The Department of Political Science encourages all students majoring or minoring in international studies, political science, and public administration to apply for one or more internships during their undergraduate career at the University of Central Arkansas. Internships provide students with valuable experience working full-time or part-time for one or more semesters in a governmental agency, a non-governmental organization, or an inter-governmental organization in Little Rock, Washington DC, New York City, and other locations throughout the United States and the world.
Several available internship opportunities are listed below in three different categories: (1) United States Government and Politics; (2) Arkansas Government and Politics; and (3) International Studies (International Relations and Comparative Politics). Depending on your particular interests, political party affiliation, and ideology, there are several different internship programs in Arkansas, New York City, Washington DC, and elsewhere. See the link to the "Public Administration Program" on the left for more information regarding public administration internships.
Students may receive three or more political science or international studies credit hours for an internship, depending on the particular internship. The Department of Political Science has been very successful in assisting students applying for and receiving political science internships in recent years, including political campaigns, congressional offices, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. For more information regarding the department's internship program, please contact Dr. Kim Hoffman, Department of Political Science Internship Coordinator, at 501-450-5688 or khoffman@uca.edu. For more information about the guidelines regarding political science/international studies internships, please see the following link:
Political Science/International Studies Programs - Internship Guidelines
(1) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
U.S. Federal Government Agencies:
Congressional Research Service (CRS) - Washington DC
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Washington DC
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Quantico, VA
Library of Congress - Washington DC
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington DC
U.S. Department of Education - Washington DC
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Washington DC
U.S. Department of Justice - Washington DC
U.S. Department of Labor - Washington DC
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington DC
U.S. Secret Service - Washington DC
U.S. Supreme Court - Washington DC
White House - Washington DC
William J. Clinton Presidential Center - Little Rock, AR
Advocacy Groups, Non-Governmental Organizations, Professional Associations, and Think Tanks:
American Association of Retired People (AARP) - Washington DC
American Bar Association (ABA) - Chicago, IL and Washington DC
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Washington DC
American Conservative Union (ACU) - Washington DC
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) - Washington DC
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) - Washington DC
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) - Baltimore, MD and Washington DC
Brookings Institution - Washington DC
Cato Institute - Washington DC
Center for American Progress (CAP) - Washington DC
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) - Washington DC
Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL) - Washington DC
Center for Public Integrity (CFPI) - Washington DC
Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) - Washington DC
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) - Washington DC
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) - Washington DC
Common Cause (CC) - Washington DC
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) - Washington DC
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) - Washington DC
Emily's List - Washington DC
Family Research Council (FRC) - Washington DC
Freedom Works - Washington DC
Greenpeace USA - San Francisco, CA and Washington DC
Heritage Foundation - Washington DC
Hudson Institute - Washington DC
Judicial Watch - Washington DC
Leadership Institute - Washington DC
Log Cabin Republicans - Washington DC
Media Research Center (MRC) - Alexandria, VA
NAACP - Washington DC
National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) - Washington DC
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) - Washington DC
National Governors Association (NGA) - Washington DC
National Organization for Women (NOW) - Washington DC
National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) - Washington DC
People for the American Way (PFAW) - Washington DC
Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) - Washington DC
Project Vote Smart (PVS) - Philipsburg, MT
Public Citizen - Washington DC
RAND Corporation - Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Washington DC
Sierra Club - Washington DC
The Century Foundation - New York, NY and Washington DC
United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) - Washington DC
Urban Institute - Washington DC
William J. Clinton Foundation - Boston, MA, Little Rock, AR, and New York, NY
General:
DC Internships: Capital Semester Program - Washington DC
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminar - Washington DC
Washington Internship Institute (WII) - Washington DC
Washington Internship Program - Washington DC
National Political Party Organizations
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) - Washington DC
Democratic Governors Association (DGA) - Washington DC
Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) - Washington DC
Democratic National Committee (DNC) - Washington DC
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) - Washington DC
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) - Washington DC
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) - Washington DC
Republican Governors Association (RGA) - Washington DC
Republican National Committee (RNC) - Washington DC
(2) ARKANSAS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
Congressman Marion Berry (1st District of Arkansas) Internship Program - Jonesboro, AR, Cabot, AR, and Mountain Home, AR, and Washington DC
Congressman Vic Snyder (2nd District of Arkansas) Internship Program - Little Rock, AR and Washington DC
Congressman John Boozman (3rd District of Arkansas) Internship Program - Fort Smith, AR, Harrison, AR, Lowell, AR, and Washington DC
Congressman Mike Ross (4th District of Arkansas) Internship Program - El Dorado, AR, Hot Springs, AR, Pine Bluff, AR, Prescott, AR, and Washington DC
Democratic Party of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR
Office of the Governor of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR
Office of the Lt. Governor of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR
Office of the Attorney-General of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR
Republican Party of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR
Senator Blanche Lincoln Internship Program - Little Rock, AR and Washington DC
Senator Mark Pryor Internship Program - Little Rock, AR and Washington DC
(3) INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (COMPARATIVE POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
U.S. Federal Government Agencies:
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Washington DC (Fairfax County, VA)
National Security Agency (NSA) - Washington DC
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Washington DC
U.S. Department of State - Washington DC
Voice of America (VOA) - Washington DC
Advocacy Groups, Non-Governmental Organizations, Professional Associations, and Think Tanks:
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) - Washington DC
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) - Washington DC
American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) - Washington DC
Amnesty International USA - Washington DC
Arms Control Association (ACA) - Washington DC
Atlantic Council of the U.S. - Washington DC
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)/Junior Fellows Program - Washington DC
Carter Center - Atlanta, GA
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation - Washington DC
Center for Defense Information (CDI) - Washington DC
Center for National Policy (CNP) - Washington DC
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) - Washington DC
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - New York, NY and Washington DC
Middle East Institute (MEI) - Washington DC
National Democratic Institute (NDI) - Washington DC
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) - Washington DC
Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) - Washington DC
RAND Corporation - Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Santa Monica, CA
The Century Foundation - New York, NY and Washington DC
TransAfrica Forum - Washington DC
United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) - New York, NY
Washington Office on Africa (WOA) - Washington DC
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - Washington DC
William J. Clinton Foundation - Boston, MA, Little Rock, AR, and New York, NY
Winrock International - Arlington, VA and Little Rock, AR
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWC) - Washington DC
Inter-Governmental Organizations:
African Union (AU) Commission - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
European Union (EU) - Washington DC Office
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Brussels, Belgium
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - Vienna, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic
Organization of American States (OAS) - Washington DC
United Nations (UN) - New York, NY
United Nations (UN) - Vienna, Austria
United Nations (UN) - Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations (UN) - Geneva, Switzerland
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Geneva, Switzerland
World Bank - Washington DC
Note: Please contact Dr. Mark Mullenbach, Department of Political Science webpage coordinator, at markm@uca.edu if one or more of the links above is not working properly.