Careers

CFA is seeking talented, motivated undergraduate and graduate interns with an interest in any of the following issue areas:

AI and Data Privacy
Competition & Market Fairness
Climate & Energy
Financial Services
Food Policy
Housing and Homeownership
Investor Protection
Insurance
Product Safety

Interns will work with advocates to advance pro-consumer policy before Congress, the White House, federal and state regulatory agencies, state legislatures, and the courts. They also will assist with research on key issues that contribute to advocacy efforts.

CFA offers the Florence M. Rice Internship for undergraduates with an interest in consumer issues. This internship is named after the longtime leader of the Harlem Consumer Education Council.

CFA Public Policy internships are open to applicants who are pursuing a graduate or law degree and who possess a high level of oral and written communication skills.

Based at the Consumer Federation of America’s office in Washington, DC, the  internship pays $18 per hour for undergraduates and $20 per hour for graduate students. Course credit can be given if the intern makes appropriate arrangements.

Internships are full- or part-time. CFA offers a hybrid work model, with staff and interns (course schedule permitting) in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

To apply for an internship, submit a cover letter and resume through the form on this page. In your cover letter, please indicate what CFA issue area(s) are of interest and if you are available for a full- or part-time schedule. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Start and end dates are flexible.

Questions? Please contact Katie McCann at kmccann@consumerfed.org.