Applications are open for the Carlo Schmid Programme for Internships in International Organisations & EU Institutions 2025. The program is aimed at German students and graduates from all academic disciplines. Applicants should have already dealt with international topics during their studies.
About Carlo Schmid Programme for Internship Placement
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: January 04, 2025
- Application Deadline: February 04, 2025
- Category: Internship
- Eligible Locations: Germany
Program goal
The Carlo Schmid program, which was launched in 2001, familiarizes outstanding students and graduates with the problems and working methods in the international administration sector as part of an internship and helps to expand their intercultural competence. In addition, accompanying activities are intended to further improve the prerequisites and opportunities for these young people for later employment in the international field.
The Carlo Schmid program is carried out by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in cooperation with the German National Academic Foundation and is financed with funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The Tönissteiner Circle is involved in supporting the scholarship holders with a mentoring program.
The internships are accompanied by introductory and summer seminars as well as the activities of the alumni association.
What is being funded?
Interested parties can apply for one or two of the advertised internship offers. The application must
be aimed at the specific requirements and task profile of the advertised internship.
Brief overview of job offers for 2025/2026
Job offers for 2025/2026
The application period is from December 12, 2024 to February 4, 2025 (1:00 p.m. CET)
Inquiries to the international organizations should be refrained from without exception.
Line A of the Carlo Schmid Program is suspended this year! Interested parties are referred to the DAAD program "Short-term scholarships for internships abroad" .
Applications for study or practical stays are not possible for certain countries due to the general security situation. Please note the following information . Since the security situation in many countries is not uniform, please check the website of the Federal Foreign Office, especially for partial travel warnings, and contact the responsible DAAD department to see whether funding is possible for your desired location.
NOTE: New entry regulations have been in effect for Great Britain since January 1, 2021. The issuing of visas for internships that do not take place alongside studies (i.e. when entering the country with a "student visa" and the corresponding addition in the visa itself ("work permitted 20 hrs in term time, 40 hrs outside term time")) or as part of established exchange programs (e.g. IAESTE, AIESEC) is very restrictive. Information on visa regulations for entry into Great Britain can be found, for example, on the British government website https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa . Please be sure to find out about the entry requirements for your project before you apply.
Duration of the funding
The duration of the internships is four to eight months, as specified by the host organization.
Funding is not available in the summer months of July and August (except for internships at NATO).
Benefits of Carlo Schmid Programme for Internship Placement
The scholarship includes the following benefits
- a monthly scholarship rate, determined depending on the host country: scholarship calculator (in this program, the rates apply to doctoral students). The monthly scholarship rates consist of a basic amount and an overseas contribution differentiated by country or region. The scholarship rates apply subject to reservation for scholarships awarded for funding in the 2025/2026 academic year.
- travel allowance depending on the host country
- health, accident and private liability insurance benefits
In addition, you can apply for further benefits after the start of the funding:
Accompanying activities
- A seminar is held every summer for scholarship recipients and alumni, which is intended not only to provide professional expertise but also to encourage the scholarship recipients to establish contact with each other, alumni and contacts in international organizations. Date of the summer seminar: expected to be July 24-26, 2025 in Berlin.
- The scholarship holders will, where possible, be invited to an introductory seminar.
- Further follow-up contact measures will be carried out in cooperation with the program partners and the alumni association (CSP-Netzwerk eV www.csp-network.org ).
Carlo Schmid Programme for Internship Placement Requirements
Who can apply?
The program is aimed at German students and graduates from all academic disciplines. Applicants should have already dealt with international topics during their studies.
Application requirements
The following requirements must be met at the time of application:
- Applicants must be in at least the third semester of a bachelor's degree program or examination program.
- For applicants with a university degree and who have already passed the state examination, the examination must not have taken place more than two years ago (periods of basic military or community service or child-rearing will be taken into account).
- A very good grade point average is expected. The grade point average of the most recent examination (e.g. intermediate examination, Bachelor's/Master's degree, final exam) or the semester work completed so far must not be worse than 2.5 (for law courses: not worse than "satisfactory"). If the examination was taken abroad, the grade should correspond to the above-mentioned classifications.
- Medical students must have passed the first part of the medical examination.
- Excellent English language skills must correspond to competency level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and must be demonstrated using a format specified in the Important Information on the CSP .
- Evidence of additional language skills is optional, unless the respective international organization requires knowledge of additional languages in the job description.
- Please note the additional application conditions for the respective position.
- The degree certificate specified by the organization must be submitted to the DAAD at least 2 weeks before the start of the internship.
selection process
The pre-selection process determines which candidates will be invited to an interview. The responsible selection committee decides on the scholarships to be awarded.
Alternative dates cannot be offered. Failure to participate means formal exclusion from the application process.
Timetable for the selection process:
- February 2025: Checking the formal correctness of applications received on time; sending of confirmation of receipt or rejection for formal reasons from the beginning of March
- March/April 2025: Pre-selection (without personal presentation) with the involvement of international organizations
- Beginning of May 2025: Sending of pre-selection decisions or invitations to the selection interview by the DAAD
- 20.05. – 23.05.2025: Final selection (in digital form)
- Beginning/mid-June 2025: Communication of the selection results to the participants of the final selection
- Beginning of July 2025: Dispatch of the final scholarship confirmations
- September 2025: Earliest start of internships
Please note that all applicants who are selected for the final selection process may be required to complete a survey covering various aspects of their academic and professional development. Participation is voluntary.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application documents
Applications can only be submitted online via the DAAD application portal.
You can find more information about the application documents in the document "Important information about applying for the Carlo Schmid Program" .
This information is essential to ensure that your application is complete. Please read it carefully, as an incomplete application cannot be considered in the further selection process.
The following documents must be submitted for a complete application:
- Tabular CV (English and German)
- motivation letter (English and German)
- List of relevant seminar papers, papers, etc. (English)
- final/intermediate certificates (in existing language)
- Overview of the academic achievements to date / Transcript of Records from the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in English, if necessary with your own translation (information on this can be found in the document "Important information about the CSP")
- Proof of English language skills (C1, accepted formats can be found in the “Important Information”)
- Mandatory document for proof of English language skills(please upload in the portal under “Program-specific form”)
- if applicable, proof of second foreign language proficiency
- Certificates from internships/part-time jobs (desirable)
The checklist allows you to easily check that your application documents are complete and provides an overview of all the documents that must be submitted.
More information
Note on the application documents
Submissions after the application deadline are not possible!
- Applications for this scholarship are made online via the DAAD portal.
- If possible, please do not send your application until the last day of application. This way you will be on the safe side in case technical problems arise.
- Please note that no applications will be accepted after the specified application deadline.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered by the DAAD. You are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete.
Application Deadline
04 February, 2025
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