First-Year and Sophomore Summer Opportunities 2026 (Check back – updated every Friday!)

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.

Last Updated: Friday May 15th @ 9:30AM

Arts, Media, Marketing & Entertainment

Summer Intern – Internal Communications – Hines

Marketing and Communications Intern – Just-A-Start

PR/Social Media Intern – Jim Henson Company

Creative Affairs, Kids & Family TV Internship – Jim Henson Company

Creative Affairs, Feature Films & Primetime TV Internship – Jim Henson Company

Design Intern, Knitwear – REVOLVE

Graphic Design & Social Media Intern – City of Cambridge – Community Development Department (CDD)

Loyalty Program Intern – Ariat

Marketing Program Management Project Intern (TikTok Shop)

Multiple Internships – National Audubon Society

Multiple Internhips 2026 – CareDx

IHeartMedia- Summer 2026 Internships

2026 Major League Operations Intern – Major League Baseball (MLB)

Summer Camp Sports Coach/ Intern – Horizon Camps

Business, Consulting, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Hilton New York Fashion District – Hospitality Management Intern – Aimbridge

The Home Depot Externship Program

Data Analyst Intern – AARP

Property Management Operations and Client Relations Internship – Prideaway Stays

Learning and Enablement Intern – Holly

AAAIM Accelerate: Externship Program

Royal Caribbean Group’s Early Career Immersion Program

Institutional Business Development Intern – LayerZero Labs

Multiple Internships – ALO

Climate, Sustainability, Environment, Energy

Salata U.S. Climate Policy Intern

Data & Process Optimization Intern – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)

Marine and Community Conservation Externship – National Geographic Society

Multiple Internships – Analytical Mechanics Associates

The Clean Fight: Summer Programs Internship

Government, International Relations, Education, Law, Nonprofits

Advocacy Intern – Global Refuge

Intern, Federal and External Affairs, U.S. Climate Alliance – United Nations Foundation

Summer Internship Program (SIP) [Multiple Openings] – NYC DCAS

Legal Intern – Premier Athlete Agency

Blue Haven Initiative – Civics Internship (Remote)

Life Sciences & Health

Summer Student Intern – McLean Hospital

Lab Intern – Revvity

Posse Intern – Beth Israel Lahey Health

Summer Intern – Arctic Slope Native Association

Student/intern at Tufts Medicine

Behavioral Husbandry and Enrichment Intern – Lincoln Park Zoological Society

Multiple Internships – SonoThera

Mass General Orthopedic Visiting Research Program Internship

Data Architecture & Information Systems Internship – Trans Health HQ

Summer Intern, Quality Assurance and Summer Intern, Regulatory at e.l.f. Beauty (sophomores)

Technology & Engineering

AI GTM Engineer [INTERN] – Rootstock Software

Software Engineer / AI Intern – Frances

Mechanical Engineer Intern – Revvity

Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026) – Replit

Computing and Artificial Intelligence (CAI) Division Internship – Los Alamos National Laboratory

FIRST Robotics Engineering Intern – Johnson & Johnson

Data Analytics Intern – Premier Athlete Agency

Machine Learning Engineer, RL Environments – Internship – Preference Model

Process Improvement Intern at Kaiser Permanente

Multiple Internships – IBM

Intern, AI Adoption – Sony Group Corporation

Intern, Security Policy – Sony Group Corporation

GitHub: Collection of Summer 2026 tech internships! (2026) — Updated frequently!

By Zach Vigliani
Zach Vigliani Assistant Director, Harvard College Exploring & Self-Assessment