The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking interns for the fall (September-December), spring (January-April), and summer semesters (May-August). Students with an interest in public service, violence against women issues, federal grant program administration, and government are encouraged to apply.

Interns at OVW are closely monitored in their work and progress and assigned substantive tasks, including, but not limited to, cataloguing an OVW resource library, assisting with the stakeholder database, tracking events in the field relevant to OVW, assisting with media outreach, and gathering news stories relevant to violence against women issues.

Candidates must provide their own housing and have a clear understanding that this internship is on a volunteer basis. Students accepted for an internship may earn academic credit for working at OVW.

Who Can Apply
Applicants for internships must be United States citizens. Once selected, interns will be required to complete a security clearance process pursuant to Department of Justice policy. Interns will be supervised by the Public Outreach and Communications Unit or other government employees assigning particular projects.
Strong candidates for an internship with OVW include those entering their Junior or Senior year in college and/or graduate students. Law students cannot be considered for this internship program, and are advised to apply to specific legal internship programs through the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management.

How to Apply
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. For consideration please submit a resume and cover letter, including the semester for which you wish to be considered, the date you are available to start, and available working hours to ovwintern@usdoj.gov. Questions about OVW's internship program may be submitted to ovwintern@usdoj.gov.

The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.