Energy Program, Spring Internship

Abundance Network; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend $3,000

Job summary

Bipartisan Policy Center invites Spring interns to contribute to energy policy research, event planning, and communications while gaining exposure to bipartisan policy discussions in Washington, DC.

Interns work 18–20 hours per week, earning a $3,000 stipend paid in two equal installments. The internship runs from January 26, 2027, to April 1, 2027, with in-office work Tue–Thu and remote options Monday and Friday.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies, or recently graduated.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist BPC Energy Team with research and analysis.
• Support event planning and congressional monitoring.
• Assist with communications, writing, and administrative tasks.

Skills

Research

Writing

Communication

Organization

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student status

Recent graduate within 12 months

Job description

BPC's Spring Internship Program

The Bipartisan Policy Center's internship program is built around each intern’s goals. Interns conduct research, support project analysts and staff, and see firsthand how people from both parties work together on policy. The program also offers exposure to the policymaking process and the functions of a think tank, plus professional development and networking with BPC staff and interns across DC.

Spring interns work 18 to 20 hours per week and receive a $3,000 stipend, paid in two equal installments during the internship. Interns set a weekly schedule with their intern manager at the start of the semester and can adjust it around class commitments.

BPC’s internships are based in our Washington, DC office. BPC staff are in the office Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work from home on Monday and Friday. Relocation assistance is not provided.

The Spring 2027 internship program runs Tuesday, January 26, 2027, through Thursday, April 1, 2027.

Project Description

The BPC Energy Team is focused on generating and advocating pragmatic clean energy policies through engagement with a broad set of stakeholders and experts from diverse political perspectives. We are working to forge coherent, evidence-based, and effective federal policies to responsibly drive a transition toward a cleaner low-carbon energy mix while maintaining economic growth.

Responsibilities

The intern will work directly with BPC’s Energy Project team on analysis and research, event planning, monitoring news and congressional activity, communications activities, writing support, and administrative support. The intern will help support the Energy Project’s major initiatives in several areas, including:

• Permitting reform and modernization
• Electric power: Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs),load growth, and affordability
• AI + energy: load growth and energy demand
• Carbon accounting and markets: support for accounting principles and practices and market structures that incentivize decarbonization investment
• Critical minerals: strengthening U.S. critical mineral supply chains, offtake/pricing challenges for U.S. critical mineral projects
• Carbon management: policies to help advance carbon capture and storage technologies including direct air capture and nature-based solutions
• Climate and trade: policies that illuminate or leverage the U.S. competitive advantage in low-emissions manufacturing
• Innovation: energy innovation, technology development, and commercialization programs

Eligibility

• Undergraduate students at the rising junior level or above, currently enrolled graduate students, or graduates within the past 12 months
• Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply but must have a valid work permit or visa verifying eligibility to work in the United States. BPC does not offer visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate, or graduate school or be a recent grad
• Strong research and writing skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

To celebrate diversity and ensure equity and inclusivity, BPC is committed to:

• Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce with insights and solutions for our increasingly divided society
• Creating a workplace culture where all employees feel valued and their perspectives are heard
• Developing policy solutions and undertaking research that reflect a diversity of thought and experience

These commitments help us fulfill our mission and foster bipartisanship more effectively.