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Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Altoona Water Authority
  • Aquatic Environment Consultants
  • Bedford County Conservation District
  • Blair County Conservation District
  • Juniata Valley Audubon Society (JVAS)
  • Mentoring in Medicine
  • Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
  • Mountain Research, Inc.
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PA Fish & Boat Commission
  • Rue Environmental LLC
  • Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
  • Sheetz Corporate Office
  • Western PA Conservancy--Watershed Conservation

Pennsylvania

  • Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center
  • National Aviary
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PA Fish & Boat Commission
  • PA Game Commission
  • Penn State Center Philadelphia
  • Penn State College of Medicine summer internships
  • Philadelphia Zoo internships
  • Phipps Conservatory summer Discovery Education Internship
  • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  • Pocono Environmental Education Center
  • Powdermill Nature Reserve
  • Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve and Environmental Center
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Western PA Conservancy--Watershed Conservation
  • Wildwood Park and Olewine Nature Center

National

  • Aspen Center for Environmental Studies summer naturalist internship
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Chesapeake Bay Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
  • Diversity Summer Internship Program in Public Health
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Marine Sciences Summer Program (Univ. of Delaware)
  • Mayo Clinic internships
  • Mayo Clinic undergraduate summer research
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center internship in quantitative sciences
  • Montana Watershed Coordination Council
  • NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
  • NASA's Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program
  • National Institutes of Health, Summer Internships in Biomedical Research
  • National Outdoor Leadership School
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • NEON Ecology Research internships
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Shoals Marine Laboratory
  • Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
  • Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN)
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Wetlands Institute

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD) Corporation
  • Altoona Curve Baseball
  • Altoona Symphony Orchestra
  • American Cancer Society of Blair County
  • Blair County Chamber of Commerce
  • Career Services Office, Penn State Altoona
  • DelGrosso's
  • Empower Business Solutions
  • Enterprise Rent-a-Car
  • Fastenal Company
  • Food Service Solutions
  • Forever Broadcasting
  • Forney Financial Solutions
  • Greater Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Hancock Group, Inc.
  • Home Nursing Agency
  • Hoss's Management Intern Program
  • Huntingdon County Business & Industry
  • Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce
  • Huntingdon County Treasurer's Office
  • Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on Aging
  • JPL Productions
  • KIZ Resources, LLC
  • L.R. Webber Associates, Inc.
  • Lake Raystown Resort Lodge & Conference Center
  • Lakemont Park--Events Management
  • Link & Associates, P.C.
  • Lynbrooke Logistics--Accounting/Finance
  • McIntyre's Candies
  • McLanahan Corporation Marketing and Communications Intern
  • Minitab--Trade Show & Corporate Events Intern
  • New Pig
  • North American Communications (NAC)
  • Office of Housing & Food Services, Penn State Altoona
  • Operation Our Town
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Penn State Altoona Sustainability Council Internship
  • PennDOT
  • Pennview Suites
  • Perry Wellington Realty
  • QBC Diagnostics/The Drucker Co.
  • Retirement Plan Soultions
  • Roaring Spring Library PR internship
  • ServiceMaster
  • ServiceMaster--Business Development Internship
  • Sheetz Corporate Office
  • Sinking Valley Country Club
  • Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission
  • Stuckey Ford/Subaru
  • The Hite Company
  • Vassalotti Investment Management Corp.
  • Venn Wealth & Benefit Services LLC
  • Wal-Mart -- East Freedom, PA
  • WPMT Fox43 York-Harrisburg-Lancaster
  • WTAJ-TV--Sales

Pennsylvania

  • Enterprise Rent-a-Car
  • Giant Eagle
  • Heinz History Center
  • Independence Blue Cross summer internships
  • Municipal Intern Program (Pittsburgh Area)
  • National Aviary
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PA House Legislative Fellowship Program
  • Penn State Center Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia Zoo internships
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • Target Corp., Stores Executive Internship
  • TIAA summer internships
  • UPMC Summer Associates Program
  • Ward Trucking
  • WB17/WPHL-TV Philadelphia
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Wilma Theatre internships in Arts Administration
  • WTAE-TV
  • WTIF-TV/Radio

National

  • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences summer internships
  • Ad Agencies Nationwide
  • Aflac
  • Amazon
  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • Americans for the Arts
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
  • Disney Professional Internships
  • Diversity in the Arts Summer Internship Program
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Dow Jones Internship Program
  • Enterprise Rent-a-Car
  • Fastenal Company
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Giant Eagle
  • Goldman-Sachs--Summer Analyst Internships
  • Google--Business
  • IAVA--Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
  • INROADS
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co
  • Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Mayo Clinic internships
  • Merk & Co.
  • MetLife
  • NASCAR internships
  • National Chambers of Commerce Directory
  • National Museum of American History
  • NBC Universal
  • Nestle/Purina internships
  • Nickelodeon internships
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
  • Ripken Baseball internships
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
  • Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
  • Staples
  • StoryCorps
  • T. Howard Foundation Diversity in Media Internship Program
  • Telsa
  • The Georgia State Games
  • TIAA summer internships
  • Time Warner internships
  • U.S. Department of Transportation summer internship program
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Viacom internships
  • Walt Disney World College Program
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
  • Zappos

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Altoona Blair County Development (ABCD) Corporation
  • Altoona Curve Baseball
  • Altoona Symphony Orchestra
  • American Cancer Society of Blair County
  • ArtsAltoona
  • Blair County Chamber of Commerce
  • Clearwater Conservancy
  • Forever Broadcasting
  • Greater Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Home Nursing Agency
  • Intermunicipal Relations Committee, Council of Governments
  • JPL Productions
  • Lakemont Park--Events Management
  • Lion Country Supply
  • Manning Photography
  • McIntyre's Candies
  • McLanahan Corporation Marketing and Communications Intern
  • Minitab--Trade Show & Corporate Events Intern
  • North American Communications (NAC)
  • Operation Our Town
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Penn State Altoona Sustainability Council Internship
  • PennDOT Cultural Resource Management summer internship
  • Pennsylvania Business Central
  • Pennview Suites
  • Roaring Spring Library PR internship
  • Sinking Valley Country Club
  • The Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • U.S. Senator Bob Casey
  • Western PA Conservancy--Watershed Conservation
  • WHVL-TV
  • WPMT Fox43 York-Harrisburg-Lancaster
  • WPSU
  • WTAJ-TV: Communications

Pennsylvania

  • Heinz History Center
  • Independence Blue Cross summer internships
  • Municipal Intern Program (Pittsburgh Area)
  • National Aviary
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PA Game Commission
  • PA Historical & Museum Commission internships
  • PA House Legislative Fellowship Program
  • PA Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)
  • Penn State Center Philadelphia
  • PennDOT Cultural Resource Management summer internship
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art summer internship
  • Philadelphia Zoo internships
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • Target Corp., Stores Executive Internship
  • U.S. Senator Bob Casey
  • UPMC Summer Associates Program
  • WB17/WPHL-TV Philadelphia
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Western PA Conservancy--Watershed Conservation
  • Wilma Theatre internships in Arts Administration
  • WTAE-TV
  • WTIF-TV/Radio

National

  • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences summer internships
  • Ad Agencies Nationwide
  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • American Society of Magazine Editors summer internship program
  • Americans for the Arts
  • CBS News Internship Program
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Chronicle of Higher Education editorial internships
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
  • Disney Professional Internships
  • Diversity in the Arts Summer Internship Program
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Dow Jones Internship Program
  • Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media summer internship
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Human Rights Watch
  • IAVA--Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
  • Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Legal Momentum internships
  • Louis Carr Internship Foundation summer internships in communications
  • Marino PR
  • Mayo Clinic internships
  • NASCAR internships
  • National Chambers of Commerce Directory
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Internship Program
  • National Museum of American History
  • National Organization for Women Internships
  • National Public Radio internships
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • NBC Universal
  • New York Times summer internships
  • Nickelodeon internships
  • Pixar
  • Ripken Baseball internships
  • Sierra Club (D.C. office)
  • Sierra Club (S.F. office)
  • Sierra Magazine editorial intern
  • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
  • Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
  • StoryCorps
  • T. Howard Foundation Diversity in Media Internship Program
  • Television Academy Foundation internships
  • The Georgia State Games
  • The Nation internship program
  • The Recording Academy
  • Time Warner internships
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Senator Bob Casey
  • Viacom internships
  • Walt Disney World College Program
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • White House Internship Program
  • Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
  • Zappos

Transferring to University Park?

Visit the Career Services and Internships page on the Penn State Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications site.

Internships in this field may require the completion of the Pennsylvania Criminal Background and Child Abuse History Clearance Form.

You may also need professional liability insurance, which you can purchase through the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust.

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • DelGrosso's
  • Family Services, Inc.
  • Intermunicipal Relations Committee, Council of Governments
  • Lake Raystown Resort Lodge & Conference Center
  • Operation Our Town
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Dept of Corrections
  • PA Office of Attorney General

Pennsylvania

  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Dept of Corrections
  • PA House Legislative Fellowship Program
  • Study Away Pittsburgh

National

  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Legal Momentum internships
  • National Criminal Justice Association internships
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Social Sciences Summer Research Internship with ICPSR
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of Transportation summer internship program
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • Women's Rights Project: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) undergraduate internships

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PennDOT
  • Public Works Department, City of Altoona
  • Public Works Department, City of Altoona
  • Veeder-Root Company

Pennsylvania

  • Energy Innovation Leadership Experience
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Study Away Pittsburgh

National

  • Amazon
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Dow Jones Internship Program
  • Fermilab Science & Technology summer internships for minority students
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Google--Engineering & Technical
  • Google--Engineering Practicum Internships
  • INROADS
  • Marine Sciences Summer Program (Univ. of Delaware)
  • NASA's Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program
  • NASCAR internships
  • National Chambers of Commerce Directory
  • NEON Ecology Research internships
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Shoals Marine Laboratory
  • Telsa
  • U.S. Department of Defense--SMART Program
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of Transportation summer internship program
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • Zappos

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Pennsylvania Business Central

Pennsylvania

  • PA Historical & Museum Commission internships
  • Study Away Pittsburgh

National

  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • American Society of Magazine Editors summer internship program
  • Americans for the Arts
  • CBS News Internship Program
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Chronicle of Higher Education editorial internships
  • Dow Jones Internship Program
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Internship Program
  • New York Times summer internships
  • Sierra Magazine editorial intern
  • Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
  • The Nation internship program
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
  • Altoona Water Authority
  • Aquatic Environment Consultants
  • Bedford County Conservation District
  • Blair County Conservation District
  • Clearwater Conservancy
  • Intermunicipal Relations Committee, Council of Governments
  • Juniata Valley Audubon Society (JVAS)
  • Lake Raystown Resort Lodge & Conference Center
  • Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
  • Mountain Research, Inc.
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PA Fish & Boat Commission
  • Penn State Altoona Sustainability Council Internship
  • PennDOT
  • PennDOT Cultural Resource Management summer internship
  • Rue Environmental LLC
  • Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
  • Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission
  • Western PA Conservancy--Watershed Conservation

Pennsylvania

  • Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center
  • Municipal Intern Program (Pittsburgh Area)
  • National Aviary
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PA Fish & Boat Commission
  • PA Game Commission
  • PA House Legislative Fellowship Program
  • PA Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)
  • Penn State Center Philadelphia
  • PennDOT Cultural Resource Management summer internship
  • Phipps Conservatory summer Discovery Education Internship
  • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  • Pocono Environmental Education Center
  • Powdermill Nature Reserve
  • Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve and Environmental Center
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Western PA Conservancy--Watershed Conservation
  • Wildwood Park and Olewine Nature Center

National

  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • Aspen Center for Environmental Studies summer naturalist internship
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Chesapeake Bay Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
  • Environment America
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Greenpeace
  • Historic Preservation Internships, National Park Service
  • Marine Sciences Summer Program (Univ. of Delaware)
  • Montana Watershed Coordination Council
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Internship Program
  • National Outdoor Leadership School
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • NEON Ecology Research internships
  • New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
  • Norfolk Southern
  • North Carolina Outward Bound
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Shoals Marine Laboratory
  • Sierra Club (D.C. office)
  • Sierra Club (S.F. office)
  • Sierra Magazine editorial intern
  • Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
  • Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
  • Social Sciences Summer Research Internship with ICPSR
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of Transportation summer internship program
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN)
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • West Pharmaceutical Services
  • Wetlands Institute

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
  • Blair County Historical Society
  • Fort Roberdeau Historic Site
  • PennDOT Cultural Resource Management summer internship
  • Rue Environmental LLC
  • U.S. Senator Bob Casey

Pennsylvania

  • Archival Records Internship, PA House of Representatives
  • Heinz History Center
  • PA Historical & Museum Commission internships
  • PA House Legislative Fellowship Program
  • PennDOT Cultural Resource Management summer internship
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • U.S. Senator Bob Casey

National

  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Heritage Documentation Program, National Park Service
  • Historic Preservation Internships, National Park Service
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Internship Program
  • National Museum of American History
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Smithsonian Internship Opportunities
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Senator Bob Casey
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program

Clearances and Insurance

All internships in this field require completion of the Pennsylvania Criminal Background and Child Abuse History Clearance Form.

You also will need professional liability insurance. You may purchase this insurance at Proliability.com.

Some students should check the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust for their insurance coverage.

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Family Services, Inc.
  • Upward Bound Saint Francis University

Pennsylvania

  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Study Away Pittsburgh

National

  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Social Sciences Summer Research Internship with ICPSR
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • Women's Rights Project: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) undergraduate internships

Search for Internship Opportunities

  • Nittany Lion Careers
    Nittany Lion Careers is our portal for Penn State students and alumni to access job postings. You can upload a resume for employers to view. You also have access to hundreds of alumni to connect with via LionLink. To access the system, use your standard Penn State User ID and password.
  • Popular External Sites

Clearances and Insurance

Internships in this field may require the completion of the Pennsylvania Criminal Background and Child Abuse History Clearance Form.

You may also need professional liability insurance. You may purchase this insurance at the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust.

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • American Cancer Society of Blair County
  • Family Services, Inc.
  • Home Nursing Agency
  • Huntingdon County Business & Industry
  • PA Office of Attorney General
  • ServiceMaster
  • Upward Bound Saint Francis University

Pennsylvania

  • Independence Blue Cross summer internships
  • PA House Legislative Fellowship Program
  • Study Away Pittsburgh

National

  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Social Sciences Summer Research Internship with ICPSR
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • Women's Rights Project: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) undergraduate internships

Search for Internship Opportunities

  • Nittany Lion Careers
    Nittany Lion Careers is our portal for Penn State students and alumni to access job postings. You can upload a resume for employers to view. You also have access to hundreds of alumni to connect with via LionLink. To access the system, use your standard Penn State User ID and password.
  • Popular External Sites

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • PennDOT
  • Public Works Department, City of Altoona
  • Public Works Department, City of Altoona
  • Veeder-Root Company

Pennsylvania

  • Energy Innovation Leadership Experience
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Study Away Pittsburgh

National

  • No internships currently listed for this region.

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Empower Business Solutions
  • Intermunicipal Relations Committee, Council of Governments
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Pyramid Healthcare
  • Sheetz Corporate Office

Pennsylvania

  • Municipal Intern Program (Pittsburgh Area)
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • TIAA summer internships
  • UPMC Summer Associates Program

National

  • Amazon
  • American Mathematics Society internship links
  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Chesapeake Bay Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Dow Jones Internship Program
  • Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media summer internship
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Google--Engineering Practicum Internships
  • INROADS
  • Mayo Clinic internships
  • NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
  • NEON Ecology Research internships
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
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  • Telsa
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  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
  • Zappos

Suggested Host Sites to Explore

Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.

Local

  • Empower Business Solutions
  • Intermunicipal Relations Committee, Council of Governments
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Pyramid Healthcare
  • Sheetz Corporate Office

Pennsylvania

  • Municipal Intern Program (Pittsburgh Area)
  • PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
  • PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) internships
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  • Study Away Pittsburgh
  • TIAA summer internships
  • UPMC Summer Associates Program

National

  • Amazon
  • American Mathematics Society internship links
  • American Red Cross summer internship
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Chesapeake Bay Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Dow Jones Internship Program
  • Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media summer internship
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
  • Google--Engineering Practicum Internships
  • INROADS
  • Mayo Clinic internships
  • NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
  • NEON Ecology Research internships
  • Norfolk Southern
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Sierra Club (S.F. office)
  • Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
  • Telsa
  • TIAA summer internships
  • U.S. Department of Defense--SMART Program
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of State Summer Internship Program
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Washington, D.C. Internship Program
  • Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
  • Zappos

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