There are many reasons you might choose to pursue an internship. Reflecting on your goals can help you feel more confident in your search process. Some reasons for pursuing an internship may include: 

• Trying out a potential career path
• Increase proficiently in a particular skill, such as graphic design, stakeholder facilitation, or pest management on farms. 
• Grow your network and connections 
• Bolster your professional readiness by developing Career Competencies.

You will also want to assess how much time you have available to devote to an internship

• Internships during the school year are usually 6-15 hours/week 
• For shorter term commitments, Micro-internships are typically a total of 10-40 hours. 

Not sure why you want an internship or how to fit it into your academic schedule? Reach out to your Academic Advisor or attend Career Center Drop-in hours to talk more about your interests! 

Having your resume prepared can allow you to more quickly take advantage of internship opportunities when they come! 

There are many ways the Career Center can help you with this step: 

• Review the Career Center Guide to Resumes for guidelines and resume samples. 
• Join the Career Center's Brightspace page and submit your resume for review.
• Drop in to the Career Center Monday-Thursday 10-2 for in-person support 

There are a lot of ways 

• Handshake
• Research Local Organizations 
• Check out other local job boards
• Look at What Past Interns have done
• Make sure you are subscribed to get emails from internship coordinator, Kerry Daigle 

The following organizations or UVM programs frequently hire UVM students. If you don't see them on Handshake or other job boards, check their websites' internship page below for expected openings! 

UVM programs

• Academic Research Commercialization
• UVM Athletics
• The Vermont Cynic
• Hillel Fresh

External organizations that have hired CDAE and Food Systems Interns 

• 1% For the Planet
• 350 Vermont
• Center for Science in the Public Interest (Washington DC)
• Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
• Fuse Marketing
• Common Roots
• Population Media Center
• Migrant Justice
• Junapr Public Relations Firm
• Her Campus Media 
• MyChamplainValley/ABC22&FOX44
• Vermont Garden Network
• BETA Technologies
• Vermont Progressive Parties
• Vermont Brewers Association
• Vermont Council on World Affairs
• Vermont Works for Women
• WCAX Television Station

Internship Scholarships