It went very smoothly, enjoyed speaking with the program director and officers. They asked many interesting questions and told me lots about their specific program, the institute, and other aspects.
I applied online. I interviewed at Middle East Institute (Washington, DC) in Apr 2025
Interview
First you meet with the internship coordinator, and then you meet with one or several of the scholars. The internship coordinator interview is casual with several research and behavior questions. The interview with the scholar is conversational with one or two more challenging research questions near the end. Demonstrated interest in the scholar's work is important.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in the Middle East Institute?
I applied online. I interviewed at Middle East Institute (Washington, DC) in Jan 2019
Interview
Applied online through the website career section, had a phone interview with the programs manager and then went in for a face to face interview, was hired after that by the programs department