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Fall 2025 CBPP Intern Positions

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ZIP code, immigration status, or disability status — has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation’s prosperity.

 

CBPP combines rigorous research and analysis, strategic communications, and effective advocacy to shape debates, affect policy, and inform effective implementation both nationally and in states. It works closely with a broad set of national, state, and community organizations to design and advance policies that promote economic justice; improve health; broaden opportunity in areas like housing, health care, employment, and education; and lower structural barriers for people of color and others in communities that continue to face systemic barriers to opportunity. CBPP promotes policies that will build a more equitable nation and fair tax policies that can support these gains over the long term. CBPP also shows the harmful impacts of policies and proposals that would deepen poverty, widen disparities, and worsen health outcomes.

 

CBPP will have 15 internship positions in the fall on the following teams:

  • Communications
  • Data Analysis and Research
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Federal Fiscal Policy
  • Food Assistance
  • Government Affairs
  • Health Policy
  • Housing Policy
  • Human Resources
  • Income Security
  • Outreach
  • State Fiscal Policy Campaigns & Communications
  • State Fiscal Policy Development & Strategic Projects
  • State Fiscal Policy Network Organizational Effectiveness
  • State Fiscal Policy Research

 

You can learn more about each role on our website: https://www.cbpp.org/internships/fall-2025-intern-positions 

Successful interns will have a commitment to CBPP’s mission to improve the well-being of low- and moderate-income people and advance racial equity.

To expand the diversity of voices that speak with authority in federal and state policy debates, CBPP’s internship program identifies highly motivated candidates — particularly those with experience with communities that are underrepresented in policy debates — with a demonstrated interest in working on public policies that affect low-income and diverse communities and have implications for racial equity.

International students are welcome to apply. The Center does not provide financial sponsorship for visas or work permits. You must have documentation of work authorization for the U.S. AND a U.S. Social Security number, as of the start date of the internship, to be employed by the Center.

Application Deadline: June 20, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET

Internship Start Date: September 2, 2025

Internship End Date: December 12, 2025

CBPP's fall internship will be remote. Remote interns must be in the U.S. for the duration of the internship. Interns located in the Washington, D.C. metro area during the fall term may have the option to work on a hybrid schedule that includes at least two days per week in person at our D.C. office.

Work Hours: Interns should be available between 30-40 hours per week during core Eastern Time business hours. Work schedules can be flexed to accommodate time zone differences as well as classwork and other school commitments.

Compensation: 

  • Undergraduate students receive $18.00 per hour.
  • Students with a bachelor's degree receive $19.00 per hour.
  • Graduate students receive $20.00 per hour.
  • Students with a master’s or law degree receive $21.00 per hour.
  • Doctoral students may receive between $20.00 and $22.00 per hour, depending on progress toward completion of degree requirements, relevant coursework, and research.

 

Required application materials: 

  • Cover letter (please include a discussion of what draws you to CBPP’s mission and the specific internship position you’ve applied for)
  • Résumé
  • Transcript(s)

 

Only complete applications submitted electronically through our system will be considered. Once you submit your application, you will receive an electronic confirmation. Applications submitted by mail or email will not be accepted. Visit https://www.cbpp.org/internships for more information about CBPP’s internship program. No phone calls, please.

If you have read all of the information on the website about internships at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and still have an inquiry about the application process, please email internship@cbpp.org.

Please submit your application here. 

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and welcomes diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages all qualified persons to apply regardless of race, color, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, credit information, pregnancy or parental status, family responsibilities, personal appearance, creed, military or veteran status, religion, ancestry or national origin, union activities, disability, or other status protected by applicable law.