Internships

An internship can be a great way for managers to advance organizational goals while mentoring aspiring professionals. Internships are mutually beneficial. Students inform and add value to your work while you inform and add value to their personal, academic, and professional pursuits.

We have found that mutually beneficial internships involve meaningful tasks which build a student’s professional skills and are “mission critical” to your organization. You can recruit students for your internship by posting on our EdCareers Database.

If you are considering offering an internship, please review our EdCareers Internship Manager Guidelines which includes a five step overview of the internship process.

Please see more internship resources for managers below: 

• EdCareers Internships Manager FAQ’s
• Sample Internship Descriptions
  • Fixed Tasks
  • Negotiable Tasks
• Sample Internship Agreement

​If you have any questions after reviewing these resources, please contact Loida Feliz, Associate Director of EdCareers, at loifeliz@stanford.edu.

The internship program is designed to enrich graduate studies and provide students with opportunities to better connect their academic learning to real-world experience. We strongly believe that students should only participate in internships which directly advance their career goals.

Internships are a valuable resource to explore a new career area of interest.  On average 60% of Stanford GSE MA students complete at least one internship.  In 2014, 40% of students who participated in internships said that the internship led directly or indirectly to their job after graduation! 

To search for an internship, log on to the EdCareers Database, click on "All Jobs/Internships” under the RED “Jobs” Tab, and use advanced search to search by “Position Type: Internship (Student Position)”. 

Internship resources are available to you here and in the Document Library on the EdCareers Database.

• EdCareers Internship Student Guidelines
• EdCareers Internships Student FAQ’s Sheet
• Sample Internship Agreement
• MA programs with internship-specific requirements:
  • Joint MA/MBA
  • LDT
  • POLS

If you have any questions after reviewing these resources, please contact Loida Feliz, Associate Director of EdCareers, at loifeliz@stanford.edu.