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Foreign National Student Intern Program
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Through the Foreign National Student Intern Program, the U.S. Embassy recruits interns to participate in six month internships.

WE ARE NOT RECRUITING AT THIS MOMENT. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Foreign National Student Intern Program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain experience in a foreign affairs work environment. This UNPAID INTERNSHIP is open to current students of higher education institutions in Burkina Faso. Recipients of this program will work full-time, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays and MAY NOT CLAIM TO BE EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. MISSION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATES.

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ELIGIBILITY

Students who are at least 18 years old at the time of application and who are currently enrolled in an institutions of higher education in Burkina Faso are eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolled in one of the following fields of study:

Humanities – Communication/Media – Public Relations – Marketing – Sociology – Project Management – Library/Documentation – Human Resources Management – Public Health – Medicine – Economics – Political Science/Law – Management – Finance/Accounting – Transit – Transportation & Logistics.

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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Program interns may be required to perform the following tasks: economic and political report writing, correspondence writing, administrative management, information systems, international business analysis, consular or visa management, human resources management, budget and fiscal management, and many other tasks that are considered with the program’s requirement to provide an educational experience for the student.

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HOW TO APPLY

The application package which consist of the following documents must be scanned and emailed to HROOuaga@state.gov.

  • The completed application form
  • The completed Gratuitous Service Agreement form
  • A copy of a degree
  • A document that justifies your enrollment for the current academic year 2023-2024.

 

P.S.:

  • Incomplete application packages will be rejected.
  • All application must be sent by email and no physical files will be accepted.

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