We are looking for motivated mathematics and computer science students who are in an advanced phase of their PhD studies and who have been assigned a research project. To qualify for the CWI internship you are based in a country outside of the Netherlands. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion or national origin. However, each year at least one third of the internships is granted to female researchers.

Applications

Apply before April 30 and you will be informed of your selection mid May. 

If we haven't granted all positions in the spring round, there will be a second application round in October.

Start and end dates are flexible with regard to academic schedules, but you will be expected to commit to three consolidated months of full-time work. Please note that if you need to apply for a visa, the completion of the application procedure might be time consuming.

Visa or working permit

To enter The Netherlands you might need a visa. Once in The Netherlands a residence permit and/or a working permit is often required. Whether you need a visa, residence permit and/or a working permit is based on your nationality. The Personnel & Organization department (P&O) of CWI is in charge of applying for your visa. They will guide you through the whole procedure, step by step. You do not need to take any action yourself unless you are asked by a P&O employee.

To simplify the application process we would like to give you a few helpful suggestions. Please carefully read the section below in order to find out more about what it is we are looking for.

Resume, research proposal and letter of reference

Include in your application a resume, research proposal and a letter of reference. Only focus on the things you feel are relevant to the internship you are applying for.

Your resume includes

- Your email address
- Institute/university address and phone number
- Home address and phone number
- Academic research area
- Any awards you have received, articles you have published or conference presentations you have given. We do not need to see copies of any awards or publications, just a reference to them.
- Expected graduation date

Your research proposal

- Is 1 page maximal.
- Strong preference is given to research proposals on one of the five central themes around which CWI research is clustered:Software, Information, Life Sciences, Logistics and Energy.

Letter of reference

Enclose a letter of reference from one or two faculty members or academic advisers. If they wish to send their letters of reference separately, they can do so by using the email address internships@cwi.nl .

Please note that we prefer to receive all documents in PDF.

Questions

If you have any questions that are not answered on this website, please send an email to internships@cwi.nl.