Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-USA) is pleased to announce its paid Internship Program. Interns gain practical work experience and support the work of our Communications, Development, Program, Human Resources (both for the field and the office), and Executive departments. Interns also gain a basic introduction to the field of international medical humanitarian aid and advocacy. All internships will take place in our New York office and will be paid at the rate of $11.00 per hour.

2017 Internship Program Schedule

Summer Internship 2017:

May 30 to August 25

Please submit your application by: April 18, 2017

Fall Internship 2017:

September 5 to December 15

Please submit your application by: August 18, 2017

*For Access Campaign Internships, please aim to submit your application as soon as possible for early consideration!

Important Information

• This is a competitive program. Candidates will be selected on a merit basis.
• Due to high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted after the application deadline.
• Internship applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Candidates may apply for more than one term, but will only be contacted regarding the most current term.
• To obtain an internship position, you must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship. International candidates are responsible for securing their U.S. work permit. If your CV indicates that you are not based in New York, please make sure to explicitly note in your cover letter that you will be available to move to New York City for the duration of the internship, if applicable. 
• All candidates are responsible for their own accommodation (and relocation, if applicable) in New York City. If your CV indicates that you are not based in New York, please make sure to explicitly note in your cover letter that you will be available to move to New York City for the duration of the internship, if applicable.
• No calls or e-mails please regarding application status.

In addition to paid internships, Doctors Without Borders participates in work/study programs for those who qualify.

Application Instructions

To apply, email your resume and cover letter to [email protected], with Subject line: (Internship Title - Term).

Example: If you are applying to the Web Internship for the Fall 2017 program, then your email Subject line should be: Web Intern - Fall 2017.

If you are applying for more than one internship position, please send an email for each position using the example above. 

Note: Preferred document submission format is PDF and Microsoft Word Document. 

Internship Positions:

• Access Campaign Comms Intern
• Access Campaign Vaccines Intern
• Access HIV and Tuberculosis Policy Intern
• Access Intern
• Desk Intern
• Editorial and Multimedia Intern
• Epicentre Intern
• Executive Intern
• Exhibition Intern
• Field Human Resources Intern
• Field Partner Intern
• Finance Intern
• Foundations Intern
• Fundraising Events Intern
• Grants Intern
• Health Information Systems Intern (Mobile Health Application for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention)
• Human Resources Intern
• IT Intern
• Major Gifts Intern
• Marketing Intern
• Medical Editing Intern
• Planned Giving Intern
• Press Intern
• Public Events Intern
• Recruitment Events Intern
• Social Media InternVideo Intern

For more information, please visit MSF-USA Internship 2017