Employ a Talented Yale Intern
Interested Employers:
To kick off the 2027 internship hiring cycle, join us at our 2027 Summer Bulldogs Internship Fair on Friday, September 25, 2026, from 2:00 - 5 p.m. at the Yale Poorvu Center in New Haven. If you are interested in hosting a table, virtually or in person, early-bird applications are being accepted. For questions, email sbfair@1stgenyale.org. Join us!
Our annual 1stGenYale Summer Bulldogs Internship Fair brings top employers to Yale to recruit Yale talent early for internships taking place the following summer (2027). Employer sectors include for-profit, non-profit, government, and non-government organizations. The venue can accommodate in-person and virtual employer representatives.
At the fair, you will get a chance to promote your organization, meet with interested Yale students and get a head start on connecting about next summer's internship opportunities. Depending on your timeline, students would then apply through your posting on Yale's Career Link platform. This fair builds upon the success of Summer Bulldogs 2020-2026 in supporting access to career opportunities and funding resources for Yale's talented first generation and financial aid students.
The summer internship fair is open only to Yale students, especially those who are first-generation and/or low-income students, including undergraduates, master’s students, PhDs, and postdoctoral scholars. Students drop in throughout the event to engage in conversations about opportunities at your organization, ask questions about the application process, and much more. Students are encouraged to bring resumes and business cards to share with you.
Employers will receive information about how to post an internship application form on Yale's Career Link. Each employer representative receives a table with space to display your organization’s promotional items. We will send instructions on how to send tabletop materials ahead to registered virtual employers two weeks before the event date.
Preference will be given to employers that best align with the goals and interests of Yale students. Space is limited.
Internship Pay Expectations
Our Summer Bulldogs interns will be paid by the employer or obtain external funding awards. They do not work without income. For eligible opportunities, eligible financial aid students can apply for the Yale Summer Experience Award (SEA), which provides financial support during their internship. SEA eligibility requires working at least 30 hours per week for 8 weeks (240 hours) over the summer months. An eligible opportunity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, including non-profit universities; government entity, including public universities; non-governmental organization (NGO); Arts Apprenticeship; or Science, Laboratory, or Other Research Opportunity. For internships at opportunities not eligible for the SEA, competitive funding awards to interns may be available.
About Our Co-host, Yale Office of Educational Opportunity
We were created in July 2023 as a partnership between Yale College and Yale's Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning to centralize resources, information, and peer mentorship that supports student success inside and outside the classroom. Our FGLI Thrive program is proud to support and collaborate with the FGLI Community Initiative, a structural effort to empower students at Yale.
We look forward to seeing you in New Haven!
Click here to apply. For questions, email sbfair@1stgenyale.org.
What Our Employers Say
"It has been my pleasure to serve as a mentor for the 1stGenYale Summer Bulldogs program. I have been so impressed by my interns. They are intelligent, hardworking, and kind young people with a commitment to promoting social justice and community wellbeing. I feel very fortunate to have them as members of my research lab."
Yale School of Public Health Professor Sarah Lowe, PhD, a 2021 and 2022 employer
The 1stGenYale Summer Bulldogs Impact
Since 2020, 308 1stGenYale Summer Bulldogs interns have worked in 155+ nonprofits, government and public service, the arts, education, STEM research, and for-profit companies. Most of our program's students have benefitted from $1.12 million in fellowships and awards Yale has resourced for their summers, providing them an outstanding opportunity to work at organizations that would not otherwise be able to pay enough.
1stGenYale Summer Bulldogs is an entirely Yale alumni volunteer-run program without direct funding from Yale for its operations or administration. 1stGenYale, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, relies on donations to operate our programs.