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 accessible 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.

Learn more from the Partnership’s recommendations on how agencies can tangibly strengthen early career talent pipelines. 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.


Entry-Level Role
Pathways Recent Graduates
General Services Administration (GSA)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Recent Graduates
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
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
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
Entry-Level Role
VA Prosthetic & Orthotic Residency Program
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter
Target Audience: Graduate students
Location: CA, FL, IL, MN, MO, NE, NY, OR, TX, VA, WA
Program Seasons: Begins in Summer
Program Duration: More than 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
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
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
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
Office of Sponsored Projects Internships
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Office of Sponsored Projects
Part-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Other Post-Secondary students
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Entry-Level Role
Pathways Recent Graduates
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Recent Graduates
Career Field: Creative Arts
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
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Other Post-Secondary students
Career Field: Creative Arts
Program Seasons: Begins in Fall, Begins in Winter, Begins in Spring, Begins in Summer
Program Duration: Up to 1 year, More than 1 year
Academic Funding + Fellowship Commitment
USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Forest Service
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, High School students
Location: AK, AZ, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, WA, WI
Program Seasons: Begins in Fall
Program Duration: Up to 1 year, More than 1 year
Volunteer Opportunity
Natural Resource Conservation Service Volunteer
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Part-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Associate students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Other Post-Secondary students, Recent Graduates, Law students
Location: Nationwide
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration: 2-5 months, Up to 1 year
Academic Opportunity
Boren Scholars and Boren Fellows
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Language and National Security Education Office
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Career Field: Creative Arts, Work Abroad
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration: 2-5 months, More than 1 year
Fellowship
Federal Sector Graduate Research Fellowship
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Office of Federal Operations
Part-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Graduate students
Career Field: Social Sciences
Location: Nationwide
Program Seasons: Summer, Spring
Program Duration: 2-5 months, Up to 1 year
Notes: This program is on a temporary hiatus and is not accepting applications at this time.
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
Location: DC
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Internship
Legal Externship Program
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Part-time, Full-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Law students
Career Field: Legal
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.
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
Academic Opportunity
Aerospace Medicine Clerkship
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Human Health and Performance (HH&P) Directorate
Full-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Spring
Target Audience: Graduate students
Location: TX
Program Seasons: Fall, Spring
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Academic Opportunity
NASA Mission Design School
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Part-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Graduate students
Location: CA
Program Seasons: Summer
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Academic Opportunity
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Part-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Spring
Target Audience: Associate students
Career Field: Engineering
Location: Nationwide
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration: Up to 1 year
Fellowship
JPL Visiting Student Research Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Part-time, Full-time
Unpaid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Location: CA
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration: Up to 1 year
Internship
Summer Internship Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Winter
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Location: CA
Program Seasons: Summer
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Fellowship
Maximizing Student Potential in STEM
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Location: CA
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Internship
Year-Round Internship Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Part-time, Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Location: CA
Program Seasons: Summer, Fall, Spring
Program Duration: 2-5 months
Internship
Minority College Relations Program – Intern Program
Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC)
Full-time
Paid
Apply in Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Target Audience: Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Recent Graduates
Location: AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, NC, NV, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA
Program Seasons: Summer, Spring
Program Duration: 2-5 months

Does your agency have a program you would like to add to the Federal Internship Finder? Reach out to calltoserve@ourpublicservice.org for access to the submission form.