Good Response Marks First Month of GT@DC Internship Applications

In a little over a month since launching GT@DC, 32 students from across Georgia Tech have applied to join the fully immersive, semester-long internship experience in Washington. The program is a partnership of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Public Policy but is open to all Georgia Tech students. 

“We’re really excited for the inaugural cohort of GT@DC,” said Mark Zachary Taylor, an associate professor in the School of Public Policy who is helping get the program off the ground. “We’ve already heard from DC-area agencies, firms, and non-profits excited to hire GT interns. And GT alumni from around the region are already planning fun events.” 

Interested in GT@DC? The program continues to take applications for courses and internships beginning mid-August 2023. Apply now! 

Applicants so far come from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, the H. Milton School of Industrial Systems and Engineering, the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Sciences, the School of Computer Science in the College of Computing, and the School Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering. 

Students enrolled in the program will take two classes during the semester and six hours of professional internship or audit credits. The inaugural courses will be INTA 3110 —US Foreign Policy and PUBP 3030 — Policy Analysis. 

Students will be placed with government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private businesses in the Washington area and enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities. 

"This program will create so many incredible opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, and the institute," said Lawrence Rubin, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, who is also helping organize the program. "I’m not sure who is more excited about Fall 2023: the students or the faculty!"