Current Jobs and Internships from the Fellner Center

INTERNSHIPS
Professional Programs Intern, UMD Alumni Association, College Park, MD
Government Affairs (Federal and External Affairs), Amtrak, Washington, D.C.

Fall 2025 Internship, Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Policy Intern, Groundwork Collaborative,  Washington, D.C.

CSIS Center for the Industrial Base Research Intern, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
BSOS Internships Collection
JOBS
Human Resources Assistant, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C.

Research Assistant: Foreign and Defense Policy; Congress, Budgets, and National Defense Planning, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.

Street Outreach Worker, LAYC, Washington, D.C.

Collections Representative, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Washington, D.C.

Rehabilitation Counselor, Cornerstone Montgomery Inc., Rockville, MD
Great for BSOS Majors Collection

Intern | Courtwatch PG – Life After Release

Intern | Courtwatch PG – Life After Release

Intern
Location: Suitland, MD & PG County Courts

Courtwatch PG is looking for multiple interns to support their Accountability and Database Committees. Courtwatch PG is a growing community of volunteers from Prince George’s County, Maryland and the surrounding Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area — and beyond. We observe bail hearings in PG County District Court to document our county’s policies in action and to hold judicial actors accountable for injustice in the court system. Courtwatch PG is powered by Life After Release, and founded and led by formerly incarcerated Black women. We courtwatchers represent all ages and backgrounds. We are joined by the call to anti-racist action and by faith in abolitionist futures.

Three internship opportunities are available:

Courtwatch Student Intern: As a Courtwatch Student Intern, you will play a vital role in promoting transparency in Maryland’s courtrooms. This opportunity consists of attending and observing bond hearings, taking detailed notes, and flagging potential injustices. By serving as an independent community observer, you will help shine a light on practices that often go unseen.


What you will do: Attend scheduled hearings, record accurate observations, and report findings to the Accountability Committee for review. You will help identify patterns such as judicial misconduct, unlawful detention, or barriers to due process.


Skills you need: Attention to detail, strong note-taking skills, reliability, and an interest in justice reform. No legal background is required—training and guidance will be provided.


Letter Writing Student Intern: As a Letter Writing Student Intern, you will directly contribute to holding the legal system accountable through advocacy. This role consists of reviewing flagged hearings, discussing findings with the Accountability Committee, and helping draft professional letters addressed to judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, elected officials, and law enforcement. These letters challenge unlawful practices and call for fairer pretrial decisions.


What you will do: Participate in biweekly committee meetings, collaborate with peers to refine advocacy letters, and ensure concerns are communicated clearly to decision-makers. Your writing will have a direct impact on advancing accountability in Maryland’s courts.


Skills you need: Strong writing and editing skills, critical thinking, and the ability to articulate legal or procedural concerns. Students passionate about law, advocacy, or social justice will find this role especially meaningful.


Data Analysis Student Intern: As a Data Analysis Student Intern for our yearly report, you will help transform courtroom observations into meaningful advocacy by collecting and analyzing data. This role consists of entering hearing notes, tracking the number and types of advocacy letters sent, and identifying systemic trends. Your work will help inform reports, community updates, and policy recommendations.

What you will do: Organize and create graphics from data trends, analyze recurring issues in bond hearings, and contribute to reports that highlight systemic injustices. You will help translate individual cases into broader evidence-based calls for reform.


Skills you need: Strong organizational and data entry skills, familiarity with spreadsheets or databases, and the ability to recognize patterns in both numbers and narratives. An interest in research, policy, or data-driven advocacy is a plus.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please send an email to aly@lifeafterrelease.org

Immigration Legal Services Intern (Fall 2025 ) | International Rescue Committee



Immigration Legal Services Intern (Fall 2025 )
Location: Baltimore, MD
Job ID: req58503
Closing Date: August 17, 2025

Background
The International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to people forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 28 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to rebuild their lives. The IRC in Baltimore was established in 1999 and currently serves over 2,500 immigrants and refugees per year.

Scope of Work
The IRC is recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice to provide immigration legal services. Some of our services include filing applications for adjustment of status (i.e. green cards), naturalization, and family reunification for refugees, asylees and immigrants. Interns will gain experience working at an internationally recognized non-profit organization and a first-hand look at the basics of immigration processes and procedures.

Reports To
Immigration Legal Assistant or Legal Representative

Learning Objectives

  • Gain exposure to the challenges and opportunities for providing nonprofit immigration legal services.
  • Learn basic policies and procedures of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of — Homeland Security (DHS).
  • Learn practical methods to fill out USCIS immigration forms, to organize and provide supporting documents, and to help clients write financial affidavits for fee waivers, affidavits of birth, and affidavits in response to USCIS requests for additional evidence. – Practice and apply basic interviewing techniques to conduct client intake forms, including methods to develop trust with clients, ensure complete disclosure, and identify red flags while gathering information.

Responsibilities

  • Under the guidance of IRC immigration staff, meet with clients to assist with specific applications and forms.
  • Track, file and mail relevant documents, applications and notices of action; maintain immigration databases.
  • Ensure that translation services for immigration processes and procedures are provided in a language that is accessible to clients during intakes and application completions.
  • Assist with special research or other projects.
  • Other tasks and related duties as assigned.

Legal Intern | Making an Exoneree

Legal Intern
Location: Washington, D.C
Salary: $20 per hour

Making an Exoneree is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for individuals wrongfully convicted of crimes. The organization achieves its mission primarily through an extraordinary and unprecedented university course in which undergraduate and law students work together across multiple schools to reinvestigate likely wrongful conviction cases. They produce short documentaries and create digital platforms for each case, calling for exonerations and prison releases.

The program originated at Georgetown University, where Marc Howard and Marty Tankleff have taught the course every spring semester since 2018. Over the past seven years, the Georgetown program has covered 30 cases and contributed to 9 prison releases. In the Spring 2023 semester, Princeton University piloted a “Making an Exoneree” course with four additional cases, and it has already resulted in the release of multiple individuals. Now at four universities, 12 people (who have served over 200 years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit) are free through the Making an Exoneree program. Many others are also now represented by counsel and/or are receiving significant media attention.

About the Job

Making an Exoneree is seeking a Legal Intern to support the case review and selection process during Fall 2025. This position is ideal for an undergraduate student at Georgetown interested in wrongful convictions, criminal justice reform, law, or advocacy. This intern will play a key role in managing and organizing incoming correspondence, assisting with case file development, and updating and maintaining the central database (Airtable). This position collaborates closely with the Intake & Case Selection Manager (ICSM), Senior Legal Advisor, and Program Manager, assisting their efforts in identifying and evaluating cases with strong claims of innocence and clear avenues for reinvestigation. 

Key responsibilities include processing and filing mail, organizing incoming correspondence from incarcerated individuals and their families, and ensuring all materials are properly uploaded to case folders and databases. The intern will assist with data entry and case tracking in Airtable, helping to update case statuses and ensure all information is complete and accurate. Additional duties include supporting the ICSM in sending and reviewing intake forms, preparing cases for review, and contributing to preliminary case evaluations by summarizing materials and flagging key details. This includes researching cases online, requesting court documents and police records, contacting family members and advocates, and communicating with attorneys. They will also support the Senior Legal Advisor in setting up legal calls with potential program participants as part of the review process.  
 

Work Location: Hybrid, with an expectation of in-person availability at least three days per week (Washington, D.C).

Rate of Pay: $20 / hour

Estimated Weekly Hours: 20 – 30 hours/week 

Start Date: Mid-August


How to Apply: Please complete the application using this link: https://airtable.com/appJCizGn3F0pmAJq/shr5DSz1bkcoH9juv

Fall 2025 Intern – Missing Children Division (MCD) | National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Fall 2025 Intern – Missing Children Division (MCD)

Location: Alexandria, VA

Requisition Number: 633

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Interns will be assigned to an MCD specified team and will fulfill one or more of the following duties with the potential to take on additional responsibilities:

  • Provide technical assistance to families, law-enforcement and social-service agencies and courts with issues related to missing and exploited children
  • Liaise with law-enforcement and state agencies to help resolve cases
  • Organize case information and maintain a working case file containing documentation of all activities as well as materials.
  • Perform searches in open source and social media platforms
  • Support with maintaining updated information in the case management database
  • Assist with NCMEC data projects

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

  • Completed at least two (2) years of college with a concentration in Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology or related field
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze written materials
  • Ability to perform searches in open source and social media platforms
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to handle and maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive information

Criminal Justice Research Intern | Cato Institute

Criminal Justice Research Intern
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $17.94 per hour
Closing Date: June 30, 2025

*To be considered for an internship, you must apply directly through our online application here.* 

You will help our criminal justice team roll back unconstitutional overcriminalization, restore accountability for police and prosecutors who violate people’s rights, and challenge the scourge of plea-driven mass adjudication. As an intern in Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice, you will work with leading scholars and activists on researching legal briefs, responding to the many injustices perpetrated by the criminal justice system, and supporting legislative outreach efforts. Finalists for this department will be asked to provide a supplementary resume.

Workload

  • Conduct literature reviews
  • Frequent fact-finding missions to support scholars’ op-eds, studies, and blog posts
  • Attend and report on Hill briefings and other relevant panels and conferences

Qualifications

  • Strong research and writing skills
  • Demonstrated interest in criminal justice
  • Legal research experience is a plus

Cato’s scholars address a wide range of constitutional and legal issues—including federalism, property rights, civil liberties, criminal law and procedure, qualified immunity, civil asset forfeiture, and the Second Amendment, to name a few. Cato expects the judiciary to be the “bulwark” of our liberties, as James Madison put it, neither making up nor ignoring the law but interpreting and applying it through the natural rights tradition we inherited from the Founding generation.

About the Cato Internship Program

Cato’s paid internships are for undergraduates, recent graduates, graduate students, law students, and early-career professionals who have a strong commitment to individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace—principles that, taken together, constitute libertarianism, known alternately as “classical liberalism,” “market liberalism,” or, to many of our international friends, just “liberalism.” 

All Cato interns attend the same intensive seminar series, which covers a broad range of history, philosophy, policy, and professional development topics. Interns also aid with events and occasionally help Cato staff with other day-to-day needs. 

Interns receive competitive compensation. Part-time positions are adjusted accordingly and carry a minimum of 25 hrs./wk. Program participants must be available in person in Washington, D.C.  

For more information about the internship program and experience, we encourage you to explore our website.  

If you have any questions, feel free to email Cortez Bartolome, Programs Coordinator, at studentprograms@cato.org 

Fall 2025 Internships | Maryland Office of the Public Defender

Fall 2025 Internships
Location: Positions throughout the State of Maryland
Salary: $16.98–$19.88 per hour
Closing Date: August 1, 2025

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) seeks dynamic, dedicated, and client-centered undergraduate and graduate students to serve as interns. OPD provides superior representation to indigent defendants throughout the State of Maryland. We are committed to building a culturally diverse staff and strongly encourage people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender maintains twelve District offices throughout the State of Maryland. Assistant Public Defenders in all of those District offices represent adult and juvenile indigent clients in felony and misdemeanor matters in Circuit and District Courts. OPD also has several statewide divisions that engage in direct representation, including the: Appellate, Post Conviction, and Parental Defense Divisions. Further, OPD maintains several statewide litigation support divisions including the: Forensics, Mental Health, Aggravated Homicide, and Juvenile Protection Divisions. Please visit our website (www.opd.state.md.us) for more information regarding our District offices and statewide Divisions.

OPD’s vision is for Justice, Fairness, and Dignity for All and we are committed to our core values of a culture of excellence, client-centered representation, tenacious advocacy, and remaining united as a team in achieving our mission. At OPD we use our legal education and experience to fight for justice and fairness, no matter what and we refuse to remain silent in the midst of human suffering. Our unique talents, identities, educational backgrounds, and perspectives guide us in representing our clients. We stand up against prejudice, systemic racism, and inequity in all of the spaces we occupy. OPD seeks candidates that will join us in providing compassionate, competent, zealous, and client-centered representation to all of our clients. Learn more about our mission and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION

Interns are incorporated into OPD’s team-based representation model and assist our attorneys and staff in client-centered tenacious advocacy. Each of OPD’s twelve District offices as well as our seven statewide Divisions maintain intern programs that provide meaningful and exciting opportunities for students committed to zealous public defense.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assisting with investigations for ongoing criminal cases;
  • Preparation for trial, motions, and/or sentencing hearings;
  • Conducting witness interviews and aiding with witness coordination for trials and hearings;
  • Reviewing electronic, physical and forensic evidence;
  • Assisting and observing criminal court proceedings; and
  • Providing administrative and clerical assistance as needs arise.

****Fall 2025 Student Intern | United States Probation & Pretrial Services Office for the District of Maryland**** DEADLINE EXTENDED


Fall 2025 Student Intern
Location: Baltimore or Greenbelt, MD
Announcement Number: 24-03
Closing Date: June 16, 2025




Mission Statement:
The United States Probation & Pretrial Services Office for the District of Maryland serves the Court and the community by promoting public safety and supporting the fair and equitable administration of justice. We strive to provide a seamless continuum of superior investigation and supervision services through a professional and impartial approach. We pledge to maintain integrity and to treat all persons with dignity and respect.

Area of Consideration:Current junior and senior students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, criminology, psychology, sociology, human relations, education, business, or public administration.

How to Apply:To be considered for this position, applicants must submit the following required documents:

  • A letter of interest (no more than 500 words) on why you want to participate in the internship program with the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office
  • Application Form AO-78, Federal Judicial Branch Application for Employment
  • A letter of qualification for internship from the appropriate faculty representative from the college or university
  • An official or unofficial copy of recent transcripts
  • One reference letter from a faculty member

Failure to submit a complete application package will result in immediate disqualification. The Description of Work section of the AO-78 must be complete. Indicating “see resume” is not acceptable. Incomplete and/or unsigned applications will not be considered, returned, or retained. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted and must travel at their own expense. Only one application per candidate will be accepted for this announcement.

Application materials should be emailed to: applications@mdp.uscourts.gov with the subject line “Internship.”

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The student intern will work closely with probation staff, learn many of the duties and responsibilities of a probation officer assigned to the investigation and supervision departments, which may include the following:

  •  Use of electronic databases
  • Seek information from organizations and others by telephone and written correspondence
  • Investigate person under supervision and/or defendant’s background information
  • Maintain case file information
  • Prepare reports
  •  Attend Court proceedings with an officer
  • Assist probation staff with special projects
  • Perform other duties as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS:                                                                            

It is expected that interns possess:

  • General knowledge of office practices
  • Basic skills in office administration to include typing, data entry, file maintenance, record keeping, and presentation preparation 
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and the internet is preferred
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills, which include the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines and follow detailed instructions
  • Adhere to confidentiality regulations
  • Ability to exercise mature judgement.
  • Compliance with the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees and Court confidentiality requirements

QUALIFICATIONS: The successful applicant must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program as a senior or junior majoring in a related course of study with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or above.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: Unpaid with no benefits.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: United States Citizenship is required for consideration for this position. 

A successful background check and urinalysis test is required for employment in this position.   The Probation Office will complete an investigation which includes criminal records, motor vehicle records, and employment checks.

Selection will be made consistent with the provisions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan adopted by the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Maryland.

For more information about the United States Probation Office for the District of Maryland, please visit us at http://www.mdp.uscourts.gov

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Migration Policy Institute Internships |Fall internships now open!

Internships: The Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars Program

The Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars Program, named in honor of MPI’s founding president, has two goals: harnessing the valuable contributions of interns for MPI’s work and training the next generation of migration and communications leaders. Internships are available both in person and remotely, as well as to those residing outside the United States.

MPI is committed to recruiting and supporting interns who reflect the breadth of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives in the countries where it works. As such, the Institute is committed to making sure that interns and staff members of all backgrounds work in an inclusive environment with equity and access for all.

The application window for the Fall 2025 internship cycle (September – December) is now open. See How to Apply section below for details.

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(For information on MPI Europe internship opportunities in Brussels, click here.)

History of the Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars Program

The internship program was named the Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars Program in 2021. Papademetriou, who led MPI from its creation in 2001 to 2014 and remained President Emeritus and Distinguished Transatlantic Fellow until his death, exhibited a career-long dedication to training, mentoring, and helping the careers of the next generation of migration thinkers globally.

To learn about MPI’s interns, past and present, click here.

To support the Young Scholars program, click here.

General Internship Application Deadlines

  • November 1 – Spring Semester (January – April)
  • March 1 – Summer Semester (May – August)
  • July 1 – Fall Semester (September – December)

Early applications are encouraged.


Interns work in one of two areas: Research or communications.

Research Internships

Communications Internships

Program Details

How to Apply

Research Internships

Research Interns work within one of MPI’s four program areas:

U.S. Immigration: Tracking and analysis of policies relating to asylum and refugee pathways, border management, immigration enforcement, legal immigration (temporary and permanent), legal status for unauthorized immigrants, and employment outcomes of highly educated immigrants; analysis of immigration, demographic, and economic trends; development of proposals for policy reform.

International Migration: Comparative analysis of immigration and integration policies in the areas of refugee resettlement and asylum, immigrant integration policies (including labor market integration and social cohesion), labor migration, borders and mobility, migration and development, and returns and reintegration.

U.S. Immigrant Integration: Issues related to early childhood education and care; Dual Language Learners and English Learners; K-12 immigrant education; adult education, training, and workforce development; state and local immigration/integration policy and services; and language access policy. (Full-time internship preferred.)

Latin America and Caribbean Initiative: Assessing policy responses to mixed migration flows, with a focus on northern Central America and Venezuela; evaluating migration management systems in key host countries, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia; tracking regional and international development policies; and identifying integration challenges and opportunities. Written proficiency and oral fluency in Spanish are required.

Within each of these substantive areas, research intern duties include:

  • Contributing to overall MPI research efforts, including through independent quantitative and/or qualitative research and policy analysis
  • Writing paper drafts and preparing literature summaries
  • Providing events support
  • Summarizing hearings and other relevant public and private events
  • Light administrative tasks.

Communications Internships

MPI offers communications internships, providing essential dissemination and other support across the Institute and with the ability to experience the breadth of its work across research areas.

The Communications Intern works on marketing, media tracking, social media, and similar duties, and at times with the Migration Information Source, MPI’s award-winning online journal. Strong editorial, social media, and multimedia skills are required for this full-time internship. Duties may include:

  • Crafting digital campaigns and visuals
  • Tracking media mentions and identifying news outlets for targeted outreach
  • Assisting in the dissemination of publications
  • Editing audio and video
  • Assisting with planning and supporting private and public events and meetings.
     

Program Details

The internship program lasts for four months and is divided into three cycles over the course of the year. There is some flexibility in internship start and end dates, but the Spring internship cycle generally runs from January through April, the Summer cycle from May through August, and the Fall semester from September through December.

Internships are available on both a full- and part-time basis (with full-time sought for U.S. Immigrant Integration and Communications). A $1,400 biweekly stipend is offered to full-time interns and a prorated stipend to part-time interns. Students also may arrange to obtain credit for their work. MPI does not cover relocation expenses. Internships can be remote or in person.

Applicants do not need not be a U.S. citizen to apply; however, all applicants must be U.S. work authorized before the internship begins, unless they reside and work from outside the United States throughout the internship cycle. MPI is not designated by the U.S. Department of State to be an exchange visitor sponsor and therefore cannot provide the supporting documents to apply for H-1B, J-1, H-3, or F-1 visas.

For all positions, applicants must be at least a junior in college and possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Current students, college graduates, graduate students, and early-career professionals are welcome to apply. Those without college experience who can demonstrate substantial relevant work experience will also be considered. Foreign language skills and proficiency in key Office and other software programs are helpful, as are strong quantitative skills. Minority applicants and/or applicants from immigrant or refugee backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

The application window for Fall 2025 is now open. Interested applicants should fill out this online form AND separately send to InternshipApplications@migrationpolicy.org the following materials by July 1, 2025:

  • CV/Resume
  • Cover letter describing your interest and research experience in migration and/or public policy issues. Also, please include:
    –The approximate dates you are available to start and finish
    –Whether you can intern full- or part-time
    –The MPI program area(s) you are interested in
  • A writing sample that showcases your ability to write clearly and analytically about migration, migrant/refugee integration, or another public policy issue (up to five pages)
  • A transcript (either official or unofficial) from all colleges/universities that you have attended that shows classes you have taken along with class grades.

Electronic submissions are strongly preferred. However, hard copies can be mailed to:

Director of MPI’s Internship Program
Migration Policy Institute
1275 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005

Due to the large number of applicants, only those being considered for the position will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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Summer Engagement Opportunities at the IRC in Silver Spring

Dear University Partner!

I’m emailing to share the IRC in Silver Spring’s engagement opportunities for Summer 2025 – our summer academy volunteer opportunities and summer internship program. Please pass this message along to candidates looking to gain experience working in the humanitarian sector locally.

2025 IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy – Now Accepting Applicants through June 6th!

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Join us this summer as a volunteer for the 2025 IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy! This free program offers a supportive and enriching learning experience for newcomer middle and high school students. The academy focuses on developing English language skills, strengthening school readiness, and fostering social-emotional growth. The program serves approximately 100 students from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. Apply here

Below are the two volunteer roles available. 

  • Classroom Lead: Work closely with IRC staff to design and build curriculum for one or more classes. Lead classroom activities and support student learning.
    • English classroom leads are expected to facilitate instruction Monday-Thursday mornings.
    • Elective classroom leads are expected to facilitate instruction (at least) one afternoon session per week.
    • Deadline to apply: June 6th at 5:00 p.m.
  • Peer Mentor: Assist with classroom facilitation, student supervision, and provide general support during daily activities.
    • Peer mentors must be available to volunteer Monday-Thursday from 9:30-3:00PM.
    • Deadline to apply: June 6th at 5:00 p.m.

If you would like to play more than one role at summer academy (ex. during different cohorts, or an English and elective lead), please complete this form twice.

The program will take place in Prince George’s County July 7th – July 17th for the middle school cohort and July 28th – August 7th for the high school cohort. The weekly schedule is Monday through Thursday 9:30am-3:00pm. Lunch will be provided (halal options available).

Previous teaching and/or ESOL experience preferred but not required. This opportunity is open to volunteers of high-school age and above. This opportunity is a Student Service-Learning hours approved activity.

All volunteers must complete a background check and attend an in-person training on Thursday, July 2nd from 10AM-2PM.

To learn more, check out this video from our program in 2023 or see the attached flyer. For questions related to this opportunity, contact IRC Youth Program Manager, Kyle Monsees, at kyle.monsees@rescue.org

Summer 2025 Internships – Apply by May 23rd, 2025

The IRC in Silver Spring is still recruiting Summer 2025 interns. IRC internships give interns the opportunity to work directly with humanitarian immigrants to support them in accomplishing tasks needed to live successfully in the U.S. We are still recruiting for seven departments that are recruiting summer interns. We encourage interested applicants to apply for more than one program. If you want professional, hands-on experience working in the humanitarian sector, apply to be an intern with the IRC in Silver Spring!

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I’ve listed the titles and a description of each internship that is recruiting below. You can find the full description by going to the IRC Careers page and filtering by City (Silver Spring) and Employee Category (Intern). Prospective interns will use the same link to apply. 

·       Economic Development:  The Economic Empowerment program assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient by providing career development training and financial coaching. This program assists clients in obtaining education, apprenticeships, jobs, financial coaching and microloans to promote self-sufficiency. The intern will work closely with the Economic Empowerment team to help promote client economic growth and encourage clients to work towards their long-term goals.   

·       Development: The development team focuses on securing funding for IRC offices; assisting with donor prospecting, research, data collection and grant management activities. 

·       Refugee Barrier Reduction:  IRC programming assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient and supports acclimatization within the United States by providing access to casework services. This role will support the IRC’s economic empowerment program in effectively reducing the barriers of humanitarian migrants to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States. 

·       Refugee Economic Empowerment: The Economic Empowerment program assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient by placing recently arrived refugees in their first job in the United States.  

·       Refugee Employment and Skill-Building: The Refugee Employment and Skill-Building Program aims to reduce barriers to self-sufficiency and employment and assist refugees to secure full-time employment.  

·       Immigration Legal Services: TheIRC’s Immigration Department provides high quality, low-cost immigration services, including filing applications for adjustment of status (i.e. green cards), work authorization, naturalization, family reunification for humanitarian immigrants. 

·       Refugee Walk-in Services: The Intake program is the first point of contact to all “walk-in” clients that visit the IRC in Silver Spring. We provide fast track enrollment in public benefits and referrals to internal and/or external resources and programs as needed.  

All selected interns must undergo and clear a background and reference check in order to intern with the Silver Spring office. We ask that candidates make a $30 donation to help us cover the associated costs.

The ability to work in-person at least one day per week is required. Internships require a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week. Summer interns are expected to begin their internship by attending an in-person intern orientation on June 9th, 2025, from 9:15AM-3:30PM. The Summer internship term ends on August 22nd, 2025. The deadline to apply for Summer 2025 internships is May 23, 2025

Internships with the IRC in Silver Spring are unpaid. Summer 2025 interns may be eligible for per diem reimbursement at the rate of $15/day to offset the costs of food and travel. For information on scholarship opportunities, contact your university or the IRC Silver Spring Community Engagement Specialist at Raina.Walker@Rescue.org

Thank you and don’t hesitate to follow up with any questions!

Best,

Michalina Kulesza, M.P.A (she/her) | Community Engagement Coordinator

International Rescue Committee

8737 Colesville Road Suite 1200, Silver Spring, MD 20910

T + 1 518 965 3400 

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