As an SLU student, you can do an internship abroad as part of your programme or independent courses. It’s a great way to apply your studies, gain insight into working life, improve your language skills and experience living in another country.
The Erasmus+ program
Through the Erasmus+ program, you can receive a grant to do an internship at a company, organization, or a university in any other EU country. You can also use the grant to finance going abroad in order to collect data/do research for an independent project, which will lead to a bachelor, magister or master thesis. The minimum duration for an Erasmus+ internship is 60 days, and the maximum duration is up to 360 days. During the period of your internship you need to live in the country in question.
Checklists
Below you can read more about the different kinds of internships and the different steps you need to follow. Even if an internship is not included in your study programme, you can add an international dimension to your studies by doing an internship abroad outside your study programme.
The internship should be carried out in a continuous period at a company, an organization, or an institution. The internship should be full-time and must be between 2-12 months, and must be able to have the credits transferred to your academic records at SLU. You can be granted a maximum of 6 months at a time, the number of months you can receive a scholarship for depends on available funds and competition.
To be approved for the grant, you must:
Be registered with the intention of completing a degree at SLU
Take the responsibility for finding your own internship placement which your course leader must approve
Complete a language proficiency test before and after your internship
Live in the country of your internship during the entire internship period
NOT receive any other scholarships from the EU or UHR during the same mobility period
After the internship has been completed, you must complete a survey of participation and submit a brief participant report that other students can read
Submit a certificate from your internship host that you have completed the entire period of your internship
Please note that you may be liable to repay a portion or the entire grant if you do not comply with the aforementioned clauses.
Checklist
Find an internship in an EU country. Start looking early!
Please keep in mind that if anything changes that may alter the plans for your internship, you need to contact mobility@slu.se as soon as possible. Should your internship be shorter than stated or in any other way alter, you might have to pay back the whole or parts of the scholarship transferred to your account.
Find an internship in an EU country. Start looking early! (Everything should be arranged at least two months before you will begin)
The internship should be carried out in a continuous period at a company, an organization, or an institution. The internship should be full-time and must be between 2-12 months. You can be granted a maximum of 6 months at a time, the number of months you can receive a scholarship for depends on available funds and competition.
To be approved for the grant, you must:
Be currently registered at SLU with the intention of completing a degree, OR within 12 months after completion of your degree at SLU
Take the responsibility for finding your own internship placement
Complete a language proficiency test before and after your internship
Live in the country of your internship during the entire internship period
NOT receive any other scholarships from the EU or UHR during the same mobility period
After the internship has been completed, you must complete a survey of participation and submit a brief participant report that other students can read
Submit a certificate from your internship host that you have completed the entire period of your internship
Please note that you may be liable to repay a portion or the entire grant if you do not comply with the aforementioned clauses.
Insurance is not included when you do an internship outside of your programme. You will need to organize your own insurance.
Please keep in mind that if anything changes that may alter the plans for your internship, you need to contact mobility@slu.se as soon as possible. Should your internship be shorter than stated or in any other way alter, you might have to pay back the whole or parts of the scholarship transferred to your account.
You can find more information about internships on the student web.
