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Fall/Spring Application
2026 Summer Program Timeline
| January |
Application Deadline, January 2, 2026 at 5PM ET Interviews, mid-January |
| February | Civic Fellows selected – offer letters are sent. |
| March – May | Placement Process |
| June – August | 8-10 weeks internship |
| June – August |
ILF Civic Fellowship Program:
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| July | ILF Annual Conference & Gala |
| August | ILF Civic Fellowship Graduation |
Zoom Info Sessions
Join our Upcoming Zoom Info Sessions!
Want to learn more? Join us for two Zoom Info Sessions with ILF Civic Fellowship staff members to learn more about the Civic Fellowship Program and the application process. Come and have your questions answered. This session is for students and university/college staff members as well as those that work with AANHPI students in the nonprofit and government sectors.
Click here to RSVP to receive the Zoom links. We will send out the link closer to the event dates.
Friday, Nov 28 at 4pm HST/6pm PST/9pm EST
Tuesday, Dec 23 at 11am HST/1pm PST/4pm EST
Current and Past Placements
White House
U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Reserve Board
U.S. International Trade Commission
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture
Minority Business Development Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Credit Union Administration
Office of International Science and Engineering
Peace Corps
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
U.S. Small Business Administration
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
U.S. Department of the Navy
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
California State Assembly
California Governor
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Asian American Justice Center
Aerospace Industries Association
Center for American Progress
FedTech
Harvard Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Hudson Institute
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
International Monetary Fund
Legal Aid Society of NY
Pew Research Center
Program for Public Consultation
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