Who can apply?
- CFR's careers page states that paid internships are available to college and graduate students, but it does not publish one minimum class year across every Blavatnik role.
- Each current opening controls required coursework, location, weekly schedule, graduation timing, work authorization and requested documents.
- The Blavatnik program spans foreign-policy research and the wider work of CFR; choose a role whose subject and work product you can address specifically rather than treating every internship as identical.
The Blavatnik page describes the funded program, not a live vacancy. Availability, class-year fit and location must come from a current CFR requisition.
Dates, pay & program timing
CFR provides more than one hundred internships per year. The official careers page does not state one organization-wide 2027 application window, so use the current openings board for the term and deadline of a selected role.
View the deadline calendarThese details reflect the sources at the review date. An overview is not a live job offer. Check the official page for today's application status and the selected opening's written terms.
How to apply to Council on Foreign Relations
- Use CFR's official Open Positions route and select a currently active internship by office, subject, term and schedule.
- Read the complete requisition for education, work authorization, location and materials; record its identifier and closing information before drafting.
- Tailor your resume and letter to the work product the role names—research, editorial work, events, communications or operations—and apply only through CFR's portal.
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How to prepare a stronger application
For a research placement, prepare to explain how you evaluate a source and turn evidence into a concise memo. For a communications or program role, bring an example created for a real audience and deadline.
Read CFR output from the relevant program and arrive with one specific question about its current work, not a general statement that international relations interests you.
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Make it a plan.
Checking an item saves this program. These are planning prompts, not a substitute for the employer's full requirements.
Add a stage & next actionCouncil on Foreign Relations: questions before applying
Are CFR internships paid?
Yes. CFR says all Blavatnik interns receive a competitive hourly wage.
How many interns participate?
CFR says the program provides paid internships to more than one hundred interns each year.
Are CFR internships hybrid?
CFR says many positions allow hybrid work, but the selected internship opening controls its actual arrangement.
Official sources & update notes
We reviewed these publisher pages on . They establish the program facts above; our preparation suggestions are independent editorial guidance.
- CFR Blavatnik Internship Program: scale, pay and professional development
- CFR careers: college eligibility, current openings and hybrid context
We do not infer deadlines, remote eligibility, or guaranteed offers from older recruiting cycles. Read our editorial process.