Note: Almost all of those listed below are based in the Washington,
DC area.
Policy,
Economic, and Trade-focused Internships
Center for Economic and Policy Research
CEPR : Economics/Policy
Center for International Policy
CIP Internship Page : Promoting U.S. foreign policy based on human
rights, demilitarization, and cooperation
Center
for Strategic International Studies: CSIS
internship page
Council on Hemispheric Affairs : Monitoring political and economic
issues in the hemisphere
Public Citizen Internships
Intern-Public Citizen : Energy/Trade
The Bank Information Center Home Page
BIC Internship : Environment/Social Justice
The Carmen Group : Government relations firm
The Development Group for Alternative Policies Home Page
Development GAP Internships : International economic order
The European Institute
EI Internship Page : Transatlantic policy and trade issues
The Institute for Policy Studies
IPS Internship Page : Multi-purpose policy think-tank
The Inter-American Dialogue
The Inter-American Dialogue Internship Page : Inter-American Relations
The National Academy of Public Administration : Improving
government performance
The Nixon Center
The Nixon Center Internship Page: Enhancing American security
and prosperity through the political system
UNICWASH Home Page
UN Employment and Internship Opportunities : Business/Library/General
Internships
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
U.S. PIRG Internship Page : Watchdog for national public interests
in DC
Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars
World Bank Group
WB Internship Page : International development assistance
Development-focused
Internships
Americans for Democratic Action
ADA Internship Page : Liberal political organization dedicated
to individual liberty and social and economic justice
Amnesty International
AI Internship Page : Human rights defender
Ashoka
Ashoka Internship Page : Developing social entrepreneurs around
the world
Association of Third World Affairs DC: Third World Issues/Policy
Bread for the World
Bread for the World Internship Page DC: Christian Organization/World
Hunger
Center for Economic and Policy Research
CEPR Internship Page : Support Democratic debate/Social
issues
Congressional Hunger Center
CHC Internship/Job Page : Work with domestic and international
hunger issues
FINCA: Village banking FINCA
Jobs and Internships : Microfinance/Poverty
Human Rights Watch
HRW Internship Page: Defending human rights worldwide
InterAction
InterAction Internship Page : Humanitarian/Social justice
JICA USA Office : Japanese development agency
Jubilee USA : Canceling third world debt
New American Dream
New American Dream Internship Page: Help consumers protect
the environment/Social justice
Organization of American States
OAS Internship Page Link to internships under opportunities on
navigation bar DC: Poverty/Human Rights/Democracy
Oxfam America
Oxfam America Internship and Volunteer Page : Development
organization/poverty/hunger/social injustice
Population Action International Home Page No internship listings
at this time 10/15/02
The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)
CEDPA Internships DC: Development/Population
The Development Group for Alternative Policies (GAP)
D'GAP Internships : Ensure communication between South and Northern
aid/policy decisions
The Population Institute
The Population Institute Fellowships : Over-population/Reproductive
Rights/Environmental Issues
Witness for Peace
WFP Internship Page : Human rights/Stable economies/Peace/Justice
50 Years is Enough!
50 Years is Enough! Internship Page : DC: Network for global
justice
Environmentally-focused
Internships
Amazon Alliance
AA Internship Page : Defending the rights, territories, and environment
of indigenous people of the Amazon Basin
Anacostia Watershed Society : Clean the water, honor the heritage
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE)
ACE Internship Page : Watershed Watch Interns/Environmental
education
Beyond Pesticides
BP Internship Page : Working to reduce pesticide usage
Center for Environmental Citizenship (CEC) : Holds politicians
accountable/Environmental concerns
Centre for Science and Environment
CSE Volunteer Page : Environmental awareness/ India based
Center for International Environmental Law
CIEL Internship Page : International environmental law
Coalition for Smarter Growth
Coalition for Smarter Growth Internship Page : Fighting sprawl
and promoting livable communities
Conservation
International
CI Internship and Employment Page : Conservation organization
maintaining earth’s heritage
Earth Share : Network of NGO’s/Environmental Education
Earthjustice
Earthjustice Internship and Volunteer Page: Environmental law
firm
Environmental Law Institute
ELI Employment/Internship Page : To advance environmental
protection by improving law, policy, and management
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Office of International Affairs
EPA Student Opportunities Page : International environmental issues
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
EESI Internship Page : Information and idea exchange
Free The Planet!
FTP Internship Page : Student environmental movement/Range of
environmental issues
Friends of the Earth
FOE Jobs/Internship Page : Environmental health/Watchdog
Greenpeace USA
Greenpeace Internship Page : Uses non-violent direct action
and creative communication to bring attention to environmental issues
Green Seal--Homepage : Product certification NGO/Reduce
hazardous waste
International
Ecotourism Society (TIES)
IUCN (World Conservation Union)
IUCN Internship Page : Coalition of governments/NGO’s worldwide/Conservation/Sustainable
resource use
National Council for Science and the Environment
NCSE Internship Page : Working for scientific basis to environmental
decision making
National Marine Sanctuaries : Informational and research
government group
Save America's Forests
SAF Internship Page : Lobbying for stronger forest protection
Sierra Club
Sierra Club Internship Page: Conservation/Responsible use/Lobbying
The Antarctica Project (TAP) : Conservation organization
working specifically with Antarctica
The Clean Water Network : Advocate for clean water standards
US Green Building Council : Green building certification/Educator
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WEDO Internship Page: DC: Human Rights/Environment/Women’s
political influence
World
Wildlife Fund: Globally, the largest environmental NGO group
- many areas of work
World Resources Institute
WRI Internship Page : Environmental think-tank looking for practical
answers to environmental problems
Africa-focused
Organizations
Africa Action Home Page
Africa Action Jobs/Internship Page: Works for political,
economic and social justice in Africa.
African Wildlife Foundation
AFW Job/Internship Page: Protecting African wildlife and
lands
Africare, a leader in aid to Africa
Africare Employment Page : Africa/Hunger/HIV-AIDS
Corporate Council on Africa
CCA Internship Page : Working on trade issues between U.S. and
Africa
Innovative Resources Management, Inc.
Sustainable development/Biodiversity/Africa-Focused
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Washington Center
OCED Recruitment Page: Int’l Organization of the industrialized,
market-economy countries
The Washington Office on Africa (WOA)
WOA Internship Page: Justice work/Africa advocacy
TransAfrica Forum
TransAfrica Forum Internship Page : U.S.-African Policy/ Education/Research
USAID in Sub-Saharan Africa
USAID Student Programs Page : U.S. Agency for International
Development
Latin
America/Costa Rica-focused Internships
Esquel Group Foundation
EGF Internship Page: Provides services to NGOs, foundations,
and organizations in Latin American and the Caribbean
UN ECLAC - Washington Office
UN ECLAC- Washington Office Internship Page: UN Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; scroll all the way
down to the bottom of internship page for information.
Other/Misc
Australian Embassy
Australian Embassy Internship Page
D.C. Law Students in Court
Institute of International Education
: International education exchange
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Washington, D.C. Office of White & Case LLP
