Stavros Niarchos Foundation - Internships (2023 fall-winter internship cycle)

As active citizens of the world, young people have the power to catalyze positive social change and guide society along a path of sustainable progress. Many Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) grants focus on empowering young people—of all interests and backgrounds—and amplifying their voices.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Internship Program invites young people to apply for a four-month internship in Athens twice per year, from April to July and from October to February.

The next call for applications will be for the 2023 fall-winter internship cycle, October 3, 2023, through February 2, 2024. The application will be open from July 3 through August 2, 2023, and all applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by September 1, 2023.

If you aspire to be a part of

• An international philanthropic foundation that values interns as an integral part of the organization
• A diverse team that works with passion and persistence to help create a better world

Apply for the internship positions by following the directions below.

Internship Positions

We are happy to offer 53 paid internship positions:

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)

• SNF Departmental Positions:
• Communications Department: 2 Positions
• Technical Department: 1 Position
• Finance Department: 1 Position
• Information Technology Department: 1 Position
• Legal Department: 1 Position
• SNF Programmatic Positions:
• Health Initiative (HI): 3 Positions
• SNF Dialogues: 1 Position
• Related Nonprofits Organizations / Sister Philanthropies
• iMEdD: 2 Positions
• Regeneration & Progress: 4 Positions
• Vamvakou Revival: 2 Positions (This internship takes place in the village of Vamvakou village, in the prefecture of Laconia)
• Field of Life: 1 Position
• Major SNF grantees
• Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC): 15 Positions
• Greek National Opera (GNO): 15 Positions
• National Library of Greece (NLG): 4 Positions

Get ready to be actively engaged, observe, learn, meet people, discuss, share ideas, and build toward your future! Choose the position that best suits your personality, interests, and future plans.

Review process

The review process is carried out in two stages. The first stage involves the evaluation of applicants’ CVs and responses on the application form to establish a shortlist of candidates. The second stage involves virtual interviews with these candidates, conducted by small panels of SNF staff determined by which position the applicant is interested in.

Applications are evaluated on interest shown by the applicant, the relevance of their application to the position and the fit it shows with the culture of the organization, as well as the impact the internship could have for their professional and personal life.

About

Since 1996, SNF has committed $3.5 billion through over 5,200 grants in 134 countries around the world.

For over 25 years, we make grants to thousands of nonprofit organizations around the world. In this work, we’ve been guided by openness to the excellent ideas of people close to the issues, by collaboration with partners we respect immensely, and by a desire to create transformative change whose benefits multiply and are shared widely across society. Our mission is broad by design, encompassing grants to nonprofit organizations across its four program areas of Arts and Culture, Education, Health and Sports, and Social Welfare.