Why should I consider an internship?
- Many internships pave the way for paid work after graduation.
- Employers are more likely to hire someone with internship experience.
- Internships increase your professional network and create recommendations.
- Hands-on experience builds your self-confidence—and your resume.
Interested in an internship?
Visit our Handshake platform to get started with your search.
How do I find an internship?
Finding an internship is great practice for a job search. MIU also has a database of internships that are available to students. You can email careers@miu.edu for step-by-step help with this process:
- Do your research
- Prepare your resume
- Apply and Interview
- Submit your paperwork for college credit
- Show up, dive in, and make the internship work for you!
FAQ
- When should I start looking for an internship?
- Will I be paid as an intern?
- How many academic credits can I gain as an intern?
- Where can I get more information?
Planning ahead is key! Large-scale employers may begin their internship selection process as far as eighteen months ahead of time. If you are seeking a summer internship, it’s best to prepare in January, and start researching positions and applying by March or April. Students must submit their completed internship proposal at least a month prior to their start date.
There are paid and unpaid internships. Questions to ask an employer include whether food, housing, travel, or other costs will be paid if the internship is unpaid.
Undergraduates at MIU can earn up to 16 credit hours in approved internships and/or independent studies over the course of their degree program, depending on the program and their situation.
Our Student Internship Handbook gives more complete details on what to expect, and how to approach your internship experience.
We're here to help!
Reach out to Dylene, Director of MIU Career Services, for help with any part of the internship process. From refining your resume, selecting compatible companies and internships that will help further your goals, and applying for academic credit at MIU, she's here to help you achieve a successful internship!
Contact Dylene at careers@miu.edu
Past internships
- A Healing Homestead
- Anastasia Health
- Apricot Solar
- Bhrugu Aranya (Poland)
- Celestial Light and Sound
- Dark Nectar Co-op
- David Lynch Foundation
- Earthship Academy
- Fair Field Productions
- Fairfield Media Center, Sondheim Center for the Arts
- Firefly Experience
- Five-Fold Path Mission (India)
- Fundación Hogares Claret (Colombia)
- Garden Farms Foundation
- Ideal Energy
- International Foundation of Consciousness-Based Ed.
- Iowa Source
- Katalyst Securities
- Liberty Cattle Company
- Natel Broadband
- NKB Ashram & Taos Hanuman Temple
- Partners For World Peace (Kenya)
- Raam Raj Foundation
- Radio KHOE
- Revive Medical Aesthetics
- Ruvin Consulting & Adios Gear
- Sadhana (Colombia)
- Samhita Academy (India)
- Soil Technologies Corp.
- Sondheim Theater
- SRI Demonstration Farm
- Sustainability Research Institute
- Sustainable Living Coalition
- Sustainable Roots Therapeutic Ranch
- The Barnes Group
- The Farmhouse and Hickory Highlands
- Unadilla Community Farms
- Vastu Partners LLC
- VerdEnergia Pacifica (Costa Rica)
- Waters Edge
- Willamette Valley
- Women, Food and Agriculture Network
- Yaupon Teahouse
