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