Civic Education in Action

Call for applications

An exchange program for young professionals from Central and Southeastern Europe

Our purpose
The Federal Agency for Civic Education and the Robert Bosch Stiftung are awarding 16 scholarships to active professionals from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

We are looking for people at the beginning of their professional careers who wish to be active internationally. We expect applicants to already be actively promoting democracy and social responsibility in their own countries and to be engaged in civic education. We offer the opportunity to be an intern at a German educational institution and to participate in the network of European political education. The program is intended for participants from Central and Southeastern Europe and aims to strengthen and develop early efforts at civic education in those countries.

Applicant profile
You want democracy to become alive in your own country. You are active in civil society and you work for an NGO, an institution for civic education or a network dedicated to improving society. You are interested in international, cross-border cooperation. You want to expand your professional horizon and improve your skills. 

The Participants will be working together with their German colleagues and establish contacts for potential future cross-border cooperation. An introductory seminar, a midterm evaluation and a closing event are a firm fixture of the program.

Are you interested? Then please apply by 15 July 2010.
Please find further details here:

New: The Long-Term Program

A 4 to 6 month internship in a specific project at a German educational organization. Further details can be found here:

Established: The Mid-Term Program

An 8 to 10 week opportunity to work on a project of your choice in cooperation with a German educational organization. Further details can be found here:

Contact

Federal Agency for Civic Education
Ms Christiane Toyka-Seid
Program Coordinator
Civic Education in Action

Contact at the Foundation

Dr. Carsten Lenk