Award amount12,41 € / h before tax (minimum wage option for recent graduates)
Last checkedJun 24, 2026
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What providers need to know | RISE Worldwide
Information for researchers, professors, and Ph.D. students interested in hosting undergraduate interns from German universities through the DAAD RISE Worldwide program.
June 8, 2026 (Canadian partners); September 30, 2026 (General)
Award amount
Monthly allowance (varies by country)
Eligibility
Professors, postdocs, Ph.D. students, or researchers at accredited academic or non-profit research institutions; Fields: natural sciences, earth sciences, engineering, medicine, mathematics, or computer science
Requirements
Must be able to supervise and support the intern in local administrative matters, accommodation, and recreational activities; Ph.D. students must provide a letter of support from their supervisor; Limit of one intern per researcher; Project description must be one to three pages in PDF format
Application materials
Project description (PDF); Letter of Support for Participation (for Ph.D. students)
How to apply
Register online in the RISE Worldwide database; Submit internship offer between August 15 and September 30; Canadian researchers must submit through Mitacs by June 8, 2026
Important dates
August 15 – September 30, 2026: Internship offer submission period; June 8, 2026: Deadline for Canadian project submissions; October 15 – November 30: Student application period; March: Notification of decisions; June 1: Earliest internship start date
Contact
Martina Ludwig, Scholarship Programs, North America, RISE, DAAD, rise-ww@daad.de, +49 228 882-104
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