Compensation

Some organisations pay an allowance to cover living expenses, flight and/or accommodation. The allowance varies, depending on the location and position that you will be assigned to. These stipends are paid only to meet your daily expenses and are not considered to be a salary. However, a large share of internships is unpaid. As such, we cannot guarantee anyone a paid internship. If you require a paid internship in order to be able to cover your living costs, then you may still request a paid internship from us and we will try our best to secure one for you in your field of interest.

At many prestigious organisations, the number of applicants far exceeds the number of available positions, so employers receive highly talented applicants without needing to offer them any remuneration. NGOs often rely on volunteer work as they have to minimise their overhead costs in order to focus on their particular objectives and to be able to secure further funding. Many other organisations consider their investment in training the interns as sufficient compensation and do not offer any additional support. Further, internships offered outside of the Western world are frequently unpaid because many organisations simply cannot allocate any budgets to pay interns.