Best Winter Break Internships Abroad for 2024 & 2025 with Intern Abroad HQ.

Are you looking for a fulfilling way to spend your winter break this year? Whether you’re looking to gain academic credit affordably, develop cross-cultural competencies or improve future job prospects - taking a winter internship abroad is an exciting way to set yourself up for a successful global career while exploring a new country and culture.

Intern Abroad HQ offers affordable winter internships for students, graduates and high schoolers with affordable prices starting at just $1094 (approximately 1094) for two weeks. Unlike your average internship, our programs are customized to meet your career goals and supplemented by an experiential learning curriculum to nurture the transferable skills that are essential for employability. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in exciting and diverse organizations, while making an impact on real world projects.

The best part? Intern Abroad HQ offers plenty of winter internship destinations that are warm and sunny throughout November, December, January and February, such as Peru, South Africa, Bali, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Tanzania, Morocco, and more! By interning in the winter, out of peak season, you can also benefit from less crowds of tourists, cheaper flights, and discounted free time activities!

While Intern Abroad HQ offers flexible start dates that are available year-round, we’ve listed our best internships for Winter Break 2024 & 2025 below:

If you’re not looking to go abroad this year, check out our best remote internships for winter here.

Best Engineering Internships For Winter

Best Engineering Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Gain global exposure to the rapidly evolving engineering industry on a winter internship. For those interested in Structural or Civil Engineering, escape the cold and check out our Civil Engineering internships in Bali to enjoy balmy temperatures. You’ll get the opportunity to contribute to real building projects, oversee construction and help experienced local engineers to ensure plans are up to date.

For those pursuing mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, digital manufacturing, biomedical, food, plastic, steel, auto, furniture, electronics, textile, railway, PV and renewable energy - we have a diverse range of exciting Engineering internships in Spain. Enjoy pleasant temperatures during the winter months and contribute to consultancy and turnkey projects. You could be engineering drones for search and rescue missions, working with a leading 3D printing start-up and much more.

If Computer Science & IT or Architecture is more your thing, you can check out our diverse range of STEM internships here.

Best Business Internships For Winter

Best Business Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Want to gain experience in a fast-paced startup, agile company or cutting-edge organization abroad? For a truly European winter wonderland, check out our Business internships in the Czech Republic and gain experience across industries such as manufacturing, retail, tourism, hospitality, and working alongside departments like customer service, suppliers, finance, management and more.

For those interested in admin and organizational roles across the private, corporate and NGO sectors in Europe, we offer a broad range of Business Administration internships in the Czech Republic and Business Administration placements in Spain.

If you’re looking to escape the winter completely then head down to the Southern Hemisphere and enjoy some summer sun. For those who are entrepreneurial minded and want to learn how business ventures get up and running, take a look at the Startup internships in South Africa. Or if you’re looking to gain admin experience in business management, finance, retail, and human resources while exploring beautiful natural landscapes then check out our Business internships in New Zealand.

Best Marketing Internships For Winter

Best Marketing Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Want to gain experience in sales, communications, advertising, writing, social media, public relations or content creation in a new cultural setting? Get a taste of the beautiful European winter while learning how to build and execute effective campaigns on one of our Marketing internships across Italy, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Spain.

If you prefer warmer climates, our Marketing internships in Bali enable you to gain invaluable experience in the food, tourism and hospitality sectors. Marketing internships in Peru provide more great options for those wanting to learn how to build marketing strategies for brands, products and services across a range of media platforms.

For those after an African adventure and the opportunity to head out on safari, we recommend our Marketing & Communications internships in South Africa or our Cultural Arts internship in Zanzibar. If you’re after something a little more creative, fashion, media or design-based, check out our diverse range of Creative Arts & Media internships - Journalism & Media in Morocco is another great winter option!

Best Accounting & Finance Internships For Winter

Best Accounting & Finance Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Get a step ahead by contributing to real world projects across international economies with a winter Accounting internship. If you’re interested in trade, economics, investment or commercial opportunities in a sunny destination, check out Finance internships in Bali. You can also explore fields such as business, communications, real estate, taxes and labor consultancy on our Finance internships in Spain.

If you’re looking to gain accounting experience while giving back to communities in need, then check out our Microfinance internships in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Morocco. These organizations give vital support to small businesses by providing affordable loans and business advice - plus, Latin America and Northern Africa are both stunning places to explore and escape the harsh winter.

Best Health & Medical Internships For Winter

Best Health & Medical Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Wanting to get hands-on experience in your area of interest and learn about international healthcare systems? Our award-winning Medical internship in Greece enables you to shadow experienced medical professionals and rotate across various departments in the fascinating city of Athens. Internship placements for medical, dentistry, and physical therapy students are based at both private hospitals and clinics, which offer insight into state-of-the-art technology, European healthcare practices and numerous medical departments.

Our Medical internships in Spain, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Peru are excellent if you’re looking to improve your Spanish language skills at the same time. Or check out our Medical internships in Morocco if you want to gain valuable healthcare experience while enhancing your French language skills at the same time.

We also have a range of specialized placements to suit your area of interest, such as Midwifery in Peru, Public Health in South Africa, and Radiology, Pharmacy, Ophthalmology, Nursing, Midwifery and Medical in Tanzania. There’s also a special Human Biology & Lab Research internship in Morocco!

Whether you’re a pre-med or more senior student, these internships all enable you to improve access to healthcare in places where many families have limited access. Intern Abroad HQ also offers a diverse range of Physical Therapy, Dentistry and Nutrition internships.

Best Psychology Internships For Winter

Best Psychology Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Learn about psychological diagnoses and treatments in a real world setting alongside experienced professionals on a winter Psychology internship. Build awareness of therapy approaches, observe practical application of theory, and support teams to deliver treatment with our Psychology internships in Spain. Or, head to the Southern Hemisphere and assist local psychologists as they work with patients with a wide range of mental health challenges, including traumas, diagnosed disorders and developmental issues on our Psychology internships in Peru.

For those looking to gain an insight into mental health services in Africa, our Psychology internship in South Africa offers a wide range of placements related to inpatient services, community health, addiction, substance abuse, and more. Or, play a hands-on role in psychiatric, mental health and addiction treatment centers, while improving access to social services on Psychology internships in Tanzania or Zanzibar.

If you’re after something more Social Work focused, check out the full range of Social Science Internships here.

Best Environmental Science Internships For Winter

Best Human Rights & Law Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

Kickstart your green career and help preserve threatened ecosystems in some of the planet’s most diverse natural environments. Lucky for you, our Environmental Science internships also happen to be in some of the world’s most beautiful (and sunny) winter destinations!

Support important forest conservation and ecology projects in Costa Rica and Italy, or protect endangered ‘Big 5’ wildlife on our Reserve Management or GIS Specialization internships in South Africa’s world renowned Kruger National Park.

If you’re interested in life below water, you can support marine biologists on vital initiatives that help tackle climate change and work towards cleaner, healthier oceans. Choose from Aegean Marine Science & Island Conservation in Greece or Marine Biology & Reef Conservation in South Africa.

Or, perhaps you’re passionate about sustainable farming? Check out our agriculture internships abroad, including Viticulture & Agriculture in Greece, Coffee Production in Guatemala and Agriculture & Production in Rome.

Best Human Rights & Law Internships For Winter

Best Human Rights & Law Internships For Winter with Intern Abroad HQ.

There has never been a greater need for human rights advocacy and action, as the climate crisis and global pandemic continue to threaten the rights of marginalized populations, such as refugees, BIPOC, women and disabled people. This is your opportunity to gain a fascinating insight into law and justice systems around the world and deliver real social impact on Intern Abroad HQ’s Human Rights and Law internships abroad this winter.

Want to soak up the sun and experience authentic Africa while helping communities in need? Help tackle discrimination and champion social advocacy on our Law & Human Rights internship in South Africa or provide legal aid and advice to those who cannot afford it on our Legal Support internship in Tanzania. You can also get involved in Women’s Rights & Education or Human Rights & NGO internships in Morocco!

If you’re after a European winter adventure, you can raise awareness of human rights issues on an NGO internship in Italy, or intern with highly experienced lawyers on our Legal Practice internship in Spain.

Want to start an international internship from home? Browse our best online internships here.

How to plan your Winter Break today

  1. Apply online first. The application process is free, only takes five minutes and there’s no commitment needed at this stage!

  2. After applying, you’ll hear from our Global Internships Manager within 2 working days (if not sooner). We’ll email you details about how to confirm your internship placement. Have questions now? Please feel free to contact us.

  3. To secure your place, you’ll need to register online after your application has been accepted. This means taking care of the US$499 deposit. This enables us to provide services and pre-departure support, ensuring that you have a great internship experience abroad.

  4. Once you’re registered, the adventure begins! Your Internships Manager will support your pre-departure planning and you’ll receive a comprehensive information guide that will prepare you for an internship focused on personal and professional development abroad.

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