Advance your career while advancing liberty! 

The Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program combines a paid public policy internship with two career skills seminars and weekly policy lectures. You’ll gain real-world experience, take a crash course in market-based policy analysis, and hone your professional skills. The intensive ten-week program begins in June and includes a $1,500 stipend and a housing allowance.

Program Elements

• 10-week program: June 4 – August 12, 2011
• Eight-week internship at a state or federal policy organization
• Week-long career and policy seminars, before and after the internship
• Weekly lectures on popular policy issues
• Professional resume review
• $1,500 stipend plus housing assistance
• A limited number of travel scholarships
• Open to undergraduate, recent graduates, and graduate students
• Read the program overview

Two Policy Tracks

Internships are available at more than 100 think tanks and nonprofits involved with state or federal policy located across the United States.

• State Policy – Intern at a State Policy Network think tank in one of more than 34 states. Influence legislation and analyze regulations at the state level. Help publish articles, editorials, or letters in state or local papers. Choose from more than 45 organizations including Texas Public Policy Foundation, Goldwater Institute, and Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Learn more »

• Federal Policy – Intern at one of more than 40 Washington, DC, organizations. Help reduce the size and scope of the federal government. Choose from a range policy issues: Americans for Tax Reform strives to reduce taxes; Drug Policy Alliance wants to end drug prohibition; Environmental Literacy Council promotes free market environmental solutions. Learn more » 
  

A Rewarding Experience

Don’t miss this opportunity to work in public policy, learn from top policy experts, and network with your peers. In one summer, the Koch Summer Fellow Program can give you the real-world experience you need in today's competitive job market.

"... the program was wonderful. It was professional and it was a great collection of people. I felt like I learned the most from hearing the opinions of my peers." - Justin Hauke, University of Texas

"A rewarding, up-close experience with Washington politics." - Heather Clayton, Harvard University

We review applications on a rolling basis. Apply early to increase the chance you will get to intern at one of your preferred organizations.

The Koch Summer Fellow Program is made possible by the generous support of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.

Looking for the Koch Associate Program (KAP)? 

The Koch Associate Program (KAP) is a year-long program administered by the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation. Participants work in roles across the operations of think tanks, policy institutes, and grassroots organizations throughout the country, while also participating in weekly Market-Based Management® training seminars. KAP represents a unique opportunity for those committed to the advancement of liberty to gain valuable work experience and to learn how to use MBM® principles to make their projects and organizations more efficient and effective. Learn more.