NATO Internship Program

This is an opportunity to intern with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if one is studying one or more of the following: architecture, infrastructure, facilities management, engineering, aeronautics, human resources, media, journalism, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, or is able to conduct research and analysis. Students must also be at least twenty-one years old and must reside in one of the member countries of NATO as well as be fluent in either English or French, with studies in both being a bonus.

Deadline Month: May
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Qatar Foundation International AHS Summer Scholar Award

This scholarship will allow for funding to help with the cost of taking a summer class focused on the Arabic language for students who are committed to improving their fluency of the language. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, students must make an account on the Qatar Foundation International website and then sign up for the Arabic Honor Society. Signing up for the honor society is listed as being required to submit general personal information, several essays, and university records.

Deadline Month: April
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International Parliament Scholarship

This program awards over one hundred scholarships each year to students from fifty countries each year for students to learn more about the workings of the German Parliament in Berlin. The IPS runs from March 1st to July 31st. Throughout the program, participants work in a three-month full-time internship in the office of a member of Parliament and can engage with activities such as drafting reports, speeches, and letters, preparing for meetings, or completing administrative work. In addition to this internship, participants are enrolled in the summer semester at a university in Berlin and can attend up to two courses at that school in addition to having various seminars throughout the program through IPS.

Deadline Month: Other:
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Institute of Current World Affairs Writing Fellowship

This fellowship is focused on writing and understanding societies besides our own on a deeper level through research and reporting. In exchange for a letter of intent and a strong plan for research through a deeply immersive experience in another culture, the Institute of Current World Affairs can potentially fund an entire project for an individual and their immediate family, if they choose to move with the individual conducting research.

Individuals who study abroad are expected to have the necessary language skills to succeed in their research in that country in addition to strong English speaking and writing skills and strong ties to the United States if they are not a U.S. citizen. Candidates must also be under the age of thirty-six at the time of the letter of intent’s due date and must be finished with their current degree within six months of their selection, whether that is undergraduate, graduate, or other studies.

Deadline Month: January
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Council on Foreign Relations Blavatnik and Franklin Williams Internship Programs

There are opportunities based on both New York and Washington, D.C. that include focuses on Asian American studies, global policy, marketing, publication, and more. These internships ask for between fourteen to eighteen hour per week and are open for fall and spring semesters as well as during the summer. These positions are filled on a rolling basis.

The types of internships vary and students apply for them individually, meaning that students can apply for the topics that truly interest them. Most internships are looking for students with strong technology and communication skills, but exact specifications, including major preference, will vary based on the positions that students are interested in.

Deadline Month: Other:
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Council on Foreign Relations Fellowships

This is a collection of fellowships offered by the Council on Foreign Relations that support professionals in the field gain higher understandings of foreign policy, either domestically or abroad. There are fellowships for simply policy-related work, in addition to programs to Canada, India, and Japan, as well as those specifically for military personnel or international relations professors. These fellowships are incredibly diverse in what they offer to the individuals who are accepted, which also varies on the fellowship itself.

Deadline Month: Other:
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Don Lavoie Fellowship

This fellowship program is focused on the current state of the political economy and how to use that information to learn from and conduct research in the field of economics. All programming is conducted virtually and includes online reading group sessions and discussions forums that allow for fellows to participate in conversations related to readings, podcasts, and videos from the Austrian, Bloomington, and Virginia schools of political economy. This program also functions as a networking opportunity to meet current researchers and professors who are in the center of this field’s current research.

Deadline Month: March
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