Deadline: 15-Jul-23
The German Bundestag invites politically and socially committed university graduates from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to a scholarship program in Berlin.
In a four-week compact program, up to 16 scholarship holders can get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.
The Program
- The program takes place annually from January 1st to 31st.
- The core of the program is a one-week internship in the office of a member of the German Bundestag.
- For this purpose, knowledge of parliamentary democracy and the workings and function of parliament is imparted in a compact preparation. In addition, the issues of a pluralistic society, the protection of minorities and a culture of remembrance are addressed as a political mandate. A workshop on project management is intended to help people develop their own project ideas with the aim of promoting democracy and civil society in the respective countries of origin.
The Selection
- The scholarship program is aimed at committed, open-minded, resilient and politically interested young people from Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda who want to actively and responsibly help shape the democratic future of their countries.
Eligibility Criteria
- Citizenship of a participating country
- younger than 30 years at the beginning of the scholarship on January 1st
- completed university studies
- Good knowledge of the German la
- Pronounced interest in political contexts and social/ponguage (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)litical commitment.
For more information, visit Southern Africa Scholarship Program.