Student Internships

Internships are a key component of the MPPA curriculum, and CPPA students participate in internships across the globe, gaining practical expierience in policy analysis, evaluation, public administration, and management at all levels of government and in public and non-profit sectors.

For internship forms and requirements, click here.

2010 Internship Highlights
Here are a few examples of the experiences students encountered during their internships this past year.


Recent internship placements include:
  • Academy for Educational Development
  • Afghan and Int'l Refugee Support Services
  • Africa-America Institute
  • American Council for United Nations University
  • Bay Area School Reform Collaborative
  • Berkshire County Commission
  • Border Action Network
  • Catapulta
  • Center for International Policy
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Center for Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Chicago Office of Budget and Management
  • Cities of Boston, MA; Somerville, MA; Holyoke, MA; Riverside, CA
  • Community Foundation of Western MA
  • Consejo Nacional de Modernización del Ecuador
  • Cornu Management Company
  • Donahue Institute
  • E.L. Silvia Farm and Orchard
  • FairVote MA
  • Federal Funds Information for States
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Feminist Majority Foundation
  • Franklin County Solid Waste Management District
  • Garment Work Center
  • Greenfield District Court
  • Greater Worcester Community Foundation
  • Hilltown Community Development Corporation
  • Holyoke Housing Authority
  • Holyoke Planning Department
  • INNPULSAR
  • International Finance Corporation
  • International Food Information Council
  • International Foundation for Election Systems
  • International Life Sciences Institute
  • Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation
  • The Loka Institute: Expert & Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST)
  • MA Budget and Policy Center
  • MA Commission on Status for Women
  • MA Department of Public Health Division of Health Care
  • MA House of Representatives
  • Massachusetts Rural Development Council, Inc.
  • Mission of Georgia to the United Nations
  • National Committee on Pay Equity
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • National Priorities Project
  • New England Small Farm Institute
  • New York State Department of Health: Adult Cystic Fibrosis Assistance Program
  • Northampton Housing Authority
  • Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)
  • Office of Budget and Management, City of Chicago
  • Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
  • Portland Opera Repertory Theatre (PORT)
  • Resources for the Future
  • Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
  • RIWAQ-Center for Architectural Conservation
  • Save the Children Federation
  • Support Coalition International
  • Tapestry Health Systems
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office
  • U.S. General Accounting Office
  • U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee On Africa
  • United Methodist Committee on Relief
  • United Nations Development Programme - Sierra Leone
  • United Nations Population Division
  • United Nations Secretariat
  • USAID/ESE Bureau
  • Verite
  • World Bank
  • Women's Fund of Western MA
  • Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

For more information on internships, careers or professional development, contact szoller@pubpol.umass.edu.