The GSP Evidence-to-Practice Internship (formerly the GSP Operations Internship) is open to master’s degree candidates who have work experience in a non-research field and who would like to be exposed to working in a research setting.
Placement will be in our NYC office. Interns work closely with senior-level staff with expertise in program design, program assessment, evaluation start-up, and technical assistance on program implementation. At MDRC, “evidence to practice” refers to work focused on providing program improvement supports grounded in evidence, building strategic collaborations and implementing programs in education and social policy fields, and working at the intersection of practice, policy, and research.
Applications for summer 2026 internships are now closed.
Questions?
Contact HRQuestions@mdrc.org
What It’s Like to Intern at MDRC
In this two-minute video, Selena McLurkin describes her time as a 2023 Gueron Operations Intern. At the time of the video, Selena was pursuing a master’s in public policy at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles.
2026 Intern
Morgan Gilmer is a rising third-year PhD student in Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and will complete a master’s degree in spring 2026. Gilmer studies how a sense of community and social support protects youth and families in the context of adversity, focusing primarily on the economic, social, and geographic context of rural communities and how families navigate obstacles, such as underinvestment and barriers to accessing formal social services.
Previous Interns
2025
Adelynne Antilus
Kayla Willis
2024
Kelsey Alanna Brown
Elizabeth Wood
2023
Selena McLurkin
Jackie Xu
2019
Mohammed Alkurd
2018
Nelson Sierra-Sosa
2017
Lori-Ann Clementson
2015
Carola Zurob
2014
Danielle Cummings
2013
Yana Kusayeva
2011
Farhana Hossain