INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY SCHOLARSHIP
Website: www.bundestag. de/ips

A program organized by the German Bundestag in cooperation with
Berlin's universities. For more information see file "Deutsche
Bundestag Scholarship" here:

INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY SCHOLARSHIPwww.bundestag. de/ipsA program organized by the German Bundestag in cooperation with Berlin's universitiesAre you involved in the social, academic or political life of your home country?Would you like to play an active and responsible part in shaping your country's future?Would you like to look "behind the scenes" of politics and experience democracy close up?Then seize this opportunity to take part in a unique program organized by the GermanBundestag and Berlin's universities, and apply to participate in the International ParliamentaryScholarship (IPS).Each year, the
German Bundestag, in cooperation with Berlin's universities, offers approximately 115young people from 25 different countries a unique opportunity to complete an internship lastingseveral months in the office of a Member of the German Bundestag, and thus to familiarizethemselves with decision-making processes in German politics and gain practical experience in thefield of parliamentary work.The program aims to increase young people's interest in democracy and society, inspire theirenthusiasm for democratic life and encourage them to participate in it. The International ParliamentaryScholarship (IPS) is a long-term investment in consolidating democratic values and tolerance, andpromoting cultural diversity and peaceful co-existence in Europe.The following countries are involved in the program: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic ofBelarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France,
Georgia,Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia,Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and the USA. Participants from Kosovo/UNMIK can apply viathe German Liaison Office in Pristina.The IPS program begins on March 1 and lasts for five months in total. The core of the program is athree-and-a- half-month internship in the office of a Member of the Bundestag. Additionally, thescholarship- holders attend preparatory seminars organized by the five political foundations. They alsotake part in a supplementary academic program organized by Berlin's three universities and thepolitical foundations.IPS participants receive a monthly grant of 450 euros from the German Bundestag. In addition, thescholarship includes free accommodation, and also covers the cost of health, accident and publicliability insurance. The cost of the participants' journeys to and from Berlin will be
reimbursed.For more information, please contact the German Embassy/Liaison Office in your country! Deadline: end of May 2007.MORE INFORMATION:www.bundestag. de/ipshttp://www.aia. hu-berlin. de/int/parlprakt /ips_html------------ --------- --------- --------- -----Internationales Parlaments-Stipendi um (IPS)Foto: Teilnehmer des IPS hören einen Vortrag Stipendiaten aus vielen Nationen © DBTDer Deutsche Bundestag vergibt jĂ€hrlich an politisch interessierte, junge Hochschulabsol-ventinnen und -absolventen aus Mittel-,Ost- und SĂŒdosteuropa sowie Frankreich und denUSA das Internationale Parlaments-Stipendi -um.Das IPS richtet sich an Nachwuchstalen-te,die sich in ihren HeimatlĂ€ndern aktiv am demokratischen Leben beteiligen wollen.DieStipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten erhalten die Möglichkeit,das deutsche parlamentarische Re-gierungssystem von innen kennenzulernen und politische
Entscheidungsprozes se aus der NĂ€hezu erleben.HerzstĂŒck des IPS ist ein 15-wöchiges Prak-tikum bei einem Mitglied des Bundestages.Die Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten neh-men an Sitzungen der AusschĂŒsse,Fraktio-nen und anderer Gremien teil und gewinnen dadurch Einblicke in die internen Funktions-weisen,ZusammenhĂ€ nge und Verfahrensab- lĂ€ufe des Parlaments.ErgĂ€ nzend hierzubesuchen die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilneh-mer Seminare zum politischen, kulturellenund wirtschaftlichem Leben in Deutschland, die von der Bundestagsverwaltun g und denpolitischen Stiftungen veranstaltet werden. Die Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten sindaußerdem an der Humboldt-UniversitĂ€ t ein-geschrieben und können an Vorlesungen undVeranstaltungen der drei Berliner UniversitĂ€-ten teilnehmen.Das Programm dauert vom 1.MĂ€rz bis zum 31.Juli eines jeden Jahres.Weitere
Informationenwww.bundestag. de/ipshttp://www.aia. hu-berlin. de/int/parlprakt /ips_html