Learning about career paths and getting hands-on work experience while you're at Princeton is tough. That's why we created Princeternship.
Taking place during winter recess, Princeternship offers undergraduate students the chance to explore career fields and make connections with alumni and employers without the commitment of an internship or job. There are nearly 250 positions available with more than 80different organizations, including opportunities in:
Princeternships can be either virtual or in-person, ranging from one- to five-day shadowing experiences to one- to four-week projects. Princeternships provide undergraduate students an opportunity to get to know the career path of their alum host, learn about possible fields and potentially get tangible experience in environments focused on students' learning and growth. Opportunities span a range of geographic regions and fields.
"The Princeternship program is one of the best programs that Princeton has to offer for students to explore career interests, make alumni connections, and learn key tenets of professionalism."
- Connor McCord '26, Swedish Neuroscience Institute
Timeline of the Princeternship application process
Applications open: Sept. 30, 2024
Application deadline: Oct. 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Decisions & interview: All students will receive emails informing them of decisions.
Email informing students if they are moving to final round interview with alumni: Oct. 28
Interview with alum host: Oct. 28-Nov.15
Email to students informing them if they were selected by alum: Nov. 22
Email connecting students and Princeternship host: Dec. 3
Orientation: Multiple options for students to select between Dec. 6-12, 2024
Princeternships: Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 24, 2025 (start and end dates will vary depending on the type of opportunity and alumni hosts’ availability)
