CrossCulture Programme (CCP) Fellowships 2024

With the CCP Fellowships, the CrossCulture Programme (CCP) funds professionals and committed volunteers from more than 40 countries each year. During two to three months of work-related stays in host organisations in Germany or CCP partner countries, participants deepen their expertise, establish new contacts and acquire intercultural skills. In turn, the host organisations benefit from the expertise, regional knowledge and networks of the CCP Fellows. Participants can also attend transcultural workshops, networking and professional events hosted by the CCP. After returning to their daily working lives, participants then bring the experience they have gained into their home organisation.

In 2024, fellowships will be offered as digital as well as on-site fellowships. Subject to funding by the German Federal Foreign Office and based on their personal situation and COVID-19 entry requirements, participants may decide on one of these two options.

Primarily, CCP Fellowships promote civil society actors, strengthening them in their work. This includes the following support and offers:

• Collaboration with a guest organisation from the CCP network, either on site or online
• Mentoring for the duration of the fellowship
• Online / on site professional training in the fellow’s field of work, taking their individual and professional aims into account
• Networking with other CCP Fellowship holders
• Inclusion in the CCP alumni network
• For fellowship holders focussing on one of the key topics of CCP: participation in a professional event

ifa will cover the following costs for participants from abroad:

• a monthly stipend of 650 euros plus the coverage of costs for round-trip airfare, accommodation, monthly public transportation ticket within the fellow’s city of residence, health insurance, reimbursement of any visa fees incurred

ifa will cover the following costs for participants from Germany:

• a monthly stipend of 1.200 euros, reimbursement of round-trip airfare, reimbursement of any visa fees incurred, health insurance

Participants are not meant to take family members such as spouses or children with them. The ifa does not cover any costs or assume any responsibility for further persons. The scholarship amount listed above is subject to funding approval by the German Federal Foreign Office.