Interested in an internship where you gain valuable skills while interacting with some of the top human rights and social justice activists from our community and around the world?
The Academy for Human Rights Summer Symposium interns are the leaders who make the programs possible.
Program Interns
Summer Symposium Interns assist Academy For Human Rights Staff throughout the three-day intensive. Previous interns’ responsibilities have included leading smaller groups of students through projects, creating and delivering presentations on relevant topics, assisting in icebreaker activities, and serving as key participants in morning and afternoon debriefs with the students.
Requirements
Available for the duration of Symposium, as well as for meetings before and after the program.
Be a current undergraduate student.
Have a basic understanding of human rights, social justice, white supremacy, anti-imperialism, intersectionality, and feminism.
Previous Summer Symposium participants preferred but not required.
All prospective interns must apply, including those who interned in previous years.
Gain the leadership skills you need to change the world by joining the team of an award-winning non-profit.
Applications for 2026 Summer Symposium due by Friday June 19, 2026.
For any further questions, please contact AHR Communications Director Katie Kerker by emailing kkerker@academyforhumanrights.org.