Career Services Center

Washington D.C. Internships

Organizations below marked with an (*) asterisk have paid internships

Fields of Interest

Application Deadlines for Popular DC Internships

Government  
Art/Museums, and the Humanities
Business and Economic Policy  
Elections, Political Parties, and Action Groups
Environmental Policy/Agriculture
Health/Medicine/Policy  
Human Services and Social Policy  
International Affairs/Business/Policy  
Law and Justice  
National Security/Defense  
Press, the Media and Communications  
Public Policy & Research  
Science, Engineering & Technology

The White House ext
Summer - February 26
Fall - June 3

CIA ext
6-month commitment (2 summers or one quarter plus summer)
Applications due 6 - 9 months in advance

FBI ext  
12-week commitment
Applications must be received by:
Fall - September 1 of previous year
Winter - January 1 of previous year

State Department ext  
Postmarked Application Deadlines
Summer - November 1
Fall - March 1
Spring - July 1

US Attorney's Office ext  
Fall - May 1
Winter/Spring - September 1 
Summer - February 15

Public Defender of DC ext  
Fall - August 10 
Winter - December 14 
Spring - February 8 
Summer - March 21