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Even then, I was looking at previous years, and someone with 2 Masters and internships at both UN and OSCE got rejection letters... Not sure how much more qualified we can get (or if it's the opposite, and they look more at cover letter than experience?). Sorry to hear that you also got a rejection letter. I do understand that COVID-19 might be responsible for the delays. But it was already lockdown in most major western cities when we applied in April, so I think they could have just updated their website to mention that pre-selection would go until the end of July. It does suck for the September 2020 internships, and I do hope for them that they can at least just postpone them a little instead of cancelling. Hopefully they are not pushing everything back by 6 months!

Similar to you. I'm finishing my second Master's (first one in Global Health, second in Political Science, my research is on peacebuilding). I have done internships (including in India during my master's, the rest is not as relevant, as I studied nutrition during my undergrad), have work experience as a research and teacher assistant (all related to IR and conflict/post-conflict), and I am the president of my local chapter of WIIS (Women in International Security)... At this point, I'm not even sure what I could bring more to the table for those internships (pretty sure I could get hired for a good job with my experience)... Wasn't even called back for an interview with the GENAD (Gender Advisor) office, while I got a random email today about the creation of a WPS researchers network in my country. Even if they have a lot of candidates, I find it pretty disrespectful that they are not even respecting their deadlines, or changing them and keeping us updated. Anyway, good luck to you!

So I just received 2 more rejection letters from NATO. They were the same generic ones as the others, so not sure if I got further in the process and they don't mention it, or if they are literally just weeks behind... Good luck to anyone waiting for an answer!

I love your optimism! I assume that if I haven't had any news yet, I don't have it (best case scenario, you're right!). But good luck to all who've had interviews and are waiting for an answer. (I'm curious about people's background... Are you undergrad or grad students? Do you have internships and relevant work experience?)

Which divisions were they? I tried emailing them because I haven't had a rejection letter from 2 divisions (or any news), and still haven't heard anything...

Does anyone know if it's normal that I haven't heard back from 2 of the internships I applied to? It hasn't been updated since April 26, and no news (and we are the last day of June)... I received emails telling me my application wasn't successful for the other ones I applied to, but still in suspens for the last 2...