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.
Udall Interns are placed in Senate, House, and Federal agency offices to learn firsthand how the Federal Government works with Native Nations.
This is an opportunity to intern with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if one is studying one or more of the following: architecture, infrastructure, facilities management, engineering, aeronautics, human resources, media, journalism, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, or is able to conduct research and analysis. Students must also be at least twenty-one years old and must reside in one of the member countries of NATO as well as be fluent in either English or French, with studies in both being a bonus.
This is an opportunity for students to be able to work with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in one of their several field offices around the country. Not all opportunities may be in person, but that will depend on the internship. These are eighteen-week internships that run both from January to July and then July to December. There are several different internships that can be applied for that vary with their opportunities and responsibilities that are also centered towards different majors. While the internship is open to all majors, there are specific focuses for criminal justice and criminology majors, but also those interested in accounting, business, communication studies, computer science, finance, graphic design, marketing, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies.
Sophomores and Juniors of liberal arts and science background who envision a career in local, state and federal government are invited to apply for this award.
This is a two-year opportunity to work in the field of public health with a public health department or nongovernmental organization that can include academic institutions or community-based groups. Throughout their time with the program, associates will be assigned a location to work in throughout the United States and its territories and are responsible for paying for their relocation costs, but will be reimbursed for any costs for traveling to the three in-person CDC trainings over the course of the program.
This is a full-time, paid internship with the European Parliament Office in Washington, DC. These are three-month internships with the opportunity to extend the internship for an additional two months and are offered in both the fall and spring. As an intern, students will work with staffers to address policy issues, participate in events and meetings, prepare research papers and memos for the office, assist in managing high-profile visitors and additional events, and analyze legislation. Students will be working with topics that include financial services, energy, the environment, outreach and public diplomacy, counter-terrorism, and additional fields that contribute to the office.
Islamic Scholarship Fund is a fully funded internship that allow muslim Juniors and Seniors get hands-on experience on Capitol Hill.
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.
Awardees begin their fellowship with a one-year AmeriCorps Service term and are matched with a local nonprofit or government in their community that is in conjunction with their own professional goals.
This is a nonpartisan fellowship and fellows are part of AmeriCorps, meaning that they are not permitted to engage or support specific political parties or religious beliefs and/or influence legislation with their actions throughout their time acting as a member of the program. Before starting their placement, all fellows attend a twelve-day Lead for America Summer Institute in Washington, DC to learn American history and the current challenges of the country today, including the difficulty communicating across party lines, as well as leadership training. Throughout the fellowship, fellows will also attend a retreat in Kansas and will complete a fellow-exchange when they will experience a fellow awardee’s hometown and see the work that they have been doing. In addition, the fellows will come together for a graduation summit in Washington, DC. All of the expenses for these retreats (travel, housing, meals, and miscellaneous costs) will be entirely covered by Lead for America.
Once fellows have been placed, they will work for thirty-five hours per week a paid position at their host organization (that they have worked to find based on their interests and focus)