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You are an undergraduate student studying at a North American, British or Irish University. Your major is in biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth sciences or engineering. You’d like to do an internship in Germany? Great! Please, apply for this opportunity.
Opportunity Details
RISE stands for Research Internships in Science and Engineering. RISE Germanyoffers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions. RISE Germany is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Internship Duration
You can start your internship between May 15 and July 15, 2025 for a duration of three months (minimum stay ten weeks, maximum stay 90 days). Generally speaking the start dates in the internship offers are meant as a timeframe. They are somewhat flexible and would be determined between you and your internship provider. Get in touch with the internship provider if you have questions about the dates.
You will receive a monthly scholarship of 992 Euros for full month. The amount is calculated on a daily basis if you stay less than 23 days a month. DAAD provides health insurance, accident and personal liability insurance. All interns are invited to the three-day RISE Germany meeting in Heidelberg at the beginning of July and will receive an allowance of 160 Euros for travel to the meeting.
The scholarship also covers international travel costs with an international travel subsidy.
For Canadian applicants: RISE works closely with the Canadian organisation Mitacs and their Globalink Research Internship program. Mitacs offers up to 100 positions for successful matched candidates in the RISE Germany program. Those 100 receive a combined scholarship from Mitacs and DAAD:
To apply for an internship placement for summer 2025 you must:
Attention German Citizenship holders: You are only eligible to apply if you can prove that you have been living outside of Germany for six years or more.
German language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful to manage everyday life outside of the laboratory. The working language will generally be English.
The application is submitted completely online through the RISE database. If you are interested in participating, the first step for you is to register and to login to access the internship database. Then fill in the online application form and upload all necessary documents. Please check the list of application documents you must submit at the Application portal.
WHICH DOCUMENTS DO YOU NEED? (PDF FORMAT)
Please read the FAQ’s carefully for more detailed information about the required documents.
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