TFAS Academic Internship Program Summer 2027

TFAS Academic Internship Program – Summer 2027
📍 Washington, D.C. | 📅 June 2 – July 31, 2027
Application Deadline: November 5

Apply at DCinternships.org. Applications through Handshake will not be reviewed. 

While your friends are still figuring out their summer plans, you could be negotiating policy on Capitol Hill, talking diplomacy with foreign officials at the State Department or breaking national news from a D.C. bureau.

For 60 years, TFAS has helped students turn a D.C. summer into a career launchpad.

Get In the Room

• Guaranteed internship matched to your interests and career goals, with one-on-one support before and throughout the summer
• Opportunities span congressional offices, federal agencies, think tanks, media/PR firms, nonprofits, international affairs orgs or corporate government affairs offices

Learn From the People Shaping Policy

• 3–6 academic credits from George Mason University
• Explore how policy, markets and power actually work with leading professors and practitioners

Live Like You Already Work Here

• Furnished housing in Foggy Bottom, walkable to the Metro, monuments and White House, with a built-in community of peers

Meet the People Who'll Hire You Later

• Meet mentors, alumni and D.C. professionals through networking dinners, career events and leadership programs
• Get behind-the-scenes access through briefings and visits at the State Department, U.S. Capitol, C-SPAN, embassies and more

Don't Let Cost Talk You Out of This

• 85% of students receive full or partial awards
• 75+ full scholarships available

Eligibility

• 18+, undergraduate, completed at least one semester

This is the experience your resume is missing. Apply now at DCinternships.org. 

Questions? admissions@TFAS.org