Internship Opportunities

Now accepting applications for 2009 -2010

Available Internships:

• Communications Internship
• General Support/Programs Internship
• Website Internship

For over nineteen years, the Acton Institute, a leading educational organization, has been integrating the ideas of religion and liberty. Our focus is on the role of religion in laying the moral foundation for a just society and on the role of freedom in securing the conditions under which religious conscience can be exercised.

Our mission is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. Our strategy is to educate religious and business leadership around the world. We accomplish our mission through research, publications, conferences, lectures, and seminars.

Our Internship Program

1. Gain professional experience in your area(s) of interest. Whether you are pursuing a degree in theology, philosophy, economics, research, writing, editing, or business administration, the Acton Institute will utilize your educational background and seek to uncover and cultivate your strengths.
2. Gain experience in the professional environment of a prominent religiously based think tank. By assisting the staff of the Acton Institute, you will gain a broader perspective on how ideas are disseminated in the nonprofit sector. Through conducting research, developing educational programs, and establishing relationships that will further the Institute's mission objectives, you will build practical skills that will serve you well in your future career endeavors.
3. Increase your own understanding of the relationship between religion and liberty. You will be given opportunities to attend Institute programs and engage in discussions that will challenge your perspectives and strengthen your grasp of practical issues through principled evaluation of economic, philosophical, and theological synthesis.
4. As a summer intern, additionally benefit by having the option to attend some of our courses and assist at Acton University the week of June 14, 2010. Professional attire and decorum is required.

Acton Institute internship programs are designed to provide valuable education and experience related to your area of interest. We are looking for self-motivated individuals who are serious about their education and are interested in developing an increasingly broad-base of work experience.

Acton Institute partners with colleges and universities in work for experience, work study or course credit internship programs in Communications, General Support/Programs, and Web Assistance. If this type of internship opportunity is of interest to you, please check with the career development/internship office of your school to see if they have a program in place and could partner with us in this capacity.

Acton Institute also partners with the SPN/IHS Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program in our General Support/Programs Internship. Interested applicants can intern at the Acton Institute through the (eight week) Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program, administered by the Institute for Humane Studies and the State Policy Network. Applicants should apply separately to this program at the IHS website. The application deadline is January 31, 2010.