About the Traineeships
The European Central Bank offers different traineeship programmes for students, including PhD and graduates, in its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The traineeship programmes are:
Programme 1: Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme – Monetary Policy Research/Senior Management/Research Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
Programme 2: Traineeship in the Prices and Costs Division
Programme 3: Student Research Assistant Traineeship Programme - Senior Management Macro-Finance Team Research
Programme 4: Traineeship in the Information Governance Division
Programme 5: Traineeship in the Macroprudential Policy Division
Programme 6: Traineeship in the Design Team
Programme 7: The ECB’s summer research graduate programme in honour of Ivan Jaccard
As a trainee, you will gain an insight into the ECB’s activities and contribute to the ECB’s mission. The tasks performed by you as a trainee are supervised and vary according to the unit you join. Some examples include research, drawing up draft reports, compiling statistical data, performing operational tasks and participating in ad hoc studies.
Eligibility | Who can apply?
Students, including PhD students or recent graduates, can apply for a traineeship.
Candidates should:
- be at least 18 years old;
- be a national of a Member State of the EU or of an acceding country;
- have completed at least a first cycle qualification (bachelor’s degree);
- be fluent in English and in another official language of the EU.
Following their most recent qualification, candidates should:
- have a maximum of 12 months’ professional experience;
- have been a trainee for no more than six months;
- not have been an ECB trainee or have worked for the ECB previously.
Expenses and Benefits
- The trainee grant is the exact amount of €1,170 per month. The trainee grant is increased to €2,120 per month for trainees who have completed at least two years of PhD study and who apply for a traineeship vacancy that requires such a level of qualification.
- Trainees coming from a place which far from the ECB, more than 50 km. The ECB will pay for your accommodation for the duration of their stay. You can either stay in one of the residences with which the ECB has a special arrangement or receive a lump sum for temporary accommodation and move into your own temporary private accommodation.
- The ECB shall reimburse travel expenses incurred in the context of an external assignment, provided that these relate to travel of more than 50 kilometres.
- The ECB shall provide insurance for trainees against accidents at work under the conditions laid down in the insurance policy that the ECB holds with an insurance company.
Timeline
Application deadline: 5 January, 6 January, 7 January, or 12 January, depending on which programme you are going to apply for.
How to apply?
Firstly, create only one candidate profile in the online recruitment portal. The profile can be used to apply for any current and future vacancy at the ECB.
Secondly, choose a suitable program for your qualifications and press APPLY. Click here to see the available programs
Thirdly: Fill in all the required personal, educational, and experience data in English and submit your application before the deadline
More Details
For more details about ECB Traineeships for students and graduates, checkthe ECB website from HERE

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