Program

AICGS’ New Transatlantic Exchange Program for Young Minorities

Organization

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

Opportunity Type

Internship

About the Program

AICGS is pleased to announce its inaugural German-American youth exchange program on the theme “Immigration, Integration, and a New Transatlantic Generation.” AICGS is recruiting twenty young leaders from academia, media, business, politics, and society with little or no experience with transatlantic relations for seminars and site visits in Washington and Berlin.

This innovative program will establish new connections between communities growing principally from an immigration background and address common challenges of integration such as unemployment, political and societal leadership, and international engagement. Project participants will include a core group of young leaders for intensive discussions and also interaction with the broader community of experts and advocates focused on issues of immigration, integration, and cross-cultural understanding.

Program Location

Washington, D.C. and Berlin, Germany

Program Start

Washington: October 11,2015 Berlin: May 1, 2016

Program End Date

Washington: October 15,2015 Berlin: May 4, 2016

Application Deadline

April 15, 2019

Application Website

www.aicgs.org/employment/aicgs-new-transatlantic-exchange-program-for-young-minorities-giving-voice-to-future-leaders/

Benefits

• Housing
• Travel to/from program location
• Meals

Description

Individuals’ qualifications and willingness to engage in all aspects of the program will be the primary criteria for evaluation by AICGS staff. The participants should ideally have little to no experience with transatlantic relations. AICGS in particular encourages applications from the two largest populations in the United States and Germany with an immigration background: young Hispanic-Americans and Germans with roots in Turkey. Candidates need not themselves be immigrants in order to possess an immigration background.

Open to residents of:

Open to students attending school in:

Minimum Age

20

Maximum Age

30

Academic Requirements

• Cover letter detailing applicant’s interest
• A current curriculum vital
• Two letters of recommendation
• Fluency in English is mandatory

Citizenship

• U.S. Citizens
• Legal Permanent Residents
• Deferred Action (DACA) – Approved
• Foreign Student (F-1)

Ethnicities

• Hispanic/Latino

Keywords

Contact

sdieper@aicgs.org.

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