Isla Internships Abroad places intrepid humanitarians, entrepreneurs, and change makers in internships abroad with global development professionals working with Isla's local and international partner organizations, social enterprises, and other institutions around the world. If you are an undergrad, graduate student, or young professional seeking an International work experience in global development, Isla is for you! Give a little. Gain a lot!
Why intern with Isla?
Build your professional skills and cultural awareness while helping Isla's global partner organizations improve their operations and outcomes.
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Gain productive global work experience while satisfying your university academic, practicum, research, or capstone requirements.
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Build your international networks in a global development context. Jump out of your comfort zone and live, learn, and intern abroad!
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Make lifelong personal and professional friendships while doing good work. You will certainly broaden your global perspective!
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How It Works
Click on the following steps to learn how it works....
1. Explore and discover the Options
Research your Isla international internship options by first checking out one or more of the following:
Whatever you choose, we will customize an internship just for you! This means we will help you find an internship that is a good fit for your particular skill set, background, and interests and also meets the needs of your host organization!
Always remember that we want you to have an educational and productive internship experience where you build your professional skills while providing a useful skill or need to your host organization.
- Discover our Isla destinations in Europe (Bulgaria and Kosovo), West Africa (Uganda), and Asia (India);
- Browse through our Search Internships listing;
- Check out the Sectors below in which which we operate and discover the opportunities;
- Search internships by clicking on specific Career Fields that interest you.
Whatever you choose, we will customize an internship just for you! This means we will help you find an internship that is a good fit for your particular skill set, background, and interests and also meets the needs of your host organization!
Always remember that we want you to have an educational and productive internship experience where you build your professional skills while providing a useful skill or need to your host organization.
Sectors
Career Fields & Skills
Paying for your internship? Most colleges and universities offer scholarships and grants specifically for the purpose of engaging their students in meaningful international experiences, including internships abroad. If you're a student, check for these scholarship opportunities at your university's international or education abroad office. Also, numerous national organizations, such as the Gilman scholarship and others, offer funding for internship programs like ours. You may qualify for both your university's and national scholarships. Combining funding sources can not only make your internship doable, but possibly at no cost to you! To learn more go to the How It Works page and click on the FAQ - Are There Grants or Scholarships Available To Help Finance My Program?
For more information about Isla internship opportunities in Bulgaria, Kosovo, India, or Uganda, please contact us at info@isla-serve.org. We are also happy to arrange a Google Meet call to guide you through the application and internship placement process. Apply today!
For more information about Isla internship opportunities in Bulgaria, Kosovo, India, or Uganda, please contact us at info@isla-serve.org. We are also happy to arrange a Google Meet call to guide you through the application and internship placement process. Apply today!
2. the online application
- Once you have decided on your destination and internship choice(s), complete the online application on our website and submit the $75 application fee. You will be asked to send us your university transcripts, a resume (CV), and two letters of reference. Please note that you can save your application and go back to it at any time. It's easy!
- Upon receipt of your application and fee, Isla will give you a call to learn more about you to ensure that you are placed in the best fit internship just for you.
3. The Internship Placement
- An invitation to join Isla will be sent to you with a mutually agreed upon internship offer. We will also send you your Scope of Work and an internship contract.
- Learn about Isla internship program fees here.
- Pre-departure preparations begin with lots of guidance from the Isla team.
- Intern with Isla! Improve your skills while helping your host organization improve their operations and outcomes.
4. The Isla experience
- Your Isla internship will allow you to gain valuable international work experience, life skills, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and the confidence to help you develop personally and professionally.
- During this time, Isla will monitor your stay to ensure that you are benefiting from your internship and host family experience. You will receive weekly sessions with your host supervisor and periodic reflection surveys from Isla.
- The beautiful part of your Isla internship is that you will improve your skills while helping your host organization improve their operations and outcomes.
* Please note that Isla is currently placing interns in shared apartments only and not with host families due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope if the situation improves interns will have a choice of shared apartments or a host family stay in the summer 2022.
Featured Internships
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What are Isla alumni saying?
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Ibeth Morales
University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy Before going to Kosovo, I knew that I wanted to be involved in development or international diplomacy. This internship just reaffirmed my passions for these areas as it showed me that making a difference really matters for those whose life you are going to be touching.
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Mira Tan
Miami University of Ohio International Studies Working closely with KWN's staff I had an opportunity to get a hands-on experience on what a feminist movement looks like, how it works and most crucially its impact toward improving and promoting the rights and the interests of women and girls. I really do appreciate this experience and I really hope I can come back to continue to collaborate with KWN.
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Margaret Rice
Yale University School of Public Health In addition to fulfilling a summer internship requirement for my Master's degree in global health, this experience provided valuable experiences and knowledge working in a global health context in Uganda.
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Jared Nunes
California Polytechnic University Sociology Major This Isla internship experience has allowed me to get first-hand experience in a field that is built upon working towards helping others, which drove me towards this internship in the first place. Thank you Isla and to my host organization!
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Jaclyn Williamson
Colorado School of Public Health Colorado State University I was mostly drawn to Uganda because I desired to work on global health issues. As an Isla intern, I gained experience in real-world applications of program development, implementation, and evaluation. I also conducted research for my Master's degree capstone project requirements.
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Cody Vandergrift
Miami University of Ohio International Studies & Psychology Many thanks to the Isla Team for your help with my faculty-led program and internship. Without Isla we would not have been able to experience Kosovo in the way that all of us students have. I truly believe that with the help of Isla and my host family, our experiences have been elevated!
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By providing the opportunity to intern abroad, Isla opens eyes, minds, and hearts to the beautiful range of humanity that exists in our world.
