Printer-friendly versionAll dates contained on this page are intended to provide a guideline as to when students should apply in order to become candidates at internship sites that tend to make offers prior to TWC’s regular application deadline. Dates are generally based upon the timeframe in which student materials were forwarded to the sites in past semesters.
The below is not an exhaustive list and dates are not guaranteed. Students who want to be considered at the type of placements listed here should apply at the beginning of the early deadline range for a given term in order to ensure that referrals can be made to any relevant sites listed in this category.
Please note that internships at the sites below are generally available only to degree-seeking students and some require an additional application form. Not all early-deadline internship sites are available to quarter students.
Some offices listed require students to obtain security clearances. By meeting the early deadline for and indicating your interest in certain internship sites, you are not applying for a security clearance. Clearances will be the responsibility of the internship site, only after you are offered and accept an internship.
Early Internship Deadlines
| Internship Site | Spring | Summer | Fall |
| U.S. Department of State | June 1 |
October 1 |
February 1 |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (U.S. Department of the Treasury) | July 1 |
November 1 |
March 1 |
| Department of Justice (U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.) |
August 1 |
December 1 |
April 1 |
| Department of Justice (U.S. Marshals Service) |
October 1 |
February 1 |
May 1 |
| The White House | August 1 |
December 1 |
May 1 |
| Federal Judicial Center | September 1 |
December 1 | May 1 |
| Naval Criminal Investigative Service | September 1 | January 1 |
May 1 |
| Department of Justice (Interpol) | September 1 | December 1 | June 1 |
| U.S. Congressional Offices | November 16* | December 1 | June 15* |
| Cable News Network (CNN) and Broadcast/Print Journalism |
October 1 | February 1 | May 1 |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | October 1 | February 1 | May 1 |
| Amnesty International | September 1 | January 1 | June 1 |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | September 1 | April 1 | June 1 |
| Smithsonian Institute | September 1 | January 1 | June 1 |
| Heritage Foundation | October 1 | January 1 | June 1 |
| Children’s Defense Fund |
October 1 | January 1 | June 1 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies |
Novermber 1 | February 1 | August 1 |
* The U.S. Congressional Offices do not require an early application for the Spring or Fall semesters.
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