Undergraduate Internships
Connecting Scholarship with Community
Undergraduate Internships
Internships provide practical work experience and application of classroom subjects and studies.
Students work closely with the internship director and campus career center to give you the most positive internship experience and preparation for your journey.
This internship prepares students to be professionals in the workplace. Interns will work on culturally appropriate practices, advocacy, and respect for diversity. They will build resumes, cover letters, work place etiquette, networking, informational interviews, and other career skills.
For students, the time spent working an internship is a great addition to your professional portfolio and will give you an edge when applying for post-graduation positions.
Organizations receive the benefit of having students who are culturally competent and dedicated to respecting diversity as well as making a positive impact on the community. They bring a wide range of skills and awareness while you demonstrate how to make our communities better places to live.
The overall goal of the internship program is to connect our scholarship with the community, meet the diversity of the classroom to the diversity of the community.
For more information please visit the CSU Career Center.
Contact Department Coordinators
Please contact doreen.martinez@colostate.edu for ethnic studies questions and caridad.souza@colostate.edu for women’s and gender studies questions.
Ethnic Studies Internship Coordinator
Dr. Doreen E. Martinez
- Associate Professor
Women's Studies Internship Coordinator
Caridad Souza
- Associate Professor
FAQ
Ethnic Studies Internship FAQ Sheet
Women’s and Gender Studies Internship FAQ Sheet
Deadline: January 27, 2025 at 3 p.m. MT
City of Fort Collins Public Engagement Internships
Deadline: January 31, 2025 at 5 p.m. MT
Come Back Home Summer Immersion Research Experience at Diné College
This summer research experience caters to students from the Navajo Nation who would like to return home for the summer. Participants will conduct forestry and laboratory research while earning course credit and will learn molecular and field techniques through the study of fungal endophytes. There will be extensive field work with long days of outdoor activities.
May 27–July 28, 2025
Diné College, Tsaile Campus
Deadline: March 3, 2025
Siegele Conservation Science Internship with the Colorado National Heritage Program (CNHP)
The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is selecting interns for the summer of 2025. This is a paid summer internship ($16/ hour) spent with CNHP staff working on conservation projects in the field throughout Colorado. This is a chance to get experience working and living in the field. No prior experience is necessary to apply.
May 21–August 19, 2025
Colorado National Heritage Program
Deadline: Rolling
Smithsonian Internship Opportunities Focused on Increasing Diversity
The Smithsonian has thousands of internship and fellowship opportunities year-round. Hundreds of graduate students and holders of doctorates come to the Smithsonian to do independent research under the guidance of a member of our world-class research staff. Fellows have the opportunity to study and work intensively with Smithsonian collections and experts in their fields and beyond. In addition, more than 1,500 students pursue internships offered across the organization.
Deadline: Rolling
Juntos Community Internships
As a Communications & Community Engagement Intern, you will play a crucial role in managing communications and building relationships with community members and stakeholders to support access to upward economic mobility and well-being for undocumented residents of Coloradans.
- This internship may last 1-2 semesters depending on the interest of the applicant.
- Part-time (10-15 hours per week) interns will be compensated with a $2,500 stipend per semester.
- Full-time (30 hours per week) interns will be compensated $4,000 per semester.
As an Advocacy Intern, you will play a crucial role in conducting research, advocating and building relationships with stakeholders for improved access to upward economic mobility and well-being for undocumented residents of Coloradans.
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This internship may last 1-2 semesters depending on the interest of the applicant.
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Part-time (10-15 hours per week) interns will be compensated with a $2,500 stipend per semester.
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Full-time (30 hour per week) interns will be compensated $4,000 per semester.
