Found items from the scholarship box: Internships abroad

Internship abroad – Sprachrohr 

An internship abroad? Sounds good at first. Unfortunately, you quickly realise that many exciting projects are not adequately paid or not paid at all. That's why we're introducing you to two possible funding options and scholarship providers for students below. 

ERASMUS+

The Erasmus+ funding is aimed at all students who are seeking an internship in a public or private institution abroad. 

All full-time internships lasting at least 2 months and a maximum of 12 months in one of the 34 partner countries (28 according to Uni Würzburg) within the EU are eligible for funding. 

Type of funding: Scholarship holders receive a monthly financial grant of up to 600 euros (550 euros according to Uni Würzburg) depending on the destination country. In addition, scholarship holders are supported in the preparation and implementation of their stay abroad and receive academic recognition of the internship. 

Application deadline: Students apply for Erasmus+ internship stays directly with their home university. As a rule, the proposal should be submitted at the latest two months (according to Uni Würzburg) before the internship begins. 

Note: Internships in EU institutions and other EU bodies are not eligible for funding. Embassies or consulates of the home country are also not funded. In addition to Erasmus internship abroad Internship abroad , no further EU funding may be received.

DAAD

The DAAD offers a variety of different funding options that cover different sectors, destination countries and internship periods. 

Two programmes by way of example: 

Short-term scholarships for internships abroad 

Who can apply: Enrolled students at German universities and German students abroad who wish to complete an internship in a country outside Germany and their country of study. Self-organised internships abroad are funded (at selected organisations / institutions). 

Requirements: Evidence of the internship position abroad (e.g. an internship contract), students are in at least the 2nd semester of a Bachelor's degree or in a Master's degree programme, the internship period must fall entirely within the enrolment period.

Type of funding: Monthly partial scholarship (amount of funding depends on the destination country) as well as a one-time travel cost subsidy. Internship positions with a duration of at least 40 calendar days and a maximum of 3 months are funded. 

Application deadline: The proposal must be submitted to the DAAD portal no earlier than 60 and no later than 32 calendar days before the start of the internship.

Carlo Schmid Programme for internships in international organisations and EU institutions 

Who can apply: German students and graduates of all academic disciplines.

Application options: Division into two programme lines 

• Programme line A: Applications with full-time internships obtained on own initiative in EU institutions, in the UN system, in the Bretton Woods organisations, at NATO, OECD and in approved non-governmental organisations. Internship duration between three and six months.
• Programme line B: Application for one or two of the internship offers (advertised by the DAAD). Internship duration of four to ten months according to the specifications of the host organisations.

Type of funding: Monthly scholarship rate set according to the host country (up to 1,800 euros possible depending on destination country and student status), travel cost subsidy depending on host country, benefits for health, accident and personal liability insurance, support through information and alumni events. 

Requirements: Students are in at least the third semester of a Bachelor's degree programme or examination degree programme, or the degree was completed no more than two years ago, grade point average (2.5), English language skills (proficiency level C1)

Application deadline (similar process each year): 

Feb./March: Review of the formal correctness of applications received on time. 

• Programme line A:
  Early April: Pre-selection (without personal presentation)
• Programme line B:
  Mid-March: Pre-selection (without personal presentation)
  Early May: Nomination by the international organisations

Applicable to both programme lines:

Mid-May: Dispatch of pre-selection decisions or invitations to selection interviews by the DAAD

Early June: Final selection (in digital form)

Mid/end June: Notification of selection result to participants in the final selection

September: Earliest start of internships

Note: In both programme lines, funding in the summer months of July and August is excluded (except for internship positions at NATO in programme line B).

Sources 

Erasmus internship 
https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/international/studieren-im-ausland/praktika/erasmus-praktikum/

Short-term scholarships for internships abroad 
https://www2.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben/?detail=57085132

Carlo Schmid Programme for internships in international organisations and EU institutions 
https://www2.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben/?detail=50015209