For more information on our traineeship funds, registration period(s) and the application procedure, etc. please contact: s-d.traineeships@europarl.europa.eu. Please note that we DO NOT accept spontaneous traineeship applications via this email address. Only applications sent via the online system (during the registration period) will be taken into consideration.
In 2022, the S&D Group launched the Michael Hoppe Fund for Progressive Communication, inspired by the work of its late Secretary General Michael Hoppe, a firm promoter of European Youth and their engagement in politics. The fund will enable young people to gain practical experience in the area of political communication within the European Parliament and with EU member states and European citizens. Political communication is a means to inform the wider public of the progressive ideas and deep-seated convictions that are at the heart of Social Democracy in Europe and in the world. We must express these ideas in a clear and concise manner that people can easily understand and that they find engaging. The candidate of this fund must prove her/his personal commitment to the values of social justice, sustainability and inclusiveness. Curiosity and openness to the world and the desire to interact with people is what we expect of our candidates. The applicants must have an academic or professional background in communications.
General provisions
In order to determine to the department that best suits your profile, you can find out more about the work of each team in our Secretariat.
To apply for a traineeship you must fulfil the conditions specified in Article 3 of the internal rules governing traineeships in the S&D Group and complete the online application form.
When applying online, you have a maximum of 30 minutes to complete each page of the application form. Please note that if you leave your application form inactive for 30 minutes, the data you have entered will be lost. We therefore advise you to read the internal rules before starting to fill in the application form online.
To prevent the system becoming overloaded by a large number of applications, we advise you not to wait until the last day to apply.
The application is submitted in a single operation and cannot be changed once submitted. Therefore, please make sure that it is correct and complete before submitting it. Once you have submitted your online application a confirmation message will automatically be sent to your email address.
Please note that incomplete applications will automatically be rejected.
