Internship outside of Europe
You would like to gain your first professional experience, get to know new people and cultures and improve your language skills? Then why not do an internship and complete a research stay abroad or write your thesis at a university abroad?
Research stays and theses
Research stays and theses at universities outside Europe also fall under the term internship and have been done and enjoyed by many students. The professors and postdocs at the Faculty of Agriculture have a wide and interesting international network and can often arrange subject-specific contacts for research stays and theses in exciting places around the globe. Just ask them! We have compiled an overview of contacts (link will be available shortly). If you are interested, please get in touch with the respective contact person at the Faculty of Agriculture.
Non-university internships
There are numerous opportunities to do an internship outside the university in non-European countries. In the past, students have reported on stays on farms, in industry or in international institutions working in the agricultural sector. You can find job offers directly on the websites of the respective institutions:
- The German Farmers' Association [DE] (Schorlemer Foundation)
- German Academic Exchange Service / DAAD [DE] (Internships abroad)
- GIZ (Internships in development cooperation abroad)
- CGIAR Research Centers (International agricultural science center): Africa rice center, CIFOR, ICARDA, ICRISAT, IFPRI, IITA, ILRI, CIMMYT, CIP, IRRI, IWMI, CIAT, ICRAF, WorldFish
Funding opportunities for unpaid internships
(also research stays, theses)
- PROMOS for internships outside of Europe (merit-based scholarship program of the University of Bonn)
- German Academic Exchange Service / DAAD [DE] finances short-term scholarships and travel allowances for students and graduates
- BAföG loan abroad (only for compulsory internships)
- Educational / Training loan [DE] supports internships related to studies
- Carlo Schmid Program [DE] supports internships at international organizations
- The German Academic Scholarship Foundation supports study-related stays abroad
Contact
Dr. Sarah Nischalke
Advisor - International
Katzenburgweg 9
53115 Bonn