Recurring Internships

These internship opportunities have been available in the past and are likely to recur annually.

Federal Government
State and Local Government
Policy Institute/Nonprofit/Other
Private Sector

Stanford University Haas Center for Public Service
Database of 525+ internships and fellowships

Federal Government

Effective July 2012, the Pathways Internship Program replaces the former SCEP and STEP student programs . Students who successfully complete a required number of hours may be eligible for permanent employment. All federal agencies are required to post internships on USAJOBS. Students are encouraged to set up a search agent in USAJOBS using the keyword "intern" to be alerted of new postings.

American Association of People with Disabilities
Paid summer Congressional internships for students with disabilities. Year-round internships at the AAPD office.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: usually early January for 10-week summer internship

Bonneville Power Administration
Opportunities primarily in Portland.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: applications accepted on a rolling basis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Paid 10-week summer internships with CDC in Atlanta. See chart for undergraduate and graduate programs.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically early February

Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership
Post-graduate internships with federal agencies in Washington, California, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. Includes a $2,000 stipend. Must graduate spring term.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically early February

Congressional Budget Office
Paid summer internships with focus on budget and policy analysis, including health policy internship. Health policy internship for graduate students offered fall, spring, summer.
Graduate students and strong juniors/seniors
Deadline: varies; sign up to receive deadlines for summer and year-round internships

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Paid summer internships include 8-week leadership training and work experience in U.S. House of Representatives.
Latino undergraduate students
Deadline: typically November for spring, February for summer, and April for fall

Congressional Research Service
Unpaid internships for students with strong writing and analytical skills. Assist professional staff with public policy research. Opportunity to participate in the legislative process and gain research skills. Law clerk program offers fall, spring, and summer internships.
Primarily graduate students
Deadline: application accepted on an ongoing basis

Department of Health & Human Services-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Several paid summer internship programs.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically early April

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD application instructions for internship and volunteer programs.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL Student Internship Program offers projects in public affairs, speech writing, and outreach. Requires strong writing and research skills.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: currently not accepting applications

Department of State--Student Programs
A gateway to an array of internship and fellowship programs. Early deadlines for internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies by program

Department of Transportation--Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups
Paid summer internship in Washington, D.C., generally early June to early August. Open to all with focus on women, persons with disabiities, and members of underrepresented diverse groups.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: generally prior to January 1

EPA: National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellowship Program
Paid full-time summer or part-time academic year fellowships in an EPA office or laboratory.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: typically early March

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The FBI Honors Internship Program offers an insider's view of FBI operations and opportunities to explore career options.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically September for following year

Forest Service
In Oregon, contact Mei Lin Lantz (mlantz@fs.fed.us) for application materials.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Government Accountability Office
Paid summer internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies from October to December

Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities National Internship Program
Paid internships for students enrolled in degree programs. Placements are in federal agencies.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically February for summer program; see site for deadlines for other terms

Homeland Security
Links to several internship programs.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals--Summer Student Internship Program
Paid summer internships with a focus on air quality issues.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically February

Internships Within the Federal Government--from the office of U.S. Representative Mel Watt
Annual list of various federal internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

John A. Volpe Transportation Internship
Up to a two-year internship for graduate students or undergraduates who have been accepted into a graduate program. Includes up to a $10,000 tuition reimbursement.
Deadline: typically February through April

Library of Congress
Searchable database of internships and fellowships. Categories include government and policy analysis.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA offers several paid internships throughout the country. See Alaska Fisheries Science Center and Chesapeake Bay programs.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

National Park Service
Several internship and co-op programs. Cultural Resources Diversity Program. Additional preservation internships (PreserveNet) affiliated with NPS. Jobs for Students also includes a list of paid recurring internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

National Park Service/Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
Paid six-month internships in Boston. Opportunity to broaden understanding of landscape preservation practices.
Deadlines: check Internship Opportunities for current postings

Office of Management and Budget
As of February 2011, unpaid summer internships. Paid summer internships may be available.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically January through March

Oregon Sea Grant Fellowships
Current and future opportunities at federal and state level that focus on ocean and coastal life.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically October through April; varies by program

Securities and Exchange Commission
Application instructions for internships, Summer Honors College, and Summer Honors Business Program.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Student Conservation Association
Searchable database of conservation-related internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies by program or project

USAID Global Health Fellows Program
Paid internships throughout the year in Washigngton, D.C. and abroad.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

USAJOBS
Searchable database of internships with federal agencies.

USDA Economic Research Service
Paid summer internships in the areas food, farming, natural resources, and rural economies.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically January

White House Internship Program
Unpaid fall, spring, and summer internships in Department of the President and Department of the Vice President. See restriction for quarter-system students.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically June for fall, October for spring, and December for summer
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State and Local Government

Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program
Paid summer internships in public policy and nonprofit leadership in Washington, D.C. Nonprofit and state-based policy organizations throughout the U.S.
Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates between the ages of 18-30 are eligible to apply
Deadline: typically January

City and County of San Francisco
Search database using keyword "intern." Summer internships are generally paid and available in several departments. Also open to recent graduates.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: Typically February for summer

City of Chicago
Paid and unpaid summer internships in various departments.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

City of Eugene
Generally unpaid internships including Planning Division and City Manager's Office.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

City of Palo Alto, California
Paid summer internships (usually 10-15)in city management.
Deadline: check Employment Opportunities for current openings.

City of Raleigh, North Carolina--Dept. of City Planning
Summer internships in planning, urban design, and related areas. Includes at least one major project.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: as of November 2009, paid internship program suspended

City of Washington, D.C.--District Department of Transportation
Paid internships in several areas related to transportation planning and policy. Fall, spring, and summer sessions.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: generally September for all sessions

Governor and State of Oregon Internship Program
Year-round internships in Oregon state government. Sign up to receive notification of future opportunities.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Illinois, State of
Paid internships and fellowships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically early February

League of Oregon Cities
Paid and unpaid internships in city government.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Local Government Internships--ICMA list
List of internships and resources for students interested in local government management.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies by program

Oregon Fellowship
Paid summer internships, primarily with State of Oregon agencies.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically early February

Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division
Internships in governmental auditing with a variety of assignments.
Deadline: varies; usually announced in spring

Portland Development Commission
Unpaid year-round internships for undergraduate and graduate students with a 3.0 GPA. PDC also posts student jobs (scroll to end of page) throughout the year depending on funding.
Deadline: ongoing

Port of Portland
Generally, paid internships.

Research Experience for Undergraduates
Paid summer internships for undergraduates with two years of course work completed. Partnership between Hatfield Marine Science Center and Oregon State University.
Undergraduates
Deadline: typically February

State of Oregon
List of various departments that offer internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

UC-Berkeley Planning Jobs (and internships)
Includes internships in CA and throughout U.S.
Undergraduates and graduate students
Deadline: varies by posting

Udall Foundation
Paid summer internships for Native American and Alaskan Native students. Ten-week program in Washington, D.C. with Congressional office, committee, or federal agency
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically January

Urban Education Leaders Internship Program--Washington, D.C.
Fall, spring, and summer internships in urban education policy with District of Columbia Public Schools. Chancellor Michelle Rhee started the program in 2007 to offer high-achieving students an opportunity to conduct research and work on education policy projects. Some stipends available.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically September for fall, January for spring, and December-March for summer
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Policy Institute/Nonprofit/Other

1000 Friends of Oregon
Paul Gerhardt, Jr. Internship. Paid summer internship with focus on land use and transportation planning in Oregon.
Preference given to undergraduates or graduates who have not started graduate school. Graduate students eligible to apply.
Deadline: typically February

Alaska Conservation Foundation
Paid summer internships for students interested in conservation and protection of Alaska's environment and diverse cultures.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically February

Alliance for Health Reform
Internships in health policy research. Interns attend events and forums on Capitol Hill and in the Washington, D.C. area. Stipend may be available.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: applications accepted on a rolling basis

American Public Health Association
Year-round unpaid health policy-related internships in Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically July, December and April depending on term

American Red Cross--Presidential Internship Program
Paid, ten-week summer internship program in Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically March

America's Promise Alliance
Unpaid internships. Founded by General Colin Powell, the organization seeks to prepare children for success in school and the community.
Undergraduation and graduate students
Deadline: March 15 for summer, August 15 for fall, and November 15

Aspen Institute
Paid and unpaid policy internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: varies

Association of American Universities
Unpaid internships with a focus on science and higher education policy. Spring, summer, and fall semesters.
Undergraduate students
Deadline: varies by posting

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
Paid nine-week program with a focus on health policy issues affecting racial and ethnic minorities and underserved communities.
Seniors and recent graduates
Deadline: typically December

Brookings Institution
Part-time and full-time internships; generally unpaid.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies by posting

California Policy Institutes
Berkeley Policy Associates
Social Policy Research Associates
MDRC
Public Policy Institute of California--Richard J. Riordan Summer Intern Program
Internships may be available. Contact HR Directors.
Primarily graduate students
Deadline: varies

CARE USA
Paid and unpaid internships and fellowships in U.S.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Carter Center, The
Paid graduate assistantships (summer only) and unpaid internships in the areas of health, operations, and peace. Please note: autobiography should include background and personal history.
Undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates
Deadline: June for fall, March for summer, and October for spring

Center for American Progress
Year-round paid (stipend) internships in many policy and nonprofit management areas.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: varies; typically July for fall, December for winter/spring, and February for summer.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Year-round paid internships with a focus on public policy issues that affect low-income families and individuals. Internships designed to reflect students' interests.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically March for summer, June for fall, and October for fall

Center for Economic and Policy Research
Full-time paid internships generally available year-round. Focus on research and writing that promotes democratic debate of contemporary economic and social issues. Sign up for mailing list to be alerted of upcoming internships.
Primarily graduate students
Deadline: varies

Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
Unpaid internships for students interested in international and domestic issues facing the U.S. Presidency and Congress.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically August for fall, December for spring, and March for summer.

Century Foundation, The
Paid summer internships with progressive, nonpartisan think tank in New York City.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program
Paid summer internships in public policy and nonprofit leadership in Washington, D.C. and at state-based policy organizations throughout the U.S.
Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates between the ages of 18-30 are eligible to apply.
Deadline: typically January

Children's Defense Fund
Unpaid internships in several areas: nonprofit management; programs and policy; and outreach, community organizing, and youth development programs; and state and regional offices.
Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates.
Deadlines: typically November, February, and August for winter/spring, summer, and fall sessions.

Clean Ocean Action
Summer internships (possible stipend) that focus on protecting the marine water quaity of the New York Bight (between Montauk Point, NY to Cape May, NY to the continental shelf).
Undergraduates and graduate students
Deadline: internships typically posted in February and open until filled

Clinton Foundation
Generally unpaid internships in New York City and Little Rock. Many opportunities available.
Undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates
Deadline: varies

Doctors Without Borders
Paid year-round internships in communications, development, program, human resources, and executive departments.
Undergraduates and graduate students
Deadlines: typically early January for spring, late April for summer, and early August for fall.

Economic Policy Institute
Internships, fellowships, and jobs with focus on economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families.

Education Pioneers
Paid summer internships for graduate students between their first and second years. Includes workshops and a high-level consulting project in K-12 urban education.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically December

Eno Transportation Foundation
Search for "The Thomas J. O’Bryant Transportation Policy and Finance Fellowship." Usually a paid summer internship is offered. See also National Parks Interpreters Program and National Park Foundation Scholars Program.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: varies; typically February for Scholars Program

Environmental Defense Fund
Paid and unpaid internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates
Deadlines: typically March, July, November and varies for special projects (see EDF's job opening page for details)

Feeding America
Paid and unpaid internships. Child Hunger Corps Fellowship.
Undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates.
Deadlines: varies, typically February for fellowship program.

Foreign Policy Association
Paid and unpaid internships with nonprofits, educational institutions, and policy institutes. Search on "internships."

Greenlining Institute
Paid summer internships, summer fellowships, and year-long fellowships. Opportunities empower and develop the next generation of mult-ethnic leaders to advance racial and economic equity and create positive social change.
Undergraduates and students who have completed undergraduate degrees
Deadline: Typically February and varies for fall, spring, and summer internships

Greenpeace
Unpaid internships in many environmental areas and nonprofit resource development.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically November, March, August depending on start term

Institute for Women's Policy Research
Unpaid/stipend internships in many areas and paid research fellowships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically March for summer

Making the Difference.org

Migration Policy Institute
Generally unpaid internships (part-time and full-time), some stipends. Interns provide policy-driven, quantitative and/or qualitative support to researchers in migration-related areas.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically November, March and July depending on start term

National Council for Research on Women, The
Paid and unpaid internships througout the year
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: varies

Natural Resources Defense Council
Paid and unpaid internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Nature Conservancy, The
Paid summer internships with the Diversity Internship Program.
Undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates
Deadline: check site in October

National Organization for Women
Unpaid internships in government relations/public policy.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically November, March and August depending on start term

National Wildlife Federation
Searchable database of internships.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

National Women's Health Network
Paid and unpaid internships in women's health policy and advocacy.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically March for summer and rolling basis for other terms

New Sector Alliance
Six-month to one-year internships in management for social change.
Undergraduate students
Deadline: see for descriptions and deadlines

OpenSecrets.org
Communications and research internships. Stipend.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically September, January and March depending on start term

Oregon Center for Public Policy
Internships with a focus on policy analysis and research in the areas of budget, tax, and economic issues. Part-time, unpaid internships throughout the year. Paid summer internship.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: tyically April for summer; ongoing for unpaid internships.

Oregon Environmental Council
Generally unpaid program internships. Summer research internship assisting Executive Director.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Our World--Underwater Scholarship Society
Paid summer internships with nonprofit organizations and government with a focus on preserving the underwater community.
Undergraduates and graduating seniors
Deadline: typically January

Partners in Health
Open to students and professionals early in their careers work who are interested in health issues and social justice.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically posted in January; see site for specifics

Partnership for Public Service
Paid internships in a variety of areas: business development/fundraising, communications, education and outreach, event planning, government affairs, government transformation, nonprofit management/accounting, and research.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadlines: typically November for spring; see site for other terms

PlaceMatters--Denver, CO
Paid (stipend + transit pass) summer internships with nonprofit that works to create and maintain sustainable communities through impreoved decision-making processes.
Undergraduate and graduate students depending on qualifications
Deadline: typically spring for summer internships

Polaris Project
Unpaid /fellowships for those interested in the anti-trafficking movement. Generally 3-4 months.
Undergraduate and graduate students depending on qualifications.
Deadline: varies by announcement

Policy Jobs
List of policy-related internships (and some jobs) available without password. International internships.

PolicyLink
Paid summer internships in economic and social equity research, advocacy, communications, and capacity building.
Graduate students only
Deadline: to be announced in January

PolitiCorps
Unpaid internships in political process and public policy.
Seniors or recent graduates
Deadline: typically December for early admission; March for general admission

Progressive Policy Institute--Washington, D.C.
Part-time and full-time policy internships that promote progressive politics.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: varies by posting

Renewable Northwest Project
Summer internship with possible stipend.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: applications only accepted during March

Resources for the Future
Paid summer research internships in the areas of environmental, energy, and natural resource issues. Walter O. Spofford, Jr. Memorial Internship--focus on environmental issues in China.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: typically February/March

Roosevelt Institute Summer Academcy
Combines a full-time paid summer internship with leadership development. Programs in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate students
Deadline: typically mid-January

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Year-round paid internships in environmental studies. See How to Apply for details.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadlines: June for fall, February for summer, and November for spring

St. Elizabeth Shelter, Santa Fe
Year-round paid internships for students interested in services for homeless.
Students with at least 2 years of college eligible.
Deadline: rolling

Student Conservation Association
Paid internships of variable durations.
Undergraduate or graduate students.
Deadline: applications accepted on a rolling basis; check for suggested deadlines

Sustainable Northwest
Paid and unpaid internships in sustainable natural resource management.
Generally undergraduates
Deadline: varies

Third Way
Policy internships in the areas of national security, culture, and middle class economics. Moderate stipend.
Graduate and law students
Deadline: applications accepted on a rolling basis for fall, spring, and summer terms (see site for details)

United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme
Unpaid internships in UN Headquarters only.
Graduate students
Deadline: typically February

United Nations Information Center--Washington, D.C.
Unpaid internships for at least 3 months. UNIC is the US/UN liaison to Congress, the federal government, foundations, media, and the public.
Seniors and graduate students preferred
Deadline: typically March for summer, July for fall, and October for spring

Urban Institute
Paid part-time and full-time assignments in various policy areas such as housing, welfare, population studies, health, and education policy. Incumbents will conduct literature reviews, analyses and programming tasks, as well as participate in reporting research findings and presenting data.
Undergraduate and graduate students.
Deadline: varies

Urban Institute Academy
Paid summer internships for students from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups who have a strong interest in social policies affecting low- and moderate-income individuals. Must have complete junior year and then participate in a year-long fellowship after senior year.
Undergraduate students
Deadline: typically February

World Policy Institute
Unpaid internships in international policy research and advocacy by assisting with the production of World Policy Journal.
Advanced undergraduate and graduate students
Deadlines: typically July for fall, October for spring, and February for summer
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Private Sector

AECOM
Paid internships with large international design firm. Projects include transportation, energy, water, community designs, and green building, Search on "internship" at Search Openings.
Undergraduates and graduate students
Deadline: varies

Esri
Paid summer internships and annual conference information.
Undergraduates (juniors) and graduate students
Deadline: typically March

Hart Howerton Fellowship Program
Paid summer fellowship in architecture, planning, and landscape architecture. Program provides salary for 12-week fellowship and financial assistance for study, travel, and housing.
Undergraduate and graduate students(summer prior to final year in school)
Deadline: generally January

Kittelson & Associates, Inc .
Summer internships in transportation engineering and planning.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Deadline: see site