Internship Web Sites
Do not count too much on 'Multiple Internship Listing' sites. Their listings are very incomplete. Some are mostly private sector. Posting these services does not constitute an endorsement. You need NOT pay for assistance in finding an internship.
- American Express University (these are with non-profits)
- American Express University (these are their "hot" internships)
- Princeton Review (this is an internship site with a search engine)
- Rising Star Government Internships
- Washington Intern Foundation
- Feminist Majority Internship Directory (not limited to women)
- College Grad (mostly private sector)
- Tripod (mostly private sector)
- TV Jobs (internships in television)
Individual Agency & Organization Internship Sites: These are illustrative of what you can find if you look. This is NOT a complete list. This is not an endorsement of the organizations listed, their politics, or their internship programs. Remember: there are still some very good internships that are not listed on the web. Do not confine your search to the web.
- Department of State
- Organization of American States
- American Public Health Association
- Atlantic Council of the United States
- National Organization of Women
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Brookings
- Heritage Foundation
- CBS News
- Washington International Trade Organization
- Children's Defense Fund
- Senate Republican Policy Committee
- House Democratic Caucus
- Senator Jesse Helms, Republican, NC
- Senator Edward Kennedy, Democrat, MA
- The Student Conservation Association brokers conservation and environmental internships that vary from doing physical labor to working in advocacy organizations on policy issues. Only a few of these listings, not all, would be appropriate for PUAD/public management majors or POSC majors. Most are expense-paid internships. When searching this site for internships try the keywords "policy," "politics," "legislation," or "administration."
- LSU's US Government Agencies Directory
- Villanova's Federal Web Locator
- US Congress
- Piper Resources: State and Local Government
- Policy.com Advocacy Groups
- Policy.com Associations
Government Jobs: (The same people who hire are often the intern contacts).
The JMU Political Science Dept Government Jobs site provides links to most of the other sites. Please report any dead links to the Faculty Internship Coordinator.
Visit JMU's Office of Career and Academic Planning to see what they can do to help you.
Washington Semester Internship Past Placements. These may give you some ideas.
Return to the Internship Program Home Page
Inquiries concerning internships should be directed to:
B. Douglas Skelley, Internship Coordinator.
skettebd@jmu.edu