Traineeships

Conditions for eligibility

May be considered for a traineeship, candidates who:

Are nationals of a European Union member state, or of a candidate country which benefits from a pre-accession strategy (nationals of non-member states may be accepted depending on resources available) AND

A) Are studying for a first (post-secondary education) degree and are in the process of obtaining the qualification; OR

B) Are involved in a vocational training programme; OR

C) Have obtained the above (A or B) qualification, no longer than 18 months prior to the beginning of the traineeship.

Candidates must have a good knowledge of one of the EUI's official languages and a satisfactory knowledge of another language, taking into account that English, French and Italian are the main working languages at the Institute.

Type and duration

The type and duration of a traineeship shall be:

A) non-remunerated traineeship for a period up to a maximum of 3 months, OR

B) remunerated traineeship for a period of a minimum of 3 months (a trial period) and a maximum of 12 months

The trainee will receive a grant (€1,350 per month from January 2020). A remunerated trainee who is recruited from outside Florence is entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses actually incurred at the beginning and the end of the traineeship.

The trainee should be hired from the 1st of each month.

In both cases, health insurance is obligatory and can be obtained, upon request, through the Institute. Trainees are, by default, covered against the risk of accident by the collective policy that the Institute has taken out with Cigna Life Insurance Company NV/Cigna International Health Services BVBA (Policy Nr. 910.K88).

The complete provisions governing traineeships at the EUI can be found in President's Decision no.39/2013.

Open calls for traineeship

• traineeships in the Communications Service
• traineeships in the Historical Archives of the European Union
• traineeships in the ICT Service
• traineeships in the Library

Spontaneous applications

If you wish to apply for a traineeship at the EUI, please fill in our online application form.

This is an automatised procedure. Your application will be considered successfully submitted once you receive an automatic email confirmation.

If you have technical difficulties with the online form, contact the EUI Helpdesk. 

Personal data will be processed in accordance with the EUI’s Data Protection Policy (President’s Decision no.10/2019 regarding Data Protection at the EUI) as well as under the specific modalities outlined in the Privacy Statement for Trainees Selection and Recruitment Procedures.

A specific Privacy Statement for traineeships at the ICT Service will follow.