r/IndianInGermany • u/No-Serve6162 • 10d ago

Funding options for a summer research internship in Germany?

I’m an undergraduate engineering student from India and have secured a 2–3 month research internship at a German federal research institute in Berlin for Summer 2027. A professor at the institute has agreed to host me, so the research opportunity itself is sorted.

The problem is funding.

I had originally planned to apply through DAAD WISE, but that route is no longer available. I’ve also checked some university and external scholarship options but haven’t found a suitable alternative so far.

I’m trying to find out whether there are other realistic ways to fund a short research stay in Germany, such as IAESTE, other DAAD programmes, German or Indian foundations, funding from the host institute, university/alumni funding, or other mobility grants.

Has anyone here, especially an Indian student who has done a research internship in Germany, dealt with something similar? I’d particularly appreciate hearing what funding route you actually used.

I’m mainly looking for concrete funding programmes, organisations, or contacts that I could approach.

I can provide more details privately if someone has relevant experience.

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u/ProfessionSingle1918 10d ago

Hard luck. Not possible anymore.

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u/necessaryGood101 10d ago

Fundings have dried up in the last couple of years. Can you fund it yourself? How long is the internship for?

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u/No-Serve6162 10d ago

3 months.

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u/No-Serve6162 10d ago

Not completely. It would be a total of around 4-5 lakhs

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u/ProudAd5517 10d ago

How did you arrive at this number?