Academic credit may be arranged through the University. Summer Internships Summer internships are open to undergraduate students who have completed their freshman year. Applicants are not required to be from the 19th District of Texas or attend a school within the district, but it is preferred. Each student will need to submit an application and a one page essay explaining why he or she is interested in participating in the Summer Internship Program. Academic credit may be arranged by the students through their University.
All interns are responsible for finding their own housing.
Information on sources for housing will be sent to those who are chosen. The length of each internship and the number of interns selected varies each year according to the number of applications received and dates of school semesters. Students should return their applications to the Washington, D.C. office by February 28 of the year participating. The pages serve primarily as messengers delivering legislative material between the various buildings of Capitol Hill. The Republican Members appoint 54 of these high school juniors.