Campus Internships

As a CALPIRG Intern you take your education out of the classroom, do hands-on work, learn important skills, and make a direct impact on public interest issues. You may be able to receive course credit for your Internship.

We have internships on all of our campaigns. Click here to apply.

Organizing Internship
Coordinate a CALPIRG students campaign on campus or in the community.  You'll develop coalitions, recruit volunteers, coordinate events, and strategize for victory.

Grassroots Internship
Demonstrating public support to decision makers is integral in winning public interest campaigns. For example, grassroots interns played a crucial role in the gathering over one million public comments to the president inan effort to protect 60 million acres of pristine National Forests.

Internet Internship
The internet is a powerful organizing tool on college campuses. Students increasingly use the internet as their primary source for news, research, and communication. As an Internet Interns you'll spearhead efforts to build grassroots support for CALPIRG campaigns online, expand the organizations reach through listbuilding and social networking, and manage email and social networking communication.

Media Internship
Getting media attention is a great way to educate the public and build support for our campaigns. As a media intern, you'll work get our events and campaigns covered by newspapers, television, blogs, and radio news.

Research Internship
Research interns take important information, cut through any confusion, and present that information in a way that both educates and activates the campus and the community. In recent years,  CALPIRG students research has documented consumer scams like high bank and credit card fees, and textbook ripoffs.