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EMGIP-Bundestag Internship Program In Germany, 2017

German State Parliaments is offering Émigré Memorial German Internship Program for U.S. and Canadian students. Participants should be advanced undergraduates or graduate students in fields such as political science, international relations, law, history, economics or German. Ph.D. students are not eligible.

The internships are two months long in positions matching the student’s interest and experience. The successful applicant will receive compensation of approximately €1,800 per month from the GermanBundestag. Internship application deadline is September 15, 2017 for internships in 2018.

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Field of Internship: The internships are offered to undergraduates or graduate students in fields such as political science, international relations, law, history, economics or German.
Course Level: Internship
Internship Provider: German State Parliaments
Internship can be taken at: 
Germany

Eligibility:-Applicants for EMGIP – Bundestag should possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity as well as sufficient knowledge of the German legislative process. Participants should be advanced undergraduates or graduate students in fields such as political science, international relations, law, history, economics or German. PhD students are not eligible. Students must be fluent in spoken German and possess excellent writing skills.
-U.S. and Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply. International students who are enrolled in a full time course of study in the U.S. or Canada may also apply. German nationals are not eligible.
-Attention graduating seniors: Successful applicants must hand in a certificate of enrollment for the internship period to ensure student status in Germany or enroll at the Free University as program students (information about the enrollment process will be provided to successful candidates).

Internship Open for International Students: US and Canadian applicants are eligible to apply for this internship.

Is this paid internship? The successful applicant will receive compensation of approximately €1,800 per month from the GermanBundestag. Subsidized health insurance is available through DAAD for a monthly fee. DAAD can help the interns to obtain housing in Berlin and make contacts with fellow international interns and German students. Travel expenses are the intern’s responsibility.

Internship Description: DAAD programs are helping to create goodwill and professional relationships that will help build a solid basis for relations between Germany and North America. EMGIP Internships were founded in 1965 by Professors Louise Holborn and George Romoser with the assistance of many scholars of German affairs, especially in the social sciences and contemporary history, and with the financial and planning aid of various German offices also interested in encouraging the development of future generations of German experts. In view of the contributions of German émigrés, the experiential program was named Émigré Memorial German Internship Program.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Internship Duration: The internships are two months long and we try to match the position with the student’s interests and experiences.

Notification: Short-listed candidates will be interviewed in German.

How to Apply: Please provide 5 sets of the documents in the order listed above: 
– one electronic version to be emailed as a PDF file to emgip[at]daad.org (except for the recommendation letters) 
– one original hard copy
– three extra copies 
-Please do not staple or bind any of the documents!
-Applicants have to mail the original and 3 copies of their application.

Internship Application Deadline: The application deadline is September 15, 2017 for internships in 2018.

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