Internship Program 2024 – International Monetary Fund

About IMF – International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation. It also facilitates international trade, promotes employment and sustainable economic growth, and helps to reduce global poverty. The IMF is governed by and accountable to its 190 member countries.

The IMF was conceived in July 1944 at the United Nations Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, United States. The 44 countries in attendance sought to build a framework for international economic cooperation and avoid repeating the competitive currency devaluations that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The IMF’s primary mission is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries and their citizens to transact with each other.

About the Fund Internship Program (FIP) 2024

Our summer interns gain an insider’s view of the member-country-focused mandate and critical international work of the IMF. You will build professional networks while you apply your research and analytical skills to help us explore questions of real importance to our member countries and to global economic stability.

Whether you see a future for yourself in international organizations or are simply curious about policy and operational work, this is an ideal opportunity to familiarize yourself with both while leveraging your cutting-edge skills and expanding your research experience.

We recruit for the FIP on a global basis with approximately 50 students from around the world joining us each year at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. These paid internships take place between June and October and run for 10 to 12 weeks.

What Would I Do (during the Fund Internship Program (FIP) ?)

The IMF’s Legal Department offers internships under this program.

You will work closely with an experienced IMF colleague on a current issue or research question of importance to our members. The results of your work may be presented to IMF staff at the end of your internship, and many of our interns have had their work published by the IMF.

In past years, Legal Department projects have included:

• Analysis of the Legal Framework for Capital Controls Under the European Economic Area
• Research on the Insolvency of Non-Bank Financial Institutions
• Research on the Legal Mandate of the IMF In Financial Regulation
• Cross-Country Comparisons of Effectiveness in AML/CFT Efforts

Who Should Apply (Eligibility requirements)

For applying to the Legal Department Internship you must be :

• Within one to two years of completing an LLM, J.D, or equivalent advanced degree in law
• Below the age of 32 at the commencement of the internship

Other details about the 2024 IMF – Fund Internship Program (FIP)

This internship is a paid opportunity.

FIP participants receive:

• A competitive salary
• Round-trip restricted economy class air travel from their university to Washington, D.C.
• Limited medical insurance coverage.

More details and How to apply

Visit the official website for further details, FAQs and the application link for this internship opportunity : Fund Internship Program (imf.org)