Search Timeline

August-September

Begin your internship search early!
Intake session with career advisor to discuss internship and job search strategies

September-October

Workshop:Internship Panel with second year students

November

Workshop:Internship Search
Attend Federal Career Day to seek information about the Public Sector

January

Workshop: Network Pittsburgh and Internship Fair Prep

February

Network Pittsburgh and Internship Fair
Attend the EOC for Private Sector career information

March

Workshop: Internship Madness
Attend Network Washington and Poster Session

April

Internship Approval forms are due to the Career Services Office

May

Internship Begins!

August

Fill out the Internship Evalution and return to the Career Services Office

Additional preparation to do throughout the fall and spring semesters:

Have a career advisor look over your resume and cover letters, gather references, practice interviewing

Internship Opportunity Fund (IOF)

The Heinz School matches funds donated by faculty, staff and students. The total amount of scholarships available is based on fund-raising success. This year's goal is $30,000 and is expected to fund approximately fifteen 7-week internships, all of them in the public and non-profit sectors and many of them with international organizations.

IOF internships in past years have included placements at the Children's Defense Fund in Washington, DC; the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union in St. Paul, MN; The Sex Assault and Family Crisis Unit in Pittsburgh, PA; the Life in Africa Foundation in Uganda; the United Nations in New York; UNICEF/UN in Madrid; UNESCO in Paris; and the Hellenic Foundation in Athens; to name just a few.