The QCAP Internship Program provides opportunities for experiential learning, leadership, and mentoring for Queens College’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. The program places students with NYC organizations that serve local AAPI communities and align with their personal, academic, and professional interests and goals. In previous semesters, QCAP Interns have been matched with community organizations such as Apex for Youth, Chhaya CDC, Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts, MinKwon Center for Community Action, and South Queens Women’s March.

FALL 2025 INTERNSHIP APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!

For more opportunities, visit QC’s Center for Career Engagement and Internships, and check out CUNY Spring Forward and other CUNY Internship Programs and job opportunities.

Eligible applicants will be contacted for brief interviews with the QCAP Program Coordinator. Applicants will then be notified about initial decisions. Students who are accepted and successfully matched with a community organization will begin their internships in early June.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW & EXPECTATIONS

• If accepted, QCAP Interns will be placed with a local community-based organization in New York City.
• QCAP Interns are expected to complete at least 60 hours of onsite work with their organization throughout the semester.
• QCAP Interns are expected to meet twice with the QCAP Program Coordinator for check-ins, support, and guidance—once at the beginning of the internship, and once in the middle of the semester.
• QCAP Interns will give brief presentations about their internship experiences at a QCAP end-of-semester celebration on a TBD date.
• Upon completion of the internship requirements listed above, QCAP Interns will receive a training allowance of $1,100. (Please note that, due to grant restrictions, students must be US citizens or have DACA status in order to be paid.)
• QCAP Interns may be able to earn college credits in service-learning/internship courses in their majors, with permission from their departments.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

• Must be a current undergraduate or graduate student at Queens College, planning to graduate Fall 2025 or later (recent graduates are not eligible to apply)
• Must be in good academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA and not on academic probation)
• Must be a US citizen or have DACA status, due to grant restrictions. (Unfortunately, international students are not eligible for our internship program at this time.)
• Preferred: Students should demonstrate an interest in AAPI-related communities and issues.

IMPORTANT DATES

Applications for the Fall 2025 QCAP Internship Program are due by Friday, September 12, at 11:59pm ET. Eligible applicants will be contacted by September 16 for brief interviews with the QCAP Program Coordinator during the week of September 18–23. Applicants will then be notified about initial decisions by September 26. Students who are accepted and successfully matched with a community organization will begin their internships in early October.

Feel free to register for our information session on September 5 at 12:00 PM here.

If you have questions about the QCAP Internship Program, please contact us at [email protected].