DAAD North America: RISE Germany Grant

Funder: German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD)

The DAAD North America: RISE Germany program offers undergraduate students from North America and the UK a unique opportunity to intern at leading German research institutions during the summer. Participants receive a monthly stipend, housing assistance, and mentorship from Ph.D. candidates, with English as the working language. This program fosters cross-cultural exchange and provides invaluable research experience in fields such as biology, chemistry, and engineering, making it an excellent choice for aspiring scientists.

RISE stands for Research Internships in Science and Engineering. RISE Germany offers undergraduate students from
North American and British universities the opportunity to complete a
summer research internship at top German universities and research
institutions.
Students are matched with a host university or institute according
to their area of interest (biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences,
engineering, or a closely related field)DAAD provides students a monthly stipend for three months to help cover living expensesHost universities and institutes provide housing assistance and match students with Ph.D. student mentorsGerman language is not required and the working language will be in English
You will receive a monthly scholarship of 992 Euros for full month. The amount is calculated on a daily basis if you stay less than 23 days a month. DAAD provides health insurance, accident and personal liability insurance. All interns are invited to the three-day RISE Germany meeting in Heidelberg at the beginning of July and will receive an allowance of 160 Euros for travel to the meeting.

Eligibility

To apply for an internship placement for summer 2026 you must: be currently enrolled at a university/college in the United States, Canada, the UK or Ireland as undergraduate student in the field of biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth sciences or engineering (or a closely related field)be an undergraduate who will have completed at least 2 years of a degree program by the time of the internship placementprove that you will maintain undergraduate status after the internship has taken placeAttention German Citizenship holders: You are only eligible to apply if you can prove that you have been living outside of Germany for six years or more.German language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful to manage everyday life outside of the laboratory. The working language will generally be English.