Your Internship Journey Starts Here
HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Explore paid CUNY and NYC city agency internships, prepare a standout application, and land your first professional experience, with full support from Hostos Career Services.
📩 careerservices@hostos.cuny.edu | 📞 (718) 518-4468
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🎯 Step 1: Prepare Before You Apply
Before applying to any internship, explore careers, build your résumé, and practice your pitch using these free tools.
| Tool |
What It Does |
Link |
| 🎬 Candid Career+ for Hostos |
Thousands of 1-2 minute videos featuring real professionals. Includes interview prep and résumé tips. |
Visit Candid Career+ |
| 🧭 My Next Move |
Free U.S. Dept. of Labor tool. Browse 900+ careers, see salary and outlook data. |
Explore My Next Move |
| 🎓 O*NET Interest Profiler |
Quick interest assessment that reveals what types of work fit you. |
Take the Profiler |
| 📺 Interns Connect (Hostos) |
Watch real Hostos students share their internship experiences. |
Watch the Series |
💼 Step 2: CUNY-Wide Paid Internships
These flagship CUNY programs pay students $20+/hour. Apply to the one(s) that fit your goals — watch the application windows carefully.
| Program |
Pay & Hours |
Eligibility |
When to Apply |
Link |
🎨 CUNY Cultural Corps
Arts, culture, museums, theaters, nonprofits |
$20/hr · 15 hrs/wk · 12 weeks · 150 hrs total |
CUNY undergrads (2nd-sem freshmen+); GPA 2.5+; no prior paid internship; USCIS work auth |
Fall: June-Sept
Spring: Oct-Feb
Summer: Feb 28 |
Apply |
🌱 CUNY Spring Forward
4 Industry Hubs: Healthcare, STEM, Marketing, Community |
$20/hr · 15 hrs/wk · March-May |
CUNY undergrads; résumé required; pick ONE hub (cannot switch) |
Opens early Sept
Deadline Oct 13 |
Apply |
🚀 CUNY Career Launch
For first-time interns |
$20/hr · Summer · First-time interns |
Ages 18-24; NO prior paid internship; résumé required |
Opens Jan 12
Deadline Feb 23
(priority Feb 13) |
Apply |
🚇 CUNY × MTA Internship
100+ slots: Technology, Engineering, Business, Law |
$22/hr · 34 hrs/wk · June-August |
Matriculated CUNY students; GPA 2.8+; major requirements vary |
Opens Feb
Interviews March
Offers April |
Apply via Handshake |
🏙️ Step 3: NYC City Agency Internships
Work directly inside the city government. NYC's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) runs the central pipeline — and most agencies (DOB, DEP, DOT, Parks, HRA, and more) place interns through it. Pay typically ranges $17-$22/hr.
The 3 Main Citywide Programs
| Program |
Details |
How to Apply |
| 🏛️ NYC Summer Internship Program (SIP) — via DCAS |
Paid · Summer (~10 weeks) · 30+ NYC agencies. Annual Hiring Expo at 1 Centre Street in March. |
Apply via DCAS OASys (opens Feb) |
| ⭐ NYC Public Service Corps (PSC) |
$17.35-$20.90/hr · Year-round · Since 1966, 100,000+ alumni. Federal Work-Study (paid) or Academic Credit tracks. |
Contact Hostos Financial Aid OR call PSC: (212) 386-0057. Learn More |
| 🎓 NYC Urban Fellows & Civil Service Pathways |
Competitive · For recent college grads. 9-month placement in mayoral offices. |
Urban Fellows | Civil Service Pathways |
City Agencies Hiring Interns
| Agency |
What Interns Do |
Link |
| 🏗️ NYC Dept. of Buildings (DOB) |
Architecture, engineering, construction inspection, sustainability, IT. Includes DOB Scholars Program (10-seminar career development) and DOB Next Gen. |
DOB
📧 YouthEngagement@buildings.nyc.gov |
| 💧 NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) |
Paid & unpaid year-round. Hosted 100+ summer interns in 2025. Engineering, environmental science, IT, policy. |
DEP Internships |
| 🚦 NYC Dept. of Transportation (DOT) |
Transit development, bus lanes, urban planning, traffic engineering, GIS. |
DOT via SIP |
| 🌳 NYC Parks Department |
Paid internships in landscape architecture, urban rangers, forestry, environmental education. Includes Ranger Conservation Corps. |
Parks Internships |
| 🤝 NYC Human Resources Admin. (HRA) |
Social services, case management. Ages 16-24. |
HRA
📧 wppadmin@hra.nyc.gov |
| ⚖️ NYC Law Department |
Legal internships for college students considering law school. |
Law Dept |
| 🛡️ John D. Solomon Fellowship |
Emergency management. Public safety, emergency response. |
Solomon Fellowship |
| 🌲 Parks Ranger Conservation Corps |
8-week paid sessions (Fall & Spring) for urban park rangers, conservation, outdoor education. |
Ranger Corps |
| 🏥 NYC Health + Hospitals |
Healthcare admin and clinical exposure. See Lincoln LEARN program below. |
Health + Hospitals |
| 📊 NYC EDC (Economic Development Corp) |
10-12 week paid internships in economic initiatives, urban planning, finance, real estate. |
NYCEDC |
🏛️ Step 4: Public Service & Government Pathways
Interested in policy, legislation, advocacy, or community change? These CUNY-administered programs place you directly inside elected officials' offices.
| Program |
Pay / Benefit |
Eligibility |
Deadline & Link |
🏛️ Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program
Places students with elected officials, gov agencies, advocacy orgs, judicial system in NYC and Albany. |
Academic credit (3-12/sem). Caucus CUNY Scholars track includes scholarships. Albany legislative track includes stipends. |
Juniors, seniors, highly qualified sophomores; any major |
Interest form year-round.
Apply |
♀️ CUNY Women's Public Service Internship
Work with legislators advancing women's issues and public policy. Includes Women's Leadership Conference. |
$2,000 scholarship · 15 hrs/wk · Academic credit (POL5052) |
30+ credits; GPA 3.0+; 2 faculty recommendations required |
Deadline: July 22
Apply |
💻 Step 5: Tech Pathways at CUNY
If you're interested in software, data, cybersecurity, or AI — these programs launch you into NYC's tech industry, even if you've never coded before.
| Program |
What It Offers |
Eligibility |
Link |
| ⚡ Break Through Tech (formerly WiTNY) |
Sprinternships™: 3-week paid micro-internships.
AI Program: 1-year virtual with Cornell ML certificate. |
18+; current undergrad in associate OR bachelor's program |
Apply |
| 🚀 CUNY 2X Tech |
Tech internship pipeline + employment coaching + bootcamps + credit. |
Enrolled in CIS / CSC / CNT / Cybersecurity / GIS program |
Learn More |
| 👨💻 CUNY Tech Prep (CTP) |
Free year-long program. Web Development OR Data Science track. |
CUNY juniors/seniors in CS at 11 senior colleges. Hostos: transfer first. |
Opens Jan, deadline March
Apply |
| 🏫 CIP × DOE Schools Tech Support |
Paid IT internship inside NYC public schools. |
CUNY students interested in IT support, networking |
Check Handshake
OCIP |
🏛️ Step 6: Hostos Featured Partner Programs
Programs Hostos Career Services directly partners with. ⭐ Start with the Field Experience program — it's your structured for-credit entry point.
| Program |
Pay / Benefit |
For Whom |
Apply |
| ⭐ Field Experience Career Support |
Paid or unpaid + college credit |
Students enrolled in a field experience |
Start Here |
| 🏥 Lincoln Hospital LEARN |
Paid stipend + credit |
Healthcare-interested (5/cohort) |
Apply |
| 💊 Administrative Careers in Healthcare |
Paid |
Healthcare admin interest |
Inquire |
| 📊 Deloitte Summer Internship |
Paid (competitive rate) |
Accounting & Business majors |
Apply |
| 🏦 YUNY Banking Career Immersion |
$150/wk stipend |
Ages 18-29, AA/AS earned or within 9 credits |
Apply |
| ⚡ Parker Dewey Micro-Internships |
$100-$600 per project |
Anyone 18+, any major |
Sign Up |
| 📖 CUNY Reading Corps / Reading Fellows |
$20/hr |
Education-interested students |
Email to Apply |
| 🌟 America Needs You Fellowship |
$1,000/yr grant + mentor |
First-gen college students, GPA 3.0+ |
Apply (Nov-May) |
📍 Step 7: Bronx-Local Paid Programs
Walkable, accessible, and rooted in your community. These programs prioritize Bronx residents and community college students.
| Organization |
Pay |
Focus Area |
Link |
| 🦁 Bronx Zoo (WCS) |
$750 stipend or SYEP wage |
Conservation, wildlife biology, education |
bronxzoo.com |
| 🌿 New York Botanical Garden |
$17/hr |
Plant science, horticulture, STEM |
nybg.org |
| 🏥 Montefiore Einstein BOLD |
Paid (1-year) |
Cancer research, community health |
montefioreeinstein.org |
| 💻 Per Scholas (Bronx HQ) |
Free training (tuition-free) |
IT support, cybersecurity, cloud, data |
perscholas.org |
| ⚽ South Bronx United |
Stipend |
Youth development, nonprofit management |
southbronxunited.org |
| 🤝 BronxWorks Opportunity Youth |
Paid (150 hrs) |
Workforce development, community services |
bronxworks.org |
| 🪜 NYC Ladders for Leaders |
Summer paid |
Corporate, nonprofit, gov (ages 16-24) |
nyc.gov |
📅 Year-Round Application Calendar
Mark these dates. Students who get accepted are the ones who prepare before the window opens.
| Month |
What's Happening |
| January |
🚀 Career Launch opens (Jan 12) · 🪜 Ladders for Leaders opens · 👨💻 CUNY Tech Prep opens · 🏗️ DOB Scholars cycle begins |
| February |
🚀 Career Launch deadline (Feb 23) · 🎨 Cultural Corps Summer deadline (Feb 28) · 🚇 CUNY × MTA opens · ⚡ Break Through Tech cycles · 🏛️ NYC SIP applications open |
| March |
🌱 Spring Forward interns begin · 🪜 Ladders deadline (Mar 6) · 🚇 MTA interviews · 🏛️ DCAS Summer Hiring Expo (1 Centre St) |
| April-May |
🚇 MTA offers · 🌟 America Needs You NY deadline (May 4) · 💧 DEP summer interns begin |
| June |
🎨 Cultural Corps Fall priority (Jun 10) · 🚇 MTA interns begin · 🏛️ NYC SIP summer interns begin · 🌳 Parks summer roles active |
| July |
♀️ Women's Public Service Internship deadline (July 22) |
| September |
🌱 Spring Forward opens · 🎨 Cultural Corps Fall final (Sep 5) · ♀️ Women's PS Interns start · 🌲 Parks Ranger Conservation Corps fall |
| October |
🌱 Spring Forward deadline (Oct 13) · 🎨 Cultural Corps Spring opens |
| November |
🌟 America Needs You opens (Nov 3) · ⭐ NYC PSC Work-Study spring placements |
| Year-Round |
💧 DEP rolling · 🏗️ DOB college aide postings · 🌳 NYC Parks rolling · ⚡ Parker Dewey micro-internships · 💻 Per Scholas cohorts |
✅ Application Checklist
Have these ready before applications open:
| ✓ Polished résumé reviewed by Hostos Career Services (1 page, no typos) |
| ✓ Statement of interest — 200-300 words explaining your "why" |
| ✓ GPA 2.5+ (some programs require 2.8, 3.0+) |
| ✓ Two faculty recommendations (Women's Public Service requires this) |
| ✓ USCIS work authorization documentation |
| ✓ Active Handshake profile (required for MTA, CIP, many others) |
| ✓ DCAS OASys account (for all NYC city agency applications) |
| ✓ Federal Work-Study eligibility check (required for NYC Public Service Corps) |
| ✓ Mock interview completed with Career Services |
| ✓ Calendar reminders set for each program's deadlines |
Always verify program details on official pages. This is a student resource guide.