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FBI - Honors Internship Program - Summer 2027
The FBI Honors Internship Program is a full-time, 10-week paid summer internship that will occur from Tuesday, June 1, 2027, to Friday, August 6, 2027.  Interns with a favorable evaluation can continue the internship working 16-hours per month in the fall/spring.  This program is for undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral college students and offers exposure to the world’s premiere law enforcement and intelligence agency while also serving as a pipeline for entry-level positions after graduation.  In the application, you can select up to three (3) preferred locations for your summer assignment at the following: field offices, divisions (Washington, D.C.), or one of the HQ satellite divisions (outside of Washington, D.C.).
Deadline: March 5th, 2026

AEI Summer Honors Program
The American Enterprise Institute's Summer Honors Program is a series of educational and professional development opportunities in Washington, DC, for top undergraduate students. Participants connect with the ideas, research, and network of AEl-one of America's leading think tanks, through discussion-based seminars led by AEI scholars and other experts, policy briefings with distinguished policy thinkers and practitioners, high-level networking events, and site visits throughout Washington. 
Deadline: March 15, 2026

Starling Institute - Policy Fellowship (Summer Internship)
The Starling Institute offers a unique summer internship opportunity for college students passionate about global governance, international relations, and the United Nations. This position is ideal for candidates looking to gain practical, firsthand experience in international policy and multilateral diplomacy. All costs related to travel, insurance, accommodation, and living expenses must be borne by either the interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns must have authorization to work in the United States.
Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter expressing their interest and qualifications for the internship, and three references to ps@projectstarling.org with the subject line "Summer Internship Application - [Your Name]."
If you have questions about this role or want to learn more about it please reach out to Joshua Wells '24, josh@starlinginst.org, who is also a SPIA Alum.
Deadline: March 31, 2026 - Rolling Basis

Zufall AmeriCorps Members
Public Health AmeriCorps promotes expansion of the public health workforce, health equity, and access to services for underserved populations. Based at Zufall’s Dover, Morristown, Plainsboro, Somerville, and/or West Orange locations, members gain hands-on experience providing outreach and health education in a full-time (40 hours/week), 11-month service term. Based on experience, language skills, and location, members will be assigned to one or two projects in the following topic areas: Diabetes Management, Prenatal Care, Asthma Care, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention of Childhood Obesity through Nutrition and Exercise, Oral Health, Senior Wellness, Access to Health Insurance, or Health Resources for New Immigrant Families.
To apply, send your resume to Jenniffer Amaya, AmeriCorps Program Manager, at jamaya@zufallhealth.org.
Visit the link above for more information about the program.
Deadline: August 2, 2026

Asian American Voices Media (AAVM) - Princeton Fellowship
AAVM is seeking undergraduate and graduate student fellows to support its editorial review and translation-quality workflows during the academic semester. This fellowship offers hands-on experience at the intersection of journalism, public policy, and information integrity and is well-suited for students interested in media, governance, international affairs, or democratic institutions. The fellowship is remote, part-time, and structured to align with SPIA’s in-semester Field Requirement, subject to departmental approval. Please follow the above link for more information about the role and how to apply.
Deadline: Rolling

Defense Intelligence Agency - Internship
Join DIA to gain valuable professional experience while completing your degree! With a variety of programs and internships, DIA will provide you, as a high-achieving college student from an accredited U.S. institution, the ability to use your degree in a real world setting while continuing your education. Our Student Programs allow you the opportunity to gain practical work experience while working side-by-side with professionals in each Career Field in order to gain valuable on-the job experience while providing support to DIA and its mission.
Deadline: Rolling

Women’s Foreign Policy Group Internship
All internships are fully in-person in Washington, DC.
It is crucial to ensure that women's voices are heard and women leaders are fully engaged in key policy decisions. At WFPG, we advance women's leadership and highlight their contributions through programs and mentoring. We believe that by highlighting women leaders in foreign policy, we provide important role models for the next generation and create a vital network of women from different sectors, generations, and backgrounds.
Deadline: Rolling

Princeton in Asia - Summer 2026 Internships
The 2026 PiA summer internship application is now open! Click here to start your application. Applicants are encouraged to consult the Summer Internship Application Guide for more information on the program and process.
Deadlines Vary

US Court of Appeals - Judicial Assistant Position
The Judicial Assistant provides administrative and case-related support to Judge Garcia and the law clerks working in the judge’s chambers. Duties include but are not limited to: working with a wide range of staff throughout the courthouse to help fulfill chambers’ duties and needs; developing and maintaining electronic and paper filing systems for chambers; conducting research; monitoring, managing, and assisting with incoming and outgoing email and paper correspondence; receptionist duties; preparing disclosure reports and travel vouchers; helping with annual interviewing and orienting of law clerks; and assisting with case preparation formoot courts. The start date for this position will be in August 2026. The position will not be available sooner.
Deadline: Open Until Filled

Princeton alumna Brishti Guha (PhD '05) is seeking two research assistants
Applicants should send a CV with a statement of major/minor and current GPA. Please include all relevant coursework. Email materials to  Brishti Guha (brishtiguha@gmail.com) and Stephane Mechoulan (s.mechoulan@dal.ca).
Project #1 (4-5 hours/week)
Are you an economics or public policy undergraduate student considering a pre-doctoral fellowship or graduate school and looking for a project that will sharpen your research credentials?
We’re seeking intellectually curious and motivated students, especially those with strong empirical skills and an interest in law and economics, to join a research project investigating how changes in jury size affect plea bargaining outcomes in U.S. criminal courts.
- Analyze large-scale administrative court data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and related sources
- Investigate how institutional reforms shape plea discounts and prosecutorial behavior
- Apply modern econometric techniques to a novel legal-institutional setting
- Build research experience directly relevant for pre-doctoral or PhD applications
This is an opportunity to work on a project that combines rigorous empirical methods with timely questions at the intersection of criminal justice, institutional design, and applied microeconomics.
Project #2 (4-5 hours/week)
Are you an economics or public policy undergraduate student considering a pre-doctoral fellowship or graduate school and looking for a project that will sharpen your research credentials?
We’re looking for motivated students with strong empirical and data science skills and an interest in law, development, or institutional economics to join a research project examining how mediation reforms affect judicial outcomes in India. The project leverages a massive dataset of over 80 million court cases and exploits quasi-experimental variation in the rollout of court-annexed mediation centers across Indian districts.
- Work with one of the largest legal datasets ever assembled—spanning millions of district court cases
- Help construct a novel dataset on the staggered introduction of mediation centers across Indian states and districts
- Analyze the effects of mediation mandates on case duration, settlement rates, and trial intensity
- Apply modern econometric techniques (e.g., Difference-in-Differences with staggered treatment timing)
- Build research experience directly relevant for pre-doctoral or PhD applications
This is a chance to work on a project that combines serious empirical work with questions at the intersection of legal reform, institutional design, and economic development. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in Python, R, or SQL, and comfort working with large-scale datasets. Students pursuing a second major or minor in computer science, statistics, or data science are especially encouraged to apply.

NYC Economic Development Corporation - Summer Internships
Scroll down to the Internship section on the website.
At NYCEDC, we share a passion for NYC and a commitment to building a sustainable and inclusive economic future—through impactful projects and programs spanning the city's industries and five boroughs. We’re looking for people who have the talent, skills, and experience to make a difference, and who are looking to do so at an organization at the nexus of the public and private sectors.
Deadlines Vary

CNAS: Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security Internship & Mentoring Program (Multiple Roles)
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) established its flagship internship and mentoring program in honor of Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., who has devoted his career to the preparation and mentoring of generations of Americans and global strategists. The Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security Internship and Mentoring Program seeks to follow Dr. Nye's leadership in this area by offering a rigorous internship program involving policy research, writing, exposure to national policy debates and decision makers, and professional development.
Deadline: Rolling

AEI Collegiate Network
The AEI Collegiate Network is an intellectual home for current undergraduates to engage with AEI scholarship, connect with AEI scholars, and cultivate relationships with other public-spirited students from campuses around the nation and world. Membership in the network provides students with educational and professional opportunities with one of America’s preeminent think tanks. Through a series of educational and networking opportunities, the AEI Collegiate Network exposes the next generation of leaders in public policy, media, business, academia, law, and other fields to the research and people of AEI and prepares them to model a competition of ideas on their campuses and beyond.
Deadline: Rolling

International Trade Compliance Internship - Summer 2026
Ready to boost your skills and kick-start your career? Join Uline as a 2026 International Trade Compliance Intern! You'll get hands-on experience and work with professionals at a company that recognizes hard work and values people. With Uline’s stability and growth across North America, your career possibilities are endless!
Deadline: Open Until Filled

International Rescue Committee Internships (multiple opportunities)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. 
Deadline: Rolling

SPIA in NJ - Undergraduate Internship Opportunities
SPIA in New Jersey has several internship opportunities with local and state organizations. Please use the link above to explore all the different organizations and internships available. 
Deadline: Rolling

Unified Site for All State Department Fellowships and Internships
If your students are seeking a substantive internship or fellowship supporting US foreign policy, the State Department has an aggregated website for opportunities. Opportunities are for a wide range of majors (from STEM to social sciences to the arts). They are in person and online. 
Deadline: Varies

Radicalization of Education in Afghanistan: Access to Justice, and Implications for Peace and Security
Hosted by The SPIA APL
Date: March 11 @ 10 - 11:30am
Location: UN Headquarters
Side Event on the Margins of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)
Link to Register

Ensuring Access to Justice for Afghan Women and Girls: Documentation, Accountability, Protection, and the Rule of Law An Interactive Dialogue with Afghan Women, Legal Experts, and Accountability
Hosted by The SPIA APL
Date: March 12 @ 10 - 11:15am
Location: UN Headquarters
The event will convene Afghan women leaders, legal experts, UN representatives, and Member States to examine the erosion of access to justice in Afghanistan and explore survivor-centred pathways toward accountability within international legal frameworks. Mechanisms Side Event on the Margins of the 70th Session of CSW 12
Link to Register

Career Building at the United Nations
Date: March 17 @ 5 - 6:15pm
Location: Robertson Hall, Bowl 16
Registration Link
This program will provide guidance on building a career at the United Nations and working in the areas related to the UN. Speakers will focus on the step-by-step instructions for applying for the UN jobs or finding creative ways to engage with the United Nations. Students will learn about different UN career pathways, and how to identify options that are best aligned with their academic and professional interests.  

GSS Open House
Date: March 23 @ 12:15pm
Location: GSS Lounge, Corwin Hall
Link to Register
The Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies welcomes all students interested in the program to speak with our Director, faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students about GSS!  Learn about how students feel the program has enhanced their Princeton education and ask any questions your may have. Lunch will be provided!

NJAI Hub - Research Survey
As we work to build a robust AI ecosystem, we’d love to hear from Princeton students about their interests, skills, and the types of opportunities they’d find most valuable. To help us shape future programming, we’ve put together a brief student interest survey.

Stokes Library - Viz Hub Spring 2026 Workshop Schedule
The Stokes Visualization Hub is a space and service, that responds to the evolving digital research, data visualization, and qualitative analysis needs of the Princeton Students and Faculty, with a focus on SPIA and the related social sciences. Workshops will cover a variety of topics including Zotero, R, Excel, Data Visualization and more. Please visit the website for workshop details and dates. The Stokes Viz Hub data consultants provide data analysis support for students working on independent research projects, including junior papers and senior theses. One of our consultants specializes in qualitative analysis, and the other in quantitative analysis. Students are welcome to schedule appointments. We encourage students to book a session early to get the most out of their research process.

Civic Match - Powered by Work For America
Civic Match is a national hiring platform powered by Work for America that connects state and local governments with experienced professionals ready to serve communities where it matters most. Sign up with the link above and find your next public service opportunity.

Drop In: Free Copies of Translated Princeton University Press Books!
Stop by Princeton University Press to pick up free translated copies of their most popular books! Translations include Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese, among others. These books are across all subject areas: history, natural history, biology, sociology, literature, economics, and more! Please enter through Princeton University Press' main lobby doors located off of Williams Street. Upon arrival, please call ext 8168 (Louise Jennewine) or 8228 (Amanda Gillette).

The Rotary Club of Washington Global
The best way to get a job in this environment is Networking! Are you exploring careers in public service or international development? The Rotary Club of Washington Global’s Mentors for Young Professionals in International Development program connects students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals with experienced mentors from the public service and  global development field — including leaders from USAID, Peace Corps, World Bank, Global Communities,  and many more agencies and organizations.
- Free 30–60 minute mentoring sessions
- Learn about career pathways, grad school, and networking
- Open to all young professionals interested in public and global service
- Learn more and browse mentor bios

FedSupport Hub
The FedSupport Hub is a resource for former and current federal employees—a centralized and reliable place where they can find answers to their questions, share critical information and build community. This may be a helpful resource for the alumni you serve working in the federal government. 

GoinGlobal
This resource supports international students who are interested in working in the U.S., their home country or elsewhere, as well as U.S. students who want to work abroad. It includes job and internship listings, global resume and cover letter guidance, global key employer directory, country and city guides, global job market trends, work permit regulations and cultural advice. Its Country/City Guides and cultural information might be helpful for those of you who are sending students abroad this summer or post-graduation. GoinGlobal requires students, faculty, and staff to be logged into CAS to access.

Partnership for Public Service
The Partnership for Public Service and Amazon Web Services have collaborated to create this Agency Dashboard, which provides an overview of the workforce, employee experience, budgetary resources and information-technology maturity of 33 major federal agencies, each with more than 1,000 employees. The dashboards offer a snapshot of critical data points that illustrate the organizational health of specific agencies and the executive branch as a whole, helping agency leaders, congressional offices, the media and other stakeholders identify areas for further focus.

Virtual Volunteer Opportunities with the United Nations
For students and alumni who still want to gain experience while they cannot leave home, the UN Online Volunteer Corps may be helpful. Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. 
More information and how to apply, linked here.

Virtual Student Federal Service
The Virtual Student Federal Service connects the talents of U.S. citizen college students with the needs of federal agencies. Since 2009, more than 10,000 remote interns have advanced the work of the federal government. The time commitment is about 10 hours per week during the school year. There are opportunities for all, from data visualization to political analysis. Internships are paid but may be eligible for course credit. 
More information and how to apply are linked here.

Princeton Experimental Laboratory (PExL) for Social Sciences
PExL is open for registration at pexl.lab.run. Why register? Because your participation will earn you cash (about $25 an hour), because you’ll take part in frontier science, and because you might have fun—most experiments will allow you to strategize in computer-based interactions. If you have any questions, please contact us at pexl@princeton.edu.

USAJOBS Resume Best Practices
Per the Merit Hiring Plan, all federal resumes are not to exceed two pages as of September 27. USAJOBS has created a technical solution that will limit resumes to two pages when submitting applications or using the USAJOBS resume builder. Below are some best practices from the Call to Serve Team when navigating these changes and rewriting the federal resume. 
Content: 

• Prioritize recent work experience that is most relevant to the duties and qualifications listed on the job announcement. “Recent experience” and “relevant experience” are not the same thing. De-prioritize or remove non-relevant and outdated work experience.
• Align any work experience on the resume to qualifications listed on the job announcement.
• Use plain language that is understood by HR specialists and hiring managers. When you apply for a job, an HR Specialist will most likely review your resume first to determine whether you are qualified for the job.
• Use language that is results focused and includes numbers and metrics to quantify your work.
• You can include volunteer work, internships, and other non-paid work; these will still count towards your total years of experience.
• Ask yourself: Can the HR professional reading this, who may not have direct experience in my fiend, understand my experience in 10-15 seconds?

Formatting:

• USAJOBS recommends using at a minimum of .5 margins, 10-pt size font for main content and 14-pt size for headings.
• Use a font that is easy to read, such as Lato, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Uploading a PDF resume is the best practice to maintain formatting and the number of pages, but many file types are accepted.

Make your resume searchable:

• Recruiters may contact people in their database to apply for jobs not posted on USAJOBS or only available at career fairs.
• Resumes can only be searchable for 18 months, and only 1 resume at a time can be searchable.  
• Only 1–2-page resumes will be searchable; all resumes that were previously searchable expired on September 27th, so USAJOBS users will need to go back and update the searchable resume.

USAJOBS will not delete or remove any resumes or profiles after September 27th. However, existing uploaded resumes will be seen as ineligible if they are longer than 2 pages. The Partnership expects there will be more updates and opportunities to learn more about the changes to federal resumes and other hiring considerations in the federal government. To stay up to date, we encourage Call to Serve Network members to follow USAJOBS and OPM on LinkedIn.

USAJOBS Career Explorer
The USAJOBS Career Explorer helps job seekers find occupations in the federal government that align with their career interests. Job seekers answer a series of questions that result in a matched list of federal occupational series. The list offers explanations of jobs in plain language and links to relevant open job announcements. The Career Explorer covers over 300 occupations in the General Schedule and Wage Grade pay scale.  

Early Career Page
The Early Career Page is a central hub of information and resources for students, recent graduates and non-college degree seeking individuals who are early in their career. Information on the page includes the benefits of working for the federal government, tips to navigate the federal application process and best practices for federal resumes. The page also links to the Federal Internship Portal and the Recent Graduate Portal to easily connect page visitors to these early career jobs. 

Federal Internship Finder
This resource—part of GoGovernment.org—houses nearly 1,000 federal opportunities and had nearly 90,000 visits in its first year. We recently added two new search filters to the finder to make this tool even more effective for you and your students.

Practice Foreign Service Officer Test
The State Department offers a practice Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT). The purpose of the practice FSOT is to provide a realistic preview of the computer-based FSOT and an estimate of the likelihood of passing.

Google Interview WarmUp
DYK Google has a tool that lets students practice interview responses, get AI-generated insights into their answers, and get more comfortable interviewing for select fields.

Advice on Quality Letters of Recommendation
Letters of Recommendation provide valuable insights into a candidate. If students are struggling to figure out how to secure the "right" letters, here is a piece I wrote with 5 Tips for a Quality Letter of Recommendation. Printable copy linked here

Unified Site for All State Department Fellowships and Internships
If your students are seeking a substantive internship or fellowship supporting US foreign policy,the State Department has an aggregated website or opportunities. Opportunities are for a wide range of majors (from STEM to social sciences to the arts). They are in person and online.

SPIA in NJ: Garden State Fellowship
The Garden State Fellowship is a 12-month, post-graduate opportunity open to undergraduate seniors across majors through a competitive application process. Fellows dedicate their fellowship to research, advocacy, and other activities related to public policy-making in NJ with their host organization.
Deadline: February 8, 2026

Summer Cybersecurity Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University 
The IT Lab: Summer Cybersecurity Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College offers a transformative, all-expenses-paid, seven-week experience that blends the best of cybersecurity, analytics, and policy for rising college seniors. Designed for U.S. citizens or permanent residents, the program isn’t just for students with technical majors — it welcomes students from diverse backgrounds eager to dive into cybersecurity and policy challenges.
Deadline: March 1, 2026

P*Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS)
The P*LAW Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) program offers Princeton undergraduates opportunities to engage with P*LAW faculty and staff via special programming for law-interested undergraduates. You will also be eligible to receive funding to support participation in legal research.  Students who join the PLUS cohort commit to the following :

• Attending two of P*LAW’s events each academic year
• Participating in a set of pre-law advising panels and lunches
• Enrolling in a PLUS Program Canvas page

To join PLUS, please fill out this form(Link is external). For further information, contact the faculty advisor, Prof. Lynda Dodd (lyndadodd@princeton.edu). To view our PLUS Scholars for 2024-2025, please click here. P*LAW Resources. PLUS October Updates.

More information soon!