The amount of financial support awarded is a maximum of CHF 3000 for an internship of three months, or up to CHF 1000 per month if the internship is for a period shorter than three months.

• To be a current MILE or TRAIL+ student
• To be admitted to an internship programme of an institution/organisation active in the areas of trade and/or investment
• To do an internship that involves work of an interdisciplinary nature
• To pursue an internship which is not sufficiently paid or unpaid
• To apply for financial support in line with the requirements specified here

• An application letter explaining the internship’s substantive focus, its purpose, and the interdisciplinary nature of the work engaged in during the internship.
• A letter from the institution/organisation offering the internship, stating: a commitment to accept the applicant as an intern; the importance of the internship for the institution/organisation; how the work engaged in during the internship is interdisciplinary in nature; and that the internship is unpaid.
• A statement on the need for financial support, including a draft budget.

The deadline for applications is

15 July 2025, 12:00 pm CET.