Call for Applications: EMGIP Bundestag Internship

EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) offers internship opportunities for Canadian and US students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are two months long and matched as closely as possible with the students interests and academic and professional experiences.

Requirements: Applicants should possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity, and should have some knowledge of the German legislative process. Participants should be advanced undergraduate (junior and senior in US/third- or fourth-year in Canada) or Masters 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.

Terms of Award: The successful applicant will receive a monthly salary from the German Bundestag. Subsidized health insurance is available through DAAD for a monthly fee. DAAD can help the interns obtain housing in Berlin and make contacts with fellow international interns and German students. Travel expenses are the interns responsibility.

Full details, including information on how to apply, can be found online at: https://www.daad-canada.ca/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/emgip-bundestag-internship/