Hi, this page

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/International_students/Step_by_step_guide/How_do_you_pay_for_it_/p!ejFidXL

has some info about international students looking for funding in the UK, but it might have something more general to the EU as well.

Hi,

I'm taking a year out inbetween graduating and starting an MSc, and I'm finding it very difficult to find employment in this 'gap'. I've been doing self-employed work but would really like to find an interesting short-term ( 6 months ) job before starting uni again. By interesting I guess I mean something related to my degree/MSc (in computer science.) For pretty much every job I'd like to do, however, they seem to be after someone permanent, who is looking for a career.

I wonder if anyone's got any tips or ideas about finding a short-term job? I wondered if there's some scheme to tie employment in with companies related to the MSc you're about to start.