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 OpportunitiesContests & Scholarships | Undergraduate Study Abroad | Summer Programs
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
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
Financial Markets Center (undergraduate and graduate internships)
Floridians for All
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 ResearchIndustrial 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
Legislative InternshipsCongresswoman Betty McCollum
Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota State Senate
Illinois Legislative Staff Intern ProgramMagazine Internships
Midwest Academy Summer Internship ProgramThe American Prospect
Governing, the Magazine of States and Localities
The Chicago Reporter
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 Internship Program
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) Summer Internship Program
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
Yes We Can, a Hopefund Training Program
AmCham Education Report of English Language Schools in Beijing
APSA Minority Fellows Program
APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute for Minority Undergraduate Students
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
Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies paid Research Assistantships
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
University of Iowa Political Science Fellowships
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
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
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
Association of American Medical Colleges
Bain and Company, international strategy and mgmt. firm
California Senate Associates Program, Email: calstudies@csus.edu
Campaign Corps
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
The New Party
Non-Profit Career Fairs
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
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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
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships Program
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
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)
Campaign Institute
Campaign Finance Institute research assistants
Catholic University - Summer Housing for students in Washington DC for internships, study, or research
The Century Institute Summer Program
University of California Public Policy and International Affairs Summer Institute
Galbraith Summer Scholars Program (Harvard Univ. Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy)
Georgetown University Public Affairs Seminar: Internship Program
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) Summer Seminars
Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution Student Symposium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
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
United Leaders Institute for Political Science
University of Michigan Summer Program in Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA)







