Upcoming Deadlines
Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program
Date and Time
Friday, December 5, 2025 1:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Description
Future Leaders is a 10–12-week internship program that connects students to careers in public service, providing them with a stipend and professional development sessions.
Candidates will select their first and second choice career tracks (listed below) that align most closely with their interests and skills.
Data Science
Interested in using your data science skills for the public good? Agencies across the federal government need data scientists, and several previous Future Leaders internships focused on data science. This track is open to candidates from technical backgrounds, including: computer science; engineering; statistics; mathematics; economics; data analytics; data science; information technology; business, finance; biostatistics; data analytics in artificial intelligence or machine learning; and physics.
Government Contracting and Acquisition
May include positions relating to federal contracting and acquisition, procurement, and business.
Liberal Arts
May include positions in communications, arts, humanities, graphic design, public policy, writing/editing, public affairs and social sciences.
Public Administration
May include positions in finance, human resources, management/administration, or similar fields.
Public Interest Technology & AI
Public Interest Technology & AI positions may include a focus on operations technology-focused policy, federal AI policy, design, writing/editing, program management, data analysis, entrepreneurship and stakeholder management. This track is open to candidates from both technical and social science backgrounds, but candidates must be interested in technology innovation and harnessing the full potential of technology and AI for public good.
Science, Mathematics and Engineering
May include positions in the fields of science and health, engineering and math. This track is open to candidates from technical backgrounds.
Agency Partners
This list will be continually updated as the Future Leaders team confirms agency participation. There are opportunities in all fields available to students of all academic backgrounds for placements with federal and state agency partners.
Past Agency Partners (2022-2025)
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Transportation
- General Services Administration
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Small Business Administration
- State of Maryland
This event has been tagged as careercenter, fellowships, and publicservice.
Information
For more information, please visit: https://gogovernment.org/fellowship/future-leaders-in-public-service-internship-program/future-leaders-in-public-service-internship-program-summer-2026/?utm_campaign=Call%20to%20Serve%20Network%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8gDxfuRA
Contact
For more information about this and other fellowships, email [email protected].