Center For Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Fall Intern

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 

Fall 2025 Internship Announcement 

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation offers paid internship opportunities for students and recent graduates interested in working towards greater peace and security through the reduction of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. 

Located on Capitol Hill in the heart of Washington D.C., the Center is a respected non-profit organization that educates Congress and the public about national security issues through policy research and advocacy outreach. Center interns have the opportunity to contribute to the organization in a number of critical issue areas. 

We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2025 internship. The expected duration is 12 weeks, depending on availability, for 20 hours per week, at a rate of $18.60 per hour. Note: The position will be largely in person, with some flexibility for virtual work. 

Applications for Fall 2025 internships are due Friday, July 25 at 5 p.m. ET. 

TO APPLY: In one document, please submit a resume; cover letter expressing interest and availability; and a 3 page, preferably relevant, writing sample to internships@armscontrolcenter.org 

Academic credit is available. We are unfortunately unable to sponsor visas. 

What will the internship experience include? 

This internship is designed specifically to support the Center’s Congressional Education Program, but opportunities for research, writing, and media support will be available. As the internship will be under the supervision of the program coordinator, program/event planning experience would be useful. 

With a small and dedicated staff, interns will have the opportunity to work with all staff including the Executive Director to help shape the organization’s work on important issues. The staff is eager to spend time working with our interns to help them hone their skills and develop them into future leaders in the nuclear non-proliferation and national security community. 

This internship is not an opportunity for “busy work,” but a chance for real engagement in this exciting field. You will be working alongside our analysts each day to research and produce valuable materials that could be distributed to policymakers and the general public; gain real-world policy experience; and have tangible publications to showcase to future employers. 

Former Center interns have gone on to graduate studies at top universities in the United States, and many are now working in intelligence, think tanks, Congress, the executive branch, and NGOs throughout the country and the world. 

Want to know what interning at the Center is like? Read what our past interns have said. 

What do interns do? 

Research federal news, policy and developments on issues including U.S. nuclear weapons posture; Pentagon budget; nuclear terrorism; military engagement in the Middle East; U.S.-Russia relations; chemical & biological weapons; and missile defense. 

Write articles, fact sheets, op-eds, blogs, letters to the editor, tweets, and other communications analyzing news and developments in support of the Center’s policy and advocacy goals. 

Engage in a video communications project  

Work closely with the Program Coordinator on events for Congressional staff.  

Attend events on Capitol Hill and at other organizations and provide a comprehensive summary for distribution to Center staff. 

Research and craft smart, compelling and attractive content for our social media outlets. 

Write and publish well-researched blog pieces. 

Work collaboratively to create the most effective messaging tools, as well as innovate on existing ones.