DIA-Sponsored programs

DIA Sponsored Programs offer valuable work experience for college students at every education level. DIA seeks the best and brightest students to bring their knowledge and skills to our diverse workforce.

Join DIA to gain valuable professional experience while completing your degree! With a variety of programs and internships, DIA will provide you, as a high-achieving college student from an accredited U.S. institution, the ability to use your degree in a real world setting while continuing your education.

Our Student Programs allow you the opportunity to gain practical work experience while working side-by-side with professionals in each Career Field in order to gain valuable on-the job experience while providing support to DIA and its mission.

STUDENTS

DIA offers valuable work experience for college students at every education level. With a variety of programs, internships and entry-level career options, DIA seeks the best and brightest students and recent graduates to bring their knowledge and skills to our diverse workforce.

The student internship programs at DIA provide high-achieving university and college students from accredited institutions throughout the U.S. with the opportunity to use their degrees in real world settings while continuing their education, thereby better preparing them for careers upon graduation.

DIA provides military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers, and force planners in the Department of Defense and intelligence community in support of U.S. military planning, operations, and acquisition. We plan, manage, and execute intelligence operations during peacetime, crisis, and war.

DIA also hosts invitation only Hiring Events for our Student Programs. Students are essential and we encourage the development of skills for Officers specifically needed by the Agency.

Interns are eligible to be placed into the Hiring Pool upon successful completion of their program, and a favorable performance rating*.

*Not available for unpaid programs

RECRUITING

Our team focuses on acquiring the nation’s best students through recruitment and outreach that establishes the foundation for an agile and highly-skilled workforce, that is able and prepared to meet the agency’s mission needs.

DIA works closely with partners in academia and the private sector to identify and participate in Job fairs, College/University Career Fairs, and on-campus information session opportunities. In addition, we coordinate with multiple stakeholders across the Agency such as; Career Fields, Hiring Managers, Equal Opportunity and Diversity division, etc. to ensure DIA recruits, retains, and develops responsive, diverse, highly-skilled workforce.

If you would like us to visit your university/organization, please email [email protected]. We are also available on Handshake!

Interns are typically hired through our Internship/Student Program Hiring Events on diajobs.dia.mil. Please be sure to check the website frequently to ensure you don’t miss the opportunity to apply!

Check out the descriptions of our student programs below to see which program fits you best.