For decades, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) has offered Harvard College students invaluable professional and cultural experiences through an enriching program of internships in some of the highest European public service offices, private enterprises, and research institutions. These opportunities have enabled students to expand horizons while learning and honing new skills in an international environment, spurred academic inquiry on European issues, and built a lifelong appreciation for European cultures.
Summer Internship Grants
Luka Pavikjevikj (Undeclared, 2027) interned at Kathimerini in 2024
Application Overview
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year have closed.
CES offers two funding options for Harvard College students to intern in Europe.
1) Independent Internships
Students can apply for CES funding if they independently secure an internship that is tailored to their academic and professional interests.
**Students who arrange an independent internship in Spain are also eligible to receive funding from the RCC Grant for Undergraduate Internships and Research in Spain.**
2) Pre-arranged Internships
Students can apply for one the Center's pre-arranged internships:
- Bertelsmann Stiftung (Germany) – Summer Intern
- Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (Serbia) – Analytical Research Intern
- Center for Hellenic Studies (Greece) – Teaching Internship
- Cyprus Seeds (Greece) – Summer Intern
- Democracy and Culture Foundation (Greece) – Communications Intern & Editorial Content Intern
- Ethosfera (Spain) – Summer Fellow
- Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation (The Netherlands) – Summer Intern
- Mostar Summer Youth Program (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Youth Program Intern
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (France) – Archives Research Intern
Grant Recipients
The following students were Internship Grant Recipients in 2024.
Serena Jampel (History & Literature, Secondary Field in Folklore & Mythology, 2025)
Past Internship Grant Recipients (2012-2023)
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2016 Internship Grant Recipients
Marie Becker, 2018
Académie Diplomatique Internationale, Paris, France
Lindsay Bu, 2018
Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), Istanbul, Turkey
Michael Chen, 2018
The Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), Belgrade, Serbia
Eni Dervishi, 2017
ALDE Group, European Parliament, Belgium
Nian Hu, 2018
UN Watch, Geneva, Switzerland
Daniel Kenny, 2018
UK Parliament, MP Tom Brake, London, United Kingdom
Luka Kordic, 2018
Uni Credit, Milano, Italy
Kendra McLaughlin,
Mostar Summer Youth Programme (MSYP), Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Daniel Montoya, 2018
Académie Diplomatique Internationale, Paris, France
Garam Noh, 2019
OECD, Secretary General, Paris, France
Daniel Ott, 2018
UK Parliament, MP Greg Mulholland, London, United Kingdom
Karishma Shah, 2017
US Consulate General, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ryan Ward, 2018
US Embassy, Paris, France
