Internships & Opportunities

  • Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Congressional Internship

    The Congressional Internship is designed for AANHPI undergraduate-aged students looking to increase their experience in public policy and service. The paid internship program places interns in congressional offices and provides them with the opportunity to develop their leadership and professional skills, encourages political engagement, and fosters interests in public service careers.

    PERIOD: Summer & Fall
    LOCATION: Washington, DC
    Application process is located here.
    For more information, please contact [email protected].

  • APAICS Congressional Fellowship

    The APAICS Congressional Fellowship is designed for young AAPI professionals looking to increase their experience in public policy and service. The full-time paid, 9-month program places fellows in congressional offices to gain policy experience as part of the legislative team. The program provides fellows with opportunities to build their leadership skills, encourages political engagement, and fosters interest in a public service career.

    PERIOD:    Nine months
    LOCATION: Washington, DC
    Application process is located here.
    For additional information, please contact [email protected]

  • Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) Summer Internship Program

    The APIAVote Internship Program strives to encourage and cultivate young AAPI student leaders to explore a career in the public sector or the political arena. This internship program will also provide hands-on experience and training on how to organize and implement voter activities to increase the participation of AAPIs in the electoral process.

    APIAVote is looking for college-aged undergraduate students, recent graduates or high school students who can demonstrate that they seek to gain hands-on experience in grassroots community development within a national organization.

    PERIOD: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
    Application here

  • The Greenling Institute Summer Associates and Fellowships

    SUMMER ASSOCIATES PROGRAM 

    The Summer Associate program is an intensive development program and learning community for young leaders. Associates are assigned to a Greenlining policy team and complete a research and capstone project with the direction of a Greenlining staff member. Associates participate in leadership discussions and skills building workshops, and conduct site visits to community, government and corporate entities. Associates receive mentorship and coaching, and are given opportunities to interact with the media, write reports/press releases, testify at key policy hearings, and participate in meetings with top government officials, corporate CEOs, and community leaders.

    THE POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 

    The Policy Fellowship program is a year-long development and experiential learning program for young leaders seeking hands-on public policy experience. Fellows will be assigned to Greenlining’s Bridges to Health, Economic Equity, or Environmental Equity team to develop expertise under the direction of the program director. Fellows participate in leadership and skills building workshops, attend power lunch series with key stakeholders, and conduct site visits to community, government, and corporate entities. Fellows receive regular professional and personal skill development and are given opportunities to interact with the media, write reports/press releases, blog, fundraise, testify at policy meetings, and participate in key meetings with top government officials, corporate leaders, and community leaders.

    Application here

  • LEAP Emerge: Summer Internship Program

    LEAP Emerge: Summer Internship Program is an eight-week paid summer internship program designed to empower rising young leaders by providing students with practical leadership skills and the opportunity to immerse themselves’ in Southern California’s API community.

    LOCATION: Los Angeles
    Application here.

  • National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement

    The Seeding Change National Fellowship is an intensive summer volunteer program that develops the skills, leadership, and commitment of young people to organize in our communities for racial, economic, and gender justice. The program combines substantial investment in political development and organizing training through placement at host sites with intentional community-building, personal reflection and community-centered leadership development.

    Beginning with a week-long training and orientation, fellows come together to orient themselves to the theory and political education behind the community work as well as build community with each other. The summer is an opportunity to develop personally and politically.

    Application here