Internships and Employment Opportunities

Internships and co-ops provide students with hands-on skills, practical experience, valuable contacts, and a competitive edge in the job market. The vast majority of graduate students at the Elliott School participate in internships, co-ops, part-time, or full-time jobs while enrolled in the School.

Each semester we grant modest stipends, on a competitive basis, to currently enrolled graduate students who participate in approved, non-salaried internships.

The Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program places great emphasis on student and alumni employment. The Elliott School of International Affairs is conveniently located to provide the best job and internship opportunities to students, and many of the program alumni continue to work around the area of the university.

Elliott School students have interned at the Organization of American States (OAS), the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Council of the Americas, the U.S.-Mexican Chamber of Commerce, the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), the Pan American Health Organization, and the embassies of Brazil, Mexico, and Panama.

Below are maps of places of employment among LAHSP alumni and students in the downtown Washington, DC area. You may click on the markers to reveal the name and website of each employer. You may also use the scale to zoom in and out.

Alumni Employment

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Student Internships and Employment

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