Institute of Politics

If you have any questions regarding the summer stipend process, please reach out to Mark Schauerte (mschauerte@uchicago.edu) or Laresa Lund (lklund@uchicago.edu).

The program is open to both undergraduate and non-Harris graduate students, and also covers students who are graduating in spring 2023. Harris students should apply through the Harris application (info here) as Harris works directly with the IOP to subsidize many of their grants.

Please note that the available funds from the IOP for a summer stipend are up to $2,500 per student. In addition, if a student already has funding from an internship employer or another organization, the IOP can fund a student's internship up to $2,500 provided that the total amount of funding received by the student from all sources does not exceed $5,000. Please also note that the university's 501(c)(3) tax status prohibits the IOP from funding students working directly on a candidate's campaign.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications received by Sunday, April 2nd at 11:59 pm CT will be reviewed and students will be notified by Friday, April 14^th at 5:00 pm CT. Applications received by Monday, May 8th at 11:59 pm will be reviewed and students will be notified by Friday, May 19 at 5 pm CT. Applications received by Monday, May 15th at 11:59 pm will be reviewed and students will be notified by Monday, May 22nd at 5 pm CT. Internship stipends are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage early applications.

UChicago students interning in Washington, D.C., during summer 2023 are welcome to partake in IOP summer programming. If interested, please fill out this form to be added to our mailing list. If you have any questions, please email iopcd@uchicago.edu.