How do I organise an intership abroad?

Find more information

• in the brochure Praktikum im Ausland. So geht's(German version only)
• on the DAAD homepage www.daad.de/ausland/praktikum/de (German version only)
• on the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) webpage https://erasmusintern.org 
• via the quality catalogue QualitätsCheck Auslandspraktikum which can assist you in choosing a suitable internship (German version only)
• in the brochure Wegweiser Auslandspraktikum für Studierende issued by the University of Bremen containing helpful guidance (German version only)
   

Where can I find internships offered (i.e. interships not offered directly within the funding programme):

Often, students apply for internships by THEMSELVES (so to say "blindly") without any prior intership announcements at an - from the student's point of view - attractive company. However, internship announcements can be found at:

• vacancies of the Career-Services at Trier University Stellen Career-Service
• the webpage Erasmus Internships
• the DAAD webpage Praktikumsbörsen weltweit
   

Furthermore, on the websites of the DAAD you can find:

• a detailed overview of information centres and agencies for specialised internships (Informations- und Vermittlungsstellen für fachbezogene Praktika),
• the worldwide internship exchange (Praktikumsbörsen weltweit) comprehensive list of links for addtional webpages and specialised information, as well as
• a scholarship database that you can search for, among others, subject area, target country or scholarship programmes
• Internship in Great Britain Post-Brexit (Visum!):  https://www.gov.uk/uk-visa-sponsorship-employers (Certificate of Sponsorship),  https://www.gov.uk/government-authorised-exchange (GAE Temporary Work visa)

Please keep in mind that youraccident insurance coverage by Trier University will generally no longerapply during your internship!

The company providing the internship often requires a certificate for health insurance certificate as well as for accident insurance and liability insurance. In order to be enrolled, you are obliged to have health insurance. Contrary to French universities, Trier University will not cover yourcasualty/accidentsduringyourinternshipabroad. However, this is part of most French (or Luxembourgish) sample contracts by default that we can hence not sign. Therefore, we would kindly ask you to make use of our sample contract (see right).

Please contact your internship company beforehand if you have to take care of adequate health-, liability- and accident insurance yourself.

If this is the case, you can either contact private insurance companies or in or in some cases apply for the combined health-, casualty and private liability insurance via the DAAD's group contract (Kombinierte Kranken-, Unfall- und Privathaftpflichtversicherung über den Gruppenvertrag des DAAD)

The Agency for International Academic Mobility (AIM) assigns scholarships, taken from ressources of the Erasmus-Programme, for internships with a duration of 2 to 12 months in 33 European countries. The internships can be organised by the applicants themselves; if required the contact point can pass on potential company addresses. Applications can be submitted until shortly before the internship starts and even without a safe internship position.

Target group
Students after their 2nd semester and postgraduates as well as doctoral candidates.

More information
http://www.erasmuspraktika.de

Contactpersons
Frau Rath/Frau Johann
Agentur für internationale Hochschul-Mobilität (a.i.m. rlp)
c/o Hochschule Trier
Schneidershof
D - 54293 Trier
Tel.: 0651/8103-236/313/349

Applicationdeadline
At the latest: three weeks before the start of the internship

Further details can be found under the category www.promos.uni-trier.de

The DAAD-Programme RISE weltweit - specialised internships for students of natural sciences, geosciences and engineering.

Specialised internships in predefined projects worldwide for a duration of eight weeks to three months.

Target group
Undergraduate students in biology, chemistry, geosciences or related subjects (e.g. informatics)

More information
https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-worldwide/

Application deadline
Generally in November (Canada: September)

This programme offers two-months long summer jobs in Canada with the possibility to travel for one month afterwards. Also, the DKG helps students and junior lawyers in finding internship positions in Canada.

More information
http://www.dkg-online.de

Application deadline
Generally in October (internships) or December (Work & Travel)

Anyone interested in getting involved in the German-Canadian-Association is very welcome - for more information contact Stefanie Morgen, International Office, room V 28

The Franco-German Youth Office supports specialised internships of at least four weeks which are accredited as component of the home university's subject.

Target group
Students from their 2nd to their 6th semester

More information
http://www.dfjw.org/studiengebundene-praktika

Application deadline
One month prior to the start of the internship

Mercator and the German National Academic Foundation provide university graduates of all subject areas with a 13-months long fellowship programme on international affairs in order to prepare them for executive functions at international organisations and NGOs

More information
http://studienstiftung.de/mercator-kolleg.html

Application deadline
Generally in Dezember

Cultural Vistas is a non-profit exchange organization dedicated to intercultural exchange and collaboration among individuals and institutions. With over 30 exchange programs, Cultural Vistas connects people and organizations in the U.S. and more than 130 other countries.

Travelworks arranges student internships in the USA for a fee, among other things.

https://www.travelworks.de/auslandspraktikum-usa.html