EUCN European Parliament Internships
Applications are now open for the EUCN European Parliament Internship for 2009.
MEP Inernships
Since 2003, the National Centre for Research on Europe, in conjunction with Members of the European Parliament's Delegation responsible for relations with Australia and New Zealand, has coordinated a programme allowing New Zealanders to work as interns for a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). This internship programme is now being organised by the New Zealand European Union Centres Network and in 2010 two postgraduate students from EUCN Partner Universities will be selected to work as interns at the European Parliament.
This programme forms part of the EUCN's wider objective to increase New Zealanders' awareness and understanding of the European Union. The internships are designed to provide post-graduates with an opportunity to experience working for an MEP as well as to assist their own research.
To be eligible for the internship you must be a post-graduate student registered at a EUCN Partner University for study in 2010 at the Honours, Masters or Doctoral level and a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
EUCN Internships
The EUCN is also pleased to annouce a new opportunity for students studying the EU in New Zealand at the post-graduate level (Honours, Masters or Doctoral) . We are seeking applicants for national EUCN Internships. These internships will be for between 1-6 months and will be undertaken with key actors in EU-New Zealand relations within New Zealand (for example the Delagation for the European Commission, New Zealand Europe Business Council or various Member state agencies).
Interns will be awarded a small travel grant to enable them to take up their internship and a grant of approximately $200 per week to help cover living costs.
Applicants will need to be able to work full time while undertaking the internship. Therefore, students are eligible if they have recently completed studies focused on the EU or are enrolled for a relevant course of study in 2009/10.
Timing for internships will be worked out in negotiations between successful candiates and the EUCN; however, due to the schedules of the host organisations this may require an amount of flexibility.
Application Procedure
Applicants for both internships are required to complete the online application form and upload the requested documents. If you wish to apply for both internships, please complete two full seperate applications.
Applications close 5pm 23rd October 2009.
To submit an application, please click here.
Reports From Past Interns
2009
European Parliament Internship: September 2009 - December 2009
Timothy Armitage, Full text
2008
European Parliament Internship: September 2008 - December 2008
Yoon Ah Choi, Full text
2007
EUCN European Parliament Internship: September - November 2007
Jordan Carter, Victoria University of Wellington
Report, full text (108KB) ; Power point presentation (5.45MB)
EUCN European Parliament Internship: May-July 2007
Gina Deerness-Plesner, NCRE presentation on internship experience. Power-point presentation (pdf.3MB) Report, Full text (pdf.179KB)
2006
EUCN European Parliament Internship: May - July 2006: a report
Anita Wreford (May - July 2006) Full text (doc.63KB)
EUCN European Parliament Internship: September - December 2006: a report
Simon Hollis (September - December 2006) Full
text (.pdf, 143KB)
2005
NCRE European Parliament Internship: September - December 2005: a report
Frendehl Warner (September - December 2005) Full text (.pdf, 238 KB)
International Business or Institutional Politics: The European Parliament Agenda
Sara Peary (February - May 2005) Full text (.pdf, 51 KB)
2004
European Parliament NCRE Internship Report 2004
Jamie Holder (November 2004 - January 2005) Full text (.pdf, 116 KB)
Inside the Caprice des Dieux: NCRE European Parliment Spring 2004 Internship
Jeff McNeill (February - April 2004) Full text (.pdf, 106 KB)
2003
Inaugural NCRE European Parliament Internships
Lucy Cassels (September - November 2003)
Contact Details
Applications can be submitted via email to manager@eucnetwork.org.nz with “EUCN MEP Internship Application” as the subject title, or by post to the following address:
EUCN MEP Internship Application
New Zealand European Union Centres Network
c/o National Centre for Research on Europe
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
For more information on applications or the application process, please contact:
Sarah Coleman
Projects Coordinator
New Zealand European Union Centres Network
phone: +64 3 364 3477
email: manager@eucnetwork.org.nz
We suggest that you contact the EUCN Staff Representative at your university to discuss the submission of your application. List of EUCN Staff Contacts at Partner Universities