GETTING STARTED
Disclaimer: All internships, regardless of the source used to find the internship, must be approved by your academic advisor and department chair. These web sites have been listed as a courtesy to students for information only and are not an endorsement. Please note that organizations will have varying application procedures and some will require program or participation fees. All fees are the responsibility of the student.
Institute
of International Education
This site guides you quickly and easily to the information you need
to make your journey abroad a success.
www.globalservicecorps.org
Global Service Corps (GSC) provides cross-cultural learning and
community service adventures for adults in Costa Rica, Kenya and
Thailand. Short-term (two to four weeks), long-term (two to six
months), and student internship programs are available.
www.internabroad.com
InternAbroad.com is the source for international internships. Search
for paid and volunteer, academic and non-academic internships, as
well as college credit practical training programs around the world.
www.idealist.org
The best Nonprofit Career Center on the Web, with hundreds of job
and internship listings.
AIESEC
An international association of students offering international
work exchanges with over 87 participating countries.
AIPT
The Association for International Practical Training (AIPT) is a
nonprofit organization that promotes international understanding
through cross-cultural, on-the-job, practical training exchanges
for students and professionals.
CASA
DE ESPANOL XELAJU
This site offers students and non-students a variety of university-accredited
internship and volunteer work opportunities with an underserved
community of indigenous people.
Center
For Interim Programs
CIP matches clients' interests with a database of over 2,400 nonacademic
but structured opportunities worldwide (from art to zoology, Australia
to Zimbabwe), many of which provide room and board. The Center has
placed some 3,000 people between the ages of 16 and 70 over the
past 15 years. Placements are individual, so check with the organization
for details and fees.
DUBLIN
INTERNSHIPS
Are you interested in a career oriented internship in a modern,
international city? Do you want to have a quality work experience
that will focus your career goals, increase your skill set, and
enhance your resume? Then Dublin Internships is the programme that
can make the appropriate arrangements for you.
Internship
Programs Australia
Professional Development Internships are designed for college students,
recent graduates, and others about to begin a career or graduate
studies. If you want international experience in a professional
field to get that edge when seeking employment or a place in graduate
school, our service is right for you.
People
to People International
PTPI offers 2 month overseas internships in addition to their two
to five week short courses. Students can participate in an internship
for six hours of graduate or undergraduate credit! Each intern is
placed in a two month, full-time, unpaid work assignment consistent
with his or her specific academic and/or work experience and goals.
The internships are primarily an opportunity to gain first-hand
exposure to the intern's career field.
BUNAC
It's easy enough to visit most of the globe as a tourist, but, and
it's a big but, it's not always easy to work and spend extended
time abroad so that you get to know another country in a way a tourist
never does.
University
of Michigan
This is one of the best work abroad sites on the web. Bill Nolting,
an expert in the field of international opportunities, has written
articles on international internships, volunteering, teaching, short-term
work, and many other relevant topics. Non-Michigan students are
welcomed, so check it out.
University
of California at Irvine
International opportunities in internships, research, study, teaching,
volunteering, work, and summer programs.
Go
Abroad
GoAbroad.com is a source for study abroad, language schools, overseas
internships, international volunteer positions, teaching abroad,
and jobs abroad.