Talent Programme for students
About the Program
DIGNITY’s Talent Program is specifically designed for ambitious students in the master’s phase of their education who are seeking an internship opportunity as part of their academic program or planning to write a thesis on torture or related topics. The Talent Program offers an inspiring and intense environment at the intersection of theory and practice. As a DIGNITY talent, you will have the opportunity to develop and contribute to knowledge production and the creation of a better world alongside other DIGNITY talents and under the qualified supervision and mentorship of experienced DIGNITY staff.
DIGNITY is a bilingual organization (Danish and English), and since the talent program typically consists of both Danish and international students, all joint meetings are conducted in English.
Important information regarding fall 2025:
Due to a renovation of DIGNITY’s office premises, we unfortunately cannot guarantee a physical workspace for interns and thesis students during the program. This means that participants in the program must be aware that, generally, no office space will be available in our premises for part or all the programs. This applies regardless of whether the placement is an internship or a thesis collaboration.
For the fall of 2025, it particularly applies that we mainly only offer thesis collaborations. However, there is an exception for the Rehabilitation Clinic, which still offers two internship positions for psychology students, as well as a few positions in DIGNITY’s International Program Department.
Key areas of work
- Prevention of torture
- Rehabilitation including MHPSS to survivors of trauma, torture, and violence
- Health aspects of torture including torture methods and consequences
- Public policy and advocacy
- Human rights and international criminal law
- Archival Work on Mental Health and Human Rights in DIGNITY Archives
- Justice for Human Rights Violations
- Climate Change and Conflict
- Public Health and Data
- Monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including qualitative and quantitative data
For interns at the rehabilitation clinic:
- Trauma treatment, psychotraumatology and neuropsychology
What we value
DIGNITY highly values interdisciplinary approaches to understand and address the complex challenges of torture prevention and rehabilitation. A key element of the Talent Program is learning from colleagues with diverse professional backgrounds and projects especially during the weekly meetings, where talents have the opportunity to interact with the wide range of professional groups at DIGNITY. These meetings are expected to be digital in the second half of 2025.
FAQ Talent Program
Read more about who can apply, deadlines and find out more about the two tracks; Interns and master’s thesis students.
Who can apply?
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be enrolled in an academic program with an internship option or plan to write a master’s thesis within one of DIGNITY’s key areas of work (mentioned above).
- Have a strong academic record
- Have excellent English skills
- For internships at DIGNITYs Rehabilitation Clinic in Copenhagen, fluency in Danish is required
The programs two tracks
Master’s thesis students and interns:
A place on the Talent Program offers you the chance to contribute to DIGNITY’s vital work against torture and violence and to collaborate with researchers and qualified program staff on ongoing projects either as a master’s thesis student or intern:
- Master’s thesis positions are available for 4-5 months. You will work on your thesis with co-supervision from a relevant and qualified DIGNITY staff member in addition to your primary supervisor at your university.
- Writing a master’s thesis at DIGNITY allows you to work academically on issues related to the causes, consequences, or connections of torture and violence, while receiving qualified co-supervision.
- Internships at the Rehabilitation Clinic last a maximum of one semester, where you work with traumatized refugees under the guidance of a qualified psychologist. You will participate in clinical work, interdisciplinary teams, and neuropsychological assessments. The content of the tasks in the second half of 2025 will depend on the possibility of being present at DIGNITY’s premises due to our renovation project.
- Internships in our International Program Department last one semester and offer you a unique opportunity to engage in and learn about human rights, torture rehabilitation, and torture prevention in practice.
- The Talent Program is unpaid, whether you are an intern or a thesis student. DIGNITY does not reimburse general expenses incurred during the Talent Program. Talents are therefore responsible for expenses related to transportation, insurance outside of the workplace, accommodation, and living costs.
How to apply
The Talent Program follows the academic year and runs twice a year with a spring semester starting around February 1st and a fall season starting around September 1st.
To apply, you will be required to prepare following documents:
- Letter of motivation of approximately 500 words, detailing:
- Your motivation for applying;
- what themes at DIGNITY you would be interested in working with and how your skills can be put to use within that theme;
- and whether you apply for a master’s thesis collaboration or internship
- Curriculum Vitae
- Grade report from your educational institution
- An example of your written work in English (preferably bachelor assignment or equivalent)
- If you wish to apply for an internship, you must also submit written documentation of the requirements for the internship set by your educational institution.
All documents must be in PDF format and sent to the following email: [email protected]. You can apply in both Danish and English, but we prefer to receive your application in English.
The application deadline for the fall semester is April 1, 2025.
You can expect to hear from us as soon as possible after the application deadline.
Questions regarding the program can be directed to our HR specialist, Caroline Bayer Jørgensen, via email at [email protected] or by phone at +45 31 66 59 35.