Internships at the Adam Smith Institute

Applications for the 2025 Adam Smith Institute Internships are CLOSED

Check this page for when applications for the 2026 cohort open

The Adam Smith Institute offers short, two-week unpaid internships to university students and recent graduates who are interested in politics, economics and policy work. These are an excellent opportunity to learn more about the policy making process and the wider free-market movement in the UK. It is not important that prospective interns are committed to all the policy views that the ASI itself holds, but it is important that applicants are interested in and curious about the areas we work and research in and are aligned with our core, free-market values.

Our internships are an excellent first step into the world of policy and politics, as well as law, business, and finance, with many former interns have gone on to work in these areas, or for the ASI itself. They also provide very good experience for a range of non-policy-based careers.

Please note that our internship programme is highly competitive and, as such, we are unable to provide feedback for unsuccessful applicants.

The sooner you apply the better. Our policy is to interview and accept strong candidates we like as they emerge, and spaces are extremely limited, so all spots may be gone before the deadline.

Roles

Interns will engage in both research and operations capacities, working on research papers and blogging whenever they are not working on ASI research or operations. Interns are expected to carry out office administration duties as instructed.

Applications are being assessed on a rolling basis and will close by no later than 12:00pm on 25th April 2025, reserving the right to close applications early should a sufficient number of successful applications be reserved.

Work Experience

Dependent on space and the time of year, the Adam Smith Institute can occasionally offer work experience to those yet to attend university. To apply, please follow the requirements above, signalling that it is work experience you seek.

We cannot guarantee a work experience placement.