The International Internship Program (IIP) offers summer internships to first-years, sophomores, and juniors. IIP offers opportunities in over 50 countries across various regions and in a wide range of industries including business and consulting, public policy, education, health, community engagement, and research-based internships in all academic fields. Students accepted to an IIP receive a financial award to help cover expected costs of living in their host country.
Host an IIP intern
If your organization is interested in working with the International Internship Program to host an intern for summer 2025, please review our program information and contact the IIP office directly to request access to the host organization application.
Host Organization Timeline
The following list reflects the phases of the IIP process.
Click each phase to see the important dates for the summer 2025 cycle:
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Host Organization Application Submission & Review
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July 24,2024:
The Host Organization Application opens for summer 2025.
September 9, 2024:
The Host Organization Application closes for summer 2025. The applications will be reviewed and host organizations will be contacted by their IIP advisers regarding their inclusion in the summer 2025 cohort.
October - November 2024:
The IIP office will distribute Agreements to be reviewed and signed by the host organizations.
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Intern Application Submission
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October 1, 2024:
The IIP application for students opens online.
December 9, 2024:
The IIP application for students closes.
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Intern Application Review
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December 2024 - February 2025:
The IIP team conducts pre-screening of internship candidates and submits reviewed applications to the host organizations for final review. The host organizations conduct virtual and/or phone interviews to make final candidate selection(s).
February 26, 2025:
All rounds of interviews must be completed, and the IIP team must receive final candidate selection decisions from the host organizations.
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Intern Decision
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February - April 2025:
Offers will be made on a rolling basis to students by the IIP team on behalf of the host organizations. Students will have 3 days from the date of offer to confirm their acceptance before an offer is made to a waitlisted student.
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Pre-departure
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April - June 2025:
The IIP team will officially connect the host organizations with their committed interns so that interns will be in direct communication with supervisor(s) to plan and prepare for their internships.
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Abroad
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June - August 2025:
Students will be engaged in international internships at the organizations.
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Return & Reflect
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July - September 2025:
The IIP team will reach out to the host organizations regarding feedback on the IIP experience via the Host Organization Feedback form and/or debrief meetings with their IIP advisers.
Policies
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and require all IIP partners to consider interns for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
In accordance with the University’s policy of equal opportunity, the organization may not, on the basis of personal beliefs or characteristics such as political views, religion, national or ethnic origin, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability unrelated to program requirements, exclude persons from participation in, deny persons the benefit of, or subject persons to discrimination under any of its educational programs or activities.