Application Deadline:
For applications from Western Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal): April 14, 2024.
For applications from Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda): May 31, 2024.
For applications from Southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa ) : May 31, 2024.
LOCATION: Germany
The German Bundestag is inviting politically and socially committed young university graduates from southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal) to a scholarship program in Berlin in January. In a four-week compact program, up to 24 scholarship holders can get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.
ELIGIBILITY:
The scholarship program is aimed at highly qualified, cosmopolitan, politically interested young people from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda who want to take an active and responsible role in shaping the democratic future of their countries.
Applicants are invited to a selection interview at a German mission abroad, where an independent selection committee appointed by the German Bundestag selects the scholarship holders based on their technical, social, linguistic and intercultural skills.
The admission requirements:
Citizenship of a participating country (dual citizenship is possible)
youngerthan 30 years at the start of the scholarship on January 1st
completed university studies
Good knowledge of the German language (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
strong interest in political contexts as well as social/political commitment
BENEFIT:
The participants receive a scholarship of 700 euros. The scholarship also includes free accommodation in a residential complex, coverage of travel costs to and from Berlin and coverage of the costs of health, accident and liability insurance
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