The American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center seeks an intern to support the research of Senior Fellows Edward J. Pinto and Tobias Peter on domestic housing, historical and current mortgage lending policies, and financial policy reform. Primary assignments will include assisting with maintaining the center’s various indexes and large databases; supporting research through data management, retrieval, and analysis; editing and contributing to scholarly papers, articles, and op-eds; creating and formatting charts and tables, graphic displays, and presentations; and performing other...

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks an in-personintern for its technology policy studies program, which focuses on advancing policies to encourage innovation, competition, and growth in technology and seeks to minimize unintended consequences amid the rise of disruptive technology, such as artificial intelligence. The intern will assist AEI’s technology policy team with the program’s daily research and administrative activities and the tech policy newsletter. The intern is expected...

The American Enterprise Institute’s science policy team seeks a driven, research-oriented intern. The intern will work closely with Senior Fellow M. Anthony Mills and science, energy, and environment staff to research the relationship between the federal government and the scientific research establishment, the role of expertise in governance, and the history and impact of federal research and development policy. Intern duties will include conducting literature reviews, retrieving and analyzing data, editing and drafting materials, discussing research ideas, organizing conferences and seminars, and providing background research for reports and scholarly publications.

The American Enterprise Institute’s Center for Opportunity and Social Mobility seeks a driven, research-oriented candidate for its workforce development team. The Vocation, Career, and Work intern will work closely with Senior Fellow Brent Orrell and staff to research the intersectional domain of workforce development policy.   Current projects include analyzing the present and future of work; the skills needed for success in the modern workforce;...

The Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility (COSM) at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a driven, research-oriented child welfare intern for summer 2024. The intern will work closely with COSM scholar Naomi Schaefer Riley and staff to research, identify, and promote policies that aim to improve the lives of children.   The child welfare intern will assist with qualitative research on child maltreatment, substance abuse policies, and other policies related to foster care and adoption. The...

The American Enterprise Institute’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility (COSM) seeks a driven, research-oriented intern for summer 2024. The intern will work closely with COSM scholars and staff to research, identify, and promote policies that improve opportunity and mobility for low-income Americans. COSM scholars study the determinants of economic mobility and human flourishing in America through empirically driven and policy-informing research.   The COSM intern will...

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) education scholars Beth Akers, Max Eden, Frederick M. Hess, Nat Malkus, and Robert Pondiscio research and write on the politics of education, higher education financing, school reform, and related education policy issues.   The intern for AEI’s education team will assist with various long- and short-term projects by conducting primary-source research for reports and op-eds, editing, working...

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) education scholars Beth Akers, Max Eden, Frederick M. Hess, Nat Malkus, and Robert Pondiscio research and write on the politics of education, higher education financing, school reform, and related education policy issues.   The intern for AEI’s education team will assist with various long- and short-term projects by conducting primary-source research for reports and op-eds, editing, working...

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a communications and marketing systems intern to assist with promoting AEI’s research to its constituents. This includes using our automated email marketing system to prepare and send articles and newsletters, using our customer relationship management database to gather appropriate mailing lists, researching and updating constituent contact information, and helping with other special projects. While some data entry is required, the intern will also work on broader projects such as facilitating marketing automation, curating email content, and analyzing and improving the effectiveness of AEI’s email communications to its...

Academic Programs connects undergraduate institutions, faculty, and students across the country to the work of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the broader public policy world. The Academic Programs intern is responsible for supporting the planning and execution of program events both at AEI and on college campuses, compiling internal surveys, assisting in production of “The Campus Exchange” podcast, and aiding the team in preparation for the 2024 Summer Honors Program. Other responsibilities might include researching college campuses, managing databases, and providing logistical support for events hosted in Washington, DC, and virtually. Strong...

The Editing Services department at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is responsible for editing and coordinating publications, event materials, and other projects and assisting with the promotion of scholars’ work. An intern in this department will assist team members with copyediting and proofreading, coordinating AEI book promotion, maintaining archives, and completing other communication-related tasks. Candidates should have excellent editing and writing skills, strong attention to detail, knowledge about media and current events, great organizational skills, and an interest in communications and marketing. Experience working with publications and with editorial...

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) coalitions team helps AEI scholars connect their research with audiences inside and outside Washington, DC. We focus on getting scholarly work from the website to the community. Interns must have a startup mentality and an ability to identify new ways to add value across the organization. The most successful interns will be interested in and familiar with AEI scholars’ work, exhibit strong writing and organizational skills, and be curious about nonprofit management and public relations.  

The mission of the Government Relations department at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is to promote AEI’s scholarship among top government officials on Capitol Hill, in the White House, in state legislatures, and in federal agencies. The Government Relations intern will conduct policy research on a wide array of issues for staff, draft correspondence on policy issues to distribute to federal and state audiences, assist in tracking legislation, and observe and participate in outreach strategy. Successful candidates will be self-starters; have strong oral, written, and research skills; be detail-oriented and organized; and be interested in public policy, politics,...

Intern in the press office of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a distinguished Washington, DC, think tank. Learn about strategic media communication, track our scholars’ research, and familiarize yourself with the media and news landscape.   AEI is a great place to learn about the interaction between government and media. Join a select intern program that offers unique learning experiences such as exposure to research in foreign policy, politics, economics,...

The office of the president at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks an intern for the coming semester. Robert Doar, AEI president, is a former social-service administrator whose primary scholarly interest is poverty. He is an active and respected participant in the ongoing national debate about social spending and welfare reform.   Mr. Doar and his staff support the work of AEI’s scholars and promote the Institute’s fundamental values of limited government, economic opportunity,...

The Development department at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is the organization’s fundraising apparatus, attracting and managing financial support for all AEI initiatives and operations. AEI is supported by individuals, foundations, and corporations that share AEI’s core values—free people, free markets, and American global leadership—and engage with the Institute through private and public events, publications, personal meetings, and more.  

The accounting team at the American Enterprise Institute oversees the organization’s budget and operations. This internship provides a hands-on opportunity to learn about the nonprofit financial environment. The intern will assist with day-to-day activities, account-analysis schedules, preparation of detailed account schedules for the annual financial audit and tax filing, accounts payable and accounts receivable, financial reports, and other accounting processes as required. The ideal intern candidate is a great team player with organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

The American Enterprise Institute seeks an intern for the AEIdeas blog. The intern will have two primary responsibilities: (1) Assist with administrative maintenance of AEIdeas, such as by editing, formatting posts, and searching for applicable media (photos, videos, charts, etc.) and (2) assist with editing- and research-related tasks for Senior Fellow James Pethokoukis’s various writing projects and podcast interviews. The latter task may include collecting policy information from journalistic and academic sources, preparing for Political Economy podcast interviews, and providing editorial assistance for Faster, Please!, Mr. Pethokoukis’s Substack newsletter. This position will...

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Events team ensures that the more than 1,200 public and private events held annually at AEI’s headquarters are executed flawlessly. AEI scholars and staff turn to the Events team to maximize the quality of all aspects of events, including setup, audience attendance, audiovisual production, catering, registration, metrics, and billing. As the Events intern, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting AEI’s mission to foster insightful dialogue and executing impactful events that shape the future of public policy.  

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks an in-person intern to provide research and administrative support to the Economic Policy Studies department. The economic policy intern will have the opportunity to do quantitative analysis, background research, fact-checking, and editing for articles and ongoing academic research projects on issues related to applied economics and public finance. The intern will also assist with live, in-person AEI events on timely public policy issues.