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The Heritage Foundation Young Leaders Program is now seeking students for their summer internship program. If you'd like to experience Washington, D.C., firsthand while working next to policy makers, then this opportunity is for you. The deadline to apply is February 1.

By Erik Martinez, Graduate Career Peer
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 - 10:00am


Credit: Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders ProgramThe Heritage Foundation Young Leaders Program seeks to promote the mission of The Heritage Foundation to the next generation by developing and implementing outreach to young audience​s.

Heritage is now looking for rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in the summer internship program that will run from May 22 to August 11, 2017. There are 60 open positions in policy, promotion, business and more.

The Young Leaders Program is a 12-15 week internship program that provides a full educational program while at The Heritage Foundation. Working up to 37.5 hours, an intern has the opportunity to learn from experts in a variety of fields by way of policy briefings, in-house mentorship, accountability of work, and a First Principles Series. If you have any questions specific to the internship, please contact internships@heritage.org.

Deadline to Apply: February 1
Location: Washington, D.C.

For more information and application instructions, visit the job announcement online.