Applications are now open for the 2025 World Bank Internship Program. As an intern, you will work at the forefront of development and share fresh ideas, new perspectives, and broad research experience. You will collaborate with project teams to advance our vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Moreover, you will enrich your skills, build your professional network, and invest in your career development journey.
Requirements
To be eligible for the Bank Internship Program, you must:
- Have an undergraduate degree
- Be enrolled in a full-time graduate study program
- Be fluent in English
- Knowledge of additional languages, including French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, and Chinese, is desirable. Strong computing and other technical skills will also strengthen your application.
- The World Bank seek candidates with interests in operations and support functions. Internship opportunities depend on business needs and typically include those studying economics, finance, human development (public health, education, nutrition and population), social sciences (anthropology, sociology), agriculture, environment, engineering, urban planning, natural resources management, private sector development, and corporate support (accounting, communications, human resources, information technology, and finance).Â
Benefits
- In addition to tremendous professional development opportunities, you will receive an hourly salary. The WB pays an hourly salary to all Interns and, where applicable, provides an allowance toward travel expenses up to USD 3,000 at the discretion of the manager. These travel expenses can only include transport expenses (airfare) to or from the duty station city. Interns are responsible for their own accommodations.
- Driven by business needs, most Intern positions are based in Washington, DC with some in the WB country offices.
Selection Criteria
- You will be notified by the end of March 2025 if you will be invited for an interview.
- Selections will be made in April 2025 and the new group of interns start early May 2025.
- The internship period is from May to August.
Method of Application
For More Information,
Visit the Official Webpage
Application Deadline: February 14th 2025.
