Internship Opportunities

"I have made professional contacts and gained skills needed to conduct policy analysis. I also have a better sense of how to utilize those skills to help people." - 2020 UNM MPP Graduate

Office of African American Affairs: part time paid internship, flexible dates. Email etomingashatch@unm.edu for information on how to apply.

Legislative Council Service: full time paid internships in Santa Fe, July through December.
The deadline is May 21, 2022.

Think New Mexico: full time,paid summer internships in Santa Fe.
The deadline is 5:00pm on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Common Cause New Mexico: part time, paid, summer internship.

National Labor Relations Board, Student Field Examiner Intern: unpaid summer internships, May though August. The deadline is April.

Pew Research Center: summer internship in Washington, D.C., June through August. Summer 2022 internship opportunities will open in December, 2021 and be posted here

AEA Gradute Education Diversity Internship Program: September-July, paid internship. Deadline and application not posted yet but likely deadline is May 2022.

New Mexico Fellowship, Institute for Policy Studies: June-June. Deadline and application not posted yet, but likely deadline is March 2022.

Martin Heinrich Internship Program: Internships are available in Washington, D.C., Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices. Fall Session Deadline: July 1st; Spring Session Deadline: October 15th; Summer Session Deadline: March 7th

2022 Summer Diversity and Inclusion Internship Program: summer internship in Washington, D.C. The deadline is March 2, 2022.

Institute for Research on Poverty: Economic Mobility Fellowship Program. Full time position in Washington, DC. Application deadline is April 4, 2022.