2025 German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) For Young African Graduates

The German Bundestag invites politically and socially engaged young university graduates from Southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal)  to a scholarship program in Berlin in January.

The idea

Since 2020, the German Bundestag, under the patronage of the President of the Bundestag, has been offering a scholarship program for talented, cosmopolitan and politically interested young people from sub-Saharan Africa who are interested in the German parliamentary system and want to play an active and responsible role in shaping the democratic future of their countries.

In a four-week compact program, up to 24 scholarship holders from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda  will get to know German parliamentary democracy and the political decision-making processes in the German Bundestag up close.

German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship

Benefits of German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship

Participants will receive a scholarship of €700 . The scholarship also includes free accommodation in a residential complex, travel expenses to and from Berlin, and health, accident, and liability insurance.

Requirements for German Bundestag International Parliamentary Scholarship

• Nationality of one of the participating countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda
• younger than 30 years  at the start of the scholarship or on 1 January
• completed university studies
• Good knowledge of the German language  (at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• strong interest in political issues and social/political  engagement

Selection Process

Applicants will be invited to an interview at a German diplomatic mission abroad, where an independent selection committee appointed by the German Bundestag will select the scholarship recipients based on their professional, social, linguistic and intercultural skills.

Application Documents

Your application is only complete if you include the following documents:

• Application form   (to be completed and signed in German);
• Proof of good knowledge of German , not older than 2 years;
• Motivational letter   in German, personally signed (max. 2 pages);
• Copy of passport or copy of ID as proof of citizenship of one of the participating countries;
• University degree certificate (original or certified copy in English or German);
• Letter of recommendation (in German or English) from a teacher/professor or employer assessing the applicant’s professional qualifications for the IPS program.

Application Deadline

July 13, 2025

How to Apply