Department of Politics

Below is a list of current internship opportunities. In addition to the information listed below, more internship opportunities can be found on the the Hiatt Career Center's Handshake page (login required).

March 13, 2023

• Get experience with the leadership and communication skills and connections needed to launch your career.

• Educate and engage citizens on pressing issues.
• Build membership and raise money for environmental and social change groups.

Fund for the public interest is also offering paid positions for students to join their summer campaign staff that will help students gain first-hand experience in grassroots organizing, learn valuable communication skills and have opportunity to participate in campaign actions such running media events, coalition building and canvassing. 

They will also be hiring career positions for college graduates.

To apply online, visit www.fundjobs.org 

Visit www.summerjobsthatmatter.org or call (737) 301-1861 

Questions? Email lwinker@fundstaff.org  
 

March 6, 2023

 The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is seeking teaching assistants for our summer programs. CTY offers challenging academic programs for highly talented elementary, middle, and high school students from across the country and around the world. Positions are available at residential and day sites at colleges, universities, and schools on the East and West coasts.

 We are currently seeking individuals with expertise in a number of politics-related subjects, including:

• United Nations and Advanced Geography
• International Politics

A full list of courses can be found at On-campus summer programs courses | Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

 Why teach for CTY?

•  Share your passion for politics with highly motivated and talented students.
•  Be a part of an intellectual community.
• Develop your teaching skills in a supportive, collegial environment.
• Work alongside dedicated educators from around the world.
• Limited class size, plus an instructor and assistant for each class, ensures a low student-teacher ratio.
• Competitive salary plus room and board at our residential sites.

 2023 Program Core Dates

•  Session 1: June 22-July 15
•  Session 2: July 15- August 5

 *Santa Cruz runs one week later than the dates above.

 Desired Qualifications

•  Teaching assistant candidates are generally graduate or undergraduate students with experience tutoring or as a TA. 

Other positions such as Resident Assistant, Health Assistant, Instructor, and Residential Program Assistant are available.

Fill out an online application at JHU Jobs

Please contact ctysummer@jhu.edu if you have any question.
 
 

February 18, 2023

The office of U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is offering opportunities of summer internship to politics students. Senator Hassan offers internships in both her Washington D.C. and New Hampshire offices. Internship with Senator Hassan’s office provides hands-on experience, allowing students to learn alongside Senator Hassan’s professional staff as they work on behalf of the people of New Hampshire. 
 
Preference will be given to students with ties to New Hampshire. 
Internships with Senator Hassan’s office are paid positions and the application deadline is March 15, 2023.

Please apply to one of Senator Hassan’s internship programs. Her office will not consider applicants for more than one program. 
  
Washington D.C.

• Legislative internship: The legislative internship gives students the opportunity to learn how the Senate functions and how it interacts with the House of Representatives, as well as the Executive and Judicial branches of the federal government. 

• Press internship: The press internship allows students to work with the communications team and assist with monitoring the news and drafting written materials, including press releases and social media. This position can be in-person or remote. 

• District Internship: The New Hampshire internships provides a local perspective on how Senator Hassan’s office engages with community stakeholders and helps constituents resolve issues involving federal agencies. 

February 2, 2023

The Yleana Leadership Foundation is interested in recruiting both grads and undergrads for a transformative SAT summer camp that is part SAT bootcamp, part on-campus college experience, and part traditional summer camp. We are looking for people who are willing to work hard and have an amazing time creating a summer camp experience for high school students from under-resourced communities.

We’re hiring for two different paid roles within our organization this summer (teaching and operations). Click the link below for more information about each position. 2023 dates of employment are June 10-August 7.

• Learn more: https://yleana.org/summer-hiring 

Interested in applying? Priority Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

• Fill out our application here: https://bit.ly/YLFhiringapp23 

• All applicants will be required to take an SAT assessment as part of the hiring process

Questions? Email workwithus@yleana.org

January 27, 2023

1. Summer 2023 programs – New admission deadline in 5 days – Jan 30, 2023

Given the unprecedented volume of interest this year, all program locations (excluding London, New York & Los Angeles presently) will be closing to new applicants earlier than intended.

Summer 2023 programs closing soon

• All 8 US programs (excl. New York & Los Angeles)
• All 5 Europe programs (excl. London)
• All 8 Rest of World programs

Interested students are invited to apply on or before Monday, January 30, 2023 via:

> https://www.city-internships.com/apply/

Places are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis. In-house CI Student Aid is awarded on both a need-blind and need-based basis (meaning all student receive some form of aid).

Note:

All CI program varieties feature an 8-week placement with a leading employer, in one of 9 career fields and one of 20 cities across the globe, paired with our proprietary Career Navigator and Future Leader training courses.

CI creates globally engaged, career-ready graduates. After college, CI alums secure graduate-level employment 3x faster and earn starting salaries 30% higher than their peers.

All programs are available to undergraduate and graduate students of all years and majors.

2. 2023 CI Student Aid Fund – Awards changing in 5 days time – Jan 30, 2023

Our in-house student aid fund provides financial assistance (of up to $2,013 USD) to participating students.

Given the heightened interest in our 2023 programs, our student aid fund, which is finite and grants awards on a first come, first served basis, is also drawing down faster than usual.

Students wishing to join a CI program in 2023 with maximum aid are encouraged to apply on or before Monday, January 30, 2023.

Students may calculate (and lock in) their student aid award now, even while their application is being considered, via:

https://www.city-internships.com/calculator/

The Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs (SGPIA) at The New School has unique opportunities for Summer 2023.

The International Field Program (IFP): IFP gives students real-world experience abroad at site. For 2023, applicants select one of four sites: Cuba, the Balkans and Eastern Europe, Ethiopia, and Palestine. Students travel to these places for in-country seminars, professional internships, project work, and opportunities for independent research with faculty supervision. Each site varies in its dates and programming, but basically each is 8 weeks and is a wonderful experiential learning opportunity. Apply through the IFP website—also see the page for application deadlines. The IFP deadline for Summer 2023 is February 8.

United Nations Summer Study (UNSS): A seven-week deep exploration of the UN system in New York City, featuring a class, colloquia with UN staff and other international affairs professionals, and site visits (mostly briefings at UN Member State missions to the UN). There is an option to participate in a practicum (student team consulting projects with UN agencies or NGOs). Apply through the UNSS website—also see the page for application deadlines. The UNSS deadline for Summer 2023 is February 15.

IFP and UNSS are open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as individuals pursuing continuing education in any field. There are credit or non-credit options. 

Online information session for IFP/UNSS:

Wednesday, February 1, 3:00 pm (New York City time). 
To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please register at https://event.newschool.edu/unss-ifp-info session. 

Full-time associate job (for current seniors that are looking a public affairs/communciations role)

Full–time analyst job (for current seniors that are looking for a analytical/research/data-oriented role)

Penta Strategy internship (for current juniors that are looking a public affairs/communciations summer 2023 paid internship)

Penta Intelligence internship (for current juniors that are looking for a analytical/research/data-oriented summer 2023 paid internship)

The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (PMC) engages diverse communities to lift up the life and legacy of activist, legal scholar, feminist, poet, Episcopal priest, and LGBTQ+ community member, the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, in order to address enduring inequities and injustice in our nation. 

The Pauli Murray Center is a National Historic Landmark site anchored by Pauli Murray’s childhood home in Durham, North Carolina. The home stands on its original site, a one-acre plot, in the historically Black working class West End neighborhood. We are becoming a fully operational, visitor-ready site. Over the next few years, we will completely rehabilitate and create an accessible historic home and education center; build on our robust calendar of workshops, both on the ground and virtually; host community dialogues and invitations to action; and lead creative arts programming.

PMC is seeking 2 interns for our Firebrands Internship. Both the Communications Firebrand and the Education Firebrand will work closely with the Executive Director, the Communications and Programming Coordinator (CPC) and/or the Education and Curriculum Coordinator (ECC) to implement projects and support programs that are key to the growth and success of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (PMCHSJ).The Firebrands will also work on personal development projects that will be created with guidance from the CPC or ECC.

The ideal Firebrands have experience with education, social and digital media, and graphic design, as well as strong written communication skills. They are creative, thorough, and detail-oriented. They are current undergraduate students, or recent college graduates, and have demonstrated interest in public history and social justice.

View the full description here.

For applications, the form here includes a space to attach a resume. Applications will close on March 1st.

For any accommodations or questions, you may contact me at communications@paulimurraycenter.org.

Want to spend your time building skills that will help you launch your career? Want to work on urgent issues that you care about like tackling climate change all while getting paid? 

Fill out this interest form now to set up an interview and apply!

Environment Massachusetts is looking for hardworking people with a passion for social change to fill citizen outreach and field manager positions across the state. We are also hiring for full-time year-round career positions. 

Right now, we are talking to thousands of community members about the climate crisis and building public support to get the next Governor of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, to commit the state to the equivalent of one-million solar rooftops by 2030. 

If you take a job with us, you’ll learn important campaign and leadership skills like how to lobby elected officials, generate campaign support, work with the media, and more! You will make an impact on some of the most pressing issues of our time, all while getting paid up to $22/hr. 

Interested candidates should fill out this interest form today! Spots are filling up quickly!

Applications are open for the 2023-2024 Avodah's Jewish Service Corps, a year-long program for individuals ages 21-26 to build a lifetime of leadership skills, an active Jewish community, a powerful professional network, and a more just America.

Spend a year serving in a full-time position at a leading nonprofit organization while living and learning in a justice-driven Jewish community. As a member of the Jewish Services Corps, you will:

• Gain a year of hands-on experience. After matching with an organization in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, or Washington, D.C., you'll contribute meaningfully to on-the-ground  efforts on crucial justice issues such as immigration, climate change, education, healthcare, criminal justice, and more. 
• Develop skills as a social justice advocate. Avodah’s curriculum will help you critically examine the causes and effects of structural poverty, develop practical skills to make meaningful change, and gain Jewish social justice insights. It is designed to deepen and contextualize your day-to-day work as a Corps Member, while supporting you in finding your place in the broader justice movement after the Service Corps. 
• Create lasting Jewish community. Home-cooked Shabbat dinners, late night conversations, and holiday celebrations make living in the bayit (communal home) memorable and meaningful. Corps Members co-create intentional, pluralistic communities across the country, including in our Jews of Color Bayit in NYC.
• Have your basic needs met. Avodah takes care of the most important things. Corps Members receive housing, a monthly living stipend, health insurance, and a travel allowance.  Corps Members can also tap into the economic access fund to support unmet financial needs.   

American Jewish Committee's Goldman Summer Fellowship Program is designed to develop future leaders in the areas of international and domestic politics, diplomacy, public relations, and management. This competitive summer fellowship gives undergraduate and graduate students the unique opportunity to work in AJC offices in the U.S. and throughout the world—from New York City to Brussels, Belgium.

AJC Goldman Fellows receive a minimum stipend of $4,000 (gross) for the program, plus major travel expenses.

The Summer 2023 Fellowship application is open now and will close on January 15, 2023. Please email campus@ajc.org with any questions.

FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them.

Summer Internship Program: FIRE offers a ten-week, paid summer internship as part of our efforts to educate students about their rights at colleges and universities. This internship gives current undergraduates the opportunity to assist FIRE in defending civil liberties on campuses across the country.

As a Field Manager or Canvass Office Director, you can work to break America's addiction to single-use plastic, tackle climate change, and ensure we have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. Right now in Boston, we’re launching a campaign to bring one million solar roofs to Massachusetts so that we can tap into the energy from the sun instead of relying on fossil fuels. Utility companies are making it hard to switch to solar, so we need to mobilize the public to convince our next governor to go big on solar!

If you share this passion for changing the world, then you should apply today. Please submit a cover letter and resume on our website directly. Apply Here for career positions after graduation, and here for immediate campaign positions working in Boston during the school year. 

The Fund for the Public Interest is a national nonprofit organization that runs campaigns for America’s leading environmental and public interest organizations - and we’re the most effective citizen outreach operation in the country. We’ve raised over $500 million, run hundreds of campaigns in all 50 states, and educated and mobilized millions of people on issues ranging from saving our national parks to stopping the misuse of our life-saving antibiotics by factory farming operations. 

We’re hiring Field Managers and Canvass Office Directors to build and lead teams of canvassers that will fundraise and build support for some of our country's most pressing issues - tackling climate change, moving beyond single-use plastics, banning bee-killing pesticides, and more. We are hiring for immediate positions, as well as positions starting in the summer.

Being a leader on our team requires that you work independently, exercise good judgment and work hard to meet your office’s staffing, campaign and fieldwork goals. You’ll develop communication and leadership skills that will last a lifetime, and you’ll be building the grassroots support it takes to win campaigns.

Apply to work with us if you want to:

1. Educate and engage citizens on campaigns like tackling climate change and moving beyond single-use plastics

2. Build support and fundraise for leading non-profit groups, like Environment America and PIRG

3. Hire, train, and manage your own team of staff -- you’ll interview candidates, make hiring decisions, and train paid canvassers to canvass with you in the field

Things To Know When You Apply

The Fund for the Public Interest is guided by our vision of a better world, a strategic approach to social change, and our core values. Visit https://fundforthepublicinterest.org/core-values.html for things you should know about our organization when you apply.

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is a highly competitive national fellowship program that provides recent college and graduate school alumni with the funding and opportunity to work with one of two dozen participating institutions in Washington, DC, including leading think tanks and advocacy groups that focus on international security and diplomacy issues.

Scoville Fellows are supervised by senior-level staff members at their host institutions and may work on a range of issues including nuclear and conventional arms control and nonproliferation; atrocity prevention, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding; diplomacy; emerging technology threats; environmental security; and global health security. They contribute to their host organizations' goals through research, public education, advocacy, and by writing articles, blog posts, fact sheets, letters to the editor, op-eds, and/or reports. In addition, fellows often help organize talks and conferences and attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and congressional hearings. Benefits of this fellowship include salary, basic health insurance compensation, mentoring, moving costs to DC, meetings with policy experts, a modest stipend for professional development purposes, and an entrée into an increasingly influential network of alumni working for domestic and international NGOs, the federal government, academia, and media.

Upcoming Application Deadlines

Fall 2023 Fellowship: January 7, 2023 (begin between July 15 and October 1, 2023)

Want to spend your fall building skills that will help you launch your career? Want to work on urgent issues that you care about like tackling the plastic problem all while getting paid? 

Fill out this interest form now to set up an interview and apply!

MASSPIRG is looking for hardworking people with a passion for social change to fill citizen outreach and field manager positions across the state. We are also hiring for full-time year-round career positions. 

This fall, we are talking to thousands of community members about the plastic problem and building public support to pass the Better Bottle Bill to update our most effective recycling program here in Massachusetts. 

If you take a job with us, you’ll learn important campaign and leadership skills like how to lobby elected officials, generate campaign support, work with the media, and more! You will make an impact on some of the most pressing issues of our time, all while getting paid up to $26/hr.  

Interested candidates should fill out this interest form today! Spots are filling up quickly!

The LGBTQ Victory Institute brings outstanding LGBTQ college students to Washington, DC, for an 8- or 10-week intensive leadership program, including an internship with an LGBTQ-friendly member of Congress or caucus. This is a paid opportunity and includes a living stipend, housing in DC, travel to/from DC, and transportation stipend.

The internship is open to current LGBTQ undergraduate students of all genders, orientations, abilities, races, and political affiliations, including people with majors other than political science. If you’re interested in public service, building your leadership skills, and working on advocacy, this is the internship for you!  

Ventry Associates is offering an internship allowing a dedicated individual the opportunity to learn and work directly with the firm’s team on a wide variety of tasks. Projects and responsibilities of the intern may include:

• Public relations support across platforms. Track media activity, draft press releases, and assist in creating content for specific client initiatives.
• Supporting advocacy campaigns for a variety of clients. This includes research, data collection, and assisting in coordinating legislative event(s) at the State House for organization membership and legislators. Drafting summaries and memorandum. Creating and maintaining records to track grassroots advocacy efforts.
• General research and data collection to support a variety of policy initiatives.
• General office duties; provide other support to the team as needed. 

We anticipate selecting 1 intern to start in July, and into the fall semester, with an opportunity to continue with us throughout the year. We would be open to a student starting with us early as well. The internship will be based in our Boston office. Strong writing and communication skills, an ability to thrive in a self-directed atmosphere, and an interest in public relations are essential. Social media expertise or political campaign experience is a plus! This opening is for a minimum of 10-15 hours a week.

About Ventry:

Ventry Associates is a premier government affairs and public relations firm in New England. Ventry Associates specializes in crafting messages and business strategies that resonate and get results. Our clients are diverse and range from Fortune 500 companies, to leading industry groups, to premier nonprofits. Ventry has fought and won some of the toughest and most high profile public relations, lobbying, and development campaigns in Massachusetts over the past two decades. 

If you are interested in interning with Ventry please send your resume and a cover letter to ma@ventryassociates.net. The subject line of your email should contain the words "intern candidate".

WHIAANHPI offers full-time student volunteer internships year-round (spring, summer, and fall). Part-time applicants who can commit to at least 20 hours a week will be considered, although the Initiative prioritizes full-time applicants (32-40 hours a week). Internships will be based in Washington, DC, with the option to work remotely.

The Initiative is responsible for the implementation of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14031, dated May 28, 2021. Its purpose is to drive an ambitious whole-of-government agenda to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities.

Interns at the Initiative are responsible for assisting the staff on a wide range of AA and NHPI issues and priorities, including addressing anti-Asian bias and hate, COVID-19 recovery, capacity building, civil rights, data disaggregation, economic development, education, health, language access, workforce diversity, and more. In addition, interns will help write policy memos and proposals, draft blogs, assist with communications and social media, help coordinate and staff events, and assist with outreach to national and local AA and NHPI organizations and leaders.

CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center’s 200+ full-time staff and affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change. 

For over 50 years, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has developed practical solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. As we celebrate this milestone, CSIS scholars continue to provide strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions to help decision makers chart a course toward a better world.

For a list of current internships, visit https://careers.csis.org/opportunities

SKDK brings unparalleled strategic communications experience to Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, philanthropic organizations, labor unions, and political committees and candidates. SKDK is a public affairs and political consulting firm that specializes in working for Democratic Party politicians. Interested in an internship at SKDK? Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Center for American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country. American Progress interns are paid at the Washington, D.C., minimum wage rate of $15.20 per hour. Applications to the internship program are accepted on a rolling basis.

Come join our team at GMMB of sharp, passionate and (sometimes) quirky activists. In our 30+ years, we’ve helped elect presidents; fought for stricter regulations on tobacco, drunk driving and carbon emissions; united foster children with their forever families; and helped bring health coverage to all Americans.

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