Virtual Internship. Real Experience.
The Virtual Student Federal Service program connects the talents of U.S. citizen college students with the needs of federal agencies. Since 2009, more than 10,000 remote interns have advanced the work of the federal government. The time commitment is about 10 hours per week during the school year. There are opportunities for all, from data visualization to political analysis. Internships are unpaid but may be eligible for course credit. Speak with a guidance counselor regarding course credit requirements.
U.S. citizen high school graduates, from rising college freshmen through Ph.D. students, who are enrolled at least half-time (as defined by the school) in college during their application and participation are eligible. Because the program is virtual, students can intern from anywhere.
Students apply between February 1 and February 29 and may apply for up to five internships. A maximum of 300 U.S. citizen college students may apply to each internship project. Internship mentors select students in March and April. Internships begin in September and run for the duration of the academic year.
Join our talent network?to be notified of the next application dates. To apply, visit USAJOBS?Open Opportunities?(Open Opps) and?
Click “Join community” to create a?Login.gov account and Open Opps profile?
Click “View internships”?
Apply for up to five internships?
Visit the?Open Opps Help Center?for more detailed instructions. The following tutorials are available:???
How to create an Open Opportunities student account?
How to apply for a VSFS internship?
The application includes:?
Resume?
Skills and language list?
Contact information for your references?
College transcripts?
If you are a rising college freshman, please upload your high school transcript.?
If you are starting graduate school, please upload your undergraduate transcript.?
If you don’t have an official transcript, an unofficial copy will suffice.?
A statement of interest for each internship pursued. The statement of interest is the most important part of the application package and describes your objectives and motivation in seeking each internship. Discuss how participation would help achieve your academic and professional goals. The maximum character count for each statement of interest is 3,000.?
For help, visit the?Open Opps Help Center?for technical support with the Open Opps website, or email?[email protected]. Email?[email protected]?for eligibility and all other questions.?