Second- and third-year undergraduates in SEAS are eligible to participate in the school’s Science and Technology Policy Internship Program. The program places interns in Congress, executive agencies, and non-government organizations (such as think tanks) in Washington, D.C., to work on science and technology policy for 10 weeks each summer. Admission is competitive and takes place during fall term. Those selected take a preparatory course during spring term. Depending on funding availability, the program provides financial support for some interns during the summer. The program functions with a similar endeavor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Interns from the two schools share dormitory rooms, attend a speaker series, carry out service projects, and socialize together.
For the most up-to-date information on the program, see its website at http://www.sts.virginia.edu/pip.
You can contact the director at Policy Internship Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Thornton A-225
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Virginia
PO Box 400744
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904-4744
434-924-6118
SEASpolicyintership@virginia.edu
