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High School Internship Program
Deadline: May 22, 2009

Mayor’s Internship Program
Deadline: February 20, 2009

Destination Fellowship
Deadline: January 30, 2009

Destination Fellowship:
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The City of Philadelphia and Mayor Michael A. Nutter encourages you to Experience! Philadelphia by participating in an internship or fellowship with the City of Philadelphia municipal government. Gain hands-on experience in the nation’s 6th largest municipality and learn from top city officials as a participant in one of our programs. Explore our site to learn more about these exciting opportunities!

Summer in the City Internships

The Philadelphia Youth Network’s WorkReady summer internships is continuing its partnership with the City of Philadelphia to provide the “Summer in the City” High School Internship program during the summer of 2009. The “Summer in the City” High School Internship program with the City of Philadelphia municipal government is a six-week internship for Philadelphia high school students beginning on June 29, 2009.  Students will spend 16 hours per week in an internship with a City department or office and an additional four hours in workplace skills and leadership development training with the Philadelphia Youth Network’s WorkReady  summer internships.  MORE  

The Mayor’s Internship Program is a nine-week summer internship for current college undergraduates beginning on June 8, 2009.  Mayor’s Interns are placed in various city departments and offices during their internship and participate in weekly events aimed at exposing them to municipal government operations and careers. MORE

Destination Fellowship

The Destination Fellowship is a twelve-month municipal government fellowship with the City of Philadelphia for recent graduate school and college graduates. Fellows work on a substantive project or a series of projects in their host department and participate in a monthly speaker series and site visits as a group. The Fellowship is an excellent opportunity for individuals wishing to begin a career in municipal government. MORE   external link

Info for City Departments

Are you a City department wishing to host an intern or a fellow this year or nominate a new leader in your department for the Emerging Leaders program? Do you have other internship opportunities that you would like to share with prospective candidates? Please visit here for more information.