The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) offers internships for recent graduates, an extraordinary learning experience for personal enrichment and growth. The internships will take place over a 10-month period, from October 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027, and will be full-time at the Agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria. One position is also available in Brussels.
FRA collects and analyzes information and data on fundamental rights issues, provides assistance to EU institutions and Member State governments, raises public awareness, communicates its research findings, and strengthens cooperation and ties between stakeholders working on fundamental rights. For internships, candidates must be European citizens, have completed university studies within the last three years—no later than one month before the start of the internship—and have a good knowledge of English (at least B2). The main areas of activity are:
- Fundamental Rights Forum 2027.
- Communication and awareness (CAR).
- Media and public relations sector.
- Web and Publishing Sector.
- Equality, Inclusion and Sustainability (EIS).
- Equality and non-discrimination sector.
- Climate and Sustainability Sector.
- Age and social inclusion sector.
- Institutional Cooperation and the EU Charter (INST).
- Charter of Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy Sector.
- National partnerships and networks sector.
- Institutional Relations and Policy Sector.
- Brussels Liaison Office.
- Justice, Digital and Migration (JDM).
- Justice and Security Sector.
- Data and digital sector.
- Migration and Asylum Sector.
- Digital services and infrastructure sector.
- Financial and contractual sector.
- Human Resources and Legal.
- Data Protection Officer (DPO).
The monthly salary is €1.641,22. Applications are open until 4 May 2026. Click here to learn more (English page)