From bird protection and wildlife crime detection with BirdLife Malta and researching history censorship and persecuted historians at EuroClio's Network of Concerned Historians in The Hague, to socio-cultural activities at the "Pan y un Libro" library in a small Andalusian village, restoring the "Courage and Reconciliation" outdoor exhibition at a Polish memorial site, an inclusive community house with Piece of My Heart 8.0 EKH in Hungary, digital media and youth empowerment in the Alps of Liechtenstein, paid leisure and destination management at a 50-year-old luxury travel company in Ireland, and the Media Education Academy game-based learning training spanning Spain, Portugal and Czech Republic — this batch of 24 opportunities spans 15 countries across Europe. Eighteen fully funded ESC volunteering placements, four paid or Erasmus+ funded internships and two Erasmus+ online forum and training course.
Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Internships are paid or Erasmus+ funded. Erasmus+ trainings cover travel and stay. A large group of deadlines falls 15 June – 26 July.
What's in this batch:
18 ESC Volunteering Placements · 4 Paid or Erasmus+ Internships · 2 Erasmus+ Online Forum & Training Course · 15 Countries
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
🇱🇹 Lithuania — Social Service Centre, Sports, Arts & Music for Children with Disabilities 😊
📅 Deadline: ASAP
Make a real difference in the lives of children and young people with disabilities — through sports, arts, music, games and creative activities, help create a fun, safe and inclusive environment where children can grow and shine — lead a weekly group activity based on your own talents.
🇵🇱 Poland — Restoration of Memorial Sites, Historic Cemetery & "Courage and Reconciliation" Outdoor Exhibition 🕊️
📅 Deadline: ASAP
A meaningful team experience restoring and maintaining a historic cemetery for war prisoners and the unique outdoor exhibition "Courage and Reconciliation" — help preserve important sites, honour those who suffered and sacrificed and ensure their memory endures — stay at an International Youth Meeting Center with bonfires, mountains and connection with nature.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — A Step Towards a Fair Future, Community Support with At-Risk Children ⚖️
📅 Deadline: ASAP
Work with the Caritas team at a Community Support Centre serving at-risk children, their parents and relatives — promote the benefits of volunteering, encourage community involvement, support the development of volunteer programmes and gain hands-on experience from specialists — ⚠️ Excellent English + one other language required.
🇪🇸 Spain — Intercultural Projects in an Andalusian Village, Library, Hostel & Rural Life 🌻
📅 Deadline: ASAP
Support a small Andalusian village — run socio-cultural activities at the "Pan y un Libro" library, help maintain a youth hostel and training centre (gardening, painting, DIY), animate language courses, create informative posters on local flora and fauna and signpost hiking and cycling paths — open exclusively to French residents.
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🇵🇱 Poland — Municipal Library, Promoting Culture, Reading & Social Media Content 📚
📅 Deadline: ASAP
Support the staff of a municipal library serving the local community — help with excursions, workshops and concerts, organise language cafés, meet high school students, run handicraft and STEM workshops, promote reading among children and create content for Facebook, TikTok and YouTube — realise your own intercultural initiatives.
🇫🇷 France — Moi, Citoyen Européen, European Citizenship & Green Pact Awareness 🇪🇺
📅 Deadline: ASAP
Two spots in a project promoting European citizenship and democratic participation — design and run activities for children, young people and adults on mobility, citizenship, environment, rights and discrimination — introduce the European Green Pact, raise awareness of EU sustainable development and work with local associations.
🇵🇱 Poland — Municipal Kindergarten, Intercultural Education & English Through Play 👶
📅 Deadline: ASAP
Assist teachers in a municipal kindergarten with children aged 3-6 — bring an intercultural dimension to the education programme through workshops, presentations and classes that introduce your culture and language — teach English informally through games and exercises and join didactic and outdoor activities.
🇮🇹 Italy — R.IS.E., Social Farm, Daily Centre with Disabilities & Migration Centre 🌾
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
A diverse 12-month project across three settings: a social farm promoting rehabilitation and integration of disadvantaged people, a daily centre running art, recycling and kitchen workshops for children and adults with mental disabilities, and a migration centre working with adult and child migrants — ⚠️ Application only via Google Form.
✍️ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read — and remembered. Read the guide →
🇷🇴 Romania — Volunteering For a Better World, Street Art, Greenhouses & Anti-Discrimination 🎨
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Join a team of at least 20 volunteers to improve a community, bring people closer together, increase civic engagement and combat discrimination and racism — paint walls of schools for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, set up greenhouses for gardening workshops, run greening campaigns and non-formal education for kids.
🇹🇷 Türkiye — Sports, Arts & Disaster Awareness, Short-Term Volunteering Experience 🏃
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Take part in activities related to sports, arts, education, environment, healthy lifestyles and disaster awareness — join non-formal learning workshops on entrepreneurship, recycling, waste management, cancer awareness and personal development — contribute to digital content creation through social media posts, photography and video production.
🇮🇹 Italy — Housing Community for At-Risk Boys & Children, Education & Daily Life Support 🏠
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Support educators in a shelter for boys aged 13-18 and children aged 0-10 on a rehabilitation and social inclusion path — run after-school activities, homework support, foreign language lessons and creative workshops (cooking, theatre, music), organise celebrations and help with daily community life — ⚠️ Background in social work or psychology required.
🇲🇹 Malta — Conservation Assistant with BirdLife, Bird Protection & Wildlife Crime Detection 🦅
📅 Deadline: 3 July 2026
Assist a leading conservation NGO with fieldwork protecting birds on migration, detecting wildlife illegalities, identifying migratory and resident species, handling injured birds and managing rehabilitation — train in optical equipment, data handling and bird taxonomy.
💡 What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude — what makes a strong profile. Read the guide →
🇮🇹 Italy — L'Arca Organic Farm, Gardening, Animals & Kitchen with Garden Products 🌱
📅 Deadline: 10 July 2026
Two spots at a certified organic farm in Southern Italy offering a retreat to reconnect with nature and local products — take part in organic gardening, clean animal areas, harvest, support farmhouse activities and help in the kitchen with products from the garden.
🇭🇺 Hungary — Piece of My Heart 8.0, Inclusive Community House with EKH 💜
📅 Deadline: 16 July 2026
Support an inclusive and accessible community house where young people with and without disabilities meet, learn and participate together — organise local clubs, workshops, school activities and youth exchanges while providing personal assistance, accompaniment and mobility support — background in social work, psychology or special needs education valued.
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein — Digital Media & Youth Empowerment in the Heart of the Alps 📱
📅 Deadline: 20 July 2026
Social media content, videos, interviews, youth camps and workshops, all from a tiny Alpine country with Switzerland and Austria right next door — create, connect with young people and explore mountains on your days off.
🇫🇷 France — Culture at the Heart of Education at MJC Vire in Normandy 🎭
📅 Deadline: 20 July 2026
Work with young people aged 15-25 in local schools and youth centres, promote Erasmus+ and ESC mobility, support twin-city projects and run creative animation sessions — private French lessons included.
🇳🇱 Netherlands — Researcher at Network of Concerned Historians in The Hague 📚
📅 Deadline: 22 July 2026
Join EuroClio's Network of Concerned Historians in The Hague to research history censorship, document persecuted historians and build a global archive — private room, fee included, weekends free. Writing sample required. A year defending historical freedom.
🚫 "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 →
🇸🇮 Slovenia — Pulse of the Youth Centre, Sports, Music, Arts & Community 🎉
📅 Deadline: 26 July 2026
Join a vibrant youth centre full of volleyball, football, basketball, board games, billiards, table tennis, baking, model airplane building and music rehearsals — lead your own projects or jump into existing activities — private apartment with kitchen and bathroom near the centre included.
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
🇪🇸 Spain — Youth4Values, National Community Event on Democratic Participation, Online Forum 🗳️
📅 Deadline: 17 June 2026
A meeting space bringing together young people, social organisations, professionals and public representatives to present results of fieldwork on participation and democratic values — share conclusions, network, exchange experiences and explore new initiatives that strengthen youth participation and democratic development — ⚠️ Spanish language + Spanish residents only.
🇪🇸 Spain — Media Education Academy, Media Literacy & Game-Based Learning, Training Course 🎮
📅 Deadline: 3 July 2026
Develop media literacy, critical thinking and digital safety skills through practical, game-based methods to help young people navigate misinformation, AI-generated content and online risks — a three-stage learning journey across Spain, Portugal and Czech Republic — designed for teachers, youth workers, trainers and educators. ⚠️ Participation fee of 50 EUR per stage.
💼 Internships & Traineeships
🇬🇷 Greece — Hotel Service, Reception & Digital Marketing at Ampelia Hotel, Erasmus+ Grant + Meals & Housing 🏖️
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026
Dreaming of a Greek summer by the sea? Ampelia Hotel is offering its last Erasmus spot of the season — split your days between hands-on hotel service, reception and filming scroll-stopping social content, finishing every shift minutes from the beach.
🇳🇱 Netherlands — Graphic Design at andrews & degen Strategic Design Studio, €400/month Stipend 🎨
📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026
Picture yourself designing campaigns and visual identities at a strategic design studio in the Netherlands. andrews & degen wants a graphic design intern to create print, digital and animation work for clients across the world.
🇫🇷 France — Project Manager at a Franco-Finnish Chamber of Commerce, €9,000 FinnCham Grant 📋
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Want to run real projects in France? The Franco-Finnish Chamber of Commerce is hiring a Project Manager intern to handle events, communication, membership and business development across the French market — backed by a €9,000 grant.
🇮🇪 Ireland — Leisure & Destination Management at a Luxury Travel Company, €600/month 🧳
📅 Deadline: 13 July 2026
Dream of breaking into the travel industry? A 50-year-old, award-winning destination management company in Ireland is hiring a paid leisure intern — building itineraries, negotiating with suppliers, writing up experiences and supporting luxury travel programmes across Ireland and the UK — paid €600/month, fluent English required.
🗺️ 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 →
Twenty-four opportunities across 15 countries in a single batch — and this is one of the most distinctive long-form ESC and Erasmus+ drops of the season. Bird protection and wildlife crime detection with BirdLife Malta, researching history censorship and persecuted historians at EuroClio's Network of Concerned Historians in The Hague, socio-cultural activities at the "Pan y un Libro" library in a small Andalusian village, restoring the "Courage and Reconciliation" outdoor exhibition at a Polish memorial site, an inclusive community house with Piece of My Heart 8.0 EKH in Hungary, digital media and youth empowerment in the Alps of Liechtenstein, paid leisure and destination management at a 50-year-old luxury travel company in Ireland, and the Media Education Academy game-based learning training spanning Spain, Portugal and Czech Republic — these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
Poland leads this batch with three roles spanning the Memorial Sites Restoration project, the Municipal Library and the Municipal Kindergarten with intercultural education. Italy follows with three placements — the R.IS.E. multi-setting project, a Sicilian housing community for at-risk boys, and L'Arca Organic Farm in Southern Italy. Spain stands out with three roles including the Andalusian village library project and two Erasmus+ activities (Youth4Values online forum and the Media Education Academy training). Greece Ampelia closes 12 June. Netherlands andrews & degen closes 14 June. A large group of placements closes 15 June and 3-26 July. Act now.
