Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  University of Chicago's Launch Event Announcements Africa Policy Conference @ UNC Perfect Presidential Platform crafted @ UGA Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More National Press Chronicle of Higher Education The Nation LA Times New York Times > More "In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." — Teddy Roosevelt    Roosevelt Policy Academy > Roosevelt Home > Opportunities > Academy The Roosevelt Academy: On Campus and Over Summer The applications deadline for the Summer Academy has passed.  Thank you to everyone who applied; you should be hearing from the national office soon.  If you are interested in our Fall Academy program, please contact Paul Burow. The Roosevelt Academy is a new program that matches highly qualified members of the Roosevelt Institution with paid academic-year and summer internships at prominent progressive organizations and with elected officials. The Academy’s primary aim is to provide today’s talented young people with the real-world experience, skills, and connections necessary to become effective policymakers in the future. Both school-year and summer internships are paid;  The 10-week summer program pays $3500. The semester program pays $750. These stipends ensure that all students, regardless of socio-economic background, are free to participate. Summer 2008 The Roosevelt Summer Academy combines a full-time internship with a training curriculum, weekly networking and educational events to supplement your job, all part of an integrated curriculum of leadership development. The program is being run in conjunction with the Center for Progressive Leadership's New Leaders Program. Positions are available at the Roosevelt Institution's national office as well as at organizations like the Center for American Progress, the Economic Policy Institute, the DC Office of Planning, and many others. The program runs 10 weeks, from June 9 to August 15. Exceptions to these dates can me made under some circumstances. The application deadline has already passed. If you have any questions, please contact paul.burow@rooseveltinstitution.org On Campus Students work directly with policy organizations and elected officials on a part-time basis, providing 5-12 hours per week of work. Students engage in substantive work on policy issues, helping to support important legislative efforts. Applicants are not required to be active members of the Roosevelt Institution. Academy fellows will be offered a stipend of $750 per semester for their work. The applications for the fall 2008 semester are currently being accepted. Please contact Paul Burow if you are interested in applying. If you are considering applying, please open an application account by submitting the Personal Information portion of the application (Part 2) as soon as possible.  Submitting Part 2 of the application does not commit you to applying. Internship Openings (as of 12/27/07) Host organization: Young Elected Officials Network Aiding young elected officials with their work, largely in a research capacity If possible, Policy Academy fellows will be paired with nearby elected officials Click here for more information, including lists of current job openings. Host organization: Progressive Policy Institute Research Assistant: Chinese and Japanese trade policy Research Assistant: Counterfeiting of Native American art and intellectual property Download the application: Application (.doc version) Application (.pdf version) For any questions, please contact the national Fellowships Coordinator, Spencer Sherman.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 4th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 || Fax: (202) 483-2657