World Bank Treasury Summer Internship

With us, you will not just work in financial markets; you will help create new ones.

The Treasury Summer Internship Program is a junior professional training program designed to develop the skills necessary for an exciting and rewarding career in the financial industry. The Program aims to bring exceptional college students with a demonstrated interest in a financial career to support the World Bank’s development mandate. The internship lays the foundation for becoming a Junior Analyst, a two-year position on one Treasury team, immediately after the intern graduates from their degree program. Interns are expected to be in their second to final year in the equivalent of a four-year college degree program. Hear directly from past interns and current junior analysts at the World Bank Treasury’s Student & Graduate Careers portal.

The World Bank Group

The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit worldbank.org.

The Treasury

The World Bank Treasury manages the finances of IBRD and IDA to enable all World Bank operations and lending. Treasury is a trusted advisor to our member countries to support financial stability and resilience. As a global asset management leader, Treasury prudently manages over $235 billion in assets, including overseeing investment in the World Bank Group's pension fund's assets, the largest asset manager in the development community. With over 75 years of innovation in the capital markets, Treasury issues over $50 billion in bonds and processes over $7 trillion in transactions yearly. You can learn more at treasury.worldbank.org.

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.

Internship Calendar

Onboarding Week: May 26 – 29

Rotation 1: June 1 – June 19

Rotation 2: June 22 – July 10

Rotation 3: July 13 – July 31

Capstone Presentation: August 3

Observed Holidays: June 19, July 4

Interns join on a short-term temporary contract and are paid between $21.80 (net – for non-US Citizens) and $26.20 (gross – for US Citizens) per hour for 400 hours. All interns are expected to be in person, full-time, in Washington, DC, for the entire internship (May 26 – August 3). HR policies may change, but interns are expected to work at least four days in the office per week. Each intern will receive a World Bank laptop at the start of the internship. The World Bank sponsors the appropriate visa for an incoming intern to work in the United States if required.

Internship teams and work programs

The program will hire up to 16 interns across Treasury’s 16 teams this summer, and each intern will have a different rotation schedule to create a diverse and unique experience. Treasury comprises four main departments: Asset Management & Advisory, Capital Markets & Investments, Treasury Operations, and Pension & Endowments, in addition to the Treasury Risk, Compliance, and Controls team. Throughout their internship, each participant will be paired with a mentor and coordinator for each rotation, to provide guidance and support. Interns will engage in specific projects or tasks as directed by their team at the outset of each rotation. We highly encourage you to explore more about our organization and each department and read about the 16 teams.

How we evaluate applicants

We believe poverty has no borders, and neither does excellence. With employees based in Chennai, Paris, Sofia, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, the World Bank Treasury represents over 60 nationalities, and our leadership team hails from all regions of the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Treasury also has a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Team that advises on hiring protocols, career growth, and outreach. Learn more about Treasury’s greatest strength: its diverse and dedicated staff.

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.

1. 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;
2. Must be prepared to graduate with the equivalent of a four-year college degree between December 2026 and September 2027;
3. Must be in good academic standing at their college or university;
4. Must be available full-time throughout the internship
5. Must not have a concurrent employment contract or internship.

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

Successful Applicant Profiles

1. Demonstrated paid work experience, previous internship, or leadership in a financial organization or club is strongly encouraged;
2. Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written;
3. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate and develop productive relationships to achieve the team’s objectives;
4. Proactive, resourceful, and flexible to work on a range of assignments and adapt to rapidly changing business requirements and priorities;
5. Experienced with programming languages, such as Python, or specialized software for managing and visualizing economic and financial data;
6. Strong research, analytical, and quantitative skills in data management;
7. 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;
8. Highest ethical standards;
9. 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.