RISE professional

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for a RISE p_rofessional_ internship you must:

• be a student enrolled in a Masters or PhD program at a North American university (at the time of the internship) in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science or Engineering (or a closely related field) *

OR

• be an undergraduate RISE Alumni or former DAAD scholarship holder in a relevant field studying at a North American university (at the time of the internship) *

OR

• be a recently graduated student from a United States or Canadian university/college and hold US American or Canadian cititzenship.

Applicants must prove that they have student status at the time of the internship.

Note:

• German language requirements depend on the nature of the internship. Some require at least an intermediate level of German language skills while others require none at all.
• In addition to RISE professional DAAD offers another program focussing on universities and research institutes. Parallel applications to both RISE and RISE p_rofessional_ are NOT possible. Duplicate applications will not be considered.

Offered Benefits

DAAD will provide a monthly scholarship of EUR 150 for undergraduates, EUR 250 for MA-students and graduates and EUR 500 for PhD students. The host companies will contribute an additional stipend of EUR 500 per month. Furthermore, each scholarship holder will receive a lump sum of EUR 800 for travel expenses and a German Railpass for the trip to the scholarship meeting in Bonn. DAAD will also provide health insurance and accident and personal/private liability insurance.

All scholarship holders will be invited to a 3 days meeting in Bonn.

For those who plan to attend a language course in Germany, DAAD will cover 80 % of course-fees (max. EUR 500).