The Joint Initiative in German and European Studies is made possible through the generous support of the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, or DAAD).

DAAD is the world’s largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and researchers. Since its founding in 1925, DAAD has provided funding to more than 1.9 million scholars in Germany and abroad. DAAD is a registered association whose members are German institutions of higher education and student bodies. Although DAAD is the world’s largest funding organization for academic exchange, its activities go far beyond simply awarding grants and scholarships to include supporting the internationalization of German universities, promoting German studies and the German language abroad, assisting developing countries in refining their university systems and advising decision makers on matters of cultural, education and development policy.

In Canada, DAAD is represented by the DAAD Information Centre Toronto.

The DAAD Information Centre Toronto is dedicated to informing Canadians about the opportunities for study and research in Germany. From its office in the Munk School (1 Devonshire Place, 207N), the DAAD IC Toronto provides information on DAAD’s suite of scholarship and grant programs to students and faculty and works to build ties between German and Canadian universities.