Internships and research in the Netherlands
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?
Information from your faculty/study programme
Under your faculty or study programme tab you can read more about how to find and arrange an internship or research project.
Information sessions
Information sessions on finding and arranging internships and research projects take place on a regular basis. See the agenda for the latest dates.
Be well prepared
Before starting an internship or research project, always conclude clear agreements and record them in writing in an internship agreement. Also check your position in terms of intellectual property rights (IPR).
Questions?
If you have any questions, contact your internship or research project coordinator.
Preparing for an internship
The Career Service at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences offers support in preparing je motivation letter and resume / CV.
- Workshops CV, LinkedIn and motivation letter
- Open hour or appointment for a CV or letter check
- Online CV-check
Note
The Career Service is not a placement office. For internship assistance you can visit your internship coordinator. Click on the tab of your study programme for further information.
Internships
The internship is included in the compulsory programme of the Master's degree in Psychology. The extent of this internship is generally 10 ec, but can be further extended to 20 ec. Sometimes an extended internship is even a prerequisite for admission to post-master's education, such as the GZ program. For more information on this, see Postmasteronderwijs (in Dutch).
10 ec internship | 20 ec intersnhip
10 ec internship:
- Research Internship Psychology
- Practical Internship Psychology
- Internal Practical Internship Psychology (for the clinical specialisations)
20 ec internship:
- Clinical Practical Internship Psychology (for the clinical specialisations)
See also the studyguide
Internship vacancies
Vacancies for internships can be found on different websites.
Coordinators MSc in Psychology
- Internship coordinator:
Bryant Jongkees - b.j.jongkees@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Francesco Walker - f.walker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Francesco Walker - f.walker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
- Clinical Practical Internship, 20 EC:
Bianca Boyer - clinicalinternshipoo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Internal Practical Internship, 10 EC:
Leonie Vreeke - l.j.vreeke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Clinical Practical Internship, 20 EC:
- Thesis coordinator:
Lisa Schreuders - thesiscoordinator_oo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Marieke Bos - m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Neeltje Blankenstein – n.e.blankenstein@fswleidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Karin van der Hiele & Anne Cuperus
internshipcoordinatorneuro@FSW.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Rebecca Schaefer & Julie Hall
ThesisCoordinatorNeuro@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Julie Hall - j.m.hall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Hester Ruigendijk - seo.unit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Welmer Molenmaker - seo.unit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Thesis supervisor - Study coördinator:
Hester Ruigendijk - seo.unit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Zsusza Bakk - z.bakk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Tom Wilderjans - t.f.wilderjans@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Tom Wilderjans - t.f.wilderjans@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Margot van der Doef - doef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Margot van der Doef - doef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Margot van der Doef - doef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Chris Verhoeven - verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Margot van der Doef - doef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Judy Veldhuijzen - d.s.veldhuijzen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Kaya Peerdeman - k.j.peerdeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Chris Verhoeven - verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Anne van Giezen - klistage@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Anne van Giezen - giezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Nadia Garnefski - garnefski@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Anne van Giezen - giezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Study coördinator:
Joanna Mouthaan - j.mouthaan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
Elise Seip - seo.unit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coordinator:
Welmer Molenmaker - seo.unit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Scriptiebegeleider - Study coördinator:
Elise Seip - seo.unit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coordinator:
- Clinical Practical Internship, 20 EC:
Femke Stad - f.e.stad@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Clinical Practical Internship, 20 EC:
- Thesis coordinator:
Kiki Zanolie - c.k.k.zanolie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Esther van den Bos - bosejvanden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl