Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE)

Ranked as one of the best internships in the U.S. by the Princeton

Review, *WISE* (Washington Internships for Students of Engineering)

offers a unique opportunity to 3rd and 4th year engineering students to

spend the summer of 2012 in Washington, D.C., learning about the

interaction of technology and public policy. The dates of the 2012 WISE

program are June 4- August 3, 2012.

Selected from a nationwide competition, WISE Interns spend nine weeks

learning how government officials make decisions on complex

technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and

regulatory public policy decisions. At the end of the nine weeks,

interns produce a public policy paper on a topic of interest, i.e.

alternate energy, and present their findings on Capitol Hill. In addition to 3rd and

4th year engineering students, recent graduates,

beginning study in an engineering policy-related Master’s program, will

also be considered. WISE interns are provided housing in a dormitory on

the campus of George Washington University in the heart of Washington,

D.C., and receive a stipend to assist with living and travel expenses.

ASME is now accepting applications for its 2012 WISE interns. The ASME application can be downloaded at http://www.wise-intern.org and this year’s application *deadline is December 31, 2011*. To see examples of previous year’s policy papers, please visit:

http://www.wise-intern.org/journal/2011/index.html