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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

At present, it is not possible to apply for a grant, as no budget remains for 2026. From late 2026 onwards, new vacancies will be published here.

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.

Multilateral organisations
AbbreviationMultilateral organisationLocation of headquarters
AFAdaptation FundWashington
AUAfrican UnionAddis Abeda
AWHFAfrican World Heritage FundMidrand
Benelux UnionBenelux UnionBrussels
BOIP Benelux Office for Intellectual PropertyThe Hague
CERFCentral Emergency Response FundNew York
CEUCouncil of the European UnionEurope
CJEU Court of Justice of the European UnionEurope
CoECouncil of EuropeStrasbourg
CoREuropean Committee of the RegionsBrussels
CRC Centrale RijnvaartcommissieStrasbourg
CTBTO The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty OrganizationVienna
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development London
ECEuropean CommissionEurope
EESCEuropean Economic and Social CommitteeEurope
EPEuropean ParliamentEurope
ESAEuropean Space AgencyEurope
FAO Food and Agriculture OrganizationRome
IAEAInternational Atomic Energy AgencyVienna
ICAOInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationMontreal
ICCInternational Criminal CourtThe Hague
ICJInternational Court of JusticeThe Hague
ICRCInternational Committee of the Red CrossGeneva
ICTYInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaThe Hague
IDEAInternational Institute for Democracy and Electoral AssistanceStockholm
IEAInternational Energy Agency Paris
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development Rome
IHOInternational Hydrographic OrganizationMonaco
ILOInternational Labour OrganizationGeneva
IMCInternationale MaascommissieLiège
IMFInternational Monetary FundWashington
IMOInternational Maritime OrganizationLondon
IOCIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionParis
IOMInternational Organization for MigrationGeneva
IPBESIntergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesBonn
IRENAInternational Reneweble Energy AgencyAbu Dhabi
ISCInternationale ScheldecommissieAntwerp
ISOInternational Organization for StandardizationGeneva

ITC

International Trade Centre Geneva
ITCILOInternational Training Centre of the ILOTurin
ITLOSInternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Hamburg
ITUInternational Telecommunications UnionGeneva
MLF Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal ProtocolMontreal
ODIHROffice for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Warschau
OECD / OESOOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development Paris
OHCHR United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Geneva
OIE World Organisation for Animal HealthParis
OPCWOrganization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe Hague
OSCEOrganization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeVienna
OSCEincl. Representation For Media FreedomThe Hague
OSCEincl. Representation For National Minorities in The HagueThe Hague
SADCSouthern African Development CommunityGaborone
UN Habitat United Nations Human Settlement ProgrammeNairobi
UN Secretariat United Nations New York
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programma for HIV/AIDSGeneva
UNCCDUnited Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationBonn
UNCTADUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development Geneva
UNDEFUnited Nations Democracy FundNew York
UNDPUnited Nations Development ProgrammeNew York
UNECEUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropeGeneva
UNEPUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeNairobi
UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Paris
UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeBonn
UNFPA United Nations Population FundNew York
UNHCHRUnited Nations Refugee AgencyGeneva
UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s FundNew York
UNCRIUnited Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research InstituteTurin
UNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationVienna
UNITARUnited Nations Institute for Training and ResearchGeneva
UNOCHAUnited Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsNew York & Geneva
UNODCUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeVienna
UNRCOUnited Nations Resident Coordinator OfficeMalawi
UN-REDDUN Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ForestGeneva
UNRWAUN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastAmman
UNSCNUnited Nations System Standing Committee on NutritionRome
UNU - CRISUnited Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration StudiesBruges & Tokyo
UNVFTCUnited Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human RightsGeneva
UNWomenUN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of WomenNew York
UNWTOUnited Nations World Tourism OrganizationMadrid
UPUUniversal Postal UnionBern
WBGWorld Bank GroupWashington
WCOWorld Customs OrganizationBrussels
WFPWorld Food ProgrammeRome
WHOWorld Health OrganizationGeneva
WIPOWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationGeneva
WMOWorld Meteorological OrganizationGeneva
WTOWorld Trade OrganizationGeneva

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