Host Organizations

The Human Rights Summer Internship Program enables non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and international institutions to host a University of Chicago student for an 8- to 10-week summer internship at no cost to the host organization.

Our program attracts exceptional undergraduate and graduate students who combine intellectual excellence with a commitment to social impact. They further your mission in exchange for the opportunity to learn about human rights in practice.

Each year, we award individual students $5,000 in support of their summer internships.

• The summer cohort of interns is selected each November.
• During the winter, students inquire and apply directly to organizations and agencies for unpaid summer internship positions.
• Upon acceptance of an internship offer, the student and host organization negotiate a learning plan that outlines the internship projects and responsibilities. This learning plan is reviewed by the Pozen Center before the student is issued their grant award. 
• The Pozen Center supports students throughout the process to facilitate the completion of the internship.