Hey Florian, thanks for this! I posted it as a “draft” mainly because I was nervous about the quality based on the feedback and grade I received from my university, though the paper I had submitted was essentially the same besides different formatting. I haven’t posted it on a preprint server for that reason, but if you think it would be valuable, I’d definitely consider doing so!
Also, thanks for the suggestion on the projection!
Awesome to hear, Matt! If this information ends up being helpful for your projects, I’d love to hear about it!
Looks like the hyperlink doesn’t work for me. You could edit it to be “https://www.ceealar.org/″ or ”http://ceealar.org/″ instead :)
Many students in the Netherlands don’t receive these benefits 😔. If you are Dutch, it’s easy to get it. But internationals now make up 40% of incoming university students (and I think there are a disproportionate amount of internationals in the Dutch EA community), and even for EU students there are a lot more barriers—you have to have lived in the Netherlands for at least 5 years, a parent or partner needs to work in the Netherlands, or you have to be employed—internships unfortunately don’t count as an eligible employment contract. On top of that, the eligibility for student finance dictates your eligibility for the student travel product.
Anecdotally, many (international) students I know at uni have not pursued internships for this reason (low wage + no govt benefits).
I’ll PM you!