Émigré Memorial German Internship Program

Program Overview

The Émigré Memorial German Internship Program–German State Parliaments (EMGIP) is a fellowship program that provides U.S. and Canadian students with internships at a German state parliament (Landtag). Internships afford students an excellent opportunity to gain government work experience, improve their advanced German language skills, and learn about German culture firsthand. EMGIP is ideal for students planning on pursuing careers at a regional level of government in the U.S. or Canada, or who have an interest in a specific policy issue such as the environment, education and / or healthcare.

EMGIP runs three times a year—fall, spring, and early summer—for one to three months, depending on elections, holiday schedules and state offices’ preferences. While participants have some flexibility as to when they would like to do their internship, late summer and the winter holiday season are not feasible.

Program Highlights

CDS places participants in internships customized to their field of interest.

CDS offers the following services for this program:

• Monthly stipends to ensure a total monthly salary of EUR 500 for U.S. citizens (Please note: Monthly stipends for Canadian citizens cannot be guaranteed—this is dependent on the Landtag)
• One- to three-month internship in a German Landtag in target internship field
• Health insurance (optional)
• Pre-departure orientation mailing
• Housing assistance
• Work authorization services
• Support throughout the program in Germany and the U.S.
• Re-entry information about marketing your work experience abroad in the U.S.

Application Deadlines

October 1, 2011 for Spring 2012
December 1, 2011 for early Summer 2012
March 31, 2012 for Fall 2012

EMGIP is administered in cooperation with our partner organization, GIZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.