Swiss-European Mobility Programme

• Any public or private-sector organisation can host an intern, except for the European institutions, EU bodies or organisations that manage EU programmes, and the diplomatic institutions of the student’s country of origin (embassy, etc.).
• The internship must last between two and 12 months.
• The grant is CHF 440 per month for a traineeship in Europe and CHF 500 per month outside Europe.
• The internship is recorded in the student’s diploma supplement.
• Students must be selected, at the latest, during their final year of study and before their final projects or examinations (without exception!) and must complete their internship abroad within a year of gaining their qualification at the latest. In this case, the internship is not recorded in the diploma supplement and a certificate of employment must be provided by the employer.

• Interns must complete their internship before obtaining the degree for which the internship was intended.
• The internship must be part of the student's curriculum and must lead to the obtention of ECTS credits (by means of a subsequent internship thesis.
• The internship must be compulsory or optional (as opposed to a theoretical thesis) as part of the student's curriculum.
• The internship must meet the definition of an internship as per Management Directive 1.36. In other words, research or field stays will no longer be accepted as SEMP internships. They must be considered as mobility for study purposes.

Note: An additional condition applies in order to benefit from the grant: if the internship remuneration exceeds CHF 2,500/month, the right to the grant ceases.

1. Find an internship (paid or unpaid) in a business, hospital, laboratory, school, etc. in a participating European country or another country in the world. See the internship offers published by the European Student Network ESN.
2. Complete the "training agreement" form (in margin) in conjunction with your faculty’s mobility coordinator and the host institution.
3. Submit the form, completed and signed, to SASME. Note: the award of a grant depends on the funding available and is not guaranteed: grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis as applications are submitted.
4. Complete the “Insurance Declaration” form and return it to SASME with the grant agreement at the latest.
5. SASME will then send you a grant agreement to be signed and returned. 
6. At the end of your internship, complete the “Final report” form provided by SASME and return it to it.