International Development Internships, Research Internships and Language immersion all begin during designated start dates throughout the year. The designated start dates are January 23rd, 2022 for winter participants, March 20th  2021 for Spring participants, May 22nd 2021  for Summer 1 participants, June 19th 2021 for Summer 2 participants, September 23rd 2021 for Fall 1 participants and October 10th 2021 for Fall 2 participants . If you are interested in participating in ProCorps or a Group Service Trip, start dates are flexible and can be customized. 

 Please contact FSD directly for information on flexible start dates at info@fsd.org.ug

 

PROGRAM START DATES

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WINTER SPRING SUMMER 1 Summer 2 FALL FALL 2
January 23, 2022 March 20, 2021 May 22, 2021 June 19, 2021 Sept 23, 2021 October 10, 2021

Application procedure


Apply

Start your application by choosing any of your prefered internship program type by clicking the link of the application form below
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Interview

Once we have received your application, we schedule an inteview to clarify your expectations you hope to achieve from your internship
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Placement

After acceptance, you are placed with the host organization that directly serves your intership interests.

Application forms

In-person internship application form

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Virtual Internship application form

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Program Highlights

  • Gaining an enriched understanding of sustainable development, and what qualities and characteristics make a project sustiainable.
  • Developnig an understanding of the unique capacity of grass roots development in which the community is in control. You will be able to view communities as being asset rich and full of opportunities  despite various community development challenges.
  • Ability to identify values, norms, and behaviors when find yourself in a different cultural environment. You will be able to adapt and begin intergration into a new culture.
  • Being equipped with tools for designing a sustainable developmental project.
  • Understanding basic methods of project monitoring and evaluation, including both qualitative and quantitative indicators

Alumni Experiences

Isabelle Lukau - Notre Dame University
I truly enjoyed partaking in this internship. It taught me a myriad of skills that i hope to implement in future international development endeavors. Despite the unforeseen circumstances that occurred, it taught me a valuable lesson about learning how to be flexible and adaptable. During this internship, my favorite experiences were cultural workshops and the buddy chats.
Isabelle Lukau - Notre Dame University
Micheal lee - Notre Dame University
When i had applied to this program, I had hoped to get a rich cultural experience and learn how to work with public health NGOs. At the end of this program, I feel that the internship successfully satisfied my hopes for this experience. My favorite part of the program was being able to talk with and hear from other people.

Micheal lee - Notre Dame University
Sarah AlMarri - Northwestern University
Being part of the FSD Jinja Virtual Internship Program is a unique opportunity that I got to experience as an undergraduate student. Prior to registering for the program I aimed to apply for a local internship to increase my workplace experience, however, given the opportunity to participate and be part of an international internship program introduced a different experience.
Sarah AlMarri - Northwestern University
Melanie De Vincentiis - Northwestern University
The FSD Jinja Virtual internship program was an excellent learning experience in the field of sustainable development. The community was very welcoming and excited to share their knowledge and cultural perspectives with me, there were so many smiles and laughs that we shared, as they dances for me and i stumbled over basic Luganda words for them. The internship motivated me to constantly evaluate hoe my work was serving the community's needs according to their perspective, and not my own.
Melanie De Vincentiis - Northwestern University
Jack O'leary - Notre Dame University
I was very pleased withthis experience as an FSD intern for Sustain Micro Enterpise. Despite the barriers of working virually, I was grateful to FSD for teaching me about Uganda. I enjoyed working with my teamon this project, and I am excited to present our work to the other Notre Dame groups. Learning more about microfinance and VSLA was especially valuable, and I see this knowledge helping to shape my research interests going forward.
Jack O'leary - Notre Dame University

Program Confirmation

By confirming your participation with FSD Jinja-Uganda you will become part of a large network of people involved in sustainable development and global grassroots initiatives through Foundation for Sustainable Community Based Development. We are thrilled to have you on our team!
Your placement with FSD Jinja-Uganda is tentative until you confirm your participation with us. To confirm, fill out the confirmation form and submit your first payment towards your program fees. Your confirmation deposit will be $300
 All payments can be made by depositing funds on FSD Jinja-Uganda bank account. Upon request, we will send you all details FSD Jinja-Uganda bank information.

Please click the link below to proceed confirming your internship slot:

INTERNSHIP CONFRIMATION FORM

Contact us for Inquiries

Contact us for any questions or concerns of your application