Dear all, I hope your summers are going well. I thought some of you might know students interested in the opportunity below. Please feel free to pass this to interested students, who can contact me for assistance with their essays. Best, Moira Are you interested in international politics? Would you like to live in another country and learn first-hand how its legislative system works? Read on for information about an opportunity to live and work for five months in Germany. Please visit http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/bundestag/international/exchange/ips/ips/20... for more information, keeping in mind that applicants must have very good German and must submit their applications by June 30th. For assistance with the application, please contact Dr. Moira Egan, our national fellowships advisor at moira.egan@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:moira.egan@qc.cuny.edu> or (718) 997-2863. The German Bundestag invites you, in cooperation with the with the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin to apply for an International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) to spend five months in Berlin. The IPS program is aimed at highly qualified young men and women who are interested in politics and who wish to play an active and responsible role in shaping the democratic future of their country. The German Bundestag, the German Parliament, offers young people the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes and to gain practical experience of parliamentary work during a 13-week work placement with a Member of the Bundestag. The scholarship-winners are chosen by the German Bundestag's independent selection panel. Requirements: * Citizenship of participant country * University degree * Very good knowledge of German * Under the age of 30 at the start of the scholarship Scholarship: * 500 euros per month * Free accommodation * Insurance and travel expenses Further information * Internationales Parlaments-Stipendium (IPS)<http://www.bundestag.de/ips> ~ Moira E. Egan, Ph.D. National Fellowships Advisor Office of Honors and Scholarships Rm. 23 Honors Hall Queens College, CUNY (718) 997-2863