General Information
The FBI Honors Internship Program is a full-time, 10-week paid summer internship for undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral college students and offers exposure to the world’s premiere law enforcement and intelligence agency while also serving as a pipeline for entry-level positions after graduation. While exploring the FBI’s exciting career options, students will work side-by-side with FBI employees at one of our FBI offices nationwide. This internship offers students an unmatched opportunity to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States. At the end of their summer, Honors Interns who receive a positive evaluation may continue in the program throughout the school year.
FBI interns come from a variety of backgrounds, and those hired as interns will be placed in assignments based on their location preferences, educational background, skill sets, and unique life experiences. The application cycle will begin 18-months before the start of the internship in an effort to provide more time for applicant intake processing and our background investigation. Official conditional job offers are scheduled to be extended in the Fall before the program begins, and recipients of a conditional job offer will have (3) business days from receipt to accept or decline it.
The FBI has 56 field offices centrally located in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. Their main headquarters offices are in Washington D.C., but also have headquarters satellite offices located outside of the Washington D.C. area.
In the application you must identify your preferred location or office where you wish to intern. You can select up to three (3) preferred locations/offices. If you are only interested or available to work in one location/office, then select only one option and leave the remaining two selections blank. If you receive an offer for your selected preferred work location, but are no longer available to work at that location, the offer may be rescinded before the start of the program.
Eligibility Guidelines
You must be a student, attending an accredited college or university on a full-time basis within the United States as an undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral student. You are not eligible to participate in the program if you will graduate before the program start date unless you are continuing your education in the semester following your graduation.
- You must currently have and maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. If you are a first-semester freshman, you must have maintained a 3.0 high school GPA.
- You must complete this application, submit an unofficial transcript and Program Terms Acknowledgement Form by 11:59 p.m. ET on the deadline.
- Your School Certification Form (or Enrollment Verification Form) is optional but highly recommended.
- You must be able to successfully complete a Top-Secret security clearance background investigation which includes a drug test, fingerprinting, polygraph, and be in the continental United States, Hawaii, or San Juan for some parts of your background investigation. Please review automatic disqualifiers.
Upon acceptance of the conditional job offer you will need to fill out an SF-86 (click here for sample SF-86), and have your initial processing completed no later than November 1st.
Application Details
You must complete this application and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. ET on the deadline. If applying online is a hardship, please request assistance by sending an email before the application closing date to FBI_Internship@fbi.gov with “Intern Application Hardship” in the subject line.
If you are selected for the program, you will have to go to the FBI Field Office closest to your address for the interview, polygraph, and drug test.
If you are selected for this internship and your student status changes (e.g., you graduate early with no follow-on plans for education), then you must notify us before the start of the internship as you will no longer be eligible to participate as an intern.
Along with a completed application, you must submit the following additional documentation: Resume (Federal format preferred), Unofficial Transcript and the Program Terms Acknowledgement Form. To confirm your current student status and graduation date an Enrollment Verification Certificate is optional but highly recommended. If you are missing any of the required documents, your application will be discontinued. Required documents must be uploaded as .PDF files. Do not submit any of these file types: HTML, TIF, JPEG, DOC, DOCX, Password Protected, or Web Link.
In some circumstances, you may be required to submit additional documents. If any of the following situations apply to you, submit the documents noted below:
- 1st Semester Undergraduate Freshmen/No GPA: Unofficial College Transcripts, High School Transcripts, and Program Terms Acknowledgement Form. Your unofficial transcripts must show that you have enrolled in classes and are a full-time student at an accredited institution.
- 1st Semester Undergraduate Transfer/Graduate Students: Unofficial Transcripts from previous school, Unofficial Transcripts from current school and Program Terms Acknowledgement Form.
- If you are graduating before the program starts, you must provide proof of continuing your education to be eligible for the Honors Internship Program. You must submit these forms at the time of application: Unofficial Transcripts and Program Terms Acknowledgement Form. Participation in the Honors Internship Program will be contingent upon receipt of the Acceptance Letter.
- Veterans: Unofficial Transcripts, Program Terms Acknowledgement Form, and DD-214
- Disabled Veterans: Unofficial Transcripts, Program Terms Acknowledgement Form, DD-214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later.
Details:
Research Offering Type
Internship
Location
USA
Undergraduate School
College, Engineering, LPS, Nursing, Wharton
Source
External