CPIC works with several international institutes on campus to support Harvard College students that want to pursue public service work abroad over the summer. See below for a list of Harvard international institutes that provide opportunities for public interest internships. Students must apply directly to the international institute programs via the instructions posted on their websites.
The Center for African Studies has teaching/mentoring opportunities in Botswana and South Africa through their Summer Programs with Maru-a-Pula, Lebone II, and Royal Bafokeng Sports Summer Programs. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Center for African Studies website.
The Center for Hellenic Studies places students in a variety of nonprofit, government, and teaching institutions in Nafplio, Greece. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Center for Hellenic Studies website.
The David Rockefeller Center is offering placements with a variety of NGOs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru through their Summer Internship Program. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the David Rockefeller Center website.
The Harvard China Fund is offering the following NGO internships for Summer 2017. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Harvard China Fund website .
Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, Shanghai
Junior Achievement China, Shanghai & Beijing
One Foundation, Beijing & Shenzhen
The Harvard Global Health Institute is offering positions with a variety of NGOs, multilateral organizations, and academic institutes in Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Harvard Global Health Institute website.
The Center for European Studies has offered several past summer service opportunties. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Center for European Studies website utilizing the CARAT application portal.
The Reischauer Institute is offering several opportunities for Summer 2017, including placements with government/public service organizations. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Reischauer Institute website.
The South Asia Institute is providing a variety of opportunities with NGOs and research institutes in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the South Asia Institute website. See below for a list of partnering organizations.
Aarti Vijay Foundation Trust, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
Aasha Foundation, Mumbai, India
Cancer Patient Aid Association, Mumbai
Centre for Desert and Ocean, Village Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Children’s Art Museum of Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
Drishtee, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
FXB Field Education Internships: India
GEO TV Networks, Karachi and Lahore
Gram Oorja Solutions Private Limited India
Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Independent University, Bangladesh
India Research Center, Harvard Business School
Interactive Research and Development
Janaagraha Center for Citizenship and Democracy, Bangalore
Maya Universe Academy, Tanahun, Nepal
ORKASH Services, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India
PlanetRead, Pondicherry, India
Reality Gives, Mumbai, Delhi, India
Scholastica, Dhaka, Bangladesh
St. Jude India ChildCare Centers, Mumbai
United Nations Economic Council, New Delhi
VidyaGyan, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Women’s Advocacy at Shirkat Gah
The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center’s Field Education Internship Program, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and the Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights are offering research internships to Harvard undergraduates who are seeking field experience in community development and health and human rights working with the largely impoverished Roma population in France. Students should submit applications per the requirements stated on the Weatherhead Center website.
