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What is an Erasmus+ internship?

An Erasmus internship represents professional work experience carried out in a company or organization abroad, with the possibility of receiving a financial contribution through the European Union's Erasmus+ program.

Key features of an Erasmus+ internship:
  • you must complete it in a country other than the one where you are studying,
  • the hosting company or organization must meet the conditions of the Erasmus+ program,
  • pre-agreed work content,
  • the scope of work is at least 35 hours per week,
  • an assigned mentor from the receiving organization,
  • the work content is in line with your field of study,
  • planned development of professional knowledge and practical skills (what you can learn),
  • a developed plan for monitoring the course of the internship and your progress,
  • a set plan for evaluating performance and results,
  • the internship may be financially or non-financially rewarded by the host organization (independently of the Erasmus grant).
Erasmus+ internships are divided according to various criteria:
Student internship
Graduate internship
You can complete a student internship during your studies - you start it as a student and after completing it, you continue your studies. You can complete a graduate internship after completing any level of study, but you must apply for it during your studies and complete it no later than 12 months after graduation.

*Workspace Europe focuses mainly on implementing graduate internships.
 
Short-term internship
Long-term internship
Duration from 5 to 30 days. Duration from 2 months to 12 months.

*Workspace Europe focuses mainly on implementing long-term internships.

With a financial grant
Without a grant (zero grant)
A financial grant is allocated for the internship, the amount of which depends on the country of implementation of the internship and its length. You can also complete the internship without a financial grant. This method is used mainly when extending internships, when, unfortunately, there are no longer funds available from the Erasmus grant.