<p>My daughter had an excellent experience doing an internship last year through the Fund for American Studies, which sponsors various institutes for study around the world. Their website is at [The</a> Fund for American Studies - Alumni](<a href=“http://www.tfas.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=216&srcid=-2]The”>http://www.tfas.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=216&srcid=-2), and the related internship site is at [DC</a> Internships: Live. Learn. Intern.](<a href=“http://www.dcinternships.org%5DDC”>http://www.dcinternships.org). The program was an expensive one ($7K), but it included 9 credits in poli sci at Georgetown, housing (not food), some small miscellaneous expenses - and her institute matched her up with an internship.</p>
<p>She was not happy about this process at first because several of the internships she found more compelling went to other students. But, although she wound up in a spot she didn’t rank at the top of her list (a lobbying firm for the insurance industry - who wants that?), she had a phenomenal boss who made sure she got some outstanding skills and experiences to add to her resume, and she made some great contacts. She enjoyed the academic experience at Georgetown, but found the internship more valuable. I think there may be a way to participate in the program without doing the credits at Georgetown, which is where most of the cost comes from.</p>
<p>Looking at some of the TFAS materials online, I think it might be kind of … politically conservative? But this didn’t affect my d, a moderately liberal Dem, in the least. (Just adding this in case anyone would cross it off their list at first glance.)</p>