The Office of Senator Christopher J. Dodd offers internships to qualified students year-round in our state, Washington, DC, and Banking Committee offices.

Our internship program offers the following benefits:

• Experience: Students will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in the United States Senate. Interns assist the Senator's professional staff with administrative, press, legislative and correspondence duties. This may include conducting research, drafting constituent letters and press releases, reporting on Congressional hearings, and performing administrative tasks.

• Exposure: Interns become an integral part of our office operation and are exposed to all aspects of the legislative process. In addition, interns are encouraged to take advantage of everything Capitol Hill and the DC area have to offer — House and Senate debates, hearings, seminars and speeches, research facilities, and museums.

• College Credit: Our office is happy to work with students who wish to apply their internship toward academic credit.

The Internship Program is best suited to undergraduate students, although we will consider high school and graduate students. The following guidelines also apply:

• Priority is given to students from Connecticut in their junior or senior years of college.
• Priority is given to students who can work full-time — 40-hour/5-day work week.
• Interns work on a voluntary basis. Although we do not provide a stipend, interns are extended many of the privileges of Senate employees and are subject to both Senate Rules and office policies.
• Interns are responsible for securing their own housing for the duration of their internship.
• Interns in Washington, DC will spend about half of their time assisting legislative and press staff, and the rest of their time providing daily administrative support.
• Interns in Wethersfield, CT will spend most of their time providing constituent services and assisting staff with research and administrative/clerical duties.

Internship sessions run three times a year; Fall, Spring, and Summer. Deadlines are as follows:

Session:	Application Deadline:	Internship runs:
Spring	November 15	January – May
Summer I	March 15	June 1 – July 10
Summer II	March 15	July 13 – August 21
Fall	July 15	September - December

Printable Application Form  The application is a one-page Adobe .pdf file (requiring Adobe's Acrobat Reader) which can be filled out online — point your mouse to any field to fill it in or check a box. Print the form and fax it to the Washington office a the number listed below.

Or you may also receive an application by contacting the internship coordinator for the office in which you wish to work. In addition to completing the application form, you will need to submit the following materials:

1. Cover Letter/Statement of Interest (Please indicate whether you are interested in an internship in either Senator Dodd's personal office or Banking Committee office)
2. Current Résumé
3. Two recommendations: one academic or professional, and one personal, from a person who has known you for five years or more.

Note: Personal interviews are not required, but may be requested.

For the Washington, D.C. Office:

• Please email your application form, current resume and cover letter/statement of interest to internship@dodd.senate.gov.

• Please have your two letters of recommendation faxed to (202) 228-1683, Attn: Intern Coordinator. If you have questions, feel free to call (202) 224-2823.

For the Hartford, CT Office: You may submit materials via postal mail or fax:

• Office of Senator Chris Dodd
  30 Lewis Street, Suite 101
  Hartford, CT 06114
  Fax: (860) 258-6958

• Please address all materials to the attention of the Intern Coordinator.