Browse the ACDIS Internship Database
About the ACDIS Internship Database
This database is intended as a guide to help students identify various internship opportunities relevant to topics—such as conflict resolution, environment and energy, disarmament, and so on—of interest to the ACDIS program. The database includes over two hundred organizations with internship programs both in the United States and abroad, as well as additional links with general information and advice about internships. Where possible, we have linked directly to web pages devoted to internship and career opportunities on a given organization’s web site. We have also provided information, when available, about compensation available through each internship (whether it is paid or unpaid, and whether or not a stipend is available).
Note: This database was developed by employees and students affiliated with the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) at the University of Iliinois. Inclusion in this database does not represent endorsement by ACDIS or the University of any particular organization or its internship program. The content here is provided simply as an informational resource.
Suggestions on links to be added or updated can be sent by email to ACDIS.
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Your query, "Internships concerning the topics of Disarmament," returned 55 results.
20/20 Vision - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Promotes grassroots activism by communicating to the public on issues that affect military and environmental policy.
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability is a coalition of over 30 peace and environmental groups concerned with U.S nuclear weapons policy and radioactive waste sites.
American Foreign Policy Council - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The American Foreign Policy Council is a non-profit organization that seeks to better inform those who make or influence the foreign policy of the United States and assists \"world leaders, particularly in the former USSR, with building democracies and market economies.\"
American Friends Service Committee - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Founded by Quakers in 1917, the AFSC carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
BICC supports governmental and non-governmental initiatives as well as public and private sector organizations by finding ways to reduce costs and enhance effectiveness in the draw-down of military-related activities.
British American Security Information Council - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Council provides critical examinations of global security issues and assists in the development of global security policies.
Brookhaven National Laboratory - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Brookhaven National Lab administers an internship program in Vienna, Austria with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sponsored by the U.S. Support Program.
Business Executives for National Security - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Utilizes resources in the business community to promote arms control and enhanced national defense.
Campaign for New Priorities - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Supports citizen-initiated efforts to create a better environment and greater democracy
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Compensation: Paid Positions(s)
A large foundation that funds international peace and security projects.
Center for Security Studies (CSS) and International Relations and Security Network (ISN) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
CSS and ISN, based in Zurich, Switzerland at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, are working with international partners in the fields of security policy and international relations to share digital resources.
Centre for European Security and Disarmament (CESD) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Monitors foreign security and defense policies in the EU and NATO. CESD advocates common security policies and promotes nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
CBACI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research organization established "to address the challenges to global security and stability" posed by chemical and biological weapons.
Citizens for Global Involvement - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
An activist organization that envisions a future in which nations work together under the rule of law to abolish war, protect the rights and freedoms of people worldwide, and solve the problems facing humanity that require collective international efforts.
Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Conference organizer at the United Nations for NGO committees on disarmament, peace, and security.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Based in Vienna, Austria, the CTBTO is the international organization established by the signatories to implemenent the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. \"It carries out the necessary preparations for the effective implementation of the Treaty, and prepares for the first session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty.\"
Council for a Liveable World/CLW Education Fund - Compensation: Paid Positions(s)
The Council for a Livable World, the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation and PeacePAC are among the nation's preeminent arms control organizations. They focus on halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction, opposing a national missile defense system, cutting Pentagon waste, and reducing excessive arms exports. The Council and PeacePAC are also political lobbies which endorse political candidates." Ask your college or university about earning academic credit with this internship.
Eisenhower Institute - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Building on President Dwight D. Eisenhower\'s legacy of leadership, the Eisenhower Institute works \"for outcomes that serve the long-term interests of the American people while promoting justice and international peace.
Federation of American Scientists - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Federation of American Scientists is dedicated to policies that promote the responsible use of science and technology.
Forum for International Policy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Articulates a clear, consistent voice in support of American world leadership.
Fund for Peace - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The mission of the Fund for Peace is to prevent war and alleviate the conditions that cause war.
Global Security Institute - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Founded by the late Senator Alan Cranston, the Global Security Institute "works to achieve incremental steps that enhance security and lead to the global elimination of nuclear weapons.
Greenpeace - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
As a global organization, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.
Henry L. Stimson Center - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Provides pragmatic solutions to the problems of national and international security through research projects to overcome "historic tendencies toward war and conflict.
Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
A nonprofit think tank for research and education on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize military spending, and foster democratic institutions
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research works to merge scientific expertise with democratic action on issues of energy and the environment. It occasionally offers internships.
Institute for Policy Studies - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
Provides research and timely analysis on the dynamics of the national security state and the arms race and offers alternative security policies.
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation studies the causes of international conflict and cooperation and is committed to fostering a new generation of problem-solvers and peacemakers.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The IAEA is a United Nations agency responsible for promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear energy and evaluating compliance with international safeguards and agreements relating to nuclear energy.
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War "seeks to prevent all wars, to promote non-violent conflict resolution, and to minimize the effects of war and preparations for war on health, development, and the environment."
Mid-South Peace and Justice Center - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Mid-South Peace and Justice Center is an interfaith, inter-racial regional organization based in Memphis. While it is volunteer-driven, it also offers internships.
National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Serves as a clearinghouse for information and technical expertise by promoting a greater awareness about the links between the military economy, economic planning, and disarmament.
National Institute for Public Policy - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
National Institute for Public Policy is a non-profit educational organization devoted to assessing US foreign and defense policy in the post-Cold War international community.
National Peace Foundation - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Promotes the development and implementation of conflict resolution education and training in the U.S. and peace-building and democracy building internationally, especially in Russia and the South Caucasus Republics.
Nixon Center - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Nixon Center engages in "an enlightened pursuit of national interest to explore ways of enhancing American security and prosperity while taking into account the legitimate perspectives of other nations."
Nonviolence International - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Provides assistance to individuals, organizations, and governments seeking nonviolent means to achieve their social and political goals.
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation supports efforts to abolish nuclear weapons by strengthening international institutions through empowering "youth to create a more peaceful world."
Oxford Research Group - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Carries out research into the structures and processes of nuclear weapons decision-making around the world, as well as seeking to increase transparency and accountability, while reducing nuclear non-proliferation.
Peace Action - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Educates, organizes, and lobbies for disarmament and economic conversion and against military intervention.
Peace Links - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Peace Links is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose primary mission is to find alternatives to violence both locally and globally. Internships are available throughout the academic year and summer.
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (Europe) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The institute seeks to recognize causes of conflict and to formulate proposals for conflict resolution measures to end confrontations expeditiously.
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
Physicians for Social Responsibility promotes \"public policies that protect human health from the threats of nuclear war and other weapons of mass destruction, global environmental degradation, and the epidemic of gun violence in our society today.\"
Project on Defense Alternatives - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Founded in 1991 and based in Cambridge, Mass. (USA), PDA seeks to adapt security policy to the challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era.
Project Ploughshares - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Project Ploughshares, a Canadian NGO, works \"to promote, facilitate, and implement the biblical imperative to seek peace and pursue justice, both in Canada and abroad.\" Participation is limited to Canadian youth 30 years of age or less.
Russian-American Nuclear Security Advisory Council (RANSAC) - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
RANSAC is "an independent, non-governmental research organization dedicated to increasing the security of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and reducing proliferation risks."
Sandia National Laboratories - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
Sandia is a national security laboratory involved in a variety of research and development programs to help secure a peaceful and free world through technology. Sandia offers a series of internship programs, including ones for university undergraduate and graduate students.
Syracuse Peace Council - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Syracuse Peace Council is an antiwar/social justice organization. Interns from a variety of disciplines can gain practical experience working in its diverse programs.
United Nations - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The United Nations offers a variety of internship opportunities through its various offices, funds, and programs. This link provides information on internships at the United Nations Secretariat New York only. Those interested in UN internships outside the New York area should directly contact the pertinent UN organizations.
United Nations Association of the USA - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The United Nations Association of the USA offers unpaid internships to students with a strong interest in international issues and multilateral insitutions.
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
UNIDIR "conducts research on disarmament and security with the aim of assisting the international community in their disarmament thinking, decisions, and efforts."
United States Institute for Peace - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
This institute is part of the U.S. government and works to promote world peace.
Verification Research, Training and Information Center - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
VERTIC is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization. Its mission is to promote effective and efficient verification as a means of ensuring confidence in the implementation of international agreements and intra-national agreements with international involvement.
War Resisters League - Compensation: Paid/Unpaid Positions(s)
The War Resisters League offers interns with a \"strong interest in nonviolence and pacifism\" experience in its anti-militarism, youth, and publication programs.
Washington Peace Center - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
The Washington Peace Center is \"a multi-issue, grassroots, and anti-racist organization working for nonviolent social change in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.\" Interns receive hands on, grassroots experience in political organizing on issues of social justice.
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control - Compensation: Unpaid Positions(s)
Operated under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin, this Washington, D.C.-based group works to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.