Want to gain a competitive edge in your future career? Internships can help you develop valuable job skills, gain practical work experience, and explore potential career paths—all while learning in a real-world environment. We encourage students in the Materials Science and Technology program to seek internships with our industry partners and other employers in the field.
Get Help Finding Internships
The University of Oregon Career Center provides career and job search assistance, offers strategies for choosing a career, and helps connect students with local and global internship opportunities. Students participating in internships can earn up to 12 upper-division credits in a 10-week term.
GlobalWorks International Internships
GlobalWorks International Internships, administered by Global Education Oregon (GEO), offers material sciences internship opportunities in a wide variety of career fields and locations around the world
Internship opportunities are highly customizable, and we guarantee placement in your preferred career field and location. Students earn up to twelve (12) UO credits as well as life-changing work experience in a different culture.
Please email globalworks@uoregon.edu to discuss your options.
Attend a Career Fair
Career, internship and job fairs occur throughout the academic year. Stop by to discover opportunities within your area of interest.
Experiential Learning Scholarships
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences can apply for funding to support them in pursuing experiential learning opportunities. These scholarships provide up to $5,000 in financial support to assist students in completing an unpaid internship, research opportunity, or service-learning experience of at least eight weeks duration.