by POI Administrator | Mar 15, 2022 | In the News
As we announced last week, we are proud to have successfully secured almost $40 million in ensuring White House, State Department, House Committee interns are paid, and there would be increases in existing House and Senate internship allowance funds. Juliana Kaplan of...
by POI Administrator | Mar 11, 2022 | General, In the News
⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️ As many of you know, we’ve spent the last year and a half working to expand paid internships across the federal government. We’re proud to announce our hard work has paid off. The omnibus includes nearly $40 million in funding for paid...
by POI Administrator | Mar 3, 2022 | In the News
There are many things we need in the federal government right now, but one of them is definitely a strong foreign service corps. Which is why, we were thrilled to work in partnership with Rep. Barbara Lee’s office on ensuring $10 million was set aside for State...
by POI Administrator | Feb 28, 2022 | In the News
If you’re anywhere online, you’ve probably heard about the Dear White Staffers account. The account has transformed from a sharp and witty meme account, to a must-follow source on the reality of working on Capitol Hill. We spoke to Newsy on the account,...
by POI Administrator | Feb 22, 2022 | In the News
Are you currently interning in California? Or have you interned in California, and are interested in sharing thoughts about your experiences? We’re currently collecting intern stories for our California Initiative, and would like to hear from you! Please fill...
by POI Administrator | Feb 16, 2022 | General, In the News
We love starting Wednesday with some great news, and we wanted to officially introduce the POI x Next of Us Intern Opportunity Fund! This is a dedicated $50K fund inspired by POI’s previous Intern Relief Fund, which will offer need-based stipends (between $150...
by POI Administrator | Feb 11, 2022 | General, In the News
If you follow our social media, you’re likely aware of the discussions going around social work, and how social work students traditionally are NOT paid for their internships. This means that students often have to work the equivalent of full-time jobs for free,...
by POI Administrator | Feb 10, 2022 | In the News
If you’ve been following our social media, you’ll know that we’ve welcomed some great fellows and interns over the past couple of months. We wanted to share them again, all in one post! Each of these interns and fellows will be working on different...
by POI Administrator | Feb 9, 2022 | In the News
The past two months have been busy for Pay Our Interns, and we’re rounding up our recent press coverage in this post! In December: We were interviewed by Foreign Policy magazine, discussing the current state of foreign service internships on Capitol Hill. Our...
by POI Administrator | Dec 16, 2021 | In the News
Are you passionate about the college-to-career connection, workforce development, higher education and labor policy, and creating equitable learning experiences through paid internships across all sectors? If so, we want to hear from you! Apply here.
