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Research internships at KU Leuven

Are you looking for an alternative academic avenue abroad?

Explore tuition-free research internships at one of Europe's oldest and most research-intensive universities These opportunities are exclusively available to students from selected partner institutions. Regardless of your field or academic level, take the next step in your academic journey at KU Leuven

• Research stay for students
• Tuition-free
• All levels of study
• Flexible timing
• All major research areas at Europe's most innovative university
  
  

Find your internship

Explore our open vacancies across a wide range of research areas in our projects portal below.

Undergraduate internships

Undergraduate-level internships are aimed at students with 1 to 3 years of higher education study experience in their field of interest. Undergraduate programmes at KU Leuven refer to bachelor degrees that typically last 3 years and provide students with the basic knowledge and skills in their chosen field of study.

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Graduate internships

Graduate-level internships are aimed at students with 3 or more years of higher education study experience in their field of interested and who have successfully completed their undergraduate studies. Graduate programmes at KU Leuven refer to advanced academic degrees such as master's and doctoral programmes.

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Have you found your internship? Submit your application at least 5 months before the start of your internship. Eligible students from the participating partner institutions who successfully apply through this page will receive a tuition fee waiver.

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