NJDOL Summer Internships
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is dedicated to cultivating future leaders, especially in the area of public service. That is why we developed a robust summer internship program focused on providing professional opportunities within the Department that utilize and build interns’ knowledge, skills, and abilities. Deadline: February 21, 2025

Brookings Internship Program
Want to kick off your professional career in a meaningful way? Each year, Brookings provides paid internships to nearly 150 degree-seeking students, and occasionally to recent graduates, with internship cohorts available every spring, summer, and fall. Internships are available in our five research programs (Governance Studies, Economic Studies, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, and Brookings Metro) and in our business units (e.g., communications, finance, human resources). Review Brookings Internship Program Details to learn more about the program, timelines, and expectations. Deadline: February 23, 2025

Center for Career Development PIW Student Coordinator
The Center for Career Development is hiring for a Princeton in Washington student coordinator.
The Princeton in Washington (PIW) program introduces students to careers and life in Washington, D.C. each summer through alumni interactions such as talks, panel discussions, site visits, tours, social events and community service. Participants learn about careers in public service, connect with peers and explore educational and experiential opportunities throughout the city. 
The PIW Student Coordinator position is based in D.C. for the summer, and is responsible for coordinating speaker events, planning social and cultural events, organizing site visits and tours, raising awareness of the program, community building and more. The Princeton in Washington coordinator has a unique opportunity to engage and connect with high-profile Princeton alumni, learn about their career paths, and gain skills in public speaking, event coordination, community building and marketing. The coordinator will begin part-time work in the Center for Career Development around March 17 for two to three hours per week. Full-time work begins in June. Those interested can learn more and apply in Handshake. For questions, contact Meg Rooney, who oversees the program. 
Deadline: February 23, 2025

Nuclear Threat Initiative Paid Summer Internship
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a non-profit whose mission is to transform global security by driving systemic solutions to nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity, is now taking internship applications for Summer 2025. Interns enrolled in a bachelor's degree will earn $17.50/hour.
NTI interns play a critical role within each of our teams by working to advance our mission objectives while learning more about existential risks to humanity. Our internships are substantive opportunities where interns are deeply embedded into NTI’s teams, contributing research and analysis to ongoing projects, but do include administrative components as needed.
Deadline: February 24, 2025

LISD Summer Internship Opportunity in Global Public Affairs at FGS Global, Berlin
The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) and the Summer Work Program (SWP) at Princeton University’s German Department are pleased to offer a summer internship opportunity with FGS Global in Berlin. This opportunity was created as a result of the collaboration and conversation LISD International Policy Associates (IPAs) had in Berlin in October 2023 with Eva Christiansen, Partner at FGS Global and former Advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel. The internship, based in Berlin, Germany, will run for 60 to 90 days during Summer 2025. German proficiency is not required. Interns will work with FGS Global’s Public Affairs team, gaining hands-on experience in strategy development, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include conducting research on political and economic developments, supporting media analysis and public affairs strategies, and attending and reporting on hearings and conferences. Applicants must be currently enrolled Princeton students with a strong academic record, a demonstrated interest in politics, public affairs, and strategic communications, and excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. For any questions about the internship, please contact Jana-Alessa Peper, LISD Administrative Coordinator, at jana.peper@princeton.edu. Interested students should apply through the SWP 2025 Internship Application Form(Link downloads document), selecting “FGS Global” where indicated. Deadline: February 26, 2025.

Senate Chairman Summer Internship
An internship in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Office of Chairman James E. Risch offers a variety of opportunities to learn about foreign policy in congress, the legislative and committee process, and the operations of an office on Capitol Hill. Interns are tasked with helping support office operations and assisting staff in their policy work.
Deadline: February 28, 2025

CERP Summer Internship Program
The Center for Economic Policy Research (CERP) welcomes applications Princeton University students to do summer internships at CERP’s headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan. CERP has an ongoing research collaboration with SPIA’s Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance. This summer internship program is a unique opportunity for Princeton’s MPA, MPP and undergraduate students who are interested in international development, development economics, research, and policy analysis to get on the ground experience in Pakistan. CERP’s projects are led by leading development economists from universities in Pakistan, the US, and the UK. Interns will be matched with different projects and research programs at CERP. More information: Internships at CERP (video) 
More information and how to apply, linked here. Deadline: March 3, 2025

Fall 2025 Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program
This is an opportunity for students of all majors to gain professional experience in the federal government. Since 2022, the program has led highly skilled talent from across the country into government and offers students the opportunity to apply their educational training to work in a federal agency. 
Location: Remote or in-person in Washington, D.C.
Audience: Undergraduate, graduate and professional students in all academic disciplines
Application deadline: Friday, May 2

Research Administrative Coordinator (Department of Medical Ethics)
Apply to join Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s research team at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. This is an excellent opportunity for graduates to gain experience in a highly engaging research environment. Previous RAs have had opportunities to lead projects and author publications. The position requires a two-year commitment and is based in Philadelphia, PA. Students with questions can contact patricia.hong@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Deadline: Rolling

Work For America - Summer Associate Position
Work for America (WFA) is a new non profit initiative dedicated to addressing the critical staffing shortages within state and local governments across the US. As a summer associate reporting to the Chief Program Officer at WFA, you will be instrumental in supporting our efforts to tackle staffing shortages within state and local governments across the US. If you are interested please apply through the following link. Deadline: Rolling

Heu Learning - Volunteer Opportunities
Heu is a nonprofit organization devoted to dramatically increasing the supply of effective in-person English instruction for adults. We help community organizations like libraries, after-school programs, and church basements adopt standard operating models of English as a second language (ESL) instruction to launch effective and sustainable programs. These standard operating procedures center around software platforms that centralize and streamline all of the tasks necessary to lead one of these programs, and deliver a blended learning curriculum used inside the classroom.

Volunteer Opportunities:
Heu Learning is seeking volunteers (15+ hours/week) to perform one of three tasks:

1. Assist distribution efforts (communicating with and supporting the launch of 7 new ESL programs this spring)
2. Software Development (assisting in the development of the administrator, instructor, or learner platforms; proficiency in React required)
3. Launching a program (helping to launch at one of the 7 new sites: Princeton, Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Tulane, UMiami, Duke)

City of Chicago Department of Law - Internship Opportunity
Law students, law graduates, and lawyers have many opportunities for meaningful involvement in the important work of the Department of Law as legal externs, law clerks, summer program participants, post-graduate fellows, and lawyers.  Participants gain invaluable hands-on legal experience by working on complex and diverse projects with Law Department attorneys.  They participate in negotiations and Client advising meetings, conduct research and analysis to draft dispositive motions on constitutional or procedural issues of law, and - utilizing an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 license - appear on behalf of the City in Court or before Administrative Tribunals. More information and how to apply, linked here. Deadline: Rolling

Research Assistant Position  - Prof. Titiunik's Project "Measuring Charisma of Politicians"
Professor Rocio Titiunik is seeking applications for paid research assistant (RA) positions for a project on politician charisma. The project's goal is to produce a quantitative measure of politicians’ charisma using text from newspapers and other sources. The RA’s primary task will be (i) careful reading and labeling of texts according to whether the texts are charismatic or non-charismatic based on our definition of charisma, and (ii) subsequent recording of that information on spreadsheets. The RA’s will be working under the supervision of Professor Titiunik and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dr. Francesca Tang. RA’s must be detail-oriented, careful, and thorough. Politics or SPIA majors are preferred but others are welcome as well. Applicants should be available to work at least 5 hours/week, starting soon. Hourly rate: $18/hour for undergraduate students. Interested candidates should send an email with their transcript and CV to Dr. Francesca Tang (frtang@princeton.edu). For any questions, please also contact Francesca. Deadline: Open Until Filled

Princeton Afghanistan Policy Lab (APL) Volunteer Opportunity
The APL is now accepting student volunteers for the 2024-25 academic year. We are looking for students with an interest in Humanitarian aid, Girls Education and Women's Rights, Civic Space/Freedom of Speech, and National Healing/Reconciliation. Deadline: Rolling

Internships and Post BA Opportunities
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory recruits for a variety of roles as interns and post-bachelors research assistants. Positions range from energy and climate to national security to data analytics to computing and information systems. Positions in both Washington State and the Washington DC area. Deadlines: Vary

Summer 2025 Paid Research Internships with the St. Louis Federal Reserve
The St. Louis Fed Research Division provides high-quality, timely advice to the Bank’s president about monetary policy and banking issues. Working with the Division’s economists, research associates (RAs) help to produce and communicate important economic research in areas such as macroeconomics, international economics, and regional economics. RAs should be adept at collecting and organizing data from a variety of sources. They also know how to use key software packages to perform statistical, econometric, and computational research. Deadlines: Vary

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.

World Food Programme Internships with Stipend
The World Food Programme offers internships to currently enrolled university students or those who graduated in the last six months. Candidates must have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies and have a working knowledge of English (other UN languages a plus). Open to citizens of WFP member countries. Internships normally last between two and eight months. WFP contributes a stipend that is connected to the specific duty station (maximum amount is US$1,000 per month). Interns must pay for and organize travel and accommodation arrangements; however, WFP will reimburse travel tickets for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country. Locations vary. Deadline: Vary per opportunity

CNA Coffee Chat
February 20, 2025 @ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: Center for Career Development
Audience: Seniors
CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation. It operates the Center for Naval Analyses—the only Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) serving the Department of the Navy— as well as the Institute for Public Research  (IPR). CNA is dedicated to developing actionable solutions to complex problems of national importance.
Deadline: 2/20/25

Bridging Divides Initiative Research Info Session
February 20 @ 12:30pm
Robertson Hall, 015
RSVP by 2/17 
BDI is a non-partisan research initiative that tracks and mitigates political violence in the United States.  The Research Assistant (RA) program is central to BDI’s efforts to support and grow the field of conflict mitigation and peacebuilding practitioners in the United States. The RA internship is a paid, remote, 12-month program inclusive of intentional training and mentorship. RAs must be enrolled in their 3rd or 4th year in an undergraduate program or in graduate school to be eligible for an internship. 

Stokes Library - Viz Hub Spring 2025 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.

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 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.

NJHMFA Honors Fellow
The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) advances the quality of life for residents of, and communities throughout, New Jersey by investing in financing, and facilitating access to affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income families, older adults, and individuals with specialized housing needs. Deadline: March 17, 2025

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Postgraduate Fellowship
Are you interested in working to impact policy on Capitol Hill after completing your graduate studies? The CHCI Postgraduate Fellowship Program offers Latino leaders the opportunity to draw connections between their graduate field of study and public policy. This paid nine-month fellowship will allow you to spend four days a week working on Capitol Hill, obtain unparalleled work experience, and gain exposure to the legislative process. Learn more about our application process on our website, or attend one of our upcoming info sessions to discover how to make your application stand out. Apply here! Register for the information session here.

Nuclear Security Junior Fellow - MIT
The Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) at MIT is seeking Nuclear Security Junior Fellows to serve as research assistants for faculty, researchers, and fellows on topics related to nuclear security. Fellows will report to the director of the Center for Nuclear Security Policy. Recent college graduates who are interested in nuclear security are encouraged to apply to this 1-yr program, which would begin fall 2025, includes MIT benefits and can be renewed for a second year. This is an ideal position for someone interested in gaining research experience in political science with an interest in nuclear security before pursuing graduate education. A full job description is available here. Deadline: Open until filled

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.

UNA-USA Fellowship at the United Nations Foundation
The UNA-USA Fellowship is a stipend-based award that provides up to $13,000 for up to four months for American undergraduates who have received their bachelor’s degree within one year of graduation, and first year master’s students from underrepresented groups who have secured unpaid internships with the United Nations. Apply here. Deadline: Application opens on October 15, 2024, and closes on February 28, 2025. 

CFPB - Director's Financial Analyst Program
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a 21st century government agency that implements and enforces Federal consumer financial law and ensures that markets for consumer financial products are fair, transparent, and competitive is recruiting this fall for the Director’s Financial Analyst (DFA) position to start in June 2025, and we want to encourage graduating seniors/recent graduates to apply. A highly selective, two-year rotational fellowship designed to engage young professionals in meaningful public service work. Each year, the CFPB hires a new cohort of Director’s Financial Analysts to gain a unique experience working alongside senior policymakers and researchers to help make financial markets work better for all. Visit the CFPB DFA Program webpage to learn more about program eligibility requirements and how to apply during the live application window. If you have questions or want to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to CFPB_DFA_Program@cfpb.gov. You can also reach out to me at milo.chang@cfpb.gov to hear more about my experiences as a DFA. Deadline: TBC

Ryan Martel Fellowship on Climate and Energy
The Ryan Martel Fellowship is a year-long fellowship designed for a highly motivated self-starter who has some prior policy campaign experience, but who is in the early stages of their career. This fellowship will be based in DC engaging and educating policymakers on climate and energy legislation culminating in the annual Lawmaker Education & Advocacy Day event mobilizing hundreds of businesses to deliver the business case for ambitious federal clean energy policy. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree and three years of full-time related work experience required; experience with policy in government, nonprofit, business, or trade association sectors preferred. Deadline: Rolling

AEI Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellowship and Scholars Program
The American Enterprise Institute Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellows and Visiting Scholars Program is designed to mentor talented foreign and defense policy scholars by offering postdoctoral students and junior faculty the opportunity to work alongside senior AEI resident scholars and develop and disseminate their own research over a two-year term. Deadline: Rolling

State Department Consular Fellows Program
The Consular Fellows Program enables US citizens to use their language proficiency in Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, or Portuguese at US embassies and consulates abroad. It is a limited time, non-career appointment of up to five years which directly supports the US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs’ mission to provide overseas consular services that protect US citizens, ensure US national security, facilitate the entry of legitimate travelers, and foster economic growth at home. US Citizens. Deadline: Rolling

This will be updated as scholarship opportunities are presented.