Scholarships, Internships, and Career possibilities for students interested in foreign affairs

Below are a limited selection of opportunities for students to follow:

For Sophomores:

Thomas Pickering Foreign Affairs fellowship

• Provides money for junior and senior years of college plus money for graduate school
• Requires Foreign Service work for some years after two years of graduate school

For rising juniors and above:

Office of Naval Intelligence Summer Internship

• Open to all majors. Help collect, analyze and disseminate intelligence. Or use the latest equipment to study foreign weapons systems.
• Can translate into work after college.

Woodrow Wilson Center Internships

• Research assistants
• Program/Staff interns

For Seniors

Thomas Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs fellowship

• Provides money for junior and senior years of college plus money for graduate school
• Requires Foreign Service work for some years after two years of graduate school

For Any

National Security Archive Internship

• Learn about the foreign policy process
• Develop research skills
• Work with declassified materials

Career Options

• Department of State
  • The Foreign Service
  • Civil Service Jobs
  • National Security Agency
• Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Brookings Institution
  • Civil Society
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • Eurasia Foundation
  • Foreign Affairs Magazine
  • International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
  • National Security Archive
• Other jobs pages
  • Provided by the Russian department at Bucknell University
• Relevant companies
  • SAIC: This company is a major US Government contractor in policy analysis.

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Last modified 9/2/09