Have you successfully completed a degree in the humanities, social sciences or business and are ready to take the next step?
With our voluntary graduate internship programme, we offer you an exciting, hands-on opportunity to make the transition from university to professional life. You can apply your knowledge, learn new skills and gain valuable insights into our work.
You can complete your graduate internship in one of our funding areas, Global Issues, Education or Future Perspectives & Networks, or in one of our cross-functional and central departments, including Human Resources, IT, Grant Management, Controlling, Finance and Accounting, Property Management, and Sustainability.

We will support you as you take your first steps into professional life, giving you the space to grow, develop your skills and shape your own career path. If there is a suitable vacancy and your profile is a good fit, there may also be an opportunity to join us in a permanent position after your internship.

Our funding areas and cross-functional teams work closely together. Teams such as Communications, Human Resources, IT, Finance and Controlling, and Grant Management provide a stable and reliable framework that enables our funding areas to develop and implement projects. Working with our partners, these projects aim to create positive change in society and help shape the future. We therefore see ourselves as one team in which every contribution matters. Every role plays a part in helping the Foundation achieve its goals.

As a graduate intern, you bring the knowledge and fresh perspectives from your studies and can put them into practice from day one. During your six-month full-time internship, you are an integral part of the team, working alongside colleagues on clearly defined tasks, projects and processes. Throughout your internship, you will receive dedicated support from your colleagues.

This is what makes our graduate internship programme special: you gain in-depth insights into our organisation and the work of your respective team, while learning new skills and contributing your own knowledge and ideas. A comprehensive onboarding process and close guidance are an integral part of the programme. This includes introductory, feedback and final meetings with your personal mentor.

We shape your internship together, tailoring it to your interests while keeping it practical and hands-on. This gives you the opportunity to contribute actively to our day-to-day work, take on responsibility and gain valuable experience as you embark on your career.

Graduate interns also benefit from the wide range of benefits we offer. To help you get off to a good start, we place great emphasis on structured onboarding, covering a variety of topics and events, as well as close support and opportunities to connect and build relationships within the team.

We know that flexibility is particularly important for young professionals, including graduates taking their first steps after university. That is why we offer flexible working hours that can be adapted to different personal circumstances.
And there’s more: As a graduate intern, you also have access to our employee benefits and health and wellbeing programmes.