Responsibilities of:

Participant:

• Personal expenses ($300-$500/month)
• Active involvement in search for
  internship position.
• Community integration in Germany
• Diplomatic representation of the United
  States while abroad.

U.S. and German governments:

• Funding of international airfare
• Local transportation and stipend
• Language training/study costs
• Orientation, mid-year and final seminars
• Sickness and accident insurance
• Host family compensation or other
  accomodation costs during study portion
  of the program.

CDS:

• Participant selection
• Orientation seminar in Washington, DC
• Travel arrangements
• Program evaluation seminar in New York

• General administration of the program, including school and housing placements
• Mid-year seminar in January
• Final evaluation seminar in June

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals application is available in three forms: as an online application, a fill-in PDF file accessible on our website, or in printed form. The online application and PDF version are available in June of each year for the December 1st deadline, and the printed application is available in late August. The application requires the following supporting materials: essay question answers, two letters of recommendation, a resume, a copy of applicant's high school diploma (or equivalent), and transcripts of the most recent 4 semesters of school. Applicants should select a target internship field based on past coursework and professional experience in that area of interest. If accepted to the program, the target internship field will determine placement in a specific German university or professional school.

Please read our frequently asked questions for more information pertaining to the program.

The deadline for applying is December 1st for the program beginning the following July. Applications are read by a selection committee and pre-selection announcements are made in January. Interviews take place at several sites around the United States in February, and final selection announcements are made in March. To ensure timely and accurate processing of application information, the application and all supporting documents should be submitted as indicated in the application instructions.

Apply to the program.

Those reapplying to the program should already have an application on file from last year. Please fill out this reapplication form to update your information and to officially reapply to the program.