Academic Opportunities

Interning for Congresswoman Biggert

Internship opportunities - for the summer or school year - are available at both Congresswoman Biggert’s Washington, DC, and Willowbrook offices.  Although these internships generally are non-paid, college credit is an option.

Internships on Capitol Hill provide students with the opportunity to get a first-hand look at government at work, and to help Congresswoman Biggert with her important work in the House of Representatives.  Interns receive a wide array of responsibilities including providing tours of the capitol, writing constituent response letters, legislative research projects, and attending issue briefings.  District interns are also responsible for writing constituent letters, legislative research, helping with events, and general office work.

Feel free to contact either office for more information or fill out the application form (word or pdf) and return it to the office where you would like to be an intern.

Click here to download the Internship Application in PDF Form

Click here to download the Internship Application in Word Form

Service Academy Nominations

Is your son or daughter interested in attending one of our service academies?  Congresswoman Biggert can assist by offering a nomination to the Naval, Air Force, Marine or Military Academies.  Applicants must reside in the 13th Congressional District and be at least 17 years old.  For the classes entering the summer of 2013, applicants must not be past their 23rd birthday on July 1, 2013, for all except the Merchant Marine Academy, which allows applicants to be up to 25 years old.  In addition, applicants should have graduated from high school, be a U.S. citizen, unmarried, not pregnant, and have no obligations for the support of a child or other individual.  In order to assure adequate time to evaluate each candidate's qualifications, the deadline for receipt of all required information is December 1, 2012.  To request a nomination application, please contact our office at (630) 655-2052.
  

	U.S. Air Force Academy
	U.S. Military Academy
	U.S. Naval Academy
	U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
	U.S. Coast Guard Academy Note: The U.S. Coast Guard does not require a congressional appointment.  Appointments are considered solely on the basis of an annual nationwide competition.