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Build Your Own Internship - Location of Your Choice
Not seeing an internship for you below? If you have a very specific internship placement in mind or are looking through our program list and not seeing your location of choice, you still have options! You can “ Build Your Own Internship ,” where you research and secure your own internship while working with the GEO office to receive relevant academic credit. Students are responsible for finding this internship, housing, and travel arrangements independently, which is what differs from the existing internship placement programs that GEO offers. All students will be charged in-state tuition for this program and receive a guaranteed $250-$1000 scholarship.
Bangkok, Thailand with World Endeavors
Finance Internship — Bangkok, Thailand
Join an organization in Thailand specializing in accounting, taxation, and related business activities across diverse industries. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, accounting, or business.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Coordinating and providing feedback on client queries
- Assisting with accounting tasks and corporate tax consulting
- Collaborating with supervisors to align assignments with your skills and interests
- Supporting broader business operations across client industries
Buenos Aires, Argentina with Road2Argentina
Venture Capital Firm Internship
Cygnus is a venture capital firm with the mission to foster innovation and talent from Latin America to the world, by investing in early-stage equity of disruptive startups and scale-up companies. They provide entrepreneurs with early-stage funding and access to its network of entrepreneurs and co-working space in return for a stake in the recipient company. The team members have founded several startups and run successful businesses, as well as helped many tech companies grow.
Bitcoin Internship
Bitcoin Argentina is an NGO that promotes, since 2013, the understanding and exploitation of the technological potential represented by Blockchain and Bitcoin within Argentina and throughout Latin America. The organization has advised many political and financial entities and made more than 50 presentations. They organized a Hackathon and several members act as referents of the potential of this technology.
Cape Town, South Africa with World Endeavors
Microfinance Internship — Cape Town, South Africa
Gain an understanding of economic models that extend small loans, financial services, and skills training to underserved demographics. This placement suits students interested in finance/economics, social entrepreneurship, or NGO/nonprofit.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Learning about microloan structures and financial service delivery
- Supporting research on underserved demographic needs
- Assisting with skills training program coordination
- Contributing to reporting on program impact
- Gaining exposure to community-focused economic empowerment models
Dublin, Ireland with World Endeavors
Economics Internship — Dublin, Ireland
Conduct in-depth research on the European Hydrogen Market, analyzing technical, regulatory, and financial frameworks in collaboration with energy companies. This placement suits students interested in finance/economics, engineering, or environmentalism, and sustainability.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Researching technical, regulatory, and financial aspects of the hydrogen market
- Engaging with industry stakeholders and building relationships
- Synthesizing findings into reports with recommendations
- Monitoring emerging trends in hydrogen technologies and policies
- Supporting collaboration with energy sector partners
Finance Internship — Dublin, Ireland
Contribute to developing solutions that empower mortgage brokers, lenders, and life insurance companies at a fast-growing company. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, business, or IT/computing.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Understanding business processes and translating them into technical solutions
- Identifying areas of inefficiency and recommending solutions
- Participating in project planning and management
- Performing data analysis and creating reports to communicate findings
- Developing content for website and social media channels
Finance Research Internship — Dublin, Ireland
Shadow an Associate Professor and a research affiliate, supporting a research project on central bankers' speeches on climate issues. This placement suits students interested in finance, environmentalism and sustainability, or government/policy.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Updating a comprehensive database of central bankers' speeches on climate issues
- Collecting and analyzing relevant data
- Updating and supporting the project's empirical analysis
- Assisting with broader research tasks alongside the research team
- Gaining exposure to academic research methods in economics and finance
Finance Internship in Taxation & Accounts — Dublin, Ireland
Support tailored tax solutions for small and medium businesses at a firm focused on compliance, personalized service, and minimizing liability. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, accounting, or business.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting taxation and accounts preparation for small and medium businesses
- Assisting with compliance-related tasks and documentation
- Helping ensure accuracy and transparency in client financial records
- Contributing to personalized, client-focused tax solutions
- Gaining hands-on experience in professional tax and accounting practices
London, UK with Anglo Educational Services
Investment Banking Internship
A finance-based internship with an investment banking consultancy for privately owned businesses. Interns can expect to get involved with calculating capital, creating financial structures and solving calculations as well as attending business breakfasts with clients.
Consultancy Internship
An economics-based internship with a consultancy specializing in economic regulation, competition policy, and the application of economics to public and business policy issues. The intern can expect to get involved with desk research, stakeholder interviews, and writing proposals.
Madrid, Spain with World Endeavors
Finance & Economics Internship in Commercial Real Estate Sector — Madrid, Spain
Join a leading real estate developer and pioneer of purpose-built student accommodation and flex-living spaces across major Spanish university markets, applying macroeconomic and corporate finance frameworks to analyze market trends and revenue pipelines. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, or real estate.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Conducting macroeconomic and localized market research on competitor trends and demand patterns
- Maintaining sales, booking, and revenue tracking models to evaluate pipeline performance
- Auditing the reservation life cycle and analyzing historical pricing patterns
- Compiling data-driven recommendations to reduce revenue loss during high-demand periods
- Building financial modeling skills applied to a commercial real estate context
Prague, Czech Republic with World Endeavors
Economic Research Internship — Prague, Czech Republic
Immerse yourself in economic research and market analysis, focusing on sectors such as socioeconomics and the agri-food industry. This placement suits students interested in finance/economics, agriculture and ecology, or business.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Processing economic data and conducting market analyses
- Contributing to research on socio-economic trends and the agri-food sector
- Assisting with the preparation of financial documents and reports
- Supporting administrative tasks to ensure efficient finance operations
- Gaining exposure to economic research methods and sector analysis
Seoul, South Korea with CRCC Asia
Start-Up Internship
Intern at fintech startup whose product provides an automatic order managing system (OMS) and easy payment to fashion businesses in South Korea. Duties may include supporting the business strategy team with research on foreign examples and cases, conducting site visits, meeting our clients, effectively engaging with other teams, and support day-to-day tasks to ensure overall performances.
Finance Management Software Internship
Intern at a company offering personal finance management software that can analyze and manage the user's consumption and lifestyle. Expenditure is automatically recorded, analyzed and presented in infographic form, providing feedback backed by consumer sentiment experts as well as statistical data related to consumption. Duties may include supporting C-leadership with operational execution and product development, assisting with customer relationship as well as product development and quality maintenance, and effectively engaging with business and technical teams.
Sydney, Australia with World Endeavors
Boutique Investment Internship — Sydney, Australia
Support a boutique fund manager investing in prime credit sourced from marketplace lending platforms in the US and Australia. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, business, or accounting.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting research and analysis on marketplace lending platforms
- Assisting with credit and investment data tracking
- Contributing to reporting on fund performance
- Supporting administrative tasks related to fund operations
- Gaining exposure to prime credit investing across international markets
Investment Banking Internship — Sydney, Australia
Join a diversified financial services business covering property, car, equipment, and personal finance. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, business, or accounting.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting analysis across property, car, equipment, and personal finance products
- Assisting with client applications and documentation
- Contributing to reporting and data tracking
- Supporting administrative tasks within the finance team
Financial Management Internship — Sydney, Australia
Support client portfolio and advisory work at a financial planning company offering superannuation, investment, and insurance advice. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, business, or accounting.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting client portfolio management and reporting
- Assisting with research on superannuation, investment, and insurance products
- Contributing to the preparation of advisory materials
- Gaining exposure to client advisory work in financial services
Financial Services Internship — Sydney, Australia
Support mortgage and equipment-finance applications in a diversified financial services business. This placement suits students interested in finance, economics, business, or accounting.
Tasks and responsibilities may include:
- Supporting mortgage and equipment-finance application processes
- Assisting with client documentation and data entry
- Contributing to reporting and application tracking
- Supporting administrative tasks within the finance team
- Gaining exposure to diversified financial services operations
- Hospitality Management/Travel Industry
Tokyo, Japan with CRCC Asia
Venture Capital Internship
Intern at a venture capital firm focused on investing and providing business and financial support to seed stage companies. This company works under the motto “Entrepreneur First” and values its core relationships with clients and seeks reciprocal development between entrepreneurs. Duties may include researching market trends, take meeting minutes and support clients, and continuous critical thinking.
Advisory Firm Internship
Intern at a full-service M&A advisory firm focused on providing first-class services to assist our clients in realizing strategic growth and long-term value creation. Duties may include conducting market/company research, prepare marketing materials, and work on financial models.