Internships, Scholarships, & Fellowships
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The International Relations and Global Studies program is proud to highlight scholarships, internships, and fellowships that may be relevant to IRG students pursuing careers in international affairs, policy, research, and global development. This curated list includes opportunities that past IRG students have successfully pursued, as well as programs that align with the diverse interests and career paths within our department.
While students are responsible for researching, applying to, and securing these opportunities independently, we've compiled this resource to help you navigate the competitive landscape of funding and professional development. Many IRG students go on to participate in programs like these, and we encourage you to explore options that match your academic interests and career goals.
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- Scholarships & Fellowships
These scholarships and fellowships support graduate study, research, and professional development opportunities around the world, including funded programs in the U.S., UK, Ireland, France, and Washington D.C., as well as fellowships that lead to careers in foreign service, international development, and peace advocacy.
Graduate Study & Research Abroad:
- Fulbright Program; research/gruduate study or English language assistant
- Marshall Scholars; graduate school in the UK
- Mitchell Scholarship; graduate school in Ireland (on pause 2024)
- Rhodes Scholarship; University of Oxford
- Lafayette Fellowship; graduate school in France
Foreign Service & Federal Career Pathways:
- Pickering Graduate Fellowship; funds graduate studies then career in foreign service
- Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program; funds graduate studies then career in foreign service
- Payne Fellowship; graduate school funding then USAID career
Language & International Experience:
- Boren Awards; critical languages
- Critical Language Scholarship (CLS); critical language study abroad
Policy & Peace Fellowships:
- Scoville Peace Fellowship; Washington, DC fellowships
- Gaither Fellowship; one-year research opportunity at the Carnegie Endowment
Summer & Short-Term Programs:
- Rangel Scholars; six weeks in Washington, DC, Howard University
- Salzburg Global Seminar; summer seminar (two weeks)
Additional Opportunities:
- Internships
These internships provide hands-on experience in government, international organizations, nonprofits, and the private sector, with opportunities ranging from virtual federal service to on-site positions in Austin, Washington D.C., and beyond.
Federal Government:
- Virtual Student Federal Service
- USAJOBS, USAID Pathways
- Presidential Management Fellows Program
- US Foreign Service Internship Program (USFSIP)
- US Student International Program (SIP)
Government (State & Local):
- Austin Police Department
- City of Austin Mayor's Office
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas Health and Human Services
- Texas Legislature (General)
- Texas Legislature, House of Representatives
- Texas Legislature, Senate
- Texas Office of the Attorney General
- Texas Office of the Governor
- Texas Railroad Commission
- Travis County Intergovernmental Relations Office
- Travis County Public Defender's Office
- U.S. Congress, House of Representatives
- U.S. Congress, Senate
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of State
- The White House Internship Program
Politics & Think Tanks:
- Annie's List
- Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Environment Texas
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Texas Association of Business
- Texas Democratic Party
- Texas Public Policy Foundation
Advocacy & International Organizations:
UT-Affiliated & Austin-Based:
- UT Embedded Scholars
- Bridging Disciplines Program
- EGBI, Economic Growth Small Business Incubator
- Austin Technology Incubator
- Project Advance Austin
- President's Award For Global Learning
Legal:
- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas
- Anderson Roberts, PLLC
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Equal Justice Center
- Evident
- Feltoon Law, PLLC
- Germer, Beaman & Brown, PLLC
- The Greening Law Group
- Hotze Runkle
- Law Office of Charles Medearis
- Law Office of Flahive Ogden & Latson
- Law Office of Ramiro Lopez PLLC
- McElroy, Miller, Sullivan, Weber L.L.P.
- McLennan County District Attorney's Office
- NetApp
- O'Connell & Associates, PLLC
- Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Social Justice
- Refugee Services of Texas
- Scott Douglas & McConnico LLP
- Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton LLP
- SolarWinds Worldwide LLC
- Texas Civil Rights Project
- UT Austin School of Law Immigration Clinic
- UT Austin School of Law Pro Bono Program
- UT Research Opportunities
Engage in faculty-mentored research on campus through these programs designed to build research skills and contribute to ongoing projects in international relations, politics, policy, and global studies.
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