Traineeships
The European Parliament offers different traineeships within its Secretariat in order to contribute to the vocational training of young citizens, and to the understanding of the working of the institution.

General conditions:
- be citizen of a Member State of the EU, or of an applicant country;
- be aged 18 or over on the traineeship starting date;
- have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU, and a good knowledge of two others;
- not have been awarded any other (paid/unpaid) traineeship by or paid employment of an institution of the EU.
- a small number of citizens of third countries may be awarded traineeship in the European Parliament.

Paid Traineeships cover:
1. Robert Schuman scholarships, general option (primarily economics, law, political science etc)
2. Robert Schuman scholarships, journalism option

Criteria:
have a university degree after a course or study of at least three years' duration;
submit written reference from university lecturer or from a professional person.

Paid traineeships shall be awarded for a period of five months.
The deadline for applications are: 15 October (for traineeships starting 1 March) and 15 May (for traineeships starting 1 October).
Each traineeship has its own specific criteria which can be found in the regulations.

Unpaid Traineeships are for a duration of one to four months. It offers young citizens the opportunity to complete a traineeship:
- as part of their course at university or equivalent institution;
- of a high-level vocational training  organised by a non-profit-making body;
- of a requirement for access to a profession;
There are three fixed deadlines a year: 1 October, 1 February and 1 June.

Study Visits
The study visits are intended to provide citizens of the European Union with opportunities for more detailed study of specific subjects relating to European integration, either through consultation of documents in the European Parliament's libraries or archives or through contacts with MEPs or specialist officials. Maximum duration of the study visit is one month.