Office of Management and Budget

Internship Program

Applying for Unpaid Internships with OIRA

Application process is open; applications accepted on a rolling basis.

GENERAL:  OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) offers two internship programs for high-caliber students pursuing academic degrees in public policy, public administration, business, law, economics, statistics, survey methodology, public health, or other fields relevant to domestic policy.  To learn more about OIRA, please visit our website.

  • Undergraduate Internship Program.  This program is open to high-caliber undergraduate students entering junior or senior year.  In this program, undergraduate students assist OIRA staff in reviewing requests by agencies for approval of information collections (e.g., surveys, program evaluations, applications for benefits) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, including applied policy analysis of Federal data collections such as studies and surveys. Candidates with experience and interest in advanced statistics, program evaluation and survey design are especially welcome to apply, but this is not a requirement.
     
  • Graduate Internship Program.  This program is open to graduate students.  In this program, graduate students will analyze policy matters presented in Federal regulations to ensure that they are consistent with economic principles, sound public policy, and the goals of the President.  In addition, graduate interns will review requests by agencies for approval of information collections (e.g., surveys, program evaluations, applications for benefits) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995]. 

Major topic areas span virtually every domestic policy area, including the environment, natural resources, agriculture, rural development, energy, labor, education, immigration, health, public welfare, housing, finance, criminal justice, security, transportation, information technology, statistical and science policy, and other related domestic policy issues.  For both programs, the duration of the assignment varies depending on each student’s schedule.  The internships are located in Washington, D.C. and will be approximately 20 hours per week.  

U.S. Citizenship and successful completion of a background check is required.

APPLICATION PROCESS: To become a student volunteer, you must be enrolled, not less than half-time, in a recognized educational institution. Half- and full-time status is determined by the recognized educational institution. You must provide documentation that includes resume, most recent transcripts and current class schedule. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications should be submitted to FN-OMB-OIRA-Recruitment@omb.eop.gov.