Kepler Cannon Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Quick Facts

Last updated: October 2026

Kepler Cannon posts one US internship a year, and the window for summer 2027 ends on October 12, 2026. The listing, "Strategy Consulting – Associate Consulting Intern (Class of 2028)," went up on Handshake on August 12, 2026, and the listing was set to expire two months later. If you're reading this after October 12, treat summer 2027 as closed unless your school's Handshake still shows the job. It's a 10-week program in the New York office for rising seniors.

There's no application form on the firm's website. Its careers page gives only an email address, so the Handshake job, reached through your university's career office, is the door. In plain words: the next window is expected from about August to October 2027, and that one is for an internship in summer 2028, for the Class of 2029.

What Is a Kepler Cannon Internship?

A Kepler Cannon internship is a 10-week summer program in which a rising senior joins one or two client project teams at a boutique strategy consulting firm in New York City. The posting calls the role Associate Consulting Intern. Kepler Cannon was founded in 2013 by former consultants from McKinsey and Mitchell Madison, and it works mostly for large financial institutions: its posting describes helping "the world's top financial institutions" respond to digital technology, fintech competition and changing customer behavior. Vault lists the firm at 51 to 100 employees, with offices in New York, London and India.

Kepler Cannon ranks #37 on the Vault Consulting 50 for North America (2026 edition), and Vault's 2026 profile also places it #8 among the most selective consulting firms. The firm's about page says it's named after two astronomers, Johannes Kepler and Annie Jump Cannon.

When Do Kepler Cannon Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

The summer 2027 listing has two dated facts, both from university career boards that mirror the Handshake job: recruiting began on August 12, 2026, and the listing was set to expire on October 12, 2026. That's about 10 months from posting to a June 2027 start. The expiry is the Handshake listing's date. The posting text itself states no deadline, so we can't say it's the firm's own cutoff. Earlier cycles are only community-dated: candidates reported intern interviews in August 2025 and October 2024. Those fit the same late-summer window, so the listing for summer 2028 is expected around August 2027 and should run to about October 2027. With one documented cycle behind it, that's a medium-to-low confidence estimate.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

Kepler Cannon's window is short and there's only one of it. The firm posts a single listing a year, this year's stayed up for two months, and nothing in the posting promises a second round or a late intake. We found no spring listing and no off-season program.

The two months aren't a reason to wait for the last day, either. Staff told Vault the "process moves fast," and a candidate from an earlier cycle described a two-week process from start to finish. Interviews happen while the listing is still up, so seats can be gone before the expiry date. With a firm of 51 to 100 people, the intern class is small, though the firm doesn't publish its size. If you're in the Class of 2029, put the first week of August 2027 in your calendar and apply in the listing's first days.

Which Kepler Cannon Internship Programs Should You Target?

There's one program. The table shows it across the two cycles that matter today, plus the only other route the firm publishes, an email address.

The posting lists the firm's practice areas as digital customer experience, technology transformation, efficiency and monetization, private equity due diligence and supply chain management. See the Kepler Cannon careers page for the firm's own description of the job.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

The summer 2027 posting, read on two university career boards, lists these requirements:

• Class year: "A Rising Senior (Class of 2028)." Sophomores and juniors were outside this listing; the next one should name the Class of 2029.

• School and major: a strong academic record from "a top undergraduate college." The posting says "non-conventional majors (STEM, humanities) with strong problem-solving skills as well as conventional majors are highly encouraged to apply."

• Location: "Able to live in or relocate to New York City."

• Work authorization: hires must verify their eligibility to work in the United States. The posting doesn't say whether the firm sponsors visas.

• GPA: no number is stated.

Does Kepler Cannon Only Hire From Target Schools?

The posting says "a top undergraduate college" without naming any, and a staff member told Vault the firm mainly hires from Ivy League schools in the US. We found the summer 2027 listing on two university career boards, Cornell's and MIT's. That's too little to publish a school list, since most schools' Handshake pages sit behind a login. If your school's Handshake doesn't show the job when the window opens, ask your career office whether the employer has shared it with your campus. The posting's open invitation to STEM and humanities majors is real, so your major matters less than your school and your problem-solving record.

What Skills Does Kepler Cannon Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

Kepler Cannon has one intern posting, so we read it alongside the firm's careers page and Vault's 2026 profile. The posting lists the work: "company level financial analysis and market / industry research," gathering and checking data, building "detailed quantitative models," and producing clear written and visual products, which in consulting means slides. Vault says new hires get formal training in Excel and PowerPoint. Across all three sources the same traits repeat: analytical ability, an entrepreneurial streak and intellectual curiosity. The posting names no programming language or analytics software.

How Is Demand for Consulting Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

Each task on the Kepler Cannon posting maps to a remote Externship that gives you a finished project to discuss.

The financial modeling row is the closest match, because financial analysis is the first task on the posting's list and the firm's clients are banks, payments companies and insurers.

What Is the Kepler Cannon Application and Interview Process Like?

Kepler Cannon doesn't publish its interview process. These steps combine the posting with Vault's staff survey and candidate reports, each labeled:

1. Find the Handshake job. Search your school's Handshake for "Kepler Cannon" from early August. The title follows the pattern "Strategy Consulting – Associate Consulting Intern (Class of ...)."

2. Resume screen. A staff member told Vault there are a few rounds of interviews after the initial selection.

3. First interview. A candidate report on Glassdoor from October 2024 describes a call of about 30 minutes with behavioral questions and a market sizing case.

4. Case rounds. Staff told Vault there are usually three interviews mixing case and behavioral questions, and that the process moves fast.

5. Partner round. Vault's survey says the partners interview all final candidates.

Practice market sizing out loud, learn how a bank and a payments company make money, and use our behavioral interview guide for the fit questions.

What the Community Says

Reddit's Kepler Cannon threads are all about the firm's campus recruiting in India, which is a separate process. For the US internship, the first-hand sources are Vault's staff survey and candidate interview reports.

How Do You Stand Out for a Kepler Cannon Internship?

Three moves. First, be there in August. The listing is the only door, it appears once a year, and the process is quick, so the easiest way to lose is to find it in October. Second, prepare for a short, sharp interview. Candidate reports describe about 30 minutes of behavioral and market sizing questions before the longer case rounds. Practice sizing a market in five minutes, and know the basics of banking, payments and insurance, since those are the firm's clients. Third, show you want a small firm. The careers page describes "no hierarchy" and "a pure meritocracy," and staff told Vault the firm looks for entrepreneurial, ambitious hires. Bring an example of something you started or ran yourself. Kepler Cannon doesn't publish a class size, applicant count or return-offer rate, so we can't give you the odds.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

Kepler Cannon's closest peers are strategy firms with financial services, pricing or private equity work.

Our consulting internships summer 2027 guide compares recruiting calendars across the industry.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2027 Kepler Cannon internship?

Probably not. The summer 2027 listing, for the Class of 2028, was posted on Handshake on August 12, 2026 with a listing expiry of October 12, 2026. If your school's Handshake still shows it, apply that day. Otherwise the next window is expected around August to October 2027, for summer 2028 and the Class of 2029.

When do Kepler Cannon internship applications open?

In August, based on this year. The listing for summer 2027 went up on August 12, 2026, about 10 months before a June start, and candidate reports date earlier cycles' interviews to August and October. Expect the listing for summer 2028 on Handshake around August 2027. That's a projection, not an announcement.

Where do I apply for the Kepler Cannon internship?

On Handshake, through your university's career office. Kepler Cannon has no application form or job board on its website; its careers page gives only an email address for resumes, and the firm doesn't say whether emailed resumes are considered for the internship. Search Handshake for the firm's name starting in early August.

Who is eligible for the Kepler Cannon internship?

Rising seniors only. The summer 2027 posting asks for a member of the Class of 2028 with a strong academic record from a top undergraduate college, and it encourages STEM and humanities majors as well as business majors. You must be able to live in New York City for the 10 weeks.

How much does the Kepler Cannon internship pay?

We couldn't find a published rate. The public copies of the posting on university career boards show no pay figure, and the firm doesn't publish one. The Handshake job itself may show a range once you log in through your school. Pay figures on job aggregator sites are their own estimates, not Kepler Cannon's.

What is the Kepler Cannon interview like?

Staff told Vault there are usually three interviews with a mix of case and behavioral questions, and that partners interview the finalists. A candidate report from October 2024 describes a 30-minute first interview with behavioral and market sizing questions and a two-week process. Kepler Cannon doesn't publish an official format.

What do Kepler Cannon interns do?

They work on one or two client projects as part of the project team. The posting lists company-level financial analysis, market and industry research, gathering and checking data, building quantitative models and producing written and visual products for clients. It also promises direct mentors, peers and dedicated training programs during the 10 weeks.

Do Kepler Cannon interns get full-time offers?

Kepler Cannon doesn't publish a conversion rate or a class size. The internship is limited to rising seniors, the summer before full-time hiring, which is the usual shape of a route into an entry-level class. That's our reading of the eligibility rule, not a return-offer policy the firm has stated.

Kepler Cannon's next internship listing is expected in August 2027. Use the months before it: a remote Externship gives you a finished financial modeling or strategy project to talk through when the case interview comes.