Explore Fellowships

Undergraduates with at least junior (third-year) standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor may be nominated for the grant by the professor supervising their research project.

All applicants are expected to have completed two years of college-level German language studies and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US and Canada who are enrolled full-time at the university that nominates them, or, in the case of international students, must be enrolled in a degree program at a US or Canadian college or university and living in the US or Canada for a minimum of six months by the time of the application deadline.

For information about application procedures and selection criteria, visit https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/research-grants/german-studies-research-grants/

• Application deadlines in 2022 are in May and November.
• Any awards made will be subject to the ratification of the German federal budget for the same fiscal year.
• Applications postmarked the day of the deadline or earlier will be accepted; those with later postmarks cannot be processed. Incomplete applications are invalid.
• Please note: Application materials will not be returned, and no reasons for a decision will be given.

DAAD will announce its decision approximately eight weeks after the May and November deadlines.

To apply for an internship placement for summer you must:

• be currently enrolled at a university/college in the United States, Canada, the UK or Ireland as undergraduate student in the field of biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth sciences or engineering (or a closely related field)
• be an undergraduate who will have completed at least 2 years of a degree program by the time of the internship placement
• prove that you will maintain undergraduate status after the internship has taken place

Prepare your application completely online at the RISE Germany internship database. Please register in the database from November 1 to December 15. Search for all offered internship positions and memorize the interesting ones in a list, then apply for up to three projects.

WHICH DOCUMENTS DO YOU NEED? (PDF FORMAT)

1. Motivation letter for each project you apply for
2. Curriculum vitae/resume (CV)
3. List of courses, as a supplement to the official transcript, you will have completed by the time the internship begins
4. Up-to-date official university/college transcript
5. Verification from the university / certificate of enrollment (download document)
6. Letter of reference

Please read the FAQ’s carefully for more detailed information about the required documents.

For more information about the application and selection criteria, visit https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/

Application:
November  – December (11:59 pm CET – Central European Time)

Letters of reference:
December  (11:59 pm CET – Central European Time)

Ranking by providers:
January 

Announcement of RISE internship positions:
Around March 

• Students in their last year of undergraduate studies at an accredited US or Canadian university.
• US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
• Foreign nationals who live in the USA or in Canada by the time of application deadline are eligible, if your last degree was obtained in the US/Canada, or you will have received a degree in the US/Canada before your scholarship starts. All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office.
• Recent BA/BS or MA/MS graduates who completed their last degree no longer than 6 years ago.
• Applicants may not have been living in Germany for more than 15 consecutive months by the time of application deadline.
• A Master’s degree program already started in Germany cannot be funded.

For more information about the application procedures and selection criteria, visit https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/study-scholarship/

For information about the application deadline, visit https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/study-scholarship/

The program is open to students who are 18+,  currently have first- or second-year standing (freshmen, sophomores) and/or students with at least two full years of college remaining.  All students should be working toward completing a bachelor’s degree. All students must be eligible to attend a university without a visa (e.g. a US citizen, permanent resident, DACA recipient).

For more information about eligibility and qualifications, visit http://uwconservationscholars.org/program/apply/

Application components include:

1. Information about you: Please include contact information, demographic and academic information, and your answers to three essay questions. Required questions are marked with an asterisk (*).
2. Transcripts: Unofficial copies of transcripts are fine, and they are typically easier for you to obtain. Please submit all of your college transcripts, even if you have earned credit at more than one institution.
3. Resume: Please include work history, internship or volunteer positions, activities and clubs, and awards or scholarships.
4. A letter of recommendation DUE JANUARY 30, 2023: You’ll need one (1) recommendation letter. This individual can be a professor or teacher, community or organization leader, or a current or former employer. We recommend you choose someone who has played a central role in your learning and education, who can write about your activities and successes, and speak to your level of desire and commitment to further inclusive practices in conservation of biodiversity.You are able to submit a letter request to your recommender prior to officially submitting your application in Submittable. Please provide the name and email address for your recommender in the corresponding field on the application. We suggest using the “send request now” option to ensure your letter is submitted in time.We recommend that you personally contact this individual as soon as possible (giving them at least 2-3 weeks lead time) to request a letter of recommendation. While it is considered a professional courtesy to request a recommendation in person or over the phone, once they have agreed to provide you with a reference, we also encourage you to follow-up with an email that includes the specific instructions for how to submit their letter to us. Once you submit your reference letter request, your reference will receive an email from Submittable.com with a link to upload a reference letter. Be sure to have your recommender check their spam folder to ensure they receive your reference request.

For more information about the application procedures and selection criteria, visit http://uwconservationscholars.org/program/apply/

Our application deadline is Friday January 27, 2023 11:59 PM PST.