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No, the working language of all participating parties is English.

At one of the Helmholtz Diabetes Center institutes located at the Helmholtz Munich, Germany.

Please refer to the list of proposed projects  for more information on the group leaders and the institutes they are affiliated with.

The internships last for 2 months and will take place between 1st July and 31st August 2026.

The application call will be open until 8th March 2026, 23:59 CET, which is the deadline for submission of internship applications.

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor’s degree may apply if the internship is a mandatory part of a current or upcoming Master’s program; eligibility is assessed on a case-by-case basis.

No, unfortunately, you will be overqualified for the program and not profit as much as other participants.

We will only accept applications completed via our online application tool, where all required documents are provided. Please do not send applications by email, since they won’t be accepted.

Yes, the motivation letter is a fundamental part of the application, allowing us to evaluate your motivation, experience and research interests.

As stated in the application portal, references are not required. However, you can upload, if you wish, but they are not a criteria for the selection process.

For the application, an English translation of all documents is needed, but a not a notary certification. The latter might be required later, if you are accepted to the program.

Interns are selected based on academic merit, achievements, motivation letter and interest in diabetes and metabolic research. 

We provide accommodation in a shared room in Munich, but no salary, travel subsidy or visa costs' reimbursement.

If you are selected as an intern, we will provide you the necessary documents for visa application. However, we cannot apply for your visa and it is your responsibility to obtain it in time. We have no control over the visa application process or its outcome.  

In any case, we cannot cover visa costs. 

Apart from regular project work at the host laboratory, you will be requested to present your project and the data obtained. Interns should also attend the scientific program of their host lab (e.g. lab meetings, journal clubs), as well as the weekly seminars organized at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center on metabolic health.

No, those must be organized by the interns themselves.

Yes, a certificate of participation will be provided at the end of the internship if you completed it successfully.