Apply for the Program
With your application, you must pay a non-refundable deposit of $50.00. Please use these links to apply to the program through the Georgia Tech Office of International Education (OIE) website:
- Apply via Atlas
- If you are a non-Georgia Tech (transient/special) student, you are required to submit a separate application to the Office of International Education. Please complete your application by Feb. 1.
Applications for the program are preferred. The program fills quickly and applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. The application deadline is Feb. 1.
Scholarships
We encourage you to take advantage of the numerous scholarship opportunities that are available to German LBAT students.
Please also apply to the generous scholarships available for GT's German program students from the following Foundations:
- The Halle Foundation: LBAT and semester abroad scholarships
- The Spurlock Foundation: LBAT & Early Immersion: German in Vienna scholarships
- The Dr. Bettina F. Cothran Scholarship: LBAT scholarships
To apply for the above scholarships, please write a one-page letter to "The German Program Scholarship Awards Committee." In your letter, please address the following questions:
- Why do you want to study abroad? (please indicate if you are applying for LBAT, a semester abroad at one of our partner universities, or both)
- How will this experience impact your future academic and career goals?
- What are your future goals with German, e.g., completion of a minor, major, or double minor or major?
- What does your prior German experience entail, including courses at GT, participation in the German Club, etc?
- How will you assist the German program in the following year? (e.g. by helping advertise the program during German Day, Study Abroad Fair, and/or in-class visits (if you receive an award, we expect your participation in the following year)
- Financial need, if applicable. This is not a prerequisite but will be taken into consideration
Please submit this letter to Kathrin Köppe by March 1. We will accept applications on a rolling basis prior to this deadline until we have awarded all available scholarships. These scholarships are awarded according to merit and/or need.
The Modern Languages' Campoamor scholarship is also available, and the HOPE Scholarship applies to LBAT programs. Students are encouraged to see if other scholarships via OIE are available and to apply for financial aid.
The German program may also support students who participate in intensive language programs in a German-speaking country outside of the LBAT program. Contact Kathrin Köppe for additional details.
Payment Schedule and Deadlines
Program Fees
Fees are estimates and subject to change.
- $4,000 for Vienna, Austria and $2,000 Berlin, Germany
- The program fee includes housing, ground transportation, excursions, health insurance, welcome and farewell dinner, cultural events.
- There is a non-refundable $500 deposit due at the time of application.
- The program fee does not include application fees, tuition (out-of-state students pay in-state tuition), international transportation, visa, technology fee, independent ground transportation, “travel on your own,” days off, or most meals. Lunch and dinner throughout the program have to be paid for by the traveler with only welcome and farewell meal exceptions. These meals are not part of the program fee
Application and Payment Deadlines
- Apply via Atlas by Feb. 1.
- A $500 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of application and is applied to the overall program fee.
- The first half of the program fee is due Feb. 15 and the balance is due March 15. Payments are withdrawn directly from the student's OSCAR accounts on the deadline.
Fee Payment Information: Please adhere to the deadlines stated for the program. Please observe the information in Payment Options to ensure that your payments are processed at the Bursar’s Office on time. Fees will be charged to your Oscar account on the due dates. Make sure you make all necessary payments on time in order to avoid a hold on your account. Students expecting financial aid must submit a letter from the Financial Aid Office stating the allocation and date of payments expected. Tuition and student fees are due according to the Registrar’s schedule for summer tuition.
Cancellation Policy
Students who cancel their participation in the program after being accepted will be subject to the following non-negotiable fee schedule:
- Students canceling before Jan. 15 will lose their $500 deposit.
- Students canceling after Jan. 15 must pay 25% of the program fee.
- Students canceling after Feb. 15 must pay 50% of the program fee.
- Students canceling after March 15 must pay 100% of the program fee.
Program descriptions and fees are subject to final approval by educational units and the Office of International Education. Georgia Tech reserves the right to alter or cancel this program due to low enrollment, unavailability of a professor to teach a planned course, or other unforeseen circumstances. Once Georgia Tech has made payments to service providers, or if Georgia Tech cancels the program before departure or while the program is in progress for reasons beyond its control, such as political unrest or danger to participants' safety, only those fees that Georgia Tech is able to have refunded by service providers will be returned to participants.