Question
Anyone done the Iceland conservation programme? Do they actually cover the flight or just the stay?
The dare
25 countries.
Before you turn 25.
On someone else's budget.
25before25 finds you paid, fully funded internships around the world — the kind that cover your flight, your room, and your coffee. No savings plan. Just a work plan.
$0
your travel cost
What is 25before25?
A mission to live and work in 25 countries before you're 25.
Labs, NGOs, startups, ministries and universities run thousands of funded placements every year — and most go unfilled because nobody told you they existed. We did.
- Stipends that cover rent, food and weekend trains
- Programmes written specifically for 16–27 year olds
- No agency fees, no placement fees, ever
Built for
16–27
Students and early-career explorers. If you're in that window, this is for you.
How it works
Four peppy steps. Then your first country.
Build your profile
Two minutes. Age, field, languages, where you want to go. We use it to show only what fits you.
Find funded spots
Sort by stipend, length, region and funding type. Real placements, no agency fees, ever.
Apply and land
Direct links to the real application. Community threads on what actually worked.
Log country one
Every country you finish a placement in counts toward your 25 and unlocks the next badge.
The feeling
You, on a street you can't pronounce, on payroll.
Your mission
A mission that fills itself as you go.
Log every country you complete a placement in. Badges unlock at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 — the last one is the whole point.
Start my missionFirst countryTriple threatRegionalDouble digitsSeasoned intern25before25
Community
Ask the student who already got in.
Win
Country 11. Got a paid research assistant spot in Tallinn — €1,200/month and a room included.
Tip
Apply 9 months out for Japan. Visa paperwork is the slow part, not the interview.
Your turn
Start with country one.
No agency fees. Just the list, the community and a mission waiting to be filled.
Create my free profileCommunity, mission and progress are free. Searching the Opportunity Database is part of a subscription — see plans.