May 28-August 3, 2012
Washington, D.C.
- Intensive 10-week program promotes academic, professional, and personal development in the nation’s capital
- 30 interns are selected from American and international colleges and universities
- Internship placement in one of more than twenty Washington, D.C.-based organizations
- Meet with Arab world diplomats, journalists, business professionals, religious leaders, and regional specialists
- Weekly field trips and site visits to government, business, and academic institutions
- Required academic seminar meeting two evenings per week
- Internships are unpaid
- $1,000 fellowship stipend awarded upon completion of the program
- Ideal candidates have excelled inside the classroom and demonstrated leadership on campus
- Preference given to continuing university students and Model Arab League participants
Introduction to the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is a non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Engaged in the work of educational outreach, people-to-people exchanges, and promoting cross-cultural encounters for more than 28 years, the National Council is a 501(c)(3) public charity with tax-exempt status.The Council's vision is a relationship between the United States and its Arab strategic partners, friends, and allies that rests on as solid and enduring a foundation as possible. Such a vision, viewed from both ends of the spectrum, is one that would be characterized by strengthened and expanded strategic, economic, political, commercial, and defense cooperation; by increased partnership; by growing mutual benefit; by reciprocal respect for each other’s heritage and values; and by overall acceptance of each other’s legitimate needs, concerns, interests, and objectives. This vision also encourages heightened contacts and exchanges of present and emerging leaders between Americans and Arabs alike. The National Council's mission is to educate Americans about the Arab countries, the Mideast, and the Islamic world through leadership development, people-to-people programs, lectures, an annual Arab-U.S. policymaker’s conference, the participation of American students and faculty in Arab world study experiences, specialized publications, and national, state, and local grassroots outreach to media, think tanks, select community, civic, educational, religious, business and professional associations. In these ways the National Council seeks to strengthen and expand the overall Arab-U.S. relationship in the areas of strategy, economics and finance,public policy, commerce, defense cooperation, education, and people-to-people relations. More information about the
National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is available at: www.ncusar.org
apply at http://www.ncusar.org/programs/12-NCUSAR-Summer-Intern-Program-Application.pdf
