Here are two fully-funded scholarship opportunities currently available to students and recent graduates
to work and study abroad. There are both summer and yearlong
opportunities available. Please make this information available to your
students, and encourage them to apply in advance of the December 1 deadline:
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a yearlong fellowship to study and intern in Germany, is open to applicants in all career fields,
though preference is given to students in vocational, technical,
engineering, business, agricultural, and scientific fields. Students
traditionally underrepresented in study abroad opportunities are
especially encouraged to apply.
The
fellowship is funded by the US and German governments through a grant
provided by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961,
as amended.
The
CBYX program annually provides 75 participants with two months of
intensive German language training, a semester of study at German
University or University of Applied Sciences, a five-month internship
with a German company in the participant’s career field, housing,
transatlantic airfare, health insurance, and a monthly stipend for
living expenses.
Prior
German language knowledge is not required, though it is preferred.
Applicants should have clear career goals and some relevant work
experience in their career field, which may include summer, part-time,
or internship work. Participants must be between the ages of 18-24,
possess a high school diploma or equivalent, and be US citizens or
permanent residents.
Interested applicants can apply online at www.CBYX.info. The application deadline for the 2013-2014 program is December 1, 2012.
The Baden-Württemberg STIPENDIUM for Vocationally Qualified People “Work Immersion Study Program” (WISP) is a summer fellowship program offered exclusively to college students in vocational fields and
includes funding for one month of intensive German language study, a
two-month internship with a German company, housing, transatlantic
airfare, health insurance, and a €300 monthly stipend.
Please note that the eligibility criteria for WISP have changed.
WISP is now open to students in vocational fields who have completed
at least 4 semesters of study by the start of the program in June
2013. Applicants must be enrolled at a US college before and after the
program and must have completed at least 1 semester of college-level
German by the start of the program. Participants must be between the
ages of 18-27 and be US citizens or permanent residents.
WISP
is funded by the Baden-Württemberg STIPENDIUM and is administered by
Cultural Vistas in cooperation with the American Association of Teachers
of German (AATG) and their partners. Interested applicants can find
out more and apply online by visiting www.WispGermany.org.
The application deadline for both WISP and CBYX is December 1, 2012. We look forward to receiving applications from your students, and to answering any questions they may have!