Students interested in political science or legal internships have a tremendous variety of opportunities. With Westminster's proximity to Jefferson City, students have access to a number of poltical resources. Additionally, for students looking for an experience outside of Missouri, there are a number of political opportunities throughout the country, notably a practically limitless amount in our nation's capital. See below for a small sample of different opportunities within the state and elsewhere. If you aren't from Missouri, most areas of the countries will have similar opportunities. Talk to the Internship Coordinator or search your local resources.
The following sites list positions posted on the Internet. The inclusion of this information should not be construed as an endorsement of any organization. Applicants are strongly encouraged to research all employers. Suggestions for additional sites are welcomed.
Missouri
Missouri Internships with State Officials/Offices:
- Joey interned over the Summer at State Sen. Bill Stouffer's Capital office
Governor Matt Blunt's Office: http://www.gov.mo.gov/internapplication.pdf
Lt. Governor Peter Kinder:
http://www.ltgov.mo.gov/Intern-Instructions.pdf
Missouri Secretary of State's Office:
http://www.sos.mo.gov/jobs.asp
Missouri Public Defenders Office: http://www.publicdefender.mo.gov/employment/internships.htm
Missouri's National Office Holders - internships available in their respective districts/state offices or in DC:
Senator Kit Bond's (R) Office:
Internships in Washington (Paid!) and unpaid internships in district offices including Jefferson City, Columbia, St. Louis, KC and Springfield.
http://bond.senate.gov/services/internships.cfm
Senator Claire McCaskill's (D) Office:
http://mccaskill.senate.gov/internships.cfm
Congressman William Lacy Clay (D - District 1):
http://lacyclay.house.gov/contact.htm (No internship info, but contact their office)
Congressman Todd Akin (R - District 2):
http://www.house.gov/akin/services/internship.html
Congressman Russ Carnahan (D - District 3):
http://carnahan.house.gov/home.aspx (No internship info, but contact their office)
Congressman Ike Skelton (D - District 4):
http://www.house.gov/skelton/contact.html (No internship info, but contact their office)
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D - District 5):
http://www.house.gov/cleaver/internships2.html
Congressman Sam Graves (R - District 6):
http://www.house.gov/graves/internships.shtml
Congressman Roy Blunt (R - District 7):
http://www.blunt.house.gov/ConstituentServices.aspx?Section=29
Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (R - District 8):
http://www.house.gov/emerson/services/intern.shtml
Congressman Kenny Hulshof (R - District 9):
http://hulshof.house.gov/ConstituentServices.aspx?Section=12
Other Missouri Political Options
Fired Up! Missouri:
http://www.firedupamerica.com/node/302
Kansas City - City Government Internships (many opportunities in Business/HR/IT/Politics):
http://www.kcmo.org/manager.nsf/web/internhome
Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, paid):
http://www.kauffman.org/job_view.cfm?jobID=135
Missouri Democratic Party:
http://www.missouridems.org/
Missouri Republican Party:
http://www.mogop.org/wp/
Missouri Pro-Vote (St. Louis):
http://www.missouriprovote.org/Home.asp
The Show-Me Institute:
http://www.showmeinstitute.org/
St. Louis County Administration
http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/personnel/internships.html
Democracy Matters (National non-partisian organization which provides paid internships for campus organizing):
http://democracymatters.org/content.php?type=internprogram
Kansas Elected Officials
Congressman Jerry Moran(R - District 1):
http://www.jerrymoran.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=83
Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (D - District 2 Topeka):
http://boyda.house.gov/?sectionid=31§iontree=5,31
Congressman Dennis More (D - District 3 - Kansas City, Overland Park):
http://www.moore.house.gov/faq.html#12
Congressman Tom Tiahart(R - District 4 Witchita):
http://www.house.gov/tiahrt/internships.htm Senator Sam Brownback: http://brownback.senate.gov/english/forkansans/internships.htm
Senator Pat Roberts:
roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=StudentCenter.Internships
Illinois Elected Officals and Gov. Internships
Portal for internships with the Illinois Governor, Lt. Governor, Environmental Corps and more:
http://www.illinois.gov/working/working_internship.cfm
Senator Dick Durbin:
http://durbin.senate.gov/intern.cfm
Representatives:
10th District: Mark Kirk
Iowa Elected Officials:
Senator Tom Harkin(D):
http://harkin.senate.gov/service/intern.cfm
Senator Charles Grassley (R):
http://grassley.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Services.Interns
Congressman Bruce Braley (D - District 1)
http://braley.house.gov/ConstituentServices/internships.htm
Congressman David Loebsack (D - District 2):
http://loebsack.house.gov/ConstituentServices/internships.htm
Congressman L. Boswell (D - District 3):
http://boswell.house.gov/article.asp?id=275
Congressman Tom Latham (R - District 4):
http://www.tomlatham.house.gov/
Congressman Steven King (R - District 5):
http://www.house.gov/steveking/constit_internship.shtm
Washington DC
There are literally hundreds of summer and academic year internships available in DC. It's impossible to list them all, but below you'll find a sampling of the different positions. We have many alumni connections in DC as well. Stop by the Internship Office to find out more.
- See this on your way to work
I've attempted to point out ones which are paid - but this information can change rapidly - explore the positions you are interested in to find out the latest.
Getting Started:
Hillzoo (a listing of jobs and internships on Capitol Hill - DC)
www.hillzoo.com
Find out more on Internships with the Federal Government on their central website or on this website put up by Congressman Watt's Office.
A List of International Think Tanks in DC and Elsewhere across the world:
http://www.worldpress.org/library/ngo.cfm
The Electronic Policy Network:
http://www.movingideas.org/content/en/jobs.htm
Idealist.org (Non-Profit Internship listings - many DC positions):
www.idealist.org
DC Craigslist (online classified - find internships and potential roommates/living): http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/
2006 Washington Post's Internship Guide to DC:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/cityguide/features/2006/internsguide/index.html
Other Sites:
American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org/hr/interns/home.html
Americans for Prosperity - (stipend provided) Opportunities available in DC and in State Chapters:
http://www.americansforprosperity.org/index.php?static=451
American Foreign Service Association:
http://www.afsa.org/images/public/toppub.gif
American Red Cross Presidential Internship (Paid):
http://www.redcross.org/services/diversity/0,1082,0_517_,00.html
American Farmland Trust (Paid) (Marketing and Development Positions):
http://www.farmland.org/about/careers/default.asp
American Rivers:
www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AR7_Jobs
The Atlantic Council (think tank focusing on international issues):
www.acus.org/programs-education-projects-Baker.asp
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Paid):
http://www.cbpp.org/internship.html
Center for Economic Development (small stipend):
http://www.ced.org/join/internships.shtml
Center for Strategic and International Studies:
http://www.csis.org/about/jobs_interns/
Congressional Volunteer Research Program
http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/
Council for National Interest Foundation (Middle Eastern Affairs):
http://cnifoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=70
Earthworks (paid internships)
http://www.earthworksaction.org/jobs.cfm
European Union Delegation to the United States
http://www.eurunion.org/delegati/ppd/interns.htm
Federal Communications Communications
http://www.fcc.gov/internships/
Feminist Majority Foundation:
http://www.feminist.org/intern/
Grameen Foundation (Microfinance Int. Development): http://www.grameenfoundation.org/
Henry L. Stimson Center:
http://www.stimson.org/about/?SN=AB2001110511
Heritage Foundation (Paid):
http://www.heritage.org/About/Internships/
International Justice Mission:
http://www.ijm.org/careers/jobopenings
Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showFellowships
List of Political Advocacy Groups:
http://www.farmland.org/about/careers/default.asp
Office of National Drug Control Policy (an office with the White House - if you want to apply to this - contact Dan )a;
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/about/intern.html
Oxfam America:
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whoweare/interns_volunteers
Pan American Development Foundation:
http://www.padf.org
National Association of Mental IIlness: http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Employment
National Center for Public Policy Research:
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NCPPRHist.html
National Organization for Women:
http://now.org/organization/intern.html#facts
Democrat Governor's Association:
http://dga.bluestatedigital.com/content/95
Republican Governor's Association:
http://www.rga.org/default.asp?pt=doc&doc=intern
Sierra Club International
http://www.sierraclub.org/jobs/internships_dc/
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=internships.list
US Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.uschamber.com/careers/internships/default
Trade Associations: (Trade Associations such as the ones below one offer a great look into the bridge between the public and private sectors - often times these positions are paid as well, unlike many DC internships)
Grocery Manufacturer's (Paid):
http://www.gmabrands.com/about/intern.cfm
Consumer Electronics Association (Paid): http://www.ce.org/AboutCEA/CEAInitiatives/237.asp
Elsewhere
The Carter Center(Atlanta, GA)
www.cartercenter.org
Equality Now (London, NYC, Nairobi):
http://www.equalitynow.org/
Global Security Institute (NYC, Philadelphia, DC or New Zealand)
http://www.middlepowers.org/gsi/employment.html
Institute for Experiential Learning
http://www.ielnet.org/
www.Idealist.org(Non-profit job/internship listings):
www.idealist.org
National Bureau of Asian Research (Seattle, WA):
http://www.nbr.org/about_NBR/join_nbr/index.html#nbrintern
Project Vote Smart (Montana - housing provided):
http://www.vote-smart.org/program_internships.php
Unite Here! (Labor Rights Issues Nationwide):
http://jobs.unitehere.org/
Young America Foundation (Washington DC and Santa Barbara, CA):
http://students.yaf.org/activists/resources/internships.cfm
For more information:
Contact the Internship Coordinator by e-mail , call 573-592-5381, or make an appointment to visit the Internship Office at Newnham Hall, lower level.
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