World Bank Internship Program for Young Graduates.
The World Bank Group Internship offers motivated and highly successful individuals an opportunity to improve their skills while working in a diverse and challenge-filled environment.
The World Bank in its bid to provide practical experience to graduate student across the world offers paid internships for young Graduates during both the winter and the summer seasons.
Course(s) Offered: Several fields
Course Level: Paid Internship
Country to Study in: USA, Other countries
Eligibility
To be eligible for this internship, candidates must possess a undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a full-time graduate program i.e, pursuing a Masters’ degree or a PhD with plans to return to school after the duration of the internship. Successful candidates must have completed their first year of graduate studies or are running their PhD.
Selection Criteria
-The internship seek for candidates in: economics, finance, human development (public health, education, nutrition, and population), social science (anthropology, sociology), agriculture, environment, private sector development and other related fields.
-Fluency in English is required
-Previous work experience, computing skills as well as knowledge of French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and Chinese are advantageous
Participating Institutions
Most positions are situated in Washington D.C
Sponsorship duration
The Bank Group’s Internship is offered during two seasons every year – the summer (June–September) and the winter (December–March).
Most positions are a minimum of four weeks in duration.
Scholarship benefits
The Bank Group pays an hourly salary to all interns and, where applicable, provides an allowance towards travel expenses. Interns are responsible for their own living accommodations.
How to Apply For World Bank Internship
you may apply for the Summer Internship (June–September) or the Winter Internship (December–March). All applications MUST be submitted online, and within that period’s deadline. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to make any further changes/updates.
It is important to visit the official website for complete information and also go through the application checklist for this program.
Deadlines:
Applications are accepted from interested candidates for either the Summer Internship or the Winter Internship. The application period for the Summer Internship is December 1–January 31 each year. The application period for the Winter Internship is October 1–31.
The next application deadline is 31 January 2020 for internships starting in June 2019. Applications start 1 December 2019.
PLEASE NOTE:
- All applications MUST be submitted online.
- Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
- While uploading your files during your application, each file should not exceed 5 MB, and should be in one of the following formats: .doc, .docx or pdf. Make sure the filenames of the document that is being attached does not contain any special characters.
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