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High School Internship Directory

Ready to build your skills and connections? As we learn of internships with great companies and Get a Financial Life NYC partners, we'll post them here. See what's available and apply!

Category: career, leadership, medicine, technology

DVDC Workforce Connect (DYCD)

Workforce Connect is a NYC initiative that connects youth with employment and career-readiness programs across sectors like healthcare, tech, and construction. Participants receive training, career counseling, and access to job placement resources.

Open to NYC youth ages 16–24; some programs may have additional eligibility criteria depending on the specific industry track.

Category: general, leadership

DYCD Learn & Earn

Learn & Earn (formerly In-School Youth) is a year-round program that supports high school juniors and seniors with academic help, career exploration, leadership development, and paid summer work experience. It helps students stay on track for graduation and long-term employment.

Eligibility: Open to NYC high school juniors and seniors (ages 16–21) who meet income and school enrollment requirements.

Category: technology

FBI Teen Academy

A free, week‑long summer program (typically 40 hours) led by FBI agents and volunteers where teens learn about federal law enforcement—covering cybercrime, evidence collection, SWAT tactics, investigations, and community safety through hands‑on exercises.

NYC residents aged 15–18; participation is free, open to high school students.

Category: finance, law, technology

First Workings

This program connects high-achieving NYC high school juniors to professional internships at top companies in industries like finance, media, law, and tech. Students also receive training in workplace skills, networking, and college readiness.

Open to rising high school juniors in NYC public, charter, or parochial schools; applicants must be first-generation college-bound and come from underrepresented communities.

Category: community, teaching

Future Teachers Program (Young Minds in Motion)

Paid placements in early childhood/elementary classrooms across Brooklyn, Staten Island & Harlem.

Rising or current high school seniors in NYC interested in education; program is free and includes pay and potential scholarships.

Category: career, finance, leadership, writing

Futures and Options Internships

Offers NYC high school students paid, mentored internships—either a six-week summer placement (20–30 hrs/week) or a 15-week school-year opportunity (5–10 hrs/week)—coupled with career-readiness training like financial literacy, resume writing, and field trips.

NYC high school students aged 16–19 (juniors and seniors), who have a valid working permit and can commit to internships and mandatory orientations/workshops.

Category: science

Genspace BioRocket Research Internship

BioRocket is a mentored research internship at Genspace, where high school students conduct synthetic biology experiments and develop independent projects in a community lab setting. Interns present their work at a public science fair.

Open to NYC high school students (typically 10th–12th grade) with an interest in biotechnology, genetics, or laboratory research.

Category: arts, community

Girl Be Heard

Hybrid arts‑activism workshops for NYC middle and high school students that combine theater, spoken word, and social justice. Led by teaching artists, participants explore writing, performance, and visual arts centered on social justice.

NYC students ages 12–21 (middle/high school), with priority to young women, gender-expansive, and Title I school attendees; no experience required.

Category: community, politics

Girl Security Fellowship

Year‑long virtual fellowship for high school and early college-aged girls and gender minorities interested in national security and policy.

Ages 16–22 (typically high school juniors/seniors through college freshmen), identifying as girls, women, or gender minorities; U.S. citizens; no prior experience needed.