Students & Recent Graduates Employment Opportunities

There are many paths for students and recent graduates to pursue an opportunity with CISA to help protect the homeland from cyber and physical threats. CISA’s internships provide hands-on opportunities to challenge and build technical skills. Join a team of public servants who use their professional and risk advisory acumen every day to adapt and develop innovative ways to protect the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructures. 

CURRENT OPEN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

When we have open internship opportunities listings (such as Pathways Internships and Pathways Recent Graduates positions on USAJOBS), we will add links to them here.

If you are a student participating in the Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, we are looking for summer interns! Apply on USAJOBS today (open until 1/17/25). Please note that you must include proof that you are in SFS as part of your application, and we will also verify this with OPM. If you are not an SFS student, you cannot be considered for these internships.

The Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Talent Initiative (CTI) is now accepting applications until November 8, 2024! CTI is a 2-year program and a great opportunity for recent graduates of cybersecurity and AI-related fields to gain experience. Apply today or learn more about the program.

CISA also participates in Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER), a DHS internship program for undergraduate and graduate students. This program offers a stipend and allows students to participate in quality homeland security-related research experiences with research facilities and DHS components nationwide, either onsite or virtually. If you are onsite, travel to the work station and a housing stipend are also included. Students are paired with mentors as a part of the program. Applications are accepted from September-December and are open now. For more information and to apply, please visit the HS-POWER website.