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During the academic year, the IOP coordinates and funds between 40-70 academic-year internships for students to engage with the Chicago area government, nonprofit and political ecosystem alongside their typical coursework on campus. Learn more about the academic-year internship application process here. Applications to the internship program will be due on Wednesday, October 14. The IOP will host an information session about the internship program on Friday, October 2 from 12 pm to 2 pm at the IOP Living Room (5707 S Woodlawn Avenue). You can register here for the information session.
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American Farmland Trust Midwest Policy Intern
Overview of Organization: American Farmland Trust is the only national organization that takes a holistic approach to agriculture, focusing on the land itself, the agricultural practices used on that...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Development, Poll Monitoring Program, Legislative Support Intern
Overview of the Organization: For over 30 years, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago has worked to bring together the Asian American community and empower them to create change in...
Chicago Housing Authority, Housing Development Internship
Overview of Organization: The Chicago Housing Authority serves more than 65,000 households in neighborhoods throughout the city. We are the 3rd largest housing authority in the country with a...
Chicago Public Schools, Chief Executive Office, Board Team Intern
Organization Overview: The Chicago Board of Education ("Board") is a governing body partially elected and appointed by the mayor and is responsible for the oversight of Chicago Public Schools...
Civic Committee Intern
Organization Overview: The Commercial Club of Chicago and the Civic Committee is comprised of senior executives of the Chicago region’s leading employers. Its mission is to make our region...
Civic Federation, Research Intern
Overview of Organization: The Civic Federation is a 130-year-old independent, non-partisan and nonprofit government research organization that provides analysis and recommendations on government finance issues for the Chicago region...
Coppin Community Center Media and Grant Writer Intern
Overview of Organization: Coppin Community Center is a social-service nonprofit located at Coppin Memorial AME Church in the Washington Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side (a short 20-minute bus...
CTBA Education Policy Research Intern
Overview of the Organization: The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy think tank founded in 2000 in Chicago, dedicated to promoting...
Disability Lead, Program Intern
Overview of Organization: The Program Intern will be instrumental in supporting a range of the non-profit management of the programs and internal work of Disability Lead, the first and...
Energy & Environment Lab Data Analyst
Organization Overview: The University of Chicago Energy & Environment Lab (E&E Lab) partners with government agencies to identify, rigorously evaluate, and help scale programs and policies that reduce pollution...
Illinois Justice Project, Justice Reform Intern
Overview of Organization: ILJP advances policies and practices that reduce violence, decrease incarceration and recidivism and make the justice system more equitable. ILJP works to promote criminal justice reform in...