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Internships
in Public Policy
Summer 2010 internship submissions are now closed. Summer 2011 will be due January 28, 2011.
Fall semester internships are due September 20th. Spring term applications are due January 15, 2011.
The Manhattan Institute is looking for talented undergraduate
students in the New York City area for our internship program.
Manhattan Institute internships provide students interested
in public policy with a unique work experience at a leading
right-of-center think tank. MI brings free market perspective
to key domestic policy issues, including budget and fiscal
issues, energy, health care, education, and culture. Interns
are given broad exposure to our work by contributing directly
to various MI departments. Responsibilities include editing,
administrative tasks, and some research. Interns are matched
according MI's needs, the applicants past experience and their
interests.
Interns regularly attend Manhattan Institute events, including
debates, conferences, and luncheon speeches. Interns have
recently attended events featuring leading scholars and policy
makers such speakers as former James
Q, Wilson, New
York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and former Florida
Governor Jeb Bush.
Students wishing to apply should send a 500 to 700 word autobiography,
a current resume, a recommendation from a former employer
or teacher, a transcript and a writing sample. The autobiography
should explain the student's education, work, other activities
and future goals as they relate to an internship at the Manhattan
Institute. Particular emphasis should be placed on why the
student wishes to work in domestic public policy. In other
words—why you and why the Manhattan Institute?
Fall and spring internships are part-time for a minimum of
20 hours a week (hourly wage). Summer internships are full-time
for 10-12 weeks adjustable to the student's academic schedule.
Summer interns are paid a weekly stipend.
All questions should be emailed to communications@manhattan-institute.org
Applications should be addressed to Internship Program,
52 Vanderbilt Avenue, Second Floor, New York, New York, 10017,
212.599.7000.
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"Throughout my internship, the Manhattan
Institute provided me with opportunities to excel within a
market oriented movement as well as network with peers and
scholars in New York City. My internship at MI was a distinctive
experience that will have a long lasting impact in my life."
—Anthony Maneiro, Summer 2009 Intern
"Interning for the Manhattan
Institute my junior year of college was one of the most
rewarding experiences. MI provided me with the real
world skills and mindset that will allow me to excel
in any field. MI also proved to me that many of the
issues facing Americans can be solved through no nonsense
approaches using proven methods rooted in free markets
and classical liberalism."
—Adam Hartke, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
Intern
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"As a student in New York City,
the Manhattan Institute's internship program represented
an excellent opportunity. I was able to participate
in a movement that brings free market ideas to the forefront
of intellectual debate in New York."
—Bridget Sweeney, Summer 2006 Intern, former
Manhattan Institute press officer
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"My internship at the Manhattan
Institute was an experience unlike any other. Interacting
with such great minds every day for an entire summer
had a tremendous impact on my intellectual development,
and I made lifelong friendships with my co-workers.
I've since had other internships, but none have been
as valuable as my time at MI."
—Will Scharf, Summer 2006 Intern
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"My work at MI gave me a glimpse
into of some of the most dynamic and sensible policy thinking
being done today. Anybody who cherishes the importance of
ideas should jump at the chance to work at the Manhattan Institute."
—David Wheelock, Summer 2007 Intern
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