Political Internships

The IOP Internships Program offers comprehensive and exciting political and public service internship opportunities during the summer for Harvard undergraduates, as well as some Harvard Kennedy School graduate students.  The IOP provides resources to enable students to incorporate their passion for politics into their summer and post-graduation experiences.   The following programs are organized and sponsored by our office:

Research Assistant Program

Research Assistant Program

Spring Research Assistant Program

The Research Assistant program provides 11 paid Research Assistantships for Harvard undergraduates to work with Kennedy School professors during the spring semester.

Directors Internship Program

British Parliament

Two Director’s Interns work at British Parliament every summer

The IOP arranges 50 paid summer internships each year for Harvard undergraduates in premier political offices around the globe.

Summer Stipend Program

White House

Summer Stipend Program

The IOP grants stipends to over 100 undergraduates every summer to help them accept unpaid political internships in the U.S. and abroad.


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