2026 Internships at Max Planck Institutes in Computer Science, Germany

October 8, 2025
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Closing date: 01 Nov 2025

Student type: Domestic and International students are eligible for this scholarship program.

Level of study: Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral students

Study area: Computer Science

Scholarship value:

  • Direct, hands-on experience
  • Stipend, housing cost and the cost of travel from habitual residence to the hosting institute and back are covered.

Description: The Max Planck Institutes for Informatics (Saarbruecken), Software Systems (Saarbruecken and Kaiserslautern), and Security and Privacy (Bochum) offer research internships in all areas of Computer Science. 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.All 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.

Eligibility:

  • 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.

Apply Here: https://www.cis.mpg.de/internships/