# CBO summer internships: graduate eligibility, application timing and policy-analysis preparation — worksheet

Independent preparation worksheet. Examples below are fictional, not employer assessments. Complete the application fields from the actual current posting; this worksheet does not submit an application.

## Application decision

Policy question:
Population and period:
Data or evidence used:
Method I actually implemented:
Result and sensitivity:
What the analysis cannot conclude:
Relevant CBO posting or division:
Application documents and reference permissions:

## Budget assumptions

A fictional annual grant is $600 per recipient. There are 40,000 eligible recipients, assumed take-up is 70%, and administration costs $2 million annually. Calculate the estimate at 50%, 70% and 90% take-up. Explain why a half-year start does not automatically halve every cost.

## Your work

Calculation and units:

[Write your work.]

Conclusion supported by the inputs:

[Write your conclusion.]

What is not established:

[Write the limitation.]

Next evidence or clarification needed:

[Write the next step.]

## Connect it to your own application

Actual prior work I can discuss:
My individual contribution:
Output or file I may share:
What changed after feedback:
One limit of the work:
Employer rule for permitted assistance:

Worked explanation and dated sources: https://internshipdeadlines.com/guides/cbo-summer-internship-guide

Guide research date: 2026-09-16. Recheck employer requirements before applying.