KIP Fall 2025 - Institute Relations & Grants Intern - Atlas Network

KIP Fall 2025 - Institute Relations & Grants Intern - Atlas Network

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid, 10-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the country tackling some of our nation's most pressing challenges. Throughout your internship with a partner organization, Stand Together Fellowships hosts virtual professional development sessions every Thursday from 1-5 pm ET, wherein you will be mentored by seasoned professionals as you craft a capstone project on the topic that matters most to you. Interns will receive either a $5,500 or $3,300 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours / week) or part-time (28 hours / week).

Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance!

Atlas Network increases global prosperity by strengthening a network of independent partner organizations that promote individual freedom and are committed to identifying and removing barriers to human flourishing. The Atlas Network vision is of a free, prosperous, and peaceful world where the principles of individual liberty, property rights, limited government, and free markets are secured by the rule of law. Atlas Network cultivates a network of partners that share this vision. To accelerate the pace of achievement by our partners in their local communities, Atlas Network's unique Coach, Compete, Celebrate! strategic model inspires our partners to improve performance and achieve extraordinary outcomes.

Around the world, Atlas Network partners are achieving reforms that remove barriers to opportunity and prosperity that previously held people back from improving their lives and bettering their communities. The liberating effects of our most successful grantees are showcased in these stories of impact. You can read those impact stories.

The Institute Relations (IR) team at Atlas Network supports our partners in a number of ways, including but not limited to providing grant and award funding, onboarding new partners, connecting partners with like-minded organizations, and providing travel support to attend events.

Interns on the Institute Relations team work directly with our think tank partners and gain experiences in the following areas :

• Assist the team in managing the donor database (Salesforce), processing donations, preparing acknowledgements and troubleshooting issues.
• Data entry and quality control on database (Salesforce and Excel)
• Provide support for online application management
• Assist in preparation for grant review meeting
• Monitoring and evaluation of grantee performance and partner engagement
• Collaborate with Atlas Network's training team to identify candidates and coordinate new programs for partner organizations
• Identify process improvements for grant review, award selection, partner onboarding, and other strategic initiatives
• Support the search for new allies and partner organizations, including joining meetings to vet potential partners

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, Atlas Network interns are able to participate in a variety of professional development programs. All Atlas Network interns are invited to attend the Cato Institute's intern lectures.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect, and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.