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01MLT (Management Leadership for Tomorrow) · Career nonprofit

Class of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career programFor: Students with inequitable access to career resources
See postingDue Jan 15

02Citadel · Investment firm

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career program
New York, NYDue Mar 5

03Hudson River Trading · Trading firm

Class of 2029· sophomoreInternshipFor: Underrepresented students (Women in Trading & Technology)
New York, NYOpen now

04IMC Trading · Trading firm

Class of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career program
Chicago, ILOpen now

05Optiver · Trading firm

Class of 2029· sophomoreInternship
Chicago, ILOpen now

06Rewriting the Code (RTC) · Tech community nonprofit

Class of 2030· freshmanEarly-career programFor: Women in tech
RemoteOpen now

07Susquehanna · Trading firm

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreResearch
Dublin, IrelandOpen now

08Bank of America · Bank

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career programFor: Black, Hispanic/Latino & Native American students
See postingOpen now

09BNY · Financial services

Class of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career program

Not accepting yet. Registration opens January 11, 2027

See postingOpens Jan 11

10Capital One · Bank and credit cards

Class of 2029· sophomoreInternship

Not accepting yet. Usually opens December–January

See postingNot open yet

11Capital One · Bank and credit cards

Class of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career program

Not accepting yet. Sessions run in May, August, and January; email TechEE@capitalone.com to register interest

See postingNot open yet

12Citadel · Investment firm

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career program

Not accepting yet. 2027 dates not announced yet

See postingNot open yet

13Electronic Arts · Video games

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career programFor: Underrepresented students in STEM

Not accepting yet. 2027 dates not announced yet

See postingNot open yet

14JP Morgan Chase · Bank

Class of 2029· sophomoreFellowshipEncourages Black, Hispanic & Latino students

Not accepting yet. Usually opens mid-November and closes mid-January

See postingNot open yet

15LinkedIn · Professional social network

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreInternship

Not accepting yet. Usually opens in late November for about 2 weeks

See postingNot open yet

16Microsoft · Software and cloud

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career program

Not accepting yet. Usually opens between August and November; closes early once full

See postingNot open yet

17NVIDIA · Chips and AI

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career programFor: Historically underrepresented communities

Not accepting yet. Usually opens around October for about 2 weeks

See postingNot open yet

18Uber · Rides and delivery

Class of 2030· freshmanClass of 2029· sophomoreEarly-career programEncourages underrepresented students

Not accepting yet. Usually open September–December

See postingNot open yet