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💥💥 Underclassmen Internships 💥💥

Curated list of internships, externships, and fellowships exclusive for CS freshman and sophomore students.

Are you an upperclassman? Check out this list of opportunities for all class year by @Julian048.

Will do my best to update frequently through the fall. Stars & PR appreciated!!

[!NOTE] Open and close statuses are not updated daily. Please check yourself just to be sure.

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Internships

Current internships for students and early-career candidates.

Name	Status/Open Date	Year	Note
Dropbox SWE intern	✅ Open	Sophomore	Express interest
NASA	✅ Open year-round	All student	Many job postings specify that Freshman and Sophomore are accepted
Microsoft Explore (Freshman)	✅ Open	Freshman
Rockwell Engineering Pathways	?	Freshman	8-10 week SW/HW internship
EA Pathfinder	?	Freshman, Sophomore	12-week internship open to SWE, PM, etc.
Ramp iOS Software Engineer Internship	?	Freshman, Sophmore	Housing stipend included, NYC internship
Activision Blizzard SPARX	?	Sophomore
Palantir Path	?	Sophomore

Fellowships

Structured programs beyond traditional internships.

Fellowships can be internships, but also mentorship, training, or open source contribution programs. These are long in duraction (6-12 weeks)

Name	Status/Open Date	Year	Note
Keploy API Fellowship	✅ Open	All student	A training program for you to get into the world of APIs and API Testing with Keploy and help others grow with APIs
MLH Fellowship	✅ Open year-round	All student	Available for Spring, Summer, and Fall. Stipend available. Guaranteed interview for MLH hackathon winners
Year Up	✅ Open year-round	All student	Free hybrid training program. Get matched to an internship after training
Jane Street Immersion Program	?	Freshman	Software engineering fellowship at Jane Street NYC. Scholarship available.
Two Sigma College Mentor Connect	?	Freshman	Pair with an employee to contribute to open source projects (part-time)
HeadStart Fellowship	?	Freshman, Sophomore	Virtual part-time educational/mentorship program during fall/spring semester
Sumeru Fellows	?	Freshmen, Sophomore	The Sumeru Fellows Program is a paid internship / mentorship program for college students interested in technology, business, and private equity
LyftU Early Talent Development	?	Freshman, Sophomore
Uber career prep fellowship	?	Freshman, Sophomore	6-month SWE learning & mentoring program
Microsoft New Techs	?	Freshman, Sophomore	7-week hands-on training program. Mentorship from Microsoft senior staffs
Capital One First Gen Focus	?	Freshman, Sophomore
SEO Tech Developer	?	Sophomore	6-week immersion program + interview prep and training (Freshman can apply to the self-paced academy program)
CodePath Summer Internship for Tech Excellence	Soon	Sophomore	Join the waitlist here
IBM Accelerate	?	Sophomore	8-week summer virtual learning experience in tracks such as Software, Hardware, Design, etc.
Wells Fargo Discovery Fellowship	?	Sophomore	Various offices to participate in a rotational experience. Pathway to full-time internship
Salesforce Futureforce Tech Launchpad	?	Sophomore	Paid pre-internship where you're taught web development
Google Summer of Code	March 18	All student	Program for developers new to open-source contribution. Stipend available
Outreachy	mid-January	All Student	Match students to an open-source project. Stipend available
Bellingcat Tech Fellow	?	All student	2-6 month self-paced program to work on open source research tools. Stipend available
Keploy DevRel Cohort	?	All student	Get into the world of DevRels and experience of being one for a month

Internship-Matching Fellowships

Programs that pair fellows directly with internships.

A type of fellowship hosted by NPOs/VCs for matching students to internships. Usually not exclusive to underclassmen, but gives us a fair shot

Name	Status/Open Date	Year	Note
Emma Bowen Foundation Fellowship	✅ Open	All student	Match to fall/summer/spring internships. Available for students in CS, Business, Journalism, etc.
Coding it Forward’s Fellowship	Open 10/15	All student	Connecting students in tech to government offices
INROADS	?	All student	STEM & Other Majors
Kleiner Perkins Fellows	?	All student
8VC Fellowship	?	All student	Fellowship open to CS & Design majors. Register interest here
Neo Scholar	?	All student	Get matched to start-ups, plus mentorship & resources for building your own
GGV NextGen Fellowship	?	All student
YES Internships	?	All student
Code2040 Fellows	?	All student
Hack Diversity	?	All Student	Match NYC and Boston students to internships. Provides year-round technical training

Externships / Insight Series

Early exposure opportunities across industries.

These are 1-5 day programs designed to help you get to know (and get noticed by) a company. Some are in-person, some includes stipend. Activities include webinars, training, networking event, and hackathon. Note that almost every big-tech & bank has one of these program, but I'm only highlighting ones exclusive to underclassmen

Name	Status/Open Date	Year	Note
Jane Street FTTP	✅ Open	Freshman	Insight into Jane Street for trading. Runs March 24th - March 28th, 2025
SIG Discovery Day	✅ Open	Freshman, Sophomore	Program is in March 2025
Discover Citadel	November	Freshman, Sophomore
Jane Street SEE	?	Freshman, Sophomore	Insight into CS and Math in Finance. Express interest here
Morgan Stanley Early Insights	?	Sophomore
BNP Paribas Opportunity Summit	?	Sophomore
Bloomberg First Year Insights	?	Freshman
JPMorgan Chase Career.edYOU	?	Sophomore
D.E. Shaw Fellowships	?	Sophomore	Express interest here
Impact Labs Summit	?	All student	Professional networking event for students & professionals in NYC
Paragon One Career Bootcamp	?	All Students

Winternships

Winter break opportunities to gain experience.

These are 1-4 week program during December/January. Activites includes hackathon, mentorship, networking event etc.

Name	Status/Open Date	Year	Note
Virtu Women's Winternship	✅ Open	Sophomore	5-day educational program
HRT Women in Trading Tech Internship	✅ Open	Freshman, Sophomore	2-4 week paid winternship for automated trading
Impact Labs Fellowship	?	All student	2-week program in NYC during winter break. Financial assistance available

Special Programs & Resources

Unique programs, workshops, and student resources.

Name	Year	Note
CodePath	All student	Free online courses in web dev, mobile, cyber, etc. Also provide resume help, mentorship, interview prep, recruiting event, etc.
Forage	All student	5-6 hour virtual work experience programs. Featuring JPMC, Lyft, Visa, EA, SAP, etc.