WINS provides participants with the experiential learning opportunity of a professional DC internship. Students learn by doing in a fast-paced real-world setting at a wide range of federal agencies and private sector and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian organizations.

Participants intern at an agency for 35-40 hours each week. In addition, as part of the Internship Seminar, each student will prepare a portfolio of their work experience and research.

Recent WINS participants have interned with:

• Department of Agriculture
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Department of Labor
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Social Security Administration
• Department of Justice
• Department of Defense
• Federal Communications Commission
• Department of the Treasury
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Science Foundation
• Law offices of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP