Do impactful work and gain career-advancing skills. Learn from thoughtful mentors who care. Connect with a new culture. Build an international network.
Our in-person internship and remote internship programs are carefully planned and thoughtfully implemented. We are with you each step of the way to make sure that your professional experience is meaningful and that you are culturally immersed in Argentina and Uruguay.
Application Process and Internship Placement
1- Apply through your university
Puentes partners with select universities to offer our in-person internship and remote internship programs. Students from our below partner universities must submit all required application materials directly to your university. Please check your respective university’s program webpage to find your application deadline. Your university will notify you of the admissions decision.
Boston College: Buenos Aires / Montevideo
Education in Motion’s Live Worldwise Grant: Buenos Aires / Montevideo
Ohio State University: Buenos Aires
Princeton University: Buenos Aires / Montevideo
University of California, Berkeley: Buenos Aires
University of California, Los Angeles: Buenos Aires
University of Maryland, College Park: Buenos Aires
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Buenos Aires / Montevideo
University of Pennsylvania: Buenos Aires / Montevideo
University of Virginia: Buenos Aires
2- Speak with us and share your internship interests
As part of the application and enrollment process, you will have a one-on-one advising call with the Puentes team to tell us about yourself and your internship objectives. You will also share with us specifics about your internship preferences via the Puentes Internship Interest Form.
3- fINALIZE YOUR INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
Once all summer interns are confirmed and enrolled, Puentes will coordinate online interviews between interns and potential internship sites (companies and organizations). After the interviews, we will collect interns’ interview feedback and the internship sites’ preferences in order to confirm the internship placement for each summer intern.
We will then work with you on comprehensive pre-program preparation to ensure that you are fully prepared to dive into your Puentes experience.
2025 SUMMER PROGRAM DATES
IN-PERSON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
REMOTE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Puentes Info Sessions for Summer 2025 Programs
Join us to learn more about our internship programs in Argentina and Uruguay.
Tuesday, October 22, 3:00pm to 3:45pm ET / 12:00pm to 12:45pm PT
Thursday, November 21, 1:30pm to 2:15pm ET / 10:30am to 11:15am PT
Tuesday, December 3, 2:00pm to 2:45pm ET / 11:00am to 11:45am PT
Thursday, January 23, 12:00pm to 12:45pm ET / 9:00am to 9:45am PT
Funding Opportunities
To help fund your internship adventure, we offer Puentes Access Grants for high-achieving BIPOC and/or low-income students. We have also compiled a funding guide with potential external scholarships, grants, and scholarship databases that support global internship programs.