Students of landscape architecture learn practical skills that can be applied to environmental and other community challenges before graduation. To help place students in positions to be policy changemakers, ASLA has created a new Student Policy Internships resource that highlights policy opportunities.

From internships in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to governors’ offices, state legislatures, and more, the web resource is filled with internships and resources cultivated by the ASLA Executive Committee.

Several internship listings include contact information for hiring managers who are part of an Executive Committee member’s professional network. These valuable resources demonstrate the committee’s dedication to supporting the future of the profession.

Given the opportunity to shape policy, students can help fight:

• Climate change
• Biodiversity loss
• Environmental injustice
• Transportation safety concerns, and more.

Just by being an intern with policymakers, regulators, and advocacy organizations, students can help raise awareness of the profession. For example, a state lawmaker who has learned about the health, safety, and welfare impacts of landscape architecture from an intern is more likely to support licensure against deregulation threats.

Applied to a public policy internship? Let ASLA know.

Students are also able to use this customizable cover letter template to speed up the application process.

To share information on new internship opportunities, please email governmentaffairs@asla.org.