Traineeships in the Secretariat – Schuman Traineeships are paid and can be undertaken at one of the European Parliament’s official places of work – Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg – or in its Liaison Offices in the Member States.

These traineeships are named after Robert Schuman, one of the main architects of the European integration project, responsible for over 70 years of peace and prosperity in Europe.

A Schuman traineeship will enhance your education and your vocational training. It will provide you with an insight into the work of the EU institutions and the European Parliament.

The Schuman traineeships may be undertaken in a wide variety of fields, such as EU internal and external policies, finance, law, multilingualism, administration, infrastructure and logistics, communication or IT.

The Schuman traineeships are awarded for a period of five months:

Traineeship period 1 October – 28/29 February

• you can apply from 1 to 30 June

Traineeship period 1 March – 31 July

• you can apply from 1 to 30 November

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/work-with-us/traineeships