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NGO/IGO/Think Tank
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Washington D.C. and Online
Interest Area - Africa
Multiple
American Enterprise Institute
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
American Foreign Policy Council
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Multiple
Foreign Policy
American-German Institute
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Germany
International Cooperation
Arab American Institute Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - America and Arab World
Research and Outreach
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
Honolulu
Interest Area - Indo-Pacific
Security Studies
Asia Society Policy Institute
NYC and Washington DC
Interest Area - Asia
Multiple
Bipartisan Policy Center
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - U.S.
Public Policy
Brookings Institution
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Carnegie Endownment for International Peace
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Studies
Cato Institute Internship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Public Policy
Center for American Progress
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Center for European Policy Analysis
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Europe
Policy Analysis
Center for International Policy Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Center for New American Security
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
National Security
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Studies
Chatham House Internship
London, UK
Interest Area - Worldwide
Policy
Council on Foreign Relations Internships
NYC and Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
East-West Center
Manoa, Hawaii and Washington DC
Interest Area - Asia
Multiple
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Philadelphia
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Foundation for Defense of Democracy
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Democracy
Fraser Institiute Student Internship Program
Canada (4 Cities)
Interest Area - Canada and Worldwide
Research
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Berlin and Brussels
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Security
German Marshall Fund
German Marshall Fund
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Democracy
Henry Jackson Society Internship
London, UK
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations and National Security
Hudson Institute Internship
Washington D.C. and Online
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Human Rights Watch Internship
Multiple
Interest Area - Worldwide
Human Rights
IISS Internship
Multiple
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
INSA Graduate Student Intern
Arlington, Virginia
Interest Area - Worldwide
Intelligence and National Security
Indian Council on Global Relations
Mumbai
Interest Area - India and Worldwide
International Relations
Institute for Defense Analyses
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Multiple
National Security
Institute for Science and International Security
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Science and International Security
Institute for the Study of War
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
War
International Crisis Group
Brussels
Interest Area - Worldwide
Peace
International Peace Institute Intern
NYC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Peace
Kettering Foundation Fellowship
Multiple
Interest Area - Worldwide
Democracy and Journalism
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California
Interest Area - Worldwide
Security, Nuclear Energy, and Tech
Live Updated Bulletin for New Openings
McCain Institute Junior Fellowship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Democracy and Human Rights
Middle East Institute Internship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Middle East
Multiple
NATO Internship
Brussels
Interest Area - NATO Countries
Diplomacy
National Bureau of Asian Research Internship
Seattle or Washington DC
Interest Area - Asia
Research
National Security Archive
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
National Security
Nuclear Threat Initiative Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Global Security and Nuclear Weapons
ORF America Internship Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Partnership for Global Security Internship Internship
Remote
Interest Area - Worldwide
Global Security
Project 2049 Internship
Arlington, Virginia
Interest Area - Asia
Asian Security
RadioFreeEurope Internship
Multiple
Interest Area - Worldwide
Democracy and Journalism
Religious Freedom Institute
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Religion
START Internship
University of Maryland College Park
Interest Area - Worldwide
Terrorism Studies
Stimson Center
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
The Atlantic Council
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago
Interest Area - Worldwide
Global Affairs
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Middle East
Multiple
US-Asia Institute Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Asia
Multiple
Valens Global
Remote
Interest Area - Worldwide
National Security
William J Fellowship @ Pyxera Global
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Global Engagement
Wilson Center
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Government
Bureau of Industry and Security
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Multiple
National Security and Foreign Policy
College of International Security Affairs
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Security
Congressional Research Service Internship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - US and Abroad
Research
DIA Student Internship Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Intelligence and National Security
Department of Homeland Security I&A Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
National Security and Intelligence
House Foreign Affairs Committee Intern
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Affairs
Inter-American Defense College Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Defense
International Affairs Junior Fellowship with US Treasury
Multiple
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Economic Policy
Liu Xiaobo Fellowship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - China
Research and Government
Max Kampelman Fellowship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Cooperation
National Reconaissance Office CADRE Internship Program
Multiple
Interesta Area - Multiple
National Security
Payne Graduate Fellowship in International Development
Multiple
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Development
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Internship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Relations
U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program
Washington D.C. and Abroad
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Service
U.S. State Department Student Internship
Washington D.C. and Abroad
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Service
United States Institute of Peace
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Multiple
Peace
Graduate Programs
Belfer Center Middle East Initiative Fellowship
Harvard University
Interest Area - Middle East
Governance and Public Policy
Critical Language Scholarship
Worldwide
Interest Area - Worldwide
Language Study
Ellings-Korduba Research Fellowship Program @ NBR
Seattle
Interest Area - Asia
Research
Fulbright Fellowship
Worldwide
Interest Area - Worldwide
Language Study and Research
Gorton Center Global Leaders Program
Seattle
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
National Security
International Security and Intelligence Programme @ Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
Interest Area - Worldwide
Intelligence and Security
James A. Kelly Korea Fellowship - Pacific Forum
Honolulu or Online
Interest Area - ROK
Korean Relations
Luce Scholars
Asia
Interest Area - Asia
Language Study and Professional Development
NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program
Richland, Washington
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Nonproliferation
Pickering Fellowship
United States
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Service
Rand Graduate Summer Associate Program
Multiple
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Multiple
Rangel Fellowship
United States
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Service
Schwarzman Scholars
Beijing
Interest Area - China
Global Affairs
Stanford US-Russia Forum
Stanford University
Interest Area - US and Russia
Research and International Cooperation
Young DGAP Fellowship
Germany
Interest Area - Germany
International Affairs and Data Science
Undergraduate Programs
American Enterprise Institute Summer Honors Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
American University Global Scholars
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Global Relations
American University Sakura Scholars
Washington D.C. and Japan
Interest Area - Japan and Worldwide
International Relations
Boren Scholars
Abroad
Interest Area - Worldwide
Language Study
Bridge to Asia Fellowship
Seattle, Washington DC, or Remote
Interest Area - Asia
Research
CLS Spark
Online
Interest Area - U.S. Foreign Interests
Language Study
Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship
Varying U.S. Universities
Interest Area - Worldwide
STEM
George Washington University Foreign Policy Summer Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference
Harvard University
Interest Area - Worldwide
Public Policy
Heritage Foundation Young Leaders Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Hertog Foundation Political Studies Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Political Studies
Hertog Foundation Security Studies Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Security Studies
Hertog Foundation War Studies Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
War Studies
Hudson Institute Summer Fellowship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - U.S.
Political Science
Japan Studies Research Fellowship Program
Seattle
Interest Area - Japan
Research
PPIA Junior Summer Institute
Varying U.S. Universities
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Rangel Undergraduate Summer Enrichment Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Summer Delegates Program @ CGD
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Development
TWC Nancy Pelosi Fellowship
Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Public Service
The Marcellus Policy Fellowship
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Truman Scholarship
Varying U.S. Universities
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Washington Summer International Diplomatic Academy
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
Women in Statecraft at JQA Society
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Statecraft
Young Ambassadors Program @ Carnegie Endownment
Worldwide
Interest Area - China and Worldwide
Diplomacy
Professional Programs
Aspen Institute Rising Leaders Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy and National Security
CAMCA Fellowship Program
Washington DC
Interest Area - Central Asia and US
Intercultural Exchange
Columbia Global Emerging Scholars Fellowship
Multiple
Interest Area - Multiple
Research
Della Ratta Fellowship
Remote
Interest Area - Worldwide
Global Energy and Security
Eurasia Foundation Young Professionals Network
Washington DC
Interest Area - Eurasia
International Engagement
Hansen Leadership Institute Fellowship
San Diego, California
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Cooperation
Harvard CID Visiting Research Program
Harvard University
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Development
Hoover Institution Veteran Fellowship Program
Virtual and Stanford University
Interest Area - Worldwide
Research
IPSI @ Briding the Gap Project
Varies
Interest Area - Worldwide
Research and Policy
Junior Fellowship @ Freedom House
NYC and Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Political Rights
Prague Security Studies Institute
Prague, Czechia
Interest Area - Worldwide
Security Studies
Presidential Management Fellowship
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
American Governance
Princeton in Asia Fellowship
Asia
Interest Area - Asia
Intercultural Exchange
Strategic Leaders Fellowship with JQA Society
Washington DC and Abroad
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
Foreign Policy and Defense
PhD Programs
Chinese Language Fellowship Program @ NBR
China or Taiwan
Interest Area - China and Taiwan
Chinese Language
Harvard Belfer Center Fellowships (Pre & Post-Doc)
Harvard University
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Harvard Center for International Development Fellowship (Pre-Doc)
Harvard University
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Development
IPSCON at SAIS
Washington DC
Interest Area - US and Worldwide
International Policy
High School Programs
American University Community of Scholars Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Boston Summer Institute in Global Leadership
Massachusetts
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
George Washington University U.S. Foreign Policy Pre-College Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Georgetown International Relations Academy
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Harvard International Relations Scholars Summer
Online
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Kennedy-Lugar Exchange Program
Abroad
Interest Area - Worldwide
Intercultural Experience
National Security Language Initiative
Abroad
Interest Area - U.S. Foreign Interests
Language Study
Seton Hall International Relations Summer Institute
New Jersey
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
Stanford Introduction to Foreign Policy
Online
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Tufts Pre-College Program
Massachusetts
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
UCLA International Studies Summer Institute
Los Angeles
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Studies
UPenn Intro to International Relations
Philadelphia
Interest Area - U.S. Foreign Interests
Foreign Policy
USC International Relations Pre-College Program
Los Angeles
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
Yale International Relations Leadership Institute
New Haven
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
Youth Diplomacy Leadership Conference
NYC and Washington DC
Interest Area - Worldwide
Diplomacy