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Where have other Lawrence Students found #VPA Internships?

If you are looking for a #VPA Career Community related internship, you might want to look for opportunities at work sites that have hosted Lawrence interns in the past! Here are just some!

• Art/Museums:
o The Trout Museum of Art
o Hearthstone Historic House Museum
o History Museum at the Castle
o Art Institute of Chicago
o John Michael Kohler Art Center
o Peninsula School of Art and Gallery
o Wisconsin Arts Board
o Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
o Museum of Wisconsin Art
o Milwaukee Art Museum
o Metropolitan Museum of Art
o Museum of Modern Art
o Walker Art Center
o St. Louis Art Museum
o Toledo Museum of Art
o Dallas Museum of Art
o Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
o Walters Art Gallery
o Sotheby’s
o Smithsonian Institution
o Americans for the Arts

o Walker Art Center
o St. Louis Art Museum
o Toledo Museum of Art
o Dallas Museum of Art
o Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
o Walters Art Gallery
o Sotheby’s
o Smithsonian Institution
o Americans for the Arts


• Music:
o Chicago Symphony Orchestra
o Lyric Opera of Chicago
o Timeless Music Entertainment
o Merit School of Music
o New York Jazz Academy
o Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute
o Center for Deep Listening
o Kairos Alive!
o Broadway Cares
o Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
o Stone Soup Theatre
o Forte Community Music Project
o Peninsula Players
o Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
o Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
o The Grand Oshkosh
o Metropolitan Opera
o Red River Lyric Opera
o Interlochen Center for the Arts
o Aspen Music Festival and School

Virtual Student Federal Service Internship

by Jonathan Hogan

Among the internships offered by the Department of State, the most accessible in terms of acceptance rate while also granting interns valuable insight into a career in the State Department is The Virtual Student Federal Service internship.

The Virtual Student Federal Service Program is best summed up in an advertisement posted by the federal government. It states: “1: State & other U.S. agencies post unclassified projects that might leverage talent. 2: U.S. college, masters, Ph.D. & post-doc students apply to three projects. 3: … and that’s it! Selected interns work virtually for agencies Sept-May.” To apply, interns (which must be U.S. citizens) simply go through the U.S. federal jobs platform USAJOBS, and, after creating an account, submit a “resume, transcript & short responses” (“How It Works”). To make things even easier, the Career Center has already released an article on how to create a USAJOBS account—just click this link. Here, It is worth noting that federal agencies other than the Department of State participate in the program, however, it seems that the Department of State is particularly active in the program.

If the Virtual Student Federal Service Internship has piqued your interest, you might be wondering what the experience is actually like. In general, interns work between September and May for roughly 10 hours a week. Furthermore, interns can work anywhere in the world. The internship is not paid, however, many interns receive credit for their work—something which feels particularly likely at Lawrence. It is difficult to discuss specifics, as the program is based around a nearly unending array of projects posted by the State Department; however, at the moment of writing, one project is already posted to the website which would see students work as research assistants on the Afghanistan Lessons Learned Project to examine “the goals, policies, strategies, and programs implemented” during U.S. involvement in Afghanistan (Virtual Student Federal Service). Given that the application deadline for this coming year is in July, more programs are likely to be posted shortly. If you determine that the Virtual Student Federal Service Internship is right for you, feel free to schedule an appointment with our government advisor, Ty Collins, for help with the application process here.

Jonathan is a Third Year German and Government major. He works as a Peer Educator to assist students in the CJW and GLI career communities. In addition to professional development, Jonathan is interested in the cultural construction of the modern nation-state, normative constraints on rational behavior, and all things German. You can schedule an appointment with him here to improve your resume, learn more about the CJW and GLI career opportunities, and work on anything else professional development-related.

Works Cited

“How It Works.” U.S. Department of State, https://careers.state.gov/interns-fellows/virtual-student-federal-service/how-it-works/. Accessed 3 May 2022.

Virtual Student Federal Service. https://vsfs.state.gov/projects. Accessed 3 May 2022.