White House Will Pay Interns for the First Time in History -- Here's Who Can Apply!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: People

The White House will be paying their interns for the first time in history!

In a statement Thursday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced the White House Internship Program, which is set to begin in Fall 2022.

According to the release, the funds for the program "come from bipartisan legislation that the President was proud to sign earlier this year."

"Too often, unpaid federal internships have been a barrier to hardworking and talented students and professionals, preventing them from contributing their talents and skills to the country and holding them back from federal career advancement opportunities," the statement said.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-will-pay-interns-for-the-first-time-in-history-here-s-who-can-apply/ar-AAY0riy

[mopinko]

1. this is huge.

this is my absolute pet peeve. unless you are getting college credit, and even then, they should be outlawed.
i went to the school of the art institute, and the museum loves to hire the grads. but a 6 mo unpaid internship is pretty much the price of a job. i got a certificate in design and they hire a lot of designers. they were hiring when i got it. i could have rly used the job. but that was the rub.

a stipend is the absolute minimum. and/or money for college for these kind of jobs.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Wow.

(that must have been slid in under the table )

The WH Fellows are already paid.

Here is the link to the page - https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/internships/

Some details (from the "How to Apply" ) -

Eligibility Requirements

The Fall 2022 session will be hosted in-person on the White House campus. Interns will not be able to participate in the program remotely. All interns will be required to attest to their vaccination status and must adhere to any White House COVID-19 protocols.

Program participants must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years or older before the first day of the program, and meet at least one of the three following criteria:

Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program at a college, community college, or university (two-to four-year institution)

Graduated from an accredited undergraduate or graduate program at a college, community college, or university (two-to four-year institution) no more than two years prior to the first day of the internship program

A veteran of the United States Armed Forces who possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent and has served on active duty, for any length of time, no more than two years prior to the first day of the program

https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/internships/apply-to-the-white-house-internship-program/

Of course the obvious caveat is that you'd have to live in the D.C. metro area (or at least in commuting distance) during that time (if you don't already live there).

[MichMan]

3. It's a good start, but given the cost of living in DC, they deserve a lot more

"Interns will be paid equivalent to $750 per week via stipends, according to the "Frequently Asked Questions" page of the internship's website. Interns are expected to work at least 35 hour per week.

The stipends will be disbursed in two installments: "participants will receive the first payment at or around the start of the program and the final payment after the successful completion of the program."

[Hekate]

4. Eh, to be young is to be broke and have lots of roomies. It's a fantastic opportunity...

…that is now open to those who don’t have a rich daddy to support them.

Speaking as someone who worked my way thru college as a sales clerk, I remember simply being baffled at the very idea of an unpaid internship when I was scraping for rent and groceries. Young as I was, I realized there was a world I could never enter.

This sounds great.