Internships for high schoolers

The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP), which is housed in the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity at Princeton University, is the only program of its kind offering a free, year-long college preparation and journalism program for high school juniors from limited-income backgrounds. Our mission is to diversify the fields that impact our democracy through the exploration of the important connection between journalism and critical social and political events.

The Princeton University Preparatory Program is a highly engaged, holistic college preparation and success program that fosters development of students who have been historically marginalized. Our multi-year, tuition-free program prepares participants for admission to and success within selective colleges and universities, and beyond.

Interns in my office perform public service assisting constituents of New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. As part of the pursuit of educational objectives, an internship in my office can provide hands-on experience in administrative and legislative support, as well as insight into the workings of the federal government.

Our office offers a limited number of fall, spring, and summer internships for high school and college students, as well as recent college graduates. Internships are in Senator Booker’s Washington, D.C., Newark, New Jersey, and Camden, New Jersey offices and provide an excellent way to learn first-hand how Congress works.

The Governor's School of New Jersey was established in 1983. It is a tuition-free, summer, residential program for high-achieving high school juniors who have an interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. Currently, there are two programs: the Governor's School in the Sciences at Drew University and the Governor's School of Engineering & Technology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

The community service program for high school students provides individuals in grades nine through twelve the opportunity to assist the Ocean County Historical Society’s volunteers in a variety of tasks related to the successful day-to-day operation of its Museum and Research Center. Students will learn about the many facets of the museum environment, including the history and preservation of the Elizabeth Sculthorpe Force House, its research center, adjacent structures, and grounds.

The Mercer County Internship Program is designed to provide students in high school and college with paid opportunities to work and gain practical training and hands-on, real world experience that will help meet their educational goals and prepare them for a professional career. During the course of the summer program, students have the opportunity to take part in a variety of curated activities coordinated by the Office of Personnel designed to teach new techniques and skills, enhance existing knowledge and abilities, while also exploring possible career paths in the public administration.

The Camden City School District Students Working to Access Greatness (SWAG) Program is a 5 week summer youth employment program for Camden City middle school and high school students. SWAG’s mission is to provide Camden City students with a meaningful summer experience that will successfully prepare them for future employment.

The Cape May County Zoo's Jr. Zookeeper program a unique half day program designed for children between the ages of 10 and 15 that are interested in learning about the many aspects of operating a zoo.

Youth Forward is a full service program designed to help both in and out of school youth reach their educational and employment goals. This comprehensive program achieves this by utilizing a comprehensive, collaborative approach to creating opportunities for youth.

Our student programs allow you to learn more about NSA, deepen your career field knowledge and collect a paycheck or scholarship money. This program is for students who plan to participate in a school-sponsored work experience program during their senior year. Positions are available based on requirements at each site.

CITYarts engages youth with professional artists in the creation of public art, including murals and mosaics. CITYarts welcomes talented individuals to apply for internships that provide resources for arts training, real-world experience with projects and artists, school credit and stipends. Positions include Bookkeeping Internship, Design Internship, Development Internship, Photo/Video Internship, Pieces for Peace Internship, PR/Marketing Internship, Projects Internship, and Social Media Internship.

A partnership with the Icahn School’s Department of Neurology, designed to provide participants with immersive clinical experiences where students will learn more about the brain and sub-specialties within neurology (e.g. epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, pediatric neurology, etc).

ArtsWestchester offers internship opportunities in specialized fields. Our interns gain valuable experience that can be used in future careers such as: project management, public relations, professional writing, team collaboration, leadership and responsibility. Current roles include: Editorial Intern, Web Content and Database Intern, Grants & Government Relations Intern, Arts in Education Intern, Gallery/Exhibitions Intern, Development/Special Events Intern, Human Resources Intern

The Junior Academy is a passionate community of problem solvers made up of talented students, STEM experts, and industry leaders from around the world. Junior Academy members are elite students and mentors who are dedicated to designing innovative solutions to society’s greatest challenges!

Future Artists is a free, 14-week program for high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Full-day classes and workshops take place on Saturdays throughout the spring academic semester. Choose from disciplines, including Dance, Photography, Dramatic Writing, Recorded music, and more.

NYU Precollege offers highschoolers the opportunity to experience life as an NYU student, earn college credits toward a future degree, and immerse themselves in the dynamic, global community that is New York University.

Columbia Engineering's Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers (SHAPE) is a selective pre-college program for rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent high school graduates. SHAPE is geared toward students with an aptitude for STEM: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Offering a behind-the-scenes look into the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, ambassadors examine artifacts from the Museum and explore ongoing themes and issues raised by 9/11. With this foundation, ambassadors craft artifact talks and learn how to present them effectively to a variety of audiences.

Green Guerillas Youth Tillers program is design to build strong ties with local community garden stewards and youth leaders in the food justice movement across NYC.

In this paid internship, New York City teens create teen-led community programming grounded in art and activism, and collaboratively dream up programs, organize activities, and promote youth artists who are changing the world.

The Poetry Society of New York has a simple mission: to redefine and reestablish poetry's essential position in the culture-at-large. Internship tasks can be tailored around your interests whether those interests are in event production, marketing or PR, fundraising and development, editorial work, or elsewhere. As a small non-profit, we empower our interns with a lot more responsibility than most organizations, and we usually become life-long friends.

Since 2005, the Temple of Understanding has implemented its commitment to the education of young people by hosting a Summer Internship. TOU’s student interns attend some open meetings of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, and various committees. We hope that this program launches their careers as global citizens who care about the humanitarian goals embraced by the UN.

GOALS (Greater Opportunities Advancing Leadership and Science) for Girls is a FREE six-week summer intensive all about STEM. Spend six weeks at the Intrepid Museum diving deep into topics such as aviation, space science, technology, engineering and more.