Internships at Knight Foundation allow promising college students and recent graduates an opportunity to gain 10 weeks of experience at one of the largest private foundations in the United States. We offer competitive paid internships in several areas. Knight’s interns help us provide the 26 communities we serve with the tools to shape their own futures.

Applications for Knight Foundation’s 2024 Internship Program are now open. We are seeking competitive candidates across the five program areas detailed below. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2024.  Please select a position below for detailed information and instructions for applying.

We are social investors who support a more effective democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and in the success of American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.

Knight Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.


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