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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs supports and collaborates with several student and professional organizations at the school on career development and policy-relevant events. The Center has proudly partnered with Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D), the Black Student Union, the Armed Forces Committee, the Women in Power Conference, and the Future Society to host seminars and conferences at HKS. We welcome opportunities to forge partnerships between students and the Center.
U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin, 8th Congressional District of Michigan, speaks to students about her career in national service spanning roles at the CIA, in the White House, at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, at the Pentagon, and currently in Congress. Caitlin Keliher moderated the event.
Former Belfer IGA Fellows are welcomed to the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs by Directors Ash Carter, Director and Eric Rosenbach
Members of the Belfer Center’s Economic Diplomacy Initiative gather after hosting “Digital Currency Wars,” a simulation of a live White House National Security Council meeting in response to a major security crisis.
Samantha Power the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy meets with Belfer IGA Fellows.
Leaders of W3D meet with Juliette Kayyem, Director of the Homeland Security Project and Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security
A breakfast celebrating the 10th cohort of IGA concentrators as well as the announcement of the PAE awards.
New admitted students attend an informational meet-and-greet hosted by the Belfer Center.
Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State, speaks on her career during a Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) seminar.
Susan M. Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, speaks on the challenges of intelligence in a rapidly-changing world during a Belfer Center Director’s seminar moderated by Eric Rosenbach, Co-Director of the Belfer Center.
Wendy Sherman, Belfer Center Senior Fellow and former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, speaks about her career path from social work to the State Department as part of a Belfer Center Student and Fellows session hosted by W3D and moderated by Co-Chairs Alexandra Schmitt and Gabrielle Tarini MPP19.
Loretta Lynch, former Attorney General of the United States, speaks on the issues she faced during her time as the U.S. Attorney General during a Belfer Center Student and Fellows session co-hosted with the Black Student Union and moderated by Demarquin Johnson joint MPP/JD at Harvard.
Belfer Center Senior Fellow Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, discusses her experiences and the challenges around increasing the number of women in national security leadership positions at the first Women in Power Conference. Alexandra Schmitt MPP19, Co-Chair of W3D served as moderator.
Susan Rice, former National Security Advisor to President Obama, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, and Belfer Center non-resident Senior Fellow, gives students and fellows career advice during a Belfer Center Student and Fellows session co-hosted with the Black Student Union and W3D.
W3D and the Future of Diplomacy Project host Dr. Aminata Touré, the first female Prime Minister of Senegal, to converse with students about gender, foreign affairs, and leadership.
The Belfer Center hosts an Open House for HKS students
U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin, 8th Congressional District of Michigan, speaks to students about her career in national service spanning roles at the CIA, in the White House, at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, at the Pentagon, and currently in Congress. Caitlin Keliher moderated the event.
Former Belfer IGA Fellows are welcomed to the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs by Directors Ash Carter, Director and Eric Rosenbach
Members of the Belfer Center’s Economic Diplomacy Initiative gather after hosting “Digital Currency Wars,” a simulation of a live White House National Security Council meeting in response to a major security crisis.
Samantha Power the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy meets with Belfer IGA Fellows.
Leaders of W3D meet with Juliette Kayyem, Director of the Homeland Security Project and Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security
A breakfast celebrating the 10th cohort of IGA concentrators as well as the announcement of the PAE awards.
New admitted students attend an informational meet-and-greet hosted by the Belfer Center.
Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State, speaks on her career during a Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D) seminar.
Susan M. Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, speaks on the challenges of intelligence in a rapidly-changing world during a Belfer Center Director’s seminar moderated by Eric Rosenbach, Co-Director of the Belfer Center.
Wendy Sherman, Belfer Center Senior Fellow and former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, speaks about her career path from social work to the State Department as part of a Belfer Center Student and Fellows session hosted by W3D and moderated by Co-Chairs Alexandra Schmitt and Gabrielle Tarini MPP19.
Loretta Lynch, former Attorney General of the United States, speaks on the issues she faced during her time as the U.S. Attorney General during a Belfer Center Student and Fellows session co-hosted with the Black Student Union and moderated by Demarquin Johnson joint MPP/JD at Harvard.
Belfer Center Senior Fellow Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, discusses her experiences and the challenges around increasing the number of women in national security leadership positions at the first Women in Power Conference. Alexandra Schmitt MPP19, Co-Chair of W3D served as moderator.
Susan Rice, former National Security Advisor to President Obama, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, and Belfer Center non-resident Senior Fellow, gives students and fellows career advice during a Belfer Center Student and Fellows session co-hosted with the Black Student Union and W3D.
W3D and the Future of Diplomacy Project host Dr. Aminata Touré, the first female Prime Minister of Senegal, to converse with students about gender, foreign affairs, and leadership.
The Belfer Center hosts an Open House for HKS students
The Belfer Summer Research Internship Program offers current Harvard graduate students, including students graduating in May 2022, the opportunity to work with a specific Research Team at the Center. Over the course of the internship program, interns will gain subject matter expertise in their research area of focus and hone professional skills.
Program Details
Internship Period: Monday, May 30-Friday, August 5 (10-weeks)
Compensation: $7,000.00 stipend (full-time); $3,500.00 stipend (part-time)
Selection criteria: Students are required to submit an application that includes a resume, 1-page statement of interest, diversity statement, and writing sample (if requested)
Location: The Summer 2022 program will be hybrid, pending further changers in the pandemic.
Applications are now open for 2022 Summer Research Internships! Applications will close on April 29th at 11:59 PM ET.
Please see below for all open internship opportunities:
Research Team: Belfer Center Executive Director
Primary Contact: Natalie Colbert ( natalie_colbert@hks.harvard.edu )
Number of Positions: 2
Type: Part-time
Brief Description: Selected intern will provide general research support to Center Executive Director Natalie Colbert in developing programming and other content in the areas of climate security and conflict (and related issues), geopolitics, and emerging technology in Africa. Interns will work closely with Natalie to develop plans for a future study group and discussion series, write case studies and/or articles, and identify potential opportunities to partner with universities/academic programs in Africa. Interns may have the opportunity to publish their own work as well as contribute to the ongoing research of the Belfer Center.
Writing Sample: required