Eagleton Institute of Politics
Available to all Rutgers undergraduates, The Eagleton Undergraduate Associates Program offers an opportunity for a select group of students to study the practical applications of political science. The Program highlights practical politics, interactive instruction, experiential learning, and critical engagement between the theory and practice of politics. Through the program undergraduate students are given an opportunity to engage with other high achieving students around common interests in American politics. In addition to providing a much deeper and more sophisticated understanding of politics and government, the Eagleton experience also creates a sense of community and identification among the students selected for the program that often endures well beyond graduation. Eagleton has a large, active network of alumni from the Undergraduate Associates and Graduate Fellowship programs and also provides job placement assistance.
In the fall of each year approximately 25 juniors are selected as Undergraduate Associates from the much larger pool of students who apply for the program. Students are selected primarily on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated interest in American politics. Most successful applicants have cumulative averages of 3.2 or better, and many have had some involvement in politics. Unique to this program, each associate is required to do an internship. In recent years, students have been placed in internships in the New Jersey Legislature, the Governor's Office, various departments of state government, public affairs offices of corporations, public interest groups, state associations, political campaigns, and lobbying firms.
Applicants must submit a completed application form, an unofficial transcript, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members, including at least one from a political science professor. Deadline for submitting applications is the first Monday in October.
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