FINDING AN INTERNSHIP
There is a great number of internships available in Washington, D.C. in a wide array of fields. Many government agencies utilize the Pathways Internships and USAJOBS for applications. We recommend that students create a USAJOBS account in order to search for and apply to internships. For more information, visit the USAJOBS site.
For internship ideas, look through our curated list below.
Keep in mind that your preferred field of interest may have internships in places you would not think to look— like a Media Relations Internship at the Smithsonian National Zoo.
NEBRASKA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:
Working for the United States Congress is a rewarding experience. The internship programs in the Nebraska Delegation’s D.C. offices provide the opportunity to learn first-hand about the operations of Congress, the legislative process, and its role in our nation's government. The Delegation’s D.C. offices are looking for hard-working college interns—Nebraska ties are preferred, but not required. Offices look for interns with excellent writing, research, and interpersonal skills.
For specific application requirements for each office, click below.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES:
Agriculture
- House Committee on Agriculture
- National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- National Farmers Union
- Nebraska Corn Board
- US Department of Agriculture
Advocacy
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Central American Resource Center of Washington, D.C. (CARECEN)
- The Equal Rights Center
- World Wildlife Fund
Architecture, Science, and Engineering
- Architect of the Capitol’s Office
- Bates White Economic Consulting
- National Institutes of Health
- NASA
- National Science Foundation
- Powell Tate
- Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
History, Museums, and the Arts
- Ford’s Theatre
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Library of Congress
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Archives
- National Constitution Center
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National History Center
- National Museum of American History
- Naval History and Heritage Command
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Smithsonian Internships and Fellowships
- Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Government Offices, Agencies, Embassies, and Departments
- Bureau of Land Management
- Central American Resource Center of Washington, D.C. (CARECEN)
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- INTERPOL
- Library of Congress
- National Park Service
- National Security Agency
- Office of Police Complaints
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Secret Service
- The Federal Reserve System
- U.S. Attorney’s Office
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Justice - The Office of Public Affairs
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Supreme Court – Office of the Curator
- White House
House or Senate Internships
International
- AMAR
- American Red Cross
- Amideast
- Amnesty International
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Human Rights Watch
- International Center for Religion and Diplomacy
- International Center for Research on Women
- Middle East Policy Council
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- National Democratic Institute
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- World Federalist Movement
Journalism, Communications, Media
- American Journalism Center
- APCO Worldwide
- CNN
- Common Cause
- Diplomatic Courier
- Hill+Knowlton
- Ketchum PR
- NASA
- National Public Radio
- Politico
- Powell-Tate
- Student Press Law Center
- The Economist Group
- Thomson Reuters
- Washingtonian
- Washington Post
Legal
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Campaign Legal Center
- U.S. Attorney's Office
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Supreme Court
Partisan Organizations
- Center for American Progress
- College National Republican Committee
- Democratic National Committee
- Republican Governor’s Association
- Republican National Committee
Policy, Research and Lobbying
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Enterprise Institute
- American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
- Bates White Economic Consulting
- Brookings Institute
- CATO Institute
- Center for a New American Security
- Center for American Progress
- College National Republican Committee
- Common Cause
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Democratic National Committee
- Dershowitz Group
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Heritage Foundation
- National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI)
- Republican National Committee
- Sierra Club (D.C.)
- Truman National Security Project
- Voto Latino