UMD Global/Federal Fellows Undergrad Internship Program

Do you want to gain professional experience, try out working for the federal government, non-profits, consulting firms, and more? Our one-year certificate program combines a fall 2021 seminar and a spring 2022 internship, both for college credit, and offers a unique active-learning opportunity to integrate your academics with real world experience and explore future goals. Join a passionate, multi-disciplinary, and engaged student cohort and become part of a +1000 alumni network for life!

Program Perks Include:

• Your Choice of Nine Fall Seminar Courses (all taught by expert practitioners with courses offered once a week, mostly in the evenings; fall seminars are also cross-listed with Honors) - Water Security and Global Health Challenges
• Energy and Environmental Policy
• Responses to Global Challenges
• Public Health Policy
• Science Diplomacy
• Political Engagement and Advocacy
• US Diplomacy
• Homeland Security and National Security Policy
• Critical Regions and International Relations
• Spring Internship 3-9 credits available through our program (including Scholarship in Practice credit) or through your own major.
• Program Partnerships at a myriad of sites, such as: U.S. Department of Agriculture, World Resources Institute, Climate Action Campaign, Chemonics International, National Institutes of Health, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and many more!
• Year round activities include visits to DC organizations, professional development workshops, one-on-one coaching, resume and cover letter review, interview preparation, good cheer, etc.
• Earn transcript notation as a Federal or Global Fellow

Application Link: Online Application

First Priority Deadline: March 5, 2021

For more information, visit their Fellows websites: https://federalfellows.umd.edu/ and https://globalfellowsdc.umd.edu/