The German Studies Association (GSA) is the multi- and interdisciplinary association of scholars in German, Austrian, and Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, and economics. GSA holds an annual Conference and publishes a scholarly journal - German Studies Review three times a year - as well as a Newsletter twice each year. Members are generally professors at universities in colleges in North America, although there are several hundred members in Europe and Asia. Membership is open to anyone interested in German studies.

GSA is a non-profit educational organization which promotes research and study of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It offers Guidelines for Curricula in German Studies to assist universities, colleges, and high schools in planning programs in German Studies. The Conference of the Association is held in the fall, with about 150 sessions in English or German. GSA is a member of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).