Paid Full-Time Fall Internships with the Department of State! Apply By April 12

The Department of State aims to provide student interns with opportunities both educationally and professionally substantive in nature. The purpose of the program is to provide students with insight into the work of U.S. foreign policy and the administration of the U.S. Department of State and its diplomatic facilities around the world. Specific duties and responsibilities vary according to the domestic office or overseas post of assignment. Generally, interns may: participate in meetings with senior-level U.S. Government or foreign government officials; draft, edit, or contribute to cables, reports, communications, talking points, or other materials used by policymakers in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives; support events, including international and/or multilateral meetings and conferences; engage directly with U.S. audiences in helping to explain the work of the Department of State or foreign audiences in helping to promote U.S. foreign policy and improve understanding of U.S. culture and society. 

Student interns may be required to do some routine administrative work. 

• Open & closing dates 04/04/2022 to 04/12/2022

• Salary

  $17.51 - $17.51 per hour

• Pay scale & grade

  GS 04

• Location

  • Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic, United StatesMany vacancies

• Telework eligible

  No

• Appointment type

• Internships - Interns are required to serve for a period of 10 consecutive weeks during Fall 2022. Interns are required to work 32-40 hours per week to successfully complete the internship.

• Work schedule

  Full-time - This announcement is for full time, paid, internships for Fall 2022.

• Conditions of Employment

To qualify you must: 

1. Be a United States citizen at the time of application. 
2. Be at least 18 years old.  
3. Be in good academic standing with at least a 3.0 GPA or higher.  
4. Be pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree.  
5. Be a college junior, senior, or graduate student with at least 60 credit hours earned—you are considered a college junior if you will be starting your junior year immediately following the completion of your internship.   
6. Be enrolled in an accredited academic institution on at least a part-time basis at the time of application for the internship. The individual may qualify as a "student" even if the individual has a break in classes, as long as the break is no longer than five months at the time the individual begins the internship.  

Qualifications

Please see the "Requirements" section for a list of qualifications. 

Education

Applicants should be pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree, on at least a part-time basis, with at least a 3.0 GPA or higher. College juniors, seniors, or graduate students with at least 60 credit hours earned by the time the internship begins are encouraged to apply for this opportunity. Note: Applicants are considered a college junior if they will be starting the junior year of college immediately following the completion of the internship. Applicants must also be a continuing student with the expectation and intention of returning to their course of study the semester/quarter immediately following the completion of the internship – i.e., returning to school in the spring of 2023. Proof may be requested. 

If your academic plans change after your application and you are no longer a continuing student or have a break in classes longer than five months before your internship begins, you will no longer be eligible for the internship.  

All interns selected for a position will be officially notified by the Student Internship Program office by e-mail. 

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