Thirty opportunities. All closing between 4 and 9 May. ESC volunteering, Erasmus+ training courses, youth exchanges, online sessions, and internships — all on the same countdown. From castle heritage restoration in France and forest ranger conservation in Germany, to women's empowerment community work in Spain, creative media storytelling in Sweden, Northern Lights guest relations in Iceland, and a SaaS business development internship fully remote from Portugal.
Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, and monthly pocket money. Erasmus+ opportunities cover travel and stay. Internships are eligible for Erasmus+ mobility funding. If you've been sitting on any of these — this week is the last chance.
📊 What's in this batch:
10 ESC Volunteering Placements · 17 Erasmus+ Opportunities · 3 Internships
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
Closing 4 May
🇧🇪 Belgium — Youth Centre & Summer Experience 🌊
📅 Deadline: 4 May 2026
3 months, sea vibes, youth centre chaos in the best possible way — fully funded ESC on the Belgian coast.
🇷🇴 Romania — Farm Life, Festival Organising & Community Action, Merry Go Tiun 🎪
📅 Deadline: 4 May 2026
Three spots, a farm, a festival, twenty volunteers from across Europe — if you feel that pull, that is your sign.
Closing 5 May
🇫🇷 France — Heritage Restoration & Cultural Events, Villandraut Castle 🏰
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Timber framing restoration, vibrant local festivals, French countryside — live the castle life while preserving history.
🇦🇹 Austria — Childcare & Education Volunteer, Kindergruppen, Vienna 👶
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Parent-run childcare spaces, your culture in the classroom — your ideas welcomed from day one. Vienna is waiting.
🇵🇱 Poland — Intergenerational Connection, Gardening & Cultural Exchange, Bridging Generations 🌱
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
A social garden, traditional recipes, craft workshops, seniors with stories worth hearing — two weeks that remind you what community actually means.
🇪🇸 Spain — Women's Empowerment, Social Support & Feminist Community Work, Avilés 💜
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Care spaces, support groups, sisterhood, a summer rooted in feminist values — LaTrebede is waiting.
🇩🇪 Germany — Forest Rangers, Heathland Conservation & Nature Work, De Meinweg 🌿
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
1,800-hectare nature park on the Dutch-German border — conservation work that no machine can do.
Closing 6 May
🇫🇷 France — European Ambassador Youth Project 🌍
📅 Deadline: 6 May 2026
Work with young people, organise events, represent Europe — real youth work experience in France.
Closing 7 May
🇸🇪 Sweden — Creative Media & Storytelling 🎨
📅 Deadline: 7 May 2026
Real projects, real campaigns, real creative work inside a team — this is where you build a portfolio that actually means something.
🇮🇪 Ireland — Intergenerational Care, Community Health & Day Centre Support, County Clare 🏥
📅 Deadline: 7 May 2026
50 years of community history, a host family, meaningful daily work with older people — open to France, Germany, and Italy.
Closing 8 May
🇮🇹 Italy — Intercultural Festival Experience 🎭
📅 Deadline: 8 May 2026
You don't just attend — you create the experience. This is where cultures meet and you are right at the centre.
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
Closing 4 May
🇪🇸 Spain — PRO Writing: European Project Design & Writing Skills, Training Course 📝
📅 Deadline: 4 May 2026
No fee, accommodation covered — you leave with a real project draft ready to submit.
🇧🇪 Belgium — Creactivate Yourself: Art, Creativity & Intercultural Expression, Youth Exchange, Antwerp 🎨
📅 Deadline: 4 May 2026
One week, four countries, a collective artwork showcased at a real gallery in Antwerp — no pressure, just create.
🇪🇸 Spain — Rural Identity, Visual Storytelling & Youth Participation, Youth Exchange 🌾
📅 Deadline: 4 May 2026
A village of 35 people, a river to swim in, a cook named Roberto — what does it really mean to be young and rural in Europe today?
🇪🇸 Spain — Sustainability & Environmental Action, Youth Exchange 🌿
📅 Deadline: 4 May 2026
9 days in Spain working on real environmental actions, meeting people from across Europe — the kind of Erasmus+ you don't forget.
Closing 5 May
🌐 Online — PST4Youth: Youth Participation & Local Environments, Training 🏙️
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Young people's wellbeing is shaped by where they live — this training teaches you how to help them say something about it.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — Digital Youth Work & Innovation Skills, Training Course 💻
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Already in youth work and want to upgrade with real digital tools — this is exactly the kind of project you should not skip.
🇱🇹 Lithuania — Camino Experience & Nature Connection, Youth Exchange 🌿
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Walk, camp, reconnect with nature while building real skills — not a typical Erasmus+. A full experience that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
🇵🇹 Portugal — Civic Engagement & Environmental Action, Youth Exchange 🌍
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Taking action, creating impact, making your voice visible — not just another youth exchange.
🇦🇹 Austria — Democracy, Digital Resilience & Critical Thinking, Youth Exchange, Austrian Alps 🏰
📅 Deadline: 5 May 2026
Medieval castle, fake news workshops, intercultural evenings, a trip to Hallstatt — this is what defending democracy looks like in 2026.
Closing 6 May
🇱🇻 Latvia — Leadership, Civic Engagement & Social Innovation, LEAD Youth Exchange, Liepupe 🌟
📅 Deadline: 6 May 2026
Coastal village, beach 4 km away, twelve days of leadership development — if you are 18 to 25 and ready to grow, Liepupe is calling.
🇮🇹 Italy — Sport & Entrepreneurship, Youth Employability Seminar ⚽
📅 Deadline: 6 May 2026
Sport isn't just about the game — it's about skills, mindset, and real opportunities.
🇧🇪 Belgium — Inclusive Youth Participation: Young People with Intellectual Disabilities, Webinar ♿
📅 Deadline: 6 May 2026
Barriers, practical tools, real case studies — a direct conversation about what meaningful participation actually looks like.
🇮🇹 Italy — Entrepreneurship, SMART Goals & Business Skills, Virtual Exchange 💻
📅 Deadline: 6 May 2026
No travel, no cost — real international experience from your laptop. Build real entrepreneurship skills without leaving home.
Closing 7 May
🇪🇸 Spain — Methods Matter: Facilitation & Methodology for Youth Exchange Leaders, Training Course 🛠️
📅 Deadline: 7 May 2026
Not the application, not the budget — what actually happens inside the room. For the people who run the sessions.
🇪🇸 Spain — Stronger Minds, Stronger Communities: Holistic Mental Health for Youth Workers, Training Course🧠
📅 Deadline: 7 May 2026
CBT tools, stress management, emotional regulation — a training that asks youth workers to take care of themselves first.
Closing 8 May
🇩🇪 Germany — Youth Participation, Democracy & Civil Society, Seminar, Berlin 🗳️
📅 Deadline: 8 May 2026
Field visits to Berlin changemakers, a pitch for your own project — 24 people from across Europe who actually care about democracy's future.
💼 Internship Opportunities
These internships are eligible for Erasmus+ mobility funding — check with your institution.
🇸🇪 Sweden — Architecture & Sustainable Living Design 🏗️
📅 Deadline: 7 May 2026
Design real living spaces, work on sustainable housing projects — this is where architecture meets real-world impact.
🇵🇹 Portugal — SaaS Business Development, Sales & Lead Generation, Shrubi, Remote 💻
📅 Deadline: 8 May 2026
Fully remote, real sales pipeline, growing no-code startup — if you want to understand how SaaS growth actually works from the inside.
🇮🇸 Iceland — Guest Relations, Grotta Northern Lights Apartment 🌌
📅 Deadline: 9 May 2026
Northern Lights, volcanic landscapes, international guests — a hospitality internship where the office view is genuinely unforgettable.
ESC volunteering, Erasmus+ training courses, youth exchanges, and internships abroad closing this week — between 4 and 9 May 2026 — represent one of the most diverse single-week deadline clusters of the year. Belgium, Romania, France, Austria, Poland, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Iceland all appear on the same countdown, covering everything from castle heritage restoration in the French countryside and forest ranger conservation on the Dutch-German border, to holistic mental health training for youth workers, a leadership development exchange on the Latvian coast, and Northern Lights guest relations in Iceland.
For ESC volunteers, eleven placements close this week — including feminist community work in Avilés, creative media storytelling in Sweden, intergenerational care in County Clare, youth centre life on the Belgian coast, and a farm festival in Romania. Every one is fully funded. For youth workers, the Erasmus+ training courses closing this week cover EU project writing, facilitation methods, holistic mental health, digital youth work tools, and civic engagement — all funded, all immediately applicable. For students, three internships close this week: sustainable architecture in Sweden, SaaS sales fully remote, and Northern Lights hospitality in Iceland. This week is the last chance for all thirty.
