We are delighted to announce that MKI Director Mark Louden has been awarded this year’s prestigious Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for his work on German-American languages. The award comes with €10,000 and a one month research stay in Germany.
The 2016 Grimm Sponsorship Award for Young Scholars was given to Tanja Škerlavaj, a German-language scholar at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
With its Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prizes, the DAAD singles out scholars and researchers from abroad who, in addition to their professional accomplishments, are particularly committed to fostering international collaboration in the fields of German Studies and German as a Foreign Language.
Congratulations, Mark and Tanja!
Click here for more information on the award and Mark’s work. (in German)