Columbia University
Opportunities for First Years (and
beyond) to Gain Experience
There are myriad ways to build experience and explore career paths through campus opportunities.
Opportunity
Details
Deadline
Web site
Casual Oncampus
Employment
Center for Career
Education
Jobs on campus, open to students
regardless of financial aid package or
citizenship
LionSHARE (internships/job postings):
Choose First Year (undergrad) in
Academic Levels in Advanced Search
See website
https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/res
ources/tipsheets/finding-job-campus-jobs
Ongoing
careereducation.columbia.edu – click on the
LionSHARE logo
CCE Internship Programs:
Startup Internship Program
Columbia Arts Experience
Virtual Internship Program
Columbia Exploration Externship
Columbia College AlumniSponsored internship program
Columbia Student Enterprises
CCE Summer Networking Programs:
Science Technology Engineering
Program
Summer CCE Network
Community
Impact
Congressional
Internship
Program & White
House Internship
Program
Double Discovery
Center
Engineers without
Borders
Federal Work
Study Program
Pre-Professional
Advising Listserv
Research in
Columbia College
Research
Institutes and
Grants
Student Clubs &
Volunteer to serve the local
community through a variety of
programs
Provides assistance to
undergraduates interested in
spending the summer interning in
either the local or Washington, DC
office of a United States
Congressperson
Volunteer and paid teaching assistant
positions. Serves over 1,000 lowincome and first generation collegebound youth
Organizes summer trips to Uganda,
Ghana, Morocco to build infrastructure
Part-time employment for students
who qualify for help in financing their
education
Pre law and pre health listservs
promote opportunities on and off
campus
Faculty of all disciplines are keen to
include undergraduates in their
research. Learn how to get involved
Some institutes and centers (like
ISERP) provide research opportunities
specifically for undergraduates
Join one of CU’s 500+ student groups,
Oct./Nov.
Oct./Nov.
Oct./Nov.
Feb. 1st
www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cc
e-internship
Spring semester
See website
April
April
Ongoing
communityimpactatcu.org/ci
See web site
gca.columbia.edu/congressional-internships
See web site
ddc.college.columbia.edu/opportunities
Ongoing, get
involved early
See Financial Aid
office
cuewb.org
Ongoing
studentaffairs.columbia.edu/preprofessional
Ongoing
college.columbia.edu/academics/research
See web sites for
programs
columbia.edu/content/centers-institutes.html
Ongoing
sfs.columbia.edu/work-study
ISERP: iserp.columbia.edu
columbia.edu/content/student-
Organizations
Summer
Ecosystems
Experiences for
Undergraduates
Student Research
Involvement
Program (SRIP)
Summer StudyAbroad Programs
Summer@SEAS:
Summer Research
Program
Summer
Undergraduate
Research
Fellowship
many of which offer ways to explore
career paths, offer employer
connections and events
Fieldwork in unique natural settings
combining lab work with classroom
instruction
Engineering faculty members actively
encourage student involvement in
research as an integral part of the
educational process
The Office of Global Programs offers
language-based and experiential
learning programs worldwide for
students at various levels of
proficiency
Students will be able to identify
research opportunities (supported by
the Dean’s Office or NSF-REUs) in
SEAS for the summer through this
link. Research opportunities outside of
Columbia will also be posted
The Department of Biological Sciences
at Columbia University offers oncampus research opportunities for the
summer term
organizations.html
Dec. 1 (early
app.) and rolling
eices.columbia.edu/education-training/see-u/
Ongoing
engineering.columbia.edu/student-researchinvolvement-program
See website
ogp.columbia.edu
See website
portal.seas.columbia.edu/research/student.php
/position
http://engineering.columbia.edu/summerseas
Dec. 13 – Mar. 3
www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/surf
Funding Programs
CE Administered
Funding Programs
Columbia
Presidential
Global Fellowship
Columbia Undergraduate Startup
Internship Fund: Designed to
encourage undergraduate (CC, SEAS,
GS) students to accept a quality
unpaid or low paid internship at a high
growth, innovative startup company.
April 22, 2015
Columbia College Alumni and Parent
Internship Fund: Designed to
encourage Columbia College students
to accept a quality unpaid or low paid
internship which would foster their
career exploration and build upon
their academic studies
April 15, 2015
Columbia Engineering Internship Fund:
Supports undergraduate students who
have secured summer internships in
engineering fields.
April 15, 2015
Work Exemption Program: Designed to
enable financial aid recipients
(undergrads in Columbia College and
SEAS) to take advantage of unpaid
experiential learning opportunities.
Provides first year undergraduates
with funding/ professional & academic
support for Columbia summer study
abroad program
April 15, 2015
for summer, fall
and spring dates
on web site
See web site
http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/finda
job/howtointernship
www.college.columbia.edu/students/fellowships
/catalog/presidential-global-fellowships-0