Northern California Public Media (KRCB) Student Internship Program
NorCal Public Media, operator of public TV/radio station KRCB, offers a paid internship for high school, technical school, and college students interested in news, journalism, digital media, and environmental storytelling, providing hands-on newsroom and production experience.
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A paid year-long internship with SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network) in which youth ages 16-25 organize alongside immigrant and refugee communities in the Bay Area (San Jose) or Central Valley (Fresno), building leadership and community-organizing skills. Interns support SIREN's Youth Leadership Institute programming and civic engagement campaigns.
Enterprise for Youth: Paid Internship Program
A San Francisco nonprofit's paid internship placement program for high school juniors and seniors, offering roles across industries such as tech, retail, healthcare, and small business. Interns complete 75 hours (about 12 hours/week) with weekly professional development workshops and job coach support.
MOCA Teens
A paid, cohort-based program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles in which high school juniors and seniors learn about contemporary art and museum work by collaborating on projects with artists, planning public teen events, and meeting museum professionals.
UC Davis SHINES (Summer Health Institute for Nursing Exploration and Success)
A free two-week immersive nursing exploration program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing for Sacramento-area high school juniors and seniors, featuring simulation labs, career-pathway sessions, ethics discussions, and mentoring, with priority for certain partner high schools.
American Legion California Boys & Girls State
American Legion California Boys & Girls State is a weeklong, coeducational hands-on civics program where rising seniors build and run mock city, county, and state governments, campaign for office, and pass legislation. The 87th session runs June 20-27, 2026 at California State University, Sacramento.
UC San Diego Sports Medicine Summer Academy
A three-week in-person academy for rising 11th and 12th graders combining lectures, hands-on labs, and research projects in musculoskeletal anatomy, injury prevention, concussion research, and exercise science, taught by UC San Diego clinicians and researchers.