60+ Prestigious High School Internships in the US
If you're a high school or college student eager to gain real-world experience, there is a wealth of internship opportunities across various professional fields. From the Adler Planetarium's hands-on science experiences to the American Civil Liberties Union's focus on civil rights, each program has unique eligibility requirements. Whether you're interested in technology, law enforcement, or the arts, there's something for everyone. Discover how these internships can help you build valuable skills and explore potential career paths.
Adler Planetarium Summer High School Internship
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Air Force Research Library Scholars Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Undergraduate and graduate-level college students, upper-level high school students, or K-12 professional educators
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• U.S. citizens
• At least 16 years of age
• Willing to temporarily relocate to physical work location
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Rising sophomores to seniors graduating in 2025
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Juniors and sophomores in their fall semester of undergraduate study
• U.S. citizens
American Museum of Natural History Science Research Mentoring Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-11 in high school
• At least 16 years of age
• Completed or currently attending a course in the Science and Nature Program or Science Alliance High School Program, or completed the Science Alliance Middle School Program
Bank of America Student Leader Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 11-12 in high school
Professional field: Neuroscience
Eligibility requirements:
• Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City resident
• Grades 10-11 in high school
California Academy of Science Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 9-10 in high school
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens, or those legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Minimum GPA of 2.5 and a grade of C or higher in science and math
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Some intern positions may require at least one year of college or university to be completed
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25
City of Hope Cancer Center Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy
Professional field: Biomedical Research
Eligibility requirements:
• High school or undergraduate students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Have completed high school courses in chemistry and biology
Coriell Institute For Medical Research Summer Experience
Professional field: Medical Research
Eligibility requirements:
• High school and college students
• At least 17 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Enrolled in an accredited institution or a school licensed by a state agency, or have graduated from such an institution or school within the last six months
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens or those legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-12 in high school, high school graduates, gap year students, and college freshmen
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Rising juniors, seniors, or graduate students enrolled full time at an accredited college or university
• Have the legal right to work in the U.S.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Recent graduates are not eligible for the program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-12 in high school
• At least one honors science or honors English class
• Minimum GPA of 3.25
The Expanding Horizons Internship
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grade 11 in high school
• At least 16 years of age
• Neither parent has graduated from college
• Participation in the Free/Reduced Price Meals program
Fashion Week Internships – New York and Los Angeles
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• All education levels accepted
• Age requirement varies
Fred Hutch Summer High School Internship Program
Professional field: Biological Sciences
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Medicine
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-12 at local high school
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Geosciences
Eligibility requirements:
• Must be a graduating high school senior
• Minimum GPA of 2.7
Google Computer Science Summer Institute
Professional field: Computer Technology
Eligibility requirements:
• Graduating high school seniors
• At least 15 years of age
• U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or DACA recipients
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, college, or university students
• Located in Wichita, Kansas
High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program (HiSTEP)
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-12 in high school
• At least 17 years of age
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must live in Virginia, Maryland, or Washington DC
Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program
Professional field: Fisheries science
Eligibility requirements:
• Rising high school juniors and seniors, or rising college freshman
• At least 16 years of age
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) Summer Internship Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school graduates, undergraduate or graduate level college students, or recent college graduates (within the last 12 months)
• U.S. citizens
Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Sciences (JHIBS)
Professional field: Neuroscience
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Health Care
Eligibility requirements:
• Undergraduate and high school students
• Ages 16-19
• Northern California Kaiser residents
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students, undergraduates, and gap year students
• At least 16 years of age
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school senior students
• At least 16 years of age
• Attend a high school located in northern New Mexico
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, undergraduate, or graduate level students
• At least 16 years of age
• Applicants should be prepared for the potential for both remote and on-site work
Met High School Internship Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-11 in high school or those obtaining their High School Equivalency degree
• Either reside in or attend a high school or home school in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut
Professional field: Computer Technology
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• Living full time in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, or Redwood City
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, undergraduate, and graduate students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Microsoft High School Internship Program
Professional field: Technology
Eligibility requirements:
• Atlanta, Georgia high school graduating seniors
• Completed pre-calculus course (or equivalent)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Junior year in high school
• U.S. citizens
Museum of Science Summer Youth Internship
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students; college-level freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors; graduate students
• Ages 14-19
• U.S. citizens or those legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as educators.
• U.S. citizens
• At least 16 years of age
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Full-time enrollment at an accredited community college or four-year college or university
National Institutes of Health (NIH) High School Summer Internship Program
Professional field: Health Care
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 11-12 in high school
• At least 17 years of age
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school or college students, or have graduated within the past two years
• At least 15 years of age
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school up through doctoral candidates
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors only
• Under 18 years of age
• U.S. citizens
New-York Historical Society’s Student Historian Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• Live in or attend school in New York City
• U.S. citizens
Outreach / High School Program Intern
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 15 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• No need to study a particular subject or have any previous experience
• U.S. citizens
Professional field: Federal Civil Service
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, undergraduate, and graduate students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, or those lawfully permitted to the U.S.
Professional field: Plant Science Research and Computational Biology
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• Ithaca region or surrounding counties residents
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
Princeton University’s Laboratory Learning Program
Professional field: Sciences or Engineering
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students at least 16 years of age
• Graduates who have not yet turned 18
• U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or international students currently attending a U.S. high school
• Parental consent forms, evidence of health insurance, and references are required before attending the program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Students enrolled in a qualifying degree or certificate program
• U.S. citizens
Scripps Student Science and Medicine Research Internship
Professional field: Genomics or Health Translational Research
Eligibility requirements:
• High school and college students, or professional training (medical/law/graduate/business school)
• At least 16 years of age
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• At least 14 years of age
• High school, undergraduate, and graduate students
South Middlesex Opportunity Council
Professional field: Social Work
Eligibility requirements:
• High school and college students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
Spark Summer Internship Program (Spark SIP)
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Stanford Compression Forum Summer Internship
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 11-12 in high school (at least 14 years of age) or full-time community college students (ages 17-21)
Internships at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• No restrictions on nationality to apply
The Intern Group Global Internship Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Experience requirements will differ for each opportunity
• At least 18 years of age to participate in digital and in-person internship program
• At least 16 years of age to be accepted into remote internship program
The Manhattan District Attorney’s High School Internship Program
Professional field: Criminal Justice
Eligibility requirements:
• Grades 10-12 in high school
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
• Live in or attend school in Manhattan
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Students in degree-seeking programs, college graduates
• U.S. citizens
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Headquarters Student Internship Program
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Students must be enrolled in or accepted at an accredited institution
• U.S. citizens
• Graduated students may not volunteer beyond their graduation date without proof of future enrollment in an accredited university
Professional field: Wildlife Service
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, college or technical school at least half time
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
United States Secret Service (USSS) Student Volunteer Program
Professional field: Law Enforcement
Eligibility requirements:
• High school, graduate students
• At least 16 years of age
• U.S. citizens
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Grade 12 in high school
• At least 16 years of age
• Approval from school counselor
• Minimum GPA of 2.0
Virtual NGO & Social Support Internship out of India
Professional field: Social Work
Eligibility requirements:
• High school students
• At least 16 years of age
• Knowledge of MS Excel
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Junior currently pursuing an undergraduate degree
• At least 16 years of age
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Graduating high school seniors
• U.S. citizens
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Professional field: Various
Eligibility requirements:
• Ages 14-24