Internship
Internships are a one-time work experience in which students work in the field they plan to pursue at graduation. Internship assignments can be during the summer, during the fall or spring semesters, or even for a six- to eight-month period (regular school term combined with summer). Some students pursue more than one internship experience. For example, an accounting major may intern in public accounting during the spring term and have a summer internship in corporate accounting. APDS will collect the internship information in multinational companies in USA and Asia .
An international student's eligibility to work on-campus is dependent upon their type of non-immigrant student visa. If a student has entered the U.S. in a non-immigrant status, in either F-1 (I-20 document) or J-1 (DS 2019 document), then he/she will be eligible to work on-campus without special permission from U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). Students will need to have a valid Social Security Number in order to work on campus. All full-time international students are permitted to work on-campus for up to 20 hours per week during the academic year (September-May). During official vacations and summers, students are permitted to work up to 40 hours per week "ON CAMPUS" ONLY without permission from the universities they are studying.
After being a full-time student, in good academic standing for 2 consecutive semesters (not including summer school), F-1 and J-1 students are permitted to apply for off campus work authorization. The proposed work to be done must be in a position that is related to the student's academic field of study. This kind of work is known as Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Pursuing a paid internship prior to graduation requires following the same procedures outlined above. It is extremely important to know that paid internships are not always possible because of the length of time it takes to get the work authorization and the short amount of time a student may be given to respond to a job offer. It is critical to know that an international student cannot do a paid internship off-campus without having applied to the international student office of their universities for work authorization
Students pursuing unpaid internship opportunities in their field of study are permitted to do so. No form of compensation can be issued to you (this includes travel reimbursement, honorarium, etc.). Otherwise, it is automatically considered employment for which you must have obtained work authorization. These unpaid internship opportunities cannot exceed 20 hours per week during the academic year. During the official university vacation periods, a student can do a full-time unpaid internship. We recommend that before you start an unpaid internship that you inform your employer of your non-immigrant status.
International students with B-1 visa are not allowed to work as paid interns in the United States . Only international students with F-1 visa can use CPT to work as full-time intern. But, international students with B-1 visa could apply unpaid internships in the United States .
International Organizations
In general, international organizations provide more unpaid internship positions international students could apply.
www.un.org
www.worldbank.org
www. unicef.org
www. undp.org
www.iie.org
Web Resources
Internship announcements - US
- MonsterTrak - www.monstertrak.monster.com
Build resume, search internships/entry-level positions. Select "SEARCH JOBS." Select University of Kansas from the list. Click "SEARCH." You must have a password if searching from off the Lawrence campus. The password is: Jayhawks.
- Vault.com internship postings - www.vaultreports.com
Internship resources: job board postings, resume help, and search strategies
- SCA - Student Conservation Association- www.thesca.org
3-12 month internships in all areas, from biology to sociology.
Free registration sites:
Search a database containing hundreds of internship opportunities
Other Internship Resources
Additional information resources include the following and more:
- The Best 109 Internships
- The Internship Bible
- The National Directory of Internships
- Peterson’s Internships
- The Sports Internship Book
- The Media Internship Book
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