Washington Center

Past Internship Organizations

Introduction

The information below is based on students reported majors and where they interned in the past two years. It is not intended to guarantee or promise that students from these majors will be placed at these organizations.

Majors listed are generalized since there are many different name variations from campus to campus.

 

Last Updated: 8.15.23


 

UCDC Majors and Possible Internship Locations

Anthropology

Arts & Humanities

Business

Communications, Film and Media Studies

Economics

Education

English

Environmental Science & Studies

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies 

Global / International Studies

Health / Public Health

History

Latin American Studies

Legal Studies

Mathematics

Political Science

Psychology

Science

Sociology

Urban Studies

 

 


 

Anthropology

Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)

International Law Institute (ILI)

National Association of Public Administration (NAPA)

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

National Education Association (NEA)

Office of Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07)

PEN America

The White House - Correspondence

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

Racism, Capitalism and The Law Lab - Professor Tanya Golash-Boza

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

The Smithsonian Institution – Arctic Studies Center

The Smithsonian Institution – Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

The Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of the American Indian

 

Arts & Humanities

Library of Congress

National Gallery of Art

National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian Institution

Zenith Gallery

 

Business

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)

Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Jubilee Housing

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

Office of Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-08)

Office of Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33)

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

The NewDeal

Washington International Trade Association (WITA)

 

Communications, Film and Media Studies

Glen Echo Group

K&L Gates Law Firm

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

National Head Start Association (NHSA)

National Museum of American History (NMAH)

Smithsonian Institution - Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Syrian Emergency Task Force

 

Economics

Business Forward

Carlyle Group

Crossroads Campaign Solutions (CCS)

Department of Treasury

Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCC)

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Holland & Knight

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

International Trade Administration

Internet Education Foundation (IEF)

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

NFP Corp.

NumbersAlive! Foundation

Office of Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07)

Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)

Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Patomak Global Partners

Public Citizen

The Fulbright Association

The NewDeal

Urban Libraries Council

US Chamber of Commerce

US Conference of Mayors

US Department of Commerce- International Trade Administration

Vital Voices Global Partnership

World Bank

 

Education

Advocates for Justice & Education (AJE)

University of California Student Association (UCSA)

 

English

Advocates for Justice & Education (AJE)

Association of Professionals Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)

Brady: United Against Gun Violence

DC LGBT Center

Hope Foundation for Reentry Network (HFRN)

Mil Mujeres

New Paradigm Agency (NP)

NumbersAlive! Foundation

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG)

Smithsonian Institute, Asian Pacific American Center (APAC)

The NewDeal

 

Environmental Science & Studies

Advocates for Justice & Education (AJE)

Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)

Earthday.org (EDO)

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)

Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC)

National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)

National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)

NewDeal

Office of Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)

Partners of the Americas

 

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Becky’s Fund

DC LGBT Center

EMILY’s List

HIPS

Human Rights Campaign

NARAL Pro-Choice

National LGBTQ Task Force

Represent Women

Victory Fund

Wanda Alston

 

Global / International Studies

American Bar Association (ABA) -- Commission on Immigration

Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST)

Atlas Corps

Ayuda

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)

Earthday.org (EDO)

Embassy of Mexico, Congressional Affairs

InterAction

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) - Membership Policy and Equity

Office of Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07)

Office of Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-10)

Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06)

Office of Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (CA-32)

Office of Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45)

Political Violence Lab (PVL) - Professor Andrew Shaver

Search for Common Ground

SMB Capital

The Fulbright Association

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

UC Student Association -Federal Relations

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

US Department of Commerce

US Department of State - Bureau of Population and Migration

US Department of State -- Bureau of Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

Washington International Trade Association (WITA)

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

Winning Connections

 

Health / Public Health

Alliance for Health Policy

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)

Men’s Health Network

NARAL Pro-Choice America

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)

Political Violence Lab (PVL) - Professor Andrew Shaver

US Department of Energy (DOE)

US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

 

History

Arctic Data Center

Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST)

Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Goddard Space Flight Center

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

National History Academy

NewDeal

Office of Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16)

Office of Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46)

Office of Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05)

Office of Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44)

Office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)

Political Violence Lab (PVL) - Professor Andrew Shaver

Pro Bono Institute

RJ Whyte Event Production

Smithsonian - Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

UC Office of Federal and Governmental Relations (UCFGR)

 

Latin American Studies

Advocates for Justice in Education

American Bar Association – Commission on Immigration

Ayuda

Committee for Hispanic Causes (CAC) PAC

Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Mil Mujeres

National Hispanic Medical Association

National Immigration Forum

Partners of the Americas

 

Legal Studies

American Bar Association (ABA) -- Commission on Immigration

Center for American Progress (CAP)

Center for Health and Environmental Justice (CHEJ)

Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)

Hope Foundation for Reentry Network (HFRN)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

National Immigration Forum (NIF)

Office of Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09)

Office of Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15)

Office of Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04)

Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19)

Office of Congressman Tony Cardenas (CA-29)

Office of Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44)

Office of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG)

Partnership for Public Service

Political Violence Lab - Professor Andrew Shaver

Public Defenders Service for the District of Columbia

Senator Chris Coons (DE)

The Hub Project

The Lawfare Institute

Tzedek DC (The Jewish Chronicle)

US House Committee on the Judiciary - Majority Office

Winning Strategies Washington (WSW)

Zipin, Arnster & Greenberg, LLC

 

Mathematics

NumbersAlive!

 

Political Science

Advocacy Associates

Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE)

American Bar Association (ABA) - Commission on Immigration

American Councils for International Education

American Counterterrorism Targeting & Resilience Institute

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

American Public Health Association (APHA)

American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL)

AMERIPAC - The Fund for a Greater America

Angerholzer Broz Consulting, LLC

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans Scholars (APIA Scholars)

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)

Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST)

Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS)

Atlantic Council - Digital Forensic Research Lab

Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Ayuda

Brady: United Against Gun Violence

Brookings Institution - Governance Studies

Business Forward

Center for American Progress (CAP)

Center for Political Accountability

Center for Study of the President and Congress

CentroNia

CHC BOLD PAC (Committee for Hispanic Causes)

Coalition for Human Rights in Development (CHRD)

Common Cause

Congress

Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)

Congressional Management Foundation (CMF)

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)

Cornerstone Government Affairs

Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Crossroads Campaign Solutions (CCS)

DC Center for the LGBT Community

Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)

Defenders of Wildlife

Democratic National Committee (DNC)

Department of Justice

Earth Day Network (EDN)

Earthday.org (EDO)

Embassy of Ecuador

Embassy of France

Embassy of Mexico

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Export Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)

Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia

Feldman Strategies LLC

Ferox Strategies

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders United (FASD)

Georgetown Law Investigative Internship

Gillian Battino for US Senate

Global Business Alliance (GBA)

Gradford Law

Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns (GMMB)

Heinrich Boll Foundation

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs - Democrats

House Democratic Caucus

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

International Law Institute (ILI)

Internet Education Foundation (IEF)

Invariant

Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA)

Jubilee Housing

Keith Watters & Associates

Kohn, Kohn Calapinto

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Legal Aid Society of DC

LGBTQ Victory Fund

Library of Congress Historical Public Records

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)

Middle East Institute (MEI)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- Goddard Space Flight Center

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

National Immigration Forum

National Immigration Forum (NIF)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

National Policing Institute (NPI)

National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)

National Whistleblower Center (NWC)

National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA)

NJI Media

Office of Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28)

Office of Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)

Office of Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07)

Office of Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05)

Office of Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16)

Office of Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32)

Office of Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50)

Office of Congressman David Valadao (CA-24)

Office of Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02)

Office of Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15)

Office of Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04)

Office of Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02)

Office of Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23)

Office of Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08)

Office of Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16)

Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)

Office of Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02)

Office of Congressman John Garamendi (CA-03)

Office of Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41)

Office of Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10)

Office of Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-25)

Office of Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49)

Office of Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05)

Office of Congressman Pete Aguilar (CA-31)

Office of Congressman Raul Ruiz (CA-36)

Office of Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02)

Office of Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24)

Office of Congressman Scott Peters (CA-57)

Office of Congressman Steve Scalise (LA-01)

Office of Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33)

Office of Congressman Tony Cardenas (CA-29)

Office of Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01)

Office of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-18)

Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06)

Office of Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27)

Office of Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45)

Office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40)

Office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43)

Office of Congresswoman Michelle Steele (CA-48)

Office of Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44)

Office of Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35)

Office of Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)

Office of Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03)

Office of Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37)

Office of Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-39)

Office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)

Office of Senator Alex Padilla (CA)

Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA)

Office of Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG)

Office of the House Democratic Leader

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Partnership for Public Service

Perseus Strategies

Placed

Political Violence Lab (PVL) - Professor Andrew Shaver

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (ICTS)

Precision Strategies

Pro Bono Institute

Public Citizen - Global Trade Watch

Racism, Capitalism and The Law Lab - Professor Tanya Golash-Boza

RepresentWomen

Rising for Justice (DC Law Students in Court)

Search for Common Ground

Senate

Shared Hope International

Solvv

Sunwater Institute

The Brookings Institute - Governance Studies

The Cato Institute

The Ciesla Foundation

The Duberstein Group

The Heritage Foundation

The Hope Foundation for Re-entry Network (HFRN)

The Hudson Institute

The LGBTQ Victory Fund

The NewDeal

The Peace Corps - Office of the Director -- Office of Gifts and Grant Management

The Pro Bono Institute

The Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution - Office of Sponsored Projects

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)

The Victory Institute

White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

U.S. Department of Commerce -- US Commercial Service

UC Office of Federal Governmental Relations (UCFGR)

United Nations Information Center (UNIC)

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)

US Department of Agriculture (HACU)

US Department of Commerce

US Department of Commerce - Office of the White House Liaison

US Department of Commerce -- International Trade Administration, Capital, Global Markets and US

Commercial Service

US Department of Education -- Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs (OLCA)

US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

US Department of Justice - Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)

US Department of Justice (USDOJ)

US Department of State - Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations

US Department of State -- Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

US Department of the Treasury

US Government Accountability Office (GAO)

US House Committee on Education and Labor

US House Committee on Judiciary Educational Labor

US House Committee on Oversight and Reform – Democrats

US House Committee on Veterans Affairs - Democrats

USAID - Legislative & Public Affairs Bureau

Vera Institute of Justice

Victory Fund

Vital Voices Global Partnership

Wanda Alston Foundation (WAF)

Washington International Trade Association (WITA)

Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs - DC Prisoner's Project

White House

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

Winning Strategies Washington

Zipin, Amster & Greenberg, LLC

 

Psychology

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Becky's Fund

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)

Global Kids

Holland & Knight

National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)

National Journalism Center

Wanda Alston Foundation

Winning Strategies Washington

 

Science

The Smithsonian Institution - Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI)

Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD)

 

Sociology

Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE)

Advocates for Justice in Education

American Association on Access, Equity and Diversity ( AAAED)

American Public Health Association

Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)

Becky’s Fund

Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition

CentroNia

Crossroads Campaigns Solutions (CCS)

Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)

Department of Energy

Department of Justice – Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section

Earthday.org

Embassy of France

Export Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)

Global Kids

HIPS

Human Rights Campaign

International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC)

Jubilee Housing

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC)

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)

Learning Life

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

National Education Association (NEA)

Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)

Office of Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41)

Office of Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05)

Office of Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52)

Office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)

Political Violence Lab (PVL) - Professor Andrew Shaver

Pro Bono Institute

Racism, Capitalism and The Law Lab - Professor Tanya Golash-Boza

RJ Whyte Event Management (now Stratus Firm)

The Salvation Army

Truth Initiative

UC Office of Federal and Governmental Relations (UCFGR)

UNICEF

Urban Institute

US Conference of Mayors

US Department of Education - Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs (OLCA)

US Department of Energy (DOE)

US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Centers for Medicare

Wanda Alston Foundation

Washington Performing Arts (WPA)

White House Internship Program

 

Urban Studies

American Association on Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED)

Amtrak, Project Management

DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition