| CDS International, Inc. – New York, NY |
$20,000.00 |
Committed to the advancement of international career training opportunities, CDS offers a diverse portfolio of exchange programs, professional work internships, study tours, and other training programs designed to prepare individuals and corporations for an increasingly competitive international market. Grant supports the Transatlantic Renewable Energy Exchange (TREE) Program, a seven-day fee-based workshop that will examine the power of renewable energy innovations in Germany.
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| CDS International, Inc. – New York, NY |
$3,800.00 |
Grant supports event “25 Years of Knowledge and Friendship: The Cultural Impact of Exchange”, recognizing the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals. Held on July 27, 2009, the one day event focused on the long-term impact of international exchange on a personal level for participants and a political level for the governments of Germany and the United States.
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| Agnes Scott College – Atlanta, GA |
$50,000.00 |
In recognition of the importance of German Studies at Agnes Scott College, this three-year grant will enable the development of educational resources and activities for an expanded German Studies Program at the College.
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| German School of Atlanta – Atlanta, GA |
$15,000.00 |
German School of Atlanta is a Saturday morning school offering German to native speakers and non-native speakers. Classes are taught at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels on 30 Saturdays during the school year. Grant supports teacher and staff education, the development of marketing tools, educational tools for the media center, and equipment improvements for the School. |
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Woodruff Arts Center –Atlanta, GA |
$100,000.00 |
Support for Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus’ return to Berlin in December 2009 to perform the Brahms’ Requiem with the Berlin Philharmonie. This third invitation to the ASO Chorus underscores the unique bond between Atlanta and Germany forged in classical music, cultural exchange and shared respect. |
| American Council on Germany – New York, NY |
$10,000.00 |
The John J. McCloy Awards are presented to two business leaders each year , one American and one German, for outstanding contributions to the transatlantic economic relationship. The 2009 American leader is Mr. Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. Support for this award is given to honor
Mr. Kent and The Coca-Cola Company. |
| Emory University, Undergraduate Program – Atlanta, GA |
$15,000.00 |
The Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory (SIRE) Program offers undergraduate students support for their faculty-mentored, independent research projects. Funding will provide SIRE grants for internships, study or research in Germany. Grants will be awarded per application to the SIRE grant program.
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| Emory University, Graduate Program – Atlanta, GA |
$15,000.00 |
The Professional Development Support program provides travel fellowships for research or training to students in the Graduate School. Funding will provide grants for research or training in Germany. Individual grants will be awarded per application to the Professional Development Support Competition. |
| The Halle Institute, Emory University – Atlanta, GA |
$23,000.00 |
The Halle Institute promotes individual development through
its unique Study Trip Program, which takes Emory and Atlanta
area faculty, staff, and students on intensive learning trips. Grant
supports a senior seminar student trip to Berlin and Brussels for a
one week learning experience in contemporary Germany. This
experience not only influences the students’ perception of Germany
and its importance in the world, but also that of their parents and
colleagues.
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| Youth for Understanding Foundation – New York, NY |
$10,000.00 |
Promoting international friendship and understanding through student exchanges, the Youth for Understanding Foundation gives students from the former East Germany the opportunity to spend a year in the United States, and provides American minority high school students the opportunity to spend a year in Germany. |
| Foundation for Hospital Art – Atlanta, GA |
$15,000.00 |
The Foundation for Hospital Art’s mission is to bring comfort and hope through art to people in healthcare facilities around the world. Grant supports a project to involve and unite technical college students in the US and in Germany, to make a difference in their community. PaintFests will involve as many as 100 students from Atlanta’s North Metro Technical College’s Nursing Program and 100 from Detmold, Germany’s Felix Fechenbach Berufskolleg’s Child Development Program. The resulting murals will be united in Germany and donated to hospitals in Detmold and Dortmund, Germany. |
| Georgia Rotary Student Program – Atlanta, GA |
$17,500.00 |
Rotarians in Georgia promoteworld peace through understanding by offering scholarships to international students for one year of study in Georgia colleges and universities. Grant supports a Servant Leadership Conference in January that focuses on each student throughout the world making a difference in their home community. |
| CDS International, Inc. – New York, NY |
$75,000.00 |
Committed to the advancement of international career training opportunities, CDS offers a diverse portfolio of exchange programs, professional work internships, and other training programs designed to prepare individuals for an increasingly competitive international market. Grant supports The Halle Foundation Fellowship Program which will provide university students from the state of Georgia with internship opportunities in Germany during the summer of 2010. |
| American Council on Germany – New York, NY |
$10,000.00 |
Business Advisory Council Member |
| American Institute for Contemporary German Studies – Washington, D.C. |
$5,000.00 |
| Sustaining Member |
| Foundation Center – Atlanta, GA |
$1,500.00 |
| German American Chamber of Commerce – Atlanta, GA |
$12,500.00 |
| VIP Member |
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Total 2009 Grants
Awarded: |
$398,300.00 |
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| Please click here to download a PDF listing
of past Halle Foundation Grant Recipients. |
