2025 Harker Internship in APTA Government Affairs | Students, Apply by January 31, 2025!
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 APTA Harker Internship in APTA Government Affairs!
The APTA Harker Internship is an annual paid internship in Government Affairs for third year DPT students. The internship duration is approximately 6-8 weeks and provides experience in federal legislative advocacy, policy, and grassroots. The internship typically takes place in late spring/early summer timeframe. One student is selected each calendar year.
In order to be considered for this internship, applicants must be an APTA student member and submit an essay explaining what PT advocacy means to them, why they are interested in advocacy, and what they hope to learn. Also, applicants must have their applications reviewed by their PT program faculty director before submitting to APTA.
Deadline is January 31, 2025.
The internship is named in memory of R. Charles "Charlie" Harker, who served as APTA's Director of Government Affairs from 1982 until his death in 1994. Harker was known as a fierce advocate and helped build the APTA government affairs department and PTPAC. The Harker Internship was created by the APTA Board of Directors in 1995 in his honor and is aimed at fostering the next generation of PT advocates.
