PSCI Internship Possibilities
(Capitol Hill)
U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, http://energycommerce.house.gov/, contact Graham
Pittman, CU Boulder alumnus, Graham.Pittman@mail.house.gov, 202-225-2927 for more information
about opportunities.
U.S. House of Representatives, http://www.house.gov/,
http://www.house.gov/content/educate/internships.php. To find out about internship opportunities and
application requirements for specific Representatives, go to the Congressperson’s direct website:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/. For a list of Colorado Representatives, go to:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CO.
U.S. Senate, http://www.senate.gov/index.htm. To find out about internship opportunities and application
requirements for specific Senators, go to the Senator’s direct website:
http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/. For a list of Colorado Senators, go to:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CO.
U.S. Senate Employment Bulletin (miscellaneous internships for Senate committees):
http://www.senate.gov/employment/po/positions.htm.
Work for Congress, http://workforcongress.com/category/internship/, (internship search tool, for various
committee and office internships on Capitol Hill).
(White House)
*Many White House internship applications are due about year before the time of participation. Some
offices have internship application timelines that require application submission only a few months before
participation. Students who are interested in applying for White House internships should research the
application deadlines and plan in advance.
White House Internship Program, https://www.whitehouse.gov/participate/internships,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/participate/internships/FAQs,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/participate/internships/about,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/participate/internships/departments.
White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA),
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/jobs/internships.
White House Council on Environmental Policy (CEP),
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/internships.
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/recruitment_default.
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/ondcp-internship-intro.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/about/student.
(Advocacy/Policy/Research, Lobbying)
American Action Forum, http://americanactionforum.org/, http://americanactionforum.org/careers.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), http://member.aarp.org/, http://www.aarp.org/aboutaarp/careers/.
American Association for Justice, https://www.justice.org/.
American Association of University Women (AAUA), http://www.aauw.org/,
http://www.aauw.org/who-we-are/jobs/aauw-jobs-and-internships/.
American Civil Liberties Union, https://www.aclu.org/affiliate/washington-dc,
https://www.aclu.org/careers.
American Council of Young Political Leaders, http://acypl.org/, for information about internship
opportunities, students can contact CU alumnus, Isaiah Rifkin, at irifkin@acypl.org or 202-448-9328.
American Immigration Council, http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/washington-dc,
http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/american-immigration-council-jobs.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee, http://www.aipac.org/,
http://www.aipac.org/connect/students/diamond-internship.
American Jewish Committee, http://www.ajc.org/,
http://www.ajc.org/site/c.7oJILSPwFfJSG/b.8467179/k.9DC6/Internships.htm.
American Political Science Association, http://www.apsanet.org/,
http://www.apsanet.org/CAREERS/Jobs-At-APSA.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), https://www.aspca.org/,
https://www.vscyberhosting2.com/aspca/Careers.aspx.
Americans for Tax Reform, http://www.atr.org/, http://www.atr.org/internship-opportunities-apply-now.
Anti-Defamation League, http://dc.adl.org/, students can obtain more information and direct a
resume and cover letter to Sarah Woodbury swoodbury@adl.org.
Association of American Universities, http://www.aau.edu/,
http://www.aau.edu/about/article.aspx?id=6294.
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, http://www.bradycampaign.org/,
http://www.bradycampaign.org/brady-careers.
Brookings Institution, http://www.brookings.edu/, http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment.
CATO Institute, http://www.cato.org/, http://www.cato.org/intern/.
Center for American Progress, https://www.americanprogress.org/,
https://www.americanprogress.org/about/internships/.
Center for Immigration Studies, http://www.cis.org/, http://www.cis.org/InternshipProgram.
Center for National Policy, http://cnponline.org/, http://cnponline.org/about/careers-internships/.
Center for Strategic and International Studies, http://csis.org/, http://csis.org/about-us/internships.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, http://www.cbpp.org/, http://www.cbpp.org/careers/intern, for
more information, students can contact CU Boulder and CU in D.C. Program alumnus, Alex Rugoff, at
alexrugoff@gmail.com.
Children’s Defense Fund, http://www.childrensdefense.org/,
http://www.childrensdefense.org/about/careers/internships/.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), http://www.citizensforethics.org/,
http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/jobs/#ui.
CLS Strategies, http://www.clsstrategies.com/, http://www.clsstrategies.com/careers.
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, http://csgv.org/, http://csgv.org/about-us/internships/.
College Democrats of America, http://collegedems.com/, http://collegedems.com/action/intern/,
(internship links to Democratic National Committee, White House, Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Governors Association, and
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee)
Common Cause, http://www.commoncause.org/,
http://www.commoncause.org/about/opportunities/internships/.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, http://www.chci.org/, http://www.chci.org/internships/.
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, http://www.chli.org/,
http://www.chli.org/?page=PaidInternships.
Congressional Quarterly Roll Call, http://cqrollcall.com/,
https://www1.apply2jobs.com/CQRollCall/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=459
&CurrentPage=1.
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/opportunities/.
Corporation for National and Community Service, http://www.nationalservice.gov/,
http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/careers.
Council for a Strong America, http://www.councilforastrongamerica.org/,
http://www.councilforastrongamerica.org/category/internships/.
C-SPAN, http://www.c-span.org/, http://c-span.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php.
Drug Policy Alliance, http://www.drugpolicy.org/, http://www.drugpolicy.org/jobs.
Economic Policy Institute, http://www.epi.org/.
Emily’s List, http://www.emilyslist.org/, http://www.emilyslist.org/pages/entry/internships-learn-more.
Feminist Majority Foundation, http://www.feminist.org/, http://www.feminist.org/intern/default.asp.
Financial Transparency Coalition, https://financialtransparency.org/,
https://financialtransparency.org/?s=internship.
Friends Committee on National Legislation, http://fcnl.org/, http://futureadvocate.org/.
Fund for American Studies, https://www.tfas.org/
Health Security Partners, http://www.healthsecuritypartners.org/,
http://www.healthsecuritypartners.org/careers/internships/.
Heritage Foundation, http://www.heritage.org/, http://www.heritage.org/about/internshipsyoung-leaders/young-leaders-program.
House Democratic Caucus, http://www.dems.gov/, http://www.dems.gov/internshipopportunities/.
Human Rights Campaign, http://www.hrc.org/, http://www.hrc.org/the-hrc-story/internships.
Immigration Policy Center, http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/about-immigration-policy-center,
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/jobs-internships.
Impact Strategies, http://www.impactstrategies.global/,
http://www.impactstrategies.global/contact.html.
Inequality.org, http://inequality.org/organizations/, (list of organizations and think tanks that
address issues of income inequality).
Institute for Policy Studies, http://www.ips-dc.org/, http://www.ips-dc.org/jobs-and-internships/.
Institute for Women’s Policy Research, http://www.iwpr.org/,
http://www.iwpr.org/about/internships.
League of Conservation Voters, http://www.lcv.org/.
Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/,
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showFellowships.
Migration Policy Institute, http://www.migrationpolicy.org/,
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/about/internships.
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, http://www.ncadp.org/,
http://www.ncadp.org/jobs.
National Democratic Institute, https://www.ndi.org/, https://www.ndi.org/internships.
National Organization for Women, http://now.org/, http://now.org/about/job-and-internships/.
National Partnership for Women and Families, http://www.nationalpartnership.org/,
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/about-us/jobs-internships/.
National Public Radio (NPR), http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/#pg-1,
http://www.npr.org/about-npr/181881227/want-to-be-an-npr-intern.
NETWORK Lobby, http://www.networklobby.org/, http://www.networklobby.org/about/jobsand-associate-program.
New Leaders Council, http://www.newleaderscouncil.org/
New Republic, http://www.newrepublic.com/, http://www.newrepublic.com/page/jobs-andinternships.
Newseum, http://www.newseum.org/, http://www.newseum.org/about/jobs-internships/.
Opportunities in Public Affairs internship page, https://www.opajobs.com/entry-level-jobsinternships.html.
National LGBTQ Task Force, http://www.thetaskforce.org/,
http://www.thetaskforce.org/about/interns-fellows.html.
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington D.C.,
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-metropolitan-washington-dc/,
https://plannedparenthoodvolunteer.hire.com/joblist.html?displaymode=4.1150&_ga=1.242854914.1461393065.1443117044.
Politico, http://www.politico.com/news/washington-dc, http://www.politico.com/employment.
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, http://www.potomacinstitute.org/,
http://www.potomacinstitute.org/contact-us/internships.
Project on Government Oversight, http://www.pogo.org/, http://www.pogo.org/about/work-atpogo/interns-fellows.html.
Public Citizen, https://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=183,
http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=5064.
Public Leadership Institute, http://www.publicleadershipinstitute.org/.
Ripon Society, http://www.riponsociety.org/, http://www.riponsociety.org/internships/.
Truman National Security Project, http://trumanproject.org/tag/center-for-national-policy/,
http://trumanproject.org/about/join-the-team/internships/.
Truth Initiative, http://truthinitiative.org/,
https://truthinitiative.applicantpool.com/jobs/41895.html.
Urban Institute, http://www.urban.org/,
USA.gov, https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a, (list of all U.S. Federal government agencies
and departments).
U.S. Department of Agriculture, http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome,
http://www.dm.usda.gov/employ/sip/.
U.S. Department of Defense, http://www.defense.gov/,
http://godefense.cpms.osd.mil/internships.aspx.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, http://www.dhs.gov/, http://www.dhs.gov/homelandsecurity-careers/students.
U.S. Department of Housing and Human Development, http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD,
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/jobs/internship.
U.S. Department of the Interior, https://www.doi.gov/, https://www.doi.gov/pathways/internshipprogram.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization, http://www.uspto.gov/,
http://careers.uspto.gov/Pages/WhyWork/Students.aspx.
U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), http://www.uspirg.org/home,
http://jobs.uspirg.org/internship.html.
Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/,
https://careers.washingtonpost.com/intern/news/introduction.
WPA Opinion Research, http://www.wparesearch.com/.
Young Politicians of America, http://www.ypa.org/careers_internships.php, (comprehensive list
of organizations that offer internship opportunities related to political science).