This message from UT’s Diplomat in Residence, Floyd Cable:
I am pleased to pass on the word to you that the State Department announced today, on its own website (www.careers.state,gov and http://careers.state.gov/intern/student-internships ), and via www.USAJOBS.com, that the application window for unpaid Summer 2016 internships has just opened ( please see https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/413959400 for the formal announcement and the link to application). All applications must be submitted no later than Friday, October 16th, at 10:59 p.m. Central Time.
Extract from the formal announcement: The Department of State tries to provide Student Interns with opportunities both educationally and professional substantive in nature. The purpose of the program is to provide students with insight into work of U.S. foreign policy and the administration of the U.S. Department of State and our diplomatic facilities around the world. Specific duties and responsibilities vary according to the domestic office or overseas post of assignment. Former Department of State Student Experience Interns have written reports on human rights issues, participated with trade negotiations, assisted with U.S. citizen’s services or visa work, helped Americans in distress abroad, supported and helped to coordinate international conferences and visits of high-level officials, researched economic or environmental issues, monitored and evaluated media reporting, supported educational and cultural exchange activities and identified U.S. experts to speak overseas, and worked on web pages and electronic journals.
Here are some basic points about the internship program & application process- please visit the links provided above for further details.
· The State Department offers internships for the summer, fall, and spring semesters—the current application cycle is for Summer 2016.
· Internships require a full-time commitment, and generally last about 10 weeks.
· Internships are available to both undergraduate and graduate students who will continue their studies after the internships.
· Undergraduates may apply as early as their sophomore year, but must be juniors when they commence their internships immediately after.. Undergrads can also do a summer internship between their junior and senior years, or the summer after they graduate if they are continuing directly on to graduate school.
· Assignments can be in the U.S. (primarily in Washington DC), or at one of our overseas State Department posts (the split is about 50-50).
· Candidates will have a list of 39 different bureaus/offices from which they are to choose two domestic bureaus or regional bureaus for overseas posts (or one of each) where they would like to be assigned as interns.
· There is considerable variation in the number of internships available with the 39 bureaus/offices from which applicants must choose – ranging, fro example, from one in the office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS), to over 200 in the case of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR).
· A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher is required.
· The unpaid internship program is not part of the Pathways Program, and it is not otherwise a hiring mechanism for paid employment.
· Candidates must be U.S. Citizens at the time they submit their applications.
· Applications must be submitted via www.USAJOBS.com, and applicants will need to be registered with USAJOBS in order to prepare and submit their applications. They can view the announcemen, register for an account, and start the application process via https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/413959400) .
· The application process is highly competitive, so students should do all they can to make sure that their applications are accurate and comply with the guidance concerning how the applications are to be prepared and what they should contain.
· Applicants are strongly encouraged to make good use of on-campus support resources such as internship and career advisory services, writing laboratories, and faculty advisors and mentors.
Regards,
-Floyd
Floyd S. Cable
U.S. Department of State
Diplomat in Residence for Central Texas
The University of Texas at Austin; Tel: 512-471-3070
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