German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship Programme 2026 – YOA

Deadline: July 13, 2025

Applications are open for the German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship Programme 2026. The German Bundestag is inviting politically and socially dedicated younger college graduates from southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal) to take part in a scholarship programme in Berlin.

Since 2020, the German Bundestag, below the patronage of the President of the Bundestag, has been providing a scholarship programme for gifted, cosmopolitan and politically younger individuals from sub-Saharan Africa who’re within the German parliamentary system and need to take an energetic and accountable function in shaping the democratic way forward for their nations. In a 4-week compact programme, as much as 24 scholarship holders will get to know German parliamentary democracy and the political resolution-making processes within the German Bundestag at shut quarters.

Program Details

In 2026, this system will happen from January 5 to February 3, 2026 in Berlin. The core of the programme is a one-week internship within the workplace of a member of the German Bundestag. To this finish, information about parliamentary democracy in addition to the working strategies and performance of parliament is imparted in a compact preparation. In addition, the subjects of plural society, the safety of minorities and the tradition of remembrance are handled as a political mandate. There are plenty of workshops on varied subjects akin to anti-corruption and intercultural coaching. A workshop on venture administration is meant to assist develop one’s personal venture concepts for the promotion of democracy and civil society within the respective nations of origin.

Scholarship

• Participants will obtain a scholarship of 700 euros. The scholarship additionally contains free lodging in a residential advanced, protection of journey bills to and from Berlin, and protection of well being, accident and legal responsibility insurance coverage.

Eligibility

• Nationality of one of many collaborating nations: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda;
• Younger than 30 years of age at the start of the scholarship or on January 1;
• Completed college research;
• Good information of the German language (at the very least degree B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• Strong curiosity in political contexts in addition to social/political dedication.

Application

Send your application as a PDF file (with the designation: final identify-first identify) by e-mail to the German embassy in your home nation. The e-mail handle might be found here. The PDF file should not exceed a most dimension of 10 MB. If the PDF file exceeds the dimensions of 10 MB, break up your application paperwork into a number of e-mails. Do not ship ZIP information.

Your application is simply full with the next paperwork:

• Application type (to be accomplished and signed in German);
• Proof of excellent German language abilities, not older than 2 years;
• Letter of motivation in German, signed by hand (max. 2 pages);
• Copy of passport or copy ID as proof of citizenship of one of many collaborating nations;
• Graduation certificates from the college (within the unique or as an formally licensed copy in English or German);
• Letter of advice (in German or English) from a trainer/professor or the employer assessing the applicant’s skilled {qualifications} for the IPS program.

For extra info, go to German Bundestag Scholarship.