MSc students from Business Studies (in Astronomy, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Bio-pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Life Science and Technology, Mathematics, or Physics), Computer Science and ICT in Business for the public sector.

All internship programs at Leiden University must follow the UNL model agreement, ensuring the collaboration between universities and businesses while safeguarding trade secrets and intellectual property rights. Non-disclosure agreements are not accepted. Internship providers have a two-week response period to request the removal of confidential information. Failure to respond allows for publication of the full report.

• The UNL model internship agreement is established in consultation with the business community.
• It considers the duty of care and educational task of universities, as well as the competitive position of companies.
• The agreement is applicable to all higher education institutions in the Netherlands and is exclusively for internships within the country.
• No additional Non-Disclosure Agreements or other agreements are accepted.
• Trade secrets and intellectual property rights are adequately protected through the model internship agreement and the national collective labor agreement.
• There is a two-week response period for the removal of confidential information in the thesis or presentation.
• If the internship provider does not respond within this period, the internship report may be published in full, and the presentation will continue.
• Exceptions to the agreement, such as longer embargo periods or confidential appendices, must be indicated in the internship agreement form.

All project submissions MUST be in English. If the project requires a Dutch-speaking student, then you can state that as part of the project requirements. 

Please take note of each MSc programme below and create your project proposal accordingly.

Via this link you can upload your proposal

This is possible and it’s free to simply have your projects listed on the Project Marketplace. You will still need an account and follow all of the steps in uploading a project. On the project submission form you can confirm your attendance at the fair, by checking this option for all submitted projects. If your organization is submitting multiple projects and none of them are for the event(s), please mark each of the projects as not attending.

Your uploaded projects will still need to adhere to the Project Requirements

We believe in fair pricing to ensure accessibility for all, regardless of the size of your organization. The fees for each Science Internship Fair are tiered based upon the type of organization. When you register, we will assign the applicable tier. 

• €100 (startups, SMEs, government organizations, and non-profits), less then 50 people
• €450 (small-medium Enterprise) 50-250 employees
• €1000 (large Enterprise) more then 250 employees

If you do not wish to attend the event and instead only have your projects listed in the Project Marketplace, this is possible.

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The Science Internship Fair takes place on October 27 2026.

Registration is open with projects due on 4 September 2026.

The registration fee is due on 16 October 2026.

Students vote on the projects between 18 September – 2 October 2026.

The Event is located at the new Gorlaeus Building, Einsteinweg 55, 2233 CC Leiden

Public transport
It’s a 10 min. bus drive or bike drive from Leiden Central Station. There are several busses you can take (250, 23, 400, 401, 183, 30, 31, 38, 9)

Bike
You can park your bike at the bikeparking at the side of the building.

CarVisitors can park in Ehrenfest parking garage (Ehrenfestweg 1).

Students will vote for the internship projects; these votes will serve as a measure for you to assess the level of interest in your projects and give you an idea of how many representatives to bring.

Organisations’ tables will be grouped together into different areas at the LAUNCH in PLNT. The students will be rotated through each area throughout the event – allowing for all students to interact with every participating organisation if they so wish.

The Science Internship Fair will take place on 30 October. If you join us for this day, a single registration fee covers your participation including lunch and your own space on the event location.

During the event, your representatives inform the students on what the next steps are. Whether it is contact via email, setting up appointments already to meet later, or for students to come for a presentation at your organisation at a later date. The format of follow-up is different for every organisation.

Matching/recruiting the students is between you and the students only. The event itself is a meeting point to help ascertain which students are actively interested and qualified for your project(s) and organisation.