Summer Finance Internship 2026

Job Description

About the Internship

Treasury Summer Interns will work full-time for ten weeks, from May 26 through August 3, 2026, in Washington, DC. The program begins with a customized onboarding week, after which interns rotate through three different Treasury teams in three-week intervals. Throughout the summer, interns engage in weekly discussions with the program director and attend technical and career-focused sessions with Treasury officers, managers, and directors. They also have access to the nearly 300-member Treasury team, including an opportunity to meet the Vice President & Treasurer. Each rotation concludes with a presentation to the respective team, and the internship culminates in a capstone project presented to the Treasury management team

Eligibility Requirements

We ask that all applicants meet the following core eligibility requirements to be consistent with the program’s goals. Applicants must have these core requirements to be considered.

• Must be enrolled in the second-to-last year of the equivalent of a four-year college degree program in finance, business, economics, or a related field;
• Must be prepared to graduate with the equivalent of a four-year college degree between December 2026 and September 2027;
• Must be in good academic standing at their college or university;
• Must be available full-time throughout the internship
• Must not have a concurrent employment contract or internship.

Any candidate who misrepresents their application may be disqualified or terminated.

Successful Applicant Profiles

• Demonstrated paid work experience, previous internship, or leadership in a financial organization or club is strongly encouraged;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate and develop productive relationships to achieve the team’s objectives;
• Proactive, resourceful, and flexible to work on a range of assignments and adapt to rapidly changing business requirements and priorities;
• Experienced with programming languages, such as Python, or specialized software for managing and visualizing economic and financial data;
• Strong research, analytical, and quantitative skills in data management;
• Demonstrated ability to research, extract, and process financial and economic data from various source systems and repositories, especially Bloomberg, World Bank Group or International Monetary Fund databases, and online sources;
• Highest ethical standards;
• Fluency in a second language is a plus.

How to apply

All applicants must submit a one-page cover letter and a one-page resume. View articles and webinars to learn what we look for in an application. All of this is available at treasury.worldbank.org/studentcareers.

The World Bank Treasury is proud of its strong community of colleagues from incredibly diverse backgrounds. Although entirely optional, applicants are encouraged to submit a maximum half-page to describe their background and how they believe this would contribute to our workplace.

Successful applicants may be asked to complete a remote test before interviewing. All applicants will be notified of the result by end-December 2025.

About the Organization

The World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group, is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.

We are not a bank in the common sense; we are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 188 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).

Each institution plays a different but collaborative role in advancing the vision of inclusive and sustainable globalization. The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries.

Their work is complemented by that of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Together, we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.