Carter Center Internships 2025-2026 | Fully Paid U.S. Internship Opportunities

If you're a student or recent graduate passionate about peace, human rights, global health, or nonprofit operations, the Carter Center Internships (2025-2026) offer a unique, fully paid opportunity in Atlanta, USA. These internships allow you to gain hands-on experience with substantive work in international development, health, democracy, and operations, while building professional networks and enhancing your skills. Read on for details.

🎓 Internship Summary

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (on-site at the Carter Center campus)

• Host Organization: The Carter Center (Educational Programs)

• Program Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate / Recent Graduates

• Fields / Areas: Peace Programs, Health Programs, Operations (see details below)

• Stipend / Duration:

  • Fall & Spring sessions: 15 weeks long, stipend US$5,100

  • Summer session: 10 weeks long, stipend US$3,400

• Work Load: Interns work 20 hours per week during the session

• Deadlines and Start Dates:

  • Spring 2026: Application Deadline – October 13, 2025 | Start Date – January 13, 2026

  • Summer 2026: Application Deadline – March 2, 2026 | Start Date – May 19, 2026

  • Fall 2026: Application Deadline – June 15, 2026 | Start Date – August 25, 2026

📚 Internship Areas & Eligible Fields

The Carter Center offers internships in three broad domains. Depending on the area, interns may work on research, project coordination, advocacy, communications, operations, or policy.

1. Peace Programs: Interns support Carter Center’s work on democracy, civil rights, conflict resolution, rule of law, and regional focuses. Specific programs include:

   • China Focus

   • Conflict Resolution Program

   • Democracy Program

   • Human Rights Program (e.g. Racial Justice, U.S.-India relations)

   • Inform Women, Transform Lives

   • Latin America and the Caribbean Focus

   • Rule of Law Program

2. Health Programs: These include public health initiatives, disease eradication (e.g. guinea worm, river blindness, schistosomiasis, trachoma), mental health and caregiver support programs, and other global health areas.

3. Operations: Internships in operations cover departments like: Communications, Development / Fundraising, Educational Programs, Human Resources, Information Technology, Strategy & Learning, Volunteer Services, and Art/Collection care.

🎁 Benefits

• Paid Internship: Significant stipend that helps with living costs during the internship session.

• Hands-on, Substantive Work: Interns are not purely doing administrative tasks; many responsibilities involve research, project planning, policy or program support.

• Professional Development & Networking: Opportunities to interact with Carter Center staff, take part in speaker series, workshops, possibly travel (for events / conferences) when available.

• Global Exposure: For international students enrolled in U.S.-based universities, provided that they have authorization to work, these internships offer exposure to global peace and health work.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

• Be currently enrolled in a college or university (undergraduate or graduate), or be a recent graduate (often within 24 months).

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. International students in U.S.-based institutions are eligible with institutional approval and proper work authorization (e.g., CPT, OPT).

• Demonstrated academic strength (good GPA), relevant professional / personal experience or interests aligned with one of the internship domains.

• Commitment to the weekly hours (20 hrs/week), and the full duration of session (15 weeks for fall/spring, 10 weeks for summer).

📝 Application Procedure

• Complete an online application via the Carter Center’s Educational Programs portal .

• Prepare required documents, usually including: résumé or CV, transcript(s), writing sample, essays / short-answer questions, letters of recommendation.

• For international students: ensure you have the required work authorization, and approval from your host institution if needed.

• Submit by the stated deadlines. Late applications are generally not accepted.

💡 Extra Information / Tips

• All sessions are in-person, held at the Atlanta campus. Remote or virtual internships are not currently standard.

• Interns sometimes may have chances to travel (e.g. to conferences, field work, election monitoring etc.), but these are not guaranteed and depend on program needs.

• If you are not sure about your work authorization status, Carter Center recommends contacting their Educational Programs office to clarify.

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