Funding and Research Opportunities
Many national security professional development and funding opportunities are offered
by external organizations at the local, national and international levels. The GNSI
team has compiled a list of internal and external opportunities for USF students seeking
internships, fellowships, additional funding, and research presentation opportunities.
Featured Funding Opportunities
| Women’s Overseas Service League |
Award |
$500 |
03/01/2026 |
| National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ Washington, DC Summer Internship Program |
Internship |
$1,000 |
02/15/2026 |
| Women in Defense Scholarship |
Award |
$500 - $1,000 |
03/04/2026 |
| American Foreign Policy Council |
Internship |
$1,000 |
03/15/2026 |
| ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship |
Award |
Stipend |
04/08/2026 |
| STEM Major Scholarships for Undergraduate Students |
Award |
$10,000 |
05/01/2026 |
| Academic Internship Program |
Internship |
Unpaid |
04/15/2026 |
| Association of Former Intelligence Officers |
Scholarships |
$5,000 |
06/01/2026 |
| The Fund for American Studies Internships |
Award |
Unpaid |
03/05/2026 |
| Carter Center Internships |
Internship |
Stipend |
03/02/2026 |
| Raymond J. Cunningham Prize for Undergraduate Articles |
Award |
$20,000 |
03/15/2026 |
| Samantha Jennings-Jones Memorial Scholarship |
Scholarship |
$5,000 |
03/03/2026 |
| vCISO Cybersecurity Scholarship |
Award |
$5,000 |
05/31/2026 |
| National Space Club and Foundation Keynote Scholars Program |
Award |
$5,000 |
11/17/2026 |
| Summer Academy for Investigative Learning |
Summer Program |
Stipend |
02/16/2026 |
| Institute for Science and International Security |
Internship |
Unpaid |
Rolling basis |
| Moorman Scholarship |
Scholarship |
$10,000 |
03/06/2026 |
| Dream.Org Tech Scholarship Fund |
Scholarship |
$3,500 |
03/06/2026 |
| Oak Ridge National Labratory Student Internships |
Internship |
- |
02/26/2026 |
| Bobby R. Inman Award For Student Scholarship |
Award |
$2,500 |
06/30/2026 |
| AEI 2026 Summer Honors Program |
Professional Development |
Stipend |
03/15/2026 |
| The U.S. Russia Foundation Summer Internship |
Intership |
- |
04/30/2026 |
| Laura Bassi Scholarship |
Scholarship |
$750-$2500 |
03/08/2026 |
| Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship |
Scholarship |
Tuition |
05/01/2026 |
| Intelligence Project Internship (Remote) |
Internship |
$7,950 |
02/23/2026 |
| Policy Research Internship |
Internship |
$7,950 |
02/13/2026 |
| Federal Policy Internship |
Internship |
$7,950 |
02/20/2026 |
| Kathy Castor Internships |
Internship |
Unpaid |
04/03/2026 |
| Public Democracy Summer 2026 Internship |
Internship |
$2,500 |
Rolling basis |
| Nuclear Policy Research Internship |
Internship |
Unpaid |
Rolling basis |
| Hamilton National Fellowship |
Internship |
$3,000 |
03/15/2026 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional StudiesFall Internship |
Internship |
$3,187.50 |
03/31/2026 |
| CATO Summer Inership |
Internship |
Paid |
02/16/2026 |
| Joseph S. Nye Jr. Internship |
Internship |
Stipend |
Rolling basis |
| House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Internship |
Internship |
- |
04/03/2026 |
| National Security and Intelligence Analysis Internship Summer 2026 |
Internship |
Stipend |
04/17/2026 |
| Institute of World Politics Summer Internship |
Internship |
- |
05/01/2026 |
| Middle East Institute Policy Center Intern |
Internship |
Unpaid |
03/13/2026 |
| Institute for National Strategic Studies Intern |
Internship |
- |
03/13/2026 |
| Comittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Intern (Multiple) |
Internship |
- |
03/02/2026 |