I’m kind of a nerd – I really like reading Economics blogs. So I was delighted to come a cross a a post about internships on Greg Mankiw’s Blog. He’s certainly one of my favorite Econ bloggers (and he’s a Harvard professor), so I value his internship recommendations quite highly. Unfortunately I came across his post when the deadlines had passed for Summer internships at many of the organizations he named. I made note of this, and now that we’re looking at Fall internships, I’ve decided to return to some of the ideas Dr. Mankiw shared. Today we’re going to look at The Heritage Foundation,
a research and educational institute – a think tank – whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
Think tanks offer some of the most competitive internship programs out there. The Heritage Foundation is no exception. They take 30 interns in both the Fall and Spring. The deadline to apply for their Fall internships is July 1 and the deadline to apply for Spring internships is November 1. You can find all the details about the application process here. We’ve heard that Summer interns at Heritage are paid and that Fall and Spring interns get a travel stipend instead, but we can’t verify this. We do know that the Heritage Foundation does offer its interns housing.
The Heritage Foundation allows interns to work in a wide variety of departments including Accounting, Asian Studies, Center for American Studies, Center for Data Analysis, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Coalition Relations, Communications and Marketing, Development, Domestic Policy, the Executive Offices, External Relations, Foreign Policy, Government Relations, Information Systems, Lectures and Seminars, Online Communications, Personnel, Publishing Services, and Special Events.
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you neglect to mention that it is only for the politically conservative
I’m not sure why you’re concerned. It’s quite clearly stated in the quoted text in the first paragraph that the organization promotes conservative public policies. You don’t have to be a conservative to intern with them, although it might make non-conservatives a bit uncomfortable to work for the Heritage Foundation. Sometimes it’s good to interact with people who have differing viewpoints to see what the “other side” is thinking.