Internship Program

ADB's vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. ADB welcomes motivated, open-minded and self-directed individuals to apply for internship assignments requiring further research and assistance, identified by the Regional and Knowledge Departments, as well as the Private Sector Operations Department in ADB. The Internship Program is a project-oriented learning opportunity for graduate candidates which offer widely-varied assignments year to year depending on business needs.

The program offers eligible candidates of member countries the

  • work in a major international development organization;
  • work collaboratively with experienced professionals from over 50 different countries;
  • gain a deeper understanding of development finance and the impact of the work ADB does; and
  • contribute to ADB's business through research outputs.
Internship candidates must:
  • be enrolled in a Master's- or PhD-level program at a school in one of the ADB member countries, both prior to and after the internship assignment;
  • be engaged in academic study in a field directly related to ADB's work;
  • be a national of one of ADB's member countries;
  • possess an excellent command of English; and
  • have relevant professional experience.

*** ADB does not accept applications from close relatives of ADB personnel.

The internship application process is online through the ADB Recruitment Center. School registration and nomination is no longer required.

Application periods for the 2012 Internship Program:

1st Batch - 24 October to 24 November 2011 - CLOSED
2nd Batch - 6 to 24 February 2012
3rd Batch - 19 March to 13 April 2012

For other internship opportunities, please visit our website on the dates indicated above for the 2nd and 3rd batches of internship assignments.

Note: ARC Maintenance Downtime

ARC will undergo maintenance downtime every 23:00 Saturday evening to 8:00 Sunday morning (GMT+8, Manila time).

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Contact Us

  • For internship ARC application-related questions, please email arc-help@adb.org.
  • For internship-related queries not found in our FAQs, please email adbintern@adb.org.