The Policy Internship Program recruits applicants in the fall for internships the following summer.  Below is a calendar of events and deadlines for students interested in interning during the summer of 2008.

■ Monday, October 15, and Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 12:30 pm:
    Information Sessions, Rodman Room (on the 2nd floor of the "A" wing in Thornton Hall)

■ Monday, November 5, 2007, 5pm:
    Applications Due*

■ Monday, November 12, 2007:
    Finalists Announced

■ Wednesday-Thursday, November 14-15, 2007:
    Interviews of Finalists

■ Friday, November 16, 2007:
    Decisions Announced

For students accepted into the program, the following outline of events and deadlines will apply:

End of Fall:

■ Register for  Science and Technology Policy for Interns for the spring semester.

Spring:

■ Interns take Science and Technology Policy for Interns.  The course covers the history and structure of the government, science and technology policy, policy analysis, writing, public speaking and strategies for successful internships.
■ Possible individual visits to offices.

Summer (10 Weeks in May-August*):

■ Work on science and technology policy in placement office.
■ Write research paper and personal experience paper.
■ Live in shared dormitory rooms.
■ Attend speaker series and participate in social activities.
■ Be visited in office by program director.
■ Enjoy te sights and sounds of your city.
■ Present you research in a symposium.
■ Attend a final banquet.
■ Become a member of the Policy Internship Program Alumni Network.

*Exact start and end dates will be announced in the spring semester, when the droms announce the weeks they will be open.   Typically, the internship runs from the last week of May through the first week of August.

Fall and After:

■ Meet with potential interns.
■ Make presentations on internship experience.
■ Begin a lifetime of ties with office colleagues, program alumni, and the program.