Bundestag-Internships / From the DAAD Newsletter of September 25, 2009.

MGIP - Bundestag (Èmigré Memorial German Internship Program) offers internship opportunities for U.S. and Canadian students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are two months long in positions matching the student’s interest and experience. Interns will be placed within the Verwaltung, preferably with a Sekretariat working for their preferred Ausschuss. Asides from contributing to the respective offices, interns have the opportunity to study legislative and administrative procedures in the German parliament. Applicants for EMGIP – Bundestag should possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity as well as some 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. Students must be able to fully communicate in German.

An independent selection committee of expert academics will be convened by DAAD to screen the applications. Short listed candidates will be interviewed by phone in German. The placements are either in May/June or from September 2010. The Bundestag is not in session during July and August.

The successful applicant will receive compensation of approximately EUR 1,500 per month by the German Bundestag. Subsidized health insurance is available through DAAD for a monthly fee. DAAD can help the interns to obtain housing in Berlin (the average rent for a room is EUR 270/month and for an apartment EUR 420) and make contacts with fellow international interns and German students. All travel expenses are the intern’s responsibility.

Application Deadline: November 1, 2009 (postmark)

More information on eligibility and how to apply is available at www.daad.org/?p=emgip