Internships at MIT
Gaining work experience while you are in college or graduate school can be an important part of your career development. Internships and summer jobs give you an opportunity to apply academic concepts in practice, and to explore possible future occupations.
Internship Information, Workshop, Timeline and Listservs
Internship Information Tipsheet
Learn general information about internships such as: what is an internship,
application deadlines, how do you find internships, when and where to
look for internships, compensation and resources. Read
more about internships
Internship Workshop
View the workshop designed specifically for internship seekers to assist
in the job search. Sessions of this workshop and other internship programs
will be offered throughout the year, check the
workshop
calendar for dates and times. View
internship workshop
Internship Timeline
Are you uncertain about when to start looking for an internship or curious
about internship deadlines? This timeline will provide you with a month-to-month
calendar to assist in your search. View
the timeline to help with your internship planning
Career Services Internship Listservs
MIT Career Services have created various listservs to assist students
in learning about various internship opportunities. A monthly email
will be sent out to all listservs highlighting internship programs and
announcing internship positions. Learn
more about subscribing to internship listervs
Internship Programs
MIT has numerous internship programs where you will have the opportunity to learn and explore. By participating in these various programs you will build relations with the program itself, MIT students and various departments.
F/ASIP
MIT's Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program (F/ASIP) is a truly
unique program that provides training to first year students on how
to get internships that first summer, and how to be successful at those
internships once they get there.
Learn more by exploring the F/ASIP web site
UPOP
Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) is an innovative program
that helps students to develop engineering and business skills while working in
industry or in government.
Learn more at the UPOP web site
Departmental Internship Programs
MIT has numerous departmental internship programs. Typically, sophomores
and juniors participate in these various programs designed specifically
for their industry. Additionally, MIT offers the MISTI program which
has internships in Italy, India, China, France, Germany, and Singapore
for students interested in internships abroad.
Learn more information about departmental internships
Internships Abroad
Many MIT students are interested in work abroad during a summer, or after graduating. The MIT Careers Office (12-170) publishes extensive information about on-campus recruitment. By following the recruiting schedule you will be able to keep track of any overseas companies that recruit at MIT. A few of them also conduct interviews for prospective summer interns, whom they interview during their regular recruiting schedule.
Learn more information about Internships Abroad
Last updated on Monday, August 07, 06 at 02:06:42 PM EDT.
