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Philosophy / Religion 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8056 United StatesInternships in Philosophy and Religion
Before you begin the internship process, you must contact the Philosophy & Religion Internship Coordinator, Professor Ian Rhoad, at ianr@american.edu.
The Department of Philosophy and Religion encourages all students to do an internship as part of their major program. For specific details regarding registration and requirements, please view the Graduate Student Internship or Undergraduate Student Internship pages.
The Career Center at AU awards 15-20 undergrads per year with stipends to help support them in unpaid internships. Take a look at the eligibility requirements and details at Career Center.
The following is a partial list of institutions where students have interned:
- 20,000 Dialogues
- 826DC
- AARP
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American University- Parking and Commuter Services
- Amnesty International
- Animal Welfare League of America
- Antiracist Research and Policy Center
- The ARC of DC
- Ethics & Compliance Initiative
- Public Defender Service
- FHI 360: The Science of Improving Lives
- Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
- Campaign to Save Tibet
- Center for National Policy
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Child Welfare League of America
- Children's National Health Center
- DC Public Defender Service- Mental Health Division
- DC Ethics Bowl
- DC Public Schools
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Delegation of the European Union to the U.S.
- El-Hibri Charitable Foundation
- Equal Rights Center
- Fair Girls
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- The Fund for Peace
- G2G Consulting
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights Campaign
- National Archives
- People for the American Way
- Search for Common Ground
- The One Campaign
- Unite Here
- US Institute of Peace
- Institute for Multi-track Diplomacy
- Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
- International Medical Corps
- International Peace and Security Institute
- LIFT
- Machik Foundation
- MADRE, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
- The Mindfulness Center
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- National Institutes of Health
- Peace and Justice Studies Association
- Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
- Taproot Foundation
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US Department of Agriculture
- US Department of Education
- US Department of Energy, Office of Learning and Development Program Management
- US Department of Commerce
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- US Institute of Peace
- US Senate
- US House of Representatives
- Urban Institute
- Vital Voices Global Partnership
- Institute for Women's Policy Research
- Institute for Policy Studies
- Green America Internship Program
- Brookings Institution
- Smithsonian Institution
- American Society of International Law
- Legal Momentum (formally NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund)
- AYUDA
- Women's Research and Education Institute
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- Washington Legal Foundation
- The Children's Defense Fund
- Partners for Peace
- Power to Decide (formerly National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)
- Butler Family Fund
- All Souls Unitarian Church
- Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
- Public Religion Research Institute
- Methodist Federation for Social Action
- Religion and Ethics Weekly (PBS)
- Washinton Institute for Business, Government, and Society
- Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)
- Women's Foreign Policy Group
- August Wilson African American Cultural Center
- and numerous nonprofit organizations.
Please keep in mind that organizations are generous in allowing students the opportunity to work with them. While the organizations and individuals benefit from having interns, it is important to recognize that these organizations and individuals are investing time and resources in internship training for which they are not otherwise compensated.