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
Application Overview
Applications for Harvard College students seeking summer funding for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open. The application deadline is February 3, 2025.
Internship Opportunities
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:
- Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (Serbia) – Analytical Research Intern
- Center for Hellenic Studies (Greece) – Teaching Internship
- 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)