Summer Internships
Fletcher launches remarkable careers across sectors: private, public, non-profit, and international organizations. The Office of Career Services is available to help students, alumni and employers find the right fit for success.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Public | 20.5% | 21.0% | 21.7% | 25.0% | 31.9% | 30.1% | 16.0% |
| Private | 26.1% | 23.6% | 23.9% | 22.1% | 13.9% | 16.0% | 20.8% |
| Non-Profit | 39.8% | 42.4% | 45.5% | 37.9% | 39.2% | 41.1% | 50.9% |
| Int'l Organizations | 13.7% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 12.9% | 12.3% |
Fletcher students completed a total of 106 internships in 22 different countries during the Summer of 2020. Students found their internship opportunities through a variety of sources including organizations invited by the OCS to recruit interns, Fletcher CORE (OCS' online job and internship search database) as well as through formal and informal networking opportunities. Fletcher's alumni continue to be an invaluable source and resource for internships. In addition to the students who did internships, several students spent their summer engaged in language studies and pursuing summer course work both at Fletcher and at other universities.
Summer 2020 Internships by Sector
Public Sector
| Organization | City | State | Country |
| Foreign Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of Armenia | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Guodong Telecommunication Group | Nanchang | Jiangxi | China |
| Mexican Embassy to the United States | Washington | DC | United States |
| US Government | |||
| Department of the Treasury | Washington | DC | United States |
| US Army War College | Carlisle | PA | United States |
| US Army War College | Arrington | TN | United States |
| US State Department | Washington | DC | United States |
| US State Department | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| USAID | Washington | DC | United States |
| US State/Local Government | |||
| Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu's Office | Boston | MA | United States |
| Boston City Council | Boston | MA | United States |
| Katherine Walsh for NY State Assembly | Brooklyn (Remote) | NY | United States |
| Massachusetts State Government | Boston | MA | United States |
| New York City Cyber Command | New York City | NY | United States |
| Texas State Senate | Austin | TX | United States |
Private Sector
| Organization | City | State | Country |
| Environment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Greentown Labs | Somerville | MA | United States |
| Finance | |||
| Santander Bank | Boston | MA | United States |
| TCW Group | Los Angeles | CA | United States |
| Mining Industry | |||
| Centerra Gold | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Other | |||
| DAI | Bethesda | MD | United States |
| DAI | Washington | DC | United States |
| DAI Global | Bethesda | MD | United States |
| FutureMap | Medford | MA | United States |
| Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore |
| Indian National Congress | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Longview Global Advisors | Boston | MA | United States |
| Masawa Fund | (Remote) | (Remote) | United States |
| Mercato Metropolitano | Somerville | MA | United States |
| Mercato Metropolitano | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Promethos Capital | Boston | MA | United States |
| Sustainable Agriculture for All | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Tractus | Shanghai | Shanghai | China |
| Verno Capital | Moscow | Moscow | Russia |
| WPA, Inc. | Cambridge | MA | United States |
Non-Profit Sector
| Organization | City | State | Country |
| Conflict Resolution | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Search for Common Ground | Washington | DC | United States |
| Contracting Partner | |||
| Strategic Capacity Group (remote internship) | Medford | MA | United States |
| Development | |||
| Resilient Communities | Tameslouht (Remote) | Marrakesh-Safi | Morocco |
| Environmental impact and global disclosure system | |||
| CDP | New York City (Remote) | NY | United States |
| Impact Investing, Inclusive Business & Social Enterprise | |||
| eGovernments Foundation | New Delhi | Delhi | India |
| GreenLight Fund | Boston | MA | United States |
| Labor Rights Strategy Hub | |||
| Global Labor Justice | Washington | DC | United States |
| Research/Think Tank | |||
| Corruption, Justice, and Legitimacy Program | Medford | MA | United States |
| Danish Refugee Council | Dakar | West Africa | Senegal |
| International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School | Pittsburgh | PA | United States |
| New America | Washington | DC | United States |
| New Markets Lab | Washington | DC | United States |
| Social/Charitable Organization | |||
| Search for Common Ground | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Other | |||
| Advocacy Project | Somerville (Remote) | MA | United States |
| Asia Foundation | Seoul | N/A | South Korea |
| Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | New York | NY | United States |
| Catholic Relief Services | Atlanta | GA | United States |
| Child Welfare League of America | Washington | DC | United States |
| Climate Policy Lab | |||
| Climate Policy Lab | |||
| Clinton Global Initiative University 2020 | Philadelphia | PA | United States |
| Committee for Human Rights in North Korea | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| COVID-19 Today | Seattle | WA | United States |
| EconoFact | Medford | MA | United States |
| Forum for Development, Culture, and Dialogue | Beirut | Beirut | Lebanon |
| Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen | Aachen | NRW | Germany |
| Fund for Peace | Remote | Remote | United States |
| Global Labor Justice | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Global Policy Insights | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Gorkha Foundation | Vancouver | WA | United States |
| Hudson Institute | Washington | DC | United States |
| Institute for Global Maritime Studies | New Bedford | MA | United States |
| Institute for the Study of War | Washington | DC | United States |
| International Crisis Group | Washington | DC | United States |
| Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall | Los Angeles | CA | United States |
| MEBAR | Bissau | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau |
| MIT D Lab | Cambridge | MA | United States |
| Parichay | Guwahati | Assam | India |
| Peace First | Somerville | MA | United States |
| PeaceWorks Foundation/One Voice Movement | New York | NY | United States |
| Project N95 | Duxbury | MA | United States |
| Project N95 | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| ProjectN95 | Somerville | MA | United States |
| Ranking Digital Rights (New America) | Washington | DC | United States |
| Refugees in Town | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Refugees in Town | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| Save the Children | Cambridge | MA | United States |
| Search For Common Ground | Washington | DC | United States |
| The American Red Cross | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| The International Rescue Committee | Silver Spring | MD | United States |
| United Nations Association of Greater Boston | Boston | MA | United States |
| Upland Advisors | Somerville (Remote) | MA | United States |
| Vote Solar | Oakland | CA | United States |
| Women’s World Banking | |||
| World In Tohoku | Arlington | MA | United States |
International Organizations Sector
| Organization | City | State | Country |
| Better Work | Geneva (Remote) | Switzerland | |
| Child Rights Center (UNICEF at Chanakya National Law University) | Patna | Bihar | India |
| International Organisation for Migration (IOM) - the UN Migration Agency | Washington | DC | United States |
| International Telecommunication Union | Geneva (Remote) | Canton of Geneva | Swtizerland |
| Legal Vice Presidency - World Bank Group | (Remote) | (Remote) | (Remote) |
| OSCE | Pittsburgh | PA | United States |
| UNESCAP | Bankok | Remote | Thailand |
| United Nations | New York City | NY | United States |
| Asian Development Bank | Manila | Manila | Philippines |
| UNESCAP | Bangkok | NA | Thailand |
| Convention Against Torture Initiative | Somerville | MA | United States |
| Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) | Santiago | Santiago Metropolitan Region | Chile |
| Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre | Lowell | MA | United States |
| Search for Common Ground | Washington | DC | United States |