One outstanding CSUN undergraduate will be selected to participate in this prestigious program and will spend the Fall 2008 semester in Washington D.C. working with and for a member of the California Congressional delegation. A full scholarship covering all costs is included.
The program is open to students in any academic major recognized by the University, subject to the established criteria.
Typically, the Congressional Internship Program runs from late summer to early December. Each intern receives up to 20 units of academic credit upon successful completion of the program, including all academic course work assigned.
Interested students should complete the attached application and submit all required paperwork to the Office of Undergraduate Studies, University Hall 215, by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2008.
The annual Congressional Internship Program is one of several Panetta Institute-sponsored programs designed to encourage and develop future leaders of this nation. The program provides students with an intensive, two-week orientation at the Institute in Monterey before they begin work with members of California's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. for approximately 2½ months each Fall. A full scholarship covering all costs is awarded to each intern, thanks to the Panetta Institute and its patrons. Students selected to participate are appointed by university presidents from the 23-campus California State University system, Santa Clara University and Dominican University of California. Selection is based on exemplary scholastic record, interest in politics and potential for a public service career.