2010 Summer Interns and Placement Organizations
Each year HRP helps place dozens of Harvard Law School students in summer internships for human rights. Current 1Ls, 2Ls, and S.J.D. students interested in applying for an internship in Summer 2010 can now start moving forward with the summer internship process. The first step in this process is setting up a meeting with one of four Human Rights Program student advisors. All applicants to the summer internship program for 2010 must meet with one of these four student advisors. Please see this page for information, and to schedule an appointment. The information below also appears on our guidelines for Summer 2010 summer internships handout, which you can view here.
Information for Students
Summer fellowships for human rights internships are a central part of the Harvard human rights experience and provide rich
professional, personal, and intellectual opportunities. Many students and alumni/ae who are committed to human rights were
introduced to the field through an internship. Interns work for at least ten weeks with nongovernmental or intergovernmental
organizations concerned with human rights, almost exclusively outside the United States (except for LL.Ms). The Program encourages
interns to work in organizations in the developing world that are actively involved in monitoring and responding to human rights
violations, grass roots mobilization, or similar activities. Students are free to seek out organizations and design new internships.
Twenty-three years of experience has left HRP with a rich source of information on NGOs and the experiences of past interns.
HRP advises students who are seeking internships and, upon their return, helps students to build on the experience through the law
school curriculum, clinical work and third year writing. If you are interested in applying for a summer
internship, you MUST meet with an HRP student advisor to discuss your proposal. HRP has three summer
intern student advisors available to meet with interested students. To schedule a meeting, please
click here.
Once you have met with one of the student advisors, please follow the application guidelines that appear
on HRP's Summer Fellow Memo for 2010. All applications, which must include a common application form as well
as a copy of your Curriculum Vitae, should be submitted no later than February 1, 2010 to HRP's office.
Many students have drawn on their experience to write articles published in
the Harvard Human Rights
Journal and elsewhere. The fellowships are
only open to current J.D. and S.J.D. students.
Information for NGOs and IGOs
We are constantly seeking new organizations interested in hosting interns. If your organization is interested in hosting HRP interns,
please contact the Program at hrp@law.harvard.edu to request that we send via fax or email a copy of our
NGO Datasheet for you to complete.
Summary of Summer Internships for 2009
Below you will find links to the names of students who served as summer interns during the summer of 2009, as well as their organizations. The Human Rights Program office also keeps several binders with information on organizations where students can seek a summer internship. Stop by Pound 401 for more information, or speak with one of our student advisors.