“The most valuable aspect of the internship was seeing how data and research directly inform policy decisions and witnessing firsthand the issues in Wisconsin’s childcare system.”
Internship summaries: undergraduate
Summaries written by undergraduate students about their internships for their certificates.
Information Technology Academy
“The most valuable part of this internship was connecting with the students and learning more about how their environment impacts their educational success.”
UW Hospital Department of school of medicine and public health division of rheumatology
“This experience gave me a sense of how policy decisions play out in real-time, which is something that coursework alone cannot fully replicate.”
UW Madison SMPH Center for Health Disparities Research
“One of the most valuable experiences through my internship was gaining knowledge and insight into how research informs public health policies.”
UW-Madison Office of Sustainability
“(This internship) helped me to understand what a career in the intersection of sustainability and policy could look like through field trips, projects, and events that I wouldn’t have been able to be a part of otherwise.”
UW Madison School of Nursing – Dr. Passmore Research Lab
“This position offers a unique opportunity to work on the beginning stages of policy formation relating to problem identification and agenda setting. This internship expanded my idea of what my future career might look like.”
Institute for Research on Poverty
“I would highly recommend this internship to future students, especially those interested in the intersection of data science and policy. It offers a unique opportunity to work with real-world administrative data, apply technical skills, and learn about the complexities of policy-making in practice.”
4W Initiative
“During this experience, I was able to improve my research and writing skills as well as gain new knowledge about how to write policy briefs to make them readable, accessible, and informative.”
Babcock Dairy
“Being able to translate real-world problems into policy language and propose actionable solutions was the most important skill I applied during this experience.”
The Wisco Project
“I found the networks I built and the connections I made with other policy professionals to be the most valuable aspect of this position and I would definitely recommend working on a campaign to other students.”