Internships seen on horizon in D.C.

Arkansans who are interested in public service have a couple of Washington internship opportunities coming up. One is on Pennsylvania Avenue and the other is on Capitol Hill; one is with President Donald Trump; the other is with U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Applications for the Spring White House Internship Program are available at https://apply.whitehouse.gov/intern/ and will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Aug. 23.

The program runs from Jan. 22 until April 17. Interns are not paid.

Successful applicants must be 18 or older by Jan. 22, and they must (with one exception) be either college students or recent graduates (“no more than two years before the internship program start date,” the White House said.)

Veterans who have at least a General Educational Development certificate, who have served on active duty in the previous two years are also eligible.

Cotton, a lawmaker from Dardanelle, also has internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, but they start in the fall.

Participants work in the Washington office. These are paid positions and can be either full time or part time.

According to a news release, the interns will “have the opportunity to experience the daily operations of Senator Cotton’s office and witness the legislative process firsthand.”

Length of the internships vary. Would-be interns are encouraged to send resumed to internships_cotton@cotton.senate.gov. Cover letters should accompany them, stating why the applicants are seeking the position and when they would be available to work.

Planning to visit the nation’s capital? Know something happening in Washington, D.C.? Please contact Frank Lockwood at (202) 662-7690 or flockwood@arkansasonline.com. Want the latest from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Washington bureau? It’s available on Twitter, @LockwoodFrank.