Congressional Internship Program Application

With CHCI’s paid internships offered during the Summer and Fall, students can apply for the program that best fits their college timeline and schedule.

CHCI interns will meet accomplished leaders—including CHCI Alumni— dedicated to improving the Latino community. These leaders come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including Capitol Hill, Fortune 500 companies, NGOs, nonprofits, and other organizations that support Latino education and leadership development.

The Congressional Internship Program (CIP) equips participants with legislative knowledge, cultural competency, an extensive network, and personal and professional leadership skills. CHCI interns come to D.C. from throughout the country. They will meet fellow Latinos from different heritages and backgrounds—learning as much from each other as from CHCI. As they work together, serve the community, and explore the nation’s capital, interns will build bonds that will last beyond the program.

Interns will attend weekly programming sessions centered on CHCI’s four Pillars of Leadership—Self Discovery, Transformation through Collective Power, Rooted in my Strength, and Planting Seeds for Tomorrow. The CHCI pillars provide the support needed to strategize and produce organized, culturally relevant programming with timely content to create opportunities, transform, influence, and connect the next generation of Latino leaders.