Internships

INTERNSHIPS

The following links will lead you to information about finding all sorts of internships, but this is by no means a complete listing! You can find more by searching the word "internship" on any of the big search engines, such as Altavista, Lycos, Webcrawler, or Yahoo -- or whatever engine you like.

METAPAGES (COLLECTIONS OF LINKS):

Yahoo's Internship links (listed by company and by region), and chatrooms focused on the internship search

The Riley Guide to Alternative Work and Career Opportunities: Internships, Fellowships, and Work Exchange Programs

The Princeton Review Online: Internship listings search engine

Jobweb: Links to summer jobs & internships

Nationwide Internships (Drake University)

University of Virginia's Internship listings

"American Express University" -- internship links

Internnet: This NEW and building database provides up-to-date internship listings and resources to students interested in Recreation and Parks, Hospitality, Sports and Health-related professions.

Search 4WORK's internship listings

Internships and Careers for Humanities Students (Ohio State)

The InternCenter is a partnership of colleges and universities located in cities across the US. Its mission is to create a nationwide list of internship opportunities to be shared by students of those schools. The InternCenter aims to locate employers within its schools' geographic areas that anticipate a need for interns in the current academic year.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. Preference goes to African American, Hispanic and Native American high school and college students with 3.0 or better grade averages. Since INROADS started in Chicago in 1970 with 25 college student interns and 17 sponsoring corporation, the organization has grown to 52 affiliates, including Mexico City, Mexico, Toronto, Canada, more than 6,000 high school and college students, and over 932 client corporations in 36 states and the District of Columbia. INROADS has received the U.S. Department of Labor LIFT Award in recognition of initiatives to enhance the quality of the American work force and been selected as one of "America's Top 100 Internships" by the Princeton Review annually since 1994.

INTERNSHIPS FOR SPECIFIC MAJORS:

AGRICULTURE &c.

USDA Internships

ALLIED HEALTH

American Journal of Health Promotion: Internships

Exercise Science, Fitness/Wellness, and Health Promotion Internship Information

BIOLOGY

Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research, National Institutes of Health

Jobs, Internships and other opportunities in Biology/ Environment (American University)

Jobs And Internships in Marine Science

Intern-net: the electronic source for environmental internships

JOURNALISM & OTHER MEDIA

Media internships (California Chicano News Media Association)

Journalism & Communications Internships (University of Oregon)

MUSEUMS

The Smithsonian: Each of the Smithsonian's museums and many of its research institutes and offices offer internships. Two central offices work with all Smithsonian museums, institutes and offices in placing interns (minimum undergraduate level) and providing Institution-wide programmatic support.

National Museum of Natural History, Research Training Program

United States National Arboretum: Internships

Cleveland Museum Adopt-A-Student Program

THE PUBLIC SECTOR

The Washington Intern Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals locate and successfully perform internships on Capitol Hill and in the Washington, DC area.

Since 1975, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars has provided over 24,000 students with a comprehensive, participatory learning experience in Washington, D.C. The unique format of The Washington Center's program promotes future leadership for the public, private and nonprofit sectors of society. By combining experiential learning components to our academically- based structure, students have the opportunity to experience and explore various career paths while sampling the intellectual and cultural diversity of our nation's capital.

The US Department of State manages several student employment programs for students to get experience in a foreign affairs environment through first-hand knowledge. Some of our students work in Washington, D.C., and others have the opportunity to work at an embassy overseas. Positions are both paid and unpaid and many are available during spring, summer or fall.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York summer internship program

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND

DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

The National Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations, lists over 2,000 paid and unpaid internships in more than 500 nonprofit human service organizations nationwide.

Action Without Borders: Find internship opportunities with nonprofit organizations

The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), an independent federal agency, has internship positions available for individuals with an interest in literacy. Internships can be scheduled during summers, semesters or full years.

The Carter Center offers unique and diverse opportunities for undergraduate juniors and seniors, recent graduates, and graduate/professional students who are interested in contemporary international and domestic issues. The internship program is recognized both nationally and internationally and has special appeal for those who wish to combine academic study with practical application and experience.

Directory of Quaker Service, Training, Witness and Internships (includes many opportunities for community service, peace witness, and other simular activities, sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and other social-religious organizations)

INTERNSHIPS ABROAD

A good general introduction is Purdue's page, International Internships: A Basic Overview.

UCI's Best Bets For Internships Abroad

Internships in Britain (Britain in the USA)

Internships in Germany (Pforzheim)

The Center for International Career Development Internships

Directory of International Internships (MSU)

CIDA International Youth Internships

College Consortium for International Studies

Staff internships at Ecuador Explorer

MISCELLANEOUS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

NASA Academy: Science & technology internship and program links