Dear DSSAT listserver members,

please inform your undergraduate students about the following
opportunities of researching in Germany:

The "German Academic Exchange Service" (DAAD) offers scholarships to
undergraduate students to attend the "summer internship program". It
addresses students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the
fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering.
It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with
research groups at universities and top research institutions across
Germany for a period of 1.5 to 3 months during the summer. RISE
interns are matched with doctoral students whom they assist and who
serve as their mentors. The working language will be English. All
participants receive stipends from the DAAD to help cover living
expenses, while partner universities and research institutes provide
housing assistance.

RISE internships were first offered in 2005 to applicants from the US
and Canada. Following the first intake of around 100 students in 2005,
the number of participants has increased steadily. In 2008 as many as
298 candidates (out of 846 applicants) were awarded an internship. Due
to its great success, the program has now been extended to the UK.

RISE 2009
Interested students should apply for a RISE internship through the
DAAD. The application period for undergraduate students from the US,
Canada, and the UK, who wish to take part in an internship during
summer 2009, is: December 8, 2008 to January 31, 2009.

Please use the following link for further information:

http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html

with best regards,

Til



Til Feike
University of Hohenheim (340)
International Research Training Group
Institute for Crop Production and Grassland Research
Fruwirthstr. 23
70599 Stuttgart
Germany
Tel: 0049-711-459-22221
Fax: 0049-711-459-24344