KIP Spring 2027 Events Intern Competitive Enterprise Institute

The Koch Internship Program(KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers professional development leadership training and meaningful work experience at non-profits tackling some of our nations most pressing policy challenges all over the United States. Early-career professionals including undergraduate/graduate/law students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Eligible candidates will be geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program. Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff so we strongly encourage you to begin theadmissions process early!

About Competitive Enterprise Institute:

The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a nonprofit think tank based in Washington which focuses on critical economic and regulatory policy issues.

CEIs internship program provides interested students and recent graduates the opportunity to learn about and promote the principles of limited government free enterprise and individual liberty.A CEI internship gives applicants the opportunity to work alongside some of the most prominent regulatory affairs scholars and policy specialists.

CEI offers a number of internships across the various policy areas we work on as well as internships in communications and marketing. Generally CEIs policy interns are assigned to work with a specific CEI expert for the duration of their internship; and our communications and marketing interns work with the CEI staff of each respective team.

CEIs internship program is an invaluable educational experience. We work with interns to help them grow professionally hone their skills and cultivate lasting relationships. Ultimately our goal is to give interns work that will help them further their careers. Interns are encouraged to be proactive and exceptional interns are often given the freedom to shape their experience with us and the possibility to explore other opportunities at CEI.

Past CEI interns have gone on to work in the executive and legislative branches federal regulatory agencies academia and at prominent research institutions and think tanks. A number of current CEI staff are former CEI interns.

You can find out more about CEI here and learn about our history here . You can see our team of experts here and see some of our work here and here .

Events Intern:

Events interns assist with organizing policy-related events including webinars book forums Capitol Hill briefings and our celebrated Julian L. Simon Memorial Award Dinner. This hands-on role involves helping with event registration and logistics designing promotional materials and conducting topic venue and speaker research.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a strong interest in policy and politics capitalism and economics and libertarian/conservative principles. Applicants must have strong research writing and organizational skills. Applicants must possess a professional demeanor and the ability to handle confidential and private information. Applicants should be able to work independently effectively and efficiently. A basic understanding of Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook is a must.

CEI also seeks interns to work on policy/research marketing - and from time to time philanthropy/fundraising government affairs events litigation and IT. During the interview we would be more than happy to discuss these other opportunities if they are available and of interest to you!

This role is in person in Washington D.C.

$7500 - $7500 a year

Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7500 for full-time participants working approximately 32 hours per week at the partner organization or $5500 for part-time participants working approximately 24 hours per week at the partner organization. Attending the entirety of the online and on-site KIP programming is required for both full and part-time participants.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences perspectives knowledge and ideas fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty dignity respectand welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolorracereligionreligious creedsexgenderor gender identitygender expressionsexual orientation national origin citizenship ethnicity ancestry age physical disability mental disability medical condition pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions)military andveteran statusgenetic informationmaritalor familialstatus political affiliationor any other legallyrecognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Intern