Project Vote Smart
Students throughout the U.S. , including International Studies students interested in learning more about American politics, gather in the Rocky Mountains of Montana to do research on elected officials and candidates. The Project will select up to four students from Iona to spend 10 weeks during the Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2005 doing political research. A grant from Hearst Foundation pays for all student lodging and food. Founded by former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, the Project aims to help Americans be more informed voters. For more info.
http://www.vote-smart.org or call 1-888-vote-smart.
ACT Summer Internship Program
ACT sponsors a Summer Internship Program, offered annually to outstanding doctoral students interested in careers related to assessment and educational studies. The program provides interns with practical experience through completion of a project, seminars, and direct interaction with professionals responsible for research and development of testing programs and other educational services. The program is also intended to assist in increasing the number of women and minority professionals in measurement and related fields.
College Board Online
This site has several articles with links pointing to internship resources. Use the site's search feature to search on "internships".
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internships
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship programs bring the policy making process to life. The nation's capital serves as the backdrop for our internship programs that offer personal, educational, and leadership development. Students leave our programs better prepared to meet the complex challenges facing current and future generations.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Summer Internship
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Program focuses on increasing Hispanic Students' awareness of the U.S. political system and enhancing their leadership skills.
DCInternships.org - The Fund for American Studies
The Fund for American Studies was founded to help instill in young people an appreciation for the American form of government and the free enterprise system. TFAS sponsors Institutes that teach college students about the principles and values upon which the United States was founded. Each Institute offers classroom study, internships, and special events. Students in the summer are housed together at Georgetown University while the Capital Semester students live in a newly-renovated intern residence building located on Capitol Hill.
Ford Motor Company/Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) Leadership Program
This program offers a unique internship experience for students to develop their personal, educational, and leadership skills. Opportunity for students to gain exposure to the inner workings of the United States Congress, Federal Government and Washington, DC-based think tanks and international institutions.
Foreign Agricultural Service's International Internship Program
The Foreign Agricultural Service's International Internship Program provides college students the opportunity to live and work in a paid internship at an American Embassy overseas. Through work assignments participants learn various aspects of international trade, trade policy, international relations, diplomacy, regional and cultural considerations, etc. Positions are available in Western Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The internship is offered every semester and summer for graduate students and upperclassmen (juniors and seniors).
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities National Internship Program
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities National Internship Program This program offers internships to Hispanic Students who attend institutions that enroll significant numbers of Hispanic Students. Internships are offered in Washington D.C. as well as other locations throughout the country.
Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC
Jefferson Consulting Group, LLC This organization provides strategic business and marketing advice, procurement assistance, and lobbying services to clients. They offer unpaid year-round internships to Junior, Senior or Graduate students studying Political Science and Public or Business Administration. Interns work directly with Lobbying, Federal Marketing, and Government Solutions Divisions on client-related activities. Responsibilities include policy, market and issues research and analysis, development of research summaries, charts and graphs as well as other project-oriented tasks.
Morris K. Udall Foundation Native American Summer Congressional Internship Program
This program is designed to provide Native American college students with experience in the legislative process, congressional matters, and governmental proceedings.
Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) Junior Summer Institutes
The PPIA Junior Summer Institutes (JSI) have been the hallmark of the PPIA Fellowship Program for over 20 years. JSI is an intensive seven-week summer program that focuses on preparing students for graduate programs in public and international affairs and careers as policy professionals, public administrators and other leadership roles in public service.
Rising Star Internships
This web site contains an extensive database of internship opportunities for students and is a place where they can post their resumes in order to secure internships.
The Washington Center
The Washington Center is a non-profit organization that helps locate internships on Capitol Hill and in the Washington D.C. area.
Washington Internship Institute
The Washington Internship Institute (WII) is a project of the Institute for Experiential Learning. The Institute for Experiential Learning (IEL), an educational nonprofit organization, is committed to individual development through excellence in experiential education. Active learning by participants, including disciplined reflection about individual goals, intercultural competence, and personal attention from IEL staff, are at the heart of IEL's mission. They offer resources for obtaining internships in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors offer first-hand knowledge and practical experience for all majors.
This link lists a number of internship opportunities: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/internships/links.php
This link lists a number of prestigious internship opportunities in the United States Senate: www.senate.gov/employment
Additional Ways to find exciting Internship Opportunities:
1. Register for GAELlink or Make An Appointment with Iona's Career Services
GAELlink GAELlink is a service provided to all students. Once you log on you can...
- View Internship and Job Postings
- Learn about career events such as job fairs and company information sessions
- Register for resume, cover letter and interviewing workshops
- Participate in alumni networking events
- Create a career portfolio containing a resume, cover letter, transcripts, writing samples and more.
- Manage your own personalized calendar of career activities and events
Registration is easy, for more info. please visit Career Services 2nd Floor Spellman. To make an appointment call Phone: (914) 633-2462 or email careerdevelopment@iona.edu. You can also learn more about GAELlink by visiting the Career Services web site at http://www.iona.edu/studentlife/career/
2. Contact a member of the Political Science faculty, we are happy to assist you
Prof. J. Zaino, Chair Pol. Sci. - jzaino@iona.edu
Prof. T. Mulligan, Dir. IS - tmulligan@iona.edu
Prof. M. Hagerty - mhagerty@iona.edu
Prof. R. Lacey - rlacey@iona.edu
Project Vote Smart
Students throughout the U.S. , including International Studies students interested in learning more about American politics, gather in the Rocky Mountains of Montana to do research on elected officials and candidates. The Project will select up to four students from Iona to spend 10 weeks during the Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2005 doing political research. A grant from Hearst Foundation pays for all student lodging and food. Founded by former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, the Project aims to help Americans be more informed voters. For more info. visit http://www.vote-smart.org or call 1-888-vote-smart.
The Capital Experience and The Embassy and Diplomatic Scholars Program
These are full-time semester internships that give students exposure to careers in Washington , D.C. Students with interests in International Relations, including business and languages, should look into the embassy and Diplomatic internships. For more info. info@ielnet.org or call 1-800-435-0770. (Unlike the Albany internship which pays student interns, this internship would require payment of Iona tuition as well as food and lodging and educational expenses in Washington .)
Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
This introduces minority students to the world of graduate study and encourages minority students to apply to PhD programs. For more info. http://www.apsanet.org/
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