The federal government offers many exciting job opportunities, but they can be difficult to find, track and navigate, complicated by short application windows and information scattered across hundreds of different webpages.
The GoGovernment Federal Internship Finder, created by the Partnership for Public Service, will simplify your search for federal opportunities. The tool compiles publicly available information about professional and academic opportunities in government for students and recent graduates into one centralized place.
You can navigate the Federal Internship Finder by using the filters below and click “Learn More” to be directed to the agency’s website for additional information.
This tool is not USAJOBS. USAJOBS posts live positions that are currently open. This tool is a centralized resource for internship opportunity webpages maintained for government opportunities and is intended to help students, recent graduates and advisors plan ahead for opportunities that are of interest to themselves and their students.
Internship
NTSB Internship Program
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Full-time
Unpaid
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field:
Administration and Program Management, Engineering, Business and Finance, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Information Technology and Computer Science, Transportation
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Internship
CSOSA Student Non-Paid Internship Program
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
Part-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Other Post-Secondary students, High School students
Career Field:
Social Sciences, Security and Protection
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Entry-Level Role
Pathways Recent Graduates
General Services Administration (GSA)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Administration and Program Management, Business and Finance
Location:
CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KC, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV
Program Seasons:
Begins in Fall, Begins in Winter, Begins in Spring, Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
More than 1 year
Internship
Pathways Internship Program
General Services Administration (GSA)
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter
Target Audience:
Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Other Post-Secondary students, High School students
Career Field:
Administration and Program Management, Business and Finance
Location:
CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KC, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months, Up to 1 year
Entry-Level Role
Nursing Residency Programs
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Office of Academic Affairs
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Winter
Target Audience:
Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Medical and Public Health
Location:
AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, NW, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV
Program Seasons:
Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
Up to 1 year
Internship
DSE Student Experience
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience:
Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field:
Social Sciences, Administration and Program Management, Security and Protection, Engineering, Business and Finance, Mathematics, Information Technology and Computer Science, Education, Creative Arts
Location:
AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, HI, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NM, OH, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA
Program Seasons:
Summer
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Entry-Level Role
Pathways Recent Graduates
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Security and Protection, Physical Sciences, Legal
Location:
AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, WA
Program Seasons:
Begins in Fall, Begins in Winter, Begins in Spring, Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
Up to 1 year, More than 1 year
Internship
Pathways Internship Program
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Other Post-Secondary students, High School students, Law students
Career Field:
Security and Protection, Legal
Location:
AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, WA
Program Seasons:
Begins in Fall, Begins in Winter, Begins in Spring, Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
Up to 1 year, More than 1 year
Internship
IMLS Internships
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Part-time, Full-time
Paid, Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Law students
Career Field:
Administration and Program Management, Business and Finance, Legal, Creative Arts
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Entry-Level Role
Honors Paralegal Program
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Winter
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Legal
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Begins in Fall
Program Duration:
More than 1 year
Internship
Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Spring
Target Audience:
Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field:
Social Sciences, Administration and Program Management, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology and Computer Science, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Location:
DC, Nationwide
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Internship
FLETC College Intern Program
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Full-time
Unpaid
Apply in Winter, Spring
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students
Career Field:
Security and Protection, Legal
Location:
DC, GA, NM, SC
Program Seasons:
Summer
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Internship
IP Skills Work-Based Learning Program
Department of Commerce (DOC)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
High School students
Career Field:
Mathematics, Information Technology and Computer Science
Location:
DC, IL, MD, MI
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall
Program Duration:
Up to 1 year
Fellowship
The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship for HBCU Graduates
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Museum of African American History
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Social Sciences, Administration and Program Management
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
More than 1 year
Fellowship
Central Fellowship Programs
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Museum of African American History
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience:
Graduate students, Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Creative Arts
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Begins in Fall, Begins in Winter, Begins in Spring, Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
2-5 months, Up to 1 year, More than 1 year
Fellowship
The Robert D. Hevey, Jr. and Constance M. Filling Fellowship in Mineral Sciences
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Musuem of Natural History (NMNH)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience:
Graduate students
Career Field:
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Fellowship
Kristian Fauchald Polychaete Research Fellowship
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Musuem of Natural History (NMNH)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Spring
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Physical Sciences, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months, Up to 1 year
Fellowship
Edward B. and Phyllis E. Reed Research Fellowship
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Musuem of Natural History (NMNH)
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Spring
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Physical Sciences, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months, Up to 1 year
Fellowship
Sara E. and Bruce B. Collette Postdoctoral Fellowship in Systematic Ichthyology
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Musuem of Natural History (NMNH)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Physical Sciences, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Begins in Winter
Program Duration:
Up to 1 year, More than 1 year
Fellowship
Presidential Management Fellows Program
United States International Trade Commission (ITC)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
All Career Fields
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Begins in Fall, Begins in Winter, Begins in Spring, Begins in Summer
Program Duration:
More than 1 year
Internship
Intern Program
United States Postal Service (USPS)
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Winter
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field:
Administration and Program Management, Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Science, Creative Arts
Location:
AR, CA, DC, GA, MA, MD, MN, NC, NE, NJ, Nationwide, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA
Program Seasons:
Summer
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Entry-Level Role
Industrial Engineer
United States Postal Service (USPS)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Winter
Target Audience:
Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Engineering
Location:
AR, CA, DC, GA, MA, MD, MN, NC, NE, NJ, Nationwide, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA
Program Seasons:
Begins in Winter
Program Duration:
More than 1 year
Internship
STRI-SENACYT Internship Program
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Part-time, Full-time
Paid, Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Recent Graduates
Career Field:
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Notes:
Program Season and Timeframe data is unconfirmed, please connect with the agency for additional information.
Internship
Broadcasting Internships
U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
USAGM Networks
Part-time, Full-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field:
Creative Arts
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months
Internship
Program Support Internships
U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
USAGM Program Support Offices: Administration, Contracts, Public Affairs & Relations, Human Resources, Graphics, and Research
Part-time, Full-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience:
Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field:
Social Sciences, Administration and Program Management, Creative Arts
Location:
DC
Program Seasons:
Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration:
2-5 months
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