Non-U.S. Citizens Studying in Denmark

From left to right, top to bottom: Embassy staff and interns at the Roskilde Festival; Caroline Wozniacki and Joachim B Olsen; US rock band Titus Andronicus; Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Obama; at Thule Airbase; inside Thule Airbase; at a reception.

This program, officially called The Foreign National Student Intern Program (FNSIP) is designed for students who are non-U.S. citizens seeking internships at U.S. Missions outside the U.S. The program benefits both posts and students by providing the non-U.S. students with valuable educational experience in U.S. Missions and by assisting posts in accomplishing their mission goals. The purpose of the Program is to offer students the challenge of working in a foreign affairs arena and at the same time profit by their assistance. There are no benefits attached to this internship and no compensation.

The program is open to students, who are not U.S. citizens, at least 18 years of age, who have graduated from high school or equivalent secondary school, are enrolled in a trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, university or comparable recognized educational institution in Denmark.  The students must have the required residence and work permits for students in Denmark.

The student must have demonstrated potential to accomplish the type of work to be performed.  The student must be in good academic standing at his or her current educational institution and provide a certified transcript to verify it and must provide written permission from the educational institution in which the student is enrolled. The student must receive a security certification and a medical certification before commencement of the internship.

Internships typically run from February to August and August to Februray. Application windows are open from November 1-30 and again from May 1-31. Applications received outside those windows will NOT be considered.

To apply for a Foreign National Student Internship please:

• Download application form.

• Fill out the application form.
  
• Write a Statement of Interest where you explain why you are applying.
• Send the Application Form, Statement of Interest and all other relevant documents (recommendations, grade transscripts etc.) to CopenhagenHRFNintern@state.gov and indicate in the subject line of the email which internship you are applying for. If you apply for more than one internship you will need to send individual applicatons for each internship with Statements of Interest targeted at the individual internships.

We look forward to hearing from you!

U.S. citizen? Please visit the internship main page to review the internship possibilities for U.S. citizens.