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Cal in Local Government Community Partner Application

Summer 2026 Cal in Local Government Community Partner Application

Cal in Local Government is a summer internship program that connects undergraduate students with local city government offices to gain a deeper understanding of local community issues. Students receive holistic support from the Public Service Center and will meet as a cohort to build their leadership skills and reflect on their experience over the summer.

Deadline: October 31, 2025
Intern Interviews: February 13, 2026 – March 6, 2026
Host Organization Orientation: Monday, May 18, 10:00 – 11:30 am (Zoom)

Summer 2026 Internship start & end dates: June 1, 2026 – August 7, 2026

  • Interns must work approximately 32 hours/week for approximately 300 hours for 10 weeks.

Number of Interns: The PSC team will do our best to honor the number of interns you request. However, due to capacity we cannot always guarantee multiple interns for each site.

Before submitting an application, please review the Community Partner Responsibilities and Expectations below. For the short answer questions, we recommend writing your responses in a separate document and saving it before inputting, as answers will be lost if you navigate away from the page. If you have any questions, please contact Aileen Pagdanganan at aileen.pagdanganan@berkeley.edu and/or publicservice@berkeley.edu.

Community Partner Expectations and Responsibilities

  • Interview intern candidates in February 2026. More details will be shared.
  • Attend host organization orientation in mid-May 2026.
  • Expose interns to daily operations and systems in your organization that provide a valuable lens to direct service, organizing or policy work.
  • Create a learning environment that focuses on the intern’s individual and professional growth and allows for the exploration of future career.
  • Provide constructive and supportive supervision by an experienced staff member at your organization through regular 1:1 check-ins with your intern
  • Ensure and maintain open lines of communication with the intern and PSC staff throughout the summer.
  • Develop a job description for the intern that outlines duties to be fulfilled in support of your organization. Share final version with the PSC staff by April 2026. Additional instructions will be shared.
  • Finalize a schedule (to be co-created with the intern) that outlines tasks/projects, hours, and days per week worked.
  • Complete all Cal in Local Government program evaluation requests (e.g. Learning Agreement, Supervisor Commitment Form, Community Partner Reflection surveys).

Before clicking “submit” on the application form below, please make sure that you have filled in all necessary fields completely. Incomplete application will NOT be reviewed. We will be in touch with you about our final decision by mid-November with further instruction about next steps. Thank you for your interest in hosting a Cal in Local Government Intern!