Duke Sanford staff and faculty are available to support MIDP fellows as you refine your professional skills, make connections to enhance your professional networks, and prepare for the next chapter in your career.
The Sanford School of Public Policy has its own career services office that can help you with:
- Career exploration
- Resume and cover letter writing
- LinkedIn profile review
- Interview preparation
- Internship search strategies
- Networking
- Negotiations
- Ongoing career advice
Internships
Required or Optional?
A summer internship for traditional, two-year MIDP fellows is a required component of the program. Internships are optional for accelerated degree seekers.
Where do MIDP fellows intern?
Fellows have interned with a variety of organizations around the world, including the:
- Asian Development Bank
- Heifer International
- International Finance Corporation
- International Organization for Migration
- Organization for European Development and Cooperation
- Oxfam
- Partners Global
- UNHCR
- UNICEF
- U.S. Institute of Peace
- World Bank
- World Federation of United Nations Associations
"Coming from a grassroots background, this experience marked a powerful shift in perspective. I saw how field-level data and lived experiences are translated into global frameworks and policies, and later, the kind of advocacy and thought leadership that goes into working with member states to commit to global agendas and contextualizing them in a manner that is most aligned and impactful for them."
-Pragna Shekar MIDP'26, UNICEF Child Poverty and Social Protection Intern