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ISW also offers internships in National Security and Intelligence Analysis, and Geospatial Intelligence and National Security Technologies and in non-profit management, including Communications.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Why Work for ISW?</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">ISW believes that ground realities must drive the formulation of strategy and policy. In pursuit of this principle, ISW conducts detailed open-source intelligence analysis to provide timely and accurate information on current conflicts and security threats directly to policymakers and warfighters.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Interns at ISW have an unparalleled opportunity to analyze conflicts in ways that directly inform policymakers on some of the most pressing issues facing American national security. Our interns work directly with analysts. They receive classroom education, regular leadership engagement, and a chance to work with cutting-edge technologies employed in business and the intelligence community. Interns have the opportunity to stand at the front lines of military research and policy development, tackling the latest crises in the headlines.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">The ISW Internship Program is one of three core education programs housed within The General David H. Petraeus Center for Emerging Leaders, launched to identify, educate, and develop the future cadre of leaders committed to America’s national security. ISW views interns as an integral component of its team. ISW has worked with interns to draft, edit, and publish their own research under the mentorship of senior analysts. It has also hired many interns onto its staff.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Cognitive Warfare Project Internship: </span></span><span><span>I<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\">nterns will support the new Cognitive Warfare Project (CWP) at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which studies, analyzes, and visualizes adversary cognitive warfare against the United States and its allies. Interns are expected to collect, process, analyze, and synthesize open-source intelligence (OSINT) relating to adversary cognitive campaigns. Interns will support long-term research assignments and may also have valuable interactions with software partners who are transforming the national security space. Interns will learn to analyze the cognitive domain and how it </span></span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\">impacts policymaking, kinetic activities, and strategy. This is a full-time internship (five days per week), but part-time work will be considered on a case-by-case basis. </span></span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><br><span> </span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span>Qualifications</span></span><br><span> </span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates must have demonstrated interest in cognitive and information warfare; disinformation/misinformation; artificial intelligence (AI) and information technology; international affairs; or propaganda and media studies.  </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates should have a demonstrated interest in national security or regional studies, particularly relating to Russia, Ukraine, Europe, or China.  </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates should preferably possess strong critical language capabilities in Russian, Ukrainian, or Mandarin.   </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Experience conducting research using primary sources in a foreign language is a plus.     </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Experience with data visualization tools, large data sets, AI, and data management systems are a plus.  </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates must possess excellent writing, editing, research, and oral communication skills.  </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates must display the ability to conduct complex tasks in a timely and efficient manner.  </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates should be self-motivated, independent, creative, and capable of working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.  </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span>Candidates must show commitment to—and interest in—the core mission and values of ISW. </span><span> </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\"> <span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"> </span></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Fall 2026 Internship Program Dates:</span> ISW internships starts on September 8, 2026. The program will run until December 11. Interns must both be authorized to work in the United States and be physically present in the United States during their internship tenure. Working remotely outside of the United States is not authorized. If you attend a US university on a student visa, you must be eligible for and obtain a CPT authorization before beginning at ISW. <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until July 24, 2026. </span></span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Instructions: </span>Please upload your resume, cover letter, and writing sample. Your cover letter and writing sample should be no longer than five pages combined; the writing sample can be excerpted from a longer paper. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\"><em>ISW will work with students to gain academic credit for internships where applicable. </em></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">ISW Scholarship Application</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">The Institute for the Study of War will offer intern candidates up to a $1,000 monthly living stipend as part of a scholarship program.*<span style=\"font-weight: bold\"> To be considered for the scholarship, candidates must upload a scholarship application as part of their internship application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until July 24, 2026. </span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Candidates will be assessed based on the following criteria:</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Ability to contribute as a member of one of ISW’s research, operations, business development, or external relations teams; and</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Financial need, such that an unpaid internship would not be possible without assistance.</span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Within the scholarship application, candidates should upload a 2- to 3-page cover letter which answers each of the following questions. (This should be a different cover letter than the one used for the internship application itself.) </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Which ISW internship is your top choice? Why do you believe you are qualified?</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">What do you believe to be the most pressing national security problem the US faces today? What solution(s) would you propose?</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Where do you see yourself in your future career? How will an ISW internship help you get there?</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Why have you chosen to apply for this supplemental scholarship?</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt\">Are you currently receiving federal financial aid and/or need-based aid from your university? 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