Internship for international affairs / Policy type major

[Anonymous]

DC ( rising junior) has shown interest in pursuing a degree in the general area of international affairs/policy and politics in general ( from a public service angle)

Any suggestions for internship or volunteer type opportunities - we live in NoVa. DC has reached out to his local congressman. But wondering if others have any other suggestions.


tia!

[Anonymous]

Now is a great time to work on any campaign. Post-election, go on USAjobs and look for internships in the federal government. Go to your state government site (or other states of interest) and do the same. Work with faculty on research projects at the university (at W&M, my kid was paid to travel internationally and collect data during the summer based on work done with faculty during the academic year). Look for fellowships connected to think tanks (though this is often competitive and gotten through connections and can feel like a black hole for applications, sometimes faculty and schools have specialized opportunities/fellowship applications). Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now is a great time to work on any campaign. Post-election, go on USAjobs and look for internships in the federal government. Go to your state government site (or other states of interest) and do the same. Work with faculty on research projects at the university (at W&M, my kid was paid to travel internationally and collect data during the summer based on work done with faculty during the academic year). Look for fellowships connected to think tanks (though this is often competitive and gotten through connections and can feel like a black hole for applications, sometimes faculty and schools have specialized opportunities/fellowship applications). Good luck!

Adding: I was interpreting rising junior as a college student, not a high school student. If the latter, hold on to this advice for the future .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now is a great time to work on any campaign. Post-election, go on USAjobs and look for internships in the federal government. Go to your state government site (or other states of interest) and do the same. Work with faculty on research projects at the university (at W&M, my kid was paid to travel internationally and collect data during the summer based on work done with faculty during the academic year). Look for fellowships connected to think tanks (though this is often competitive and gotten through connections and can feel like a black hole for applications, sometimes faculty and schools have specialized opportunities/fellowship applications). Good luck!

Adding: I was interpreting rising junior as a college student, not a high school student. If the latter, hold on to this advice for the future .

+1 I was getting ready to respond and then saw that this might be a 16 year old. My rising sophomore in college is in a similar field and just now being considered for internships in this sphere.

I will say one thing that has come up in his interviews are questions about office experience - of which he has none. He’s worked for years, but it’s been outdoor/physical jobs, not in an office. Maybe look for office experience for your DS.

[Anonymous]

op here: my bad. rising jr in HIGH SCHOOL

[Anonymous]

OP here: DC has applied to volunteer for local congressman’s campaign. Hopefully something comes out of it.

For other congressional office opportunities - they were looking for college students and not high schoolers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: DC has applied to volunteer for local congressman’s campaign. Hopefully something comes out of it.

For other congressional office opportunities - they were looking for college students and not high schoolers

Apply to the US Senate page program. Or the Richmond Virginia House one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: DC has applied to volunteer for local congressman’s campaign. Hopefully something comes out of it.

For other congressional office opportunities - they were looking for college students and not high schoolers

Apply to the US Senate page program. Or the Richmond Virginia House one.

Isn’t the Virginia state/Richmond page program for 8th graders?

[Anonymous]

Volunteer with a campaign or my son was an election page. Not much they can do at that age. My DS is a rising senior in college and has had a congressional internship and two internships with associations in policy.

[Anonymous]

Side step question - do campaigns accept college students who can only work for a short period in the summer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Side step question - do campaigns accept college students who can only work for a short period in the summer?

My DC is finding that at this point it’s too late. They’re looking to fill fall positions

[Anonymous]

Study abroad for weeks in the summer?

https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/high-school-study-abroad/summer/programs?discipline[5541]=5541&discipline[5476]=5476&discipline[5486]=5486&discipline[5491]=5491&type[3391]=3391&page=1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: DC has applied to volunteer for local congressman’s campaign. Hopefully something comes out of it.

For other congressional office opportunities - they were looking for college students and not high schoolers

Shoot lower.

Reach out to board of supervisors offices and school board members.