GET READY TO APPLY: Call for Expression of Interest: Internship Programme for Europe and Central Asia (REU)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Apply on their own site: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2601982&lang=en
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/fao-intern-call-reu-2026
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] a national of an FAO Member country, which every African country is
[ ] aged between 21 and 30
[ ] enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree at a university listed in the World Higher Education Database, or a recent graduate
[ ] studying now or recently graduated
[ ] you must already have residence or immigration status in the country of the placement before it starts
[ ] working knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish; no earlier FAO internship; no mother, father, sister or brother working for FAO

2. WHAT TO GET READY
[ ] Cover or motivation letter (Short, written for this one: why this, what you have done that fits.)
It also names something beyond these; read their words below.
In their words: "An online profile on the FAO careers portal, a letter of motivation, and evidence of attendance at a recognised university or a copy of your academic qualifications"

3. DATES
- Closes 31 December 2026, in 70 days.
- On the date, the listing says: The portal shows the closing time as '01/Jan/2027, 12:59:00 AM' at GMT+2, which is 31 December 2026 at 22:59 UTC, so treat 31 December 2026 as the last day. FAO keeps no roster, so if you are not picked before the call closes you apply again to the next call.
- Aim to send it by 28 December 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

4. WHAT IT COSTS YOU
- Nothing to apply. You pay your own accommodation at the duty station.

A job never asks you to pay to apply. A listing that charges shows the fee above, and it is paid only to the organisation. If anyone asks for money any other way, stop, and tell us: hello@qualifyafrica.com