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GHI Washington researchers and staff are also available for comment and interviews to provide historical background to a range of topics. For media inquiries, please contact:

Dr. Sarah Beringer 
Head of Strategy & Communications
email beringer@ghi-dc.org
tel. (202) 387-3355

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Prize

Franz Steiner Prize 2027

Deadline: September 15, 2026 | The Franz Steiner Verlag and the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) award the Franz Steiner Prize in…

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Event Report

Universities and the Public Good: Research, Education, and Democracy since 1945

Conference report by Jonathan Holst (University of Gießen)

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Alumni

Interview with Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow Douwe Schipper

GHI editor Insa Kummer recently sat down with Douwe Schipper, one of our current Visiting Fellows, to talk about his academic career, his research,…

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Fellowship

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Deadline: April 1, 2025 | The GHI awards short-term fellowships to European and North American doctoral students as well as postdoctoral scholars to…

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Alumni

Interview with Doctoral Visiting Fellow Max Gaida

We recently sat down with Max Gaida, a doctoral student in American history at the University of Cologne, to learn more about his work and his…

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Fellowship

GHI Fellowships at the Horner Library

Deadline: March 1, 2026 | Together with the German Society of Pennsylvania, the GHI sponsors two to four fellowships of up to four weeks for research…

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Prize

2025 Franz Steiner Prize awarded to Nadine Klopfer

On May 10, 2025, GHI Washington Deputy Director Axel Jansen together with Johannes Klemm of the Steiner Verlag awarded the biennial Franz Steiner…

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Video

Watch recording of our event "Credit's Histories: Debt, Loans, and Welfare in Twentieth-Century United States"

If you were unable to watch our event "Credit's Histories: Debt, Loans, and Welfare in Twentieth-Century United States" live, it is now available to…

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