{"id":311,"date":"2023-04-16T16:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T23:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-german-studies-program\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:42:20","slug":"overseas-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-german-studies-program\/overseas-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Overseas Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Every foreign language student should consider to study overseas, the German language student is no exception to that rule.<\/p>\n<p>Studying in a German speaking country will be the experience of a life time. Not only will you be able to immerse yourself fully in the linguistic environment of your target language, but you will also be able to gain invaluable insights into the everyday life of ordinary and extraordinary citizens of German-speaking countries.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to give your linguistic and cultural competence a boost, study abroad. Even the best classroom environment can not come close to your first-hand experience in Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hovel Scholarship for study abroad in Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students participating in the IES Berlin program are encouraged to apply for the Hovel scholarship, an award of up to $5,000 for semester students and up to $10,000 for full-year students demonstrating a high level of interest in German language, culture, history, politics, economics, and society. Students must have a German Studies minor in order to be eligible.<\/p>\n<p>Please\u00a0visit the Overseas Studies Office website:<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/usc-scholarships-and-outside-scholarships\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/usc-scholarships-and-outside-scholarships\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For some insight into the study-abroad experience in Germany of two USC students, please watch the following videos:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCS1a901nB0?si=K4dhcw_LtnFe5P09\" title=\"Travis Glynn Video - Overseas Studies I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NDWiyWjqbcE?si=a97A2AwxHumE95dg\" title=\"Natalie Lehmann Video (Overseas Studies II)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Study Abroad Opportunities<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/overseas-studies\/\">Office of Overseas Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=10498\">Vienna Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=10040%20%20\">Berlin Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=10566\">Freiburg Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>USC German Studies minor, Alison de Guide, was asked by the IES program to write a blog about her experience in Berlin. Check out Alison&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iesabroad.org\/blogs\/ali-deguide\/berlin-there-done\">blog<\/a>\u00a0and see what she is reporting back from Germany&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<h3>Study Abroad Advisor<\/h3>\n<p>The Study-Abroad advisor for Germany is Peter Hilton:<a href=\"mailto:philton@usc.edu\"> philton@usc.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-322\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-german-studies-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/173\/2023\/04\/Peter_Hilton_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-german-studies-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/173\/2023\/04\/Peter_Hilton_1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/usc-german-studies-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/173\/2023\/04\/Peter_Hilton_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":283,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-311","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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