Support
Finding and landing the right internship can be a considerable challenge. Accordingly, the discussion about how, why and where begins with the very first day of orientation (there will be a panel with returning students who will recount their experiences over the summer). This is followed by a series of brown bag lunch presentations in the fall, as well as scheduled formal meetings with faculty and staff about how to best apply for, and obtain, positions related to your major concentration. Internships with the State Department and in the intelligence community normally require a security clearance, necessitating very early application deadlines.
Patterson School faculty, staff, and your colleagues stand ready to assist you in this quest. They are able to draw upon both recent and long-term experience and have a good sense of what works in the specific application processes.
The web links below are by no means exhaustive - there are literally thousands of potential opportunities, but they should provide a general sense of the potential range of possibilities and some idea of the expectations regarding applying and participating.
Internships
Africa-America Institute
American Red Cross
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
British Parliament
Brookings Institution
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Cooperative Monitoring Center
DC Internships
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Foreign Policy Magazine
Government Accountability Office
House of Representatives
Inter-American Development Bank
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
International Institute of Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Management Sciences for Health
Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OXFAM
PeaceBridge International
Pro-Peru Service Corps
Rand Corp Internships
United Nations
US Civil Research and Development Foundation
US Department of Commerce
US Department of Energy
US Department of Labor
US International Trade Commission
US Olympic Committee
US State Dept. Internships--Student Programs
Washington Intern Foundation
