Our intern­ship projects ben­e­fit stu­dents, ear­ly career researchers and pro­fes­sion­als by offer­ing them oppor­tu­ni­ties to: 

• Learn about FAIR data and open sci­ence with­in sci­ence, engi­neer­ing and design dis­ci­plines.
• Gain expe­ri­ence work­ing at a dif­fer­ent research insti­tu­tion and under­stand how large research-inten­sive organ­i­sa­tions oper­ate with­in the Nether­lands. 
• Become famil­iar with the nation­al (Dutch) and inter­na­tion­al land­scape on open sci­ence and FAIR Data and build per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al net­works with­in their area of work/interest.
• Boost their pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and enhance their CV through the devel­op­ment of new skills. This is project-spe­cif­ic but includes devel­op­ing inter­per­son­al skills such as pro­fes­sion­al­ism, lead­er­ship, net­work­ing, com­mu­ni­ca­tion and pre­sen­ta­tion, as well as tech­ni­cal skills, such as work­ing on open source projects.
• Inform and dri­ve open sci­ence and FAIR data ini­tia­tives with­in sci­ence, engi­neer­ing and design research dis­ci­plines. 
• Present their work at rel­e­vant meet­ings and con­fer­ences.
• Oppor­tu­ni­ty to join the 4TU.ResearchData com­mu­ni­ty.

Our intern­ship pro­gramme ben­e­fits 4TU.ResearchData and its part­ner organ­i­sa­tions by: 

• Increas­ing the vis­i­bil­i­ty and impact of 4TU.ResearchData and its insti­tu­tion­al part­ners.
• Rais­ing aware­ness about research data man­age­ment, FAIR Data and open sci­ence prac­tices among ear­ly career researchers and aspir­ing data pro­fes­sion­als who join as interns world­wide.
• Clos­ing the skills gap as interns gain real-world expe­ri­ence, and learn rel­e­vant and nec­es­sary skills to pur­sue a career in the research sup­port domain (third space). 
• Pro­vid­ing reg­u­lar oppor­tu­ni­ties to iden­ti­fy and recruit future employ­ees to join the organ­i­sa­tion and/or part­ner insti­tu­tions.
• Aid­ing com­mu­ni­ty build­ing efforts as interns join the com­mu­ni­ty and enhance the local work­force. 
• Increas­ing pro­duc­tiv­i­ty as interns assist staff/community mem­bers allow­ing them to ded­i­cate more time to accom­plish­ing high-lev­el tasks.
• Fos­ter­ing con­fi­dence and lead­er­ship skills in cur­rent employ­ees who co-devel­op, lead and mentor/supervise intern­ship projects. 
• Fos­ter­ing a glob­al per­spec­tive and an inclu­sive cul­ture as the recruit­ment of inter­na­tion­al interns brings nov­el, diverse and spe­cialised skill sets. 

Here are some exam­ples of places where you might want to look for fund­ing for your intern­ship:

• Euro­pean Eras­mus pro­gramme for stu­dent and staff exchange
• Open Source Pro­grams and Fel­low­ships
• Schol­ar­ship find­er
• Your home insti­tu­tion
• Your cur­rent fun­der (many fund­ing bod­ies which spon­sor PhD pro­grammes have internship/training schemes)

Note that this list is not exhaus­tive. There might be oth­er organ­i­sa­tions which could sup­port your intern­ship. Also, while we would be hap­py to sup­port your appli­ca­tion as a host­ing organ­i­sa­tion, we won’t be able to advise you on suit­able fund­ing pro­grammes, nor on eli­gi­bil­i­ty.

Infor­ma­tion about how to apply for each intern­ship project is detailed with­in the project descrip­tion. For gen­er­al infor­ma­tion about how to apply to one of our projects, con­tact our com­mu­ni­ty man­ag­er, Con­nie Clare (c.e.clare@tudelft.nl). 

If you work at a 4TU.ResearchData part­ner insti­tu­tion and have an idea for an intern­ship project that you would like to sug­gest and super­vise, please con­tact us for more infor­ma­tion on how to get start­ed.