Internships
Internships are invaluable for a student's academic and professional development. They provide students real experience working in the environments they aspire to pursue after graduation. They afford students opportunities to develop networks of professionals who are a few years out ahead in their field. They connect students to mentors who can help guide them through the sometimes-difficult transitions between the academic and professional worlds. And in many instances, they give students a real opportunity, here and now, to make a difference in the world.
The Office of Engaged Learning works with students in a variety of ways to discover, apply for, and secure the kinds of internships that promote personal growth and equip them for their futures. In some cases, we work with donors and other partners to have funding in place for students to pursue an internship in areas that are often underfunded—such as research and public service—placing dozens of students, for example, in research labs at the National School of Tropical Medicine, in legal aid firms, health clinics, community development agencies, or state health departments working through the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty.
These opportunities are always changing, and we in the Office are always discovering new ones. If you have in mind what you would like to do but don't know how to do it, please come talk with us. Alternatively, if you don't know what you'd like to do, begin by exploring some of the options below to prod your thinking, and then come see us. In either case, we are here to help!
See below for several opportunities for Baylor students seeking internships.
Baylor Engage Portal
Nationally Competitive Internships, Fellowships, and Research Programs
Additional Resources
Washington internship directories can be found here:
A thorough list of employment and internship opportunities, mostly in the private sector, can be found here.