The National Security Internship is more robust than a typical internship and offers more advantages than a monetary scholarship. This program aims to develop the capacity of high-achieving undergraduate and graduate college students with critical skills and direct them toward potential careers at DHS or FBI. The National Security Internship will be open to eligible applicants who are able to meet the requirements to be granted a top-secret clearance.

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National Security Internship

Challenge: This is an intensive eight-week, full immersion summer program for qualified undergraduate and graduate candidates from throughout the U.S. that combines Arabic language, Middle Eastern studies, Homeland Security, and On-the-Job-Training experience at DHS or FBI Headquarters.

  1. Language: intensive immersion coursework in Arabic, along with study of relevant cultures and history
  2. Homeland Security: coursework in Intelligence, International Relations, Homeland Security and Cyber Terrorism
  3. On-The-Job Experience: summer long experience in one or more DHS and FBI units related to concurrent on-campus coursework

Benefits to the Client: The goal of the National Security Internship program is to create a direct career path for the DHS and FBI with some of America’s best and brightest students who speak or are studying high-need languages as well as Homeland Security, Intelligence and Area Studies in college. The scope of this program is to build a national security workforce of individuals who possess a higher degree of cultural competency.

Benefits to the Students: Participating students will receive an all-expense paid summer in D.C., including transportation to Washington, D. C. and room and board at The George Washington University. Completion of the internship will results in 12 transferable college credits for summer coursework in Arabic language & Homeland Security studies, preferred access to employment with DHS or FBI after graduation, and a National Security Clearance.