German Parliament Scholarship Programme 2026 for Young Africans – YOA

Deadline: May 15, 2026

Applications are invited for the German Parliament Scholarship Programme 2026 for Young Africans. The German Parliament invites politically and socially dedicated younger graduates from Southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal) to Berlin in January for a scholarship programme.

Since 2020, the German Bundestag has provided a scholarship programme below the patronage of the President of the Bundestag for younger graduates from sub-Saharan Africa who wish to be taught extra concerning the German parliamentary system and who wish to play an energetic and accountable position in shaping the democratic way forward for their nations.

In a compact 4-week programme, as much as 24 fellows from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda be taught first-hand concerning the German parliamentary system and the political determination-making processes within the German Bundestag.

The Programme

The subsequent programme will happen from 4 January till 2 February 2027. The core of the programme is a one-week placement within the workplace of a Member of the German Bundestag, shadowing an MP and their workers members. The programme gives a compact introduction to parliamentary democracy and the functioning of the German Bundestag.

Other matters embrace pluralist society, the safety of minorities and tradition of remembrance as a political process. There can be a sequence of workshops on quite a lot of matters, together with anti-corruption and intercultural coaching. A undertaking administration workshop will assist contributors develop their very own undertaking concepts to advertise democracy and civil society of their home nations.

Scholarship

• Participants will obtain a stipend of 700 Euros. Accommodation can be supplied freed from cost. Travel prices to and from Berlin may also be lined. The German Bundestag may also cowl the price of well being, accident and private legal responsibility insurance coverage.

Eligibility

• Citizenship of a collaborating nation (Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda)
• Under the age of 30 at the beginning of the scholarship/January 1st
• Have a college diploma
• Good data of German (a minimum of degree B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• Interest in politics, social/political engagement

Application

Your application should embrace:

• Recent language certificates
• Letter of motivation (in German, max. two pages, signed by you personally)
• Copy of passport or identification card as proof of citizenship of a participant nation
• University diploma certificates (in authentic or licensed copy in English or German)
• A letter of advice (in German or English) from a professor/instructor or employer, which assesses the applicant’s suitability for the IPS programme.

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For extra info, go to German Parliament Scholarship.