Explore Internships
The Lazarus Center for Career Development has many resources to help you get started in your search and to help you find an internship that is a match for your goals. We also house student reviews of past Praxis internships, which is a great tool for learning more about organizations and the kinds of internships they offer, whether or not you plan to use Praxis. And, you are always welcome to meet with an adviser to talk further about finding an internship.
General Search
InternshipCrossing.com lists internship job openings from all Fortune 500 companies.
Internships-USA is a database of U.S. internships in many diverse fields. Username: Smith1 Password: Smi201213 (updated 9/4/12)
Internships.com is a large database of national internships, with paid and unpaid opportunities.
InternHere.com has internship listings site for organizations in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is the only national organization whose sole mission is preparing women for public leadership. PLEN offers the following programs each year:
- Women, Law & Public Policy Seminar
- Women & Public Policy Seminar
- Women & Congress Seminar
- Women & International Policy Seminar
- Women in Science/Technology Policy Seminar
- Public Policy Internships
snagajob.com is an online recruiter for part–time and hourly jobs.
4Work is offered by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW)
InternshipPrograms.com is a searchable internship database.
VolunteerMatch is a free Web service for volunteers and nonprofits brought to you by ImpactOnline, a nonprofit technology company. Nearly 10,000 nonprofits currently list their volunteer opportunities.
Hound.com is a free job search tool that tracks down live, active job and internship listings on employers' career pages.
Local Internships
Amnesty International Local Group 76 in Northampton.
Gazettenet.com is the online version of the Hampshire county newspaper, the Gazette.
groovejob.com helps you find an internship or volunteer in Northampton.
InternHere.com has internship listings site for over 700 organizations in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
International Internships
AllAfrica Interns has unpaid internships working on journalism, online ad sales and business management and accounting.
Boston University International Programs lists global internships in Australia, Belize, China, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Niger, Russia and Spain.
BUNAC lists international work and travel programs for students.
Concordia Language Villages lists language immersion programs in Minnesota and abroad.
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) has work–abroad programs for students and recent graduates in France, Ireland, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Costa Rica and Australia.
Cross–Cultural Solutions is a a recognized leader in the field of international volunteering.
Cultural Embrace pre–arranges and guarantees placements for individuals and groups to work, intern, volunteer, teach, take cultural classes and travel abroad.
Experiential Programs has a list of colleges offering internship, work abroad, volunteer and au pair programs.
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD International) provides students, graduates and professionals with the opportunity to gain practical hands–on experience through summer and year–round internship programs with organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Integrated program includes a family homestay, orientation and debriefing sessions, grant making and program support.
Global Museum Webzine is a compendium of museum, art gallery and nonprofit vacancies.
GlobalPlacement.com has international internships, work placements, traineeships, graduation assignments and voluntary works. Search by country, industry, company size and more.
GoAbroad.com is a comprehensive online directory for study abroad programs, language schools, internships, international volunteer positions, international teaching positions, universities, eco–travel and more.
International Fellows Program (IFESH) provides nine–month internships to graduate students and recent college and graduate school graduates. Placements in development organizations such as: Africare, CARE, Save the Children, Technoserve and UNICEF.
iHipo.com is dedicated to empowering international careers, offering international jobs and internships search.
IIEPassport.com has a study–abroad program search.
India Internship Business Studies Program has opportunities for students, graduates, faculty and professionals to gain valuable credentials and experience through work and study in Bangalore, India.
Institute for International Cooperation and Development has volunteer positions in community development projects (teaching, health and AIDS education, employee training, etc.) in Africa, the Americas and Asia.
Intercultural Dimensions is a customized, two–week program in Senegal which may include a homestay, field work within one's interests and working on village projects. There is an option for extended stay.
InternAbroad.com is a resource for international internships.
Internships in Europe lists internships in London, Paris, Madrid, Brussels and Bonn, compiled by the University of Rochester.
LanguageCorps.com is a comprehensive training, placement and support service for talented people interested in travel, adventure and teaching abroad. We provide TESOL training and certification, local language training, guaranteed placement into paid teaching assignments with select partner schools, and a wide array of services, including support from our local Corps Advocates who work in each of our assignment countries.
NGOabroad.com provides frugal, customized international volunteer options and helps people enter international humanitarian work. NGOabroad also helps social workers with international work, internship or volunteering.
Overseas Summer Camps has opportunities to work at summer camps abroad.
Paul and Delilah Roch Charitable Trust: work at Camp Kilimanjaro on projects such as further development of small medical clinic, preschool nursery and a local women's group, construction of a library and repair of local dam.
Right To Play: volunteer for SportsWorks or SportsHealth program to train coaches, develop infrastructure to support sustainable local ownership of sport and play programs or use the convening power of sports provide health education.
U.S. State Department lists student internships in an embassy overseas or in Washington, D.C.
Volunteers for Peace lists affordable, international workcamp opportunities.
WorldTeach lists volunteer opportunities teaching in developing countries.
Search by Field
Art
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences offers a generous stipend and internships in several art–related categories.
Center for Museum Studies lists courses, fellowships and internships at the Smithsonian Institution.
hireCulture.org lists creative internship and employment opportunities in Massachusetts. This is a free service of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and includes listings from across the state. Search by category, region and organization.
Los Angeles County Arts Commission (film, literary, and performing arts) and the J. Paul Getty Trust (visual arts) give more than $1.1 million each year to support internships in film, literary, performing and visual arts organizations throughout the country. Interns receive stipends for 10–week internships.
Athletics/Recreation
Cool Works lists internships in sports and recreation.
Basic & Applied Sciences
Council for Responsible Genetics is a nonprofit organization promoting a comprehensive public interest agenda for biotechnology, and offers unpaid internship opportunities to qualified undergraduate and graduate students.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Careers is a source for pre–qualified chemistry professionals worldwide.
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
EnvironmentalCAREER.com is the online home of the Environmental Career Center. This group has been helping top environmental employers find excellent candidates since 1980.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists internships, fellowships and student employment for students and recent graduates.
Student Conservation Association lists conservation internships, short–term jobs and career information.
Volunteer For a Changing World lists opportunities with the U.S. Geological Survey. Academic credit available for college students.
Business
Association of American Business Media Companies is the association for business–to–business information providers, including producers of print publications, websites, trade shows and other media.
Datamonitor is a premium business information company helping 5,000 of the world's leading companies across the automotive, consumer markets, energy, financial services, healthcare & technology sectors, with summer business internships in various sectors.
Communications and Media
Entertainment Employment Journal
Industrial Light and Music is a division of Lucas Digital Ltd., an award–winning company dedicated to the digital needs of the entertainment and commercial production industries for visual effects, sound design, audio post–production and editing for feature films, attractions and television commercials.
LucasFilms offers internship opportunities in the business aspect of the entertainment industry, as well as in various operating departments within the Skywalker Ranch facility.
Education
Academy for Educational Development has an internship program for future educators.
Institute for Learning Innovation is a nonprofit organization committed to understanding, facilitating and communicating about free–choice learning.
Internships in Youth Development, from the National Assembly, has internships which will give you the experience needed to get started in a career working with or in behalf of young people and their families.
Government
Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information of the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the attention of decision-makers and affording scholars a better insight into public policy issues.
Carter Center Internship Program is an opportunity for undergraduate juniors and seniors, recent graduates and graduate and professional students interested in contemporary international and domestic issues.
Center for Strategic and International Studies offers full– and part–time volunteer and paid internships in the fall, spring and summer for undergraduate and advanced students interested in a hands–on learning experience with a public policy research institute. Responsibilities are assigned by the individual project directors and will vary according to program needs. Interns also have the opportunity to attend seminars and discussions with leaders in the world of public policy.
Council on Foreign Relations is a non–partisan membership organization, research center and publisher. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy.
United States State Department Internships
USA Jobs lists government summer jobs
Women in International Security has internships related to international affairs.
Health
Pfizer is a research–based global health care company with operations on six continents, headquartered in New York City.
National Institute for Health has research and training opportunities
Law
Lawyers without Borders has paid and unpaid internship opportunities in the international peace making, human rights and conflict resolution arenas.
Nonprofit Organizations
Idealist.org lists nonprofit organizations and opportunities around the world.
Everett Public Service Internship Program provides stipends for internships at nonprofit and public–interest organizations.
Cultural Internships
Bigapplehead.com has internships, entry–level jobs and part–time work listings specifically in the New York metro area, but also including New Jersey and Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Boston.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) has various internships with the CHC, a national nonprofit and non–partisan Hispanic educational organization whose mission is to develop the next generation of Latino Leaders.
Sponsor for Educational Opportunity Career Program (SEO) provides orientation, training, coaching and substantive summer internships in some of the most exciting and competitive fields for college undergraduates of color.
Washington Internships is a for–fee service that places candidates into internships in a variety of fields in the D.C., area.















