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World Bank Treasury Summer Internship

Funding

Salary

Program dates

TBA

The World Bank Treasury Summer Internship places a small cohort of undergraduate students inside the institution that manages the World Bank Group’s borrowings, investments and financial risk. Interns spend roughly ten weeks full-time in Washington, D.C., completing an onboarding week followed by three three-week rotations across Treasury’s teams, supported by a mentor and a coordinator and culminating in a capstone presentation. The program is paid, open to students of any nationality, and runs once a year, with the application link going live by September each year.

Benefits & funding

  • Paid between US$21.80 per hour (net, for non-U.S. citizens) and US$26.20 per hour (gross, for U.S. citizens) for 400 hours of work.
  • Roughly ten weeks, full-time, on-site in Washington, D.C. (recent cycle: 26 May – 3 August).
  • Structure: an onboarding week plus three three-week rotations across Treasury’s 16 teams (up to 16 interns).
  • Each intern is paired with a mentor and a coordinator, with weekly discussions with the program director and a final capstone project.
  • Visa support: the World Bank can sponsor a G4 visa for incoming interns; CPT/F1/OPT may also be used.
  • The internship can be converted to unpaid on request, for students who need it to count toward college credit.

Eligibility

  • Open to students of any nationality — non-U.S. citizens are explicitly eligible.
  • Must be enrolled in the second-to-last (penultimate) year of the equivalent of a four-year college degree program.
  • On track to graduate with a four-year degree within about a year of the internship (the recent cycle required graduation between December 2026 and September 2027).
  • Must be in good academic standing and available full-time for the whole internship.
  • Must not hold a concurrent employment contract or internship during the program.
  • A demonstrated interest in finance, business, economics or a related field.

Application process

  1. 1
    When the application link goes live (by September each year) on the Treasury student-careers page, open the linked Indeed.com job post.
  2. 2
    Submit a one-page PDF cover letter and a one-page PDF resume; an optional half-page personal statement (PDF) may be added.
  3. 3
    A recruitment committee reviews applications; selected applicants may complete a remote test and then interview with a committee panel.
  4. 4
    Applicants are notified of the result by December, with a final status update no later than the end of February.

Program timeline

  1. application link goes live on the Treasury careers page

    September (each year)

  2. applicants notified of the selection result

    By December

  3. final application-status update

    End of February

  4. Late May – early August

    10-week internship in Washington, D.C. (recent cycle: 26 May – 3 August)