For the applicant

You can apply for IAESTE-offers

• in the main application round in February. Training periods for these offers are mainly in the summer. Main round 2013 was organized 4th to 15th February. The following main round will be in February 2014.
• in the applications re-round in march-april. In this round you can apply for offers that were not filled on the first round.
  
• all year round. Further information can be found under Applying all year round.

General criteria for applicants

You are eligible to apply for the IAESTE exchange program if you:

• are at least 18 years old
• are a fulltime student at a university or an institute of higher education
• are recently graduated
• are able to communicate well in English

Foreign students are eligible to participate in IAESTE exchange as long as they are degree students in Finland. Foreign exchange students are not eligible to apply for IAESTE trainee positions. Some other countries may also have regulations about the nationality of the applicant.

Please read carefully the information given on each offer to see if you are eligible to apply. Criteria varies per offer.

Application process

1. Familiarize yourself with the available trainee positions before filling in the application form. Apply only for those positions that you are both qualified for and able to participate in. Please keep in mind that study fields vary per country, and it's therefore important to read also the job description and other requirements when you look for suitable postitions.

2. Read all instructions carefully before filling in the application form.

Instructions for the Application Form (pdf)

The application is sent attached with English versions of a:

• CV
• student record transcript
• letter to the employer of every position you have applied for. Please read first the "IAESTE Covering Letter Guidelines" on the right column of this page.

Please prepare the required attachments before filling the application.

3. You can apply to four (4) IAESTE trainee positions. You can only apply by filling in the online application form.

4. Send your application to CIMO.

5. Only one candidate is chosen to each position. The application of the chosen will be forwarded to the employers. These offers can be applied only in Finland. CIMO will inform each applicant personally the results concerning all positions applied.

Applying all year round

Some IAESTE-countries have offers available all year round. In the spring time there are usually more offers but it's worth it to check the situation also at other times. These offers are open for several countries.

Instructions for applying all year round:

1. Familiarize yourself with the available trainee positions at the website for international offers.

International IAESTE offers

2. Once you have found a suitable offer send your CV and student record transcript to finland(a)iaeste.org and tell us which offer you are interested in. Don't forget to mention the rerence number of the offer.

3. We make sure the offer is still availabe and check that you meet the requirements of the employer. If everything is ok, we send you further information.