Application Checklist
***The Volpe Center will not be soliciting applications for the John A. Volpe Transportation Internship for the upcoming academic year. In the meantime, please visit our Careers website for more information on current job opportunities: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/career/index.html.***
Application
Your application package must include:
- A current resume
- A two page statement of interest that describes your interest in the field of transportation and anticipated contributions if selected for the internship
- If you are currently participating in an accredited graduate level program, an official graduate transcript from that program, as well as an official undergraduate transcript
- If you are not currently participating in an accredited graduate level program, but are applying to graduate school for the upcoming academic year, an official undergraduate transcript and a letter documenting your acceptance into, or documentation that you have applied to, an accredited graduate level program in the engineering, scientific, or social science disciplines for the upcoming academic year
- Three references (names, addresses, phone numbers, email) who have agreed to be contacted, one of which must be an academic.
Selection Process
- A team of Volpe Center managers and experts review applications and select finalists
- Evaluators conduct on-site interviews in Cambridge, MA for finalists (travel and related expenses are paid by the Volpe Center)
- Evaluators make the final selection by May

