Co-Ops and Other Intership Programs
Many schools have co-op arrangements with federal agencies that provide academic credit for an internship, particularly in engineering and the sciences. Check if your college offers any special help landing student employment in federal government. In addition, a number of nonprofit organizations assist in placing students in internships with federal agencies.
Federal Internship Programs
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Affairs
The Washington Center places students in internships representing major professional fields in the private, public and nonprofit sectors, with over a third going to federal agency positions.
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ National Internship Program (HNIP)
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities places undergraduate and graduate students in federal agency internships across the country.
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
NAFEO is committed to placing students in all of the federal agencies where the needs of the students and of the agencies can be most effectively met.
Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS)
WINS is offered free of charge to American Indian and Alaska Native students, and is designed to develop leadership skills in students while they intern with federal agencies in Washington, D.C.
Washington Semester
The Washington Semester offers 13 distinct programs that combine internships (frequently with federal agencies) with seminars and a research project.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
The AISES Internship Program is a 10-week summer program that provides opportunities to explore federal careers in select agencies. Applicants must be AISES members and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
Coordinated by the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Department of Defense, the WRP provides internship opportunities in federal agencies to college students with disabilities.