Public Service Scholarship & Internship Program for 2023 at CAPAL
Apply today for CAPAL’s 2023 Public Service Scholarship & Internship Program! This is a PAID opportunity to work at a public service agency while receiving 1:1 mentoring, and more
Public Service Internships
CAPAL’s Public Service Internship Program places undergraduate and graduate students within the public sector in the Washington, DC area and throughout the United States. Intern duties may include policy or scientific research, project coordination and management, business, law, communications, and more. Placements may be in rural or urban areas, such as Alaska, Delaware, and California. Applicants are asked to specify their placement preferences on the application, and those selected will be placed based on their interests and skills. These internships are open to ALL MAJORS.
Applicants can apply for internships for Spring 2023, Summer 2023, and Fall 2023. Internships during Spring and Fall will be part-time or full-time; internships during the Summer will be full-time only.
Public Service Scholarships
CAPAL’s Public Service Scholarship Program awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who will be serving in unpaid, full-time public service internships in the Washington, DC area or throughout the U.S. during the summer. These scholarships are intended to enable outstanding students with leadership potential to work full-time and learn ways to influence their local communities and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. Recipients of the scholarships are responsible for securing their own internship opportunity. Applicants can apply for scholarships for Summer 2023 only.
The CAPAL-MAASU Public Service Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student enrolled at a school that is a member of the Midwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU) All eligible scholarship applicants will be considered for the CAPAL-MAASU scholarship. Check if your school is a member here.
**All CAPAL Scholars & Interns during the summer, in addition to their full-time internship, are required to participate in CAPAL’s additional programming. An example of a previous summer schedule can be found here.**
**For scholarship applicants: Upon acceptance, you must print and submit the CAPAL Scholarship Program Participation Agreement if you have an internship secured already. If you are still in the process of securing an internship, please note this in your application in the appropriate short answer section. Once you have secured your internship you will be required to submit the Agreement.**
The 2023 Scholarship and Internship Application is now OPEN
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