The following is a list of science policy internships I discovered over several months of searching.
It is by no means exhaustive, and if you know of things I should add, please let me know.
American Geological Institute (AGI) Government Affairs Program
http://www.agiweb.org/gap/interns/index.html
14 week spring and fall internships, 12 week summer internship, all full-time
$4500 stipend for spring and fall, $4000 stipend for summer
Focus on geoscience and environmental public policy
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/
Internships in various AAAS groups including:
• Center for Science, Technology, and Congress (CSTC), http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/about/intern.shtml
• Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy (CSTSP), http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/cstsp.shtml
• The Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program, http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/spp-fpl.shtml
• Science & Human Rights Program, http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/spp-hr.shtml
• Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER), http://www.aaas.org/spp/dser/01_About/01_Internship.shtml
Most internships unpaid, various time-frames
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Link from http://www.ostp.gov/cs/Student_Volunteers
Unpaid internships, must be a full-time student
OSTP advises the President on science and technology issues
Energy and Environmental Study Institute (EESI)
http://www.eesi.org/employment/employment.htm
Unpaid 3-month internships, part or full time
Focuses on energy issues via three sub-groups: Energy and Climate, Sustainable Biomass and Energy, Transportation
and Energy Policy
Not an advocacy group – focus on informing Congress of scientific information
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
http://www.ucsusa.org/about/internships.html
Unspecified stipend
Various internships
Usually have a Clean Energy Internship from January – May or June – December
National Council on Science and the Environment (NCSE)
http://www.ncseonline.org/Jobs/
3 month full-time internships
$1400 stipend per month
Focus on making environmental information accessible to Congress and the public
Note: preference is given to their “University Affiliates,” but anyone is eligible
U.S. House Committee on Science
http://science.house.gov/docs/intern_apply.pdf
Unpaid internships, not much info available
The link above lets you fill in your details for more info; I got an email from them 3 months later
U.S. Department of State
http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP
Full-time, 10+ weeks
Mostly unpaid but some paid internships
Internships with all aspects of the Department of State; there are some science areas
U.S. PIRG
http://uspirg.org/uspirg.asp?id2=5268&id3=USPIRG&
Unpaid internships
Environmental advocacy group
International SysTem for Analysis, Research, and Training (START) Secretariat
http://www.start.org/News/announcement.html
Unpaid full-time summer internships, full- or part- time fall and spring internships
NGO, focuses on establishing networks of scientists to collaborate and conduct research on global change issues
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) Policy Program
http://www.ase.org/section/aboutus/internships/
Full-time fall, spring, and summer internships
Hourly wage and monthly transportation stipend
Focus on Congressional energy issues (including budget appropriations, energy bills, climate change,
energy management, and transportation policy)
Consumer Energy Council of America
http://www.cecarf.org/aboutCECA/jobs/PolicyInternshipJob.html
No specific dates, sometimes modest stipends
Undergraduate and graduate students eligible
Focus on energy issues via research, coalition building, and providing information to policy makers
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Program
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/index.html
Fall, spring, and summer internships
Based at the National Academies
Only full-time graduate students are eligible!
Department of Energy Scholars Program
http://orise.orau.gov/doescholars/default.htm
Paid summer internships that can be followed by more permanent employment
Based at the Deparment of Energy
Undergraduate and graduate students eligible
Other non-profit internships can be found via the www.idealist.org internship listing