Scholarships
German Award Scholarship 2023
The GLS offers three scholarship awards listed below. These awards are based on demonstrated interest in German, and not on financial need.We offer these scholarships:
STV-GLS Tuition Scholarships
This annual scholarship is named in honor of Irmgard Schlenker, who was instrumental in establishing the STV German Language School. It is awarded every June to two adults and two children who have completed a German class at the STV German Language School in the past two years. The awards will be given in the form of a credit for one German language class to be taken during the next academic year (August through June). Applications are available in March each year and are due by regular mail by June 1. Value: the cost of one session
For more information, including a downloadable description and an application form, click here.
STV-GLS Rustmann Language & Culture Scholarships
These two annual scholarships, offered by the STV German Language School and the German-American Cultural Center–Library, will be awarded by April 15 each year. This scholarship is open to high school seniors in the greater Sacramento area who have taken and successfully completed the required minimum number of German courses in high school, at a community college, at an accredited summer program, or at the STV German Language School. Applications are available at the beginning of each year and are due via regular mail by March 31st. Value: each scholarship: $500.00
For more information, including a downloadable description and an application form, click here.
GLS German Language Summer Study Scholarship
This scholarship for summer language study has been awarded once every three years, beginning in 2014. Due to the $3,500 value of the scholarship, the GLS can award it only once every three years. In 2014 and 2020 an adult student received the scholarship, and in 2017 a youth won. More detailed information for the next application will be available during the Summer of 2023 for language study during 2024.
Value: $3,500