Below is a listing of places to begin your internship search. While this list does not provide links to all companies in each area, it can give you some ideas of places to look. Each link takes you to the area on the website where the internships are located.
Please be advised however that The Center for Career and Professional Development does not endorse any particular website or program listed below. Consider utilizing Ripoff Report (a consumer driven site) to identify internship postings that may be a scam.
Local and Regional internships (listings)
- Virginia Space Grant Consortium
- Richmond Department of Social Services
- Richmond Government Internships
- Park Internship Program
- VA Holocaust Museum
- Virginia Department of Health Internships
- Virginia Historical Society
- Geico Internships
- Fairfield Technologies
- Obsidian Solutions Group
- Richmond Federal Bank Internships
General internships (listings and general information)
- Look Sharp
- GetThatGig
- Campuscareercenter
- Internjobs
- InternPrograms
- One Day One Internship
- Internships.com
- InternWeb
- InternshipsUSA (username = work / password = credit)
- CampusInternships
- Intern Zoo
- FastWeb
- Job Search USA
- Collegegrad
- InternshipPrograms
- NY Jobs
Major Internship Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Match
- Do Something
- Fredericksburg Volunteer Opportunities
- Hope House Volunteer
- Mary’s Shelter
- Central Rappahannock Regional Library
- Rappahannock United Way
- Peacework
- Idealist
- 1-800-volunteer
The following schools have excellent links to internship opportunities, sorted by field of interest/major
Medical / Health Summer research programs
- Biomedical (provided by RIT)
- Genetics (provided by RIT)
- Immunology (provided by RIT)
- General Pre-Med (provided by RIT)
- Pre-Vet (provided by RIT)
- National Institutes of Health
- CDC
- Ecology, Animal/Plant Bio, Marine Science (provided by RIT)
Public health (policy and advocacy)
- Advocates for Youth
- Alliance for Health Reform
- American Medical Student Association
- Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Families USA
- Food Research and Action Center
- Men’s Health Network
- Mental Health America
- National Women’s Health Network
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Shared Hope
Political
- National Science Foundation
- American Society for Engineering Education
- APA Science Directorate
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Society of Physics Students
- Northrup Grumman
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- International Biopharmaceutical Association
- Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program
- Commonwealth STEM Facebook Page
- Merck
- Dominion Virginia Power
- Physics Today
- Naturejobs.com
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)
- SAIC
International*
Unpaid international internships may be taken for academic credit or pursued as a resume-builder. UMW Approved International Internship Programs:
- AIFS – Summer internships in London or Florence. Semester internships in London, Florence, Rome, Granada, or San José.
- API – Short term or semester internships in Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, or Spain
- CIEE – Summer internships in Berlin, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mumbai, Paris, Prague, Rome, Santiago, Singapore, or Toronto. Semester internships in Berlin, Madrid, Paris, or Rome.
- CRCC Asia – Summer or semester internships in China.
- EUSA Dublin – Summer internships. See the Center for International Education for more information.
- IES – Summer internships in one of thirteen cities or semester placements in Barcelona, Dublin, London, or Rome.
- TEAN – Summer and semester internships in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand.
Students may also pursue an internship as part of a summer or semester abroad experience. Please make sure to collaborate both with the Career Center and the Center for International Education.
Journalism/Media Entertainment
- 4entertainmentjobs
- Media411
- Entertainment Careers
- International Radio and TV Society Foundation
- Walt Disney World
- Magazine Publishers of America
- National Public Radio
- Media Research Center
- NBC4 News Washington DC
- Fairfax Public Access
- The Washington Opera
- Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
- MTV
- Journalism Jobs
- J-Jobs, from University of California, Berkely Graduate School of Journalism
- California League Baseball
- Frontier League Baseball (Midwest)
- Washington DC Wizards
- Washington DC Mystics
- Washington DC Capitals
- NFL Teams Job Board
- Work in Sports Jobs and Internships
- DC United
- Potomac Nationals
- Richmond’s Flying Squirrels
- Teamwork Online
The Arts
Museum Interests/ Preservation
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Virginia Association of Museums
- Smithsonian
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- The Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA)
- PreserveNet
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- DC Area Museums
- The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
Environmental/ Outdoor / Conservation
- EPA
- National Park Service
- Cyber-Sierra’s Natural Resources Job Search
- Student Conservation Association
- The Humane Society of the U.S.
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- National Wildlife Federation
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Environmental Jobs and Opportunities
- National Audubon Society
- Green Dream Jobs
- Back Door Jobs
- Greenpeace USA
- Sustainable Business Jobs
Nonprofit
- Idealist
- Disability Resource Center
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN)
- Future Leaders in Philanthropy
- nonProfit-Jobs.org
- Encore Careers
- Council on Foundations
Spanish
VA State Government
- Virginia (Government and Non-Profit Opportunities)
Washington DC / Federal (Various)
- Democracy Matters
- The Washington Center
- Washington Internship Institute
- Presidential Classroom
- USA Jobs
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- To intern with a specific state Senator, go directly to that Senator’s website
Specific Federal Government Agencies
- USA.gov (A – Z index of government agencies and organizations)
- National Security Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Secret Service
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- U.S. Department of Justice
- The White House
- The Supreme Court
- National Institute of Health
- Internal Revenue Service
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Interior
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren
- Office of Communications (Office of Justice Programs)
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Federal Reserve Board
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Department of Commerce
- Library of Congress