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 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
- Park Internship Program
- VA Holocaust Museum
- Geico Internships
- Obsidian Solutions Group
- Richmond Federal Bank Internships
General internships (listings and general information)
- Look Sharp
- Campuscareercenter
- Internjobs
- InternPrograms
- One Day One Internship
- InternWeb
- InternshipsUSA (username = work / password = credit)
- CampusInternships
- Intern Zoo
- FastWeb
- Collegegrad
- InternshipPrograms
- NY Jobs
Major Internship Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Match
- Do Something
- Fredericksburg Volunteer Opportunities
- Hope House Volunteer
- Mary’s Shelter
- Peacework
- Idealist
- 1-800-volunteer
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
- 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
- Mental Health America
- National Women’s Health Network
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Shared Hope
Political
Science and Engineering
- National Science Foundation
- American Society for Engineering Education
- APA Science Directorate
- Society of Physics Students
- Northrup Grumman
- Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program
- 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.
- 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
- Media411
- Entertainment Careers
- Walt Disney World
- Fairfax Public Access
- Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
- Journalism Jobs
- WikiJobs
Sports-Related
- California League Baseball
- Frontier League Baseball (Midwest)
- Washington DC Wizards
- Washington DC Mystics
- Washington DC Capitals
- NFL Teams Job Board
- DC United
- Potomac Nationals
- Richmond’s Flying Squirrels
- Teamwork Online
The Arts
Museum Interests/ Preservation
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Virginia Association of Museums
- Smithsonian
- PreserveNet
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- DC Area Museums
Environmental/ Outdoor / Conservation
- 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
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Environmental Jobs and Opportunities
- National Audubon Society
- Green Dream Jobs
- Back Door Jobs
- Greenpeace USA
Nonprofit
- Idealist
- Disability Resource Center
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN)
- Future Leaders in Philanthropy
- 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