Application Deadline

Applications 

  • Application period for traineeships starting in winter semester 2026/27: from now until 30 November 2026 at the latest
    (the application deadline for internships in the 2027 summer semester will be announced at a later date)
  • Application deadline: The complete application must be submitted online no later than 4 weeks before the internship begins (earlier deadlines are possible only upon request); for graduate internships: no later than 2 months before graduation
  • Upload all completed application documents to Mobility Online (including all signatures)
  • Minimum and maximum funding duration for internships: 2 months (Requirements can be found here)

Funding per academic year is subject to budget availability. Only one internship per academic year per person may be funded through Erasmus+.

>> Click here to apply in the online application database
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  1. First step: Enter your data in Mobility Online = registration
  2. Second step: Upload your application documents (pdf) in Mobility Online = complete your application

Once you have applied, you will receive all further information on the next steps by e-mail.

Application Documents

(to be uploaded as pdf onto Mobility Online)

Please find further information on personal data processing according to the General Data Protection Regulation here.

1) Learning Agreement for Traineeships 

  • print-out in Mobility Online;
  • upload with signatures of traineeship institution and Fachstudien-AG

2) Transcript of Records ("Studienerfolgsnachweis")

  • Download from BOKUOnline including your grade point average, short version (min. 20-30 ECTS, grade point average <2,8)
    (The minimum amount of ECTS does not apply for PhDs at BOKU)

3) Proof of Language Skills:
... necessary already at the time of your application.

  • Upload your certificate/proof in Mobility Online
  • Min. Level B2 of one of the working languages

  • Accepted certificates (grade “satisfactory” or better, certificate must not be older than 5 years!):

    If your proof is more than 5 years old, you can use it in combination with an English placement test (with minimum result B2) from the EU Academy as proof (instructions here in steps 8 and 9).

    • Secondary school leaving certificate/high school diploma
    • BOKU-International Relations-Language Course: minimum level III (for English), level "Fachsprache" (for other languages)
    • BOKU-International Relations-Language Certification
    • Certificates of other universities or cultural institutes (please always attach the course outline, minimum level B2)
    • Official language diplomas like Cambridge Certificate, TOEFL, DELF, etc., minimum level B2
    • Courses in English Language to the extent of minimum 30 ECTS (if English = working language of internship)

4) Application/Passport Photo: 

  • Upload of your photo
  • in jpg or png format,
  • max. size: 500 Kilobyte, recommended size: 273 x 355 pixel (b x h photo points)
     

Please note: cancellation fee: 50 Euro (from October 2026: 70 Euro)
If you decide to cancel your application after submission of your documents, we will ask you for an cancellation fee. Exception: severe illness (including medical certificate), travel advisory from the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, severe illness or death of a close relative.

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

How to find a traineeship

There is no database for traineeship offers at BOKU-International Relations at BOKU, but offers are published here.

The following links can help you to find your placement:

...or ask professors, at BOKU Institutes, take a look at information boards, partner universities, etc....