Please click on the following links for additional internship listings and funding for unpaid internships:

Other Internship Listings:

Center for Nonproliferation Studies Educational Resources Guide

Fellowships for Students:

	Scoville Peace Fellowship
	Leonard Reiser Research Fellowship
	White House Internship Program
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Alston S. Househoder Fellowship
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Wigner Fellowship Program
	Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Clifford G. Shull Fellowship
	Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
	Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford)
	East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship
	Eisenhower Institute Scholarship Programs
	Lloyd R. (Joe) and Lilian Vasey Fellowship Program
	Fulbright Programs
	Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program
	The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship For New Americans
	The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
	U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
	NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
	Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
	Fulbright Program for U.S. Students

Internships and Fellowships

Many government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and academic institutions offer internships to students who have an interest in getting hands-on experience in the fields of arms control, international security, and nonproliferation.  See the table below for information on internships.

Organization(and Internship Link)	Compensation	Location
International Organizations
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization	Unpaid	Vienna, Austria
European Union Institute for Security Studies	Symbolic payment	Paris, France
IAEA: Fellowship in USA	Paid	Argonne, IL
IAEA: International Safeguards Internship	Paid	Vienna, Austria
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency	Unpaid	Paris, France
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)	Unspecified	Vienna, Warsaw, The Hague, Prague
UN Dept. for Disarmament Affairs (UN/DDA)	Unpaid	New York (Grad students only)
UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)	Unpaid	Geneva
U.S. Government Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science: Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy Internship	Unpaid	Washington, D.C.
Argonne National Laboratory: International Student Exchange Program	Competitive stipends, travel expenses, US citizens or permanent resident aliens only	France, Germany, Japan
Argonne National Laboratory: Science Writing Internship	$400/week, ANL housing, travel, US citizens or permanent resident aliens only, undergraduates	Argonne, IL
Brookhaven National Laboratory: Faculty and Student Teams Program	Stipend, US citizens or permanent resident aliens only	Varies
Center for Disease Control and Prevention	Varies	Varies
Central Intelligence Agency	Varies	Varies
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory	Stipend or salary depending on position	Idaho Falls, ID
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Grad Students Undergrad Students	Paid	Los Alamos, NM
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL)	Paid, possible travel reimbursement	Livermore, CA
National Security Agency	Salary commensurate with education or experience level	Ft. George G. Meade, MD
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Unspecified	Oak Ridge, TN
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: a List of Graduate Programs	Varies	Varies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Nonproliferation Graduate Program	$41,000 + benefits with an adjustment for foreign practicum	Washington, DC Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and other countries
Sandia National Laboratories	Paid	Albuquerque, NM or Livermore, CA
U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)	Varies	Varies
DOE Graduate and Undergraduate Student Nuclear Engineering Internship	Paid	Various US labs: ANL, INEEL, ORNL
DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) and Student Research Participation Programs	Stipend of $400/week, travel and lodging, US citizens only	Argonne, IL
US Agency for International Development	Varies	Varies
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security	Varies	Varies
US Dept. of State	Varies	Varies
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Paid at the GG-07 or 09	Rockville, Maryland
Other National Government Organizations
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Unspecified	Canberra, Australia
Canada Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)	Varies	Varies (for Canadian students only)
DND Policy Group, The Security and Defense Forum	Varies; must be Canadian citizen	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nongovernmental Organizations
American Council for the United Nations University	Unpaid	Washington, DC or abroad
American Defense Institute	Unpaid	Washington, DC
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)	Unpaid	Washington, DC
American Foreign Policy Council	Unspecified	Washington, DC
American Nuclear Society	Varies	Varies
American Society of International Law	Varies	Varies
Arms Control Association (ACA)	Daily Stipend	Washington, DC
Atlantic Council of the US	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)	Unpaid	Bonn, Germany (must have Bachelor's degree)
British American Security Information Council (BASIC)	Unpaid	Washington, DC; London
Brookings Institution	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Business Executives for National Security	Unspecified	Washington, DC
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament	Unpaid	London, UK
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Varies	Washington, DC
Carter Center - Graduate Assistantship Program	$3000 for ten weeks full-time	Atlanta, GA
CATO Institute	Monthly Stipend	Washington, DC
Center for Applied Studies in International Negotiations	Small monthly stipend for those committing to 4 to 6 months (except junior interns)	Geneva, Switzerland
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation	$500/month, 40 hrs/week, 3-4 months in fall, spring or summer	Washington, DC
Center for Defense Information	Paid	Washington, DC
Center for International Policy (CIP)	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Center for European Security and Disarmament — only for EU countries applicants	Subsistence stipend	Brussels, Belgium
Center for International Trade and Security (CITS)	Unspecified	Athens, GA
Center for National Policy	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studie(MIIS) IONP Internships for MIIS students Summer Undergraduate Internship Washington, DC Nonproliferation Internship	Varies	Geneva, Vienna, Hague, Mexico City, New York, Washington, DC, Monterey
Center for Security Policy (CSP)	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments — undergraduate students	Weekly stipend	Washington, DC
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)	Varies	Washington, DC
Council for a Livable World	Paid	Washington, DC
Council on Foreign Relations	Stipend Varies	New York; Washington, DC
Eisenhower Institute	Varies	Varies
Everett Public Service Internship Program	$280/week for ten weeks	Varies
Fund for Peace	Unspecified	Unspecified
Global Green USA: Legacy Program Internships	Unpaid, academic credit available	Washington, D.C.
Global Security Institute	Unspecified	Philadelphia, New York, Washington D.C., New Zealand
GlobalSecurity.org	Unpaid	Alexandria, VA, USA
Henry L. Stimson Center	Stipend	Washington, DC
Heritage Foundation	Unspecified	Washington, DC
Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (IDDS)	Unpaid	Cambridge, MA
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis	Paid if full-time	Cambridge MA; Washington, DC
Institute for National Strategic Studies	Unspecified	Washington, DC
Institute for Policy Studies	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)	Stipend	Washington, DC
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)	Stipend	Washington, DC (Grad students only)
International Peace Bureau (IPB)	Unpaid	Geneva
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)	Small Stipend	London(Grad students only) Washington, D.C. Singapore
Jamestown Foundation	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Japan Institute of International Affairs	Unspecified	Tokyo, Japan
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego	Unspecified	San Diego
NYU Center on Law and Security Internships, Fellowships and other Employment Opportunities	Varies	Varies
National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)	Varies	Seattle, WA
National Council on US-Arab Relations	Unspecified	Unspecified
National Defense Council Foundation	$7.50/day	Alexandria, VA
National Institute for Public Policy	Unspecified	Fairfax, VA Washington, D.C.
National Security Archive	Unpaid	Washington, DC
NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security	Unpaid	New York
Nixon Center	Unpaid	Washington, DC
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (Lena Chang Internship/Ruth Floyd Internship)	$2,500	Santa-Barbara, CA, USA
Oxford Research Group	10 pounds/day	Oxford, UK
PIR (Center for Policy Studies in Russia)	Unpaid	Moscow, Russia
Peace Action	Varies	Varies
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)	Unpaid	Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
Peace Research Institute, Oslo	Various opportunities	Oslo, Norway
Project Ploughshares, Canada	Stipend, travel and housing, insurance	Varies (must be Canadian citizen, hold post-secondary degree, be un- or underemployed)
Quaker United Nations Office	Paid	New York, US, Brussels, Belgium, Geneva, Switzerland
RAND Corporation	Stipend	Varies
Russian-American Nuclear Security Advisory Council	Unspecified	Washington, DC
Safeworld.org.uk	Average 9,000 pounds/year	London, UK
Search for Common Ground	Varies	Varies
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)	Unpaid	Stockholm
Student Pugwash USA	Small travel and lunch stipend	Washington, DC
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)	Stipends Vary	HQ - Washington, DC; Internship sites vary depending on the positions available
VERIFIN (Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention)	Unspecified	Helsinki, Finland
Verification Research, Training & Education Centre (VERTIC)	Unpaid	London
Washington Institute for Near East Policy	Varies	Washington, DC
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control	Paid	Washington, DC
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom	Round-trip ticket, small stipend, accommodation	Geneva, Switzerland
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	Both paid and unpaid	Washington, DC
World Policy Institute	Unspecified	New York, US
World Security Institute	Paid	Washington, D.C.

(Table last updated March 3, 2006 by the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies.) back to top

This material is produced independently for NTI by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents. Copyright © 2004 by MIIS.

 

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