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Prestigious Internships:

United Nations (Geneva and Vienna), European Union Traineeships (Brussels), NATO (Brussels)

We would like to encourage and support BYU students who apply for prestigious, highly competitive internships at the UN, the EU, and NATO. These internships will require more work than other internships, but working with these entities will be a big boost to your career goals and are worth all of the extra work.

If you are interested in these EU/ UN/NATO internships, please complete the following steps:

  1. Apply for the Brussels/Geneva/Vienna: Global Leaders in Europe internship program
  2. Schedule an interview with the program directors
  3. With the help of the program directors, prepare a resume and a cover letter and practice your interview skills
  4. Consult with your program directors as you track, prepare and submit your applications to the EU, UN or NATO portals.
  5. ALL decisions about internships rest completely with the EU, the UN and NATO, and these office directors DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO with your program directors. These are VERY competitive internships.
  6. If you are selected as an intern, sign up for the ISP prep class and carefully follow all ISP instructions as you prepare to leave for Brussels, Geneva or Vienna

Geneva: United Nations Internships Links

All internships for the United Nations locations in Europe are available through the UN career portal. Please carefully read through the instructions on this portal and become acquainted with the way it works:
https://careers.un.org/home?language=en

Warning: There are job advertisements and offers that falsely state that they are from the United Nations. Please be aware that the United Nations does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process. Please consult with BYU ISP closely.

Several different UN organizations run their own websites that explain their internship procedures:

Overview of UN Geneva Internship Sites:
https://www.ungeneva.org/en/about/careers

Overview of UN Vienna Internship Sites:
https://www.unvienna.org/unvienna/en/2nd/internships.html

Vienna: UN Internships Links

Although all UN internships run through the same UN portal (see Geneva UN Internships above), some of the entities in the Vienna UN center provide information about their own internships:

IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency):
https://www.iaea.org/about/employment/internships

IAEA Form:
https://iaea.taleo.net/careersection/interns/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization):
https://www.ctbto.org/work-with-us/employment/internships

CTBTO portal:
https://career2.successfactors.eu/career?company=ctbtoprepa

UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization):
https://careers.unido.org/go/Internship-Programe/8954055/

UNODC (United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime):
https://www.unodc.org/newyork/en/internship.html

Brussels: European Union Traineeships Links

Good short overview of EU Traineeships: https://www.eurobrussels.com/article/799/internships-and-traineeships-in-european-organizations

Main Portal: https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/job-opportunities/traineeships

EU Parliament Study Visits (2 months):
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/work-with-us/study-visits

-- Schuman Traineeship: March 1-July 21, Oct 1-End of February. Applications open twice a year: In October for March-July Traineeships, and in May for October-February Traineeships. Schumann Taineeships are for EU citizens but also a limited number of non-EU citizens with a good knowledge of English, French or German, need to have graduated 3 months before starting traineeship

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/work-with-us/traineeships
https://ep-stages.gestmax.eu/website/homepage

-- Traineeships with Members of European Parliament (Some are available to non-EU students)

https://eu-careers.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-05/info-flyer-traineeships-and-study-visits-with-members-in-the-premises-of-the-ep.pdf
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/work-with-us/traineeships

-- European Commission Blue Book Traineeship (limited number of positions for non-EU citizens), know English and one other EU language (Due AUG 29)

https://traineeships.ec.europa.eu/index_en

-- Cicero Traineeships: For Students who have completed three years of Undergraduate work, 5 month internships from February to July or from September to February, 1400,- Euros per month stipend

https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/trainee/european-committee-regions-cicero-traineeships
https://cor.europa.eu/en/about/work-us/traineeships

Washington DC EU Liason Office Internships: https://washington.europarl.europa.eu/en

European Committee of the Regions Study Visits: Know one EU Language and English or French. No stipend, prove that University is helping to support you

https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/trainee/european-committee-regions-study-visits
https://cor.europa.eu/en/about/work-us/traineeships

Unpaid 3-month traineeship (OK for non-EU students): European University Institute:
https://www.eui.eu/about/jobopportunities/traineeships

Brussels: NATO Internships Links

NATO Internship portal:
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/71157.htm