Application Deadline: 03-January-2025, 11:59:00 PM
LOCATION: Switzerland
The WIPO Internship Program provides an opportunity for interns to complement their educational experience and to develop their professional skills and experience through participation in work in an international context. WIPO also benefits from the contributions of interns, who bring fresh perspectives and knowledge of the latest research in their specialist fields.
ELIGIBILITY:
Category I:
Individuals pursuing a first-level university degree who are in their third or fourth year of study and/or need to complete an internship as part of their degree requirements; or
Individuals who have obtained their first-level university degree less than two years from the date of the internship application; or
Individuals pursuing an advanced university degree who have neither completed the coursework nor the final thesis.
Category II:
Individuals pursuing their advanced university degree who have completed their coursework but not the final thesis; or
Individuals who have obtained their most recent advanced university degree less than two years from the date of the internship application.
Individuals who obtained an advanced university degree more than two years ago, and are currently enrolled in
subsequent post-graduate studies.
BENEFIT:
Category I: The length of Category I internships shall be at least two months up to a maximum of six months. Interns in Category I shall receive a monthly stipend of 1,645 Swiss francs including local transportation allowance. The above is applicable to all interns assigned to WIPO Headquarters in Geneva.
Category II: The length of Category II internships shall be at least two months up to a maximum of twelve months. This category of interns shall receive a monthly stipend of 2,170 Swiss francs including local transportation allowance. The above is applicable to all interns assigned to WIPO Headquarters in Geneva.