A variety of internships and summer programs are available to Princeton students through multiple University offices and affiliated programs. There are post-graduate fellowship programs for seniors.
You can find a list of service and social impact internship opportunities funded by Princeton on the Learning and Education Through Service (LENS) website.
Please note that because many organizations are still working out details with their recruiting timelines the deadlines for some of these programs are changing. Please check back often or with the program organizers.
Princeton Internship Deadlines
Princeton Internship Programs
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Length: 8-10 weeks
Applications open: November 20, 2023
Application deadline: January 8, 2024
Contact: Moira Selinka
The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE) invites Princeton undergraduates (first-years, sophomores, juniors) to apply for paid summer internships related to the center’s mission of finding solutions to secure our energy and environmental future. Funding will be provided for: 1) energy-related research projects performed under the direction of faculty, or 2) work at nonprofit organizations outside the university. If selected, students receive a stipend for eight to twelve weeks of summer research.
For: First years, Sophomores and Juniors
Length: 8-10 weeks
Applications open: October 13, 2023 at 9 a.m.
Application deadline: January 8, 2024 at 4 p.m.
Contact: Liz Choe. You can schedule an appointment via Calendly
The Arthur J. Liman Public Interest Program honors a lawyer who personified the ideal of commitment to the public interest. Throughout his long and distinguished career, he demonstrated how dedicated lawyers in both public and private life can serve the needs of people and causes that might otherwise go unrepresented.
For: First Years, Sophomores, Juniors, Graduate Students
Length: 10 weeks (June-August)
Applications open: November 2, 2022
Application deadline: Feb. 1, 2023
Contact: Manda Ryan and Stephanie Landers
The eLab Summer Accelerator Program is a launch pad for student startups based in the Princeton Entrepreneurial Hub. Over a period of ten weeks, student teams work intensively on their startup ideas, following a specialized entrepreneurship curriculum presented to them during a 3-day boot camp. Teams attend meetings and workshops, and receive valuable mentorship and advising through a network of Keller Center faculty, staff, seasoned entrepreneurs and technology experts, all with the goal of developing their startup ideas into viable, scalable ventures. At the end of the summer program, students participate in two demo day showcases, where they share their plans with investors, inventors, experts and others from the entrepreneurial community. You will receive stipend and have access to business account funding, mentorship, entrepreneurial resources. If in-person, housing and co-working space in Princeton Entrepreneurship Hub is provided.
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Application deadline: January 9, 2023
Contact: Erica Harris DeValve
The Faith-Based Internship Program provides a wide range of 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.
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Length: 8-12 consecutive weeks
Applications open: November 20, 2023
Application deadlines:
- Monday, January 8, 2024, 11:59 p.m. for HMEI established internships
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 11:59 p.m. for student-initiated internships
Contact: Emily Ahmetaj
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. Selected students will receive a weekly stipend to defray their cost of living for the duration of their internship, and an award to cover the cost of international travel (if applicable). Support is for full-time work (35 hours/week, 8 week minimum). Students must be matriculated at the time of application through the following fall. For more information, please visit our website.
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Length: No more than 8 weeks
Applications open: October 1, 2023
Application deadlines:
- Application I: December 4, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Contact: IIP team
Generously-funded, summer internships in various industries and occupations in over 50 countries. Internships are funded by the University and will be no more than eight weeks. IIP offers students 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.
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors, Graduate Students
Length: 8+ weeks
Application deadline: December 4, 2023 (first round)
Contact: Meghan Tohill
Fully-funded 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.
For: First years, Sophomores, Juniors
Length: 8-10 weeks; first years are encouraged to participate in cohort experience through Service Focus during their sophomore year
Applications open: December 4, 2023
Application deadline: January 8, 2024 (first round)
Contact: Matt Lynn
The Bogle Fellowship is a funded opportunity designed to support student participation in service or civic engagement pursuits. Bogle Fellows are first-years, sophomores, and juniors who 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. Up to 20 students will be granted awards of $600/week each. Bogle Fellows are also eligible to receive up to an additional $1,500 to fund independent civic engagement projects during the summer. All Fellows receive additional advisement and opportunities for professional development and community-building throughout the summer. First-year students who become Bogle Fellows are eligible to be Service Focus Scholars.