Internship at DRDC

Internships give students and recent graduates the opportunity to get a taste of DRDC’s community and mission. Internships may take place in DRDC Country Offices, at Regional Hubs or at Headquarters in BOSTON.

Qualifications
Interns are selected on a competitive basis. DRDC seeks applicants who exhibit an interest in the field of development and in our mission. DRDC internships should not exceed 6 months. Exceptionally, internships may last 9 months when they are being completed for academic credit.

Applicants to DRDC internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:

Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a university degree (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation.

Language:

Applicants should have written and spoken proficiency in at least one, and preferably two of the three working languages of the DRDC: English, Hindi, French and Spanish. Fluency in Arabic, Portuguese, Russian or Eastern European language is an asset.

Financing:

DRDC interns are provided with a monthly stipend dependent on duty station, among other factors.

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