The Panetta Institute’s annual Congressional Internship Program, which begins on August 8, 2021, combines a rigorous two-week academic orientation to national politics and protocol at the Panetta Institute in Monterey, CA, with an eleven-week experiential education as a Panetta intern in a Washington, D.C. office of a California member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Upon completion of all requirements for this course of study, interns will earn 20 academic units that will be posted to their university transcripts.

The internship is open to students from all majors, but an applicant should have an interest in public service. To qualify, a student must be a U.S. Citizen and California resident, be enrolled in a degree-granting program at HSU, have achieved a minimum 60 graded units but no more than 120 units in Fall 2021 semester, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. The recommended applicant must also pass a criminal background check.

To apply, the applicant should submit as one packet a resume, and complete college transcript, a two-page essay addressing the student's interest in participating in the Panetta Congressional Internship Program, and a sample of a graded college essay (minimum 3 pages). Qualified applicants will be interviewed by a campus committee, which will recommend a finalist and an alternate. The finalist will be interviewed by President Jackson and by a committee at the Panetta Institute in Monterey, CA (travel expenses paid).

Submit questions and application materials to panetta@humboldt.edu. See the attached description and qualifications document for further information.

Applications are due electronically in pdf format no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8.