We will have eleven interns in the summer of 2007: one in Paris, one in Richmond, and nine in the Washington area. Options for offices vary by location.

In Paris, the intern will work for the National Science Foundation Europe office. This office is responsible for monitoring developments in science and engineering in all European countries (including Russia) and the European Union in Brussels. The office reports on those developments to the US headquarters, represents the foundation at meetings, and hosts foundation visitors. Among other things, the intern will probably write one or more of the reports for the US headquarters. This position may involve travel in Europe. The intern may work part time for the science counselor at the US embassy. The intern will spend the first nine weeks of the internship overseas and the tenth in DC to participate in end-of-summer activities.

The National Science Foundation is a government agency. Though not part of the State Department, its Europe office is housed in the US embassy in Paris. The position will require a security clearance, passport, visa, and international health insurance (available for about $240 from travel companies). We will guide the intern in obtaining these after selection. In addition to the stipend and housing the program provides for all interns, we will pay for round trip airfare between Washington and Paris.

In Richmond, the intern will work for Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra. The secretary has a wide portfolio of responsibilities, so the intern might work on any of a variety of projects designed to improve the development and use of technology to benefit the citizens of Virginia.

In Washington, the interns will work at a variety of offices concerned with science and technology policy. Unlike the other two locations, the Washington offices are not predetermined. On the application, we ask applicants to identify agencies where they might like to work, even if we have not placed interns at them before. After selecting the interns, we arrange placements based on the interns' interests. We may place you at an agency you nominated, or we might suggest another agency that would suit your interests better. We typically have a mix of new and repeat placements each summer. All our positions are in government (executive and legislative branches) or non-government organizations (such as think tanks, advocacy organizations, and international organizations). We do not place interns in industry.