Below is a list of places to begin your internship search. While this list does not provide links to all organizations 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 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)
- Richmond Department of Social Services
- Park Internship Program
- VA Holocaust Museum
- Geico Internships
- Obsidian Solutions Group
- Richmond Federal Bank Internships
General internships (Listings and General Information)
- LookSharp
- CampusCareerCenter
- InternJobs
- InternPrograms
- CampusInternships
- InternZoo
- FastWeb
- CollegeGrad
- InternshipPrograms
- NYJobs
Major Internship Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Match
- Do Something
- Fredericksburg Volunteer Opportunities
- Hope House Volunteer
- Mary’s Shelter
- Peacework
- Idealist
Medical / Health Summer Research Programs
- Biomedical (provided by RIT)
- Ecology, Animal/Plant Bio, Marine Science (provided by RIT)
- Genetics (provided by RIT)
- General Pre-Med (provided by RIT)
- Immunology (provided by RIT)
- National Institutes of Health
- Pre-Vet (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
- Mental Health America
- National Women’s Health Network
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Shared Hope
Political
Science and Engineering
- APA Science Directorate
- Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program
- National Science Foundation
- Naturejobs.com
- Northrup Grumman
- SAIC
- Society of Physics Students
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)
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.
- 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.
- Internships Abroad – UMW Abroad Internships for Dublin, Vietnam, France, Spain, South America, and Lisbon.
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
- Entertainment Careers
- Fairfax Public Access
- Journalism Jobs
- Media411
- Walt Disney World
- WikiJobs
- Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Sports-Related
- California League Baseball
- DC United
- NFL Teams Job Board
- Potomac Nationals
- Teamwork Online
- Washington DC Wizards
- Washington DC Mystics
The Arts
Museum Interests/ Preservation
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- PreserveNet
- Smithsonian
- Virginia Association of Museums
Environmental/ Outdoor / Conservation
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Back Door Jobs
- National Park Service
- Cyber-Sierra’s Natural Resources Job Search
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- Environmental Jobs and Opportunities
- Green Dream Jobs
- Greenpeace USA
- The Humane Society of the U.S.
- National Audubon Society
- Student Conservation Association
- Texas A&M Natural Resources Jobs
Nonprofit
- Idealist
- Disability Resource Center
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN)
- NonProfit-Jobs.org
- Encore Careers
- Council on Foundations
Spanish
Washington DC / Federal (Various)
- Democracy Matters
- The Washington Center
- Washington Internship Institute
- USA Jobs
- 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. Department of Justice
- The White House
- 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
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Library of Congress