Student Professional Development Fund

The Clements Center awards funds to undergraduate and graduate students who secure unpaid internships in the fields of national security and foreign policy. Awards will be granted to those students whose work best reflects the mission and goals of the Clements Center. Past recipients have interned with the US Department of State, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the United Nations, The Department of State, the Institute for the Study of War, and the American Enterprise Institute.

2024-2025 Recipients:

Vaishnavi Ayyagari

Institute of World Politics

Henderson Chandler

Army Applications Lab (AAL)

Yu-Ting Chen

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Gavin Harris

Hudson Institute

Avery Kurzontkowski

Texas State Senate

Grace Morris

Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

Aruna Muthupillai

United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Ella Ponthier

Texas Global

Adithi Rallapalli

National Security
Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB)

Luke Ramcharita

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Darcy Renfro

United Nations 

Leah Tharakan

United Nations

Mia Weissbluth

Illinois Senator's Office

Previous Recipients:

Because internships in foreign and defense policy can be an essential part of professional development, the Clements Center wants to help UT students in identifying and pursuing internship opportunities. We have created a database containing information on a broad range of internships in foreign and defense policy. UT students are encouraged to use this in researching and applying for internships.

Internship Database

Interested in Applying?

Apply Here

If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact cree.taylor@austin.utexas.edu.

**The Clements Center does not award funding to cover lost wages during remote or virtual internships and only under exceptional circumstances will we consider funding virtual internships. To be considered for funding for remote internships, students must demonstrate tangible financial impact that results from the virtual internship.**