CIA Student Internship Program

CIA Student Program Opportunities

CIA has opportunities for highly-motivated students to contribute to our national security mission. Students bring their talent and fresh perspective and are a valued part of our workforce. We're looking for talented students to submit a resume for one of our programs, where they'll do substantive and meaningful work alongside experts, while developing tradecraft excellence, leadership attributes, and intelligence acumen.

Our student program opportunities consist of the following:

• Undergraduate Internship Program
• Undergraduate Co-Op Program
• Graduate Studies Program
• Part-Time Parallel Program (must have previously completed a summer work tour)

Student tracks include, but are not limited to:

• Accounting and Finance
• Analysis
• Attorneys
• Auditor/Program Analyst
• Contracting Officer
• Data Science/Data Engineer
• Facilities
• Human Resources
• Logistics
• Police Officer/Security Officer
• STEM
• Support

If interested in operations internships, please check out our website in December 2026. CIA is not hiring Stokes Scholars for Summer 2027. Students must be in a full-time academic status and commit to a 12-week internship. Students receive benefits during their internship, including annual and sick leave, healthcare benefits, and more. All internships are in the Washington, DC area. Non-local students are provided travel reimbursement from their school to the Washington, DC area for the summer. Due to the nature of our work, all applicants must meet their specific criteria to qualify for employment. If eligible, you will go through our hiring process, including medical and security evaluations. Learn more about how we hire before you apply. Successful interns may be offered a full-time position following graduation, dependent upon career hiring requirements.