From permaculture and clay-house eco-living in the Balkan Mountains and nature conservation in the Austrian Alps, to peacebuilding finance with MPDL in Amman, a Green ESC partnership in Tunisia, socio-educational work with at-risk youth in Valladolid, an eco-building summer at a film school in Lyon, a biodynamic social farm working alongside people with intellectual disabilities in Vorarlberg, and bioprocess engineering research at Ghent University — this batch of 16 opportunities spans 10 countries across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Twelve fully funded ESC volunteering placements, three paid or Erasmus+ funded internships, and one Erasmus+ Partnership Building Activity.
Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Internships are paid or Erasmus+ funded — several include accommodation. Several deadlines close within the next week.
📊 What's in this batch:
12 ESC Volunteering Placements · 3 Internships · 1 Erasmus+ Partnership Building Activity · 10 Countries
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
Closing 26–27 May
🇮🇹 Italy — Sustainability, Summer Camp & Rural Life in a Southern Italian Village, Campania 🍇
📅 Deadline: 26 May 2026
Three volunteers already packed, one spot left — and it could be yours — grape and olive oil production, summer camps with kids, festivals and community living in a beautiful corner of Campania — if sustainability is your heartbeat and you can move fast, this team is waiting for its final member.
🇳🇱 Netherlands — Social Media, Photography & Storytelling at a Youth Center Near The Hague 📸
📅 Deadline: 27 May 2026
Camera in hand, 150 kids in motion, and a summer spent capturing the chaos, the laughter and the magic of youth work — if you love photography, video and telling real stories through a lens, this is where your content skills meet genuine purpose.
📋 New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know — how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered — is in one place. Read the complete guide →
Closing 29–31 May
🇦🇹 Austria — Nature Conservation & Biodiversity Protection in the Austrian Alps 🏔️
📅 Deadline: 29 May 2026
Nineteen days in a national park, hands in the earth, removing invasive species and protecting some of the most stunning mountain habitats in Europe — eco-lodges, shared meals, alpine air, and a team that cares about the planet as much as you do.
🇫🇷 France — Outdoor Work, Eco-Building & Cinema Vibes at a Film School in Lyon 🎬
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Earth, wood, paint, and a film school garden waiting to be transformed — plus a taste of the cinema world on the side — two weeks of hands-on outdoor work, shared vegetarian meals and an international team in one of France's most exciting cities.
🇵🇱 Poland — Art, Creativity & Cultural Event Organisation in Krakow 🎨
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Six volunteers, cultural clubs, a big arts centre, and even the coolest high school in the city — Krakow is opening its creative doors and asking you to fill them with your ideas. A whole year to share what makes you, you.
🇫🇷 France — Bringing Europe to Life with Local Citizens, Kids & Teenagers, Le Mans 🇪🇺
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Walking into classrooms to talk about your country, building your own playful tools to explain the EU, leading workshops where curiosity beats fear of "the other" — if you believe connection is what builds peace, the House of Europe wants you on the team.
✍️ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read — and remembered. Read the guide →
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — Permaculture, Eco-Living & Regenerative Farming in the Balkan Mountains 🌱
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Clay houses, mountain mornings, plant-based meals, and 22 years of community wisdom to learn from — a full reset: growing your own food, building with your hands, and reconnecting with what actually matters. If your soul has been craving slow, intentional living, the Vegetarium is calling.
🇫🇷 France — Youth Services & Info Hub for All Ages with the City of Le Mans 🎨
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
A free drop-in space where young people figure out their futures — and you get to choose your audience, from little kids to young adults — events, culture, mobility info, art projects — a year as flexible as your own interests.
🇦🇹 Austria — Plant Nursery & Inclusion Work at a Biodynamic Social Farm, Vorarlberg 🌻
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
"People need people" — that's the whole philosophy here — working in the plant nursery alongside people with intellectual disabilities, growing things together, building independence and dignity one day at a time — if a biodynamic farm in the Austrian mountains sounds like the heart-work you've been craving, this is it.
💡 What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude — what makes a strong profile. Read the guide →
Closing 1–21 June
🇪🇸 Spain — Socio-Educational Work with At-Risk Youth & Addiction Recovery, Valladolid ⚽
📅 Deadline: 1 June 2026
Sport as a bridge, trust as the goal, and real work alongside young people at risk of exclusion and adults rebuilding their lives — heavy, human, meaningful work. If you're someone people instinctively trust, Valladolid has a place for you.
🇫🇷 France — Sport, Culture & Solidarity at an Asylum Seekers Center in the French Alps 🏔️
📅 Deadline: 5 June 2026
Snow sports, climbing, vegetable gardens, anti-racism workshops — and people who genuinely need someone in their corner — this isn't volunteering from a distance; it's showing up, day after day, for asylum seekers rebuilding their lives.
🇯🇴 Jordan — Financial & Administrative Management Support with MPDL, Amman 📊
📅 Deadline: 21 June 2026
If numbers, budgets and the quiet backbone of humanitarian projects are where you shine, this is your seat at the table — nine months in Amman supporting the financial side of real development and peacebuilding work, with a mentor by your side the whole way.
🚫 "I'm not qualified enough." "I don't speak the language." Four common ESC myths — and the facts that prove them wrong. Read the facts →
💼 Internships & Traineeships
🇧🇪 Belgium — Bioprocess Engineering Research at Ghent University CMET Lab 🧪
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Biodegradable plastics production using microbial fermentation — an Erasmus+ research internship perfect for biotech and bioengineering students.
🇫🇷 France — Spanish Language Assistant in Gascony, Monthly Grant + Accommodation 🇪🇸
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Nine months at an agricultural high school in Auch sharing your culture with students and staff — native Spanish speakers wanted. Accommodation, transport and lunch vouchers included.
🇦🇹 Austria — Vintage Fashion Retail Experience at Marcy Vintage, Vienna 👗
📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026
A part-time store assistant role with lunch vouchers, flexible hours and creative work in visual merchandising — if you love fashion and sustainability, this is your Erasmus internship.
🤝 Erasmus+ Opportunities
🇹🇳 Tunisia — Develop the Green Dimension of ESC Projects, Partnership Building Activity 🌱
📅 Deadline: 3 June 2026
Forty organisations, one shared goal: making the European Solidarity Corps greener and more connected across borders — five days in Tunisia building real partnerships with neighbouring countries and turning sustainability talk into actual project ideas.
🗺️ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC and Erasmus+ programme and partner countries — including many outside the EU. Check eligibility →
Sixteen opportunities across 10 countries in a single batch — mixing fully funded volunteering, professional internships and Erasmus+ partnership building across three continents. Permaculture and clay-house eco-living in the Balkan Mountains, nature conservation in an Austrian alpine national park, peacebuilding finance with MPDL in Amman, a Green ESC partnership in Tunisia, socio-educational work with at-risk youth in Valladolid, an eco-building summer at a film school in Lyon, a biodynamic social farm in Vorarlberg, and bioprocess engineering research on biodegradable plastics at Ghent University — these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
France leads this batch with five placements spanning EU citizenship work in Le Mans, eco-building in Lyon, asylum seeker solidarity in the Alps, and a Spanish language assistant role in Gascony. Austria follows with alpine conservation, a biodynamic inclusion farm and vintage fashion retail in Vienna. For ESC volunteers, twelve placements range from photography near The Hague to permaculture in Bulgaria and peacebuilding finance in Amman. Italy Campania has one spot left, closing 26 May. A large group of ESC placements closes 31 May. Act now.
