Deadline: 5 February /2 April 2014
Open to: students enrolled at a Master’s or PhD-level program at a school in one of the ADB member countries (see LIST HERE)
Remuneration: stipend and part of the air travel covered
Description
Asian Development Bank, ADB, welcomes motivated, open-minded and self-directed individuals to apply for internship assignments requiring further research and assistance, identified by Regional and Knowledge Departments in ADB.
The Internship Program is a project-oriented learning opportunity for graduate candidates which offer widely-varied assignments year to year depending on business needs. The duration should be a minimum of eight weeks and a maximum of twenty six weeks or six months for one internship assignment. A stipend is provided to all interns according to the location of internships up to 56 calendar days.
Eligibility
- be enrolled in a Master’s or PhD-level program at a school in one of the ADB member countries, both prior to and after the internship assignment;
- be engaged in academic study in a field directly related to ADB’s work;
- be a national of one of ADB’s member countries;
- possess an excellent command of English; and
- have relevant professional experience
Remuneration
Stipend is provided to all interns according to the location of internships up to 56 calendar days. Interns may choose to work beyond 56 calendar days in agreement with the designated supervisors, but without stipend. Exception to receiving stipend would be interns who fall under the special arrangement category between select schools and ADB.
Interns are to shoulder accommodation and transportation; part of the airfare and food expense. Interns are provided with an I-Pay card; these are pre-loaded cards with a limited monetary value to cover food expenses at the ADB Cafeteria Dining Facility for Manila-based internships.
ADB provides a limited amount to cover part of the airfare travel cost should air travel be necessary between the internship location and the authorized point of origin.
Application
The internship application process is online through the ADB Recruitment Center HERE. School registration and nomination is no longer required. Application periods for the 2014 Internship Program:
- 10 January – 5 February 2014
- 7 March – 2 April 2014
For questions related to internship, please email adbintern@adb.org.
For more information, please see the official webpage HERE.
