Student/Alumni Externship Program
Gain Short-Term Opportunities with Long-Term Benefits
Matt DuPlessie '99 hosted four externs at 5 Wits Productions, Inc., during IAP 2008. Photo: Eric Schmiedl '09.
The MIT Alumni Association's Externship Program is designed to connect alumni and undergraduate and graduate students during the Independent Activities Period, January 5-30, 2009. Externships span from one to four weeks, depending on sponsor needs, and are offered worldwide in an array of fields.
Since 1998, the Externship Program has matched over 1,400 students with alumni sponsors. This program, unique to MIT, connects students to workplaces large and small, from Fortune 500s to start-ups, research labs to trading desks. The opportunities are as diverse as MIT alumni and students.
What have past students and alumni sponsors said about the Externship Program?
"Well done everyone, thanks so much for this fantastic opportunity; many doors have been opened to me now, and I look forward to returning the favor one day, perhaps being a sponsor myself!" – Sohan Dharmaraja G, Extern at Goldman Sachs, New York, NY IAP 2007
"This was a wonderful experience. Our extern was motivated, interested, and helped our business. It was a pleasure working with him." – Oren Michels '85, Mashery, Inc. San Francisco, CA IAP 2007
Your Resources
- Students: Learn more about externships for IAP 2009
Externship opportunities provide you with real world learning and a dynamic IAP experience with an alumnus/a sponsor. - Alumni: Help a student and your company
Past alumni sponsors report that the externship program reconnects them with MIT, introduces potential summer interns and future employees to their workplace while increasing student awareness about opportunities in their field.
