The Council of American Ambassadors provides six fellowships in honor of Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg. The Fellowship program combines mentoring by former U.S. ambassadors and alumni peer mentors, practical training through internships at the U.S. Department of State and, in cooperation with The Fund for American Studies, academic studies in international affairs at George Mason University, as well as residential housing at George Washington University. The Fellowship provides a $8,695 award to each student that is applied to cover the cost of the summer program.

The Fellowships are open to undergraduate students:

• who have completed their junior year prior to the commencement of their internships.
• who possess a strong interest in pursuing a career in diplomacy/international affairs,
• whose backgrounds reflect a high level of academic excellence and leadership in extra-curricular activities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Tuition paid for two courses, totaling six credit hours at George Mason University
• Eight weeks of paid residential housing on George Washington University’s campus

The Fellowships are available only during summer sessions.

The U.S. Department of State will forward applicants chosen for internships in Washington, D.C., and who have authorized the Department to provide their information to other organizations, to the Council of American Ambassadors for consideration. The Council will invite eligible candidates to apply for the Fellowship and provide the application instructions.

How to Apply

For more information about this program, please visit www.americanambassadors.org. Inquiries may be sent to council@americanambassadors.org.

The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships, sponsored by the College of William and Mary, will provide a $5,000 award for two U.S. college students to work in the U.S. embassies in Paris and London and one U.S. college student to work in a component of the Office of the Secretary. The Fellowships are available during summer sessions only.

The U.S. Department of State will forward applicants for internships in London or Paris or in a component of the Office of the Secretary, and who have authorized the Department to provide their information to other organizations, to The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program for consideration.

Eligible candidates will be contacted with instructions on applying for a Harriman Fellowship. The Harriman Board has determined that only undergraduate students entering their junior or senior year and graduating seniors continuing their studies will be considered for a Fellowship.

How to Apply

Inquiries should be sent to: harriman@wm.edu or mailed to:
The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program
PO Box 8795
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187

The job announcement for this internship program has closed. We anticipate accepting applications for this program once again during late-September 2019.

The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) is the largest virtual internship in the world. Led by the U.S. Department of State, VSFS opens the doors of government to the excellence and energy of U.S. citizen students. Working from college and university campuses in the United States and throughout the world, eInterns are partnered with more than 60 federal agencies and U.S. diplomatic posts overseas. Learn more about VSFS at State.gov.

To Apply

The application period for the eInternship program is July 1-31 on USAJOBS.gov each year. Students may choose up to three projects. Project mentors will review applications in August. Those selected will receive offers by Labor Day. Those not selected will also be informed, within the same timeframe.

Program Details

All VSFS eInterns contribute 10 hours a week on their projects from September to April/May, depending on the end of their school year. VSFS eIntern duties and responsibilities vary according to the location and needs of the individual office. Most projects are internet-based; some have language requirements.

Projects that students have worked on include:

• Developing and implementing a public relations campaign using social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc., to communicate and reach out to youth
• Conducting research on the economic situation, prepare graphic representations of economic data, and prepare informational material for the U.S. Embassy website
• Creating a system to gather and analyze media coverage on a set of topics including environment, health, and trade
• Researching IT-based interventions that have been successful in higher education, particularly in teacher training
• Writing and contributing bi-weekly articles to the U.S. Embassy’s Facebook page on topics such as computer science/technology, history, and literature
• Producing a series of videos on the U.S. election process
• Surveying social media efforts of U.S. diplomatic posts, NGOs, and private companies around the world to help establish best practices in a U.S. Embassy’s social media outreach business plan

For more information on VSFS, please visit vsfs.state.gov. Don’t miss out!

If you are a student with a disability, the U.S. Department of State has opportunities for you. We have partnered with the Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment and Policy, and the U.S. Department of Defense, who administer the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP), to hire college students with disabilities. The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects us to highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities. We offer paid, full-time summer positions in Washington, D.C.

Eligibility Requirements and How to Apply

To be eligible for the WRP, students must be current, full-time undergraduate or graduate students with a disability, or have graduated within one year of the release of the database each March.

If you are an eligible student, share this information with your school’s disability services or career services coordinator, and ask him or her to contact the WRP Coordinator at wrp@dol.gov. Please understand that we work directly with college coordinators, and cannot respond to inquiries from individual students.