OPEN EUROPE

OpenEurope as an official information point of Eurodesk informs all those interested in studying abroad about grants, loans, internships, traineeships and many other opportunities. This is one of the best options to gain professional experience, improve your language skills and acquire an internationally acknowledged degree, which increases your value at the market place.

What is an internship abroad?

Internships abroad are work placements which usually last 6 months during which students can test their theoretical knowledge on a real work experience.

Being able to use their theoretical skills in other countries increases their flexibility and opens their minds to new perspectives and ideas on the discipline studied.

Scholarships may be used to finish university studies and / or your work placement in a business that may have agreements with the educational centre that has been granted with funds from the European Union aimed at students who meet the profile that suits the needs of the business.

Both scholarships for theoretical courses on any subject and for internships in many types of business help students develop their professional skills, cooperation, tolerance and problem solving abilities, as well as their second language competences. All these are currently highly valued by many companies and institutions.

What do you need in order to be granted a scholarship?

Hold the nationality of a Member State of the European Union.

Be a graduate or have finalised superior studies

Hold at least a B2 certificate of any of the official administrative EU languages (English, French or German).

I want to apply for an internship abroad!

In order to be informed and apply for any scholarship or internship, you will have to fill out the form you will find below.

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Read thoroughly all the information, prepare the documentation required and submit it to the correct contact. As a general rule, they usually request a cover letter with your motivations and interests ( you can find tips on how to write a motivation letter here and the EuroPass CV )

If you have any doubts, you can contact Open Europe and we will advise and help you manage any procedure.

List of institutions and internships

Traineeship in the European Union’s Council
Professional traineeships in the European Commission.: Traineeships for recent graduates interested in knowing first-hand the functioning of the European institutions, as well as the general aims and purposes of various European polices. Nominations can be submitted throughout the year and there are usually two periods a year: March to July and October to February.
Traineeships in the Court of Justice of the European Union: The Court of Justice of the European Communities offers a limited number of places for paid internships, for a maximum duration of five months each year.
Traineeships in the European Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors organizes two traineeships for different professional profiles. Paid traineeships (€1120 per month) for five months.
Traineeships in the European Ombudsman: The Ombudsman offers traineeships twice a year especially for Law profiles. The minimum duration is 4 months and it can be extended to a total of 11 months. They take place in Strasbourg or Brussels.
Traineeships in the European Investment Fund: These traineeships are linked to a relevant project for the selected person’s training. The maximum duration is 5 months and they usually take place at the headquarters of FEI in Luxembourg.
Traineeships in the European Central Bank: To view information about internships select "Job opportunities" in the main menu.
European Youth Portal
Traineeships in the European Economic and Social Committee: The Economic and Social Committee organizes two internships per year, one on 16th February and another on 16th September, with a duration of 5 months.
Traineeships Committee of the Regions: The internships are conducted in two periods: from 16 February to 15 July and from September 16 to 15 February.
Traineeships in the European Centre of Modern Languages: The main objective of the internship is to know the methodology of the CISM and develop activities that include projects related to different areas of work. The traineeships take place at the European Centre of Modern Languages based in Graz (Austria). They are aimed at graduates and their duration is from 3 to 6 months.
Traineeships in the European Investment Bank: They offer internships for people with university degrees who have less than one year of professional experience. The selected profiles are varied.
Traineeships in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg: Traineeships are organised twice a year and their duration is from eight weeks to 5 months.
Traineeships in the European Space Agency: This programme offers graduates one year of professional traineeship in one of ESA centre: ESTEC, the European Space and Technology Centre in the Netherlands; ESOC, European Space Operations Centre in Germany; ESA ESRIN Centre in Italy; HN or ESA in Paris; always in a multicultural environment.
European University Institute

Scholarships in the Assembly of European Regions: It offers scholarships in different areas lasting between 3 and 6 months.
Scholarships CEDEFOPP: It offers scholarships in different areas lasting for 9 months (from 1st October until the end of June).
Marie Curie Fellowships: The different "Marie Curie" scholarships are intended to fund research to individuals or research centres, groups or bodies.
Europol scholarships: Each year Europol provides a series of practical projects to provide people with the opportunity to learn more about the activities of their agency and improve their skills, contributing to the Europol mission.
Council of Europe Grants: Unpaid internships for youth and graduates lasting between eight weeks and five months. There are two official periods each year (starting in March and September)

Studies