Both bachelor and master students can do an internship or research project abroad during their studies. The extent to which this is possible depends on the programme. Are you going to do an internship or research at an institute within Europe? Then you can apply for the Erasmus+ Grant and for the Amsterdam University Fund. Are you going to do an internship or research at an institute outside Europe? Then you can apply for the Amsterdam University Fund.
Students who will be doing a traineeship (internship or research project) within Europe are in many cases eligible for an Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant as a contribution to the additional living and travel costs. The general grant amount is determined by the European Commission and the Dutch national agency, the Nuffic, and is linked to the country of destination.
For more information about grant amounts and participating European countries please visit the UvA Erasmus+ website.
You will be doing a traineeship as part of your UvA curriculum:
You can also apply for an Erasmus+ Trainseeship Grant if you will be doing a traineeship after graduation at UvA, if you meet the following conditions:
The following is also important to consider:
Traineeships starting during 2020-2021 must meet additional criteria. For more information see www.uva.nl/coronavirus > Travel.
The deadline is one month before the traineeship starts.
Please note that during the course of the academic year the chances of an Erasmus grant may decrease as we work according to the first come, first serve principle. It is therefore wise to submit your application as early as possible.
You can only apply after you have arranged a traineeship abroad and the institute/company where you will be doing your traineeship is prepared to sign a Learning Agreement for Traineeships beforehand. To find out if the institute/company you are planning to go to is willing to do this, you can use the example of the Learning Agreement for Traineeships.
The application procedure starts with filling out an online application form (see link below). When filling out this form you will need to upload an approval of the Examinations Board or study programme that you are permitted to do the relevant study component abroad. If you do not yet have this approval, you can fill out the form now and email the approval later to the email address indicated below.
After this, the procedure is as follows:
At the end of your stay abroad, you need to have the last part of the Learning Agreement for Traineeships ('after mobility' part) filled out by your supervisor abroad. This document needs to be sent to the UvA Central Erasmus Office within two weeks after the end of your period abroad.
Furthermore you wil have to fill out a Particpant Report (survey). The UvA Central Erasmus Office will inform you about this report.
The UvA will facilitate Erasmus+ internships/traineeships in the United Kingdom during the academic year 2021/2022 in the same way internship/traineeships are facilitated to other Erasmus+ countries. It is therefore possible to apply for an Erasmus+ internship/traineeship in the UK during 2021-2022. More information can be found on Erasmus+ Grant FAQ.
Note: If the UvA cannot facilitate internships/traineeships due to the corona situation, you cannot receive an Erasmus+ grant for an internship/traineeship.
If you will be doing an internship or research project outside Europe, you can apply for a (travel) grant from the Amsterdam University Fund. If you will be doing an internship or research project within Europe you can apply for the Amsterdam University Fund, next to your application for the Erasmus+ Grant. For more information on the requirements for applicaiton and the deadlines of the Amsterdam University Fund use the link below.
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If one of the above-mentioned steps is unclear or you have other questions, you can contact the Study Abroad Office Faculty of Science .
Visiting address: Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam
Postal address: P.O. Box 94214, 1090 GE Amsterdam
At the moment we are not available by phone. Questions can be emailed to studex-science@uva.nl and will be answered as soon as possible.
Adjustments to consultation hours due to corona virus measures
Due to the UvA corona measures there are no regular consultation hours on location. To schedule a personal meeting (via Teams, Zoom, etc.) to discuss the possibilities of an exchange, (research) internship or other activities abroad, please send an email to studex-science@uva.nl.