Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): Internship Programmes for Graduate Students

Each summer the Inter-American Development Bank hires up to 35 Summer Interns, for a period of two months. The purpose of the programme is to provide an opportunity for university students at the graduate level to learn about the operations of the IDB, and to acquire work experience at the professional level through on-the-job training during their summer vacation before returning to their studies. During their internship, the students are placed in one of the departments or units of the Bank and, to the extent possible, are given assignments relevant to their current studies. Before the end of the summer, the departments and the interns must submit a brief report about their experience in the Bank and provide ideas and suggestions that can help improve the Programme in future years. There is also a special recruitment effort for Afro-Descendants and Indigenous Peoples, called Summer Diversity Intern Programme 2008