Government & Policy Internships and Research Opportunities
Hannah Liu ’21, Zach McCarty ’21, and Sam Bailey ’21 on the DC Connections Trip in 2019.
APSIA Fellowships & Scholarships
The Voyager Scholarship (The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service)
Virtual State Department Internships
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship & Junior Summer Institute
Public Policy and International Affairs Public Service Weekends
Federal Government Pathways Program
Urban Scholars (City of Minneapolis)
Met Council Career Pathway Programs
State Department Foreign Service Officer Test (FSTO) Preparation
Learn more about internships, research opportunities, and fellowships or review the St. Olaf Internship Database to see where Oles have interned over the past five years.
- APSIA Fellowships & Scholarships
- U.S. State Department Consular Fellows for speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, or Russian
- White House Internship Program
- Department of Energy Scholars
- Pickering Fellowship
- Minnesota Attorney General Citizen Assistance/Consumer Analyst
- Public and International Service Advisor (PISA) Network Resource Directory – A great site with many resources pertaining to international relations, political science, and public policy opportunities, fellowships, organizations, and information.
- USAJobs – Most agencies of the U.S. Federal Government post opportunities at USAJobs.
- USAJobs Federal Internship Portal
- GoGovernment Federal Internship Finder
- Tom Manatos (DC job search engine)
- username: piper.center@stolaf.edu
- password: pipercenter
- DC Daybook (DC job search engine)
- username: piper.center@stolaf.edu
- password: pipercenter
- Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) – Connecting federal and select private sector employers with students and recent graduates with disabilities
- Public and International Service Advisor (PISA) Network Resource Directory – A great site with many resources pertaining to international relations, political science, and public policy opportunities, organizations, and information.
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) Job & Internship Board
- U.S. House of Representatives – Positions with Members and Committees
- U.S. Senate Placement Office
Seek out opportunities to explore your interests, gain valuable professional experience, and develop new skills through Student Employment.
What types of roles are there for students?
Check out the Student Employment Page to learn about student employment at St. Olaf. There are a wide variety of opportunities!
Here are a few examples:
- Leadership roles including Junior Counselor/Resident Assistant positions in Residence Life, Peer Educator in the Wellness Center, Peer Advisor in the Piper Center, TRIO Upward Bound summer staff, teaching assistant and tutor positions with the Center for Advising and Academic Support
- Gain experience in professional communication with stakeholders as a Student Development Officer in Annual Giving or as a Tour Guide with Admissions
- Event management roles in a wide variety of departments, including Admissions, Alumni & Parent Relations, Athletics, Theater, the Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion, and Camps, Conferences and Events
- Program or Office Assistant roles in Human Resources, Financial Aid and Student Accounts, the Government, Foundation & Corporate Relations Office, and through community-based work study with local nonprofit organizations
Student Employment Resources
Student Employment Job Board – identify current openings on campus
Student Employment Page – learn more about student employment at St. Olaf
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (job and internship opportunities and career exploration resources)
- Policy Research Organizations and Think Tanks
- Links to the World: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- What can you do in International Affairs?
- Dev Ex – resource for international development industry, includes job and internship search engine
- Navigating the search for federal government roles – a guide to using USAJobs
- Federal occupations by college major
- Go Government (by the Partnership for Public Service) – This site aims to make the federal government hiring processes more transparent and includes extensive application advice and resources for entry-level and student job-seekers.
- Guide to creating a federal resume
- Public and International Service Advisor (PISA) Network Resource Directory – A great site with many resources pertaining to international relations, political science, and public policy opportunities, organizations, and information.
- GovLoop
Coaching and Resources
There are a wide range of opportunities for you to engage in public service through government and policy work — from local government, to state department positions, to White House internships.
The Piper Center is eager to support you in finding government internships and research opportunities. Please stop by the Piper Center any time during business hours to have an initial conversation with a Peer Advisor. When you are ready to go further and meet with our government and policy career coach Zoe Davis, please schedule an appointment through Handshake.
Piper Center Events
Zoe N Davis (she, her, hers)
Assistant Director, Career Development and Coaching
Office Hours: By Appointment Mon-Fri; Drop In Mondays & Fridays, 3-5 pm Schedule an Appointment HERE
View Profile →Bryan T Shealer (he, him, his)
Senior Associate Director, Employer and Alumni Relations
U.S. military chaplains will discuss importance of interfaith work
Monetary Policy Minds
Students explore careers in law in the Twin Cities with Piper Center Connections Program
