Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), are pleased to announce the 2025 International Nuclear Safeguards Policy and Information Analysis Course, a one-week, tuition-free, intensive course in Monterey, California, and up to two paid summer internships at LLNL.
The course is tuition free and open to all nationalities. Some stipend aid may be available to nonlocal applicants to partially cover transportation and housing.
Course applicants who are U.S. citizens may also apply for a ten-week paid internship at LLNL. The internship pays $7,000 total, in two installments of $3,500. Successful completion of the course is a prerequisite for the internships.
While the course is open to all nationalities, applicants for LLNL internship must be U.S. citizens.
Applicants must be either currently enrolled graduate students or young professionals interested in safeguards and nonproliferation. We are interested in applicants who demonstrate that a deeper understanding of international safeguards policy will aid their professional pursuits.