About this opportunity

The European Court of Auditors, the EU's independent auditor in Luxembourg, takes around 30 to 35 paid trainees per session for six months. Trainees join audit teams checking how EU money is spent, or work in translation, communications, legal services, IT, library and administration. Applications are open now for the session starting on 1 April 2027.

What you get:

A monthly allowance of EUR 2,000 for a standard traineeship, or EUR 2,300 under the Positive Action Programme for trainees with a disability
Reimbursement of one return journey to Luxembourg at the start and end, up to EUR 400
Accident insurance, with health insurance available through the ECA if you cannot arrange your own (one third of the premium, EUR 17.11 a month, comes out of the allowance)
Two days of leave per month plus ECA public holidays, and up to 4 days of telework a month
Seminars, conferences and training courses, and a cohort of trainees who all start on the same day

What you'll do:

Support a team of professional auditors analysing the impact of EU policies and checking for financial irregularities, sometimes travelling with them to another EU country
Or join an ongoing project in a non-audit department such as translation, communications, institutional relations, legal services, IT or library management
Work under a named traineeship supervisor for six months in Luxembourg, normally 1 April to 30 September 2027

Key dates:

Applications opened 1 October 2026
Applications close 30 November 2026 at midnight, Luxembourg time
Successful candidates are contacted about two months before the start date; unsuccessful candidates about one month before
Traineeship runs 1 April to 30 September 2027

More information:

Apply only through the online form linked from the ECA traineeships page; applications sent any other way are not accepted
You can apply to the standard traineeship and the Positive Action Programme for the same session
A separate traineeship in artificial intelligence (EUR 2,500 a month) exists; the ECA page says more information will be published soon
Full answers in the ECA traineeship FAQ and the ECA rules on traineeships

Who can apply

Be a national of an EU member state (candidate-country nationals are not eligible for the standard traineeship)
Hold a degree from at least three years of university study (EQF level 6), awarded before the application deadline
Thorough knowledge of one official EU language and satisfactory knowledge of a second; C1 in English or French is required
Never have done a traineeship of more than six weeks, paid or unpaid, at any EU institution, body or agency, and never have been employed by one as temporary, contract or agency staff, seconded expert or MEP assistant
Positive Action Programme only: a recognised disability, with proof from a national authority or a doctor's certificate issued within the last 6 months

About this opportunity

What you get:

A monthly allowance of EUR 2,000 for a standard traineeship, or EUR 2,300 under the Positive Action Programme for trainees with a disability
Reimbursement of one return journey to Luxembourg at the start and end, up to EUR 400
Accident insurance, with health insurance available through the ECA if you cannot arrange your own (one third of the premium, EUR 17.11 a month, comes out of the allowance)
Two days of leave per month plus ECA public holidays, and up to 4 days of telework a month
Seminars, conferences and training courses, and a cohort of trainees who all start on the same day

What you'll do:

Support a team of professional auditors analysing the impact of EU policies and checking for financial irregularities, sometimes travelling with them to another EU country
Or join an ongoing project in a non-audit department such as translation, communications, institutional relations, legal services, IT or library management
Work under a named traineeship supervisor for six months in Luxembourg, normally 1 April to 30 September 2027

Key dates:

Applications opened 1 October 2026
Applications close 30 November 2026 at midnight, Luxembourg time
Successful candidates are contacted about two months before the start date; unsuccessful candidates about one month before
Traineeship runs 1 April to 30 September 2027

More information:

Apply only through the online form linked from the ECA traineeships page; applications sent any other way are not accepted
You can apply to the standard traineeship and the Positive Action Programme for the same session
A separate traineeship in artificial intelligence (EUR 2,500 a month) exists; the ECA page says more information will be published soon
Full answers in the ECA traineeship FAQ and the ECA rules on traineeships

Who can apply

Be a national of an EU member state (candidate-country nationals are not eligible for the standard traineeship)
Hold a degree from at least three years of university study (EQF level 6), awarded before the application deadline
Thorough knowledge of one official EU language and satisfactory knowledge of a second; C1 in English or French is required
Never have done a traineeship of more than six weeks, paid or unpaid, at any EU institution, body or agency, and never have been employed by one as temporary, contract or agency staff, seconded expert or MEP assistant
Positive Action Programme only: a recognised disability, with proof from a national authority or a doctor's certificate issued within the last 6 months

€2,000 a Month European Court of Auditors Traineeship

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