Internship, research or field work

It can be a challenge to finance your internship abroad. Check whether you are eligible for financial funding and grants.

When organising your internship, you can make use of an international internship agreement, such as the international internship agreement. Be sure to carefully review your course requirements when drafting an internship agreement. 

• Within the EU, you do not need a visa or work permit.
• For internships outside Europe, you always need a work permit and/or visa. Please note that arranging this permit can take a lot of time. In developing countries, this can sometimes take up to a year!

• Whether you are sufficiently insured during your internship depends on various factors, such as the amount of your internship allowance, the duration of your internship and your age.
• It is important that you thoroughly investigate your individual situation before you go on an internship and sign an internship contract. This includes what insurance you have, where you are going to live and how matters are arranged according to the law and your internship contract.

• When choosing a possible destination, take the following into account: Utrecht University follows the travel advice from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• We recommend that you register for the 24/7 BZ Information Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With this registration, you will receive information in the event of calamities abroad and changes in the travel advice. We strongly advise you to save the (emergency) number + 31 247247247 and download the '24/7 BZ Reis' app.

Study trips and negative travel advice

Study-related trips (exchange, internship, research) to areas for which a code red has been issued will never be facilitated. Study-related trips to areas for which a code orange has been issued will in principle not be facilitated, unless an exception request has been submitted and approved by the university-wide Negative Travel Advice Committee. You can find information about this procedure on this page.