In order to address historical race and gender gaps in the workforce, many industries have developed diversity recruitment programs. These programs focus on attracting, preparing, and placing underrepresented students for internships or jobs in these fields.
We have listed some recruitment programs and opportunities targeted to diverse candidates, but you should also search LionSHARE for more.
DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM | INDUSTRY | POPULATION | PROGRAM RECRUITS |
STEM | Persons with disabilities |
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Various | Persons with disabilities |
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APS/IBM Research Internship for Underrepresented Minority Students | Science and Engineering | Racial minorities |
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Finance | Women and ethnically diverse sophomores | Yes | |
| Blackstone Diverse Leaders Program | Finance | Racial minorities — Sophomores | |
| Blackstone Future Women Leaders Program | Finance | Women — Sophomores | |
| The Broad Diversity Apprenticeship Program | Art | Underrepresented groups, including formerly incarcerated and foster youth | |
Gov’t/Public Service | Applicants from underrepresented groups and women encouraged |
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Gov’t/Public Service | Black students |
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Congressional Internship Program | Gov’t/Public Service | Hispanic students |
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Consulting | Unspecified | Yes | |
| Diverso — Black Writers in Focus | Fine Arts/Performing Arts | Black student writers | |
Media | Racial minorities |
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Computer Science and Technology | First years and sophomores; women, Native American, African American, Hispanic, students with disabilities are encouraged to apply |
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Gov’t/Public Service | Applicants from underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, military veterans encouraged |
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Media — Film | Unspecified |
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Media — TV | Unspecified |
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Arts Management | Racial minorities |
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Financial Services | Racial, gender, and/or sexual orientation minorities | Yes | |
STEM | Juniors; underrepresented groups, persons with disabilities, veterans | Yes | |
Various | Hispanic students |
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Business | Racial minorities |
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Financial Services | Women | Yes | |
| General Recruiting | Black, Hispanic, Native American | Yes | |
General Recruiting | Persons with disabilities |
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Business | Black, Latinx, and Native American or Hawaiian Native |
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Consulting | First years; Black, Hispanic, or Native American | Yes | |
Academia | Underrepresented groups encouraged to apply | Yes | |
Sports | Racial minorities and women |
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Various | Racial Minorities/Multicultural |
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The Morris K. Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Internship | Public Affairs | Native American and Native Alaskan students |
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| Out 4 Undergrad | Business/Engineering/Tech/Marketing | LGBTQIA+ | |
| Paramount Writers Mentoring Program | Media — TV | Racial, gender, and/or sexual orientation minorities | |
Public Affairs | Demonstrated interest in working to support historically underserved or underrepresented communities |
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| Sonia and Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program | Law | Juniors and seniors; underrepresented groups, demonstrated commitment to diversity | |
Business | Racial minorities |
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T. Howard Foundation Multimedia and Entertainment Internships | Media | Underrepresented groups and underserved communities in the media and entertainment industry |
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| UberSTAR Internship Program | Engineering, Tech, Business, Product Management | First and second year students; Women and underrepresented people, including but not limited to Black, Hispanic, Native American, students with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, and Veterans. |
