How to Apply for a Seed Internship

If you’re excited about gaining work experience with a company in an emerging market, you’ve come to the right place.

We anticipate that most 2024 Seed internships will take place on-site at host-company offices.

Eligibility

The following Stanford University students are eligible to apply (all majors are accepted):

  • All current and graduating Stanford GSB students, including MBA1, MBA2, MSx, and PhD students, as well as full-time, degree-seeking graduate students from other Stanford schools, including MA and MS students
  • Current undergraduate rising juniors and rising seniors (freshman are not eligible to apply)

Program Details

  • Full time: 40 hours per week time commitment
  • Internships occur between June and September 2024, as mutually agreed between student and company
  • Prior to the internship, Seed will provide guidelines, best practices, safety training, and a general orientation to students and companies to help facilitate a successful internship

Undergraduate Student Stipend

The undergraduate stipend rate is competitive with other Stanford-sponsored undergraduate summer internship programs of a similar length. The 2024 stipend amount is $7,000. The length of undergraduate student internships is 9 weeks long.

Additional financial aid will be paid to undergraduate students who qualify, based on demonstrated need as determined by the financial aid office:

  • Tier 1: $1,500 additional stipend (maximum)
  • Tier 2: $1,000 additional stipend (minimum)

GSB Students

The GSB stipend rate is competitive with other Stanford GSB-sponsored summer internship programs of similar length. Internship duration is flexible depending on your availability; GSB students may participate in either a 4-5 week internship or an 9-10 week internship (view full stipend & other details here).

Graduate Students (Non GSB)

The non-GSB graduate student stipend rate is competitive with other summer internship programs of similar length. The 2024 stipend amount is $12,375. The length of graduate student internships is 9 weeks long.

Application Process

The application is now open.

Application deadlines (rolling. first come, first served):

  • Undergraduate & all early bird applicants (recommended): *March 1, 2024
  • Graduate student applicants: May 15, 2024
  • GSB student applicants: May 15 for 9-10 week internships; June 17 for 4-5 week internships