The Commission organises twice a year in-service training periods lasting 5 months for university graduates from the EU who wish to gain in-house professional translation experience.

Eligibility

The traineeship programme is open to all EU citizens, regardless of age (a limited number of places are also allocated to non-EU nationals) who:

• have completed a standard 3-year higher education degree (minimum EQF 6 level), corresponding to a complete Bachelor’s cycle, or equivalent
• have no prior work experience of any kind, in excess of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, delegation, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), or Advocates General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ)
• have a very good knowledge of languages
• be able to translate into your mother tongue from two other EU official languages (source languages);
• your main language must be one of the official EU languages.
• 1st source language for translation must be English, French or German.
• 2nd source language can be any of the official EU languages with at least B2-level proficiency.

Conditions

A grant of EUR 1,418.20 per month and reimbursement of travel expenses. Accident and health insurance are also provided. Disabled trainees may receive a supplement to their grant.

How to apply

• Register on the European Commission Authentication Service (EU Login) to begin your application.
• Fill in the sign-up form.

Deadline: 17 March 2025, 10:00 CET (traineeship period October 2025). Registration will open on 17 February 2025.

Find out more here.