Summer Institute on International Development
Internship Resources

The field of international development is broad and multifaceted. There are many different types of organizations involved in the field.

Internship Organization Database

Idealist.org lists internships in non-profit organizations by region.

The following is a sampling of past internship sites and program partners, but students are certainly not limited to this list:

• Africa Faith and Justice Network
  
• American Bar Association, Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI)
  
• Amnesty International
  
• Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
  
• A World of Difference Institute-ADL
  
• Bread For The World
  
• Center for a New American Dream
  
• Center for Policy Alternatives
  
• Center of Concern
  
• Citizen Development Corps
  
• Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)
  
• Foundation for Democracy in Africa
  
• Friends of the Earth
  
• Global AIDS Alliance
  
• Guatemala Human Rights Commission
  
• Hogar Hispano
  
• Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
  
• Institute for Policy Studies
  
• InterAction
  
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
  
• International Campaign to Ban Landmines
  
• InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (IFC)
  
• International Red Cross
  
• Jubilee USA
  
• JurisAIDS
  
• Liberty's Promise
  
• National Defense Council Foundation
  
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
  
• National Wildlife Federation
  
• Organization of American States (OAS)
  
• Our Daily Bread
  
• Palestine Center
  
• Peacebuilding and Development Institute
  
• Peace Brigades International
  
• Public Citizen
  
• Refugees International
  
• Reston Interfaith, Inc.
  
• Save the Children
  
• Search for Common Ground
  
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)- Washington, DC office
  
• U.S. Agency for International Dev. (USAID)
  
• U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
  
• We Care America
  
• Winrock International
  
• Witness for Peace
  
• Women for Women International
  
• The World Bank (graduate students)
  
• World Relief
  
• World Vision

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APPLICATION & DEADLINE

The application deadline for summer 2007 is April 6th. Normally, students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as summer internships (especially with Federal agencies or the World Bank) in Washington, DC are quite competitive. Please consider applying ASAP for this summer!

To apply, first, consult the How to Apply section then complete the online application and submit all supplementary materials.

Mason reserves the right to make any necessary changes, including adjustments in cost, in the event that unforeseen circumstances arise.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Program Officer: Denise Elles-Mdahuar

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