Participating Organizations

Toyi Sogoyou at the UN Headquarters.

Since the program's inception in 2002, over 200 IPSS Fellows have served in more than 100 international organizations ranging from large intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank, to nongovernmental organizations such as OXFAM, Mercy Corps, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Conservation International.

The IPSS program maintains special relationships with many of the organizations where our students are placed. In many cases IPSS students are offered exceptional opportunities that are unavailable to anyone else.

Recent Opportunities

  • Al-Qaeda Taliban Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council, New York
  • Conservation International, Center for Conservation and Government, Arlington, Virginia
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva and Pretoria
  • Small Arms Survey, Geneva with field work in Kenya and the Sudan
  • International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Public Information, Vienna, Austria
  • US Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change and Energy Analysis, San Francisco
  • Chemonics International, Latin America & Caribbean; Food Security, Washington, D.C.
  • International Organization for Migration, Bangkok

What IPSS Employers Have to Say about IPSS Fellows

“She has been one of our best interns. Due to her many accomplishments, we have suggested her to apply for a position [at] the World Bank, a highly competitive two-year program for people who are interest in international development and have a potential to contribute to the Bank’s mission.”

“I can without hesitation state that he has been the best fellow that I have worked with…His professionalism and top grade performance made him a real asset in the WMB Branch (at UNODA).”

"This has been an excellent six months for him [at SEESAC]…He has performed all tasks asked with professional competence, intelligence, initiative, enthusiasm and good humour. He has also proved to be discreet, trustworthy and can be relied upon to give 100% commitment to the task in had…During the last six months he has made a significant contribution [in producing] ‘cutting edge’ research…it is ‘ground-breaking’ work.”

“She far exceeded our expectations as an intern [at Save the Children] and I have full confidence in her ability to move ahead and excel in her chosen career path.”

“Without her contribution the Refugee Children Unit would not have been able to provide input to the UN Study on Violence against Children, which in addition, was of high quality. She has shown initiative and creativity and provided very useful recommendations and considerations when requested...Her contributions were highly appreciated not only by the unite and the Senior Regional Adviser, but also by the Secretariat, including the Director of the UN Study on Violence against Children.”

“He was key in enabling this Country Office to successfully play the role of honest broker that the GSB initiative ascribes to UNDP…He was highly appreciated by all for his dynamism and cheerfulness. We hope that his work with us in has been as useful and rewarding for him as it has been for us.”

“I am delighted with the performance of [the] incumbent fellow. He is very motivated, eager to contribute and learn and an excellent team player…Noting that the interns coming from your Institute are making more and more contribution[s] [to the work of the OPCW], I will gladly accept the new fellow.”

ipssparticipants2002_2012

ipssparticipants2002_2012