Summer Internships in Sustainability
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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Summer Internship Program
Spend your summer exploring the growing field of sustainability, gaining new skills, and expanding your professional network through the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Summer Internship Program. Internships are paid and open to undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford.
Summer 2025 Internship Opportunities
Check back frequently, as this list will continue to be updated with opportunities as they are added. You will need a Handshake account to access internship role links.
| Company | Internship description | Eligibility | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Power | A Government Relations Intern role in Phoenix, AZ, supporting the monitoring of policy and regulatory changes impacting the energy industry. | Undergraduate and graduate students | Rolling until April 30, 2025 |
| GridCARE | A Data Science & AI Intern role in SF Bay Area, supporting the development and evaluation of AI products in the energy and land use space through data preparation, product testing, and qualitative research on local government and infrastructure. This role may be eligible for supplementary compensation through Stanford Eco-SIP. | Undergraduate and graduate students | Closed |
| Factor E Ventures | An Investment Intern role in Fort Collins, CO, focusing on integrating AI technologies into early-stage impact investing processes (deal sourcing, diligence, and portfolio management) and gaining hands-on experience in venture capital across emerging markets. | Undergraduate and graduate students | Closed |
| COI Energy | An Energy Behavior Analyst Intern role supporting data-driven energy efficiency initiatives by analyzing usage patterns, identifying behavioral factors influencing consumption, contributing to predictive models, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop insights and recommendations for optimizing energy usage. This role is fully remote within the United States. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| TDK Ventures | Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on deep-dives in the investment process for world-changing technologies and solutions | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Lygos | Intern role in SF Bay Area, researching and building go-to-market strategies at a sustainable specialty chemical company | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Watershed | Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on strategic projects on the Climate Advisory & Services (CAS) team at an enterprise sustainability platform that delivers audit-ready sustainability data | Graduate Students | Closed |
| AmHyTech | Intern role in Detroit, MI, researching and developing an advanced ammonia storage and transportation system at a company building a commercially feasible Ammonia Electrolyzer. This role may be eligible for supplementary compensation through Stanford Eco-SIP. | Graduate Students | Closed |
| Energy Innovation Capital | Intern role in SF Bay Area, in energy venture capital, assessing markets, screening opportunities, supporting due diligence, and helping advance transformative energy technologies. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Elexity | Intern role in Portland, OR, working on energy analytics projects, gaining hands-on experience in market mapping, economic analysis, and renewable energy systems while contributing to the strategy and performance of cutting-edge energy management solutions. | Undergraduate Students | Closed |
| Siemens Energy | Intern role in Orlando, FL, supporting a technical team, focusing on innovative energy solutions like decarbonization and green fuel, while researching customer needs, assisting business planning, and benefiting from professional development and mentorship opportunities. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Siemens Energy | Intern role in Orlando, FL, supporting data collection, analysis, and reporting, utilizing software tools to generate insights, managing workflows within data systems, enhancing processes, and collaborating on vendor hiring and bid package development. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Siemens Energy | Intern role in Orlando, FL, supporting lifing design development for gas turbine components through analysis, modeling, and structural assessments to improve reliability and efficiency. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Reciprocal Studio | Intern role in SF Bay Area, supporting strategic research, evaluation, and engagement efforts in environmental innovation and the bioeconomy for scalability, impact, and investment readiness. This role may be eligible for supplementary compensation through Stanford Eco-SIP. | Graduate Students | Closed |
| Pegasus Capital Advisors | Intern role in London, UK, conducting financial analysis and supporting portfolio management for sustainability-focused private equity investments addressing climate and ocean challenges. | Undergraduate Students | Closed |
| Pegasus Capital Advisors | Intern role in London, UK, assisting with ESG strategy development, sustainability reporting, and impact assessments, while collaborating with global organizations on climate adaptation and marine conservation. | Undergraduate Students | Closed |
| Tyba Energy | Intern role in SF Bay Area, supporting data integration, algorithm analysis, visualization at a company developing a modeling platform for energy companies involved in the development, financing, and operation of renewable energy infrastructure. | Undergraduate Students | Closed |
| Found Energy | Executive Operations Intern role in Boston, MA, working on organizing and executing the next fundraising effort at a clean energy delivery platform company | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Found Energy | Business Development Intern role in Boston, MA, working on commercial adoption efforts at a clean energy delivery platform company. This role may be eligible for supplementary compensation through Stanford Eco-SIP. | MBA Students | Closed |
| Rondo Energy | Test Engineer Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on testing and validating innovative thermal technologies at a company that creates Heat Batteries | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Rondo Energy | Thermal Engineering Intern in SF Bay Area, working on the development and thermal analysis of Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) systems at a company that creates Heat Batteries | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Piq Energy | Intern role in SF Bay Area, focused on software development and data science at a company that automates power grid simulations | Graduate Students | Closed |
| Aquarius | Intern role at Stanford, exploring market opportunities at a low-energy nuclear reaction company | Undergraduate Students | Closed |
| esVolta | Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) operations at an energy storage company | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| SCAPE | Intern role in New York City, developing a Climate Action Plan at a landscape architecture firm | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Mitra Chem | Strategic Finance & Analytics Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on financial planning and analysis at a machine learning and battery development company. This role may be eligible for supplementary compensation through Stanford Eco-SIP. | MBA Students | Closed |
| Terawatt | Product Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on product development and roadmapping at an EV charging solutions company | Undergraduate Students | Closed |
| Jacobs | Global Sustainability & Climate Response Solutions Intern role in Boston, MA, working on project management at a sustainability consulting company | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Carba | Carbon Strategy Intern role in Minneapolis, MN, focused on expanding carbon dioxide removal company’s MRV methodology and credit certification process | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| GigaClimate | Sustainability Intern role in SF Bay Area, developing the sustainability and technology roadmap for a commercialization lab for gigatonne (GT) scale climate companies | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Ramboll | Sustainability/Climate Intern role in SF Bay Area, working on sustainability and decarbonization analyses at a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Energy350 | Summer Intern role in Portland, OR, working on business projects surrounding energy efficiency at an energy efficiency consulting firm | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| GE Vernova | Intern role in Washington, DC, developing the 10-year ESG strategy and roadmap for a sustainable energy company | Graduate Students | Closed |
| DG Matrix | Business Development & Strategy Intern role in Raleigh, NC, working on market entry and growth strategies at a power conversion and energy management company. This role may be eligible for supplementary compensation through Stanford Eco-SIP. | Graduate Students | Closed |
| Agratas - Tata | Intern role in Mumbai, India, building an AI model that can predict organizational sustainability at a sustainable global battery business within the Tata Group | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited | Corporate Strategy/Sustainability intern role in Mumbai, India, working on Assessment of Second-Life Opportunities for Electric Vehicle Batteries at Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Motors Limited | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Closed |
| Auckland FC | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, looking at sustainable best practices across Auckland FC (a professional soccer team) and its new stadium. | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
| Tracksuit | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, exploring the impact of sustainability messaging on brand health at a New Zealand brand tracking company | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
| Ternary | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, researching energy supply chains and carbon reduction benchmarking at a novel liquid electricity solution company in New Zealand | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
| Halter | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, working on data modelling at a New Zealand agri-tech company that remotely monitors cows behavior and health via wearable collars | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
| Tātaki Auckland Unlimited | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, working on community energy sharing and scoping of new ‘challenges’ for energy, food and fibre at a NZ council-controlled organisation for Auckland’s regional economic development | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
| Vector | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, researching policy and regulatory frameworks at energy distribution companies worldwide and creating best practices for a New Zealand electricity distribution company | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
| Mushroom Material | Intern role in Auckland, NZ, working on go-to-market, commercialisation, and life cycle analysis at a mycelium mushroom-based material company in New Zealand | Undergraduate Students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Closed |
Summer 2024 interns worked with esVolta, Fifth Wall, Mitra Chem, Ørsted Innovation, and Sierra Club.
Have questions about the program? Read Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Summer Internship Program FAQs.
“In confronting these challenges daily, the internship brought to life concepts that I had learned in the classroom on electrochemistry in energy storage, decarbonization policies, and business strategy.”
– Benedict Chen, E-IPER MBA-MS ’25, Summer 2024 Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Internship Program participant
Additional sustainability fellowships and internships through our school and partners at Stanford
Environment and Policy Internships (EPIC)
Paid summer fellowships that provide undergraduates with a hands-on introduction to environmental policy work, offered by the Stanford Woods Institute in collaboration with the Haas Center for Public Service and Stanford in Government.
Learn about EPICStanford Energy Shultz Fellowships
Paid, energy-related public service fellowships during the summer for undergraduate and graduate students in California, Colorado, Utah, and Hawaii, offered through a partnership between Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, Bill Lane Center for the American West, Haas Center for Public Service, and Stanford in Government.
Learn about Shultz FellowshipsTomKat Center Energy Impact Summer Fellowships
Opportunities for undergraduate students to work on a sustainable energy project with significant social impact, offered by the TomKat Center in conjunction with the Haas Center for Public Service.
Learn about the Energy Impact Summer FellowshipsSustainable Stanford Internship
Opportunities for full-time students to gain experience implementing programs that influence on-campus sustainability, offered through the Office of Sustainability.
Learn about the Sustainable Stanford InternshipSchneider Sustainable Energy Fellowships
Opportunity for students work at leading U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the sustainable energy field either over the summer or for one year, offered by the Haas Center for Public Service.
Learn about the Schneider FellowshipsEcopreneurial Summer Internship Program (Eco-SIP) and Ecopreneurial Summer Innovation Sprint (Eco-Sprint)
Summer opportunities for graduate students to intern at an early-stage, environmental sustainability-focused company or evaluate a sustainability-focused venture idea, offered in collaboration between Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and the Doerr School of Sustainability.
Learn about Eco-SIP and Eco-Sprint
Stanford internship resources
Have questions? Check out the program FAQ page or email sustainjobs@stanford.edu.