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Summer Internships

Each summer over 300 HKS students earn valuable experience, develop new skills, and learn about fields by pursuing meaningful public service internships between their first and second years of study. They complete internships on six continents in fields ranging from election campaigns to microfinance to program analysis to broadcast journalism. Students bring to the internships their education and drive to “ask what they can do,” and leave having had a rewarding experience.

Students in our Master in Public Administration/International Development (MPA/ID) program are required to spend the summer between their first and second years working as interns on development projects, often in developing countries. These internships give employers an opportunity to develop relationships with students who are on their way to becoming policy makers and leaders in the field of international development. For more information, please see MPA/ID Internships.

Summer internships should last between eight and twelve weeks from late May through late August. Please note that if your organization is not able to offer a salary to a summer intern, there are funding sources at HKS that students can apply for, so you are encouraged to advertise your opportunities to our students regardless.

If you are interested in hiring an HKS intern, you may post opportunities in JACK, or feel free to contact our Employer Services team for guidance in creating a suitable opportunity or to recruit on campus.

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