German American Partnership Program (GAPP)

GAPP, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, whose prime mission is to create opportunities for exchange between young Americans and Germans, while providing access to global education. With 750+ U.S. schools in our network and 400,000+ alumnae/alumni, GAPP is the largest bilateral exchange program between the U.S. and another country. GAPP is part of Germany’s foreign cultural and education policy. It is jointly administered by the Educational Exchange Service (PAD) of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Goethe-Institut New York, and GAPP, Inc. The Program is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, the U.S. Department of State, Joachim Herz Stiftung, Max Kade Foundation, Inc. and Bertelsmann Foundation.