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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Honors Internship Program

A paid ten-week summer internship at FBI headquarters, field offices and satellite campuses for full-time students, run as a pipeline into entry-level FBI roles.

PaidFBI headquarters, field offices and satellite campuses
Summer 2027 cycle closed
Class-year guidanceGraduation-date based; freshmen eligibleRead the role before applyingView eligibility & steps
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How to approach technology applications

Decide which kind of technical work you want

Software engineering, data analysis, research computing, IT and technical operations, and product or QA work all sit under the same heading and reward completely different evidence. Read what an opening actually asks you to do before deciding it fits. A student who can say they want to work on backend services because of a specific project they built is easier to place than one who says they are interested in technology, and the narrowing also makes your own shortlist far shorter and more finishable.

Build one thing you can explain end to end

One small project you understand completely beats five you half-finished. Be able to say what problem it solves, who would use it, why you chose the approach, what you would do differently, and how you know it works. A README that explains setup and a couple of tests do more for you than extra features. Keep anything subject to academic-integrity rules, and any private or scraped data, out of a public repository — a reviewer noticing that is a much worse outcome than a thinner portfolio.

Read requirements as two separate lists

Technical postings mix required qualifications with preferred ones, and students disqualify themselves on the second list constantly. Separate them. For each required item, decide honestly whether you have used it, studied it, or only read about it. For preferred items, a nearby language or a related framework is usually fine to say so. Never list a tool on a resume you could not discuss for a minute, because technical interviews find that out quickly and it costs you more than the gap would have.

Expect an automated stage, and prepare for its format

Many technical internships put a timed coding exercise, an online assessment, or recorded video answers between the application and a human. Practice in the language you will actually use, get comfortable working without your usual editor and autocomplete, and rehearse explaining your reasoning aloud while you type. Follow whatever the employer says about permitted tools and assistance, including whether any AI help is allowed — those rules vary, and you agree to them before you start.

Classes and clubs are real evidence here

If you have no internship yet, the honest raw material is coursework, a hackathon, a campus job automating something tedious, a contribution to an open-source project, or a group assignment where you owned a component. Describe your own contribution, the constraint you worked under, and what the result showed. The gap between a first-year applicant and a third-year one is usually depth of explanation rather than a longer list of technologies.

Technology: questions before you apply

Do I need a computer science degree?

Often no, but the opening decides. Many technical internships accept any major with demonstrable skills, while some specify a degree or coursework. Read the individual posting rather than assuming, and check whether the requirement is worded as required or preferred.

How many projects should be on my resume?

Two or three you can discuss in depth is a reasonable target. A long list you cannot explain works against you in an interview, and reviewers are reading quickly — the ones nearest the top get the attention.

Are open-source contributions worth including?

Yes, when they are genuinely yours and you can explain them. A small merged fix you understand is more persuasive than a large repository you forked. Link to the specific contribution rather than a profile page.

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