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Presidential Management Fellows program. This program provides fulltime paid internships with federal government agencies immediately following graduation from the graduate program. Nomination deadline generally is in October of every year.

White House Fellows. Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program is America's most prestigious program for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional young men and women first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House Staff, the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Application deadline is generally in February of every year.

White House Internship Program. The White House Internship provides an opportunity to experience day-to-day life at the White House while working on a variety of tasks and projects. In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, volunteer at special events, participate in tours, and contribute to a community service project in the Washington, D.C. area. White House Internships are unpaid positions and participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation and housing. Approximately 100 interns are chosen each spring, summer, and fall to participate in this highly competitive program.

Directory of federal government internships. Internships and other student work opportunities are among the best-kept secrets when it comes to getting a leg up on landing a full-time job with the federal government when you graduate. As with any type of job, the best way to find out if the federal government is for you is to try it out. the internship gives the agency a chance to see if they want to offer you a full-time job when you graduate. In certain programs you can even get school credit while interning during the summer or during the school year.

Congressional Budget Office. Paid summer internship opportunities for graduate students. Students may be assigned to a variety of offices such as the Budget Analysis Division, Health and Human Resources Division, Macroeconomic or Microeconomic Analysis Division, the National Security Division, and the Tax Analysis Division.

North Carolina State Government Internship Program. Internships are offered in virtually all areas of state government. One-hundred paid internships are available for 10 weeks each summer for undergraduates, graduate students and those in professional schools. Unpaid internships during the academic year can be arranged periodically, and part time spring internships are sometimes offered. Please contact Lisa Flint-Morris, Internship Program Coordinator at (919) 789-5880, lisa.flint@doa.nc.gov, or AIM screenname NCGovIntern, for more information. information.

State of Oregon. Human Resources Services Administration. Oregon state government offers a variety of internship programs both paid and unpaid primarily for college and university students, This is a statewide internship program that serves all of state agencies. Internships are project based. The basis of InternOregon is the former “Promise” program, which focused on attracting minority students to state employment from Oregon’s six major universities. While diversity is still a high priority, Department of Administrative Services has opened the program to any student at any institution of higher education. Internships are offered year round.

Kansas City Manager’s Office. The City Internship Program exposes Kansas City’s college students to career opportunities in local government while allowing them to develop and strengthen professional skills in a work environment conducive to their education.

New York City Internship Program. The City of New York offers many of internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. To complement the work experience, all summer graduate and undergraduate interns participate in a special seminar series that features top City officials presenting overviews of municipal government, specific agencies, and the latest issues confronting the City. To participate in the summer internship opportunities in City agencies graduate students must be currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate program and undergraduate students must be enrolled in college or university.

City Hall Fellows. The fellowship is a full-time, 12-month position in Houston, TX or San Francisco, CA where students will work as full-time staff members in their assigned departments. Fellows also have the opportunity to spend 2-3 days in their state capital interfacing with state government leaders and will attend a three-day national convention in Washington, D.C., where they will compare and share their experiences with Fellows from other cities and meet national policymakers and political leaders.

The Carter Center Internship Program. The Carter Center is committed to waging peace, building hope, and fighting disease, and interns have the opportunity to work for Carter Center programs that contribute to this mission. The Carter Center provides a substantive learning experience that serves as a basis for interns to explore their career options and to develop professional skills. Internships are offered during three sessions per year to undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates (graduated in the past 24 months). Prospective interns are those who have demonstrated superior academic ability and who have coursework, professional or personal experience, and career interests related to Carter Center programs. Interns are required to commit a minimum of 20 hours per week, although many choose to work up to 40 hours a week.

The Washington Center. The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is an independent, nonprofit organization serving hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States and other countries by providing selected students challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C. for academic credit.

The Institute for Humane Studies. The Institute for Humane Studies has opportunities for paid internships in public policy, journalism, and production. The public policy internship places you in a Washington, DC think tank or state-based policy organization that is focused on advancing free markets and individual liberty. The program provides a stipend, workshops, housing, and travel reimbursement.

Citizens Against Waste in Government. Offers a wide variety of opportunities to college students across the country. Unpaid internships are available on a year-round basis, and can vary in length from a semester to a few weeks in duration. Interns can choose to work part-time or full time, as hours of work are extremely flexible. Our daily work with Capitol Hill and the White House, as well as government agencies and think tanks, provides a close and invaluable look at how Washington works.