AEI's internship program has repeatedly been included in the Princeton Review as one of the top 100 in the country.

AEI internships provide students with an opportunity to work with some of America's most renowned scholars, economists, legal scholars, political scientists, and foreign policy specialists doing research on current public policy questions. Internship opportunities are available to undergraduates, graduate students, and postgraduates.

Approximately fifty internship opportunities are available in the fall, winter, and summer in the areas of: economic policy, foreign and defense studies, social and political studies, media affairs, The American magazine, publications editing, information systems, marketing, and human resources.  Internships are unpaid, and the hours and days are flexible, either part or full time.

An internship with AEI offers opportunities for extensive interaction on an everyday basis in an arena with more than 50 of America’s most cited experts in the fields of politics and public policy.

We achieve this through . . .

• Pairing each intern with a scholar or business director whose area of expertise coincides with the intern’s interests.
• Complimentary breakfast and lunch prepared by AEI’s own in-house gourmet chef, served in our dining room.
• Conferences and lectures hosted by AEI which feature the top experts on the most up to date issues – interns are encouraged to attend all our events free of charge.
• A series of policy lectures from scholars and career talks from business directors for the interns each term.
• Frequent Intern Happenings which provide an informal environment for interns to interact with scholars, staff and other interns.
• A formal Intern Dinner hosted every semester to honor the interns for their hard work.  Interns may bring guests to hear a lecture given by a prestigious scholar.
• Participation in tours to such places of interest in the D.C. area as the Pentagon, Capitol Building, White House, and State Department.

AEI’s internship program has repeatedly been included in the Princeton Review, Vault Guide to Internships, and the Random House Guide to Internships as one of the top 100 internships in the country.

In the past ten years, nearly fifty former interns were hired as full-time staff members at AEI.