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Explore Opportunities to Gain Real-World Experience

At SPIA, we are committed to supporting your academic journey with hands-on experiences that prepare you for life after graduation. Below you’ll find a regularly updated list of current internship and job opportunities across government, nonprofits, think tanks, and more. We encourage all students to explore these positions and take the next step toward your professional goals.

New Opportunities

• – A Community Development Specialist Intern is responsible for assisting local governments in areas of community planning, economic development, local laws and ordinances, hazard mitigation, personnel management, environmental issues, transportation, historic preservation, and grant preparation and administration.
• Summer 2026 UGA RA Internship – Deadline to apply Friday, April 17

SPIA-Sponsored Internships

To apply to all SPIA-sponsored internships see below

• Summer 2026 UGA RA Internship – Deadline to apply Friday, April 17
• The Liberty Bell Project – Liberty Bell Project seeks a motivated and detail-oriented intern to support Founding Citizens Institute’s citizens training curriculum development and programming implementation for the inaugural class of Founding Citizens.
• BSI – Provide intelligence information to BSI’s Global Intelligence Team, and write content related to foreign policy, global security and international trade.
• – Science for Georgia – Atlanta-based science advocacy organization that connects scientists and scientific achievements to the general public.
• – Athens-based Court Appointed Special Advocates; interns work with juveniles in the criminal justice system, whether in juvenile rehabilitation programs, foster care, or other legal venues.
• – Sexual assault and children’s advocacy nonproft internship involved with grant-writing, fundraising, event planning, and general organizational administration.
• – Homeless outreach in the form of food, as well as after-school programming for local youth.
• – Fully remote internship that tracks human rights data submitted from around the world.
• – Local organization that assists with grant-writing and fundraising for various local nonprofits.
• – State and local lobbying firm that works throughout Georgia.
• – Large nonprofit organization that advocates for the role of women in politics.
• – Local administrative internship with a nonprofit focused on support for victims of domestic abuse.
  • Direct Services
  • Breaking Silence
  • Breaking Silence Social Media
  • Fatality Review
  • Administrative
  • Thrift Store
  • Digital Media

Applied History Certificate Internships

Undergraduates must apply for the Applied History Certificate Program’s internships.

For the Applied History internship, HIST/POLS/INTL 5800, undergraduates can find an internship on their own or intern at one of the SPIA-sponsored internships listed above. Undergraduates can also intern at one of the two organizations below, which are especially eager to welcome Applied History students. (More information about the Applied History Certificate and the program’s application can be found .)

• Southern Alliance of Public Health Leadership (SAPHL) – Public Health Legislative Intern – Atlanta-based nonprofit that studies the history of public health efforts in the State of Georgia with the goal of improving public health at the state level.
• – Atlanta-based 100-year-old nonprofit that advocates for bird habitat conservation; internship involves researching and compiling history of the organization for help with legislative efforts.

Other Internships

• – A Community Development Specialist Intern is responsible for assisting local governments in areas of community planning, economic development, local laws and ordinances, hazard mitigation, personnel management, environmental issues, transportation, historic preservation, and grant preparation and administration.
• Precinct Captains — Doug McKillip for State Senate – Doug McKillip’s State Senate campaign is hiring motivated Precinct Captains for his Athens-area State Senate Campaign.
• – Interns will support various research projects of MEI scholars, as well as manage logistics and administrative tasks.
• – This global public policy & government affairs intern’s work will span a broad and diverse range of functions and work streams, including government affairs and government relations.
• – World’s first comprehensive stakeholder solutions firm headquartered in Washington D.C.
• – Georgia Legislative Internship Program (GLIP)
  • Atlanta-based program for Juniors and Seniors working with Georgia state legislators in the State Capitol Building and nearby offices.
  • Questions? Contact Dr. Haynes at [email protected].
•  – State of Georgia office in charge of funding disbursement and management.
•  – Fully-remote internship managing polling and public opinion research with a Republican-oriented nonprofit.
•  – Various internship programs available with the US Department of State in Washington, D.C.
•  – Fully-remote volunteer position with flexible hours providing free tutoring to local K-12 grade students.
• – Scholarship-funded internship program with various offices and agencies in the Washington, DC area.

Jobs & Post-Graduate Fellowships

Contact all post-graduate opportunities directly.

• Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Policy Analyst Position – The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Policy Analyst II.
•  – Government-related nonprofit overseer or national parks seeks a manager or legislative strategy at the national level.
•  – The Georgia Association of REALTORS seeks someone in Central Georgia to help foster connections with local REALTOR organizations.
•  – Various positions involving policy advising, financial analysis, international economic intelligence, data analytics, and other fields working with antiterrorism and finance at the federal level.
•  – A Democratic party political action committee that seeks to support progressive candidates for the 2030 legislative cycle, ahead of the next State of Georgia redistricting activities.
•  – International NGO focused on environmental protection seeks a director of strategic initiatives for their Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary.
•  – The largest refugee resettlement nonprofit in the world, with an office in Atlanta, seeks two support specialists focused on youth outreach and resettlement assistance.
•  – The primary jobs database for the US federal government, which includes most positions aside from those within the US Foreign Service and some in the major intelligence agencies (also includes internships).
•  – The primary jobs database for municipal positions within Athens-Clarke County.
•  – Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm that specializes in political intelligence, public affairs, strategic communications, and other fields.
•  – Washington, D.C.-based program for recent college graduates to work with the Department of the Treasury’s Office of International Affairs on shaping international economic policy.

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