German Bundestag – IPS African States

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Deadline: 15 July 2023
Open to: participants under 30 from Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania or Uganda
Benefits: internship in the office of a member of the German Bundestag

DESCRIPTION

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.

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.

The program takes place annually from January 1st to 31st.

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

The scholarship program is aimed at committed, open-minded, resilient and politically interested young people from Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda who want to actively and responsibly help shape the democratic future of their countries.

The admission 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

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.

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

HOW TO APPLY

For more information, visit the official website.