There is an important distinction here to be made between domestic or foreign internships required in your program and other types of internships. Students can continue to receive scholarship payments if they partake in internships in Germany or abroad that are required as part of their degree program. The same applies to semesters abroad. If a scholarship recipient takes a leave of absence in order to do an internship of a different kind, which is not part of the curriculum, the scholarship payments will be suspended during the period of leave.