KIP Fall 2025 - Outreach Intern - Mercatus Center
KIP Fall 2025 - Outreach Intern - Mercatus Center
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04-07-2025
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Job Description
The Koch Internship Program(KIP)is a paid 10-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the country tackling some of our nations most pressing challenges. Throughout your internship with a partner organization Stand Together Fellowships hosts virtual professional development sessions every Thursday from 1-5 pm ET wherein you will be mentored by seasoned professionals as you craft a capstone project on the topic that matters most to you. Interns will receive either a $5500 or $3300 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (28 hours/week).
Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance!
About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University:For over 40 years the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has been the worlds premier university source for market-oriented ideasbridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center Mercatus works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives by training graduate students conducting research and applying sound economics to offer solutions to societys most pressing problems.
Overview:
The Outreach Intern will learn about federal and state external relations. Furthermore through programming they will learn about Mercatus classical liberalism the broader liberty movement and essential career skills.
This role is in person in Arlington VA.
Role Responsibilities:
- Administrative Tasks and small research projects.
- Helping with preparation for meetings with legislators and coalition members as well as conferences.
- Drafting outreach campaign emails.
- Helping to prepare one pagers and other External Relations products.
- Attending External Relations events as well as events held by coalitions member.
- Helping with record keeping by taking notes on meetings with legislators and allies and recording them in Salesforce.
- Tracking relevant legislation and hearings.
- Learning about classical liberalism and Mercatus work.
- Helping with media and the needs of the Strategic Engagement Team.
Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in undergrad at the least.
- A passion for classical liberalism
- An interest in and at least some knowledge of Mercatus work.
- Good work ethic and self starter.
- Attention to detail.
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.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Grant
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