HYPOTHEKIDS: NEW YORK BIOFORCE (PAID)

WHO: 11th - 12th grade Highschool Students

WHAT:The Bioforce program is designed to offer NYC students a strong foundation of life science research skills to give them a leg up on their future careers in STEM. The program is broken down into two phases: RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND SCIENCE CAREERS TRAINING and MENTORED INTERNSHIPS

A workforce development program that provides underserved NYC high school students with 280 hours of strategically developed training designed to meet the needs of biomedical research labs, biotech start-ups, and biopharmaceutical companies.

WHERE: 423 West 127th St. NY, NY 10027

WHEN: July - August 2024 (160 hours)

DEADLINE TO APPLY: 04/16/2024

HOW: https://www.hypothekids.org/new-york-bioforce/ 

BUILD YOUR OWN ARTS ORG: EXPLORING ADMINISTRATIVE CAREERS IN THE ARTS (UNPAID)

WHO: 11th - 12th grade Highschool Students

WHAT: The New York City Center Externship Program introduces students and young adults, ages 14-18, to the many career options available to them in the arts; focusing on creative, technical, design, and administrative arts jobs. Utilizing breaks in the NYC public school year, each session is centered around in-depth, experiential seminars. Under the guidance of City Center staff and artists, participants will have opportunities to explore responsibilities and tasks for a variety of arts jobs and have a greater understanding of non-profit operations. Each program is free and includes daily lunch and complimentary tickets to a City Center production. Upon completition of each session, participants will leave with their own creative project materials. 

WHERE: 130 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019

WHEN: Build Your Own Arts Org: Exploring Administrative Careers in the Arts: February 20 - 22 (10am-3pm) 

   In The Rehearsal Room: Exploring Creative Careers: April 23 - 25 (10am-3pm) 

   Behind the Curtain: Exploring Technical & Design Careers: June 27 & 28 (10am-3pm)  

DEADLINE TO APPLY: February 7, 2024

HOW:  https://airtable.com/appRSUkH9SwcN5ji6/shrhkWDONZLiaL2Pv

FIRST TECH FUND HIGH SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (UNPAID)

WHO: 11th - 12th grade Highschool Students

WHAT: First Tech Fund is recruiting students entering grades 11 and 12 in fall 2024 for their yearlong, hybrid high school fellowship program. Fellows will participate in weekly virtual college access and career exploration workshops, be eligible to receive free technology depending on their technology needs (laptop and/or WiFi hotspot), participate in social, community and corporate in-person events, and receive individualized mentorship from young professionals. 

WHERE: 124 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003

WHEN: Summer

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Ongoing until May 11, 2024

HOW:  https://airtable.com/appRSUkH9SwcN5ji6/shrhkWDONZLiaL2Pv

THE WHITNEY MUSEUM INTERNSHIP (PAID)

WHO: 11th - 12th grade Highschool Students

WHAT: The Whitney’s summer internship is a full-time, paid, nine-week session primarily for undergraduate students. The program includes training, direct work experience, professional development, and a weekly speaker series.

The 2024 internship will be hybrid, meaning interns will be expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week. The program will begin on Monday, June 10 and end on Friday, August 9, and participants are expected to be available Monday through Friday for nine consecutive weeks, five days per week. Please review the department descriptions and refer to the list on the application—not all departments will be taking interns for the summer.

WHERE: 99 Gansevoort Street New York, NY 10014

WHEN: Summer

DEADLINE TO APPLY: open 

HOW:  https://whitneymuseumofamericanart.applytojob.com/apply/6axw8suh3X/2024-Summer-Internship

TEEN TRANSMITTERS @PALEY (PAID)

WHO: 11th - 12th grade Highschool Students

WHAT: Teen Transmitters at The Paley Center for Media is a 100-hour summer internship for rising 11th and 12th grade students who attend New York City public high schools. The summer internship will last five weeks, meeting four times a week for five hours at a time except where noted otherwise (see full schedule below). For summer 2023, the internship will be in person.

What Impact Does Media Have on Society? This is the essential question students will explore as a Teen Transmitters intern. During the course of this program, interns will take a deep dive into media literacy and explore how the words, sounds, and images they encounter every day make an impression on them. In addition to studying the media landscape, interns will find out what it means to be a digital storyteller. Industry professionals, museum curators, journalists, documentarians, and podcast producers will be invited to speak to the students about their career paths and act as mentors over the course of the program. As a culminating project, interns will learn to tell stories by producing an original podcast series. Above all, interns will gain skills in public speaking, interviewing, research, writing, and audio production that are crucial for college and career readiness.

WHERE: 25 W 53 St, New York, NY 10019 

WHEN: July - August 2024

DEADLINE TO APPLY: 04/16/2024

HOW:  https://nyhistory.wufoo.com/forms/q1086j4y0pq5zau/