2025 Max Planck Internships in Germany (Bachelors & Masters) | Fully Funded
The Max Planck Internships are open to exceptional Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral students worldwide, as well as exceptional individuals from industry interested in gaining academic research experience in computer science.
The internships at Max Planck Institute are fully funded, covering living costs, housing and roundtrip travel costs. A typical internship lasts 12 to 14 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Internships are open to exceptional Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral students worldwide with a basic background in Computer Science (roughly, the first three years of a standard Computer Science Bachelors program by the start of the internship) and an interest in CS research. Internship projects are customized to suit the backgrounds of individual interns.
- Industry applicants with a similar background and an interest in academic CS research may also apply.
- Students looking for Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis projects are also welcome to apply. The internship project can be converted to a thesis if the student’s university allows.
- Internships are also an excellent opportunity for pre-doctoral students to explore computer science research prior to embarking on a research career.
- We encourage applicants with diverse academic backgrounds and interdisciplinary interests, e.g. intersecting social science, economics, law, humanities, and others.
- We particularly welcome applications from individuals belonging to underrepresented groups in CS or other STEM fields.
- Our internships are very competitive and all applicants are expected to have an excellent academic record, regardless of its length.
Benefits:
- All Max Planck internships are fully funded, covering living costs, housing and roundtrip travel costs. A typical internship lasts 12 to 14 weeks, but longer internships are possible.
- Max Planck Institutes offer an internationally renowned research community, with world-class faculty across the full spectrum of Computer Science.
- Interns get direct, hands-on experience doing cutting edge research in computer science. Successful internships often result in coauthored publications at top academic conferences. Interning at a Max Planck Institute is great way to kick-start your future research career!
- All admitted interns receive a stipend, and their housing cost and the cost of travel from their habitual residence to the hosting institute and back are covered.
- The working environment is English-speaking, multicultural, and diverse.
Required Documents:
- Application Form
- You will need to provide your CV,
- Transcripts,
- Contact information for at least one reference, and;
- An optional motivation letter.
How to Apply?
- Submit their applications online at https://apply.cis.mpg.de/register/internship.
- You can also optionally indicate faculty members at the participating institutes with whom you would like to work and the period during which you would like to intern.
- Matching process. Research groups at participating institutes will review your application. During this period, you might be contacted for a phone interview.
- Notification. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by email. If you are selected, you will also be put in touch with your assigned faculty mentor to finalize the exact dates of your internship and settle on an internship project.
Deadline: Not Specified
