Work & Volunteer Opportunities
Paid, Unpaid, Tuition-Charging, Short-Term, Long-Term, Intern, or Volunteer
There are many different options for working abroad. Tuition-charging internships provide degree credit, and sometimes financial aid is available. Volunteer positions often provide room and board. Internships, paid or unpaid, provide professional work experience, whereas volunteering usually means working with people whose needs are underserved. All these options allow students the opportunity to become integrated into the culture.
Many students complete an internship or service learning experience as part of their study abroad experience. Study Abroad program providers often provide unpaid (possibly credit bearing) internships and/or service learning experiences as a part of their package to students. During the summer these programs may offer internship only or volunteer only options.
Carnegie Mellon departments and student organizations sponsor a number of work and volunteer opportunties abroad- most of which occur during academic break periods such as spring break, winter break and summer.
Work/Research:
- IAESTE: International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
- iSTEP: Innovative Student Technology ExPerience, click here for a short video on this opportunity.
- Technology Consulting in the Global Community (TCinGC)
Volunteer:
- Alternative Break Experience
- Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
- Global Medical Brigade
- Go Volunteer Abroad
There are many options for working abroad during or after your Carnegie Mellon Experience. Our list below is a great way to start looking for opportunities and information about working abroad.
- Association for International Practical Training (AIPT)
- The Carnegie Mellon Career & Professional Development Center
- COINED- internships abroad
- Going Global
- The University of Michigan International Center
- The University of Minnesota Learning Abroad Center
- Transitions Abroad website which provides many useful articles and books available for purchase.
- InterExchange
- The WWW Virtual Library which is an International Affairs Resources Study and Work Abroad website maintained by Elizabethtown College.
- Overseas Jobs Express
- Jobs Abroad which is maintained by GoAbroad.com.
- The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas
- The Work Abroad section of Monster.com.
- United Planet
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