Academic Qualification and Other Skills Potential interns should have completed at least three years of university education, or a Bachelor's degree. In practice, most of our interns have a Master's degree or are very close to graduation. Ideally, you should be a student of law, international relations, political science, development studies or related fields. We cannot accommodate interns who study business administration, natural sciences or technical subjects. The minimum duration of an internship is four months.
Internships are possible throughout the year.
Six to 12 months of waiting time are not unusual. We will keep your application on file even longer if you wish. Unfortunately, internships within the UN system are unpaid. On top of that, living costs in Geneva are among the highest in western Europe. We know that several countries make scholarships available to students who take on an unpaid internship in an international organization.