EEGA International Postdoctoral Scholarships in Germany

Max Planck Internship 2026 in Germany.:

This is a fully funded internship for international students, offered by the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Software Systems, Security, and Privacy. The internships are available in all areas of Computer Science.Internships are open to exceptional students from around the world pursuing Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees. 

Visa Support:

If you are selected for an internship and need a Visa to come to Germany, Max Planck will provide the necessary documents to obtain the visa.

Required Documents:

You will need to provide your CV, transcripts, contact information for at least one reference, and an optional motivation letter.

Criteria:

Internships are open to students worldwide.

Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral students with a basic background in Computer Science.

Students looking for Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis projects are also welcome to apply.

Enrolled students can also apply for the Max Planck Internship.

Programme Description

The International Excellence Scholarship Programme (IES) is a scholarship programme that enables ambitious students of all fields of study from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia with above-average grades to spend a semester abroad in Berlin.

This programme gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge at the best German universities (HU Berlin, FU Berlin, HWR Berlin, University of Potsdam).

Programme Description

The International Excellence Scholarship Programme (IES) is a scholarship programme that enables ambitious students of all fields of study from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia with above-average grades to spend a semester abroad in Berlin. 

Scholarship Value

Under the IES programme, Copernicus Berlin offers 3 types of scholarships.
1) The full scholarship will cover the following costs of the programme participants:

They will receive monthly pocket money.

Health insurance costs will be reimbursed.

The costs for accommodation, enrolment, liability insurance, educational trips, social meetings, administration, welcome package, cultural events, international seminars, consulting and mentoring and workshops are covered by Copernicus Berlin.

Full Scholarship: 

Covers monthly pocket money, health insurance, accommodation, enrolment fees, liability insurance, educational trips, social events, and cultural activities.

Partial Scholarship PLUS: 

Similar to the full scholarship but requires participants to cover their own travel and health insurance costs.

Partial Scholarship: 

Covers all costs except for 2 months of accommodation (1,650 EUR), travel, and health insurance, which must be paid by the participants.

Benefits

Basic monthly scholarship of €1350.

Monthly family allowance of €100 per child if applicable.

Separate grants for additional material resources, travel, and stays abroad (up to €1500 during the standard funding period).

Application Deadlines:

Submit both applications by the deadline of 30 July in the year you are applying.

Scholarships are regularly awarded on 1 October of each year.

We offer:

this is a translational, highly collaborative project within in a national research consortium, also offering unique opportunities to perform/ highly specialised experiments in partner laboratories

additional interesting collaborative opportunities arise from local research consortia the laboratory is part of such as SFB1453 Nephgen,

Candidate Profile:

MSc in biology, biochemistry, pharmacy or molecular medicine

experience in cell culture, molecular/biochemical techniques and/or zebrafish work is highly desirable

a strong interest in translational research in the fields of genetics.