From a year of school band concerts, creative workshops and networking events at MAXIM Youth Center in Berlin-Pankow and music, creativity and conversations with elderly residents near Strasbourg, to paid public affairs at HOTREC representing hotels and restaurants across the EU in Brussels, business development at Polpo's AI-powered political intelligence platform, events and communications at WIL Europe's women's leadership network in France, rehabilitation activities at Auxilium social cooperative in Italy, the 5th annual European Youth Work Agenda Exchange Forum in Slovenia, and running a language club for locals and Ukrainian refugees in Latvian Jฤkabpils โ this batch of 16 opportunities spans 10 countries across Europe. Nine fully funded ESC volunteering placements, six paid internships and one Erasmus+ forum.
Every ESC placement is fully funded โ flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Internships are paid with monthly grants ranging from โฌ700 to โฌ1,055. The Erasmus+ Forum covers travel and stay. A large group of deadlines falls 30 June โ 12 July.
What's in this batch:
9 ESC Volunteering Placements ยท 6 Paid Internships ยท 1 Erasmus+ Exchange Forum ยท 10 Countries
๐ผ Internships & Traineeships
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ Business Development at Polpo's AI-Powered Political Intelligence Platform, โฌ1,055.94/month ๐ค
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Into the mix of tech, politics and sales? Polpo, one of Europe's leading AI-powered political intelligence platforms, is hiring a paid Business Development intern โ prospecting clients, mapping the market and promoting an AI SaaS product to decision-makers across the EU โ a paid, hybrid role with real mentorship and growth.
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ Communications & Events at FIA Region I International Motoring Federation, โฌ800/month ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 8 June 2026
Love comms, events and the buzz of an international team? FIA Region I is hiring a paid communications and events intern โ drafting articles, crafting newsletters, designing visuals, managing WordPress and supporting road safety and mobility campaigns โ paid โฌ800/month, for registered university students with the right to work in Belgium.
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Paid Customer Service & Sales in the Tourism Industry ๐งณ
๐ Deadline: 13 June 2026
Passionate about travel and great service? A company in Italy is hiring a paid customer service and sales intern in the tourism industry โ managing client inquiries and reservations, sharing travel tips, and helping coordinate bookings and itineraries for international visitors โ fluent English is your ticket in.
๐ซ๐ท France โ Events & Communications at WIL Europe Women's Leadership Network, โฌ700/month ๐ฉโ๐ผ
๐ Deadline: 14 June 2026
Passionate about communications, events and gender equality? WIL Europe is hiring a paid events & communications intern โ running the newsletter, designing visuals, conducting interviews and helping deliver high-level events alongside female leaders from across Europe โ paid around โฌ700/month, English essential and French a plus.
๐ New to Erasmus+ internships? Everything you need to know โ how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered โ is in one place. Read the complete guide โ
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ EU Public Affairs at HOTREC Hospitality Sector Association ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 17 June 2026
Want to launch a career in European policy? HOTREC, the leading EU voice for hotels, restaurants, bars and cafรฉs, is hiring a paid public affairs intern โ monitoring EU legislation, shaping advocacy strategies and supporting high-level meetings and events โ perfect for politics and international affairs grads ready to work where policy actually happens.
๐ญ๐ท Croatia โ Sales & Customer Service in the Tourism Industry, Commission-Based ๐
๐ Deadline: 20 June 2026
Want to sharpen your sales skills somewhere stunning? Join a travel team in Croatia as a sales intern โ promoting sightseeing tours, welcoming travellers from around the world and learning the tourism sales game hands-on โ commission-based earnings, an international team and a summer by the Adriatic. Move fast, last minute opportunity.
๐ Erasmus+ Opportunities
๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia โ Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda, Boosting National Processes ๐
๐ Deadline: 28 June 2026
The 5th annual residential event for key stakeholders shaping national processes within the European Youth Work Agenda โ engage in peer exchange, reflect on European policy developments, share successes and challenges, and shape future cooperation โ open to National Contact Points, ministry representatives, National Agencies and youth work networks.
โ๏ธ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read โ and remembered. Read the guide โ
๐ฑ ESC Volunteering Opportunities
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Auxilium, Rehabilitation Activities for People with Disabilities ๐ค
๐ Deadline: 30 June 2026
Support educators and users in two rehabilitation centres run by a social cooperative working in psychiatric care, disability, elderly care, schooling and training โ receive training on disability support approaches and after a few months develop your own personal project inside the structure.
๐ซ๐ท France โ Volunteering with Elderly People near Strasbourg ๐ต
๐ Deadline: 30 June 2026
Bring joy, music, creativity and warm conversations to elderly residents of a retirement home in Alsace โ studio apartment, meals, training and travel included. A deeply meaningful French year.
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ ESC-ELLENCE Multi-Area Volunteering with Studio Progetto in Cornedo Vicentino ๐
๐ Deadline: 1 July 2026
Join Studio Progetto's ESC-ELLENCE Vol. II in Cornedo Vicentino and choose your area: inclusion, youth, education or migration โ shared flat in Valdagno, โฌ6/day pocket money, โฌ180/month food and travel covered. A year of versatile Italian volunteering.
๐ช๐ธ Spain โ Leisure & Sport with Adults with Disabilities at La Vรญbria & LaFACT FUPAR in Terrassa โฟ
๐ Deadline: 1 July 2026
Join La Vรญbria & LaFACT FUPAR in Terrassa to support leisure, sports and daily care for adults with intellectual disabilities โ shared flat, โฌ340/month, Catalan classes and 5 volunteer positions available. A meaningful experience near Barcelona.
๐ก What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude โ what makes a strong profile. Read the guide โ
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia โ Run a Language Club for Locals & Ukrainian Refugees in Jฤkabpils ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 11 July 2026
Four months of creative workshops, cultural exchanges and language fun โ sharing English or your native tongue with locals and Ukrainians who've made Latvia their new home.
๐ฌ๐ท Greece โ Mental Health & Social Inclusion at IASIS NGO ๐ง
๐ Deadline: 11 July 2026
Develop and deliver non-formal learning activities for youth and people with mental health issues, fight social exclusion of vulnerable groups, create equal opportunities and organise a large-scale public event โ open exclusively to French, Italian and Spanish residents.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Youth Work, Music Projects & Creativity at MAXIM Youth Center in Berlin ๐ธ
๐ Deadline: 12 July 2026
School band concerts, creative workshops, networking events and the freedom to build your own project around your talents โ a year of hands-on youth work in vibrant Berlin-Pankow, learning every facet of the field.
๐ซ "I'm not qualified enough." "I don't speak the language." Four common ESC myths โ and the facts that prove them wrong. Read the facts โ
๐ช๐ธ Spain โ Local Engagement & Anti-Discrimination Work in Galician Cambados ๐
๐ Deadline: 30 October 2026
Add a European dimension to local activities, support youth information sessions and contribute to combating discrimination against women, young people and people with disabilities in a coastal Galician town โ stay in a historic building with shared kitchen. Open exclusively to Turkish residents.
๐ต๐น Portugal โ Local Engagement & Anti-Discrimination Work with AGESDER ๐
๐ Deadline: 30 October 2026
Add a European dimension to local activities, support youth information sessions and contribute to combating discrimination against women, young people and people with disabilities โ shared apartment with kitchen, accommodation, food and travel covered. Open exclusively to Turkish residents.
๐บ๏ธ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC and Erasmus+ programme and partner countries โ including many outside the EU. Check eligibility โ
Sixteen opportunities across 10 countries in a single batch โ and this list is unusually heavy on paid Brussels-based EU policy roles alongside long-form ESC placements. A year of school band concerts, creative workshops and networking events at MAXIM Youth Center in Berlin-Pankow, music and warm conversations with elderly residents near Strasbourg, paid public affairs at HOTREC representing hotels and restaurants across the EU, business development at Polpo's AI-powered political intelligence platform, events and communications at WIL Europe's women's leadership network, rehabilitation activities at Auxilium social cooperative, the 5th annual European Youth Work Agenda Exchange Forum in Slovenia, and running a language club for locals and Ukrainian refugees in Jฤkabpils โ these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
Belgium leads with three paid Brussels internships at Polpo, FIA Region I and HOTREC โ covering AI politics, motoring federation comms and hospitality sector EU advocacy. Italy follows with three placements spanning paid tourism customer service and two ESC roles. Spain offers two complementary social inclusion placements โ disability support near Barcelona and Galician anti-discrimination work. Polpo opens now (ASAP). FIA Region I closes 8 June. A large group of placements closes 30 June โ 12 July. Act now.
