First-Year and Sophomore Summer Opportunities 2026 (Check back – updated every Friday!)
Source: https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/blog/2026/03/16/first-year-and-sophomore-summer-opportunities-2026-check-back-list-gets-updated-regularly/ Parent: https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/channels/international-students/
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Explore this curated list of internship, fellowship, and other summer opportunities designed for first-year students and sophomores. Many of these roles can be found in Crimson Careers. Please note that employers may refer to first-year students as rising sophomores and sophomores as rising juniors in their postings. This list is not exhaustive, and MCS encourages students to explore additional opportunities beyond those highlighted here.
**Important Disclaimer: These opportunities reflect postings available at the time of publication. Employers may modify or close positions without notice, so some links may become inactive. Students should review deadlines, check employer career pages for the most current information, and apply early. They are also encouraged to work with MCS advisors to refine search strategies and identify additional opportunities aligned with their interests.
Arts, Media, Marketing & Entertainment
Television Development Intern – Mandalay Entertainment
Multiple Internships – The Walt Disney Company
IHeartMedia- Summer 2026 Internships
AI Media & Copyright Policy Research Intern – Sequencer Media
2026 Major League Operations Intern – Major League Baseball (MLB)
Summer 2026 Music & Talent Intern – VEVO
Intern – Marketing – Graphic Design – Efficient Computer
Summer Camp Sports Coach/ Intern – Horizon Camps
360 Editorial Summer 2026 Intern- New York – U.S. News & World Report
2026 Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internships in Los Angeles
Multiple Internships – e.l.f. Beauty
Multiple Internships – FlyQuest
Business, Consulting, Finance & Entrepreneurship
Analyst – Summer Internship – Victory Group
diiVe Summer 2026: Consulting Internship – Cape Town
diiVe Virtual Summer 2026: Consulting Internship (Remote)
Analyst Intern – Health Care – Beijing 2026 Start Date – Analysis Group
First-Year Foundations 2026 – Cornerstone Research
Sophomore Summit 2026 – Cornerstone Research
Summer Associate, Client Service, 2026, New York – AlphaSights
Business Strategy Intern – Great Hill Partners
Standout Emerging Leaders – Technical Track – Procter & Gamble
Skyline Scholars – Americas – Hines
Skyline Scholars – APAC – Hines
Skyline Scholars – Europe – Hines
Venture Capital Investment Intern Summer 2026 – HOF Capital
Private Equity – Summer Analyst – Critical Services Group
Brand Marketing Operations Intern – ALO
Climate, Sustainability, Environment, Energy
Algorithm Development Intern – Analytical Mechanics Associates
L’Space Program: Mission Concept Academy
L’Space: NASA Proposal Writing & Evaluation Experience
The Clean Fight: Summer Programs Internship
Civil Engineering Intern – One Energy Renewables
Development Intern (Community Solar) – One Energy Renewables
Electrical Engineering Intern – One Energy Renewables
Software Development Intern at Energy Software Startup – NewGrid
Government, International Relations, Education, Law, Nonprofits
College Legislative Internship: Summer 2026 – Office of State Representative Joan Meschino
Summer Intern – The Office of Assemblyman Andrew Macurdy
Summer 2026 Youth Justice Undergrad Internship – National Center for Youth Law
Economic Policy Program – Bipartisan Policy Center
Goodwin Edge Undergraduate Intern – Goodwin Procter LLP
Intern, Office of the President – The Boston Foundation
Summer Fellow – North Carolina Democratic Party
Life Sciences & Health
Data Architecture & Information Systems Internship – Trans Health HQ
Summer Intern, Quality Assurance and Summer Intern, Regulatory at e.l.f. Beauty (sophomores)
2026 Summer Intern – Technology & AI Enablement at Ionis
Vertex Summer Intern 2026, Discovery Core Applied Technology Group
Summer Internship Computational Neuroscience Dr. Stamoulis at Boston Children’s Hospital (rising sophomores and juniors)
Technology & Engineering
Summer 2026 Internship Program – Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
2026 Summer Internships – Jane Street Capital, LLC
United in Design Internship and Scholarship – Union Studio Architecture & Community Design
Robotics Assembly Intern – MassRobotics
Product Manager Internship – Metasys
Software Developer Intern – Summer 2026 – Epic
Automation Product Intern – Simple Fractal
Design Intern – Design System – Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
IAM Intern – Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Summer 2026 AI/ML Engineering Intern – MatrixCell
Multiple Openings-Engineering Development Group Internship – MathWorks
GitHub: Collection of Summer 2026 tech internships! (2026) — Updated frequently!
By Zach Vigliani
Zach Vigliani Assistant Director, Harvard College Exploring & Self-Assessment