Summer 2027 Undergraduate Intern, National Security Project

The role

The Undergraduate Intern will perform administrative and substantive tasks to support litigation and advocacy efforts in the national security context. Duties include reviewing government documents, organizing case files, and conducting factual research.

What you will do

• Reviewing and logging government documents in National Security Project online databases
• Organizing and archiving case files
• Conducting factual research

Required qualifications

• Currently matriculated undergraduate students
• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Will have completed at least three years of an undergraduate degree program before the internship commences
• Strong interest in human rights and civil liberties issues
• Excellent research, writing, and communication skills
• Strong computer and web-based research skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Initiative to see projects through to completion
• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

Nice to have

• Experience, through personal connection or work experience, working with historically marginalized communities whose civil rights and liberties are harmed by discriminatory or abusive national securit

Benefits

• Stipend is available for those students who are lawfully authorized to work
• Students who receive outside funding are eligible for a partial stipend to bring their total funding up to the level of the ACLU’s stipend amount for the summer

Before you apply

• Must be currently matriculated undergraduate students
• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Must be lawfully authorized to work to receive a stipend

About the company

The ACLU has worked for over 100 years to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The National Security Project fights for people and communities harmed by the government in the name of national security.