Internship Opportunities in the Nation's Capital

TFAS, a nonprofit organization, offers comprehensive academic internship programs in Washington, D.C. TFAS programs include:

Course credit from George Mason University
An engaging internship placement
Furnished on-campus housing
Professional development and networking activities

In addition to generous partial scholarship awards, we are continuing to award more than 40 full tuition and housing scholarships on a rolling basis.

Summer Academic Internship Program in Washington, DC

The summer program provides students from across the U.S. and abroad the opportunity to spend 8 weeks earning 3-6 credits from George Mason University, complete an internship placement in their field of interest, and live in furnished housing provided through Washington Intern Student Housing.

Our goal is to provide a real-world professional and academic experience for college students to help prepare them for responsible leadership in the future. Five program tracks are offered during the summer:

Public Policy + Economics: for students seeking to pursue careers in public policy, economics, law, government and the nonprofit sector.
International Affairs: for students interested in a career in the foreign service, international relations or multi-national NGOs.
Journalism + Communications: for students planning careers in journalism, communications and public relations.
Business + Government Relations: for students studying business or political science, and interested learning about the legislative process and how businesses represent their interests to the federal government.
Leadership + the American Presidency: for students interested in strengthening their leadership skills while learning lessons from the American Presidency. This program is sponsored in partnership with the Ronald Reagan Institute.

Learn more by visiting dcinternships.org