DAAD RISE Germany 2027 – Research Internships in Science and Engineering
DAAD RISE Germany matches undergraduate STEM students from the USA, Canada, the UK and Ireland with summer research internships at top German universities and research institutions. Monthly stipend, housing assistance and a PhD mentor included.
DAAD RISE Germany (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) is a summer research internship program run by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). It matches undergraduate (Bachelor's) students from the USA, Canada, the UK and Ireland with research projects at top German universities and research institutions across Germany.
Internships run for about 3 months, with the earliest start in mid-May 2027. Students work on research projects in biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering or closely related fields. The working language is English - no German language skills are required.
Participants receive a DAAD monthly stipend for three months to help cover living expenses, plus housing assistance, and are matched with PhD student mentors.
- Choose your projects: browse the DAAD RISE Germany database of internship offers and select up to three project preferences.
- Complete and submit the online application by November 30, 2026 (11:59 pm CET).
- Ask your referee(s) to submit letters of reference between October 15 and December 15, 2026.
- Wait for selection results, then finalize your internship placement with the host lab for a start around mid-May 2027.