Future Cities Internship

Future Cities & Opportunity Internship (Summer–Fall 2026)

This is not a traditional internship

The Future Cities & Opportunity Internship is a research program focused on understanding how cities and regions in the United States are evolving and where the next generation of opportunity will emerge.

Instead of treating cities as static rankings, students will study them as dynamic systems shaped by economic growth, population change, infrastructure investment, affordability pressures, innovation ecosystems, and long-term capital flows.

The central question of the program is:

Where will young people have the greatest opportunities to build their future over the next 10–20 years and why?

Students will conduct structured research on real US cities and produce analytical reports that explain how and why certain places are becoming more or less attractive for talent, investment, and long-term development.

This is both a research and communication program. Participants are trained to think in systems, interpret evidence, and communicate insights clearly to professional audiences.