White House Internship for summer 2012
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/internships (National)
Deadline: January 22, 2012
Eligibility: Must be 18 years old and enrolled in Undergraduate or Graduate Program

Urban Journalism Workshop 2012 (Local/Washington Based)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/community-relations/apply-today-for-the-2012-urban-journalism-workshop/2011/12/09/gIQAhjOMiO_story.html
Deadline: January 17, 2012
Eligibility: High School Students

Externship at US Patent Office (Local/Arlington, VA Based)
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/305066400
Deadline: February 19, 2012
Eligibility: Students with Engineering, Science and Mathematics Background

US State Department Summer Program (Local/Washington, DC Based)
http://www.careers.state.gov/students/programs#nogo
Deadline: January 11, 2012
Eligibility: Must be 16 years and older

 VDOT Internships (Local, Richmond & Virginia)
http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/internship_program04.asp
Deadline: Late April, 2012
Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age

NATIONAL PEACE ESSAY CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding is the education and training arm of the United States Institute of Peace and runs the National Peace Essay Contest based on the belief that questions about peace, justice, freedom, and security are vital to civic education. Each year over 1,100 students submit entries to the essay contest while thousands more participate in related writing and other classroom exercises in high schools around the country. 

First-place state winners receive scholarships and are invited to Washington for a five-day awards program. The Institute pays for expenses related to the program, including travel, lodging, meals and entertainment. This unique five-day program promotes an understanding of the nature and process of international peacemaking by focusing on a region and/or theme related to the current essay contest.

The deadline is February 1, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Students will answer the question, "How can new media best be leveraged to help build peace and prevent conflict?"
• Download the Guidebook (Contains the full question and requirements)
• Download the Study Guide (For students and instructors)