OPEC Internship Program for International Students


OPEC Internship Program for International Students. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund is pleased to announce the offering of internship program enabling students from several academic backgrounds to experience work with an international organization.

The Internship Program runs between two and six months and is designed amongst other things to provide a framework to support students assigned to any OPEC Fund department so that the focus remains on enriching the student’s experience.

It offers opportunities to focus on one or more of public sector operations, private sector and trade finance operations, grants, financial management and several other areas.

Opec Internship Details

Internship Sponsor(s): The OPEC Fund for International Development

Internship level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Internship Slots: Several

Internship to be taken at: Austria

Subject Eligibility: All disciplines

Country Eligibility: The internship is for international students.

Internship Eligibility

Applicants are to meet the following criteria:

  • Applicants who are recent graduates, having graduated a maximum of one year before the application deadline.
  • Applicants must be between 19 to 25 years of age enrolled in an undergraduate program (having completed at least two years) or graduate program.
  • Applicants must be proficient in English, knowledge of an additional language (French, Spanish, Arabic) is an asset.
  • Computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office)
  • Applicants must have deep interest in the work of the OPEC Fund.
  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate the OPEC Fund’s core values of Integrity, Empowerment, Excellence, Innovation, Community.

Application Procedures

Applicants must submit:

  • The online application form;
  • A copy of their university diploma or its equivalent, or an original letter of confirmation from a university/school certifying that the applicant is/was an undergraduate student.
  • A copy of applicant’s most recent university transcripts, showing the cumulative GPA or its equivalent.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

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