The European Parliament offers different traineeships within its Secretariat in order to contribute to the vocational training of young citizens, and to the understanding of the working of the institution. These traineeships are awarded for a period of 5 months.

Eligible candidates should:

• be aged 18+;
• hold a university level diploma(s);
• have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU and a very good knowledge of another official language of the EU;
• provide an eligible criminal record;
• not have worked for more than two consecutive months within an EU Institution or body;
• not have carried out a study visit in the secretariat of the European Parliament six months prior the beginning of the traineeship.

Trainees receive a monthly allowance depending on the places of assignment.

Candidates can apply for 3 traineeship offers per campaign.

Deadlines 

• Application period: 1-31 May 2024, 23.59 (CET) (for the 1 October- 28/29 February traineeship).
• Application period: 1-31 October 2024 (for the 1 March- 31 July traineeship)

Applications submitted after the deadline or spontaneous applications cannot be considered.

Find out more here.

For further support please contact

PERS-Schuman-Trainees@europarl.europa.eu