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Global Policy Internships

We offer fully-funded, faculty-mentored summer internships at prominent policy organizations throughout the world.

Numbers

14 Policy Internships
80 All Interns
9 Countries
14 Faculty Mentors

Applications Open December 2019

Applications for Summer 2020 Open December 6, 2019
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    About
  • About
  • Economics
  • Security
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Democracy and Development
  • Think Tanks
  • Eligibility

About

The Global Policy Internships, offered through FSI's Global Opportunities and Enrichment for Students (GOES) program, provides placement, mentorship and a stipend to students engaging in off-campus internships at international policy and international affairs organizations. The internships are open to Stanford students at all levels and from all departments.

This program is one of more than 550 Cardinal Quarter opportunities through which Stanford undergraduate students pursue a full-time summer or quarter-long public service experience with Stanford support.

 

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Economics

See below our internships with a concentration in economics:

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Beijing, China Economic Policy and Research Center, Tblisi, Georgia West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Security

See below our internships with a concentration in security:

Carnegie Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Beijing, China Cyber Statecraft Initiative International Center for Defense and Security, Tallinn, Estonia Kessel Run, Boston, U.S.A. Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington, D.C., USA NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

Foreign Affairs

See below our internships with a concentration in foreign affairs:

European Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin, Germany Carnegie India, New Delhi, India

Democracy and Development

See below our internships with a concentation in democracy and development:

Yangon School of Political Science, Yangon, Burma World Justice Project, Washington, D.C., USA

Think Tanks

See below our internships at think tanks:

The Europe Center internships in Brussels

Eligibility

Each host organization has specific requirements for their interns.

  • All applicants need to be Stanford students, and need to be matriculated through the quarter after their internship to be eligible.
  • Applicants may only apply to one Global Policy Internship. However, Brussels internships are offered in conjunction with The Europe Center and Stanford Global Studies, so students applying for the Brussels internships may also apply for one other FSI internship.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions: fsistudents@stanford.edu.

FAQs
My time here has been invaluable, both professionally and personally. I’m incredibly grateful to [FSI] for giving me this tremendous experience...
Whitney McIntosh '17
2016 Intern at UNESCO

2019 Global Policy Interns

FSI is pleased to announce its 2019 Global Policy Interns.
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Alumni Spotlight

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Kate Wilson

Former FSI Intern and current Researcher at Stanford
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Kate Wilson

Former FSI Intern and current Researcher at Stanford
Kate Wilson ’16 majored in Public Policy and minored in Computer Science. During Summer 2015, she worked at The Center for European Policy Studies/LICOS Center for Institutions and Economic Performance in Belgium. She is currently a researcher at the Bill Lane Center for American Studies, studying government grant design. 
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James Garth '17

Former Co-President of the Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford.
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James Garth '17

Former Co-President of the Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford.
James was a former Global Policy Intern at the Center for Experimental Economics in Education in China. He hopes to continue his career in China after graduation.
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Whitney McIntosh

Recent Graduate with CDDRL Honors
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Whitney McIntosh

Recent Graduate with CDDRL Honors
Whitney McIntosh recently graduated from the CDDRL Honors Program. She participated in several FSI student programs during her time at Stanford. Read more in an interview we had with Whitney.

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Read reflections from our Global Policy Interns on Medium

Mentorship

Our Faculty mentorship is what sets FSI apart from other internship opportunities at Stanford. Your faculty mentor will provide support before and after your summer internship.

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Stanford in Government Fellowships

Stanford in Government offers fully-funded public service internships every summer in a range of organizations in the country and around the world. Undergraduates from all majors and years are encouraged to apply.

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Contact Us

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