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Public Service Leadership
PPIA prepares emerging leaders for impactful careers in public service through immersive learning and lifelong professional support
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PPIA Welcomes the 2026 Junior Summer Institute Fellows and Advances the Future of Public Leadership
Participating Universities of the PPIA Junior Summer Institutes
Your Path Starts Here. Step In With Passion.
Step Out As A Leader.
Launch
PPIA Junior Summer Institute
Six weeks at Harvard, Princeton, or Michigan where you build the academic preparation, policy knowledge, and community that prepares you for graduate study and a career in public service.
Connect
PPIA Future Leaders Exposition
Spend a day in Washington, DC exploring what’s possible in public service. Meet leaders, connect with top graduate programs and employers, get guidance, and take your next step toward making an impact.
Explore
PPIA Explorers Program
The PPIA Explorers Program, a three-day experience formerly Public Service Weekend, introduces you to the world of public service by connecting you with inspiring leaders, career paths, and real policy challenges.
PPIA Virtual Graduate Career Fair
Connect with top graduate schools and leading employers from anywhere, and explore programs, career opportunities, and meaningful connections in this interactive virtual event.
PPIA Consortium School Partners
This network of leading policy and international affairs schools expands access, opportunity, and pathways into public service careers.
Summer Policy Academy
Sponsored by the Volcker Alliance, this three-week academy spans Washington D.C. and University of California, Berkeley, University of Minnesota, and University Washington to build the skills and network to launch your public service career.
Event Details
2025 Public Service Expo
Friday, July 11
3:00 - 5:30 PM ET
The George Washington University
Student Center, 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052
Third Floor Conference & Expo Hall
Event Exhibitors
American University - School of International Service
American University - School of Public Affairs
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
Brandeis University - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brown University - Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Cornell University - Brooks School of Public Policy
Baruch College at City University of New York - Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs
Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy
Fordham University - Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development
Fulbright Program
George Mason University - Schar School of Policy and Government
George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University - Milken Institute School of Public Health
George Washington University - Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration
Georgetown University - McCourt School of Public Policy
Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service
GovSkills
Harvard University - Kennedy School of Government
Indiana University, Bloomington - O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Institute for International Education
Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies
New York University - Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Northeastern University - School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Penn State - School of International Affairs
Penn State - School of Public Policy
Pepperdine University - School of Public Policy
Princeton - School of Public and International Affairs
ProFellow
RAND School of Public Policy
Rice University - Master of Global Affairs
Rutgers University - Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Schwarzman Scholars
Seton Hall University - School of Diplomacy and International Relations
Stanford University - Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Syracuse University - Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Texas A&M University - Bush School of Government and Public Service
The New School
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Tufts University - The Fletcher School
Tulane University - John Lewis Public Administration Program, School of Professional Advancement
University at Albany - Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
University of Arkansas - Clinton School of Public Service
University of California Berkeley - Goldman School of Public Policy
University of California, Riverside - School of Public Policy
University of California, San Diego - School of Global Policy and Strategy
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy
University of Connecticut - School of Public Policy
University of Denver - Korbel School of International Studies
University of Maryland - School of Public Policy
University of Michigan - Ford School of Public Policy
University of Minnesota - Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Notre Dame - Keough School of Global Affairs
University of Pittsburgh - School of Public and International Affairs
University of Southern California - Price School of Public Policy
U.S. House of Representatives - Human Capital Office
Villanova University
Yale University - Jackson School of Global Affairs
Institutional Partners
