Translators   
The New York Circle of Translators (NYCT) is a chapter of the American Translators Association, whose members work in a variety of languages and specialties in industry, law, finance, commerce, the arts and academia. The NYCT Member Services Directory is searchable by language and by either individual or institutional memberships.

PEN American Center Directory of Translators 
The PEN American Center is the largest of the 141 centers of International PEN, the world's oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization. They not only maintain listings of translators by language, but also make a free Handbook for Literary Translators available via their website.

American Literary Translators Association 
The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) was founded to provide essential services to literary translators from all languages and create a professional forum for the exchange of ideas on the art and craft of literary translation.

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators 
The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the furtherance of the court interpreting and legal translation profession.