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About the internship
The FBI Honors Internship Program is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s flagship student programme: a full-time, paid, 10-week internship running June to August 2027 (one source gives 1 June to 6 August 2027). Interns work inside real FBI teams — the programme is open to a wide range of academic backgrounds, including STEM, intelligence, forensic science, business, languages and law — at FBI Headquarters divisions, one of the 56 field offices, or satellite campuses in Huntsville, Quantico and Pocatello. You rank up to three preferred locations when you apply.
Pay is at federal GS-4 or GS-5 level depending on your education level, as reported by a secondary source citing FBI Jobs information; the FBI’s own pages do not publish an exact dollar amount. What the FBI does publish, and what matters most for planning, is the clearance: every intern must pass the FBI’s Top Secret background investigation, which includes a drug test, fingerprinting and a polygraph, and you must be in the continental US, Hawaii or San Juan for parts of that investigation.
Eligibility
- US citizen.
- A full-time student at a US-accredited college or university — undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral.
- A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, maintained through the application and the internship.
- At least 18 years old.
- You must not graduate before the programme start date (1 June 2027), unless you are continuing your education in the following semester.
- You must pass all FBI employment background-investigation requirements and be able to receive a Top Secret clearance (drug test, fingerprinting, polygraph).
- You must be in the continental US, Hawaii or San Juan for parts of the background investigation.
- Open to a wide range of academic backgrounds — STEM, intelligence, forensic science, business, languages, law and more.
Benefits
- Full-time paid internship for 10 weeks, June–August 2027, paid at federal GS-4 or GS-5 level depending on education (exact dollar amount not published in the official notification).
- Real work inside FBI teams at Headquarters, 56 field offices, or satellite campuses in Huntsville, Quantico and Pocatello.
- You choose up to three preferred locations when you apply.
- Experience inside a federal law-enforcement and intelligence agency, with the clearance process itself as part of the programme.
Documents to prepare
- A résumé built with the USAJOBS Resume Builder — uploaded résumés are not reviewed, so build it in the tool.
- Unofficial college transcript(s) — plus a high-school transcript for first-semester freshmen with no GPA; transfer and graduate students need transcripts from previous and current schools.
- The Program Terms Acknowledgement Form (required attachment).
- A School Certification Form / Enrollment Verification Certificate — optional but highly recommended.
How to apply
- Go to the FBI Jobs Students and Graduates page and open the Honors Internship Program posting (apply.fbijobs.gov / USAJOBS listing).
- Rank up to three preferred locations — HQ divisions, 56 field offices, or satellite campuses in Huntsville, Quantico or Pocatello.
- Complete the application and upload the unofficial transcript(s) and the Program Terms Acknowledgement Form by 2 November 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
- Shortlisted applicants then go through qualification evaluation, interviews, and the Top Secret background investigation.
FAQs
2 November 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, per the official FBI Jobs page checked on 28 October 2026. FBI press releases from February 2026 listed 5 March 2026 — that was the first application window for the same summer 2027 cycle, and the USAJOBS posting still carries that older date. Use the fbijobs.gov date.
Interns are paid at federal GS-4 or GS-5 level depending on their education level, as reported by a secondary source citing FBI Jobs information. The exact dollar amount is not published in the official notification.
US citizens who are full-time students at a US-accredited college or university (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral), with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, aged 18 or older, who have not graduated before 1 June 2027 (unless continuing education the following semester), and who can pass a Top Secret background investigation.
At FBI Headquarters divisions, one of the 56 field offices, or satellite campuses in Huntsville, Quantico and Pocatello. You rank up to three preferred locations in your application.
Yes. You must pass all FBI employment background-investigation requirements and be able to receive a Top Secret clearance, which includes a drug test, fingerprinting and a polygraph. You must be in the continental US, Hawaii or San Juan for parts of the investigation.
A résumé built with the USAJOBS Resume Builder (uploaded résumés are not reviewed), unofficial college transcript(s), and the Program Terms Acknowledgement Form. A School Certification Form / Enrollment Verification Certificate is optional but highly recommended.
No. The Honors Internship Program is open to US citizens only.
10 weeks, running June to August 2027 (one source gives 1 June to 6 August 2027).
Verified 28 Oct 2026 against the FBI's own sites — fbijobs.gov/students-and-graduates and fbijobs.gov/students-and-graduates/featured-skills-and-locations (checked live 28 Oct 2026; the 2027 cycle "is open and closes on November 2, 2026") and the FBI announcement at fbi.gov (Philadelphia field office) — plus corroboration from Bright Scholarship and aggregator reports: deadline 2 November 2026, 11:59 PM ET; internship June-August 2027, 10 weeks; paid at federal GS-4 or GS-5 level depending on education level (per a secondary aggregator citing FBI Jobs information — exact dollar amount not published in the official notification); US citizen; full-time student at a US-accredited college or university (undergraduate, graduate or post-doctoral); minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; aged 18+; must not graduate before 1 June 2027 unless continuing education the following semester; must pass a Top Secret background investigation (drug test, fingerprinting, polygraph); must be in the continental US, Hawaii or San Juan for parts of the investigation; rank up to three preferred locations (HQ divisions, 56 field offices, Huntsville, Quantico, Pocatello); documents — USAJOBS Resume Builder resume (uploaded resumes not reviewed), unofficial college transcript(s), Program Terms Acknowledgement Form (required), School Certification Form / Enrollment Verification Certificate (optional but highly recommended). CONFLICTS: (1) February 2026 FBI press releases listed a 5 March 2026 deadline — that was the first application window for this same summer 2027 cycle; the current fbijobs.gov page shows the cycle open until 2 November 2026, and the article uses that date. (2) The USAJOBS posting (job 857040400) still carries the older 5 March 2026 deadline and is not used for the date. The 1 June - 6 August 2027 dates come from one secondary source and are presented as such.
