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Internships and experiential learning are an integral part of the educational experience across all of the programs offered by the
Department of Political Science. The Department has placed interns in local governments and non-profits, law offices, the U.S. Congress in D.C., and even with international organizations. Our location in Downtown Denver provides a unique opportunity to work right where all the action is, or choose an
internship outside of the metro area, or the state, to pursue unique opportunities.
Through the 91做厙 Earn and Learn Program, the Department offers dedicated funds to provide wages for unpaid internships for those who qualify.
Recent Internships include the U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado State Legislature, various political campaigns, law firms, City Council, and many non-profits and public policy agencies.
The 91做厙 Institute for Public Service, Presidential Federal Internship Program provides students a once-in-a-lifetime experience working in Washington, D.C. This competitive internship places students in an internship in D.C., provides a stipend, and covers travel and lodging expenses. This is a great opportunity outside of our regular internship program.
This video features students who participated in the 91做厙 Institute for Public Service Presidential Internship Program (1:59, Closed Captions)
Congressional internships provide experiences both in Colorado or Washington D.C. Here is some information and links to internship opportunities with our Congressional Delegation.
Spring internships (January early May): applications typically close early October mid-November
Summer internships (late May August): applications typically close late February mid-March
Fall internships (late August mid-December): applications typically close mid-July
The Carter Center Internship Program
What: Paid internships. Spring and fall sessions run 15 weeks; the summer session runs 10 weeks.
Where: Atlanta, Georgia, in person at the Carter Center campus. Housing is not provided.
Why: Substantive professional experience (less than 30 percent administrative work), plus a Center-wide speaker series, scheduled career development with senior staff, and networking and social events.
You’ll:
Stipend: $5,100 for spring or fall, $3,400 for summer.
Requirements:
Application: . Required materials include two 350-word essays, a r矇sum矇 (PDF), an academic writing sample up to five pages (PDF), and two recommendations (due one week after the application deadline). Deadlines vary by session (spring, summer, and fall); check the Carter Center site for the current cycle’s dates.
Questions? Email the Carter Center Educational Programs team ([email protected]) or call 404-420-5100.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
What: Paid congressional internship (10 weeks in summer, 12 weeks in fall).
Where: Washington, D.C., with placement in a U.S. House or Senate office (housing, utilities, and round-trip travel covered).
Why: Build legislative know-how, leadership skills, and a national Latino professional network through CHCI’s weekly seminars and community-service projects.
You’ll:
Stipend: Paid, with the amount set each cycle, plus a monthly Metro card, health insurance, furnished housing, and paid travel.
Requirements:
Application: . Application windows vary by term; check the portal for current dates.
Questions? Email the CHCI programs team ([email protected]) or call 202-543-1771.
Global Leaders Program
What: Paid, semester-long internship (about 15 weeks) with dual placement in a Congressional office and a corporate legislative-affairs team. Housing, round-trip travel, a Metro card, and a monthly living stipend are all covered.
Where: Washington, D.C. (housing on Capitol Hill provided).
Why: Gain hands-on legislative experience, learn how business interacts with public policy, and build a nationwide Latino professional network through weekly leadership seminars, LinkedIn Learning courses, and CHLI alumni mentorship.
You’ll:
Stipend and benefits: Monthly living stipend (amount set each cycle), fully furnished housing, round-trip airfare, public-transportation allowance, and health and professional-development programming.
Requirements:
Application: . Deadlines shift slightly each year; check the portal for the current cycle.
Questions? Email Nicole Mar穩n, Director of Programs and Internships ([email protected]).
Partnership for Public Service
What: Paid internship for students of all majors, placing them in federal and state government agencies for a 10 to 12 week term. Managed by the Partnership for Public Service, the program runs recurring summer and fall cohorts, plus a summer-only Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations.
Where: Placements are at federal and state government agencies. In-person opportunities are available in the Washington, D.C. area and in other U.S. states; fully remote options may be limited. Housing is not provided.
Why: Gain paid, hands-on experience in a government agency, build a professional network, and apply your academic training to real public-service work.
You’ll:
Stipend: Paid. The stipend amount varies by agency and opportunity type.
Requirements:
Application: Apply online through the program page. Candidates may apply to one opportunity per cycle. Optional reference letters may be uploaded in the application portal or emailed to [email protected] with the applicant’s name in the subject line.
Questions? Email the Future Leaders in Public Service program team ([email protected])
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
What: A fully funded, academic-year fellowship with two pathways for students whose schools are not CSPC partner institutions: the At-Large Program (open to any major) and the Innovation Fellowship (for students with a STEM background).
Where: Hybrid. Monthly virtual seminars across the academic year, plus an all-expenses-paid, multi-day leadership conference in Washington, D.C., in spring 2027.
Why: Study U.S. policymaking and leadership through expert-led sessions, complete a mentored original research project, and build a national network of peers and policymakers.
You’ll:
Funding and benefits: All seminar and conference travel, lodging, and meals are covered, and there is no tuition or program fee for either pathway. The fellowship does not include a cash stipend.
Requirements:
Apply by: July 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET, for the 2026-2027 cohort.
Application: Each pathway has its own online application, which includes three long-form written responses plus one recommendation submitted through CSPC’s recommender form.
Questions? Contact CSPC at (202) 872-9800 or through the .
USAJOBS is the U.S. federal governments official employment portal, listing civilian jobs, internships, and fellowships across all agencies while providing applicants with tools to create profiles, upload application documents, and apply online.
Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List is Colorado’s leading curated job board, posting daily openings and internships for employers statewide, with particular strength in communications, nonprofit, government, and public-affairs sectors.
The GovernmentJobs Colorado portal is the State of Colorados official hiring site, listing full-time jobs, internships, and temporary roles across all state agencies and letting applicants search openings, apply online, and track their application status.
Adams County’s “Career Opportunities” hub outlines benefits and hiring policies and links to its live GovernmentJobs feed, where applicants can browse and apply for full-time positions, internships, and seasonal roles while tracking their application status online.
Arapahoe County’s Human Resources careers page explains benefits and hiring policies and links to its live job openings, covering full-time positions, internships, and seasonal roles, hosted on the GovernmentJobs platform.
Douglas County’s Human Resources “Jobs” page details benefits and hiring policies and links to its live GovernmentJobs feed, where applicants can browse and apply online for full-time positions, internships, and seasonal roles across county departments.
Jefferson Countys Careers page outlines benefits and hiring policies and links to its Workday jobs portal, where applicants can search and apply online for county positions, internships, and volunteer roles while tracking their application status.
Weld Countys Join Our Team portal highlights county benefits, lifestyle, and equal-opportunity policies, then links to its Workday jobs feed where applicants can browse and apply online for full-time positions, internships, and seasonal roles across all departments.
The City & County of Denver’s “Work With Us” portal lets students search and apply online for paid and for-credit internships across dozens of municipal departments, including parks, public health, finance, and public safety, while tracking application status in a single system.
Lakewoods Apply for a Job page highlights the citys culture, explains the application steps, and links to an online portal where candidates can browse and submit applications for municipal jobs, internships, and seasonal roles.
Wheat Ridge’s jobs portal lists current municipal openings and benefit details and directs applicants to its GovernmentJobs application site, where you can browse and apply online for city jobs, internships, and seasonal roles (tip: in the portal’s search bar, enter “internship” to find student positions).
Arvadas Jobs page highlights benefits, top-workplace awards, and application tips, then links to the citys Workday portal where candidates can browse and apply online for municipal jobs, internships, and seasonal roles.
Westminsters Jobs portal explains benefits and equal-opportunity policies and links to an online system where applicants can browse and apply for city jobs, internships, and seasonal roles while tracking their application status.
Broomfields Employment Opportunities page highlights the city-countys culture and benefits and links to its GovernmentJobs portal, where applicants can browse and apply online for municipal jobs, internships, and seasonal roles.
Louisvilles Current Employment Opportunities page outlines hiring policies and benefits and links to its GovernmentJobs (NEOGOV) careers portal, where applicants can browse and apply online for city jobs, internships, and seasonal roles while tracking their application status.
Lafayettes Dayforce career portal lets candidates browse, apply for, and track municipal jobs, internships, and seasonal roles directly online.
Erie’s Careers page highlights policy-related internships in municipal departments such as Transportation Planning, Economic Development, Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion, Finance, Human Resources, Risk Management, and Records. It links to its GovernmentJobs portal, where political science majors can browse and apply (tip: filter by “Internship” in the portal’s search).
Brighton’s Job Opportunities portal lists municipal internships in policy-focused divisions such as Community Development, Planning, City Clerk, Finance, and Human Resources on its GovernmentJobs site (tip: type intern into the search bar to pull up all student roles).
Commerce City’s Job Opportunities portal lists municipal internships in policy-focused divisions such as Community Development, Planning, City Clerk and Records, Finance, and the City Manager’s Office on its GovernmentJobs site (tip: in the portal’s search bar, type internship to filter for student roles).
Aurora’s Internships page lists policy-focused municipal internships such as Community Development, Planning, City Clerk, and Sustainability, and directs applicants to the city’s Careers portal (tip: in the portal’s search bar, type internship to filter for student roles). Internships are posted year-round.
Questions? Email [email protected] for more information or assistance.
Englewood’s Human Resources page links to its online job openings portal, where political science majors can browse and apply online for municipal internships and entry-level roles in policy-oriented divisions (tip: search for “internship” to find student roles).
Questions? Email Englewood Human Resources ([email protected]) for more information.
Centennial’s Career Opportunities page links to its GovernmentJobs portal, where political science majors can browse and apply for municipal internships in policy-focused divisions such as Community Development, Planning, the City Clerk’s Office, and more (tip: in the portal’s search bar, type “internship” to filter for student positions). Internships are posted year-round.
Questions? Contact .
The City of Littleton’s Careers page highlights paid internships for both bachelor’s and master’s students across municipal departments such as Public Works and Public Safety, and links to a portal where applicants can browse and apply online for internships, jobs, and seasonal roles (tip: type “internship” in the keyword search to filter for student positions).
Questions? Contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 303-795-3857.
Parker’s Employment page links to its GovernmentJobs portal, where political science majors can browse and apply online for municipal internships and entry-level roles in policy-focused divisions such as Community Development, Planning, and the Town Clerk’s Office (tip: type internship in the portal’s search bar to filter student positions). Internships are posted year-round.
Questions? Call Parker Human Resources at 303-841-0353.
The City of Lone Tree’s Careers page lists all active city job postings, including municipal internships in policy-focused divisions such as Community Development, Planning, the City Clerk’s Office, and the City Manager’s Office (tip: in the page’s search, type internship to filter student roles).
Questions? Email [email protected] for more information.
Thornton’s Job Opportunities page outlines city benefits and links directly to its GovernmentJobs portal, where applicants can browse and apply online for municipal jobs, internships, and seasonal roles (tip: in the portal’s search bar, type internship to see student positions).
When searching public databases, it is recommended to include the word “internship” in your search to maximize results. We encourage students to meet with the Department Chair or a Faculty member for guidance on how to use the portals.
DemocracyJobs.org is a curated job board that updates daily with paid jobs, internships, and fellowships at voting-rights, civic-tech, and other democracy-strengthening nonprofits across the United States, complete with search filters for location, role type, and seniority.
Idealist.org is a nonprofit-run platform that lists thousands of nonprofit, social-impact, and government jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities worldwide, letting users search by cause, location, or remote status and apply directly online.
Indeed is the world’s largest job-search engine, aggregating millions of listings, including internships, from company sites, job boards, and staffing agencies, and letting users filter by location, pay, and experience level before applying online.
Note from the Department Chair: I STRONGLY SUGGEST that you apply directly to the job (search for the company/organization and find their direct application link). Indeed’s application processing seems to be a dead end in my experience.
91做厙s Classroom to Career Hub (C2 Hub) Jobs & Internships portal centralizes campus job postings, employer internships, and the Career Link application system, guiding students through search, application, and for-credit internship approval.
ZipRecruiter is an AI-powered job marketplace that syndicates employer postings to hundreds of boards and emails tailored matches to seekers, letting users filter for internships by location (e.g., Denver) and apply online with a single click.
Note from the Department Chair: I STRONGLY SUGGEST that you apply directly to the job (search for the company/organization and find their direct application link). Zip Recruiters application processing seems to be a dead end in my experience.
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