European Space Agency Announces Student Internship Program

Graduate students who are citizens of Canada, as well as those from more than two dozen countries throughout Europe and beyond, may apply.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, November 02, 2023 at 02:39 PM ET

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Applicants of the European Space Agency (ESA) internship program must be students, preferably in their last or second-to-last year of graduate school and a citizen of an ESA member country, associate member country, or European cooperating country. [Courtesy: ESA]

Key Takeaways:

The European Space Agency (ESA) is accepting applications for its 2024 internship program for one month, offering positions in diverse fields including engineering, science, IT, business, and administration.
Eligible applicants must be students, preferably in their last or second-to-last year of graduate school, and citizens of an ESA member, associate, or European cooperating country.
To apply, candidates need to create a profile on the ESA recruitment website, upload their resume, and submit a motivation letter, with selections expected by January.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) is accepting applications for its 2024 internship program, it announced Thursday.

“Applications are open for one month, and positions are available in engineering, science, IT, natural/social sciences, business, economics, and administration services,” ESA said. “This is your chance to kick off your career in the space sector.”

Applicants must be students, preferably in their last or second-to-last year of graduate school and a citizen of an ESA member country, associate member country, or European cooperating country.

Those countries include:

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom

How to Apply

Internship positions are listed on the ESA recruitment website. To apply, students must create a candidate profile, upload their resume, and submit a motivation letter.

Candidates will be shortlisted and selected by January.

Additional information about ESA’s internship program may be found here.