Homeland Security Programs (Available for a Variety of Majors)

The Department of Homeland Security offers a variety of prestigious scholarships, fellowships, internships and training opportunities to expose talented students to the broad national security mission.

SECRETARY HONORS PROGRAM

• Secretary Honors Program (recent graduates) – cybersecurity, information technology, policy and law
• SHP Cyber Student Intern Program (undergraduate and graduate students) – cybersecurity-related field

PATHWAYS PROGRAM – all programs are for individuals interested in beginning a career in federal government

• Internship Program (high school to graduate students)
• Recent Graduates Program (recent graduates)
• Presidential Management Fellows Program (students with advanced degrees: masters or doctorate)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

• DHS Scholarship Program (undergraduate students) – homeland security-focused course or fields of study
• National HS-STEM Summer Internship Program (undergraduate juniors and seniors) – homeland security internship with professionals and researchers
• Summer Research Team Program (undergraduate sophomore, junior or graduate student) – science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field with interest in the Department’s research areas
• Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Scholarship Program (undergraduate students) – physics, chemistry, nuclear engineering, material science, and similar degrees
• Nuclear Forensics Research Award (undergraduate and graduate students) – research in nuclear forensics
• Seaborg Institute Nuclear Science Summer Internship Program (graduate students) – research in nuclear forensics
• Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Summer School (undergraduate students) – introductory comprehensive, experimental, hands-on training in topics essential to nuclear forensics

INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS

• The Office of Intelligence and Analysis Internship Program (undergraduate and graduate students) – internships in Intelligence Analysis, Intelligence Operations, Management/Support, Information Technology, and Policy

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center College Intern Program (undergraduate and graduate students) – Criminal Justice majors
• CBP Explorer Program (students from 14 to 21 years old) – training and hands-on experience in Federal law enforcement-related activities

LEGAL

• General Counsel’s Law Student Summer Volunteer Program (2nd, 3rd and 4th year law students) – provides law students the opportunity to work on assignments that offer both valuable experience and substantial individual responsibility  in Washington, D.C.
• General Counsel’s Legal Externship Volunteer Program (2nd, 3rd or postgraduate law degree students) – fall or spring semesters offering law students the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and to earn academic credit

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• Office of Public Affairs Internship Program (undergraduate and graduate students) – assists in managing external and internal communications for the department

Please scroll to the bottom and click the website link below to find details for all these programs.