Opportunities

The Think and Do Tank offers a highly immersive civic learning experience that will build students' capacity for democratic citizenship and problem-solving. Students from across the university and across disciplines will come together to work collaboratively to address the RDL inaugural theme and do this work in partnership with faculty and expert practitioners.

Do you have an innovative idea that will help solve a democratic problem? Submit your proposal here and if accepted, the RDL will fund your concept! Opportunities are available for students of all disciplines working on their own or with others.

The Center for Youth Political Participation is recruiting a team of paid interns to support the creation of digital content for the newly established Rutgers Democracy Lab (RDL)...

We want to hear your thoughts about democracy!

The Rutgers Democracy Lab is seeking students to submit their videos exploring the topic of American democracy and civic engagement in the digital age. The videos will be shared on the Eagleton Institute’s Instagram page as part of an effort to inspire meaningful conversations on and off campus about civic engagement....

Each year, the Office of Federal Relations connects a group of Rutgers students with federal policymakers to advocate for policy priorities important to the university community. Students will travel to Washington, DC for a day of advocacy on Capitol Hill this year. Federal investments in student financial aid will be the primary area of focus...

An award program providing up to $6,000.00 awards to outstanding Rutgers undergraduate students for in-person summer internships in government, nonprofit, or advocacy organizations in Washington, D.C. The monetary award is meant to ease the financial burden of interning in D.C. and is intended to offset living expenses...