Enhance Your Career-Readiness with a Summer Global Internship
SCU’s Global Learning department in Global Engagement offers a Summer Global Internship Program that provides internships in a range of majors and professional areas. SCU’s Summer Global Internship Program provides students with career-ready skills through engagement with global challenges and experience working alongside professionals in diverse industries. Summer Global Internships help students gain the intercultural and professional skills essential for the job market in today’s interconnected world.
About the Program - Skill-Building for Career-Readiness
Participation in a Summer Global internship provides academic and career benefits that align with SCU’s Strategic Priority One: Reach on a Global Scale.
- Academic and Professional Growth: Students work with professionals and also study the culture of work in different contexts.
- Intercultural Competence and Global Perspective: Students develop skills in intercultural communication, adaptability and resilience.
- Career and Leadership Development: By engaging in both independent and collaborative work abroad, students demonstrate initiative, problem-solving, and innovation, attributes highly sought after by employers.
- Learning Through Global Engagement: Students not only gain professional experience but also learn to approach global issues with empathy, integrity, and a sense of responsibility toward the common good. By integrating global experience with academic pathways, students deepen their understanding of the world and their place in it, preparing them for careers marked by purpose, ethical leadership, and social responsibility.
Program Overview
- Terms: Summer
- Duration: 6 to 8 weeks, dates vary by internship placement
- Credits: 4.5 to 9 SCU Quarter credits
- Cost: $4,800 – $8,600 (program fees and living costs vary by location and placement)
- Paid/Unpaid: All academic internships are unpaid
- Languages: English and Spanish (beginner, intermediate, advanced levels, depending on location and placement)
Eligibility
- Students are eligible to participate in global internships during the summer after their first, second, or third year.
- GPA: 2.75; individual programs may be 3.0
- Be at least 18 years old by the start of the program
- Applicants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply, reflecting SCU’s ongoing commitment to inclusive global learning.
Locations and Majors
Locations
- Europe:
- Barcelona, Spain
- Dublin, Ireland
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Florence, Italy
- Lisbon, Portugal
- London, England
- Madrid, Spain
- Seville, Spain
- Sheffield, England
- Latin America:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Panama City, Panama
- Santiago, Chile
- Valparaiso, Chile
- Virtual Internships:
- Available across multiple industries and regions
Areas/Disciplines/Majors
- Accounting
- Agricultural Engineering
- Archaeology and Anthropology
- Architectural Design/Pre-Construction
- Banking Services
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biosystems/Energy Engineering
- Biotechnology Research and Development
- Business Finance
- Business Information Management
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Programming
- Computer System Analysis
- Construction Management
- Digital Marketing Communications
- Early Childhood Development
- Economics
- Ecotourism/Sustainable Tourism
- Education Administration
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy and Environmental Compliance
- Entertainment, Media Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science and Protection
- Event Planning and Management
- Family and Community Services/Social Work
- Fashion Design
- Film and Video Editing
- General Management
- Governance
- Graphic Design
- Hotel Management
- Human Resources Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Intelligence Agency
- Interior Architecture
- Journalism and Broadcasting
- Landscape Architecture
- Law Enforcement
- Legal Services
- Logistics and Supply Chain
- Manufacturing Production Process
- Marketing Management
- Marketing Research
- Material Science Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media and Communication
- Mental Health Counseling
- Museum Studies
- Non-Profit Leadership
- Performing Arts
- Physical Therapy
- Political Science
- Post-Secondary School Teaching
- Pre-Professional Health Studies
- Primary School Teaching
- Product Design
- Public Administration and Management
- Public Health Administration
- Public Relations
- Publishing
- Real Estate Investments
- Religious Activities and Education
- Secondary School Teaching
- Social Justice, Inclusion, Equity
- Software Development
- Sports Management
- Sustainability/Conservation Science
- Travel and Tourism
- Urban/Regional Planning
- Web Development
Application Process at SCU
SCU students apply through the regular Global Learning application process and deadline. Global Learning supports interested students through all stages of the application process, from initial advising to final submission, as well as through pre-departure orientation, the program abroad, and returning to SCU.
Application components include:
- SCU Global Learning Application
- API Application
- Essay
- Four Degree Course Plan
- Resume and Cover Letter (submitted in Phase 2)
- Passport Copy
Questions? Contact our team at globallearning@scu.edu
Examples of Previous SCU Global Engagement Global Interns
- Ajani Latyr Huchard, Biochemical Engineering, Summer 2025
- Santiago, Chile - Universidad Autónoma de Chile
- Ajani worked on ongoing research activities within the agrobiotechnology research line at the Institute of Applied Sciences. Specifically, the internship was linked to the ANILLO project ATE230007.
- Laura Mendoza Gonzalez, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Summer 2025
- Sheffield, England - Sheffield Hallam University
- Laura won the prestigious national Benjamin A. Gilman Award and was placed on a research project in Dr. Nicholas Peake’s EV team due to her interests in immune/cancer and protein engineering and desire to build teamwork, flow cytometry. and presentation skills.
- Isabella Williams, Biology/Biological Sciences, Summer 2025
- Sheffield, England - Sheffield Hallam University
- Isabella was placed on a research project in the Centre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging, headed by Dr. Jillian Newton.
Looking for more summer opportunities abroad?
Other undergraduate summer global opportunities offered through Global Learning in Global Engagement include:
- Summer Study Abroad
- Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
- Undergraduate Research Abroad
SCU Global Engagement’s Global Learning Programs
Global Learning Programs in Global Engagement include:
- Study Abroad
- Summer Study Abroad
- Global Internships
- Fulbright UK Summer Institutes
- Global Explorations Faculty-Led
- Undergraduate Research Abroad
- Global Engagement Discovery Fellowships
- Exchange and Visiting International Students