The Brookings Institution · 5 hours ago
Summer 2026, Native American and Indigenous Economies Internship, Brookings Metro (Job ID 2026-3808)
The Brookings Institution is one of the most influential think tanks, dedicated to improving public policy. The Native American and Indigenous Economies Internship offers students a pre-professional learning experience, where they will assist with research and writing tasks related to Native American communities and economic development.
EducationNon ProfitPoliticsPublic RelationsTraining
Responsibilities
Assist with research and writing tasks
Gather information from literature, data sets, and practitioners
Incorporate gathered information into blog posts, reports, and briefs
Qualification
Required
Undergraduate students in their junior or senior year, graduate students pursuing a masters degree with an interest in Native American or Indigenous policy are encouraged to apply
Position will require excellent research and writing skills
Experience with data management and visualization, preferably with Excel, R, and ArcGIS or Datawrapper
This internship requires you to be located in the U.S. for the duration of the internship
Successful completion of a background investigation is required for interning at Brookings
Brookings requires that all applicants submit a cover letter and resume
You are required to submit/attach a separate cover letter for each internship application
If selected as a finalist for the internship, you will be required to submit two letters of recommendation or provide two professional references
Company
The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3.69MKey Investors
Patrick J. McGovern FoundationAlfred P. Sloan Foundation
2023-12-20Grant· $0.5M
2022-01-01Grant· $1.5M
2018-01-01Grant· $1.69M
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