Many organizations are interested in recruiting students from diverse backgrounds and cultural experiences. Below you can find a list of companies who have programs specifically targeted for certain populations. It is important to note that this is not exhaustive of all opportunities out there. You can also search for other opportunities by using key words in your job/internship/fellowship search. You can try searching your identity markers (e.g. race/ethnicity, gender, etc.). In addition, Identity specific programs will often contain the terms/phrases “people of color/LGBTQ+/people with disabilites strongly encouraged”, “diversity”, “underrepresented”, “minority”.
| Program | Industry | Targeted Population |
| AAAS – Entry Point | STEM | Full-time undergraduate & graduate students · People with Disabilities |
| AAPD Summer Internship Program | Various | Undergraduates, Graduate students, Recent Alumni · People with Disabilities |
| APS/IBM Research Internship for Underrepresented Minorities | STEM | Sophomore/Junior · African American, Hispanic, or Native American |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science – Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship | STEM | Minority Students |
| American Bar Foundation – Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship | Law | Sophomore/Juniors · economic background, religious affiliation, race, ethnicity, disability, military experience, sexual orientation, and/or gender expression/identity, first generation college students |
| American Indian Law Center – Pre-Law Summer Institute | Law | American Indian or Alaska Native · plans to attend law school in the fall after attending the program |
| Bain BEL (Building Entrepreneurial Leadership) Program | Consulting | Sophomores: Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American |
| Barclays Diversity Sophomore Springboard Program | Finance | Sophomores · Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, LGBTQAI, Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Women |
| BCG Growing Future Leaders Program | Consulting | Current Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/Alaska Native sophomore at US university, expecting to graduate in 2024 |
| Blackstone Diverse Leaders Program | Finance | Sophomores · underrepresented minorities |
| BlackRock Find Your Future Forum | Finance | Sophomores who self-identify as female, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American, LGBTQ+ and/or disabled |
| BRAG Internship Program | Retail | Sophomores/Juniors · Students of Color |
| The Broad Diversity Apprenticeship Program | Art | African American, Latinx, Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, women, those who have been formerly incarcerated, and foster youth |
| Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program | Government | Sophomore/Junior/Senior · Underrepresented Minorities |
| The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Government | Black Students |
| The CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program | Media | Underrepresented minorities |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute- Congressional Internship Program | Government | Hispanic/Latinx · DACA |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute- Public Policy Fellowship | Public Policy | Senior/Recent Alumni · Hispanic/Latinx · DACA |
| Deloitte Discovery Internship | Accounting | Sophomore · Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or two or more races, and/or women |
| Deloitte Pioneer Internship | Accounting | First-Year · Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or two or more races, and/or women |
| Diverso – Black Writers in Focus | Fine Arts/Performing Arts | Black Student Writers |
| Emma Bowen Fellows Program | Media | Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Multi-Racial |
| Explore Microsoft Internship Program | Comp Sci/Tech | First-Year & Sophomore · Women, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Veterans and individuals with disabilities |
| Discover EY | Accounting | First-Year & Sophomore · Black, Hispanic or Native American |
| Facebook University | Technology | Historically underrepresented in field |
| Federal Diversity Internship Initiative | Government | Students of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans |
| Film Independent – Project Involve | Media/Entertainment | Communities underrepresented in film |
| FTI Consulting – Future Leaders Internship | Consulting | Rising sophomore/junior · Women or historically underrepresented in consulting |
| The Fortis Fellowship | Government | Sophomore · FGLI |
| Four Directions Summer Research Program | Medicine | Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors · Native American/Alaska Native |
| Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship | Arts | African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific Islander descent |
| Goldman Sachs – Undergrad Possibilities Summits | Finance | Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Students with Disabilities, LGBTQ+, Women, Veterans |
| Google BOLD Internship Program | STEM | Rising Seniors · Black, Hispanic, Native American, students with disabilities, and veterans |
| GWU – Native American Political Leadership Program | Government | Undergraduates & Graduates · American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian |
| HBOAccess Directing Fellowship | Media/Film | 21 up directors ·Asian, Black, LatinX, Native American or Indigenous, Middle Eastern,Women, Non-binary, Transgender |
| Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities – National Internship Program | Various | Hispanic/Latinx |
| INROADS | Various | Students of Color |
| JP Morgan Chase Advancing Black Leaders Summit | Finance | Sophomore/Junior · Black |
| JP Morgan Chase Advancing Black Women Leaders Summit | Finance | Sophomore/Junior · Black women |
| JP Morgan Chase Latinx Summit | Finance | Sophomore/Junior · Latinx |
| JP Morgan Launching Leaders Undergrad Program | Finance | Sophomore/Junior · Black, Hispanic and Native American |
| Lime Connect Fellowship | Various | Rising Junior · Students with Disabilities |
| Management Leadership for Tomorrow | Business | Sophomore/Junior · Black, Latinx, or Native American |
| McKinsey Sophomore Diversity | Consulting | Sophomore · Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, and/or part of Indigenous groups in North America |
| Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship | Academia | Sophomore/Junior · Underrepresented minority students and others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities |
| MLB Diversity Fellowship Program | Sports | Recent graduates (Bachelors/Masters) · People of Color and Women |
| Morgan Stanley Richard B. Fisher Scholarship Program | Finance | Sophomore/Junior · Black, Hispanic, Native American, and LGBT+ |
| The Multicultural Advertising Intern Program | Advertising | Asian/Asian-American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Black/African-American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Multiracial or Multiethnic (e.g./ Hispanic and Black) |
| NAIC Paradigm Changers Summer Program at The Robert Toigo Foundation | Finance |
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| NASCAR Diversity Internship Program | Sports | Sophomore/Junior/Senior · Black/African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
| Out 4 Undergrad | Business/Engineering/Tech/Marketing | Undergraduates · LGBTQ+ |
| Penn Office of Investments Diversity Leadership Program | Finance | Sophomores underrepresented in investment management field |
| PJT Partners Diversity Insight Program | Finance | Sophomores · Black/African American |
| PJT Partners – Women’s Insight Program | Finance | Sophomores · Women |
| PwC Start Internship | Accounting | Sophomore/Rising Junior · Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or two or more races, Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) | Business | Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors · Black, Latinx, Native American · International Black & Latinx students with F-1 visas and OPT or CPT are eligible |
| Smithsonian Diversity Awards Program | Arts | Students of Color |
| T. Howard Foundation’s Diversity in Media Internship Program | Media | Sophomore/Junior/Senior/Graduate Student · Underrepresented groups and underserved communities in the media and entertainment industry |
| Summer Undergraduate Minority Research Program (SUMR) | Health | Sophomore, Juniors, and seniors- (Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander) and first generation college students |
| Twitter Academy | Technology | Sophomore · Black, Hispanic/Latinx and/or Native American |
| UBS Sophomore Diversity Program | Finance | Sophomore · African-American, Hispanic, Native American |
| Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Internship | Government | American Indian and Alaska Native |
| University of Michigan – Future Public Health Leaders Program | Public Health | Undergraduates/Recent Grads · African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, persons with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged individuals |
