VCU :: L Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Internships and Wilder Scholars Fellowships

The Wilder School offers one of the most dynamic internship programs in the commonwealth of Virginia. Wilder School students are at the forefront as interns with dozens of governmental departments and agencies, legislative offices, political campaigns, non-profit institutions, and businesses.

In the Spring and Summer of 2006, dozens of students participated in fantastic internships in governmental departments and agencies (federal, state, and local), legislative offices, political campaigns, non-profit institutions and businesses. Some of those institutions included:

Legislative offices for: Sen. John Warner, Rep. Eric Cantor, Rep. Virgil Goode, Rep. Bobby Scott/Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Rep. Frank Wolf.
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Drug Enforcement Administration
Virginia Department of Corrections
The Pentagon
Numerous state and local departments of planning and community development, police departments, courts and other state agencies
Advantus Strategies
Senate campaigns for George Allen and Jim Webb
Governor’s Office of Commonwealth Preparedness
Greater Richmond Partnership
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Governor’s Fellows Program
Sorenson Institute
Black Entertainment Television