The academic internship program at Purchase College is designed to give students practical experience in their area of academic study or in other fields of interest, providing “real world” experience that students can include on their resumes.
The Spring 2026 deadline is February 3, 2026. Please check back in January for information about the 3 & 4 credit appeal period and the Short Course registration dates.
Short Course
Students can register for an Academic Internship in the fall and the spring semesters as a Short Course. These are 1 or 2 credit internships (38 - 75 hrs. total) that have an open registration period in October for the fall semester and March for the spring semester.
Student Guidelines
View resources and guidelines for completing an internship for academic credit.
Are you paying money to get to your registered unpaid internship? If so, we may have just the thing for you. The Internship Travel Reimbursement Grant. Use this link to apply for fall 2025.
Purchase Academic Internship Stipend (PAIS)
The Career Development Center is excited to announce this grant-funded stipend for those students already registered for unpaid, credit-bearing internships. Learn more about the eligibility requirements. All students applying to PAIS for the first time should have access to a Passport or Social Security Card + ID required for the I-9 form. Once a stipend is awarded, you must bring the required documents to the Career Development Center – Student Services Building, room 214. Copies and photos of documents cannot be accepted. Please use this link to apply for spring a 2026 PAIS stipend.
On-Campus Internships
Purchase College offers a variety of credit-bearing internship opportunities right here on campus.
