SLI Internships

STEM Internship Opportunities & Resources

The Science Learning Institute connects STEM students with resources to apply for and prepare for internships and also runs our own summer internship program. Scholarships are provided for students through the Financial Aid office.

Scholarships provide students with opportunities to attend college, advance their knowledge and skills for workforce preparedness, and help them prepare for both academic opportunities and financial challenges after transfer.

Internships benefit partners as well as students - read what one of our partners, the UCSF Rosenman Institute has to say about our partnership. 

In the past, SLI has run two cycles of internships - one during the winter quarter and one during the summer. Moving forward from the 2024 school year, there will be no more winter internships because of limited staff capacity. The hope is to bring these back in the future.

The next SLI internship cycle will be summer 2025. 

Summer Internships

Internship Application Resources

SLI is working on building a Canvas shell and a workshop series on finding, applying to, and preparing for STEM internships. We are hoping to launch these resources in the 2024-25 school year, so stay tuned!

Foothill Workforce Development

The Foothill Workforce Development department has resources and hosts the ITRN (internship) course that is required for most SLI internships. Check out their webpage for more information.

Foothill Handshake

Handshake is an online environment for looking for jobs and internships as well as other types of career-development opportunities. Foothill has its own Handshake environment where you can create your own profile and connect with other students and employers.

Activate your account now!

Go to MyPortal.

Look for the Handshake App and log in. If you have not set up an account already, you will be directed to do that, and then you will need to wait (usually not more than a day) for adminstrator approval.

Foothill Gladeo

Gladeo is a tech platform for career exploration and development. Foothill has its own customized Gladeo platform for you to do such things as take a career quiz, watch videos profiling Foothill students in different fields and career paths, explore different career maps, and more.

Go to https://foothill.gladeo.org/ to start exploring.

For Potential Host Partners

We are always looking for more work-based learning opportunities for our students. If you are a company, organization, or institution looking to connect and provide internship placements for Foothill College students, please contact us!