A Fresh Start Financial imprint
Financial research, published in the open.
Working papers, policy briefs, and short courses written by the Fresh Start Financial research intern program.
Applications open on a rolling basis
Research Intern Program
Do real research. Get it reviewed. Get it published.
Fresh Start Financial research interns take on real questions about how households save, borrow, and plan. Every piece gets scored, written feedback, and accepted work is published on Fiona Insights under the intern's name, or anonymously if they prefer.
How applying works
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Apply
A written application: why you want the role, where you're headed, and how you would approach a research question. A resume is optional, and there's no interview.
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Hear back
Decisions go out by email on a rolling basis. If you're waitlisted, you'll get a final answer within 2 to 3 weeks.
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Start researching
Accepted applicants get a personal link to set up their research portal, then claim a first topic.
Latest research
Every paper carries its catalogue ident, its series, and its review status, so you always know what you are reading and who stands behind it.
Volume 1 is being assembled.
The first intern papers are in review. Each accepted paper is catalogued here with its ident.
Volume one, written by our interns
How intern research gets published
Every paper in this catalogue came through the research intern program, and every one was reviewed before it published.
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Claim a topic
Interns pick a question from the topic bank or pitch their own. Once approved, the topic is theirs alone for four weeks.
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Research and submit
The finished piece comes in as a PDF, with a report of exactly where and how AI was used.
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Review
Yusuf Demircan, Head of Growth, scores every submission on a five-part rubric and sends written feedback: accept, revise, or decline.
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Publication
Accepted work is catalogued here with a permanent ident, credited by name or anonymously, as the intern chooses.
Courses built on the same research
Short courses taught by the coaching team and the research desk. The introductory material is self paced, the methods course runs as a cohort.
The first courses are being written.
Course material comes out of the research, so the syllabus follows the catalogue. Ask us to tell you when enrolment opens.
Applications for the research intern program are open.
A written application and no interview. Decisions go out on a rolling basis.