Internships & Careers
The IOP Internships and Career Services committee offers comprehensive and exciting internship opportunities during the summer and exploratory events during the academic year in politics and public service.
upcoming
Director's Internship Program
Eligibility
All currently enrolled Harvard undergraduates who intend to be enrolled at Harvard College the Fall semester after the Director's Internship program are eligible to apply. Students...
Opens
01.05.2026 | 12:00am
Closes
02.01.2026 | 11:59pm
upcoming
Hometown Director's Internships
Eligibility
All currently enrolled Harvard undergraduates who intend to be enrolled at Harvard College the Fall semester following their internship. Students are responsible for obtaining...
Opens
01.05.2026 | 12:00am
Closes
02.01.2026 | 11:59pm
upcoming
Summer Stipend Program
Eligibility
All Harvard College Undergraduates who are returning to campus for the Fall semester.
Opens
03.01.2026 | 12:00am
Closes
03.29.2026 | 11:59pm
upcoming
Term-Time Stipends
Eligibility
All Harvard College undergraduates (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors) who will be enrolled in coursework during the semester in which they are applying for a Term-Time...
Opens
01.18.2026 | 12:00am
Closes
02.01.2026 | 11:59pm
closed
Leonard D. Schaeffer Fellows in Government Service
Eligibility
Applicants must be funded through either the Director's Internship Program or the Summer Stipend Program to be eligible to apply. Applicants must have a full-time summer internship...
Opens
03.27.2025 | 12:00am
Closes
04.03.2025 | 11:59pm
closed
Mentorship Program
Eligibility
You must be an active IOP program or coalition participant. All class years, freshmen through seniors, are welcome to apply.
Opens
09.02.2025 | 12:00am
Closes
09.21.2025 | 11:59pm
closed
Priscilla Chan Summer Service Stipend Program
Eligibility
Harvard College students who receive need-based financial aid and have secured an Institute of Politics Director’s Internship or Summer Stipend for Summer 2024 are eligible to...
closed
Senior Start-Up Stipend
Eligibility
Graduating undergraduate students who are seeking full-time roles in politics and public service after graduation but have yet to secure a job.
Opens
04.07.2025 | 12:00am
Closes
04.27.2025 | 11:59pm
closed
Summer of Service
Eligibility
All participants in the Director's Internship and Summer Stipend programs will be part of the Summer of Service cohort.