Organization
|
Description
|
Location
|
Paid?
|
Deadline
|
Advocates for Children of New York
|
Equal access to quality education in NYC public schools
|
New York City |
No |
Late March |
American Association for the Advancement of Science
|
International organization advancing science with program areas in
|
Washington, DC |
No |
Rolling |
Amnesty International
|
Major international human rights organization
|
Multiple Locations |
No |
Early Spring |
Boston Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights
|
Researches gender and security in armed conflicts
|
Boston |
No |
Rolling |
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor/U.S. State Department
|
Government agency coordinating US policy on human rights
|
Washington, DC |
No |
November 1, for following summer |
|
The Carter Center |
Promotes human rights globally (only open to juniors and seniors)
|
Atlanta, Georgia |
No |
March 1 |
Eco Community Internship Program/EPA Office of Environmental Justice
|
Environmental protection at the grassroots level
|
Multiple |
Yes |
March |
Everett Public Services Summer Internship Program
|
Competitive funding for numerous internships, including Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First
|
Multiple, especially New York City and Washington, DC
|
Yes |
March 14 |
Human Rights Campaign
|
|
Washington, DC |
Yes |
Rolling (May-August), but early application recommended
|
Human Rights First
|
International advocates for human rights and the rule of law
|
New York City or Washington, DC
|
No, but funding available through Everett Program (see above)
|
March 2 |
| Human Rights Watch |
Largest human rights organization in the US (primarily clerical/administrative)
|
New York City or Washington, DC
|
No, but funding available through Everett Program (see above)
|
Open, but begin process in early spring
|
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
|
Leading inter-governmental human rights body
|
Washington, DC |
No |
April 15 |
International Center for Transitional Justice
|
Organization assisting countries with human rights accountability
|
New York City |
No (stipend for transportation expenses)
|
March 5 |
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
|
Anti-discrimination organization
|
New York City |
Reimbursement for local travel and food
|
Rolling |
International Rescue Committee
|
Advocacy organization for refugees, displaced persons, and victims of conflict
|
Boston |
No |
Open |
Lawyers Without Borders
|
Legal projects worldwide to improve human rights and rule of law
|
Hartford |
No |
Rolling |
Madre
|
International women’s/human rights organization
|
New York City |
No |
March 15 |
Physicians for Human Rights
|
Major organization of health professionals promoting human rights
|
Boston or Washington, DC |
No |
Open |
Polaris Project Fellowship Program
|
Combats human trafficking and modern-day slavery
|
Washington, DC |
No |
Rolling |
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
|
National museum dedicated to remembrance of the Holocaust
|
Washington, DC |
No |
March 15 |
Washington Office on Latin America
|
Human rights and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
|
Washington, DC |
No |
March 15 |
Watchlist
|
Children and armed conflict
|
New York City |
No |
Rolling |
WITNESS
|
Uses video and online technologies to combat human rights abuses
|
Brooklyn |
No |
Rolling |