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The German Bundestag invites highly motivated Arab graduates to take part in a scholarship programme in Berlin in autumn 2014

The concept

In 2014, the German Bundestag is once again offering a scholarship programme for talented young Arab people who are interested in politics and keen to play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries. The German Bundestag is offering you the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes during an intensive four-week programme at the German Bundestag.

The programme

This four-week programme is scheduled to take place in September 2014 in Berlin and other selected locations in Germany.

The scholarship

Participants will receive a monthly scholarship of 450 euros. The Bundestag will also cover the costs of health, accident and personal liability insurance. In addition, accommodation in an apartment complex will be provided free of charge, and the costs of travel to and from Berlin covered.

The selection process

The scholarship programme is aimed at highly motivated women and men from the Arab region who are open to new ideas, interested in politics, have a university degree and wish to play an active and responsible role in shaping the democratic future of their country. Applicants will be invited to attend an interview at a German Embassy, where an independent selection panel set up by the German Bundestag will choose the successful candidates based on their professional, social, language and intercultural skills. A proportion of the costs of travel to the interview will be reimbursed.

Eligibility criteria

• Citizenship of an Arab country
• Under the age of 35 at the start of the scholarship
• University degree
• Very good knowledge of German
• An interest in politics, and social/political commitment

Please send your completed application documents by email as a PDF-file to the German mission in your home country; the PDF-file name should consist of your family name, followed by your given name (e.g. Muster-Max.pdf).

Your application should be submitted in German and include the following scanned documents:

• Passport photo
• Application form (available on the Internet, at: www.bundestag.de/ips_arabisch)
• Evidence of very good knowledge of German
• Personal statement of reasons for applying (maximum of two pages)
• Certified copy of university degree certificate¹
• Letter of recommendation from a university professor or employer, in German or English

¹ This means that the copy is officially certified as a true copy of the original by a recognised authority (a German or foreign public authority, an embassy or consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany, a university, notary, or translator/interpreter registered with the public authorities). The copy must be certified as a true copy, signed and stamped by the relevant person/institution. If several photocopies are stapled together, each individual copy must be certified in this way. Unless documents are properly certified, the application cannot be processed.

Deadline for applications:

26 February 2014

Please apply ONLINE to the German mission in your country!
Parliamentary coordination

The programme is coordinated at parliamentary level by the Rapporteur Group on International Exchange Programmes.

To obtain further information, please send a mail to: ips@bundestag.de