Director’s Internship Program

The Institute of Politics Director's Internship program arranges paid summer internship opportunities for returning Harvard undergraduates interested in exploring a summer in politics and public service. This summer, the IOP will offer over 80 Director’s Internships throughout the United States and abroad. IOP Director's Interns are responsible for completing 8-10 weeks of substantive internship work and in exchange will receive a financial stipend of $4000.

The following internship placements are available for summer, 2012. The application process for these Internships is entirely run by the IOP. Please do not contact the organization directly.

* New/pending 2012 Director’s Internships are in bold*

Boston, MA / Cambridge, MA

ActBlue, Cambridge, MA
Be the Change, Cambridge, MA
Democrats for Ed Reform, Boston, MA
Doris Kearns Goodwin Research Position, Boston, MA
EchoDitto, Cambridge, MA
Governor Deval Patrick, Boston, MA
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Boston, MA
Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston, MA
PBHA Summer Urban Program, Boston, MA
Senator Scott Brown, Boston, MA
SocialSphere, Cambridge, MA
Superintendent of Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA
The Tobin Project, Boston, MA

Chicago, IL

MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL

California

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA

New York, NY / New Haven, CT

Amnesty International, New York, NY
Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York, NY
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, NY
MTV Public Affairs, New York, NY
National Center for Learning Disabilities, New York, NY
New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York, NY
Personal Democracy Forum, New York, NY
The Roosevelt Film Project, Inc., New York, NY
SeeClickFix, New Haven, CT
William Clinton Foundation, New York, NY

Philadelphia, PA

Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA

Washington, D.C.

Albright Stonebridge Group, Washington, D.C.
Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.
Climate Reality Project (Formerly Alliance for Climate Protection), Washington, D.C.
CNN, Washington, D.C.
Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA), Washington, D.C.
Congressman Rick Berg (R-ND), Washington, D.C.
Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), Washington, D.C.
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Washington, D.C
Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Washington, D.C.
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), Washington, D.C.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Democratic Governors Association, Washington D.C.
EMILY's List, Washington, D.C.
Facebook, Washington, D.C.
Google, Washington, D.C.
Greenpeace, Washington, D.C.
Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Meet the Press, Washington, DC
NASA, Washington, D.C.
National Council of La Raza, Washington, D.C
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Washington, D.C.
National League of Cities, Washington, D.C.
Peace Corps, Washington, D.C.
Politico, Washington, D.C.
Purple Strategies, Washington, D.C
Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.
Roll Call, Washington, D.C.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Washington, D.C.
Senator Mary Landrieu's Office (D-LA), Washington, D.C.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Washington, D.C.
Sunlight Foundation, Washington, D.C.
The American Action Forum, Washington, D.C.
The Hotline, Washington, D.C.
The New Republic, Washington, DC
The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
The Solidarity Center, Washington, D.C.
The Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C.
The Winston Group, Washington, D.C.
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C
United States Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C.
United States Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C.
US Department of Education- Secretary Arne Duncan, Washington, D.C.
Victory Fund, Washington, D.C.
The White House, Office of Administration, Washington, D.C.
The White House, Small Business Association, Washington, D.C.
The White House, Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Wilson Grand Communications, Washington, D.C.

International

*All applicants applying for international Director’s Internships must apply via CARAT and through the allocated center website- IOP, Center for European Studies, HIGH, etc. The CARAT application offers the opportunity to receive additional funding for living expenses, visas, transportation costs, etc. Please use the budget worksheet to note expenses outside of the $4000.

The deadline for the CARAT application is Friday, February 10, 2012 by 3pm at the Harvard Office of Career Services. Applications received after the 3pm deadline or missing any component of the application will not be considered. The application can be found here. The IOP programs fall under the "Harvard-Run Summer Program" category.

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City of London Corporation, London, England

Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies

Special Olympics, London, England

Co-sponsored with the Center for European studies

Colombian Center for Social Initiative, Bogota, Columbia

Co-sponsored with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American

Parliamentary Research Services New Delhi, India

Cosponsored with the South Asia initiative

Don McKenzie Hospital Internship Program In Community-Based HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Research KwaZulu Natal, South Africa - Co-sponsored with Harvard Global Health Institute (2 internships)
FOKAL Foundation, Port-au Prince, Haiti
Hellenic American University, Athens, Greece
Organization for Economic co-Operation and Development (OECD) Paris, France

Co-sponsored with the Center for European Studies

Parliamentary Internship Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge, Julian Huppert, London, England