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1. Getting your first internship with no experience

   What you already have, where fewer students look, and what to ask before you say yes.

   5 min read · Browse internship listings

2. Writing a résumé when you have little to put on it

   One page, a simple layout, and lines that say what you did and what came of it.

   4 min read

3. Cold emails and informational interviews

   How to ask a stranger for twenty minutes, what to ask, and how to say thank you.

   4 min read

4. A guide for first-generation students

   The unwritten rules of college and early work, written down, with where to ask about money.

   4 min read

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1. PPIA Junior Summer Institute Example date

   Public Policy and International Affairs Program

   Example: November 5, 2026. This date has not been checked against ppiaprogram.org yet.

2. Critical Language Scholarship Example date

   U.S. Department of State

   Example: November 12, 2026. This date has not been checked against clscholarship.org yet.

3. Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships Example date

   U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science

   Example: January 8, 2027. This date has not been checked against science.osti.gov yet.

4. Goldwater Scholarship Example date

   Barry Goldwater Scholarship Foundation

   Example: January 28, 2027. This date has not been checked against goldwaterscholarship.gov yet.

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