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2026 NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM INTERNSHIP - HUMINT CAREER FIELD
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense

Overview

NSEP Exclusive

Open & Closing Dates
12/04/2025 to 12/22/2025

Salary
44960 - 100097

Pay Scale & Grade
GS7, GS8, GS9, GS10 per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Appointment Type
Internship

Location

State
DC Metro Area

Duties

Summary
DIA's National Security Education Program (NSEP) Internship provides recent college graduates the opportunity to gain practical work experience through research, report writing, briefing (development and delivery), policy writing and intelligence analysis. Interns are appointed for a one-year period and will be eligible for full government benefits (health insurance, etc.). DIA's Intelligence Officers are professionals on the front lines of the nation's defense by collecting, analyzing and reporting intelligence that ensures a clear and accurate understanding of foreign military capabilities, respective governments and their intentions.

Applicants will be evaluated on academic background and aptitude, analytical ability, written
communication skills and demonstrated leadership. Proficiency in a hard target language such as Arabic (all dialects). Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), Korean, Indonesian, Persian-Iranian (Farsi), Persian-Afghan (Dari), Pashtu, Urdu, Russian, Thai, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Burmese, Malay, Hindu, Panjabi, Baluchi, Turkish, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Kurdish, Hausa, Yoruba, Swahili or Somali will enhance your application.

This announcement is open to any Boren Scholar, Boren Fellow, and English for Heritage Language Speakers Scholar with an outstanding service requirement. Academic disciplines of interest include but not limited to: Foreign Policy, International Relations, Homeland Security, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Security Policy, STEM degrees, geography, data sciences, military intelligence, intelligence operations, or other related majors.

NSEP Interns will be considered for full-time permanent employment at the conclusion of the
internship. However, permanent employment is not guaranteed and is subject to the needs of the Agency and available vacancies.

HUMAN INTELLIGENCE CAREER FIELD

Officers in the Human Intelligence Career Field perform a wide variety of functions to execute and support the mission, including collection of intelligence via a spectrum of sources and methods; management of the collection and reporting cycle; and direct intelligence support to collectors and collection operations.

2026 National Security Education Program (NSEP) Internship opportunities for the HUMINT Career Field are available in Washington, D.C.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Final offer of employment will not be made until all requirements have been successfully met. Please note that the security clearance processing, CI Scope Polygraph examination, psychological assessment and drug test cannot be conducted if you are outside the continental United States. Therefore, candidates should not apply to this program if they are studying or working abroad 9 -12 months prior to April 2026.

All applicants selected for this program are responsible for securing their own travel and lodging accommodations. Interns are paid an hourly rate based on the number of credit hours completed. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent at the time of application.

All applicants must satisfy DIA's Conditions of Employment before a final offer of employment will be extended.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

UNCLASSIFIED applications must be received by 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date of the announcement. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN

YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

EVALUATION

DIA will evaluate your online application to ensure it demonstrates the knowledge, skills,
abilities, work experience, and any mandatory education, certification, and/or license requirements, to successfully perform the duties of the advertised position. Failure to provide clear examples of claimed experience will preclude further consideration of your application. Applicants must have direct applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position at the advertised grade.

Security Clearance

Required
Top Secret/SCI

Required Application Materials

Resume, Cover Letter, Academic Transcripts, DD-214 (veterans or active duty military only), SF-50 (current or former federal employees only), NSEP Letter of Certification

Application Instructions

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Applicants are required to enter all applicable previous employment in the Work Experience section of the online application. In addition, upload the following documents under the My Activities section on the DIA job portal:

- Resume

- Transcript (Important Note: Must include your name, GPA, and educational institution name)

- NSEP Letter of Certification

- DD-214 (If applicable)

- SF50 (If applicable)

DIA only accepts Form DD-214 (Member 4, Service 2, Service 7, or Service 8), SF-15, “CERTIFICATIONS” from the Armed Forces, Department of Veterans Affairs Letters, SF-50, Curriculum Vitae, Transcripts or others as requested in the Job Opening description details. Do not include any PII (personally identifiable information) in your attachment.

Current Federal employees (non-DIA) must also submit a copy of the SF50, notification of personnel action, that documents their appointment to or promotion to the highest grade held.

Please note the following when adding your attachments to your applicant profile:

Attachments must be less than 5 MB in size and one of the following file types: doc, docx, gif, jpeg, jpg, pdf and txt.

Once an attachment is added to the profile, it cannot be viewed or edited by the applicant. The applicant can go to the My Activities page of their profile to see a record of documents previously submitted.

Applications must include attach transcripts; those without will not be considered. If you’re in your first semester and don’t have a transcript, please provide current enrollment verification.

When submitting your application, identify your NSEP status by clicking "Accomplishments," then "Scholars & Awards," and entering your information.

Apply at the following website or click Apply below: www.dia.mil

Additional Notes

This opportunity is only open to NSEP award recipients who have not yet fulfilled their service requirement to NSEP in full. If you have completed work which may fulfill part or all of your service under the terms of your Service Agreement with NSEP, please submit a Service Agreement Report (SAR) requesting service credit for that work as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to the NSEP Service Team at nsep@nsep.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

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