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German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) 2025 for young University Graduates (700 euros per month & Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

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Application Deadline: May 31, 2024.

Applications are now open for the 2025 German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS). The German Bundestag is inviting politically and socially committed young university graduates from southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal) to a scholarship program in Berlin in January.

Since 2020, the German Bundestag has been offering a scholarship program for talented and politically interested young university graduates from sub-Saharan Africa who are interested in the German parliamentary system and are actively committed to basic democratic values ​​in their home countries.

In a four-week compact program, up to 24 scholarship holders can get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.

The program

The program will take place from January 1st to 31st, 2025.

The core of the program is a one-week internship in the office of a member of the German Bundestag.

For this purpose, knowledge about parliamentary democracy as well as the workings and function of parliament is conveyed in a compact preparation. In addition, the topics of plural society, protection of minorities and culture of remembrance are addressed as a political mandate. A series of workshops will take place on a variety of topics, including corruption and intercultural training. A workshop on project management is intended to help you develop your own project ideas with the aim of promoting democracy and civil society in the respective countries of origin.

The scholarship

The participants receive a scholarship of 700 euros. The scholarship also includes free accommodation in a residential complex, coverage of travel costs to and from Berlin and coverage of the costs of health, accident and liability insurance.

The selection

  • The scholarship program is aimed at highly qualified, cosmopolitan, politically interested young people from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, who want to take an active and responsible role in shaping the democratic future of their countries.

Applicants are invited to a selection interview at a German mission abroad, where an independent selection committee appointed by the German Bundestag selects the scholarship holders based on their technical, social, linguistic and intercultural skills.

The admission requirements

  • Citizenship of a participating country (dual citizenship is possible)
  • younger than 30 years at the start of the scholarship on January 1st
  • completed university studies
  • Good knowledge of the German language (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
  • strong interest in political contexts as well as social/political commitment

Your application is only complete if the following documents are included:

Please send the complete application documents by email in a PDF document whose file name consists of your family name and first name ( ie Surname-Firstname.pdf) to the German Embassy Dar es Salaam via[email protected]

Application deadline:
For applications from Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda): May 31, 2024.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships

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German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) 2024 for young University Graduates (700 euros per month & Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

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Application Deadline:  July 15, 2023

Every January, the German Bundestag invites politically and socially committed university graduates from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to a scholarship program in Berlin.

In cooperation with the Freie Universität, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and the Technische Universität Berlin, the German Bundestag awards up to 120 scholarships for young university graduates from 50 nations every year.

The idea

  • Since 2020, the German Bundestag has been offering a scholarship program for talented and politically interested young university graduates from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Starting in the 2024 program year, committed young people from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda who are interested in the German parliamentary system and who are actively committed to democratic values ​​in their home countries will also be able to take part.
  • In a four-week compact program, up to 16 scholarship holders can get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.

Experience parliamentary democracy in Germany!

Every January, the German Bundestag invites politically and socially committed university graduates from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to a scholarship program in Berlin.

The program

  • The program takes place annually from January 1st to 31st.
  • The core of the program is a one-week internship in the office of a member of the German Bundestag.
  • For this purpose, knowledge of parliamentary democracy and the workings and function of parliament is imparted in a compact preparation. In addition, the issues of a pluralistic society, the protection of minorities and a culture of remembrance are addressed as a political mandate. A workshop on project management is intended to help people develop their own project ideas with the aim of promoting democracy and civil society in the respective countries of origin.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Citizenship of a participating country
  • younger than 30 years at the beginning of the scholarship on January 1st
  • completed university studies
  • Good knowledge of the German language (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
  • Pronounced interest in political contexts and social/political commitment

Benefits

  • The scholarship includes a monthly payment of 700 euros, free accommodation, and health, accident and liability insurance. It also covers the cost of travel to and from Berlin. The International Parliamentary Scholarship programme is funded by the German Bundestag.

Application Procedure

Your application should be sent in German and contain the following scanned documents:

  • application form
  • Passport photo (please insert on the 1st page of the application form);
  • Proof of good German language skills, not older than 2 years;
  • Letter of motivation in German with your handwritten signature (maximum two pages);
  • Copy of passport or copy ID;
  • Degree certificate from the university in the original or as an officially certified copy in English or German. The original or the officially certified copy of the original must be presented in the event of a possible selection interview.
  • a current  letter of recommendation  in German or English (from a university lecturer or employer, in which the professional qualification of the applicant for the program is assessed)

Please send your applications to the German diplomatic mission in your home country by July 15, 2023 .

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) Scheme 2024

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German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) Scheme 2023 for young University Graduates (500 Euros/Month & Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

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Application Deadline: September 30, 2022

Applications are now open for the German Bundestag (ISP) International Parliamentary Scholarships Programme for applicants from selected Southern African States.

The IPS Programme for African Countries is intended for highly qualified young people from the countries of
South Africa, Botswana and Namibia who are interested in politics and are keen to return home at the end of the programme to make an active contribution to democracy and a vibrant civil society in their home countries.


The German Bundestag is offering you the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system during an intensive programme. A one-week work placement with a Member of the German Bundestag allows you to experience the work carried out in their office and to come into contact with political decision-makers.
Successful candidates will be chosen by the German Bundestag’s independent selection panel.

This fully-funded programme is intensive four-week experience in which eight selected participants will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes. The climax of the whole programme will be a one-week work placement in the office of a Member of the German Bundestag. For selected participants, the programme will start on January 1 and end on January 31, 2023 in Berlin, Germany

The IPS programme is coordinated at parliamentary level by the rapporteur group of the Commission on Internal Affairs set up by the German Bundestag’s Council of Elders.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Citizenship of one of the three participating countries: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
  • Under the age of 30 at the start of the scholarship
  • University degree
  • Very good knowledge of German
  • An interest in politics, and social/political commitment

Benefits

Accepted applicants will be eligible for the following benefits

  • Selected participants for the programme will receive a monthly scholarship grant worth 500 euros.
  • The German Bundestag will also cover the costs related to health, accident and personal liability insurance.
  • All participants will receive accommodation in an apartment complex for the full duration of the programme
  • The programme will also cover the costs related to travel to and from Berlin.

Application Procedure:

Interested eligible applicants must send their fully completed online application documents by email as a PDF-file. The PDF file name should consist of the applicant’s surname followed by their given name. Applications must be mailed to the German mission in the applicant’s home country.

The complete application must include the following documents

  • Complete the Application form available on the programme website
  • You must include evidence of sufficient knowledge of German
  • Also include a Copy of your passport or ID card
  • You must also include a Certified copy of university degree certificate
  • Request a Letter of recommendation in either German or English from a university professor or current employer

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) Scheme 2022/2023

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German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) Scheme 2018/2019 for Young Leaders (500 Euros/Month & Funded to Germany)

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Application Deadline: January 31st 2018

Would you like to get to know the German Parliament?

The German Bundestag invites highly motivated graduates from the Arab region to take part in a scholarship programme in Berlin in September 2018.

In 2018, for the seventh time, the German Bundestag is once again offering a scholarship programme for politically engaged young graduates from the Arab region who are interested in the German parliamentary system and play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries.

The German Bundestag invites you to spend four weeks in Berlin in September 2018. The programme is intended for talented Arab people who are interested in politics and who are keen to play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries.
The German Bundestag is offering you the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system during an intensive programme. A one-week work placement with a Member of the German Bundestag allows you to experience the work carried out in their office and to come into contact with political decision-makers. Successful candidates will be chosen by the German Bundestag’s independent selection panel.
The IPS programme is coordinated at parliamentary level by the rapporteur group of the Commission on Internal Affairs set up by the German Bundestag’s Council of Elders.
Eligibility Requirements:
  • Citizenship of an Arab country
  • Under the age of 35 at the start of the scholarship
  • University degree
  • Very good knowledge of German
  • An interest in politics, and social/political commitment
The scholarship
  • Participants will receive a scholarship of 500 euros. In addition, accommodation in an apartment complex will be provided free of charge, and the costs of travel to and from Berlin will be covered, as well as the costs of health, accident and personal liability insurance.
Application Procedure:
  • Please visit www.bundestag.de/ips_arabisch for details of how to apply. Application forms can also be found there.
  • Send your completed application documents by email as a PDF-file to the German mission in your home country; the PDF-file name should consist of your surname, followed by your given name (i.e. “surname-first name”).

 

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