Explore a list of service and social impact internship opportunities funded by Princeton.
There are two types of internship opportunities listed on this page.
Grants: These programs provide an opportunity for funding for an internship you secure on your own that meets the program criteria. These options provide you the flexibility to identify your own summer experience.
Internships: These programs provide specific funded internship opportunities with a predefined employer, job description and location.
These lists may not be exhaustive. Academic departments and other campus units may have additional funding and opportunities available for students. Please check with each department for current information.
Grants
Department: Pace Center for Civic Engagement
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline:
First round: January 9, 2023
Second round: February 24, 2023
(Applications open December 5, 2022)
Bogle Fellows design their own summer internship or project in any area of academic/career interest in collaboration with a host partner. Internships must be a minimum of eight weeks and take place in the United States. All Fellows receive additional advisement and opportunities for professional development and community-building throughout the summer.
Department: Pace Center for Civic Engagement
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: January 9, 2023 (first round)
(Applications open December 5, 2022)
An opportunity for Princeton undergraduates to design their own grassroots peace project that they themselves will implement in the summer. Selected projects will be $10,000 each for implementation (students may apply individually or in a group).
Department: Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
For: Rising Sophomores and Juniors
Application deadline: May 26, 2023
Summer grants for sophomores who have declared SPIA and current SPIA juniors for internships in governmental or nonprofit organizations relating to public policy or international affairs.
Department: Office of International Programs
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: March 1, 2023
Fellows design their own projects or internships with a host organization, in any academic or professional area, and in a country outside of the U.S. These projects provide students with opportunities for intellectual and personal growth through a combination of work or research and immersion in a foreign culture.
Department: Lewis Center for the Arts
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: Please inquire
Funding for students spending the summer pursuing a project in the creative and performing arts. Award winners and amounts are determined by a committee of Lewis Center faculty members.
Department: Center for Career Development
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline:
Final deadline: May 19, 2023 (or until funding for this cycle is allocated)
(Applications open January 9, 2023)
Funding to support current first years, sophomores and juniors to spend their summer participating in unpaid opportunities with nonprofits dedicated to social impact, civic engagement and/or public policy work.
Department: Princeton School of International and Public Affairs (SPIA)
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: January 13, 2023 by 4 p.m.
Stipend for a minimum eight week (ten weeks preferred) summer internship involving full-time public interest law-related work. The internship may be client-oriented; direct-service casework, either civil or criminal; or cause-oriented advocacy, such as nonprofit organizations’ policy development and advocacy of legislative and regulatory reforms.
Internships
Department: Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE)
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: January 9, 2023
(Applications open November 21, 2022)
Summer internships related to finding solutions to secure our energy and environmental future, and funding for 1) energy-related research projects performed under the direction of faculty, or 2) work at nonprofit organizations outside the university.
Department: Office of Religious Life
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: January 9, 2023
Wide range of internship opportunities in Southeast Asia, India, and various domestic locations including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Virginia, Georgia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky.
Department: German Department
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors. Postgraduate opportunities for Seniors and Graduate Students are also available.
Application deadline: Please inquire
Internships with leading German companies and institutions in fields such as business and finance, arts and culture, government, policy, medicine, law, STEM and data science. Student-initiated opportunities are also supported. Students from all fields of study are encouraged to apply. German proficiency is recommended but not required.
Department: High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI)
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline:
February 13, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. (for HMEI Established Internships)
February 20, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. (for Student-Initiated Internships)
Mentored assignments with Princeton faculty and other qualified hosts. Focus is on global environmental issues including climate science, energy alternatives, water, health, biodiversity, conservation, ocean biogeochemistry and sustainability. Many involve field research, including international destinations.
Department: Office of International Programs
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline:
Application I: December 12, 2022 at 3 p.m.
Application II: January 16, 2022 at 3 p.m.
(Applications open November 1, 2022)
Internships in various industries over 50 countries. Students have the opportunity to fulfill academic and pre-professional goals while living and working abroad. Interns have held positions in government, media, education, public health and nongovernmental organizations, as well as financial and research institutions. Remote opportunities are also available.
Department: Center for Health and Wellbeing
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors, Graduate students
Application deadline:
First round: December 5, 2022
Second round: February 27, 2023
Third round: April 4, 2023
Summer internships in the U.S. and abroad that explore multidisciplinary aspects of global health for students in the social sciences, natural sciences, humanities and engineering, both pre-med and not.
Department: Pace Center for Civic Engagement
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline:
First round: January 9, 2023
Second round: February 24, 2023
Third round: April 4, 2023
(Applications for round 3 open March 24, 2023)
Princeton Internships in Civic Service (PICS) is an alumni-founded program that provides Princeton undergraduates paid summer internships in nonprofit organizations. As PICS interns, students engage in meaningful service opportunities, serve with community partner organizations in the U.S., connect academic lessons to real-world problems, and develop leadership skills.
Department: Pace Center for Civic Engagement
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors, Graduate Students
Application deadline:
First round: January 9, 2023
Second round: February 24, 2023
Third round: March 24, 2023
(Applications open December 5, 2022)
Princeton RISE matches partners and students to address racial justice and contribute to campus and community projects. RISE fellows listen to and work with communities to explore and advocate for racial justice, learn about societal inequities, and make a substantive contribution to the research and mission of both campus and community partners.
Department: Keller Center
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors, Graduate students
Application deadline: January 6, 2023
For students interested in entrepreneurship and working at a startup company in a social impact context. Includes weekly entrepreneurship talks and cultural excursions.
Department: Program for Community-Engaged Scholarships (ProCES)
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: Please inquire
Internship work of an academic nature and that provides benefit to faculty and community partner initiatives. Community-based partners, faculty and interns collaborate to co-create projects and knowledge.
Department: The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
For: Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: October 7, 2022
Summer internship program with the federal government to provide students with direct experience in public service, either domestically or abroad. Must be a U.S. citizen, have identified an area of US government work that is of interest, and meet security and other requirements for work in the federal government.
Department: Pace Center for Civic Engagement
For: Sophomores (apply while in the first-year by applying to a summer service internship)
Application deadline: February 24, 2023 (second round)
Program that connects students with funded service internship opportunities, creates community with like-minded peers, and introduces them to service-related courses as they begin to shape their academic paths.
Department: Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS)
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors, Graduate students
Application deadline: April 14, 2023
Vote100 is an intentional campus campaign aspiring for 100% of the undergraduate student body to engage civically in elections and democratic processes locally, nationally and internationally through various forms and social media campaigns.