Internships

Get out of the classroom and into the community! Internships help students immerse in Spanish culture, make life-long connections, and gain invaluable hands-on professional experience.

Academic Internships

Students in the NYU Madrid Academic Internship Program learn about Spanish culture and professional life through internship placements in a wide range of industries. This for-credit program includes two components:

Guaranteed (minimum 16hr/week) internship placement
Participation in the Internship Seminar and Fieldwork course

In order to enroll in this program, students must participate in a competitive application process. Successful applicants are typically adaptable, flexible, goal-oriented, and open-minded.

Students are required to have Spanish language proficiency of at least Intermediate Spanish II in key competencies (listening, reading, writing and speaking). Without this minimum proficiency, students are not eligible to participate in the internship program.

While there is no cost to participate in the Academic Internship Program, students that participate are subject to a financial penalty should they withdraw from the program.

All questions may be directed to global.internships@nyu.edu.

To apply to the NYU Madrid Academic Internship Program, you must first submit a study application. Visit the NYU Study Abroad "Apply" page for more information. You will be prompted to upload a personal statement, resume, and other documents as part of your online internship application.

Internship Placements

NYU has partnered with EUSA, a non-profit organization, to identify custom placements for students in the academic internship program. Unlike a traditional internship search, where students as job seekers are applying directly to organizations and weighing opportunities, EUSA conducts this entire process on participants' behalf. EUSA weighs opportunities based on students' academic and professional goals, resulting in one placement.

Please watch this short video to better understand the placement process:

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Internship opportunities vary semester by semester; therefore, no specific placement list is available. Placement opportunities reflect trends in the context of the Spanish job market. Some sample placement industries include: Advertising, Arts, Business, Film and TV, Hospitality, Journalism, Law, Marketing, Politics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Sociology, Public Relations, and Theater. If you do not see your industry of interest or have questions, email global.internships@nyu.edu.

Experiential Learning Seminar Course

Experiential Learning Seminar - NODEP-UA 9XXX or INDIV-UG 9XXX - 4 Credits

Enrollment by permission only. Application required.

The seminar portion of the course explores many different aspects of your internship site. The goal is to finish the semester with an in-depth understanding of the company or organization, including its approach, its policies, and the context in which it operates. We will also discuss more generally the state of the contemporary workplace and ourselves as workers. Finally, you will use the seminar to reflect critically and analytically on the internship experience and as a way to refine your own personal and professional goals.

Experiential Learning Seminar - Sample Syllabus

Application Instructions

Students interested in participating in the NYU Madrid Academic Internship Program for the FALL semester must submit an application by February 15 (11:59pm NY time).

Students interested in participating in the NYU Madrid Academic Internship Program for the SPRING semester must submit an application by September 15 (11:59pm NY time).

Students will be notified of admission soon after. This program is competitive, and students are encouraged to take the application process seriously.

Detailed Application Instructions

To apply, students must complete the following steps:

Have your resume reviewed by a career coach at the Wasserman Center using this Resume Review Form. Please note: Completion of this form is a required part of the application process. Review the form carefully for further instructions.
Visit the NYU Study Away Apply page for instructions on submitting an NYU Study Away Application. Following submission of your study away application, you will be prompted to complete an Internship application. The internship application requires you to answer a series of questions designed to help you think systematically about what you would like to learn and accomplish from an internship experience in Madrid, and to indicate what type of internship placements you would be most interested in. You will also be required to upload a personal statement and a resume in .pdf or .doc format.

Students must dedicate two full or four partial working days during the week (Monday to Friday) to intern. If you plan to participate in the internship program, please keep this in mind as you begin scheduling your courses.

* If you are a GLS Student, you do not need to complete this application. Contact your GLS advisor for more information about your Experiential Learning requirement.

Questions? Email: global.internships@nyu.edu.

Wasserman Center Global Internship Grant - Fall 2023

Apply for a $1,200 grant!

DEADLINE: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 at 11:59PM EST, Job ID 7805058

Pursuing an unpaid internship at a not-for-profit organization or within an industry that does not traditionally pay interns (arts, entertainment, media, nonprofit, education, etc.) this fall? Apply now for the Internship Grant! Check out our website for more information.

Non-Credit Internships

Internships in Spain require contracts called convenios. NYU cannot sign convenios for non-credit internships in Spain. All internships must be credit-bearing, including summer opportunities. NYU will only facilitate the signing of a convenio for students enrolled in the Internship Seminar and Fieldwork course at NYU Madrid, which is offered during the Fall and Spring semesters. See the above section for more information on this program. Please direct all questions to global.internships@nyu.edu.