Description:Berkeley Model United Nations is a student run organization on the UC Berkeley campus dedicated to continuing its six decades of excellence as the world’s premier — and very first — United Nations simulation. Every March, over 1,900 high school students from all over the world come to Berkeley to participate in Berkeley Model United Nations.
Description: University of California, Berkeley's competitive Model United Nations team. In addition to its top ranked travel team, UCBMUN hosts the west coast's oldest running intercollegiate conference every year in spring in San Francisco, CA.
Description: The mission of the Council is to consolidate interest in international relations, dialogue on global issues and encourage cooperation between organizations related to the field of international relations at UC Berkeley.
Description: The Alexander Hmailton Society identifies, educates, and launches young men and women into foreign policy and national security careers imbued with the Hamiltonian perspective of strong and principled American leadership in global affairs. Primarily through engaging in debate, our programming is critical to the intellectual and professional development of a new generation of American leaders.
Description: Berkeley Global Internships offers project-based in-person internships in a variety of industries in both domestic and international locations.
Description: Are you interested in working or interning abroad or curious what types of careers are available in various parts of the world? Planning to work here in the US or in Canada and want more information on employment trends in specific cities? Or are you an international student looking to explore H-1B sponsorship in the US and need help identifying employers who have sponsored others in the past? If you answered yes to any of these questions then GoinGlobal is for...
Description: The Nuclear Policy Working Group (NPWG) is a research-based educational programming effort that provides opportunities for students from a variety of fields to conduct multidisciplinary research on topics in nuclear weapons policy. The NPWG has a three-fold mission: (1) to educate students on contemporary issues in nuclear security, (2) to foster collaboration across the technical and social science fields, and (3) to generate original policy-relevant...
Description: The PPIA Junior Summer Institute at UC Berkeley offers student participants a rigorous seven-week program of coursework designed to improve the participants’ analytical and quantitative skills vital to success at top-level graduate programs in public policy and international affairs as well as law school....
Description: The Public Service Internship (PSI) program connects students with Bay Area social justice issues through internships that focus on policy, community organizing, or direct service. Students intern for 8-10 hours a week for the academic year and enroll in a field studies course for units. Student interns also meet as a cohort throughout...
Description: Cal in the Capital (CITC) trains and prepares 75 UC Berkeley students annually for summer internships in Washington, D.C. Cal in the Capital interns come from all majors, backgrounds, and areas of interest. As of its 52nd year in 2017, 3,808 Cal in the Capital interns have contributed 1,633,689 hours of service in over 400 professional settings, including...
Description: Each Fall and Spring, UC juniors and seniors from all majors travel to Washington, D.C. to intern, do research, and take classes for a semester. Students live and attend courses at the UC Washington Center, an eleven-story building six blocks from the White House. Washington, D.C. offers a wide variety of academic, professional and rich cultural opportunities for...
Description: The Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) provides an opportunity for Berkeley undergraduates to work with faculty members and research staff on cutting-edge research projects. Working closely with mentors, students will deepen their knowledge and skills in areas of special interest, while experiencing what it means to be part of an...
Description: The Gilman Program broadens the student population that studies and interns abroad by supporting undergraduates who might not otherwise participate due to financial constraints.
Description: Fund study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Fund research and language study proposals by U.S. graduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
Description:Individuals who are currently enrolled in a Master’s program or who have earned a Master’s degree in International Relations, Gender Studies, International Law, or Human Rights are encouraged to apply for a Geneva-based internship. Internships begin in April and end in...
Description: The Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking an intern in our Geneva office. This internship is best suited for those individuals interested in gaining development and fundraising experience in a large, well-organized, international non-profit organization. Interns will gain knowledge and skills in research,...
Description: International Justice Mission is a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence. IJM’s mission is to protect people in poverty from violence by rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts.2-3 month...
Description:KEI takes two classes (Spring & Fall) of interns each year. We offer candidates a unique internship opportunity to be involved in the inner workings of a premier U.S. think tank/public outreach organization in Washington, DC. Interns will develop a deeper understanding...
Description:Join the Latin America Working Group (LAWG) as an Advocacy Intern and assist with our efforts to promote a human rights-based approach to U.S. policy towards Latin America.
You will gain: An understanding of politics, economics, social issues, and human rights in Latin America; Exposure to how...
Description:The Center for Immigration Studies is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to the research of U.S. immigration policy and is a leading voice in the drive to inform policy-makers and the public about immigration’s far-reaching impact. The program benefits those planning to pursue various career paths, including public...
Description:The Institute for Science and International Security, a Washington-based non-profit research organization concerned with nuclear non-proliferation, seeks qualified undergraduate or graduate student interns for an unpaid internship in the autumn. The intern will conduct either independent, directed research on a project developed in consultation with...
Description: If you want to use your tech skills to make a difference, see the world, and experience different cultures, the Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship is an opportunity of a lifetime. Funded by the U.S....
Description: The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships are offered annually to four outstanding undergraduates from across the nation, chosen from students serving in a summer internships with the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC, and the U.S. Embassies in London and Paris. The fourth fellow is the Harriman World Fellow, a William...
Description:USAID/BHA, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International and supported by InterAction, have sponsored graduate students through fellowship opportunities, helping boost their research and ...
Description: Meridian International Center’s Fellowship Program exposes rising students and professionals to public diplomacy, international relations, exchanges, cultural and corporate diplomacy, and more.Fellows develop the professional experience that will allow them to explore the fields of diplomacy and international affairs by gaining an overview of the operations of a...
Description: Foreign Policy for America’s NextGen Initiative works to spotlight and support diverse young leaders from across the country. By supporting rising experts and activists in our community, we’re identifying, connecting, and mentoring the next generation of leaders who can advance principled American engagement...
Description: Unite For Sight's program offers extensive learning opportunities for those interested in any aspect of public health, medicine, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Participants support and learn from the talented local doctors who are social entrepreneurs addressing complex global health issues.
Description: You’ve reached the point in your PhD program where the next step is to conduct dissertation research domestically or abroad. In this piece, I’d like to provide advice for what you can do this summer to prepare to apply for research fellowships, many of whose deadlines are in the fall. Starting early—particularly with your thought process—can...
Description: The GradFund Blog has current advice and insights on best practices in applying for research support, written by the GradFund Fellowship Advising Team.
Description: Writing proposals for research funding is a peculiar facet of North American academic culture, and as with all things cultural, its attributes rise only partly into public consciousness. A proposal’s overt function is to persuade a committee of scholars that the project shines with the three kinds of merit all disciplines value, namely, conceptual innovation, methodological rigor,...
Description:The Office of Research Development team at the University of Michigan strives to connect researchers to resources and increase its investigators’ competitiveness in obtaining extramural research funding.
Description: MSU Libraries is a member of Candid's (formerly the Foundation Center)Funding Information Network (FIN). FIN Partner Libraries provide access to and/or training in using Candid's premier database for identifying grant opportunities and potential funders,...
Description: The American Political Science Association awards grants, fellowships, and scholarships with the aim of advancing education and research in political science. These include grants to support scholarly research, grants to support civic engagement programming, collaborative projects on teaching political science, and research projects aimed at having real-world impact on pressing issues, and more...