Internship Search Process

  1. Apply and be selected as a Bauer in D.C. Fellow.
  2. Meet with Bauer in D.C. Program Director Colleen Davies to identify potential internships.
  3. Begin applying to Washington, D.C. internships.

See below for a list of potential internship sites:

Federal Agencies | Environment | Microfinance | Business | Think Tanks | Law | Smithsonian | Congress/Senate | Job Websites

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT/AGENCIES
Organization Spring Semester
Application Due Date
Paid or
Unpaid
U.S. Citizenship
Required
The White House Aug. 25 Unpaid Yes
US Trade Representative Nov. 15 Unpaid Yes
Council of Economic Advisors Nov. 1 Unpaid Yes
Supreme Court - Judicial Internship Program - Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice Oct. 15 Unpaid Yes
Supreme Court - Office of the Curator Oct. 15 Unpaid Yes
Supreme Court - Public Information Office Oct. 15 Unpaid Yes
Export-Import Bank of the US - Office of Inspector General   Unpaid Yes
Federal Trade Commission   Unpaid Yes
USAID Sept. 1 Paid/Unpaid Yes
FDA, Office of Policy Internship Aug. 31 Unpaid Eligible to work
in the U.S.
Most Federal Agency Internships   Unpaid  
ENVIRONMENT
Council on Environmental Quality Oct. 1 Unpaid Yes
The Sierra Club     No
MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATIONS
Millennium Challenge Corporation      
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Oct. 15    
BUSINESS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Applications accepted
on a rolling basis
Paid No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities Oct. 1 Paid No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
Points of Light     No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Applications accepted
on a rolling basis
  No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
International Justice Mission Aug. 1   No
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars   Paid/Unpaid No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Oct. 20 Small stipends are available  
THINK TANKS
Center for American Progress Oct. 3   No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
The Heritage Foundation Oct. 1   No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
American Enterprise Institute Dec. 1 Unpaid No - must be eligible to work in U.S.
LAW RELATED INTERNSHIPS
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Applications accepted on a rolling basis   No
American Bar Association Can apply now Unpaid  
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
Smithsonian Institute - Various departments Varying dates    
Smithsonian National Zoo - Internships Nov. 1 Unpaid No
CONGRESS/SENATE
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) - Majority-R; Minority-D Oct. 1 Unpaid Yes

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