$5,100 Carter Center Spring Internship
- Organization: The Carter Center
- Type: Internship
- Location: United States
- Deadline: October 12, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The Carter Center, based in Atlanta, runs a paid internship for university juniors and seniors, graduate students and recent graduates. Interns spend a 15-week spring session working 20 hours a week inside one of the Center's peace, health or operations programmes, from election observation and human rights to public health, mental health and communications. The Center says nearly 4,000 interns and graduate assistants have come through its Educational Programs in over 40 years. **What you get:** - A stipend of $5,100 for the 15-week spring session - Hands-on work in a Carter Center programme in peace, health or operations - Academic credit, if your university offers it, with the Center working to match your school's requirements - Occasional chances to travel with staff on Center trips such as election-monitoring missions, conferences and training workshops - Help finding housing in Atlanta and support from Educational Programs staff as you settle in - Access to a growing alumni network **What you'll do:** - Work 20 hours a week on a schedule agreed with your supervisor during business hours - Spend at least half your hours in person at the Atlanta headquarters, with up to half remote if your supervisor agrees - Take on programme work such as country research and political analysis, briefing materials, database support and drafting reports, depending on the programme you join **Key dates:** - Spring 2027 applications close October 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET - Letters of recommendation are due one calendar week after the application deadline - All applicants hear back no later than six weeks after the deadline - Spring 2027 session starts January 12, 2027 - Summer 2027 applications close March 1, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET, for a May 18, 2027 start ($3,400 for 10 weeks) - Fall 2027 applications close June 14, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. ET, for an August 27, 2027 start ($5,100 for 15 weeks) **More information:** - Program areas include China Focus, Conflict Resolution, Democracy, Human Rights, Inform Women Transform Lives, Latin America and Caribbean, Rule of Law, International Public Health, Mental Health, Special Health Projects, Communications, Development, IT, Finance, Overseas Operations and Human Resources. Only programmes listed on the application are taking interns that session - The Center also runs a Graduate Assistantship for enrolled master's and doctoral students, paid $18.50 an hour for 10 to 20 hours a week over 9 to 12 months, with applications due April 23, 2027 - Questions go to EducationalPrograms@CarterCenter.org, and the full FAQ is on the Educational Programs site
