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Experiential learning is an integral component of our educational strategy at CIPA, and a practical experience such as an internship is a requirement for obtaining the M.P.A. degree at Cornell.
Internships allow students to apply training in a practical environment and establish contacts for permanent employment.
During the summer of 2010, 97 percent of students actively seeking internships received offers at the international, national, state, and local levels.
Representative Internships
Distribution of Internships by Sector (2010)
Distribution of Internships by Location (2010)
Funding Opportunities
Student Profiles
Representative Internships
Agricultural Development Bank of China
African Development Bank
American Enterprise Institute
American Institutes for Research
Ashoka
Atlantic Council of the United States
Aula Barcelona
BNP Paribas
Bosnia Initiatives for Local Development
China Bank of Communications
Center for National Policy
Congressional Research Service
Cool Culture
Creative Associates International
Deloitte and Touche
District of Columbia Public Schools
Earth Institute
European Commission Delegation to China
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FINCA
Food and Agriculture Organization
General Electric
Grameen Foundation
Greenpeace
Hudson Institute
Inter-American Development Bank
International Centre for Trade & Development
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Islamic Development Bank
LexisNexis Global Solutions
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
NASA
Navy Federal Credit Union
New Generation Energy
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
New York Immigration Coalition
RNK Capital
Save the Children
Teach For America
Teach For Australia
US Department of Commerce
US Department of Justice
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Department of State
UN Asia-Pacific Training Center for Information
and Communication Technology for Development
UN Conference on Trade and Development
UN Development Programme
UN Division of Economic and Social Affairs
UN Environment Programme
UN Higher Commissioner for Refugees
UN Fund for Agricultural Development
UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs
UN Population Fund
The Whitaker Group
Winrock International
Women's World Banking
World Bank
World Food Programme
World Resources Institute
Distribution of Internships by Sector (2010)
Public 48%
Private 20%
Nonprofit 32%
Distribution of Internships by Location (2010)
Domestic United States 56%
Abroad 44%
Given that many of the most challenging and rewarding internships in the field of public affairs are unpaid, CIPA has developed a competitive grant program that reimburses students for economy travel and lodging expenses incurred by pursuing an unpaid internship. This funding opportunity, in conjunction with other opportunities such as the Einaudi Center for International Studies Travel Grant Program, effectively addresses the financial needs of our students. For more information on this Einaudi Center program, you may visit their website.
Student Profiles
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