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Summer 2025 Intern, Economic Research - IF/FS/MA/RS

Federal Reserve Board
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The economic research internship program offers a number of summer research opportunities across each of our four economics divisions.
 

  • Financial Stability (FS)
  • International Finance (IF)
  • Monetary Affairs (MA)
  • Research & Statistics (R&S)

This program provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable research experience, network with peers in the field, and to work side-by-side with our economists and analysts in support of the Board’s important research and policy work. The program is designed to help students develop quantitative analysis, critical thinking, and writing skills through your summer experience. Summer projects cover a broad range of topics including, but not limited to:

  • Gathering /analyzing large data sets
  • Programming economic models
  • Historical analysis
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Analyzing current policy issues

These internships are ideal for students looking to build their research acumen, who have an interest in graduate school, or who are considering the Board’s Research Assistant (RA) program after graduation. Economic interns are given priority consideration for 2025 RA openings, given positive summer performance and aligned graduation timeframe.

 

Note

  • This posting is for approximately 20+ economic research internships available across the four divisions listed above.
  • All internships will be 10-12 weeks.
  • This internship will be completed in a hybrid capacity on-site in Washington, D.C., at the discretion of the selected candidate & in collaboration with the hiring team.

Learn more about our internship program at https://www.federalreserve.gov/careers-internships.htm
Learn more about the Board’s economists and their research at https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres.htm

 

Application & Interview Timeline: Applications are accepted through November 3 and will only be reviewed after the posting close date. Most interviews & offers will occur between mid-November and mid-December.

Qualifications - External

Majors/Academic Programs: Pursuing a degree in economics, finance, or related field (e.g. statistics, computer science, mathematics, business).
 

Skills/Knowledge: Previous research and statistical programming (Stata, R, Python, Matlab, SAS, machine learning, other) experience is a plus, but not required.

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days on-site/week)

- U.S. citizenship required
- You must be a current undergraduate or graduate student, graduating fall 2025 or later
 

Application Instructions/Required Documents
No later than 11/3/2024, complete the following:

  1. Attach resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcript to your profile before submitting your application.
  2. Provide one (1) letter of recommendation - can be academic or professional.
    1. Attach it to your applicant profile if you have a copy [OR] 
    2. If your recommender would like their letter to remain confidential, they can send it to frbrecruiting@frb.gov with the subject "Economic Research Internship Recommendation Letter" and we will
      attach to your profile.