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If this is the case, that makes my decision incredibly easy. I was also accepted as a Fulbright ETA for Germany, but my placement in Austria is ideal. So to all you Germany ETA Alternates: Good luck and check your email again. I am passing mine off.

I found it on the Paedagogischer Austauschdienst Website (http://www.kmk-pad.org/programme/ausl-fsa.html#c5639) in German. It says "Generally, all Foreign Language Teaching Assistants can apply for a second year in this program" but a third year is not possible. Plus I know a few people who did it. There are also blogs online where new Fulbrighters meet second-year TAs. Anyway, it is a possibility, but it is up to the PAD. Hope that helps. Oh, and by the way, I was wrong about the site placement. I just received my acceptance to USTA and immediately found out (tentatively) my placement in Tirol. I doubt Germany can beat that.

    I applied for both as well, and initially I had the same thoughts. Then I found out that it is possible to stay another year in Germany as well. You are no longer a Fulbrighter, but the Paedagogischer Austauschdienst Program would still be your sponsor (for lack of a better word). And they will not pay for your plane, but that is no different from USTA. The deciding factor for me would be location, but I do not believe you are privy to this information upon acceptance. I already spent a year in Austria and have been to Germany several times, so I will figure it out if, and I mean IF, the time comes.