Summer 2023 Congressional Internship Program w/ College to Congress
2023 Summer Congressional Internship Program
Intern In Congress
College to Congress creates pathways for students to intern in Congress who otherwise could not afford to do so. By empowering the next generation of passionate young leaders (you!) to kick-start their careers in public service, we get one step closer to creating a Congress that is truly reflective of America. Your journey to a career in public service starts here.
College to Congress wants to help you land your dream internship and give you the means to make it happen.
APPLICANTS MUST:
• Apply on our external application platform, SurveyMonkey - applications sent via Handshake are not considered
• Be a current junior or senior in college, recent graduate (within one year of graduation), or a graduate student
• Commit to living and working in Washington, DC from May 30 to July 30, 2023 (C2C is flexible on the start date if the student's graduation date is later)
• Commit to training and participating in College to Congress Programming while interning in Congress full-time
• Be Pell Grant eligible within the past year
Our Summer 2023 application is open from now until 11:59 PM EST on November 27th. If you are in a different time zone, please keep this in mind. There are 3 rounds of the application process and we expect to finalize our Summer 2023 cohort by mid February 2023. We expect to notify candidates for the 2nd round of the application process by late December 2022.
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Note: Upon acceptance, interns must stay in provided C2C housing for the duration of the program. All interns must take part in the program full-time upon acceptance and are not permitted to take outside courses or partake in any employment that interferes with their internship commitment. Interns must be eligible to work in the United States.
If you are not able to view the application on our site, it is due to the eligibility form update. You will need to go back to the home page, click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen and select My Account. While on this page there will be an Eligibility tab on the left where you can click and subsequently edit your Eligibility Profile. There are a few new questions for eligibility, so you will just need to go through the questions and resubmit, and you should be all set!
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All members of our cohort must complete "Getting a Congressional Internship 101" coursework on College to Congress University (C2C-U), which can be found on our website. This is a great FREE online program to help you create a Hill-ready resume, leverage your LinkedIn network, and more. Upon completion, all C2C-U alumni have access to our LinkedIn group where we maintain a job board--designed to help you land a Congressional internship.
If you haven't yet completed C2C-U yet, don't worry! We will be requiring proof of completion before offering acceptance, so get started today!