To all the Students
of
Computer Science and Software Engineering at
The School of Computer Science at Reykjvavík University
The Frauenhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering ( and the School of Computer Science (RU) hereby issue a
CALL FOR INTERNSHIPS
within the agreement between FraunhoferCenter for Experimental Software Engineering (University of
Maryland) and The School of Computer Science (Reykjavík University), aimed at offering the selected students the
chance to spend a period abroad as an intern at Fraunhofer.
Fraunhofer and RU offer 1-6 students, a year enrolled in the BSc, MSc, or PhD program in the department of
Computer Science at RU, to apply for a paid 6 month internship at Fraunhofer. The interns will receive a monthly
payment of 1250$ during their stay (amount may be subject to changes).
BSc students may apply to 1-24 ECTS during their internship; at most students can get 24 ECTS for 6 months. The ECTS awarded are contingent on the performance during the studentsinternship with Fraunhofer.
BSc students must submit project or thesis work according to the normal rules and deadlines at RU.
BSc students may apply to follow courses at The University of Maryland provided that they can show that „1) The
course is a core course in their degree program, b) The course is not taught in the RU distance education program and
c) Missing those courses would impede their progress towards graduation.“ PhD students may apply to use the
internships for research work.
Applicants must:
1. fill in the application form enclosed to this call,
2. submit a CV in English
The filled application form and the accompanying CV must be emailed to by Tuesday
20th of September2016.
Frauenhofer and RU will choose the recipients of the scholarships according to a common selection process. The selection results will be sent to the applicants by email.
Maryland/Reykjavík, 4thof September 2013
DR. RANCE CLEVELAND DR. Björn Þór Jónsson
FRAUENHOFER CENTER FOR School of Computer Science
EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY
Application Form
Internship at Frauenhofer
FAMILY NAME:______GIVEN NAME/S:______
DATE OF BIRTH:______BIRTHPLACE:______
COUNTRY:______CITIZENSHIP:______
GENDER: F M
HOME ADDRESS:______CITY:______
POSTCODE:______COUNTRY:______
PHONE NUMBER:______MOBILE PHONE:______
E-MAIL ADDRESS:______
Is a student in:
BSc in Computer Science
BSc in Software Engineering
BSc in Discrete Math and Computer Science
MSc in Computer Science
MSc in Software Engineering
PhD in Computer Science
applies for an internship within the agreement between Frauenhofer and SCS
Chooses to apply for the following activities (BSc level students may tick more than one box):
[ ] Internship alone – no credits awarded at RU
[ ] Work corresponding to two Independent project (T-615-SVER) - 12 ECTS
[ ] Work corresponding to BSc Final Research Project - 12 ECTS
[ ] Work corresponding to BSc Final Research Project and two Independent project – 24 ECTS
[ ] Work corresponding to one Independent Study (T-749-IDPS) – 8 ECTS
[ ] Work corresponding to two Independent Studies (T-749-IDPS) - 16 ECTS
[ ] MSc Thesis work
[ ] MSc Project work
[ ] PhD Research work
Expected departure period:
[ ]Spring semester 2017
Expected period:
6 months
Area(s) of specific interest):
______
Please indicate how you believe an internship at Frauenhofer would help you in your further studies and what you expect to learn from the experience:
______
DATE______SIGNATURE______