Health Sciences & STEM Internship Opportunities

Brooklyn Museum Summer Internship

As a Brooklyn Museum intern, you’ll join a dynamic group of emerging art professionals to re-envision the future of museums while gaining workplace skills through hands-on, real-world projects. Selected interns will be paired with a supervisor and integrated into one of the museum’s departments, participating fully in day-to-day workplace activities and projects with the guidance of full-time staff members. In addition to gaining extensive work experience, interns will also attend seminars that focus on the role of museums in society today and include intimate conversations with Museum staff. Seminars include intimate conversations with Brooklyn Museum curators, conservators, educators, and collection and exhibition specialists, as well as invited artists and outside experts. Interns also visit local museums and other cultural institutions.
Pay Rate: $17/hr.

DEADLINE: March 24, 2025

CUNY Cultural Corps Fall Internship Program

CUNY Cultural Corps is a career development program that places CUNY students in paid internships at cultural organizations throughout NYC. The program was started in collaboration with the NYC’s Department of Cultural Affairs as an effort to create more diversity and equity in NYC’s cultural sector. CUNY Cultural Corps works with a wide range of students. From art history majors looking to get a behind the scenes look at museum operations to accounting majors with a soft spot for the arts. Students selected for the Fall 2025 will work in one of the following departments: Development & Fundraising, Communication & Marketing, Education & Public Relations, Curatorial & Exhibitions, and Production Management (Performances & Events)
Pay Rate: $20/hr.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

Department of Design and Construction Summer Internship Program

DDC’s Summer Internship Program is an opportunity for a select group of students to gain valuable experience in the architecture, engineering, design, construction management, safety, and project controls professions within a public service context. Students will gain hands-on technical experience through specific field assignments and a mentoring relationship with senior-level technical staff. They will also have the opportunity, through a combination of seminars, site visits, and on-the-job training, to learn about the challenges of upgrading and constructing the City’s public buildings and street infrastructure.
Pay Rate: $17/hr.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

New Jersey Transit Summer Internship

This 10-week immersive experience goes beyond traditional classroom learning, providing students with real-world scenarios in their chosen field. With targeted projects, immersive tours, and engaging events, interns gain valuable insights and hands-on experience in a professional setting. Join NJ TRANSIT's Summer Internship Program for an unforgettable experience that will shape your future. Explore, learn, grow, and become a part of our dynamic team as we pave the way for the future of transportation.
Pay Rate $18–$28/hr.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2025

Neuropathology Brain Bank & Research CoRE: College Summer Internship

The Mount Sinai Neuropathology Brain Bank & Research CoRE is seeking student research assistants. As a part of the program, research assistants will be trained to deploy approaches to diagnose and study brain diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Parkinson’s disease, COVID-19-related encephalopathy, etc.). Research assistants will also gain exposure to challenges associated with treatment modalities, diagnosis, and research design.

DEADLINE: April 1, 2025

Internship to Employment

CUNY''s Internship to Employment provides paid opportunities for recent CUNY graduates to intern for 12-weeks with NYC small businesses, with the aim of converting the internships into employment. The program connects recent or upcoming CUNY alumni who must have graduated with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from a CUNY school between January 2023 and January 2025.
Pay Rate: $20/hr.

DEADLINE: April 2, 2025

BNY Green Careers Launchpad Internship Program

BNYDC’s Green Careers Accelerator Program provides current college students and recent grads with paid internships, networking opportunities, and a portfolio of experience needed to secure high-quality employment in New York City's fast-growing green economy. Program participants will gain experience, connections, and learn valuable new skills. Networking events, hands-on applications, modeling and research are some of the many opportunity's the intern stand to gain from this program.
Pay Rate: $17.50/hr.

DEADLINE: April 18, 2025

NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Fall Internship

NASA's Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) internships offer students an opportunity to gain practical work experience while working side-by-side with mentors who are research scientists, engineers, and individuals from many other professions. Internships may be full-time or part-time; and, they may be at a NASA center or facility, or even working from your home or dorm.
Average Pay Rate: $32/hr.

DEADLINE: May 16, 2025

American Museum of Natural History Fall Internship Program

Through a comprehensive learning program, interns develop the skillful art of initiating engaging science conversations through interactive and reflective workshops. Museum Education Experience Program (MEEP) interns initiate science discussions with the Museum’s visitors using the halls as a launchpad. They go beyond conveying mere facts to support our people in fostering a deeper understanding and connection to the science content in exhibition spaces. Interested applicants should think of this as an internship in Science Communication; you can combine your passion and curiosity about science with your strong conversational skills to educate museum visitors.
Pay Rate: Stipend up to $2,500
Academic Available

DEADLINE: July 15, 2025

HRTP: A Public Health Fall Internship Program

One of the oldest and largest public health traineeships in the country, the NYC Health Department Health Research Training Program (HRTP) provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to experience some of the real-life challenges of public health. By working on current public health issues under the close supervision and mentorship of experienced professionals, students apply classroom learning to practical problems in a closely matched practicum. In the process, they learn critical skills needed to excel in the field.

DEADLINE: August 15, 2025

LifeSci NYC

Led by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and its Life Sciences and Healthcare team, the City’s investment in life sciences will create, produce, and deliver dozens of new cures and treatments, generating thousands of new jobs for New Yorkers—making our city healthier and fairer. The program seeks to provide experience and training for students and recent graduates interested in pursuing careers in the life sciences industry, providing opportunities to work in a wide range of companies, from early-stage startups to large pharmaceutical and biotech firms.
Pay Rate: $16/hr.

Rolling Admissions

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Are you looking to gain real-world clean energy experience and earn money through a paid internship? By participating in New York State’s Clean Energy Internship Program, you will gain hands-on experience in the growing clean energy sector as either a part-time or full-time paid intern in one of many potential roles. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has ongoing internship opportunities. NYSERDA is helping prepare the next generation of clean energy workers by funding internships for students and recent graduates at New York State’s clean energy companies through the New York State Clean Energy Internship Program.
Pay Rate: $17/hr.

Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

The Borgen Project Internship

The Borgen Project have several internship and volunteer openings that may be of interest to you, these range from HR, PR/Marketing to writing and journalism. All internship and volunteer programs provide experience in advocacy, mobilizing and fundraising, coupled with real industry exposure and an insight into the nonprofit world. Borgen Project remote internships are work from home roles, weekly deadlines must be met, meetings will be held online and a weekly update of your progress submitted.
Academic Credit

Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

Mentoring in Medicine Paid Internship

Mentoring in Medicine is seeking instructors across their K 12 programming sites. Stem Instructors' positions are available in their Community Health Ambassador Mentorship Program (CHAMP) school sites. delivering health and science curriculum to students.

(ID: 16565)
Pay Rate: $20/hr.

DEADLINE: Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

Maimonides Medical Center

From primary care to specialized care, Maimonides Medical Center is among the world’s finest hospitals and is the third largest independent teaching hospital in the nation.  The 705-bed facility is complemented by over 70 community-based health care centers.  An internationally renowned staff of over 600 physicians is supported by the most advanced technology.  Highly skilled nursing and support staff provide quality patient care, and interpretation is available in over 70 languages.  Maimonides is proud to have over 1700 volunteers and students serve its community each year.

Some Departments Include:

Ambulatory Surgery
Anesthesiology
Breast Center
Cancer Center
Community Relations
Finance/Accounting
Human Resources
Medicine
Pediatrics
Perinatal
Pre-Admission Testing
Surgery
Urology
Volunteer Services
Wound Care

DEADLINE: Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program

The Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program is a team of dedicated professionals focused on providing individuals with meaningful college experience, relationships and life. Currently, we are establishing a team of devoted college student mentors to provide support to students with intellectual disabilities. College Mentors will provide academic, internship, community and social supports to students enrolled in Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program.

Mentors are thoroughly trained and supervised by our program coordinator and are involved in a variety of activities with our students.

PART-TIME | FLEXIBLE | $15/hour POSITION

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS

To apply to these and additional internship opportunities, please visit Career Wave (Handshake):
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Your resume MUST be approved by a Career Advisor to apply to these opportunities.