The EU has a long tradition of offering traineeship opportunities in EU Delegations around the world. Traineeships are essentially established for the benefit of students and young graduates. It is an educational project that does not foresee any contractual or employment relationship with the Delegation.

Who can apply: Depending on a specific pillar, traineeships in EU Delegations are open to EU citizens, citizens from candidate countries that have concluded EU accession negotiations and nationals of the host country. For paid traineeships, applicants must have graduated from a university or equivalent higher-education establishment with at least a Bachelor's level; for unpaid compulsory traineeships, applicants shall be 3^rd , 4^th or 5^th year students of a University or another higher-education establishment. Candidates must have the capacity to speak in the working language of the EU Delegation, knowledge of the official language of the host country would be an asset.

Duration: Maximum 6 months

Paid: for young graduates with less than one year of professional experience.

Unpaid compulsory traineeship: for students already residing and studying in the host country.

The objectives of the internships are to provide trainees with work experience in the administration of co-operation in the field of education and training, to gain an insight of the ETF' objectives and activities and to allow them to put their learning into practice.

Who can apply: Citizens of both the EU Member States and the ETF' partner countries.

Duration: 6 months

Paid: Yes

Starting Dates: Ongoing

Interpreting traineeships are primarily aimed at newly qualified conference interpreters whose language combination is of interest to the Interpretation Directorate. The aim is to enable newly qualified interpreters to be supervised as they perfect their interpreting skills, particularly in legal interpreting, which involves the preparation of case-files, terminological research and practical exercises in a ‘silent booth'.

Who can apply: Newly qualified conference interpreters with a diploma in conference interpreting and the ability to read French

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Union offers a limited number of paid traineeships in the chambers of Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union and in the administrative departments of the Court.

Traineeships in the chambers of Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union last for between three and five months. They begin on the first or sixteenth day of the month during the two periods referred to below. Traineeships in the administrative departments of the Court last for five months and start on the first day of the first month of each of the two periods referred to below.

Traineeships in the Court's administrative departments are generally undertaken in the Directorate for Legal Translation, the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Communication Directorate, the Protocol and Visits Directorate, the office of the Legal Adviser on Administrative Matters, the Registry of the General Court or the Interpretation Directorate (for detailed rules regarding traineeships in the Interpretation Directorate, see below).

Who can apply: Graduates in law, political sciences (majority content, law) economics or an associated field or, for traineeships in the Interpretation Directorate, a diploma in conference interpreting.

Applicants must have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a good knowledge of another official language. In view of the nature of the working environment, a good knowledge of French is desirable.

Duration: between 3 and 5 months

Paid: Yes. Around 1468  € per month

Starting Dates:

• 1 March to 31 July (applications to be made between 1 July and 15 September of each year)
• 16 September to the end of February for the traineeships in the Members' chambers and 1 October to the end of February for the traineeships in the administrative departments (applications to be made between 1 February and 15 April of each year)

The EUDA traineeship programmes aims to:

• give young university graduates the opportunity of experiencing the general objectives and process of European integration;
• provide trainees with practical knowledge of the workings of a European agency;
• enable trainees to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of the EUDA and its units;
• provide trainees with the opportunity to work in a diverse and multilingual environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance;
• enable trainees to put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies or professional careers.

Who can apply: University graduates who are citizens of EU Member States, Norway and Turkey

Duration: 3-8 months

Paid: Depending on budget

Starting Dates: Ongoing

Read more details on the Traineeship policy.