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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.

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 Research MSc in Psychology

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