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 Research MSc in Psychology
- Internship coördinator:
Gert-Jan Lelieveld - lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coördinator:
Gert-Jan Lelieveld - lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Gert-Jan Lelieveld - lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coördinator:
Anke Klein - a.m.klein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coördinator:
Anke Klein - a.m.klein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Anke Klein - a.m.klein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coördinator:
Henriët van Middendorp - h.van.middendorp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Thesis coördinator:
Henriët van Middendorp - h.van.middendorp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Eiko Fried - e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Internship coördinator:
Bryant Jongkees - b.j.jongkees@fsw.leidenuniv.nll - Thesis coördinator:
Bryant Jongkees - b.j.jongkees@fsw.leidenuniv.nl - Mentor coördinator:
Bryant Jongkees - b.j.jongkees@fsw.leidenuniv.nl