[wanabidii] Press Releases: American Citizen College Students Can Apply July 2 - 22, 2014 for Virtual Student Foreign Service eInternships

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: American Citizen College Students Can Apply July 2 - 22, 2014 for Virtual Student Foreign Service eInternships 06/30/2014 11:23 AM EDT American Citizen College Students Can Apply July 2 - 22, 2014 for Virtual Student Foreign Service eInternships Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 30, 2014 The Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) is a unique opportunity allowing U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students to engage in citizen diplomacy through virtual internships (eInternships) with federal government agencies. VSFS enables students to work remotely to support the work of the U.S. Government around the world. Applications will be accepted July 2 – 22, 2014, for 321 extraordinarily interesting projects with the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and 11 other agencies, available through USAJobs.gov. The VSFS program has seen enormous growth since it was first announced in May 2009. This year, students will apply to projects with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Foreign Agriculture Service / U.S. Department of Agriculture (FAS / USDA), Foreign Commercial Service (FCS / Dept. of Commerce), Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA), and for the first time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army Research Lab (ARL), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG / Voice of America). U.S. citizen students interested in applying for a VSFS eInternship position may do so from July 2 – 22 on USAJobs.gov. Applicants can apply for up to three projects of interest, and if selected, projects will begin in September 2014 and end in Spring 2015. Students can learn more about the VSFS program at: www.state.gov/vsfs and http://www.facebook.com/usdos.vsfs. All available projects can be viewed at the following website: http://www.state.gov/vsfs/c62746.htm. For specific questions about the VSFS Program, please send an e-mail to: VSFS@state.gov. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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