Work, Volunteer, or Intern
Internships
- AIESEC
- Bavarian American Center Professional Internship Program
- Dublin Internship - If you are an SDSU student and you mention Professor Adler's name, you will receive a special $500 discount from the published rate.
- Finland Internships - available to students studying in Finland on ISEP Exchange
- Global Experiences
- International Business and Economics
- The Science Exchange - science internships in Mexico through SDSU
- Michigan State University’s International Internship Directory
Teacher Training Certificate Programs
- American Language Institute TEFL Graduate-level, 4-week Certificate Programs at San Diego State University, California and Chiang Mai University, Thailand. Bachelor's degree required. No prior teaching experience necessary. The American Language Institute has been training teachers since 1981.
Volunteer Opportunities
- SDSU Career Services
- Center for Community Based Learning
- University of Michigan, Overseas Opportunities Office
- University of California-Irvine, International Opportunities Program
- Internships Opportunities
- Short-term Work Opportunities
- Volunteer Opportunities
- International Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA)
- Volunteer Service Organizations
- International Research & Exchanges Board
- ProWorld Service Corps in Belize, Mexico and Peru
Placement Organizations
- BUNAC is a non-profit organization that sponsors a number of work/travel programs to destinations around the world.
- EUSA- EUSA has developed a database of thousands of internship sponsors in London, Dublin, Madrid, Paris and Geneva.
- Global Volunteer Network
- InternAbroad.com
- Volunteer Guru
- International Studies Abroad
- JobsAbroad.com
- Road2Argentina
- TeachAbroad.com
- Transitions Abroad Magazine
- VolunteerAbroad.com
- World Teach
Health Related Internships and Volunteer Opportunities
- Unite For Sight volunteers prescribe eyeglasses, screen for eye disease and coordinate and fund diagnosis, treatment, and surgery by doctors. Volunteers also implement Train the Trainer programs for teachers and educate children and adults about eye health and ways to prevent blindness in African, Asian, Eastern European, and Latin American.
- Amigos de las Americas
- Child Family Health International
- Flying Samaritans
- IFMSA-USA International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
- Health for Humanity
- Danish Institute for Study Abroad
- International Rescue Committee
- Natural Healing Program
- Remote Area Medical Foundation
- Salud (learn Spanish and medicine)
- Volunteers for Peace
- International Service Learning
Technical and Science Related Internships
- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) offers paid internships in more than 80 countries for students majoring in engineering, science, architecture, and computer science.
- Paul W. Zuccaire Undergraduate Summer Internship Program at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. The Institut Pasteur is one of the world's leading biomedical research organizations. With more than 130 laboratories and 2,500 people on campus, it is a vibrant, international community devoted to basic scientific research primarily in the area of infectious disease.
Teaching Related Internships and Volunteer Opportunities
- TEFL Worldwide Prague
- University of Paris-English Teaching Internship
- Independent Fulbright Teaching Assistantships as well as Language Training Initiatives (six months) for in-country language training in conjunction with a Fulbright proposal. Students may email Pat Huckle at huckle@mail.sdsu.edu for more information
Business Related Internships and Volunteer Opportunities
- Buen Vecino Program (summer paid internships for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents at corporations in Mexico)

