Internships

The Semester In Washington staff works directly with each SIW student to identify professional objectives and offer extensive resources to assist students in securing rewarding internships. While the program does not require an internship, many students are interested in that type of Washington experience, and SIW will help students make it a worthwhile endeavor. Academic credit is available for students who would like to take that option.

Interns can choose to work on Capitol Hill, in the White House, at associations or lobbying firms, public interest organizations, public opinion research organizations, media consulting firms, or news organizations.

Students may intern for academic credit, for pay, or just for valuable professional experience. The compensation for any given internship is determined by the preferences of the organization and the student involved.

Once you have been admitted to the Semester In Washington, you will be able to access our online database of over 470 internships.

Below is a just a partial list of the many places past SIW students have interned at:

• 21st Century Democrats
• Office of Alan Keyes/Declaration Foundation
• Alfano Communications
• American Association of Political Consultants
• American Conservative Union
• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
• Americans for Tax Reform
• APCO Worldwide
• C-Span (Community Relations)
• CBS News
• Campaigns and Elections Magazine
• Cardinal Newman Society
• Cassidy & Associates
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Congressman Ben Cardin (D-MD)
• Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
• Congressman Bud Cramer (D-AL)
• Congressman Chris Shays (R-CT)
• Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
• Congressman James McGovern (D-MA)
• Congressman Jim Saxton (R-NJ)
• Congressman Jim Talent (R-MO)
• Congressman John Dingell (D-MI)
• Congresswoman Melissa Hart (R-PA)
• Congressman Mike Ross (D-AK)
• Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX)
• Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY)
• Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA)
• Consumers for World Trade
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Justice, Press Office
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Democratic National Committee
• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
• Ducks Unlimited
• Embassy of Brazil
• Embassy of France
• EMILY's List
• Florida House
• Grassroots Solutions
• Human Rights Campaign
• Institute for Alternative Futures
• Inter-Faith Alliance
• Jefferson Government Relations
• LHS Media
• Luntz Research Firm
• MacWilliams Robinson & Partners
• McLaughlin Group
• Merritt Group
• MSNBC
• MWW Group
• Office of Nancy Bocskor
• NBC "Meet The Press"
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Credit Union
• National Democratic Institute
• National Environmental Trust
• National Public Radio
• Office of Management and Budget
• Peace Corps Press Office
• People for the American Way
• Progressive Majority
• Quinn Gillespie & Assoicates
• Republican National Committee
• Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
• Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
• Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
• Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
• Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
• Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
• Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
• Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)
• Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
• Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)
• Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI)
• Strauss Radio
• Tarrance Group
• United Food and Commercial Workers Union
• United Nations Foundation
• UNHCR- UN Refugee Agency
• We The People
• White House Travel Office
• White House Press Office
• White House Internship Office
• White House Office of Domestic Policy
• White House Office of the Vice President
• White House Small Business Committee
• White House Energy and Commerce Committee
• The Wilderness Society
• Women of Washington
• Young Democrats
• YWCA