Key Benefits
- A paid five-week summer internship with a foreign affairs think tank, foundation, or NGO to gain direct professional experience with an organization dedicated to global service and engagement.
- Full financial support for travel and temporary housing expenses.
- Professional development workshops and career-enhancing activities provided by The Washington Center during the summer internship.
- Mentoring from a senior-level diplomat at the U.S. Department of State.
- Direct insight into the service elements, benefits, challenges and requirements of a Foreign Affairs career and an understanding of entryways to the Foreign and Civil Service career tracks at the U.S. State Department.
- Opportunity to apply for a second paid summer internship in 2026 with an office of the Department of State through the well-established Student Internship Program (SIP)
Eligibility
- To be eligible to apply for the 2025 cohort, students must:
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program and considered a rising sophomore at the start of the first summer internship in 2025.
- Hold a minimum 3.2 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Exhibit outstanding leadership and academic achievement.
- Have an interest in completing up to two paid summer internship rotations approximately one year apart.
- Be eligible to obtain a secret security clearance for a second summer internship opportunity in 2026 with the Department of State’s Student Internship Program.
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Contact Information
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
1005 3rd Street Northeast
Washington, D.C. 20002
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