The Wellesley in Washington Internship Program traces its origins to the winter of 1943 during WWII when the college closed for a few months to save fuel. Prof. Julia Henderson of the Political Science department arranged for fifteen of her students to use that time to work as unpaid volunteers in various government agencies in the capital. The 1943 winter program was so successful that Prof. Henderson ran it again in the summer of 1944, and it has continued every summer since, making it is one of the oldest continuous Washington internship programs in the country.
The Program currently provides an opportunity for 20 funded summer internships in Washington, DC. Students seek placements from a wide array of government offices, public-interest groups, media, cultural, scientific, and medical institutions, and research centers in Washington, DC. Interns - who must be in their junior year- are selected without regard to academic major.
Each intern receives a stipend to help defray living expenses. Housing is also provided for students at George Washington University; all participating interns must live in the housing arranged for them. Interns are required to participate in weekly seminars and other Program activities during the summer. Contacts with Wellesley alumnae are an important part of the Program and each intern will be assigned a mentor from the Washington Wellesley Club. Veteran interns participate in the orientation of new interns the following year.
The Wellesley in Washington Internship Program is funded by gifts from alumnae and friends of the College. We are particularly grateful for the generous support of Zoë Sarbanes Pappas '66; Luella Gross Goldberg ’58; Ellen Goldberg Luger ’83; Martha Goldberg Aronson ’89;Isabelle Leeds '47; Sherley Koteen '40; the Bertha S. Adkins '28 Fund; the Anne Quackenbos Fund; the Laurence S. Rockefeller Fund; the Alona Evans Fund; the Marguerite Stitt Church '14 Memorial Stipend; the Ruth Gordon Shapiro Fund; the Jane Bishop '51 Bequest; and the many former interns who have donated to the Program.
2022年集中应用程序由职业教育:posted in Workday on Oct 1, 2021
HOW TO APPLY in Workday
Application Deadline:Monday, Nov 1, 2021
Info Session:Monday, Oct 4, 2021 from 12:45-1:45pm Knapp PNE Atrium
Interview Dates:week of Nov 15th -TBA
Program Dates(housing atGeorge Washington University, Wash, DC):
Sunday, May 29, 2022 – Official Move in Date GWU Housing
Monday, May 30, 2022 - Holiday
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - First Day of Internship
Friday, August 5, 2022 - Final Day of Work
Saturday, August 6, 2022 - Move Out of GWU Housing
Questions? Contact the Poli Sci Dept:
Program Administrator: Maura Cahn
Program Directors: Professors Tom Burke and Laura Grattan
Chair, Wellesley in Washington Internship Program Committee: Prof. Tom Burke
List of Interns and Placements:
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