Apply for the German Bundestag Scholarships Program 2022. The German Bundestag invites committed university graduates from South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia to a scholarship program in Berlin in January 2022. In a four-week compact program, eight fellows can get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.

Since 2020, the German Bundestag has been offering scholarships for politically committed young university graduates from South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana who are interested in the German parliamentary system and who actively support basic democratic values ​​in their home countries.

The program

The program will take place in Berlin from January 1st to 31st, 2022. The core of the program is a one-week internship in the office of a member of the German Bundestag.

The focus is also on events on the German parliamentary system as well as lectures, workshops, and seminars, among other things, on parliamentary democracy, the way in which parliament works, and the function of parliament. In addition, the topics of pluralism, protection of minorities, and culture of remembrance are conveyed as a political mandate. A workshop on project management is intended to help develop your own project ideas with the aim of promoting democracy and civil society in the respective countries of origin.

Scholarship Benefits

The participants receive a grant of 500 euros. In addition, the costs for health, accident and liability insurance are covered. In addition, free accommodation is granted in a residential complex (two-person shared apartment). The costs of travel to and from Berlin will also be reimbursed.

Admission Requirements

• Citizenship of one of the three participating countries (dual citizenship possible)
• Younger than 30 years at the beginning of the scholarship
• Completed university degree
• Very good knowledge of the German language
• Interest in political contexts as well as social/political engagement

Application Documents

• Passport photo (please insert on page 1 of the application form);
• Application form (on the Internet at: www.bundestag.de/ips_afrikanisch);
• Proof of very good German language skills
  (at least level B 2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• Letter of motivation (maximum two pages);
• Copy of passport or copy of ID;
• Officially certified copy of the degree certificate 1 ;
• A letter of recommendation in German or English (from a university professor or from the employer, in which the professional qualifications of the applicant for the program are assessed).

You can find this information and the application form at www.bundestag.de/ips-afrikanisch