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A New Summer Internship Program in Berlin for American Journalism Students
June 9 - August 22, 2008
In order to gain a deeper understanding of the opposing perspectives and positions at play in contemporary geopolitics, it is crucial to place strong emphasis on intercultural exchange and the transmission of cultural values. DAAD and the renowned Freie Universität Berlin (which was named in 2007 as one of the nine "universities of excellence" in Germany) have therefore developed this unique new program to provide outstanding young journalism students – who may themselves come to have a significant influence on international opinion-shaping – with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the society, culture, values, and political attitudes in Germany. During this time of transition and change in transatlantic relations and the German-American relationship, this program will expose American students with a particular interest in Germany to the changing global political circumstances on location in Germany.
The program consists of two complementary segments. The first six weeks will be spent at the Freie Universität Berlin, where participants will expand their academic understanding of the politics, society and culture of Germany, and the country's current social conditions and media scene. With these theoretical building blocks in place, participants will do a week of project work with journalism students from the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and subsequently embark on an intensive four-week internship with a German newspaper, magazine or radio station.
 Eligibility Requirements
Program Schedule
Terms of Award
Application Guidelines
Application Deadline
Questions?
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Eligibility Requirements |
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Applicants should be students at a college or university in the United States. Students should either be enrolled in a school of journalism or be majoring in a journalism-related field. If no journalism major is available at your university, you may still apply if significant interest/activity in journalism can be demonstrated (e.g. university newspaper, internship). Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible, as are graduating Seniors. Although preference will be given to undergraduate applicants, graduate students may also apply
Applicants must have German language proficiency at least equal to the advanced intermediate level. Applicants should also have a demonstrated interest in Germany and German affairs, i.e. an awareness of current political news coverage of Germany in the American media, and general familiarity with German history, culture and society. Applicants should already have had first experiences in practical journalism.
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Program Schedule |
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Successful applicants will travel to Germany at the beginning of June to begin the intensive 11-week program. The program schedule is broken down into the following components.
Week 1 (June 9 – June 15)
Orientation seminar for US participants
Week 2 (June 16 – June 22)
Excursions within Germany together with a group of young colleagues from the Independent States of the former Soviet Union. This other group of students will be participating in a parallel DAAD program also hosted at the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin.
Weeks 3 – 6 (June 12 – July 20)
A four-week series of full-day, academically oriented seminars at the FU Berlin. The seminar program is specially designed to deepen participants' understanding of the politics, society and culture of Germany, and the country's current social conditions and media scene. Speakers include outstanding experts and prominent political leaders such as Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit and German university presidents Dr. Dieter Lenzen (FU Berlin) and Dr. Gesine Schwan (Viadrina). Additional seminars on professional values and ethics of journalism will be offered as well.
Week 7 (July 21 – July 27)
Joint project work together with Russian journalism students.
Weeks 8-11 (July 28 – August 22)
Four-week internship in the editorial offices of a newspaper, magazine, radio station or PR agency in or near Berlin.
Click here to download the complete daily seminar schedule, including topics and speakers.
All program participants will be supervised by the staff of the program "Journalisten International" in the journalism department of the Freie Universität, Berlin. The director of Journalisten International is Prof. Dr. Günther von Lojewski.
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Terms of Award |
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Applicants who are invited to a selection interview in New York City (around early March) will receive up to $300 toward the cost of their flight to the interview location.
Applicants who are finally selected for the program will be awarded a monthly stipend of €650 for the duration of their stay in Germany. DAAD will also provide participants a partial travel subsidy of approximately €350 towards the cost of international transportation to Germany; travel costs not covered by the partial subsidy must be paid by the individual program participants themselves. DAAD will also provide health and accident insurance.
Participants will be housed for the duration of the program in student residence halls at the FU Berlin. Accommodation costs a maximum of €200 per month (= roughly €600 maximum for the entire program), which participants should be able to cover using the monthly stipend.
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Application Guidelines |
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A total of 40 applicants will be invited to a selection interview in New York City. A selection committee of American and German experts will then select up to 20 participants/scholarship recipients.
The application form must be completed online here.
The required supplemental materials are:
Resume (in English)
Statement of motivation (in English, roughly 2pgs, double spaced)
1-2 page journalistic writing sample or broadcast transcript
Two letters of recommendation from professors in your major field of study
Official academic transcript(s)
DAAD German Language Evaluation Certificate (Sprachzeugnis)
(The language evaluation form must be completed and signed by a faculty member of the German Department at the applicant's institution or by an official of a Goethe Institute.)
Please send one original, signed copy of each letter of recommendation in a sealed envelope. Put these in one package together with the original versions and two photocopies of the application form (with your personal signature) and two copies of your remaining supplemental materials. Mail the package to: DAAD New York "InternXchange"
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Be certain to submit all materials in triplicate - one original, two photocopies (except the letters of recommendation, of which we only need one signed, sealed original). Incomplete or late applications can not be accepted.
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Application Deadline |
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January 31, 2009
(postmark deadline)
Applicants will be notified on or about February 15 if they are invited to a selection interview in New York City. Interviews will take place in March.
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Questions? |
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Contact Laura Montgomery at montgomery@daad.org or call (212) 758-3223 ext. 211
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