Application for Non-Erasmus Internships
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If you are interested in an internship at a faculty or research centre of JLU Giessen, please contact the respective faculty or professor directly.
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Please check whether you meet the following preconditions before you apply:
- A professor/lecturer of JLU is willing to act as your supervisor. It is a requirement that you are a student from a university with which JLU Giessen has signed a partnership/cooperation/exchange agreement.
Important information on the Minimum Wage Act:
- All interns whose internship at JLU is to last longer than 3 months and who are doing a voluntary internship fall under the Minimum Wage Act.
-> These interns cannot be accepted.
- It must be proven that internships lasting longer than 3 months are subject to a provision under higher education law as an integral part of the respective examination regulations. To ensure this, interns must have the document "Bescheinigung Pflichtpraktikum" [Word|PDF] signed and submitted to the International Office.
- Accordingly, graduates who wish to complete a voluntary internship always fall under the Minimum Wage Act and cannot be accepted as interns.
How to apply
Start of internship |
Application periods and deadlines | Matriculation | Accommodation in a student dormitory |
Between September and January |
Application (the application portal is also open for Erasmus students - please do not get irritated by this fact) possible between the beginning of April and June 15
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Yes | Is guaranteed if deadline of June 15 is met and if the start of the internship is in September or October. For internships starting outside these months, students can apply for university accommodation but a room is NOT guaranteed. |
Beween March and July | Application (the application portal is also open for Erasmus students - please do not get irritated by this fact) possible between the beginning of October until December 15 | Yes | Is guaranteed if deadline of December 15 is met and if the start of the internship is in March or April. For internships starting outside these months, students can apply for university accommodation but a room is NOT guaranteed. |
Between January and February | Please send us an email between September 1 and 30. We will then send you the link for the online application. | Matriculation is possible. Please let us know as soon as possible whether you would like to matriculate. | No |
Between June and August | Please send us an email between March 1 and 31. We will then send you the link for the online application. | Matriculation is possible. Please let us know as soon as possible whether you would like to matriculate. | No |