We are currently accepting applicants for our Washington Seminar Fall 2024 student group. The application deadline is February 10 at midnight. Once you are in the program, our team will help you identify internships, build a strong resume, cover letter, and application for each opportunity, and offer mentorship along the way.
Students interested in interning in Washington, DC can complete an online application at https://fhssinternships.byu.edu/washington-seminar-information. The best way to apply is to first visit our office in 945 KMBL to look through our internship database, with over 1,400 internship opportunities in the DC area. You will want TEN awesome internship opportunities to list in your online application.
We work with all majors and offer generous grant funding, inexpensive BYU housing in the DC area, a full credit package, and two student excursions to major historical sites. Students routinely report that their Washington Seminar experience is a highlight of their academic experience and a game changer in their professional development and career path.
Below is a list of organizations where our BYU students recently interned during 2023 and winter of 2024:
- Congressional and Senate offices
- Winning Strategies Washington (lobbying firm)
- Resources for the Future
- Colliers International
- Spanish Embassy
- TargetPoint Consulting (data and survey research)
- Commonsense American
- White House - Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy
- The Institute of World Politics
- American Foreign Policy Council
- National Center on Sexual Exploitation
- By Women for Women
- McKeon Group (lobbying firm)
- International Law Institute
- Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- International Rescue Committee
- Media Research Center
- Heart of America
- Washington International Trade Association
- Real Clear Politics
- Bring American Home Now
- The Schreifer Group
- The Federalist Society
- International World Politics
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Office of Public and International Affairs
- American Conservative Union
- American Enterprise Institute
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- Government Accountability Project
- Smithsonian Associates
- National Academy of Public Administration
- Tahirih Justice Center
- National Defense University
- National Council for Adoption
- United State Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
- The Kennedy Center
- The Heritage Foundation
- Fahrenholz and Horrell LLP
- Interlink Capital Strategies
- Deloitte
- National Institute of Health
- VOA News Center
- Just Neighbors
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
If you have questions, visit our website or come by 945 KMBL. We would love to talk with you about how an internship will enhance your education and professional goals!
