Berlin – International Parliamentary Scholarship – 2022

Would you like to work at the German Parliament?

The German Bundestag invites you, in cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin, HumboldtUniversität Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin, to apply for an International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) to spend five months in Berlin.

The IPS program is aimed at highly qualified young men and women who will return home after the program with the determination to play an active and responsible role in shaping their countries’ democratic future. The German Bundestag, the German Parliament, offers young people the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes and to gain practical experience of parliamentary work during a 13-week work placement with a Member of the Bundestag.

This Internship Program provides the opportunity for American graduates to learn first-hand about German politics by working in the office of a member of the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag). The program runs from March 1st to July 31st. During this time participants are enrolled as students at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Requirements

  • US citizenship
  • University degree
  • Very good knowledge of German
  • Knowledge of German politics, society, and history
  • Under the age of 30 at the start of the scholarship

Scholarship

  • 500 euros per month
  • Free accommodation
  • Insurance and travel expenses

The application deadline is July 31st, 2021.

You can find more information about the program at www.bundestag.de/ips

 

 

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