Academic Internships
Intern in an exciting and challenging internship in the field of your choice that helps you gain self-confidence, new skills, valuable work experience, and an outstanding résumé!
This is an investment in your future career with a high return! Working in a foreign country puts something very unique on your résumé that helps you stand out from others when job-hunting after graduation. You will develop valuable skills that employers are seeking like intercultural communication, adaptability, confidence, self-awareness, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and a greater tolerance for ambiguity.
EPA internship placements are extremely competitive and selective. We want to make sure you get the best fit for your specific needs. It’s good to keep an open mind about placements as there might be a great option you didn’t even think about.
Please note that all internships in Germany and Spain require intermediate language skills.
Politics & International Relations
Working for a Member of Parliament, a political party, or a consultancy provides for an extraordinary immersion into the heart of politics. Parliamentary interns are engaged in research, correspondence, and constituency casework. Students research local, national, and international issues, and write reports, press releases, subject briefs, and speeches. Those in constituency offices correspond with local constituents through email, letters, and at one-on-one meetings with constituents called, “surgeries”.
Marketing & Communications
Positions are available in digital media, marketing, public relations and more. You’ll work alongside brand managers and assist them on creating lasting communications through your words, understanding the overall narrative, and making sure the messaging resonates with the intended audience. Mastering the art of effective communications within a foreign culture will leave you well-positioned for future job opportunities.
Business
Health Science
Healthcare internships are available at non-profits dedicated to health issues such as Alzheimer’s or Multiple Sclerosis as well as organizations promoting health and nutrition education. Due to strict privacy regulations, one-on-one patient care is normally not available. Hospital and research positions are rare, but they are available at some sites.
Museums, Theatre, & Arts
Museum internships offer extraordinary opportunities to work as research and administrative assistants: preparing, mounting, and researching the history and background of objects; recording and cataloguing; as well as designing educational materials, leading school tours and planning and promoting exhibits for arts festivals.
Computer Science & Engineering
Museum internships offer extraordinary opportunities to work as research and administrative assistants: preparing, mounting, and researching the history and background of objects; recording and cataloguing; as well as designing educational materials, leading school tours and planning and promoting exhibits for arts festivals.
And More...
If you don’t see something you are interested in, please ask. We’ve had internships in dental offices, at veterinarians, and even dance therapy and therapeutic horseback riding. We are known for arranging bespoke internships. We can’t make promises, but we will try our best.
“The Bonn Program Director did a tremendous job in setting up an internship for me that was a terrific fit. I worked as a directorial assistant for a theater in (the stunningly beautiful) city of Cologne.”