WHO may accept applications from those who meet all of the following conditions:

• The applicant is at least 20 years of age on the date of application.
• The applicant is enrolled in a course of study at a university or equivalent institution leading to a formal qualification (graduate or postgraduate). Applicants who apply for an internship within six months of completion of their formal qualification may also be considered.
• The applicant has completed three years of full-time study at a university or equivalent institution prior to commencing the internship.
• The intern is available for a minimum of six weeks and a maximum of three months. Exceptionally, through the approvals of the Head of the Technical Unit and the Director of the Division the internship period may be extended up to six months to respond to special academic requirements or particular needs of the receiving programme.
• The applicant is fluent in at least one of the working languages of the office of the assignment.
• The applicant is not related to a WHO staff member as defined in staff rule 410.3 (e.g., son/daughter, brother/sister, or mother/father).
• The applicant has not previously participated in WHO’s internship programme.