Micro-Internships

Faculty and Staff

The Graduate School invites University units to apply to host a paid Graduate Student Micro-Internship during the 2026-2027 Academic Year — a high-impact opportunity that supports your department’s goals while developing the next generation of professionals.

About the Program

Through the Micro-Internship Program, full-time staff can propose short-term, project-based roles that allow graduate students to apply their academic training in meaningful ways. In turn, your unit gains focused support, fresh perspectives, and measurable results, with your intern’s compensation provided by The Graduate School.

Micro-internships are designed to be completed within one semester and focus on meaningful, skill-based projects. Projects may include data analysis, web or content development, communication campaigns, event planning, or other initiatives that help move your unit forward. All Divisions, Offices, and Units are welcome to apply to host a graduate student intern.

Why Apply

• Gain a skilled graduate intern to advance a strategic or priority project
• Strengthen your team’s capacity without adding permanent workload
• Support student career development and foster campus-wide collaboration
• Graduate student interns receive up to $5,000 in funding per approved project

How to Apply

• Please check back soon for application instructions

Program Impact

By participating in the Micro-Internship Program, your unit invests in both campus innovation and student success. These projects create meaningful connections between learning and professional experience — a true win-win for our graduate students and the departments that support them.

Thank you for helping us provide hands-on opportunities that prepare our Red Hawks for what’s next. We look forward to your proposal!

Students

Looking to gain hands-on experience, build new skills, expand your professional network, and strengthen your resume — all in a short-term, flexible format? The Graduate School’s Micro-Internship Program connects graduate students with paid, project-based opportunities across campus.

Current Micro-Internship Opportunities

Applications for the Spring 2026 cycle are now closed. Please check back for future opportunities.

What Are Micro-Internships?

Micro-Internships are short-term, structured projects that allow you to apply what you’re learning in your graduate program to real work happening in University offices and units. Each opportunity is designed to support your academic and professional goals while fitting into your graduate schedule.

Why Apply?

• Short-term commitment with meaningful, real-world impact
• Skill-building experience you can add to your resume or CV
• Opportunities to collaborate with campus partners and grow your network
• A chance to explore career interests through a fixed-term, applied project

Requirements

To be eligible for The Graduate School’s Micro-Internship Program, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• You must be a current graduate student at Montclair State University
• You cannot currently be a Graduate Assistant
• You cannot be working more than 20 hours per week total when combining a micro-internship with any other student employment
• You must use your Montclair email address to apply through the linked forms
• Program preferences listed on each micro-internship posting are not required to apply, however, meeting those preferences may strengthen your application and increase your eligibility for that role