Paid Futures Studies Internship (Spring 2027)
- Organization: Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)
- Type: Internship
- Location: Denmark
- Deadline: November 1, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, an independent non-profit think tank founded in 1969, takes full-time interns into its Copenhagen office from January to June 2027. There are four tracks: Advisory, the H3 AI Lab, Health and Impact, each working on real foresight projects with clients and partners. Every track closes on 1 November 2026 and every intern receives a monthly stipend. **What you get:** - A monthly stipend (CIFS does not publish the amount) - Six months as a full-time Junior Advisor inside a multidisciplinary, international team - Training in CIFS's futures studies and foresight methods on live client and partner projects - The option to earn ECTS credits through your university - On the Impact track, the chance to publish articles in CIFS's FARSIGHT publications **What you'll do:** - Advisory: research and analysis, insights and recommendations for clients, workshop materials and facilitation - H3 AI Lab: develop and test AI-supported foresight methods and prototypes, run user testing, and research the long-term effects of AI - Health: research and analysis on the future of health, scenario building and workshops with public, private and civil society partners - Impact (Danish speakers only): projects on education, culture, philanthropy and democratising the future, including Teach the Future Denmark and grant writing **Key dates:** - Applications close 1 November 2026 for all four tracks - Advisory and Health internships start 19 January 2027; Impact starts 18 January 2027; the H3 AI Lab starts at the beginning of January 2027 - All tracks run to the end of June 2027 **More information:** - Apply by email with a CV and cover letter: Advisory, H3 AI Lab and Health to internship@cifs.dk, with the track named in the subject line; Impact to ttf@cifs.dk with "Impact Praktikant" in the subject line - Each track has its own description PDF linked from the CIFS jobs page - Questions: internship@cifs.dk

