Undergraduate Internships | University of Pennsylvania

Penn recognizes that internships can serve as a valuable tool in your intellectual development. They help you to gain work experience, learn new skills, explore different career options and network with and learn from professionals in the field(s) you are considering.

The College of Arts and Sciences sponsors twenty of its own summer research internships at Penn and Philadelphia area cultural, historical and educational organizations, including the Institute of Contemporary Art, the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Rare Books and Archives, the Van Wert Film Collection, the National Constitution Center, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Library Company, among others.

Typically these summer internships pay $3,300 for ten weeks. Ideally, they lead to an undergraduate research project or provide students with curatorial and/or editorial skills that can be utilized later in their undergraduate careers.

College students are also encouraged to explore internships outside of this program through the University's extensive resources in Career Services.

Summer Research Internships

The College of Arts and Sciences sponsors twenty-five summer research internships at Penn and Philadelphia area cultural, historical and educational organizations, including the Institute for Contemporary Art, the University Museum, Rare Books and Archives, the Van Wert Film Collection, the Art Sanctuary, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Philadelphia History Museum, among others.

Typically these internships pay $3,300 for ten weeks during the summer and ideally lead to an undergraduate research project or provide students with curatorial and/or editorial skills that can be utilized later in their undergraduate careers.

Applications are available in the spring semester. For further information contact the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships or Dr. Eric Schneider in the College Office.

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Career Services provides leads on internships in many fields.

Policies Governing Internships

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Career Services office recognize that it is important for students to gain practical experience through internship programs that augment their formal education and enhance their professional preparation. The College prefers that its students be paid for their work, but when this is not an option and companies insist that the students receive credit as a condition of their "employment," the College will place a notation as a "comment" on their transcript indicating that they have completed an internship, e.g., "Internship: Summer 2011." Students will not earn a credit unit toward their degree. Read More >>