Region-Specific Internships

The World Bank provides various region-specific internships in addition to the many internship opportunities available. Listed below are brief descriptions of these region-specific internships, along with links to the pages that describe them in full detail.

• Latin America and Caribbean Internship Programs
• South Asia Internship Programs
• Internship Program in Moscow Office

Latin America and Caribbean Internship Programs

World Bank Afro-Latin and Indigenous Summer Internship Program

Under the umbrella of the World Bank Summer Internship Program, the Latin American and Caribbean Region (LCR) of the World Bank offers up to three month internships located in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

The LCR program targets young, talented graduate students from Latin America or the Caribbean, who are of African or indigenous descent. The applicants for the LCR program must be of African descent or from the indigenous community in one of the Latin American or Caribbean Countries.

The LCR program provides an opportunity for interns to acquire and enhance their knowledge and skills in an international setting, and for LCR to be enriched by the interns' unique inputs and perspectives.

TO APPLY:

In order to be considered as a candidate for the LCR AFRO-LATIN AND INDIGENOUS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, you must include the following somewhere in your CV: Code 395662.
The link to the online application form is available on Bank Internship Program Main Page.

South Asia Internship Programs

World Bank South Asia Region Young Adults Internship Program

Under the umbrella of the World Bank Summer Internship Program, the South Asia Region (SAR) of the World Bank offers up to 10 week summer internships (6 week winter internships) located in the US and South Asia Region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal).

The SAR Young Adults program targets young (age 29 or younger), talented graduate students currently enrolled full time in a graduate degree program (returning to the program upon completion of the internship). Applicants for the SAR program must be nationals of a South Asian Country and expect to fund their own housing and subsistence (e.g., live with family/friends during summer/winter school break).
The SAR Young Adult Intern Program Employing provides an opportunity to build skills, augment research, gain further exposure and involvement in South Asia national and regional development priorities, and obtain experience working in an international development environment, and for SAR to be enriched by interns' unique inputs and perspectives. As a result interns are empowered with a richer global understanding and potential for greater participation in the region's future.

Internships are available in each of the 6 South Asia Countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal) as well as in Washington, DC.

TO APPLY:

In order to be considered as a candidate for the SAR YOUNG ADULTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, you must include the following somewhere in your CV: Code SARYOUNGADULT.
The link to the online application form is available on Bank Internship Program Main Page.

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Internship Program in Moscow Office

The World Bank is announcing an Internship Program in its Moscow Office to provide an opportunity for selected candidates to build practical skills and augment research in respective fields; develop experience working in an international organization; gain exposure to the international development effort; and deepen the understanding of Russia’s development priorities and challenges. This, in turn, would enrich the World Bank with interns’ unique inputs and perspectives. The internship at the Bank’s Moscow Office promises to be an interesting and rewarding opportunity for career and personal development!

To be eligible for the internship Program, candidates must be enrolled in a full time graduate program (pursuing a Master’s program or Ph.D. with plans to return to school in full-time capacity). The Program would be offered for the period of 1 to 3 months. The selected candidates will be paid salary applicable to interns based on the existing scale.

The selected candidates would be engaged in development and implementation of the World Bank activities in one of the priority areas of the World Bank in Russia, which are improving the business environment and enhancing competition; strengthening public sector management; mitigating social and environmental risks; and assistance with country’s global engagements, such as Kyoto Protocol, accession to the WTO, and G8. Thus, the candidates are sought amongst top students of the leading Universities in the fields of economics, finance, human development (health and education), agriculture, environment, and private sector development. Fluency in English is required. Prior work experience is advantageous.

TO APPLY:

In order to be considered as a candidate for the Moscow Internship Program, you should fill in an application form   and submit electronically with reference to “Moscow Internship Program” to the following e-mail address: Moscow@worldbank.org

For details, please visit the Moscow Office Internship Program web page.