Max Kade Foundation, Inc.
Category of Grants
Grants Made to Educational Institutions Toward Support of Postdoctoral Research Exchange Programs
These grants offer assistance to American Universities and qualified research institutions for postdoctoral exchange research projects. The participating universities determine the training and research and select the research scholars. Visiting scholars from Germany and Austria are nominated by their home institutions and are screened and processed by their respective Academy of Sciences.
Grants Made to Educational Institutions in Support of Visiting Faculty Exchange Programs
In view of the conviction that exceptional students must be exposed to distinguished minds to stimulate and inspire them, and in the belief that the exchange of scholars is not only essential to the advancement of knowledge but is also one of the most promising roads for better understanding, the foundation makes limited funds available for “Distinguished Visiting Professorships” in the field of foreign language and literature. The selection of the scholars is left to the independent judgment of the university. These awards are granted on a challenge basis to supplement the cost so as to provide incentive for enlisting the interest and active support for the institution in question.
Grants Made to Educational Institutions for the Training of Language Teachers, Undergraduate and Graduate Study Abroad and International Conferences
This program seeks to offer assistance to American universities and colleges in their effort to increase the competence of prospective academic experience abroad. The concept of study at a foreign university is the most helpful means of approaching efficiency in a foreign language and culture. Grants are also available to American universities and colleges interested in attracting graduate students seeking a masters or Ph.D. degree in Germanic studies.
Grants Made to Educational Institutions for Equipment of Max Kade Language Centers and for Other Charitable Activities
These grants are closely related to the program of language study and the effort to increase the competence of language teachers. In order to strengthen quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning a foreign language, the Foundation has established language centers (Max Kade Houses) at qualified universities and colleges in the U.S. and Germany. The facilities made available usually include meeting and lecture rooms, lounges, sleeping quarters, as well as a library.