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High School Internships in the Bay Area

Nichable lists 19 internships for high school students based in the South Bay, the Peninsula, the East Bay and San Francisco, and 14 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Education Internships

Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Internship· San Jose, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opens Nov 16, 2026 · Due Jan 8, 2027

Youth Advisory Board

San Francisco Public Library
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

MoAD Summer Apprenticeship Program

Museum of the African Diaspora
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

ArtSpeak Internship

Asian Art Museum
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

SF YouthWorks

City and County of San Francisco
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Livermore, CA
DeadlineRolling
Internship· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program

California Academy of Sciences
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opens Feb 1, 2027
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opens Mar 1, 2027

Climate Careers Energy Specialist

Rising Sun Center for Opportunity
Internship· Paid· Central California, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· Albuquerque, NM + 1 more
Opening soon
Internship· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

High School Internship Program

Lockheed Martin Space
Internship· Denver, CO + 5 more
DeadlineJan 3, 2027
Internship· Paid· Alameda, CA
Opening soon

YAFTP Teen Council

Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Internship· Paid· Novato, CA
Opening soon

Tech Internship

Enterprise for Youth
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Los Gatos, CA
DeadlineRolling

Experiences in Research (EinR)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Internship· Paid· Berkeley, CA
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid internships for high school students in the Bay Area?

Yes. 14 of the 19 internships listed in the Bay Area pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to internships in the Bay Area?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.