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Newly qualified conference interpreters
Who can apply: newly qualified conference interpreters with a diploma in conference interpreting
Traineeship duration: 10-12 weeks
Where: Luxembourg
How to apply: complete the application form 
(available in French only) and send it by post together with the required documents
Other types of traineeships with the Court of Justice
European Commission
University students specialising in translation
Who can apply: candidates who have completed the first cycle of university studies and are able to translate into their main language from two EU official languages (one of which must be French, English or German)
When: summer traineeship: 1 March – 31 July, winter traineeship: 1 October – 28 February
Where: Luxembourg, Brussels
Application deadline: summer traineeship: 1 September, winter traineeship: 15 February
Grant: € 1,066.93/month (March 2009)
How to apply: submit the online application form and send it together with all the required documents to Directorate-General for Translation
European Parliament
University graduates with knowledge of at least three EU official languages
Who can apply: university graduates who have perfect knowledge of one of the EU official languages or of the official language of a candidate country and thorough knowledge of two other EU official languages
Starting dates and application deadlines (in brackets): 1 January (15 August), 1 April (15 November), 1 July (15 February), 1 October (15 May)
Traineeship duration: 3 months
Where: Luxembourg
Grant: € 1,190.71/month (2010)
How to apply: online application form
The European Parliament does not provide training for conference interpreters. However, it might grant a bursary to graduates with an interpretation Master's degree, who plan to take the interpreter accreditation test of the European institutions, to cover their stay abroad on an interpreting course in a selected European university giving linguistic support to other student interpreters.
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