Flanders Trainee Programme internships

You have two options to secure an internship for the Flanders Trainee Programme:

via the internship vacancies on this page.
via a spontaneous application to the multilateral organisations on the list below.

Vacancies

These organisations have a specific vacancy for an intern. So you can be sure that an internship is available at these organisations.

Administrative Assistant, UNU-CRIS(PDF file opens in new window)
Communications Internship, UNU-CRIS(PDF file opens in new window)
EU Affairs, UNRWA, Brussels(PDF file opens in new window) - Apply by 22 December 2025
International Fund for Agricultural Development, Brussels(PDF file opens in new window) - Apply by 9 January 2026
Communication, Media Relations & Partnerships internship at African World Heritage Fund, Midrand, South Africa(PDF file opens in new window) - Apply by 23 January 2026
Migrant Protection and Assistance internship at the International Organization for Migration, Brussels(opens in new window) - Apply by 1 January 2026

Check this website regularly or follow the Flanders Trainee Programme on LinkedIn(opens in new window) to keep up to date with new internships.

Multilateral organisations

Below is the full list of multilateral organisations that qualify for the Flanders Trainee Programme. You can spontaneously apply to these organisations to get an internship or respond to an internship vacancy on their website.

Internships can only take place at the headquarters or at a field office of these organisations in the areas of jurisdiction of the Diplomatic Representations of Flanders(opens in new window).

Multilateral organisations
Abbreviation	Multilateral organisation	Location of headquarters
AF	Adaptation Fund(opens in new window)	Washington
AU	African Union(opens in new window)	Addis Abeda
AWHF	African World Heritage Fund(opens in new window)	Midrand
Benelux Union	Benelux Union(opens in new window)	Brussels
BOIP	Benelux Office for Intellectual Property(opens in new window)	The Hague
CERF	Central Emergency Response Fund(opens in new window)	New York
CEU	Council of the European Union(opens in new window)	Europe
CJEU	Court of Justice of the European Union(opens in new window)	Europe
CoE	Council of Europe(opens in new window)	Strasbourg
CoR	European Committee of the Regions(opens in new window)	Brussels
CRC	Centrale Rijnvaartcommissie(opens in new window)	Strasbourg
CTBTO	The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization(opens in new window)	Vienna
EBRD	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (opens in new window)	London
EC	European Commission(opens in new window)	Europe
EESC	European Economic and Social Committee(opens in new window)	Europe
EP	European Parliament(opens in new window)	Europe
ESA	European Space Agency(opens in new window)	Europe
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization(opens in new window)	Rome
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency(opens in new window)	Vienna
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization	Montreal
ICC	International Criminal Court(opens in new window)	The Hague
ICJ	International Court of Justice(opens in new window)	The Hague
ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross(opens in new window)	Geneva
ICTY	International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia(opens in new window)	The Hague
IDEA	International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance(opens in new window)	Stockholm
IEA	International Energy Agency (opens in new window)	Paris
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development(opens in new window)	Rome
IHO	International Hydrographic Organization(opens in new window)	Monaco
ILO	International Labour Organization(opens in new window)	Geneva
IMC	Internationale Maascommissie(opens in new window)	Liège
IMF	International Monetary Fund(opens in new window)	Washington
IMO	International Maritime Organization(opens in new window)	London
IOC	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission(opens in new window)	Paris
IOM	International Organization for Migration(opens in new window)	Geneva
IPBES	Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services(opens in new window)	Bonn
IRENA	International Reneweble Energy Agency(opens in new window)	Abu Dhabi
ISC	Internationale Scheldecommissie(opens in new window)	Antwerp
ISO	International Organization for Standardization(opens in new window)	Geneva
ITC	International Trade Centre(opens in new window)	Geneva
ITCILO	International Training Centre of the ILO(opens in new window)	Turin
ITLOS	International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (opens in new window)	Hamburg
ITU	International Telecommunications Union(opens in new window)	Geneva
MLF	Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol(opens in new window)	Montreal
ODIHR	Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (opens in new window)	Warschau
OECD / OESO	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(opens in new window)	Paris
OHCHR	United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner(opens in new window)	Geneva
OIE	World Organisation for Animal Health(opens in new window)	Paris
OPCW	Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(opens in new window)	The Hague
OSCE	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(opens in new window)	Vienna
OSCE	incl. Representation For Media Freedom(opens in new window)	The Hague
OSCE	incl. Representation For National Minorities in The Hague(opens in new window)	The Hague
SADC	Southern African Development Community(opens in new window)	Gaborone
UN Habitat	United Nations Human Settlement Programme(opens in new window)	Nairobi
UN Secretariat	United Nations(opens in new window)	New York
UNAIDS	Joint United Nations Programma for HIV/AIDS(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNCCD	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification(opens in new window)	Bonn
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNDEF	United Nations Democracy Fund(opens in new window)	New York
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme(opens in new window)	New York
UNECE	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme(opens in new window)	Nairobi
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(opens in new window)	Paris
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(opens in new window)	Bonn
UNFPA	United Nations Population Fund(opens in new window)	New York
UNHCHR	United Nations Refugee Agency(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Fund(opens in new window)	New York
UNCRI	United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute(opens in new window)	Turin
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization(opens in new window)	Vienna
UNITAR	United Nations Institute for Training and Research(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNOCHA	United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(opens in new window)	New York & Geneva
UNODC	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(opens in new window)	Vienna
UNRCO	United Nations Resident Coordinator Office(opens in new window)	Malawi
UN-REDD	UN Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNRWA	UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East(opens in new window)	Amman
UNSCN	United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition(opens in new window)	Rome
UNU - CRIS	United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies(opens in new window)	Bruges & Tokyo
UNVFTC	United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights(opens in new window)	Geneva
UNWomen	UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women(opens in new window)	New York
UNWTO	United Nations World Tourism Organization(opens in new window)	Madrid
UPU	Universal Postal Union(opens in new window)	Bern
WBG	World Bank Group(opens in new window)	Washington
WCO	World Customs Organization(opens in new window)	Brussels
WFP	World Food Programme(opens in new window)	Rome
WHO	World Health Organization(opens in new window)	Geneva
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organization(opens in new window)	Geneva
WMO	World Meteorological Organization(opens in new window)	Geneva
WTO	World Trade Organization(opens in new window)	Geneva

Internships for which you cannot get a grant

Remote internships

A remote internship is not allowed. You must complete the entire period of your internship at the post described in the letter of confirmation from your internship supervisor.

Internships for a political group, embassy, or permanent representation office

You cannot get a grant for internships for a political group, embassy, or permanent representation of a country.

Contact

stages.dkbuza@vlaanderen.be(opens in your email application)

Koning Albert II-laan 15 bus 207

1210 Brussel

België