Public Policy Internships
**Note: all out of state internships listed are paid.
Ronald Reagan Fellows Program
Administered through the Goldwater Institute, this fellowship seeks to integrate
classical liberal principles with practical public policy research skills. Details: minimum 24 hours
per week during regular semesters with option for 40 hour weeks in summer. This fellowship
carries a modest stipend (in keeping with classical liberal economic principles). Read More
Arizona Public Interest Research Group
AZPIRG is the state branch of a national consumer advocacy firm. Current campaigns
focus on high speed rail between PHX and TUC, overturning the Citizens United ruling, ending
junk food subsidies, and ensuring financial transparency in Arizona State Government. Past
campaigns have been focused on textbook affordability, home energy audits, and halting
uranium mining near the Grand Canyon watershed. Details for internships are unclear, though
there is an inquiry form online. PIRG also has a student branch focused on campus advocacy.
Details can be found here.
Victory Congressional Internship/Fellowship
For students who wish to spend a semester—or year, in the case of the fellowship—in
Washington, DC working with an LGBTQ-friendly member of Congress, while gaining valuable
leadership skills and working on a service project, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute’s Victory
Congressional Internship would be a golden opportunity. There are spring, summer, and fall
semester opportunities available. Details: unlike many—if not all—congressional internships,
the Victory internship is all expense paid, including housing and a living allowance, making it
accessible to students typically marginalized from such opportunities due to a lack of resources.
The program also carries full academic credit and includes registration and accommodations for
the International LGBT Leadership Conference. Read more on the internship.
The Victory Congressional Fellowship places students in a yearlong post in the office of a
co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, supporting the Executive Director. The provided stipend is
$28k for the year plus a monthly healthcare reimbursement of $400/month. Participants must
hold a 3.0 GPA and be over 21 before day of arrival. Information can be found here.
Udall Native American Congressional Internship
This is a ten week summer internship race-restricted to Native American/Alaskan Native
students interested in the intersections of Federal and Tribal Government. This is a fully-funded
(housing, stipend, airfare) internship which includes placement in congressional and agency
offices with a heavy focus on research related to tribal communities. Read more.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Internship
This internship is to provide an opportunity to Latino students seeking to build
professional and leadership skills while working within a Federal agency, or office of a member
of Congress over the course of a semester. This internship carries a stipend, housing, airfare,
and academic credit. It also carries a service project requirement. Read more.
Congressional Black Caucus Internship
This nine week summer program places interns in the offices of members of the
Congressional Black Caucus to develop leadership and policy-making skills. The internship carries
housing at a local university, a stipend, and academic credit. More information is available here.
Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health
This is a ten week, paid summer internship located at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. Interns will work in research and tracking, learning
about public health issues at the federal level, and gain an understanding of the science behind
the policy. Read more.
International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS
This internship runs for 8 weeks in Chennai, India as a study abroad option from Arizona
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Think Tanks:
Many DC-based think tanks offer policy-oriented internships:
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Center for American Progress (various fields)
Cato Institute (various opportunities)
The Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program at The Institute for Humane Studies
The Brookings Institution
Congressional District Office Internships:
Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ3)
Interns at the Tucson, Somerton, and Avondale offices help staff provide constituent
services to the people of the Third Congressional District. Interns also perform administrative
tasks and may be asked to work on special projects for public outreach, events and other needs
of the office. Internships for the Tucson, Somerton, and Avondale offices are available at the
beginning of each semester. There is no hard deadline, but earlier applications may be given
priority.
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Tucson District Office – Submit an application form, cover letter, resume, and a short
writing sample to Sayanna Molina at Sayanna.Molina@mail.house.gov.
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Somerton District Office – Submit an application form, cover letter, resume, and a short
writing sample to Martha Garcia at Martha.Garcia@mail.house.gov.
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Avondale District Office – Submit an application form, cover letter, resume and a short
writing sample to Jose Miranda at Jose.Miranda@mail.house.gov.
Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ6)
Applicants should submit the following:
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Cover letter
A resume with a title indicating the office and session of interest
(i.e. John Smith—
AZ Spring Intern Application)
Three letters of recommendation
A short writing sample for review.
Arizona applicants may submit their application Ernestina Borquez-Smith at
Ernestina.borquez-smith@mail.house.gov.
For the remaining Congressional Representatives and Senators, please contact the
corresponding district office.
Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ1)
http://kirkpatrick.house.gov
Representative Ron Barber (D-AZ2)
http://barber.house.gov
Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ4)
http://gosar.house.gov
Representative Matt Salmon (R-AZ5)
http://salmon.house.gov
Representative Ed Pastor (D-AZ7)
http://www.pastor.house.gov
Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ8)
http://franks.house.gov
Representative Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ9)
http://sinema.house.gov
Senator John McCain (R)
http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/
Senator Jeff Flake (R)
http://www.flake.senate.gov/public/
**Most internships for District Offices are unpaid.
Arizona State Senate/House of Representatives Page Program
This is a paid opportunity working within the respective chamber directly under the
Sergeant of Arms for said chamber running documents for the members and maintaining
decorum within the house or senate. More information can be found here.
Arizona State Senate Research Staff Internship
*Note: this internship is only available to students who have completed > 12 credit
hours at a state University. It is worth 12 credits (encompassing a spring semester during regular
legislative session) and pays a stipend. More information can be found here.