First, choose what type of residence suits you best:
Types of Residencies
Internships
Internships are for activists seeking their first experience working with a professional organization. Join the Activersity team that creates educational materials to further its mission.
3 Week Residency
Depending on your interests and our agreements, your tasks may include:
- Prepare flyers and ‘zines’ for the Activersity
- Prepare social media posts, answer/filter comments
- Prepare a list of groups active in a particular topic
- Prepare a list of attempted solutions in a particular topic
- Do the research to Identify a business that is an actor in a particular topic, and which is vulnerable to a boycott
- Prepare lists of potential partners in Germany, European countries and the USA
- Help with crowdfunding campaign or application for grant
- Translate articles
6 Week Residency
Additionally to all of the above:
- Record a series of tiktok-style motivational videos
- Edit podcast recordings
- Prepare and host podcasts
- Contact potential partners for social media exchange, interviews, presentations
- Host events and videotape them
9 Week Residency
Additionally to all of the above:
- Become responsible for a particular area, event or content series in the Activersity
Activist-in-Residence
A longer term residency is possible if you and the Activersity team agree on a project. You’ll be responsible for your project and those who participate in it. Your responsibilities may include:
- Raise awareness of a particular aspect of your topic through social media, talks, and workshops.
- Organize, promote, and carry out a workshop, educational events, demonstrations or other action for your topic
- Carry out a fund-raising campaign
Requirements for Certification
In order to receive certification (optional), the residency requires regular progress reports, presentations, essays or videos. Let us know if you want this option. The final assignment is a video or written description of your project, its goals and its accomplishments. Chosen works from our students may be presented on this webpage and through our social media channels.
Application
First, contact us via our contact form with your questions or request. Keep it short and sweet; you can provide details during a subsequent video call. You may also apply in video format instead. Please stick with the maximum words/time detailed below.
Please apply with
- a short self-description of max. 500 words or 1 minute video
- desired length of stay, with a time window for both arrival and departure
- general interests, and if you want to share, your social media accounts or online presence
- your CV
- references
If your application is complete, your application is discussed within the Activersity team. The most promising applicants will be invited to a video call. You’ll be notified whether you’re accepted within two weeks of the video interview.
Requirements
- you must be 18 years old or older
- you must have the right to work in the EU
- you must take care of necessary Visas on your own, and we cannot provide an affidavit
- you must have very good command of English (B2)
- you must be able to prove your identity prior to your arrival
- you must be able to pay for your transportation and insurance fees on your own
- you are willing to follow the house rules
- you must complete the first module in our curriculum prior to your arrival
- you must pay the commitment fees in advance – only then is your spot reserved