How does being bilingual or multilingual help an applicant? Is speaking another language a requirement to be offered an internship?

Language proficiency, other than English, is not required. However, many of our host organizations work in communities and have projects where knowing a specific language is important in being able to work with their target populations and other stakeholders. In these cases, they request or may give preference to students who can communicate in a language aligned with their needs. Common languages requested by host organizations include Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, Russian, Cambodian, Hmong, Thai, and Vietnamese. If you can speak and/or write in these or other languages and dialects, you should mention this in your application.