We designed this page for you, current and prospective MS in GMAP students, to explore various field placement opportunities.
- First, you should make sure you've checked out all of the wonderful career tools and resources offered by the University's central career office, the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development.
- Next, take a look at the various opportunities we have collated in the lists below to get an idea of the many different kinds of organizations with which you may be able to complete your field placement requirement.
Timeline
Review Course Sequencing to see in which term is most appropriate to complete your Field Placement. You will work closely with the I-GMAP Assistant Director to coordinate your Field Placement. However, you will ultimately be responsible for securing your placement. This is the typical time for most GMAP MS students:
- In your first semester:
- Create a LinkedIn profile and revise your résumé.
- Identify a short list of possible host organizations.
- Meet with the I-GMAP Assistant Director to map out your field placement strategy.
- In your second semester:
- Meet with the I-GMAP Assistant Director to narrow down your list of possible host organizations.
- Submit applications to host organizations under the guidance of the I-GMAP Assistant Director.
- In your third semester (4-6 months) before you depart:
- Secure your placement with the host organization. Complete the MOU with your placement site supervisor/mentor and I-GMAP Assistant Director (template forthcoming).
- Coordinate travel, lodging, and potential visa logistics.
- Submit your proposed budget for funding.
Binghamton University Internship Resources
All students should familiarize themselves with the many resources for the internship and job search offered by the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development.
Visit the Fleishman Center Career Tools website for access to their extensive lists and guides.
Possible Field Placement Sites
Take a look at the variety of potential opportunities that may be available with our partner organizations, as well as other institutions where you may find the opportunity to work within the broader, inter-professional realm of atrocity prevention.
The following list is not exhaustive and you can propose to do a field placement in many different types of organizations, sectors, and countries.
Note: These are representative samples of potential placement sites and not guaranteed host organizations.
United States-based Organizations:
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Beyond Conflict
Boston, Massachusetts.
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Brennan Center for Justice
New York City and Washington, D.C. offices.
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Burma Task Force
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Center for Civilians in Conflict
Headquarters in Washington, D.C. with offices in Afghanistan, Geneva, Iraq, Jordan, New York, Nigeria, Ukraine, Yemen. Learn more on their website. -
The Fund for Peace
Washington, D.C.
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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
New York City.
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International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
Washington, D.C.
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International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect
New York City headquarters.
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International Peace Institute
New York City.
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International Rivers
Oakland, California and South American communities.
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Invisible Children
Washington, D.C. with partners in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, & South Sudan.
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Middle East Institute
Washington, D.C.
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Not in Our Town
Oakland, California.
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Peace Action Fund of New York
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PeaceTech Labs
Washington, D.C.
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Project Over Zero
Washington, D.C.
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Refugees International
Washington, D.C.
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Stimson Center
Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program
Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program is an unpaid internship with the opportunity to work in U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world, as well as in various bureaus located in Washington, D.C. and at Department offices around the United States. This program is designed to provide substantive learning experiences in a foreign affairs environment.
While the duties of U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program participants vary from bureau to bureau, office to office, and embassy to embassy, it is not uncommon for these students to:
- Participate in meetings with senior-level U.S. Government or foreign government officials
- Draft, edit, or contribute to cables, reports, communications, talking points, or other materials used by policymakers in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives
- Support events, including international and/or multilateral meetings and conferences or
- Engage directly with U.S. audiences in helping to explain the work of the Department of State or foreign audiences in helping to promote U.S. foreign policy and improve understanding of U.S. culture and society
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U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program (USFSIP)
As of November 2020: "Experience Hands-On Diplomacy as a U.S. Foreign Service Intern.
Spend two summers in an experiential-learning program designed to expose undergraduate students to U.S. diplomacy and the work of the Department of State. Established in 2014, this merit and needs-based opportunity is available to undergraduate sophomore and junior students with a 3.2 GPA or higher, who are available to participate in two consecutive summer internships as rising juniors and seniors.
The program includes two paid summer internships:
- Three weeks of academic and professional training in Washington, D.C. followed by seven weeks working in a policy office at the U.S. Department of State
- A ten-week assignment in a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad
Typically, you can apply on USAJOBS the third week in August, but we recommend reaching out to one of our regional Diplomats in Residence (DIR) for additional details on the program and the application process. You can find the DIR for your region here. You can also sign up for email notifications under Keep Me Informed to be notified when the application period is open.
This is a unique opportunity to experience diplomacy first-hand and decide if a diplomatic career is right for you."
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, D.C.
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Vital Voices
Washington, D.C.
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West Point Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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Wilson Center
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Win Without War
Washington, D.C.
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Women's Refugee Commission
New York City and Washington, D.C.
Organizations with International Sites:
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Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG)
New York City headquarters with offices in Oświęcim, Buenos Aires, and Kampala.
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Catholic Relief Services
Worldwide opportunities.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, D.C. office and others around the world.
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Center for Peacebuilding
Located in Sanski Most, Bosnia.
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Crisis Action
Offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and other locations around the world, including: Beirut; Brussels; Johannesburg; London; Nairobi; Paris.
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Fortify Rights
Southeast Asia.
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Institute for Economics and Peace
Sydney headquarters with offices in New York, Brussels, Harare, Mexico City, and The Hague.
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Institute for Integrated Transitions
Barcelona, Spain.
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International Center for Transitional Justice
New York City headquarters with offices in Abidjan, Bogotá, Brussels, The Hague, Kampala, Kathmandu, Nairobi, and Tunis.
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International Crisis Group
Offices in New York City, London, Nairobi, and Brussels.
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Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
Accra, Ghana.
Learn more about their Internship and Externship programs on their website.
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Moonshot CVE
Headquarters in London with an office in Washington, D.C.
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Nonviolent Peaceforce
Based in Geneva, Switzerland with programming offices around the world. You may be eligible for a 6-month temporary contract. Language competency may be required.
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Post-Conflict Research Center
Located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Learn more about their internship program on their dedicated internship webpage.
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Society for Threatened Peoples (Die Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker [GfbV])
Main office in Berlin, Germany.
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United Nations
Headquarters in New York City and offices around the world.
Internship/Job Posting Boards:
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idealist.org
Idealist is an interactive site where you can search nonprofit internships and identify nonprofit organizations in your area of interest around the world.
Internship Programs:
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SUNY Washington, D.C. Internship Program
The SUNY Washington Internship Program allows students to experience the excitement of our nation's capital, an ideal location to experience direct involvement in politics and all other professional fields. Spend the Summer in Washington, DC, studying, working and earning up to 6 academic credits. Since 1967, more than 3,700 students have participated in this elite internship program. It is open to sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate students from colleges and universities around the world.
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Washington Internship Institute
The Washington Internship Institute is an educational nonprofit organization that helps place students in an internship of interest to them in Washington, D.C. There is an application process and a tuition fee for this program, but need based scholarships are available.
To learn more and see the many possible internship placements go to their website.
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Contact:
Please contact the I-GMAP Assistant Director, if you are interested in learning more about these opportunities.
