CERN Internship Programme for Technical Students 2025
Applications are now open to apply for the CERN Technical Student Internship Programme 2024. Students who wish to gain practical experience can embark on the educational journey to Switzerland.
This international opportunity will enable all students to enhance their professional careers, especially during their advanced study programmes.
The CERN Technical Student Programme is a fully-funded internship programme for all undergraduate and master’s students. It provides you with a platform to experience an international environment with a high quality of life.
Students who are in the final year of their study programme and wish to pursue their final project should take advantage of this opportunity and learn under the supervision of the best and most distinguished academics, scientists and professionals.
CERN is a leading and well-known European scientific research centre. It supports students from all over the world to carry out their research and learn from the best and most competent researchers.
This year, the CERN Technical Student Programme will select 80 students and provide them with fully-funded internship opportunities.
The duration of the program is 4 to 12 months. So if you wish to apply, please read the information provided below.
CERN was established in 1954 in Switzerland and is an entity of researchers from various parts of the world who carry out their work in the area of high-level science and technology.
Details of the Internships at CERN 2025
Institutions where you will carry out your studies:
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland.
Levels and areas of study:
4- to 12-month internships for undergraduate or master’s students in the following areas:
- General / Civil Engineering
- Applied physics
- Materials and Surface Science
- mechanical Engineering
- Electrical / Electronic Engineering
- IT, Mathematics and Robotics
Who can participate?:
Students from the following countries:
- Argentina.
- Bolivia.
- Brazil.
- Chili.
- Colombia.
- Costa Rica.
- Ecuador.
- Mexico.
- Paraguay.
- Peru.
Scholarship endowment:
The CERN Technical Student Internship Programme will provide all interns with the following benefits:
- Monthly allowance of up to 3407 Swiss francs.
- Travel expenses.
- Health insurance plan.
- Paid leave of up to 2-5 days per month.
- Additional benefits in different open programs.
- Opportunity to explore Geneva, Switzerland.
Conditions that participants must meet:
- Belong to CERN member countries or associated states.
- Have completed 18 months of your study program.
- Be full-time enrolled students even during the internship period.
- Have good knowledge of English or French.
- A CV.
- A copy of your most recent transcript that provides an overview of your grades (if you download it from your university’s portal, make sure it is unprotected so we can open it).
- A reference letter from your university professor is mandatory. If you have one from a previous internship, you can add it as a second reference.
Instructions for application:
- Visit the official CERN website and click on the open programs.
- Read the program eligibility and requirements.
- Click on I’m interested.
- Fill out the form.
- Provide the required documents.
- Submit the application form.
