Skip to content

Curated list of internships/externships/fellowships exclusive for CS freshman and sophomore (updated for 2025!)

Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings

codicate/underclassmen-internships

Folders and files

NameName
Last commit message
Last commit date

Latest commit

 
 
 
 
 

Repository files navigation

💥💥 Underclassmen Internships 💥💥

Curated list of internships/externships/fellowships exclusive for CS freshman and sophomore

Are you a upperclassman? Check out this list of opportunities for all class year by @Julian048

Will do my best to update frequently through the fall. Stars & PR appreciated!!

Note: open/close status is not updated daily. Check yourself just to be sure


Contents


Useful Lists


Internships

Name Status/Open Date Year Note
Google STEP ❌ Closed Freshman, Sophomore
Meta University ❌ Closed Freshman, Sophomore
UberSTAR ❌ Closed Freshmen, Sophomore 12-week internship open to SWE, PM, etc.
Microsoft Explore (Sophomore) ✅ Open Sophomore 12 week internship exclusively for sophomores
Citadel Launch ✅ Open Sophomore
Federal Reserve Sophomore Program ✅ Open Sophomore
Dropbox SWE intern ✅ Open Sophomore Express interest
NASA ✅ Open year-round All student Many job postings specify that Freshman and Sophomore are accepted
Microsoft Explore (Freshman) ✅ Open Freshman
Two Sigma Freshman Internship ? Freshman
Rockwell Engineering Pathways ? Freshman 8-10 week SW/HW internship
EA Pathfinder ? Freshman, Sophomore 12-week internship open to SWE, PM, etc.
Ramp iOS Software Engineer Internship ? Freshman, Sophmore Housing stipend included, NYC internship
Capital One Technology Early Internship ❌ Closed Freshman, Sophomore For beginners. Offers a bootcamp and internship project experience with Capital One; Closed for 2025
Amazon User Experience (UX) Designer Internship ? Freshman, Sophmore start dates - summer, fall, or winter in Seattle, WA
Amazon Propel Program (APP) ✅ Open Freshman, Sophomore Diverse candidates automatically gets considered for APP, which is known to accept mostly underclassmen
Amazon Jr. Software Development Engineer ✅ Open Freshman, Sophmore Must live near Seattle, Part-time work during the school year (16 hours/week) & Full-time work during the summer (40 hours/week)
Duolingo Thrive ❌ Closed Sophomore
NVIDIA Ignite ❌ Closed Freshman, Sophomore Open to SWE, Hardware, AI, Graphics, etc. and majors in CS, CE, EE, etc.
Activision Blizzard SPARX ? Sophomore
Palantir Path ? Sophomore
BoA Sophomore Analyst ? Sophomore Closed for 2024

Fellowships

Fellowships can be internships, but also mentorship, training, or open source contribution programs. These are long in duraction (6-12 weeks)

Name Status/Open Date Year Note
Keploy API Fellowship ✅ Open All student A training program for you to get into the world of APIs and API Testing with Keploy and help others grow with APIs
MLH Fellowship ✅ Open year-round All student Available for Spring, Summer, and Fall. Stipend available. Guaranteed interview for MLH hackathon winners
Year Up ✅ Open year-round All student Free hybrid training program. Get matched to an internship after training
Jane Street Immersion Program ? Freshman Software engineering fellowship at Jane Street NYC. Scholarship available.
Two Sigma College Mentor Connect ? Freshman Pair with an employee to contribute to open source projects (part-time)
HeadStart Fellowship ? Freshman, Sophomore Virtual part-time educational/mentorship program during fall/spring semester
Sumeru Fellows ? Freshmen, Sophomore The Sumeru Fellows Program is a paid internship / mentorship program for college students interested in technology, business, and private equity
LyftU Early Talent Development ? Freshman, Sophomore
Uber career prep fellowship ? Freshman, Sophomore 6-month SWE learning & mentoring program
Microsoft New Techs ? Freshman, Sophomore 7-week hands-on training program. Mentorship from Microsoft senior staffs
Capital One First Gen Focus ? Freshman, Sophomore
SEO Tech Developer ? Sophomore 6-week immersion program + interview prep and training (Freshman can apply to the self-paced academy program)
CodePath Summer Internship for Tech Excellence Soon Sophomore Join the waitlist here
IBM Accelerate ? Sophomore 8-week summer virtual learning experience in tracks such as Software, Hardware, Design, etc.
Wells Fargo Discovery Fellowship ? Sophomore Various offices to participate in a rotational experience. Pathway to full-time internship
Salesforce Futureforce Tech Launchpad ? Sophomore Paid pre-internship where you're taught web development
Google Summer of Code March 18 All student Program for developers new to open-source contribution. Stipend available
Outreachy mid-January All Student Match students to an open-source project. Stipend available
Bellingcat Tech Fellow ? All student 2-6 month self-paced program to work on open source research tools. Stipend available
Keploy DevRel Cohort ? All student Get into the world of DevRels and experience of being one for a month

Internship-matching Fellowships

A type of fellowship hosted by NPOs/VCs for matching students to internships. Usually not exclusive to underclassmen, but gives us a fair shot

Name Status/Open Date Year Note
Emma Bowen Foundation Fellowship ✅ Open All student Match to fall/summer/spring internships. Available for students in CS, Business, Journalism, etc.
Coding it Forward’s Fellowship Open 10/15 All student Connecting students in tech to government offices
INROADS ? All student STEM & Other Majors
Kleiner Perkins Fellows ? All student
8VC Fellowship ? All student Fellowship open to CS & Design majors. Register interest here
Neo Scholar ? All student Get matched to start-ups, plus mentorship & resources for building your own
GGV NextGen Fellowship ? All student
YES Internships ? All student
Code2040 Fellows ? All student
Hack Diversity ? All Student Match NYC and Boston students to internships. Provides year-round technical training

Externships/Insight Series

These are 1-5 day programs designed to help you get to know (and get noticed by) a company. Some are in-person, some includes stipend. Activities include webinars, training, networking event, and hackathon. Note that almost every big-tech & bank has one of these program, but I'm only highlighting ones exclusive to underclassmen

Name Status/Open Date Year Note
Jane Street FTTP ✅ Open Freshman Insight into Jane Street for trading. Runs March 24th - March 28th, 2025
SIG Discovery Day ✅ Open Freshman, Sophomore Program is in March 2025
Palantir Launch ✅ Open Sophomore Program is in March 2025
Discover Citadel November Freshman, Sophomore
Jane Street SEE ? Freshman, Sophomore Insight into CS and Math in Finance. Express interest here
Morgan Stanley Early Insights ? Sophomore
BNP Paribas Opportunity Summit ? Sophomore
Bloomberg First Year Insights ? Freshman
JPMorgan Chase Career.edYOU ? Sophomore
D.E. Shaw Fellowships ? Sophomore Express interest here
Five Rings SDE Intensive Program ? Sophomore
Nordstrom Nspire Program ? Sophomore
Impact Labs Summit ? All student Professional networking event for students & professionals in NYC
Paragon One Career Bootcamp ? All Students

Winternship

These are 1-4 week program during December/January. Activites includes hackathon, mentorship, networking event etc.

Name Status/Open Date Year Note
Virtu Women's Winternship ✅ Open Sophomore 5-day educational program
HRT Women in Trading Tech Internship ✅ Open Freshman, Sophomore 2-4 week paid winternship for automated trading
CUNY Sprinternship ? Freshman, Sophomore 2-week tech internship prep program during January. Stipend available
Trail of Bits ? All student 3-6 week self-paced cybersecurity internship. Stipend available
Impact Labs Fellowship ? All student 2-week program in NYC during winter break. Financial assistance available

Special Programs & Resources

Name Year Note
Greylock Tech Fair All student Virtual career fair. Express interest for next year's (2024) here
CodePath All student Free online courses in web dev, mobile, cyber, etc. Also provide resume help, mentorship, interview prep, recruiting event, etc.
Forage All student 5-6 hour virtual work experience programs. Featuring JPMC, Lyft, Visa, EA, SAP, etc.

About

Curated list of internships/externships/fellowships exclusive for CS freshman and sophomore (updated for 2025!)

Topics

Resources

Stars

Watchers

Forks