U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program

The U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program is accepting applications NOW for unpaid fall 2018 internships.  The Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) invites your students to consider a 10-week internship in our bureau in Washington DC.  Students who are studying conflict resolution, peacekeeping, and related foreign policy issues could be tomorrow’s diplomats - future diplomats whom the Department wants to hire. 

We accept numerous students each semester to work side by side with our staff on projects to address atrocity prevention, countering violent extremism, promoting defections from armed groups, defeating ISIS, preventing election violence, and supporting peace processes.  Interning in CSO provides an opportunity for hands on government work experience, enhancing research and analytic skills, and valuable networking.  Applications for the fall 2018 semester close on March 2, 2018.

To learn more about the State Department and to consider CSO as their first choice for their fall internship, please visit the following website:  https://www.state.gov/j/cso/.  

Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows

Honoring a Champion of the Underrepresented

Howard Peters "Pete" Rawlings

The prestigious Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program is the University of Maryland’s premiere undergraduate leadership and public policy training program. It honors the legacy of Howard Peters “Pete” Rawlings and the work he did as a Maryland delegate. Participants in the Fellows program are provided multiple opportunities--both academic and experiential--to grow as ethical leaders and become champions for those whose voices may otherwise go unheard in the leadership and decision-making process.  Maintaining a commitment to those historically underrepresented in leadership positions is central to the program.

The program works with students, faculty, alumni, and local leaders to provide undergraduates with a commitment to cultural pluralism, advocacy, and change with the necessary skills, resources, and support to prepare them for leadership roles during the school year and after program completion.

If you have at least two semesters remaining at the university and a commitment to public leadership, you are strongly encouraged to apply. Fellows design and implement their own community action projects, take courses on leadership, serve at an internship, and meet elected officials, community advocates, and non-profit leaders.

Apply for BSOS Student Experience Funds!

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is launching the BSOS Undergraduate Experience Funds!

These funds assist undergraduate BSOS majors engaged in experiential learning outside the classroom, such as unpaid internships, research, service learning, and professional or academic conferences. The funds are intended to help offset expenses related to such activities like travel/transportation expenses, professional attire, and other opportunity costs (for example: the need to give up a part-time paid job in order to take an unpaid internship).

If you are a BSOS student with financial need that is preventing you from taking advantage of an unpaid opportunity, we encourage you to apply for BSOS Undergraduate ExperienceFunds.

Applications for the summer 2018 and fall 2018 experiences are due on March 28, 2018 by 9 a.m. Click here to apply. Before submitting your application, make sure to review the eligibility criteria here.

Questions regarding the funds or the application process can be e-mailed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

UMD: CIA Careers Information Session (Federal/Global Fellows hosting)

Information session on CIA career opportunities!  The premier agency responsible for providing global intelligence on political, social, economic, technological and military environment.  All years, including first-years, and all majors are welcome!

Date: Wednesday, February, 21^st

Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm (including time for Q&A and one-on-one talking with recruiters!)

Location: Federal and Global Fellows Office, 2407 Marie Mount Hall

Featuring CIA Recruiters and Senior Manager, CIA Near East Mission Center 

Audience: All years, freshman through seniors, of ALL majors, are welcome!  If you are a freshman or sophomore, this is a great time to think about the process of applying to the CIA (and possible fellowships along the way)!

The presenters will be sharing tips about characteristics they seek, the application process, and what it is like to work for the Agency. Get an insider view!  Bring HARD copies of your resume to share if you like.

Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here

The CIA is the premier agency responsible for providing global intelligence on the ever-changing political, social, economic, technological and military environment. They preempt threats and further US national security objectives by collecting intelligence that matters, producing objective all-source analysis, conducting effective covert  operations, and safeguarding the secrets that help keep our Nation safe. The agency hires individuals from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds to serve in roles both in the US and overseas.

Please note that only US Citizens are eligible to pursue employment in the intelligence community. 

Session hosted by UMD Federal and Global Fellows Programs!   Applications now open!  www.federalfellows@umd.edu, www.globalfellowsdc@umd.edu

Global and Federal Fellow Application Now Open!

ATTENTION STUDENTS— 

​Apply Now to the Global and Federal  Fellows Programs​!

 

​First application deadline is ​March 26.  We’d love to have you! PERKS include: 

• Take a fall-semester seminar course on a topic of contemporary concern--taught by expert practitioners who bring in guest speakers (ambassadors, industry experts, etc.)!

• Obtain an extraordinary spring internship at sites ranging from the White House, media outlets, federal agencies, NGOs, private organizations, embassies, research shops, etc. 

• Gain Scholarship in Practice credit

• Receive spring internship credit through our program or through your major or other program!

• Earn a notation on your transcript as a Federal or Global
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  Fellow!

• Enjoy year round empowerment activities:  field trips, professional development, conversations with industry leaders, individual help obtaining internships. 

• Join a lively, engaged student cohort group (and alumni network)! 

• Program Concentrations: 
  ​Homeland Security, ​Critical Regions and International Relations, 
  Science Diplomacy, Public Health Policy, Energy and Environment Policy, and many more!

​APPLY NOW!!! Application Link: Online Application​​Fill out ONE application and rank your choices across the two programs.  Rolling admission afterwards!  No need for recommendation letters unless you wish to add them; and they can come later!For details regarding the application requirements, go to http://federalfellows.umd.edu and/or http://globalfellowsdc.umd.edu or contact our office: 2407 Marie Mount Hall, 301-314-0261. First wave of applications will be reviewed on 

​March 26

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Immigration Screenings

UndodocuTerp Student Training

This Wednesday February 14th at 5:30pm we will be hosting a one hour UndocuTerp training for students. If you are a student and is interested in learning more about immigration, myths, the barriers faced by undocumented students at UMD and also their resilience join this session!

Food will be provided!

Apply Now to Study Abroad in Singapore with START this Summer! Applications due March 1st

UMD-Summer: Singapore: Religious Rehabilitation of Terrorists 

Interested in non-violent approaches to countering terrorism? Singapore was one of the first nations in the world to develop religious rehabilitation programs for individuals detained on charges relating to terrorism. In this program, you will study with the Muslim clerics and scholars who built a wave of programs aimed at addressing terrorism in non-violent, non-criminal spaces, beginning in Singapore, but also extending to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. Clerics from Singapore’s Religious Rehabilitation Group and scholars from Nanyang Technological University will host us, as we study reasons that individuals leave terrorist groups and movements and the theories behind these programs created to dissuade people from committing violence. This course is open to all—no knowledge of terrorism required—and its structure will allow you to pursue other work, internship, and study opportunities during the same summer you travel with us. We will conduct 5 weeks of asynchronous online coursework, when you can be working from anywhere at any time, and we will spend 10, immersive, exciting days in Singapore. In Singapore, we won't just study--we'll also eat at a cat cafe, take a tea appreciation workshop, do a rain forest canopy walk, get a fish pedicure, watch Chinese street opera and see a soccer match!

• Program Cost: $4,675.  

• Dates In country: June 23rd-July 1st 2018

• Apply on the study abroad website by March 1st!

Research Analyst Job Opening at Arabian Foundation

Job Title: Research Analyst

• Location: Washington, DC

• Experience: Early career

• Deadline: February 18th, 2018

• Undergraduate or master’s degree from a top-rated university with an outstanding academic record in political science, international studies, history, social sciences, religious studies, Middle East studies, or a related discipline with a focus on the Middle East and/or the Arabian Peninsula required;

• Strong record of coursework and/or internship work in the politics, economics, history, society, and culture of the modern Middle East and/or Arabian Peninsula required;

• Arabic and/or Persian-language fluency strongly preferred;

• Strong record of coursework, internship, and/or work experience in counterterrorism (CT), countering violent extremism (CVE), and/or Middle East terror groups and networks strongly preferred;

• Experience conducting qualitative research and/or writing a topical honors or master’s thesis involving original research strongly preferred;

• Candidates must be highly intelligent and forward-thinking with superior writing and note-taking skills;

• Candidates must be able to multitask, adapt to a constantly changing workflow, and complete assignments on tight deadlines;

• Candidates must be able to respond positively to constructive criticism and work productively under close editorial supervision.

Position Description

The Arabia Foundation, an independent Washington DC-based think tank that focuses on the geopolitics and socioeconomics of the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula is seeking a full-time research analyst to start as soon as possible.

Research analysts are responsible for providing research and administrative support to Arabia Foundation senior analysts and scholars. Research analysts will also contribute to organization-wide projects assigned by the head of research and director and regularly attend area events and conferences on the Middle East.

This is an entry level position for candidates with 0-2 years of job experience.

Qualifications

Application Instructions

Applicants are requested to apply by sending a single PDF attachment via email with the subject heading “Research Analyst” to info@arabiafoundation.org. This PDF file must include a curriculum vitae, a brief cover letter detailing relevant experiences and interests, two references, and a writing sample no longer than three pages single-spaced (excerpts from larger works, such as a thesis, are acceptable).

Please note that incomplete applications will not be reviewed.