Priority for the year-long German university exchanges is given to undergraduate students who receive financial aid from Mount Holyoke.  The student selected as the recipient of the Exchange Fellowship to the University of Bonn or Leipzig pays no tuition and receives a stipend from the university to cover basic living expenses. The students selected for the two exchange fellowships are also eligible for a Barrett Travel Award ($1,000.00) to cover travel expenses.

Students interested in the Potsdam Exchange must apply for a Laurel Fellowship to cover basic living costs. Please speak to Joanne Picard, Dean of International Studies, in the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives, for more information about the Potsdam Exchange.

To apply for any of the exchanges, students must complete the separate Laurel Fellowship application form (for study abroad during the academic year 2008-2009) and submit it to the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives by 5:00 p.m. on the first Friday in December. Applicants will be contacted by the Department of German Studies to set up an interview, which will take place in December before the end of exam period.

You should definitely read the extremely valuable informational pamphlet (PDF document) written by MHC students who went on the exchange! The course catalogue for the university is also available online.

You should definitely read the extremely valuable informational pamphlet (PDF document) written by MHC students who went on the exchange! The course catalogue for the university is also available online. 

You should definitely read the extremely valuable informational pamphlet (PDF document) written by MHC students who went on the exchange! The course catalogue for the university is also available online.