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Internships

Internships

W&L offers abundant resources to help you identify internships across the country and around the world. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to connecting you with opportunities where you can explore your interests and gain valuable professional experience.

The university also provides generous funding that makes these experiences possible. Grants and stipends are available to support travel, living costs and other expenses associated with internships and equivalent experiences, allowing you to focus on a future that is tailored to your passions.

Internship Programs

Many of our internship programs offer funding to offset travel and living expenses.

  • Johnson Opportunity Grant
  • Shepherd Poverty Program
  • London Internship Program
  • Summer Research

Off Campus

Washington Term Program

The Washington Term Program takes 91传媒 to Washington, D.C. for six weeks each spring. They take an academic course, gain experience working in a government office, think tank, or other organization, and participate in a lecture series with some of the most prominent people in Washington.

Off Campus

Johnson Opportunity Grant

The Johnson Opportunity Grant helps rising seniors and juniors pay the expenses connected with an internship, a student conference, independent research or any other summer project that will help them become leaders in their chosen discipline or future career.

Off Campus

Shepherd Poverty Program

The Shepherd Poverty Program funds both international and domestic summer internships. Most of the domestic internships are offered through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, which offers over 120 placements with agencies that work to benefit impoverished members of society across the U.S.

Off Campus

London Internship Program

The London Internship Program runs for seven weeks in the summer, combining classroom study and internships with firms in and around London. Students are matched with businesses and not-for-profits based on their professional interests.

On and Off Campus

Summer Research

The Summer Research Scholars Program gives 91传媒 experience with research tools, techniques, and methodology through collaborative research with faculty members during the summer. This introduction to graduate-level research activities is particularly valuable to 91传媒 who intend to pursue graduate work. Rising seniors who are interested in pursuing independent research or creative projects with faculty mentorship can apply for Student Summer Independent Research (SSIR) Grants.

Stories


Anshika Patel 鈥26 spent her summer scaling up an initiative offering public health education and vocational training in her community.

W&L 91传媒 spent their summer immersed in history, literature and the time-honored British tutorial system through the Virginia Program at Oxford.

W&L鈥檚 Reynolds Journalism Internship Program places 91传媒 in newsrooms across the country, where they become fully immersed in the life of a journalist for 12 weeks.

Summer Research Scholars Brian Kim 鈥26 and Ansley Stotts 鈥27 have spent their summer conducting field research in a unique outdoor classroom.

Meredith Harron 鈥26 trained and performed with the Mediterranean Opera Festival this summer through a Johnson Opportunity Grant.聽

The 13-lined ground squirrels currently residing in the Science Center for associate professor of biology Jessica LaPrice鈥檚 research have inspired a cross-campus collaboration that showcases W&L鈥檚 emphasis on hands-on learning.

The rising sophomore completed a week-long program held in Washington, D.C.

Chris Paudel 鈥28 set out to challenge himself 鈥 and cultural stereotypes 鈥 through a mountaineering expedition in his home country of Nepal.

In this month鈥檚 episode, Loar dives into the transformative power of fellowships and student research in shaping individuals.

Veronika Kolosova 鈥25 has explored the liberal arts experience at W&L through campus involvement and an interdisciplinary approach to her studies.

While exploring the connections between 鈥淪tation Eleven鈥 and William Shakespeare, professor of English Holly Pickett and her crew of summer research 91传媒 examined the foundational value of the humanities to society.

Marcie Bernard 鈥25 explored the different avenues of veterinary medicine in the Amazon Rainforest as she worked to rehabilitate and rewild animals at Hoja Nueva.

Career Exploration

Students take part in programs that put their newfound skills and knowledge to work while providing practical experience that prepares them for future careers.

World Bank Treasury

Zahin Reax ’22

During my internship at the World Bank鈥檚 Treasury, I worked with the central banks of 147 nations, developing analyses of their Reserve Advisory and Management policies by valuing the individual securities. My experience in W&L’s Williams Investment Society and in optimizing portfolio returns in my Investments class helped with conducting the analysis.

Capitol Hill Intern

Taylor Garcia ’22

I interned for House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA-01) during Washington Term Program. I researched current legislation, ran errands to and from the congressman鈥檚 Capitol office and personal office, conversed with constituents, and helped office staff. I鈥檒l cherish my experience on the Hill and memories with fellow Whipterns and Washington Term 91传媒 forever 鈥 it was the opportunity of a lifetime.

University of Arizona Ornithology

Chris Tucker ’23

During my internship, funded by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, I gained experience with the tools and methods commonly used in the field of ornithology and discovered the challenges and responsibilities that accompany independent research. My classes prepared me for the workload and I enjoyed seeing concepts that fascinated me in classes like zoology and herpetology come to life.

Public Health in the Tropics

Allie Stankewich ’23

Last summer participated in the Public Health in the Tropics Internship in Jinja, Uganda. The experience gave me a great deal of independence and the opportunity to study the well-being of people and the environment in different cultures. I have learned the value of interdisciplinary thinking and approaches to global issues through my liberal arts experience, and I am grateful for the opportunities I鈥檝e had to explore my passions.