From paid publications and communications at one of the world's top-ranked EU think tanks in Brussels and energy and hydrogen policy at Hydrogen Europe, to remote UI/UX design and front-end development for a Greek energy platform, residential community work with unaccompanied minors and trafficking survivors at Equality Cooperative in Italy, the Caristo Lebanese social catering enterprise with Caritas Bulgaria, permaculture and co-living at a Latvian Community House, Catholic youth camps with VIAC in Slovakia, and Motion Picture Association anti-piracy work in Belgium โ this batch of 18 opportunities spans 10 countries across Europe. Ten fully funded ESC volunteering placements and eight paid or Erasmus+ funded internships.
Every ESC placement is fully funded โ flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Internships are paid or Erasmus+ funded, with Brussels grants up to โฌ1,200/month. A large group of deadlines falls 14โ30 June.
What's in this batch:
10 ESC Volunteering Placements ยท 8 Paid or Erasmus+ Internships ยท 10 Countries
๐ฑ ESC Volunteering Opportunities
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Social Project Design & Youth Work with SCI Italia ๐ธ
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Contribute to NGO communication, conduct interviews, take photographs, design and implement fundraising campaigns and develop graphic design skills with Indesign, Photoshop and Canva โ promote a culture of peace, human rights, solidarity and intercultural dialogue โ โ ๏ธ Good Italian and English required.
๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria โ Hope Without Borders, Caristo Social Catering Enterprise with Caritas โ
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Promote Caristo, a social catering enterprise preparing authentic Lebanese food whose profits fund social projects โ create content for social media, share impact stories, support outreach to companies and event organisers, assist with promotional events, tastings and marketing campaigns โ โ ๏ธ Driving licence required.
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Residential Community for Vulnerable Minors with Equality Cooperative ๐
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Support educators working with unaccompanied minors, victims of human trafficking and vulnerable young people โ help build relationships based on respect and legality, take part in domestic activities, accompany beneficiaries to social and health services, and organise workshops and work placement support โ shifts include weekends and holidays. Basic Italian and motivation expected.
๐ฆ๐น Austria โ Jugendcafรฉ Arena Youth Centre, Inclusion, Creativity & Empowerment ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 14 June 2026
Support young people aged 12+ in a youth centre rooted in inclusion, participation and empowerment โ assist with youth activities, help run seminars and events, work on social media and documentation, and develop your own personal project reflecting your ideas and culture โ afternoon shifts including Saturdays. Open exclusively to Italian residents.
๐ New to ESC volunteering? 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
๐ซ๐ท France โ European Awareness with Children & Teenagers in 44 Connected Villages ๐ป
๐ Deadline: 14 June 2026
Animate after-school activities for children and teenagers aged 10-18, supervise summer camps on the coast and work in animation and training centres across 44 connected villages โ run a monthly language cafรฉ, intercultural sessions for kindergartens and schools and mobility events โ โ ๏ธ Open exclusively to Italian residents + driving licence mandatory.
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia โ Short-Term Catholic Community Project, Youth Centre & Camps โ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 15 June 2026
Six volunteer spots in a Catholic NGO supporting young people โ help maintain the youth centre, work at different camps and community centres and prepare and lead activities for youth โ positive attitude to Christianity preferred, communication-level English required.
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia โ Hands-on for Community Building, Renovation, Permaculture & Co-Living ๐พ
๐ Deadline: 15 June 2026
Take part in renovating a Community House being transformed into a hub for sustainable local development โ join theoretical and practical sessions on permaculture fundamentals, seasonal landscape work and social permaculture โ develop your own microproject within a self-organised co-living community.
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia โ Catholic Community with VIAC, Working with Teenagers & Christian Values โช
๐ Deadline: 15 June 2026
Share Christian values with young people at a Catholic NGO, create posters and videos and contribute to youth development activities โ positive attitude to Christianity preferred, communication-level English required. Onboarding training included.
โ๏ธ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read โ and remembered. Read the guide โ
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Youth Day Event, International Team for a City Celebration ๐
๐ Deadline: 20 June 2026
Join 20 young people from Poland and abroad to prepare and organise a city event celebrating Youth Day โ work on creative, cultural, promotional and organisational tasks together with the local community โ specially designed for young people with fewer opportunities and no previous international experience. Open exclusively to Polish residents.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Summer Workshops & Activities for Children with Semper Avanti ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 20 June 2026
Support educators in running summer workshops, games, recreational activities and educational sessions for children across sports, theatre, languages, mathematics and music โ bring your creativity and energy. B1 English required.
๐ก What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude โ what makes a strong profile. Read the guide โ
๐ผ Internships & Traineeships
๐ฌ๐ท Greece โ UI/UX Design & Front-End Development for an Energy Platform, Remote ๐ฑ
๐ Deadline: 20 June 2026
A designer who can also ship code? An energy-tech company in Greece wants a UI/UX designer with front-end skills to craft dashboards, user journeys and customer-facing apps โ working alongside product, engineering and AI teams โ Figma, React/Next.js and a strong portfolio are your ticket in, and it can be done fully remotely.
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ Publications, Communications & Outreach at a Top EU Think Tank, โฌ1,200/month ๐ฃ
๐ Deadline: 21 June 2026
Build your comms portfolio inside one of the world's top-ranked EU think tanks โ running social media across X, LinkedIn and Bluesky, designing visuals, shaping newsletters and supporting high-level policy events โ a paid โฌ1,200/month internship made for communication and social science graduates ready to step into European affairs.
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ EU Policy in Copyright, AI & Audiovisual Issues at Motion Picture Association โ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 23 June 2026
Fascinated by where law, tech and the film industry collide? The Motion Picture Association is hiring a paid policy intern โ tracking EU developments on copyright, AI, platform regulation and audiovisual policy, and supporting engagement with the EU institutions โ a law or policy degree and fluent English are your way in.
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ Communications in Anti-Piracy & Content Protection at Motion Picture Association ๐ฌ
๐ Deadline: 25 June 2026
Want to work where communications meets the global film and entertainment industry? The Motion Picture Association is offering a paid communications internship supporting anti-piracy and content protection campaigns alongside the world's leading antipiracy coalition (ACE) โ drafting press releases, newsletters and social copy with teams across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.
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
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Creative Content Creator & Social Media for a Design Studio ๐ฌ
๐ Deadline: 26 June 2026
Obsessed with aesthetics and fluent in TikTok and Instagram trends? A female-founded design studio wants you to own its digital narrative โ ideating Reels, filming, editing, experimenting with AI tools and writing captions that tell the story behind the design, with real creative freedom โ an Erasmus+ DOT traineeship for content creators who pitch ideas instead of waiting for them.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ E-Commerce & Digital Growth at a Design Studio ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 26 June 2026
Take full ownership of the digital storefront of a female-founded design studio โ Shopify, SEO, photo editing and Meta/Google ads, all hybrid and flexible around your studies โ an Erasmus+ DOT traineeship made for design and business students who'd rather run a real online shop than just watch one.
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Media, Journalism, Art & Cultural Events with a Youth NGO ๐ฐ
๐ Deadline: 29 June 2026
Photographer, videomaker, writer or designer with a creative voice you actually want to use? Join an intercultural youth NGO and work across a media lab, an online magazine, a monthly cineforum and human-rights storytelling projects โ they're not looking for an assistant, they want your ideas. Working language is English, Italian not required.
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ Energy & Hydrogen Policy at Hydrogen Europe, Paid โก
๐ Deadline: 30 June 2026
Into energy, sustainability and EU policy? Hydrogen Europe is hiring a paid energy policy intern โ monitoring EU files, drafting position papers and consultation responses, and supporting meetings with members across the hydrogen value chain โ a CIP contract, an international team and a front-row seat to the green transition.
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
Eighteen opportunities across 10 countries in a single batch โ mixing fully funded volunteering with some of the most career-shaping paid internships of the year. Paid publications and communications at one of the world's top-ranked EU think tanks in Brussels (โฌ1,200/month), energy and hydrogen policy at Hydrogen Europe, remote UI/UX design and front-end development for a Greek energy platform, residential community work with unaccompanied minors and trafficking survivors at Equality Cooperative in Italy, the Caristo Lebanese social catering enterprise with Caritas Bulgaria, permaculture and co-living at a Latvian Community House, Catholic youth camps with VIAC in Slovakia, and Motion Picture Association anti-piracy work in Belgium โ these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
Belgium leads this batch with four paid Brussels internships covering EU think tank publications, Motion Picture Association copyright and anti-piracy work, and Hydrogen Europe energy policy. Italy follows with three placements spanning two ESC roles (SCI Italia and Equality Cooperative) and one youth NGO media internship. Germany has two complementary Erasmus+ DOT roles at a female-founded design studio, and Slovakia offers two complementary Catholic youth project placements. Three Italy ESC roles open ASAP. A large group of placements closes 14โ20 June. Act now.
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