Fully-Funded Congressional Internship for Native American and Alaska Native Students!
If you’re committed to applying your education and training directly to solving problems in Indian Country and are interested in learning about policy issues that impact Native communities, check out the Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship Program!
The Native American Congressional Internship is a ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian country. Interns work in congressional and agency offices where they have opportunities to research legislative issues important to tribal communities, network with key public officials and tribal advocacy groups, experience an insider’s view of the federal government, and enhance their understanding of nation-building and tribal self-governance.
The Udall Foundation provides housing, travel to and from DC, a per diem for everyday expenses, and an educational stipend at the close of the program. Current graduate students, law students, and undergraduate juniors and seniors are eligible to apply along with recent graduates of four-year and tribal colleges.
For full eligibility requirements and additional information, please visit www.udall.gov or contact Mia Ibarra at Ibarra@udall.gov.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2012
Turtle Talk 
Thank you, Matthew, for posting this! My advice is certainly biaised on this one, but for any students considering this program, my advice is APPLY, APPLY, APPLY! This is a fantastic internship that offers an opportunity to do very real work with highly influential executive officials and congressional offices. There are also learning activities unlike any other run-of-the-mill intern program, and a distinguished group of alumni happy to welcome the next class. You can’t go wrong with this one – and for law students, who wants to be just another summer associate anyway?!?