Isla places intrepid humanitarians, changemakers, and entrepreneurs in internships abroad with dedicated global development professionals working alongside Isla's local partner organizations, social enterprises, and other institutes around the world.

Why intern with Isla?

Share your education, skill set, work  experience, and all that you have culminated in your lifetime with one of Isla's partner organizations, institutions, or social enterprises in Africa, Europe, or Asia. ​

Enhance your academic studies and satisfy university practicum, capstone, or research project requirements, while you gain valuable global work experience in your field of study.

Broaden your global perspective! Make lifelong professional networks and personal friendships. Build your skills while helping an awesome Isla partner organization improve their activities and outcomes. ​

Give a little. Gain a lot!

Featured Internships

How It Works

Click on the following steps to learn how it works....

1. Explore the Options
Discover your Isla internship options, destinations, sectors, and career fields on our website and choose up to three internship preferences. Please note that we are always available to chat with you to guide you through the options and application process. You can choose from our list of internship possibilities or we can customize an internship just for you!  
  • For more information, contact us at info@isla-serve.org or on Skype at Isla Internships. We can also arrange a Google Meet or Zoom call.
2. the online application
  • Once you have decided on your destination and internship choice(s), complete the online application on our website and submit the $75 application fee. You will be asked to upload your university transcripts, a resume (CV), and two letters of reference. Please note that you can save your application and go back to it at any time. It's easy!​
  • ​Upon receipt of your application and fee, Isla will give you a call to learn more about you to ensure that you are placed in the best fit internship just for you.​
3. The Internship Placement 
  • An invitation to join Isla will be sent to you with a mutually agreed upon internship offer. We will also send you your Scope of Work and an internship contract.
  • Pre-departure preparations begin with lots of guidance from the Isla team.​
  • ​Intern with Isla! Improve your skills while helping your host organization improve their operations and outcomes.
4. The Isla experience
  • Your Isla internship will allow you to gain valuable international work experience, life skills, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and the confidence to help you develop personally and professionally.
  • During this time, Isla will monitor your stay to ensure that you are benefiting from your internship and host family experience. You will receive weekly sessions with your host supervisor and periodic reflection surveys from Isla.​
  • ​The beautiful part of your Isla internship is that you will improve your skills while helping your host organization improve their operations and outcomes. ​

What are Isla alumni saying?

Margaret Rice
Yale University
School of Public Health
In addition to fulfilling a summer internship requirement for my Master's degree in global health, this experience provided valuable experiences and knowledge working in a global health context in Uganda.
Jared Nunes
California Polytechnic University
Sociology Major
This Isla internship experience has allowed me to get first-hand experience in a field that is built upon working towards helping others, which drove me towards this internship in the first place. Thank you Isla and to my host organization!
Jaclyn Williamson
Colorado School of Public Health
​Colorado State University
I was mostly drawn to Uganda because I desired to work on global health issues. As an Isla intern, I gained experience in real-world applications of program development, implementation, and evaluation. I also conducted research for my Master's degree capstone project requirements.
Cody Vandergrift
Miami University of Ohio
International Studies & Psychology
Many thanks to the Isla Team for your help with my faculty-led program and internship. Without Isla we would not have been able to experience Kosovo in the way that all of us students have. I truly believe that with the help of Isla and my host family, our experiences have been elevated!
​By providing the opportunity to intern abroad, Isla opens eyes, minds, and hearts 
​to the beautiful range of humanity that exists in our world. 
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