Washington, D.C.– Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva is accepting applications until May 2 to serve as an intern in his Washington, D.C., and Southern Arizona district offices during the summer 2014 school semester.
University of Arizona applicants are eligible for a Federal Relations DC Intern Scholarship, which offers $500 per month for living expenses and a tuition award. To apply and receive further information, please contact the University of Arizona Office of Federal Relations at (520) 621-3108 or Shanley Yates at Shanley@email.arizona.edu.
Interns in the Washington office work closely with legislative and media staff, answer office phones, distribute mail, and communicate with constituents. Preference is given to students and individuals from Arizona’s Third Congressional District, although all qualified applicants are carefully considered and some previous interns have come from outside the district. Interns other than the scholarship recipient are unpaid. All interns are responsible for lodging and transportation.
Anyone interested in working in the Washington, D.C., office should submit a cover letter, resume, and a brief writing sample to Cristina Villa, Rep. Grijalva’s internship coordinator, at Cristina.Villa@mail.house.gov.
Interns at the Tucson, Somerton, and Avondale offices help staff provide constituent services to the people of the Third Congressional District. Interns also perform administrative tasks and may be asked to work on special projects for public outreach, events and otherneeds of the office. Internships for the Tucson, Somerton, and Avondale offices are available at the beginning of each semester.
Tucson District Office– Submit an application form, cover letter, resume, and a short writing sample to Alexandra Martinez at Alexandra.Martinez@mail.house.gov.
SomertonDistrict Office– Submit an application form, cover letter, resume, and a short writing sample to Martha Garcia at Martha.Garcia@mail.house.gov.
AvondaleDistrict Office– Submit an application form, cover letter, resume and a short writing sample to Jose Miranda at Jose.Miranda@mail.house.gov.