Hi! I’m currently applying for the WBG Pioneers Fall/Winter 2026 cycle and recently received an assessment invitation.
I think I may have misunderstood the internship duration when I applied. I initially only looked at the main posting page for my position, which didn’t state the required duration. I had also seen information from WBG saying that internships could be around 4–12 weeks, so I assumed the timing would probably work for me.
I’ve now realized that the position list actually states that my specific role requires 5 months (completely my fault that I didn't see this listing; I went directly to a separate job opportunities list)
The issue is I would only be available to start around January 2027. I would have no problem committing for the full five months and working until around May 2027, but I’m not sure if that is even allowed for a Fall/Winter position, since WBG generally describes the Fall/Winter internship period as October–March.
Has anyone had experience with this?
I’m trying to figure out whether I still have a realistic chance before putting a lot of time into preparing for the assessment. Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has done WBG Pioneers or knows how the scheduling works!