Summer 2025

Embarking on a summer internship on Capitol Hill? Wondering how to springboard your internship into an exciting career?

We can help.

The Heritage Foundation’s Summer 2025 Conservative Hill Intern Program (CHIP) is accepting applications. CHIP is a series of weekly breakfast meetings designed for conservative interns. You’ll have the chance to sit down with leading policy experts, connect with other conservatives, and enhance your internship experience.

Through CHIP, you will:
• Get practical insights on how to thrive on the Hill.
• Improve your grasp of pressing issues being debated in Congress.
• Connect with other conservative interns from across the country.

We encourage you to attend as many sessions as possible. See below for a sample CHIP schedule.

Summer 2025 Program: June 6- July 25
Application Deadline: Applications are considered on a rolling basis.




Sample Program Schedule
This series will run once a week in the summer from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Free breakfast will be provided.

Session #1: Capitol Hill 101- Tips for Succeeding in Your Internship


Session #2: An Introduction to the Conservative Worldview


Session #3: Holding Big Tech Accountable


Session #4: Speaking the Truth About Gender Ideology 


Session #5: Confronting the Threat of the Chinese Communist Party


Session #6: Reining in Federal Spending


Session #7: Protecting the Unborn in a Post-Roe World


Session #8: Job Search Fundamentals & Summer Reception



Any Questions? Email Christopher Sullivan: [email protected]