The Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Politics, Economics and World Affairs, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed publication from Dartmouth College is seeking to publish articles between 4,500 and 15,000 words, excluding citations and appendices, submitted by currently enrolled undergraduates at...
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Dec 22, 2020
Green Corps is a one-year program that prepares recent college graduates for a career in environmental organizing by providing training, hands-on experience running campaigns in the field, and helping to connect them with jobs in the social change movement afterward.
Dec 16, 2020
The Summer Fellowship involves: rigorous seminars led by master teachers on week-long topics in political theory and public policy; policy workshops led by think tank experts and experienced government officials; and a distinguished speaker series featuring national leaders from government,...
Nov 20, 2020
Join the PennPIRG team, led by Advocate Emma Horst-Martz, on our cutting-edge campaigns to protect public health in Pennsylvania. From threats in the marketplace such as the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms, cancer causing pesticides sold to farmers and gardeners alike, makeup made with...
Sep 16, 2020
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship invites recent college and graduate school alumni to apply for six to nine month fellowships in Washington, DC focusing on arms control, peace, and international security issues. Founded in 1987 to develop and train the next generation of leaders on a range...
Internships
Jan 10, 2021
Done Waiting is a disruptive army of young people fighting to elect Progressives and bend the establishment to the will of the people. It is an entirely volunteer-run organization that works to endorse progressive candidates across the country and help them win by making hundreds of thousands of...
Jan 04, 2021
The Carter Center’s internship program offers a diverse set of opportunities for students and recent graduates to enhance their skills and explore career options in the fields of Peace and Conflict Studies, Health Policy, and Operations. Interns are required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. ...
Jan 04, 2021
The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at National Defense University (NDU) is seeking students for internships for the Summer Semester 2021. The institute offers unpaid internships to motivated undergraduate and graduate students in national security and international affairs. All...
Jan 04, 2021
The WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School is seeking undergraduate interns to assist with several legal representation projects: Housing Law Clinic, Project on Predatory Student Lending, Safety Net Project, Veterans Legal Clinic
Jan 04, 2021
Hudson Institute is seeking full-time, Summer 2021 onsite interns to support Economic Policy Research, Cybersecurity and National Secuirty Strategy Research, the office of Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Walter Russell Mead, U.S. Grand Strategy and History...
Dec 10, 2020
The Borgen Project is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, unpaid telecommute internship. The internship is for 12 weeks and responsibilities will include leading public and political outreach in your...
Nov 26, 2020
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is seeking creative and motivated interns dedicated to helping carry out the Project’s mission. Criminal Justice interns will support smooth office administration and gathering of information for case evaluations. This is an opportunity to gain real-world...
Nov 04, 2020
Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a leading nonprofit membership organization, research center, and publisher, with headquarters in New York, an office in Washington, DC, and programs nationwide. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and...
Aug 19, 2020
The Council for Court Excellence internship program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate to improve justice for the DC community. The internship offers hands-on experience to exceptional students interested in research, analysis, and systemic change within the justice system...
Aug 06, 2020
Serve as an unpaid Intern with the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, based in New York City.
Paid Internships
Jan 04, 2021
The Center seeks highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students (including law), as well as recent graduates, in the following areas for full-and occasionally part-time paid internships: Communications, Government Affairs, Health Policy, Housing Policy, Food Assistance, National Budget and...
Jan 04, 2021
Cato’s paid internships are for undergraduates (and older) who have a strong commitment to individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace—principles that, taken together, constitute libertarianism or “liberalism.” Most Cato interns work primarily as researchers for our policy...
Nov 26, 2020
The Congressional Internship is designed for AAPI undergraduate aged students looking to increase their experience in public policy and service. The paid, eight-week long summer program places Interns in congressional offices and provides them with the opportunity to develop their leadership and...
Nov 26, 2020
In an ever-changing world, CFR’s work as a leading nonpartisan resource for information and ideas about foreign policy is more important than ever. At CFR, interns do work that matters alongside smart and dedicated staff in a diverse and inclusive environment. Interns are paid a competitive hourly...
Nov 20, 2020
As PennEnvironment's Campaign Associate in our Climate Solutions program, you'll be working in the belly of the beast to advocate for reducing Pennsylvania's reliance on dirty fossil fuels and fracking, while promoting the clean energy alternatives at our fingertips like wind and solar power. You'...
Nov 04, 2020
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is among the world’s leading research institutes for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law. An independent, nonprofit organization for over 65 years, the ABF seeks to advance the understanding and improvement of law through research projects on the most...
Aug 19, 2020
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is the premier Hispanic non-profit and non-partisan 501(c) (3) leadership development organization in the country. CHCI’s mission is to develop the next generation of Latino leaders by promoting higher education, providing unmatched career...
Aug 06, 2020
The intern will have the opportunity to provide administrative, logistical, and programmatic support for Lifeline’s work in providing grants to front line defenders and human rights CSOs in a worldwide effort to counter the rising trend of closing civic space with support to civil society leaders. ...
Aug 06, 2020
You will:
- Provide donor support
- Assist with the disbursement of funds to campaigns and organizations using ActBlue every week
- Tackle special projects assigned by the Partnerships, Compliance, or Outreach teams
Aug 06, 2020
Work as a Remote National Study on Early Childhood Teacher Policy Qualitative Internship with the Philadelphia-based organization, Research for Action.
Graduate Programs
Jan 11, 2021
Both the Master of Arts in Politics and Policy and the Master of Public Policy programs combine coursework, professional development, and independent research to build skills in qualitative and quantitative analysis; grant writing; and analysis of complex policy environments. The M.A. in Politics...
Oct 06, 2020
This program is housed in Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)’s Institute of Politics and Strategy (IPS), and is a 2-year master’s degree that prepares students for a career in the private sector, think tank, policy, or academia. The MS IRP combines the critical thinking and analytical rigor of a...