Summer internships in sustainability
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 | Open to | Apply by |
| Auckland FC | Intern role looking at sustainable best practices across the football club and its new stadium at Auckland FC, a New Zealand professional soccer team | Undergraduate students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Tracksuit | Intern role exploring the impact of sustainability messaging on brand health at a New Zealand brand tracking company | Undergraduate students as of Fall Quarter 2025 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Ternary | Sustainability Intern role 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 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Halter | Intern role 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 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Tātaki Auckland Unlimited | Intern role 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 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Vector | Intern role 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 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Mushroom Material | Intern role 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 | Jan. 31, 2025 |
| Found Energy | Executive Operations Intern role working on organizing and executing the next fundraising effort at a clean energy delivery platform company | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Found Energy | Business Development Intern role working on commercial adoption efforts at a clean energy delivery platform company | MBA students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Rondo | Test Engineer Intern role working on testing and validating innovative thermal technologies at a company that creates Heat Batteries | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Rondo | Thermal Engineering Intern working on the development and thermal analysis of Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) systems at a company that creates Heat Batteries | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Piq | Intern role focused on software development and data science at a company that automates power grid simulations | Graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Aquarius | Intern role exploring market opportunities at a low-energy nuclear reaction company | Undergraduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| esVolta | Intern role working on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) operations at an energy storage company | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| SCAPE | Intern role developing a Climate Action Plan at a landscape architecture firm | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Mitra Chem | Strategic Finance & Analytics Intern role working on financial planning and analysis at a machine learning and battery development company | MBA students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Terawatt | Product Intern role working on product development and roadmapping at an EV charging solutions company | Undergraduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Jacobs | Global Sustainability & Climate Response Solutions Intern role working on project management at a sustainability consulting company | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Carba | Carbon Strategy Intern role focused on expanding carbon dioxide removal company’s MRV methodology and credit certification process | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| GigaClimate (stanford email required to view) | Sustainability Intern role developing the sustainability and technology roadmap for a commercialization lab for gigatonne (GT) scale climate companies | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Ramboll | Sustainability/Climate Intern role working on sustainability and decarbonization analyses at a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company | Undergraduate students at a junior level and above and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Energy350 | Summer Intern role working on business projects surrounding energy efficiency at an energy efficiency consulting firm | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| GE Vernova | Intern role developing the 10-year ESG strategy and roadmap for a sustainable energy company | Graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| DG Matrix | Business Development & Strategy Intern role working on market entry and growth strategies at a power conversion and energy management company | Graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Agratas - Tata | Intern role building an AI model that can predict organizational sustainability at a sustainable global battery business within the Tata Group | Undergraduate and graduate students | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited | Corporate Strategy/Sustainability intern role 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 | Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Tyba Energy | Intern role 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 | Feb. 28, 2025 |
| TDK Ventures | Investment Intern role working on deep-dives in the investment process for world-changing technologies and solutions | Undergraduate and graduate students | Mar. 15, 2025 |
| Lygos | Intern role researching and building go-to-market strategies at a sustainable specialty chemical company | Undergraduate and graduate students | Mar. 15, 2025 |
| Watershed | Intern role working on strategic projects on the Climate Advisory & Services (CAS) team at an enterprise sustainability platform that delivers audit-ready sustainability data | Graduate students | Mar. 15, 2025 |
| AmHyTech | Intern role researching and developing an advanced ammonia storage and transportation system at a company building a commercially feasible Ammonia Electrolyzer | Graduate students | Mar. 15, 2025 |
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.