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Internship, Graduate School & Career Links

The Political Science Department has information available on the following opportunities. For information, please check the Web sites listed and/or stop by the Department to look at the files in Willis 405. For assistance, please contact Tricia Peterson, Administrative Assistant. The Carleton College Career Center has information on these and other opportunities.

Internships | Fellowships/Graduate School

Career Opportunities

Contests & Scholarships | Undergraduate Study Abroad | Summer Programs

Internships

ACM Urban Studies Program

ACORN

ACLU

AFL-CIO Organizing Institute

Alliance for Excellent Education

America Votes

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

Aspira Association, Inc., leadership development for Latino youth

Atlantic Council of the United States, Student Associate

Augsburg Center for Global Education

Bundestag Internship Program, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin

California Governor's Office Internships

University of California Washington D.C. Center

Campaign Corps (Emily's List)

The Capital Experience

Capital Semester - Georgetown University

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program

Center for Defense Information internships

Center for Public Integrity, investigative journalism in the public interest

Common Cause(MN)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Summer Internship Program

Everett Public Service Internship Program

FairVote

Families USA Health Policy Internship

Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD)

Georgetown University Public Affairs Seminar: Internship Program

Georgetown University Law Center - Criminal Justice Clinic

German Bundestag Internship Program - Humboldt-Universitat Zu Berlin

German Marshall Fund of the the United States

Graduate Public Service Internship, Univ. of Illinois at Springfield

Growth & Justice
Housing in Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America
Housing in Washington, D.C.: Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH)

ICADS--Institute for Central American Development Studies

INCORE--International Conflict Research

Industrial Areas Foundation (organizing)
INFACT--Campaigning for corporate accountability
Inter-American Dialogue
International Republican Institute Internships
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)
Jewish Organizing Initiative
Jewish Social Policy Action Network
Justice Corps - California

Justice Corps - New York City

Legislative Internships

Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota State Senate

Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program

Lakota People's Law Project

Magazine Internships

The American Prospect
Governing, the Magazine of States and Localities
The Chicago Reporter

Midwest Academy Summer Internship Program

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development

Minnesota Governor's Office Internships

Mississippi Center for Justice

NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)

NATO

National Academy of Social Insurance

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials - NALEO (DC)

National Labor Committee

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Internship

National Security Agency

New America Foundation

New Democrat Network Jobs

New Party (Scotland)

New York Media Experience Program

Organization of the NorthEast (ONE) Minority Internship - Community Organizing

Project Vote Smart Internships Program

Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) Women & Public Policy Internship Semester

Resources for the Future (RFF) Internships & Fellowships

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

Student Conservation Association

Taxpayers League of Minnesota

United Nations Association of Minnesota

Urban Ventures Learning Lab volunteer positions

US Department of State Internships (DC)

US Dept. of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)

Washington Internship Institute

The White House

Working Families Party

Fellowships/Graduate School

AmCham Education Report of English Language Schools in Beijing

APSA Minority Fellows Program

APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute for Minority Undergraduate Students

Boren Awards for International Study

University of California, San Diego, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies

California Senate Fellows

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Junior Fellows Program

Center for California Studies Fellowships, Calif. State-Sacramento

CHCI--Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellowship Program

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs

Eagleton Institute of Politics Fellowship Program, Rutgers

El Pomar Fellowship
Executive Fellowship Program, State of California
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Ford Foundation
George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management
Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service Program
Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
Green Corps
Harvard Univ. Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Heinz School of Public Policy, Management & Information Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Jane Addams - Andrew Carnegie Fellowship Program
Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program (California State Assembly), e-mail: calstudies@csus.edu
Joint Program in Survey Methodology
Judicial Administration Fellowship Program
, California State Univ.-Sacramento

Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies paid Research Assistantships

Koch Summer Fellow Program

University of Hawai'i at Manoa Asian Studies Programs

University of Liverpool MA in European Union Politics

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

University of Maryland School of Law, admissions@law.umaryland.edu

MATCH Corps

University of Michigan Summer Program in Public Policy and International Affairs, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

National Security Education Program Graduate Fellowships

Peace Action Education Fund

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy

Public Policy, Guide to Graduate Programs in

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MSc in Environmental Mgmt. & Policy

Rotary World Peace Scholars

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program

US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools

Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Careers

Association of American Medical Colleges

Bain and Company, international strategy and mgmt. firm

California State Capitol Fellows Program, Email: calstudies@csus.edu

Campaign Corps (Emily's List)

Center for Studying Health System Change

Democratic Campaign Management School

ECO-Action

Fund for Public Interest Research, email ffpirg@mtn.org or ENVIROJOB@aol.com

Green Corps

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program
Minnesota COACT (Citizens Organized Acting Together)

Minnesota State Senate

National Training and Information Center (NTIC) - Community Organizing and Leadership

Partnership for Immigration Leadership & Action

Peace Corps

PIRGs

Resource Center of the Americas

Service Employees International Union

Teach for America

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Job Search Links

Monster.Com Online Career Center

The Riley Guide

CareerBuilder

"The Tunnel" Recruiting at Carleton

Contests/Scholarships

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) Essay Contest
The Institute for Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins University essay contest
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Washington, D.C.) and Midwest Democracy Center (Chicago)
The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Morris K. Udall Scholarships
National Security Education Program scholarships (Boren Award)
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships Program
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award

Undergraduate Study Abroad

Augsburg Center for Global Education

Denmark's International Study Program (DIS), University of Copenhagen

Caux Scholars Program, Caux, Switzerland

Center for Global Education, Augsburg College

CET Academic Programs (study in China or Japan)

German Bundestag Internship Program

International Honors Program

National Security Education Program scholarships

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships Program

Rotary World Peace Scholars

University of Rochester Study Abroad Program

School for Field Studies

School for International Training College Semester Abroad

Tulane University Summer Abroad in Havana, Cuba

Washington International Studies Council - (Study in Oxford)

Summer Programs

Campaign Institute

Campaign Finance Institute research assistants

Catholic University - Summer Housing for students in Washington DC for internships, study, or research

University of California Public Policy and International Affairs Summer Institute

Galbraith Summer Scholars Program (Harvard Univ. Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy)

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) Summer Seminars

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth

Koch Summer Fellow Program, Institute for Humane Studies

Latino Issues Forum Summer Fellowship

North American European Summer Academy - Centre International de Formation Europeenne

Ralph Bunche Summer Institute for minority students

Resources for the Future (RFF) Summer Internship Program

University of Michigan Summer Program in Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA)