DiscoverDiplomacy.com is a one-stop-shop for all academic and early career international relations opportunities.
These internships and programs provide job-relevant experience and resume boosts. Acquiring these experiences can create lifelong professional connections and references that could land you a dream job in the future. DiscoverDiplomacy.com is a resource guide that identifies and explains the benefits along with other necessary information about these potentially life-changing experiences. This website is managed by an international relations student and is an independent source.
NGO/Think Tank Internships
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
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
Honolulu
Interest Area - Indo-Pacific
Security Studies
Asia Society Policy Institute
NYC and Washington D.C.
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 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
Council on Foreign Relations Internships
NYC and Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Philadelphia
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Policy
Hudson Institute Internship
Washington D.C. and Online
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Institute for Defense Analyses
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Multiple
National Security
Middle East Institute Internship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Middle East
Multiple
Stimson Center
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
The Atlantic Council
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Middle East
Multiple
Wilson Center
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Government Internships
Bureau of Industry and Security
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Multiple
National Security and Foreign Policy
National Reconaissance Office CADRE Internship Program
Multiple
Interesta Area - Multiple
National Security
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
Fulbright Fellowship
Worldwide
Interest Area - Worldwide
Language Study and Research
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
National Security
Luce Scholars
Asia
Interest Area - Asia
Language Study and Professional Development
Pickering Fellowship
United States
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Service
Rangel Fellowship
United States
Interest Area - Worldwide
Foreign Service
Schwarzman Scholars
Beijing
Interest Area - China
Global Affairs
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
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
Hudson Institute Summer Fellowship
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - U.S.
Political Science
PPIA Junior Summer Institute
Varying U.S. Universities
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Rangel Undergraduate Summer Enrichment Program
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Truman Scholarship
Varying U.S. Universities
Interest Area - Worldwide
Multiple
Washington Summer International Diplomatic Academy
Washington D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
International Relations
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 D.C.
Interest Area - Worldwide
Diplomacy