Role overview

Qualifications

Intelligent and energetic undergraduates
Passion for civil liberties
Excellent research, writing, and communication skills
History of taking action in support of causes

Responsibilities

Create, draft, and complete a personal project congruent with FIRE's mission
Attend the FIRE Student Development Summit in Florida in early 2026
Assist with various projects such as research, development, and outreach tasks
Submit a final report detailing the outcomes and impact of their project

Key facts

Remote from: United States
Internships
Entry-level / graduate
English

Hard skills

Project Management Event Scheduling Educational Outreach Organizational Structure

Other skills

Research
Writing
Communication
Advocacy
Accountability

About the company

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them. FIRE recognizes that colleges and universities play a vital role in preserving free thought within a free society. To this end, we place a special emphasis on defending the individual rights of students and faculty members on our nation’s campuses, including freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience.

Company details

Company size51 - 200

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Job description

Overview

FIRE is excited to offer a year-long, paid, remote program as part of our efforts to educate and empower students on American college and university campuses. This opportunity gives current undergraduates the opportunity to collaborate with FIRE in defending civil liberties on campuses across the country, while also working with our staff to create and build a personal project to promote FIRE’s mission on their own campuses.

This experience is remote. The 2026 fall semester program will begin on October 5, 2026 and run remotely until May 3, 2027. Campus Scholars will receive a stipend of $2,000 upon completion of the program and their project in December.

The application process closes on Friday, September 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET).

Qualifications and Responsibilities

FIRE is looking for intelligent and energetic undergraduates attending colleges and universities in the United States who are looking to engage in free speech activism on their campuses. Ideal candidates are responsible, focused, and organized; have a passion for civil liberties; and have a history of taking action in support of causes they believe in. All Campus Scholars are expected to demonstrate excellent research, writing, and communication skills.

FIRE Campus Scholars will:

Create, draft, and complete a personal project congruent with FIRE’s mission, and funded through a FIRE grant, over the course of one semester
- Examples of a personal project could include:
  - Host a free speech conference on campus
  - Build a free speech website
  - Research proposal aligned with FIRE’s mission
  - Or, something that we haven’t thought of! (See past project examples here.)
Attend the FIRE Student Development Summit in Florida in early 2026. This event is fully-funded by FIRE. All travel expenses are paid by FIRE.
Assist with various projects such as research, development, and outreach tasks, throughout the course of the semester
Recommend fellow peers to FIRE events, our Summer Internship program, and the Campus Scholars Program
Submit a final report detailing the outcomes and impact of their project