Welcome to the Policy Internship Program!

Welcome! This web site, the official online presence of the University of Virginia Engineering School's Science and Technology Policy Internship Program, provides information about the School's internships for undergraduate engineering students interested in science and technology policy. We hope you find our Web site useful and informative. To share questions or comments, simply contact us.

From the Executive Director

SEAS students are problem-solvers. Whether the issue is energy security, environmental sustainability, innovation and economic growth, public health, national security or privacy, today's most challenging problems are in the policy arena. You can be a part of the solution through the Policy Intern Program.

Would you like to brief the President's Science Advisor or the Director of the National Science Foundation? Meet the President of the National Academy of Engineering or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Or maybe appear on a broadcast network evening news show?

Our interns have done all that--and more.

The Policy Intern Program is for SEAS students who want to have a hands-on experience in the world of science and technology policy. Our interns are assigned to high-level placements that give them important work, unique experiences, and valuable skills that will serve them regardless of future career choices.

Interns receive training, a stipend, and housing for 10 weeks in the summer. While most interns are placed in Washington, D.C., the Policy Intern Program is in the process of adding new placements abroad to the existing location in Paris.

Sound interesting? Check out the website, talk to alumni and come to an information session in Fall 2011!

Sincerely,

Michael Rodemeyer
Executive Director,
PIP Program