Student Professional Development Fund
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. Additionally, funding is now available to those who will be partaking in vigorous language acquisition programs; more specifically, languages deemed critical by the US State Department.
2024-2025 Recipients:
Vaishnavi Ayyagari
Henderson Chandler
Yu-Ting Chen
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Gavin Harris
Avery Kurzontkowski
Grace Morris
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Aruna Muthupillai
United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
Ella Ponthier
Adithi Rallapalli
National Security
Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB)
Luke Ramcharita
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Darcy Renfro
Leah Tharakan
Mia Weissbluth
Illinois Senator’s Office
Previous Recipients:
- Cecilia Diaz
- Gabrielle Izu
- Harrison Kaeller
- Ailya Leflore
- Thomas McAuley
- Reeves Moseley
- Kaitlin Passafiume
- Bridget Sullivan
- Grace White
- Julian Alin
- Angelina Braese
- Soren Ettinger DeCou
- Elyse Dewbre
- Sterling Mosley
- Sefiat Ologundudu
- Nathan Silverstein
- Zhelun Chen
- Mary Vo
- Sam Karnes
- Alexandra Shishkova
- Annika Rettstadt
- Adam Crawford
- Trey Curran
- Sarah Fischer
- Dan Hamilton
- Daniel Jimenez
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?
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.**