Opportunities for Students
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- Penn State Language Institute
- CCIS Study Abroad
- Education First
- Summer Schools of Slavonic Studies
- InHispania – Spanish
- DIE NEUE SCHULE – German
- Learn French in France
- Kappa Language School – Italian
- The Lamda Project – Greek
- National Security Language Institute for Youth
- Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
- Boren Awards – U.S. undergraduate students go abroad to study languages critical to U.S. interests
- Critical Language Scholarships– U.S. undergraduate students join immersive summer programs to study languages critical to U.S. interests
- Many governments fund a summer language course for foreigners, if you can’t find a program you want from the list above searching learn (language) in country is a good place to start
- CIS Abroad
- IES Abroad
- The Intern Group
- Intern Abroad HQ
- Go Overseas
- Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
- Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program (Undergraduate)
- AIESEC – Intern & Volunteer Abroad
- Earth Expeditions are Miami University study abroad courses designed for people who are looking for inspiring professional development opportunities while earning graduate credit. All courses engage with grassroots conservation and sustainability programs that are making a difference in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
- Japan Exchange & Teaching Program
- Peace Corps Prep Program for College Students
- Rotary Youth Exchange
- Volunteer World
- Alliance Visas: Live, Work, Au pair, Teach English abroad
- Critical Language Scholarship
- IREX Community Solutions Program
- UPG Sustainability Leadership
- Fulbright-NATO Security Studies Award
- Hansen Leadership Institute Program
- Fulbright Schuman Program
- Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program
- State Department Youth Programs
- Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program
- Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program
- Presidential Management Fellowhip
- The Luce Scholars Program
- Bill of Rights Institute Student Fellowship
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs Fellowship & Scholarship search engine
- John Quincy Adams Society Marcellus Policy Fellowship (remote fellowship for undergraduate students)
- Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Fellowship
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellowship
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- US Army Heritage Center
- Dauphin County Democratic Committee
- Republican Party of Pennsylvania
- MarchOnHarrisburg
- The Borgen Project
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Commonwealth Foundation
- FBI Honors Internship Program
- Greenlee Partners
- Ridge Policy Group
- US Dept of State
- Washington Internship Institute
- Pathways Program
- Virtual Student Federal Service
- Environment America
- Internship with Senator McCormick’s office (Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, D.C.)
- National Labor Relations Board (16+ program; Harrisburg is a regional office)
- Office of Open Records Internship
- Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Internship
- Asian Pacific American Advocates Internship
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Internship
- Common Cause (Harrisburg hybrid internship related to voting and elections, redistricting, and democracy reform)
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- Congresswoman Mary Scanlon (PA-05) (district office is based near Philadelphia)
- Fair District PA (Anti-gerrymandering nonprofit in PA)
- Historic Harrisburg (Non-profit dedicated to historical study and education about Harrisburg)
- Institute for the Study of War (offers remote internships for students interested in regional politics and analyzing unclassified intelligence)
- Internships with the Public Defender’s Office of the middle district of PA
- Internship with Senator Hughes office (from Philadelphia but has Harrisburg internships as well)
- Internship with Senator John Fetterman’s office (Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, D.C.)
- Senator Kim internship (Dauphin county state senator [103rd])
- Best-Colleges Guide to Studying Abroad
- Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship
- The CBYX program provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to spend an academic year attending a German school while living with a host family.
- The YES Abroad program provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to develop a perspective of another culture firsthand. Participants spend an academic year attending a high school while living with a host family in select countries with significant Muslim populations.
- The Youth Leadership Program for 15-17 year olds
- CDC Museum Disease Detective Camp
- The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship is for motivated high school students who want to experience a culture and learn a language through a full-immersion experience. Learn about German culture first-hand by living with a host family and attending a German high school.
- Euro Challenge
- MyImpact Challenge – Bill of Rights
- DENO International Education Consultants
- National Security Language Institute for Youth (run by the State Department to help high schoolers learn critical languages)
- Pennsylvania Youth and Government
- American Enterprise Institute Summer Honors Program
- American Foreign Service Association (resources for student interested in foreign service)
- Cato Institute Student Programs
- Commonwealth of PA Government Jobs (Lists & applications to state-affiliated internships in PA)
- Go Government (search engine for internships at the Federal level)
- James E. Walker Library Political Science Guide (List of think tanks and their ideology, great for anyone interested in policy work/research)
- John Quincy Adams Society Summer Conference
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
