Internships - Supplemental Sources of Financial Aid

Each listing has its own criteria but deadline dates, selection conditions, application processes, and other details change more quickly than we can update this page. Please contact each individual source for complete, up-to-date details.

AmeriCorps National Service
1201 New York Avenue
Washington DC 20525
800.942.2677

AmeriCorps engages Americans of all backgrounds in results-driven service. AmeriCorps members help communities meet their education, public safety, human and environmental needs.

In exchange for completing ten to twelve months of full-time service with AmeriCorps, members earn and education award of $4,725 to help pay for college or pay back student loans. Full-time members earn a modest living allowance and health care coverage.

Armenian Assembly of America
Summer Internship
122 C Street NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20001
202.393.3434

Seven- to eight-week summer internships place students in various offices in the Washington, D.C., area. Applicants must possess strong writing, research and communication skills. A housing stipend is awarded to a limited number of accepted applicants who qualify based on financial need and/or scholarship. Transportation, travel and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern.
Deadline: Usually end of January, may be extended to February

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.
CBCF Congressional Internship Program - Summer Term
1004 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202.675.6730
educate@CBCFinc.org

CBCF is offering summer internships for students who are interested in political science, public policy and the federal legislative process.  Interns receive a stipend of $2,500 and housing accommodations during the internship.
Deadline: March 1

Michael Curry Internship Program
Program Coordinator
2 1/2 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
217.782.4921

This program offers college juniors, seniors, and graduate students in all disciplines (including law) an opportunity to work in one of the agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor for two months. Positions are available in Springfield and Chicago. Applicants must be Illinois residents who have not previously participated in the program. Interns will receive a stipend of $1,000 per month.
Deadline: February 1

Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation (FCBA)
Robert E. Lee Scholarship and Internship
c/o Heidi Kurtz (heidi@fcba.org)
1020 19th Street, N.W., Suite 325
Washington, DC 20036-6101
Phone: 202.293.4000
Fax: 202.293.4317

The FCBA will award at least four stipends to law students employed as unpaid summer interns in communications positions with government offices. The Foundation will consider applicants based on their demonstrated interest in the communications field, their involvement in community activities, and their dependence on financial assistance in order to accept an unpaid internship.
Deadline: March 28

The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
Academic Programs, FDLI
1000 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.371.1420 or 800.956.6293
Fax: 202.371.0649
cat@fdli.org

The FDLI Summer Internship Program is a comprehensive, five-day course providing practical instruction on the fundamentals of federal food and drug law and regulation, the Food & Drug Administration, and that agency's programs designed to ensure consumer safety. There is no fee for full-time students. Students interested in applying for the internship should do so under the guidance of a sponsoring law firm, law school or other academic institution, or government organization.
Deadline: Contact FDLI

Institute for Educational Equity & Opportunity
IFEEO Summer Associate Award
1200 G Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202.434.8792
info@ifeeo.org

IFEEO has established a Summer Associate Award in the amount of $1,000 per week for 12 weeks. A second-year law student will develop and submit a proposal for a full-time 12 week internship with a public interest organization or an attorney that is involved in litigation to enhance educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, particularly through legal means, such as school finance/equity litigation.
Deadline: February 8

Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholars Program
U.S. Department of Education
Office of the Secretary of Education
Washington, D.C. 20202

Up to ten 12-week paid internships at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. are open to students with an interest in education policy or public policy and administration. Scholars will assist with projects related to critical education programs and initiatives, analysis, policy development, or legal or other work designed to provide developmental experiences and exposure to government and public policy at the highest levels of a Cabinet Department.

The recruitment announcement for the program will be available on the following federal job information Web sites: www.usajobs.opm.gov and www.studentjobs.gov.
Deadline: The announcement will be open from February 25 - March 8.

Luce Scholars Program
University of Michigan International Institute
akehoe@umich.edu

The Luce Scholars Program represents a major effort by the Henry Luce Foundation to provide an awareness of Asia among potential leaders in American society. It is unique among American-Asian exchanges in that it is intended for young leaders who have had no prior experience of Asia and who might not otherwise have an opportunity in the normal course of their careers to come to know Asia or their Asian counterparts.

Internships are arranged for each scholar on the basis of his or her specific interest, background, qualifications, and experience. These work assignments run for approximately ten months from mid-September until July and are intended primarily as learning opportunities for the Scholars. Luce Scholars receive a significant monthly stipend.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens who have earned at least a bachelor's degree before taking part in the program. Candidates must be in good health and no more than 29 years of age on September first of the year they would enter the program. Applications cannot be considered from those who already have had significant exposure to Asian culture or who have a specific career interest in Asian affairs. E-mail Amy Kehoe at akehoe@umich.edu if you would like to be nominated.
Deadline: November 1

National Lawyers Guild Summer Internships
National Lawyers Guild, National Office
143 Madison Ave. 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212.679.5100
Fax: 212.679.2811
nlgno@nlg.org

The Guild funds approximately 15 law students to work in projects with designated public interest and advocacy organizations. These projects offer students the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of legal and geographic settings.
Deadline: February 14

Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education
ORISE Law Internship Program
ORISE, MS 36
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
Phone: 865.576.3427
Fax: 865.241.5220
terryc@orau.gov

The ORISE Law Internship Program provides law students with opportunities to participate in research on legal aspects of energy-related techniques and procedures, national energy-related problems, and efforts related to their solutions. Three-month summer appointments are available at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Hazardous Waste Remedial Actions Program in Oak Ridge, and Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina.

Participants are assigned independent, energy-related legal questions to research and analyze in such areas as waste management, environmental issues, facility security and operational safeguards, human and health effects and risk, and administrative law. Federal or contractor legal staff will serve as mentors and provide advice and guidance.
Deadline: The first Monday in February.

Pfizer/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program
United Negro College Fund
P.O. Box 1435
Alexandria, VA 22313-9998
866.671.7237

Pfizer and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are offering an 8-10 week paid internship. Minority students who are in their first year of law school and have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 may apply. There is a minimum $5,000 internship stipend.
Deadline: January 31

Morris K. Udall Foundation
Native American Congressional Internship Program
130 South Scott Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520.901.8500
Fax: 520.670.5530

The Native American Congressional Internship Program offers distinctive opportunities for law students who are interested in learning more about the federal legislative process while gaining an insider's view of the government's unique trust relationship with tribes. Candidates must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership qualities, and an interest in working with Native American issues and policy.
Deadline: January 31 

Washington College of Law
Washington, D.C. Summer Programs
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 366
Washington, D.C. 20016-8192
Phone: 202.274.4004
Fax: 202.274.4005
deans-office@wcl.american.edu

Washington College of Law summer programs provide students with unique opportunities to earn credit while working and studying in the Nation's Capitol. Students can choose from a supervised Externship Program, the Program on Law and Government, or the intensive three-week program in the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Deadline: Varies

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