Student Summer Opportunities

Next Deadline: Late January & Early February 2024

DRCLAS-Managed Programs

Summer Internship Programs (SIP)

Next Deadline: February 5, 2024 @ 11:59 PM

DRCLAS is pleased to offer structured 8-week internship and immersion programs in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Since 2005, more than two thousand Harvard students have participated in DRCLAS programs in Latin America. Continuing Harvard students in good standing - from all schools and concentrations - are eligible to apply. Language requirements vary. 

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Harvard Summer School Program in São Paulo, Brazil

Next Deadline: January 25, 2024 @ 11:59 PM

Over the course of six weeks, the HSS “Portuguese Language Immersion in Brazil: Justice, Equity, and Rights” program will immerse students in Brazilian culture and the Portuguese language. Students will learn about some of Brazil’s most pressing social issues, while engaging with individuals, collectives, and movements fighting to forge a brighter future for their country and people. 

This program is run by Cristiane Soares and includes daily classes in Portuguese, held at the DRCLAS Brazil Office. Students have access to a diverse offering of guest lectures and experiential field trips, excursions, and activities, including a nine-day trip to the state of Minas Gerais.
 

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Harvard Amazon Rainforest Immersion

The Harvard Amazon Rainforest Immersion is offered by the Brazil Office of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, in collaboration with Academia Amazônia Ensina, the State University of Amazonas (UEA), and Idesam.

Co-Sponsored Programs

Center for Public Service & Engaged Scholarship Internships

Next Deadline: February 5, 2024 @ 11:59 PM

In collaboration with the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship (CPSES), DRCLAS will offer up to eight co-sponsored internship slots within either SIP Brazil, Chile and/or Mexico for currently enrolled Harvard College students placed with the specified social impact-driven organizations. 
 

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Government Department Chair's Traveling Fund for Brazil

Next Deadline: February 5, 2024 @ 11:59 PM
The Department of Government at Harvard University and the Brazil Studies Program & Brazil Office of Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies are partnering to offer an enriching internship experience with Brazilian host organizations to two highly qualified Government concentrators.

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HBS Latin America Research Center Internships

Next Deadline: February 5, 2024 @ 11:59 PM

DRCLAS is pleased to co-sponsor an internship with Harvard Business School in the Latin America Research Center (LARC) during Summer. 

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Institute of Politics Director's Internships

DRCLAS is pleased to co-sponsor Director's Internships through the Institute of Politics in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico during Summer 2024. Since 1995, the IOP has partnered with high-profile organizations and elected officials around the world to provide substantive, career-oriented, fully-funded summer internships for undergraduate students interested in politics, government, and public service. 

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QUESTIONS?

Email DRCLAS_Students@fas.harvard.edu for any student-related inquiries!