Dear Students,

at this time of global uncertainty due to COVID-19, you may be wondering whether the MINTernship program is running as usual. Unfortunately, we do not have binding information on the format of our program, yet, however are working on providing flexible options. For the case a physical mobility should not be possible, the program might partially or fully take place online in the form of a virtual mobility. Please only apply if you will also take place in a virtual mobility. We will be updating this page as soon as new information is available.

Thank you for your understanding!

Research Internship at UNCC, U.S.:

The application process for a research internship at UNCC in 2021, will be opening in early November 2020.

Research internship at an American partner university

Main research: focus on energy research

Energy Production & Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)

6 months (April to September)

Travel expenses of € 1,300 + monthly grant of USD 1,700

Support and supervision prior and during the stay trough KIT's International Students Office and the University of North Carolina

Written application in October / November for the following summer semester

You are enrolled at KIT and have studied at least four semesters before starting your internship

You are enrolled in one of the following majors mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, energy, electrical engineering and information technology, civil engineering, biological or chemical engineering and process engineering with a clear connection to energy research

You are openminded, communicative and have a good command of the English language

Call for application in October / November for the following summer semester

You can apply directly to an advertised research project or to the program in general

Application Documents: CV, letter of motivation, study certificate, transcript of grades, signed declaration of consent regarding the transfer of personal data

Please send your application documents in one PDF file by email to Ms. Constanze Kreutzer (minternshipSxc9∂intl kit edu)

Announcement of the successful candidates in December

Research internship at CERN, one of the world's largest research facilities 

CERN, a major research facility for particle physics near Geneva in Switzerland

Minimum 4 months, maximum 12 months

Monthly grant of 3.305 SFr. (approx. € 3,020), travel expenses, health insurance

Support in organizing the stay abroad by KIT's International Students Office

The research internship is advertised twice a year (March and October)

Applicants have to apply at KIT as well as at CERN; the candidates are selected by CERN

You are enrolled at KIT and have studied at least three semesters before starting your internship

You are a citizen of a CERN member state

Your major is computer science, robotics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, process engineering, applied physics or civil engineering

You have good to very good knowledge of English OR French

The research internship is advertised twice a year (March and October)

Please hand in your application until October 19th of 2020 if you want to complete a research internship at CERN in summer 2021.Here you can find more information.

Application documents: CV, letter of motivation, study certificate, transcript of grades. Application letters and CV must be submitted in English. Documents in German, such as certificates, do not have to be translated

Applicants have to apply at KIT as well as at CERN; the candidates are selected by CERN

Register here as a technical student and upload your application documents: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/tech 

In the meantime, please submit your application documents as one PDF file to KIT (cern-programmPkd8∂intl kit edu)