This is just one of the many programs for internships that the U.S. government offers through their platform, USA Jobs. In order to know more of the opportunities, students should sign up for emails from the platform and will be notified when positions are posted. There are many options that come out throughout the year and students can apply to them for fall, spring, and summer semesters. The positions, location, and responsibilities can vary with each position, but each can provide students with extensive experience in the field and resume building options.
Category: Summer
Urban Leaders Fellowship
This is a full-time paid fellowship over the course of seven weeks in the summer based in ten major cities around the United States. Fellows have their time divided into two partnerships: one with an elected official and another with a community organization that is committed to social justice and making a lasting impact on the area they are serving. Alongside the elected official, fellows will be able to work on a critical policy project through research, drafting proposals, and engaging in the work that they are proposing. During their partnership with a community organization, the fellow will be volunteering and learning more about the area that they are serving. While all of this work is taking place, the fellowship program will be providing networking opportunities, leadership and career coaching, and more in order to expand each fellow’s experience with the program.
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service(FAS) Internship
Students enrolled in a variety of educational levels, from high school to graduate school, are eligible to apply. Summer Interns will receive varied assignments designed to provide on-the-job training and experience in activities conducted by various FAS program areas
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students
This fellowship is an opportunity for minority students to work with the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation in Washington, DC as an intern for the fall, spring, and summer months. For the fall and spring semesters, fellows can expect to work fifteen to twenty hours per week and that will go up to twenty-five hours per week during the summer. During these hours, awardees can expect to work on research as well as administrative, logistical, and writing support for PSI events and programs. These events and programs focus on bringing more attention to grant-making foundations, nonprofit organizations, and the like in hopes of creating positive impacts on communities around the country.
TFAS DC Internships
TFAS open the doors to undergraduate students who are interested in government, public service and international careers.
The Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute Fellowship Program
The Public Policy and International Affairs Program is an organization dedicated to increasing diversity in public policy and international affairs graduate studies as well as careers in public policy. This is a fully funded seven-week public policy program for college juniors that is designed for those who have a dedicated interest in going to graduate school for public policy and then pursuing a career in that field.
Selected students for this program will study at one of the six participating universities for their summer program: Carnegie Mellon University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, or University of Washington. The program will include classes related to public policy, statistics, international and domestic affairs, and leadership skills.
The US Foreign Service Internship Program
The US Foreign Service Internship Program is a two-summer merit and needs-based (paid!) opportunity that exposes undergraduate US students to US diplomacy and the work of the Department of State.
Qatar Foundation International (QFI)
QFI offers primary and secondary students, program alumni, and college undergraduates with a variety of initiatives involving Arabic language and Arab societies and cultures.
Latinx44 Scholarship Program
The Latinx44 Scholarship Program was created to assist in the costs of unpaid or underfunded public service summer internships for Latinx students. These internships can be related to advocacy, community relations, community service, international relations, public policy, and most subjects that include public service.
Internships with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The NGA Student Internship offers students the opportunities for real-world professional experience. The work assigned to students is professional in nature and is conducted in a learning environment that provides each student real-world experience and an opportunity to be evaluated for potential long-term employment.