Student Opportunities
Interested in working on IDEA research during the academic year? Tell us about your background, your interests, and the kind of work you'd like to do. Our team reviews submissions on a rolling basis and connects students with faculty whose projects align with their skills and goals.
Our student highlights showcase the journeys of IDEA students, from first-year learners with big questions to researchers making meaningful contributions. Through paid positions, guided mentorship, and real democratic projects, IDEA students learn, publish, and lead.
Interested in working on IDEA research during the academic year? Tell us about your background, your interests, and the kind of work you'd like to do. Our team reviews submissions on a rolling basis and connects students with faculty whose projects align with their skills and goals.
Our student highlights showcase the journeys of IDEA students, from first-year learners with big questions to researchers making meaningful contributions. Through paid positions, guided mentorship, and real democratic projects, IDEA students learn, publish, and lead.
At IDEA, we bring diverse student skills to solve real political problems. Political science thrives when it includes everyone. Whether you are a computer scientist, a methods scholar, or a comparativist, you have a place here. Join us to get hands-on experience and do research that truly matters.
Applications are open for the Summer Democracy Fellowship of 2027. Fellows will work inside congressional offices or organizations adjacent to the Hill, gaining firsthand experience with federal lawmaking while bringing IDEA’s perspective on democratic engagement and innovation to Capitol Hill.
At IDEA, we bring diverse student skills to solve real political problems. Political science thrives when it includes everyone. Whether you are a computer scientist, a methods scholar, or a comparativist, you have a place here. Join us to get hands-on experience and do research that truly matters.
Applications are open for the Summer Democracy Fellowship of 2027. Fellows will work inside congressional offices or organizations adjacent to the Hill, gaining firsthand experience with federal lawmaking while bringing IDEA’s perspective on democratic engagement and innovation to Capitol Hill.