Guide to Graduate Education in Science, Engineering and Public Policy
Guide to Graduate Education in Science, Engineering and Public Policy
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Helpful Links
The following links may be useful resources for the potential graduate student.
Disclaimer: These links are to independently maintained sites; AAAS assumes no responsibility for the content or absence of these sites.
Science Policy Internship Opportunities
Note: Many of these links connect directly to specific opportunities and internship applications. Others link to science policy divisions and/or contact people within the listed organizations.
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Federal Agencies
State Agencies
Professional/Specialty Groups
Think Tanks/Academic Programs
White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
White House Office of National Aids Policy
House of Representatives
Committee on Science and Technology
Application
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittees:
Energy and Environment
Health
Committee on Natural Resources
Subcommittees:
Energy and Mineral Resources
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
Water and Power
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
Internship Application
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittees:
Science and Space
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittees:
Energy
National Parks
Public Lands and Forests
Water and Power
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Subcommittees: Varies by year.
Federal Agencies
U.S Arctic Research Commission
Congressional Research Services (CRS)
Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Central Intelligence Agency Internships
Directorate of Science and Technology Internship Program
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Fisheries: Office of Science and Technology
Department of Commerce Summer Internship Programs:
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) - a national organization representing the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) of higher education where Hispanics constitute a minimum of 25 percent of the total enrollment at either the graduate or undergraduate level
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) - a national organization representing the historically and predominantly black colleges and universities in the U.S. and the Virgin Islands. There are 117 public and private NAFEO institutions. For information contact NIST Diversity Office, 301-975-5481; TTY (301) 975-8189.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) - a national organization representing Native Americans at institutions of higher education nationwide and studying in fields of science and engineering.
Student Temporary Employment Program (Summer Jobs)
Student Career Experience Programs (SCEP)- (Co-op Program)
Department of Defense
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of Energy
Office of Science
Human Genome Project- Ethical/Legal Issues
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Justice
Environmental &Natural Resources Div.
National Institute of JusticeOffice of Science and Technology
Department of State
General Internship Application
Office of the Science and Technology Adviser
Science and Technology Internships, Dept. of State
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
General List of Internships
National Network for Environmental Management Studies) (NNEMS)
Research fellowships are available in:
Environmental Policy, Regulation, and Law;
Environmental Management and Administration;
Environmental Science; Public Relations and Communications; and Computer Programming and Development.
Federal Laboratories Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC)
Committee for Legal Issues
Committee for Planning and Policy
Committee for State and Local Government
Fish and Wildlife Services
Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Health and Human Services
Center for Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Policy and Planning Internship Program
Indian Health Services
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director
Office of Science Policy
Office of Technology Transfer(Master’s/ PhD Students)
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute(Office of Science and Technology)
National Human Genome Research Institute ( Policy & Program Analysis)
Clinical Center- Department of Bioethics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Kennedy Space Center Intern Project
Office of the General Council http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ogc/commercial/index.html
General Contact List
National Science Foundation
Summer Scholars Internship Program
NSF- Congressional Affairs
Participation in this program is limited and applications are coordinated through The American Indian Science & Engineering Society; The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities; The Quality Education for Minorities Network; and The Washington Internships for Native Students.
US Patent and Trademark Office (For Law Students)
Contact Information for Each State’s Departments of Agriculture, Wildlife, and Public Health
Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Department of Environmental Management
Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation
Department of Natural Resources
Arizona
Biomedical Research Commission
California
California Council on Science and Technology
Colorado
Commission for Healthcare Reform
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Health and Environment
Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Health Care Access
Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Idaho
Department of Commerce-Commercial Innovation Division
Department of Commerce Internship
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota
Minnesota Office Science and Technology
New Mexico
New Mexico Office of Science and Technology
North Carolina
Office of Science and Technology
North Carolina Board of Science and Technology
Ohio
Governor’s Office of Science and Technology
South Carolina
Governor’s Office- Science and Technology
Professional/ Specialty Groups
American Bar Association
American Bar Association- Section of Science and Tech. Law
American Chemical Society
Office of Public Affairs- Government Relations
American Medical Association
Ethics Group Internship Program
AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship (for medical students)
AMA Government Relations Internship Program (for medical students)
American Physical Society
Public Affairs- Physics Advising for Government
American Society of Microbiology
Committees of the Public and Scientific Affairs Board
National Science Teachers Association
Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Society for Neuroscience
Government and Public Affairs
Scientists and Engineers for America Washington D.C. and Virtual Internships
World Intellectual Property Organization
Think Tanks/Academic Programs:
Center for American Progress
Science Progress Internship
Center for American Progress Intership Program website.
The National Academies
Committee on Human Rights
Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (Must be entering final year of undergraduate)
The Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internships
National Council for Science and the Environment
Research!America
Science Policy Internship
University of Virginia School of Engineering's Science and Technology
Policy Internship Program
