THE HALLE FOUNDATION GRANT HISTORY

See recent grants made by The Halle Foundation, and learn more about the Foundation and its grantees through the latest editions of The Halle Foundation Journal.

Year Awarded Organization Funds Awarded Program Supported
2023 Atlanta International School $20,720 Funding for the school's German immersion program, including German language books and language learning applications
2023 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra $250,000 Funding for a three-week festival of concerts and lectures exploring German Romantic composers in April 2024
2023 Atlantic-Brücke e.V. $40,000 Expansion of the New Bridge program, which aims to include underrepresented groups in the transatlantic partnership
2023 Centennial High School German Department $20,000 Supports a two-week bilateral exchange program including funding for 12-15 students at Centennial High School for study at Borbeck Gymnasium in Essen, Germany. 
2023 Dalton Public Schools $24,000 Funding to attract and support four German teachers for the school's German immersion program
2023 Dalton Public Schools $15,668 Funding for two years to continue a bilateral exchange program between Dalton High School and Martino-Katharineum Gymnasium in Braunschweig, Germany
2023 Dalton Public Schools $4,500 Supports a 10-day faculty trip to Berlin for teachers to attend Checkpoint Charlie Foundation's Educational Enrichment Program
2023 Decatur High School $12,000 Needs-based scholarship support for high school's student educational travel to Germany
2023 Felix Fechenbach Berufskolleg $41,705 Continuation of a bilateral work/educational exchange betwee the Atlanta Technical College and Felix Fechenbach vocational college in Detmold, Germany
2023 Georgia Department of Education $22,000 Supports a one-week trip for state officials to interact with German schools currently engaged in agriculture-based collaboration with Georgia high schools and colleges
2023 German American Chamber of Commerce $101,500 One-year extension of  current support for promotion of apprenticeship programs and the German workforce development model
2023 Heilwig Gymnasium $10,000 Funding for inbound exchange program with up to 20 middle school students from Germany visiting the Atlanta International School
2023 Steffen Thomas Museum & Archives $50,000 Supports two years of public screenings of a documentary about German artist Steffen Thomas at locations around the state of Georgia in 2024 and 2025
2023 Theodor Heuss Gymnasium $20,000 One-year extension of an inbound exchange program bringing 32 German high school students to Atlanta for two weeks
2022 American Council on Germany $23,200.00 Funding for a weekend-long strategic planning retreat for the directors of ACG's twenty two Warburg chapters, to be held at the Halle Estate
2022 American Council on Germany $43,120.00 Two-year bilateral exchange of experts in farming, agriculture, and sustainability between Georgia and Germany
2022 Atlantik-Brücke $47,525.82 Support for the New Bridge travel program focused on involving underrepresented groups in the transatlantic partnership
2022 Carl Duisberg Centren / Chamblee High School $12,774.00 Two-week homestay, education, and cultural experience in Germany for ten students from Chamblee's German Immersion program
2022 Community Health Aligning Revitalization Resilience & Sustainability (CHARRS) $40,000.00 Funding for a one-week summer camp connecting Georgian and German youth on the topic of climate change
2022 Felix Fechenbach Berufskolleg $30,180.00 A one-year extension of the bilateral exchange between Felix Fechenbach and Atlanta Technical College
2022 Georgia Gwinnett College $40,000.00 Funding for an exploratory delegation to Germany to pursue a permanent exchange program
2022 Georgia Tech $108,763.38 Three-year extension to the Claus Halle Graduate Assistantship supporting six graduate students pursuing German studies
2022 Georgia Tech $84,000.00 Three-year extension of the LBAT summer study-abroad program in Düsseldorf, Munich, and Berlin
2022 Georgia Tech $43,740.00 Three-year extension of the Claus Halle Gateway Fellowship, which supports undergraduates taking graduate-level German courses
2022 Seminole County Middle-High School $8,400.00 Support for a delegation to finalize a virtual exchange program with Fachoberschule Schönbrunn in Landshut, Bavaria
2022 Transatlantic Outreach Program / Goethe Institut $58,244.00 A one-week study tour for key stakeholders in Georgia's adoption of the German Workforce development model
2022 Transatlantic Outreach Program / Goethe Institut $86,785.00 Support for a two-week study trip for HBCU students pursuing a career as educators
2022 University of Georgia $36,000.00 Three-years of support for a total of six undergraduates to complete three-month internships at the Georgia Europe office in Munich
2022 University of West Georgia $25,000.00 Funding for ten students who have had their summer abroad programs cancelled to seek internships with German employers
2022 World Affairs Council of Atlanta $39,830.00 Support for a week-long international leadership travel seminar for the Council's under-35 young leaders
2021 American Assoc. of Teachers of German $137,775 10 scholarships per year for three years of the AATG Summer Study Program
2021 German American Chamber of Commerce $219,325 Two years support for expansion of the CATT workforce development program built on the German apprenticeship model
2021 World Affairs Council $14,000 2021 Q4 and 2022 programming focused on German-US relations
2021 International Farm Youth Exchange $45,000 Support for six rural Georgians in a three-month homestay exchange in rural Germany
2021 The High Museum $5,850 Travel funding to secure loans for German works at the 2023 Perils of the Deep exhibit
2021 Georgia Boy Choir $125,000 Funding for the German portion of the Georgia Boy Choir's 2022 Alpine Tour
2021 American Institute of Contemporary German Studies $174,000 Three-year grant to support six Georgian students within AICGS' internship program
2021 Emory University $41,336 2021-2022 Berlin Winter study trip for twelve students and two faculty
2021 Emory University $77,462 Three-year expansion of Vienna Summer study trip to include three-week component in Freiburg for fourteen students
2021 Georgia State University $300,000 Three-year expansion of bilateral student exchange program with Friedrich-Alexander University in Bavaria
2021 Georgia Southern University $87,288 Addition of two-week German travel component as a part of Summer Engineering program, in collaboration with Technische Hochshule Ingolstadt
2021 Georgia Southern University $100,000 Funding for participation in 2022 GSU Chorale Summer Competition Tour, with stops in Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden, and Bavaria
2021 Georgia Tech $7,032 Halle Gateway Scholarship for two German graduate students
2021 Georgia Tech $36,565 Halle Fellows travel funding for two graduate students
2021 Georgia Youth Ambassadors $21,050 Expansion of Summer international leadership program for minority Atlanta High School students
2021 Goethe Zentrum $87,400 Assistance with attracting new Language Program Director, expanding professional development, and technology upgrades for expansion of virtual education