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DC Internships We Support YOU Every Step of the Way

DC Internships: A group of 5 interns dressed professional at Capitol Hill

In the Washington Semester Program you see firsthand how policies are made or how organizations are run. You build a professional network while developing the skills employers seek. These skills and professional work habits build the confidence and motivation to launch your career after graduation.

Support Every Step of the Way

We work with you to develop a professional resume and cover letter to optimize your work, volunteer history, and academic achievements.

From an elevator pitch to practice questions to mock interviews and dress code, we provide group training and individual coaching.

Our Experiential Education Director helps students engage with hundreds of DC employers. Every semester WSP hosts an on-site internship fair and students have access to a database of over 3,000 active opportunities.

Through your internship course, career readiness training workshops, and advising, we prepare you for what to expect in the workplace and provide solutions to challenges you may face.

We have hundreds of internship openings and thousands of internship leads. Here's a sampling:
 

The Arts

  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Kennedy Center
  • Dupont Underground
  • Washington Ballet
     

Business

  • World Bank
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  • US Trade Development Agency
  • Better Business Bureau
     

Digital Media

  • Shining Red Films
  • Cotton Canary
  • Story Partners
  • FIN Digital
     

Education

  • US Department of Education
  • Special Olympics
  • DC Public Schools
  • AMIDEAST
     

Environment

  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Smithsonian’s National Zoo
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • Nature Conservancy
     

Foreign Policy

  • World Embassies
  • US State Department
  • Brookings Institution
  • United Nations Foundation
     

Government/Politics

  • US Congress
  • DNC/RNC
  • No Labels
  • Emily’s List
     

Healthcare

  • American Red Cross
  • United Nations Foundation
  • Malaria No More
  • National Center for Health Research
     

IT

  • Computer and Communications Industry Association
  • Digital Promise
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • Coding it Forward
     

Journalism

  • Voice of America
  • NBC
  • BBC
  • C-SPAN

Law

  • US Department of Justice
  • National Women’s Law Center
  • American Bar Association
  • International Law Institute

Social Justice

  • Black Lives Matter
  • Amnesty International
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Mil Mujeres

 


What Do Interns Do?
 

Intern

Capitol Hill

• Research bills on behalf of staff
• Respond to constituent letters and calls
• Attend congressional hearings

Intern

Voice of America

• Research and publish stories
• Fact-check stories from editorial staff
• Edit video and audio clips

DC Intern

Center for American Progress

• Research race policy and current events
• Meet with race policy influencers
• Manage social media accounts

DC Intern

1776 (Startup)

• Manage social media accounts
• Conduct market/audience research
• Engage in digital branding