One of the reasons that many people give as to why studying abroad is difficult for them is the costs associated with doing so.  I was lucky enough during my time studying abroad during my undergraduate studies to receive a scholarship from my college, which helped to defray the costs.  The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) is the German government's organization which exists to provide scholarships for foreigners to study within Germany, and for Germans to study internationally.  If you are American but aren't a dual citizen of a European country (and therefore are ineligible for the ERASMUS program for European students studying in other European countries), then applying for one of the programs through the DAAD is the primary option.

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