Applications are now open for the 2025 Internship Challenge program.
Investing in the next generation of life science professionals is at the core of our mission. The Internship Challenge enhances the talent pipeline by creating hundreds of new internship opportunities each year for college students and recent graduates interested in life sciences careers. Through an online platform, the program offers employers access to a searchable resume database to help them connect with qualified candidates from across Massachusetts. The program also enables eligible organizations to pay their interns by subsidizing wages up to $9,600 per intern (based on $20 per hour for 12 weeks).
Internships can be part- or full-time and can take place any time during the Program Year, which runs from May 1 through April 30.
Funding is available on a first-come first-served basis, and allocated only after offer requests are approved by the MLSC within the organization application.
View the Internship Challenge program’s eligibility requirements, access resources, read frequently asked questions, and start the application process.
View the Internship Challenge program’s eligibility requirements, access resources, read frequently asked questions, and start the application process.
The Internship Challenge embodies our belief in the power of experiential learning to cultivate a workforce pipeline. As the longest-running program at the MLSC, the Internship Challenge has expanded the pool of prospective employees who have practical experience, increased opportunities for mentoring, and enabled more students from across the Commonwealth to explore careers in the life sciences industry. This initiative has reached every region of our state to the benefit of a diverse pool of talented young people. The program creates new internship opportunities for college students and recent graduates by enabling small companies, of 100 employees or less, to hire paid interns.
As part of our commitment to increasing access and diversity in the life sciences workforce, the MLSC also partners with Project Onramp and the UNCF Ernest E. Just Initiative to support internship opportunities for low-income and underrepresented students.
