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VSFS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM


The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) is the largest virtual internship program in the world! VSFS offers unique mentoring and exposure to job opportunities within the U.S. government. For the second time in a row, Competitive College Club Bitola applied for an e-Intern and in August selected two amazing U.S. college students: Rebecca Duras and Rachel Dame. 




Rebecaa Duras, a senior at Middlebury College, studies political science and history and this year she'll be interning with the Competitive College Club Macedonia assisting bring Macedonian high school students with essay and resume writing as well as leading engaging Book Club discussions and general presentations about the U.S. high er education. Rachel Dame will organize and lead series of webinars on Graduate studies in the U.S.  

 e-Interns should expect to spend ten hours a week on their project from September through May. This is unpaid, volunteer work, but e-Interns make connections that make a difference, gain valuable experience, and sometimes get course credit. All applicants must be U.S. citizens in student status at a university in the U.S. or abroad. VSFS is open to undergrad through PhD candidates taking classes full or part-time, in-person or online. 

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