Robeco Summer Internship 2025
Six reasons to join our summer internship
Do you want to experience the fast-paced world of investing at a pioneer in the field of Sustainable Investing? Join our summer internship program! During these eight-to-ten weeks, you’ll be fully immersed in the activities of one of our departments and make a real impact. The program will give you meaningful, fun, and challenging experiences, and show you what it’s like to be part of Robeco!
Gain practical experience
Learn from experience industry experts
Social activities, networking events & workshops
Meaningful research with real-world impact
Fantastic working environment
Job opportunities after the internship
Practical details:
Location: Headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Period: July - August 2025
Duration: 8-10 weeks
Applications open: October 2024
Applications close: November 26th, 2024
Founded in 1929, Robeco is a pure-play international asset manager with headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and 15 more offices worldwide. A global leader in sustainable investing since 1995, Robeco is a pioneer in sustainable as well as fundamental and quantitative research, driving investment strategies for a broad range of asset classes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information on how to apply, eligibility criteria, and examples of internship projects.
Frequently asked questions
Which teams are hiring summer interns?
During the application process you can indicate a preference for one area of interest. If invited for interviews, you will have conversations with colleagues from the corresponding department.
Fundamental Equity Investing is where it all started for Robeco. It’s arguably the purest form of investing: people trying to find the most attractive companies to invest in. We base our investment decisions on in-depth fundamental research into businesses, sectors, macroeconomics and trends.
Fixed Income Investing is where complexity meets creativity. The Fixed Income team invests in government- and company-issued debt across a wide variety of sectors, countries, and ratings. We offer opportunities across Global Macro and Credit Research.
Quantitative Research is in Robeco’s DNA. We make our investment decisions based on hidden relationships in our data using state-of-the-art techniques. We offer opportunities across Quantitative Fixed Income and Quantitative Equities Research.
Multi-Asset Investing is at the intersection of various asset classes. The Multi-Asset team delivers superior, research-driven, sustainable strategies and designs innovative solutions that fit clients’ needs. The team manages assets across multi-asset funds, discretionary multi-asset solutions, and customized liability and buy-and-maintain fixed income solutions.
Sustainable Investing is one of the core pillars of Robeco’s investment approach. We deliver real-world changes via encouraging companies to improve their ESG performance and drive research into key areas such as climate change, biodiversity, and the UN SDGs. We offer opportunities across Sustainability Engagement and Sustainability Investing Research.
Client Portfolio Management is a linking pin between Investments and Sales, sharing insights about Robeco products and assisting with client requests and questions. We offer opportunities to join Client Portfolio Management teams across Sustainable Investing, Fundamental Equities, Quant and Fixed Income.
Data Science & Trading makes the investment world go round. This team looks for smarter execution strategies via trade data analysis, making sense of the latest available data on sustainability, uncovering behavioral biases in investment processes, building tools to share such insights, and supporting traders. We offer opportunities across Data Science and Trading.
Leo Chakravarty
Summer Intern 2024 – Fixed Income
The Robeco summer internship was an incredibly rewarding experience from both a career and personal perspective. The daily interaction with analysts and portfolio managers allowed me to gain a detailed grasp on the fixed income investment process. At the same time, regular presentations from experts gave comprehensive overviews of topics across asset classes and investment approaches, such as quant investing, active ownership, and the use of AI and machine learning in finance. All of this provided an in-depth understanding of the day-to-day operations of an international asset manager.
Additionally, my individual project allowed me to build a practical tool for relative value analysis in credits, developing technical expertise in the nuances of bond characteristics while simultaneously gaining hands-on experience in the use of industry-standard applications. I felt well-supported throughout by my colleagues who provided great guidance. Beyond work, the great range of planned activities built a strong sense of community with the other interns and our supervisors, making it a very fun summer even without knowing anyone in Rotterdam beforehand!
Giulia Faro
Summer Intern 2024 – Thematic Equity
I could not have started my career in any better way than here at Robeco.
In the Thematic Equity team, I learned so much in just one summer, thanks to the stimulating individual project I was assigned as well as by taking part to the day-to-day activities of the fund. I was followed in a really balanced way so that I had the opportunity to challenge myself and learn, while at the same time there was always someone ready to help me.
Along with incredible professional growth, this experience was also unique on a human level. On the one hand, the summer internship was very well organized: we teamed up among us interns and were invited to a lot of activities even outside the office. On the other hand, the Dutch culture and Robeco's culture in particular allowed me to live this experience in a really serene way, in a context that was challenging to the right point, a context made up of people who are extremely knowledgeable, but also welcoming and pleasant, a context where every morning I looked forward to going.
Alexandra Theodoridi
Summer Intern 2023 – Client Portfolio Management
My Robeco experience was transformative. Being surrounded by industry experts that are passionate about their work was inspiring. My project was very interactive which allowed me to fully integrate within the firm from the very start. My mentors, as well as the people I worked with constantly pushed me to do my best and get out of my comfort zone. Being part of the CPM team allowed me to combine my passion for finance with my interest for commercial activities. The internship also included group events that created a meaningful bond with my fellow interns. After enjoying the internship so much I was given the opportunity to return to the firm as a working student while doing my masters.
Christoph Wallendahl
Summer Intern 2023 – Global Macro
I really enjoyed my summer internship at Robeco, which offered a fantastic opportunity to learn from rigorous research-driven analysts and portfolio managers. With regular sessions and seminars on a range of topics including global equities, fixed income trading and ESG analysis, the program expanded my understanding of the different parts of the asset management business. At the same time, my summer research project allowed me to explore more deeply global macro fund management, with the investment team really taking the time to explain their processes and they suggested ideas for my work, which I presented at the end of my internship. In particular, I really enjoyed joining the weekly investment committees, where I got to see how the latest economic developments shape investment decisions.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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