Stanford Seed Internship Program: An Overview
The Stanford Seed Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for students to gain high-level work experience, make a social impact, and work closely with talented entrepreneurs in Africa and South Asia. This program is designed for undergraduate (current sophomores and above), co-term, and graduate students in all departments and majors, including graduating students.
Eligibility and Application
The program welcomes applications from undergraduate (current sophomores and above), co-term, and graduate students across all departments and majors. Graduating students are also eligible to participate.
Application Deadlines:
- Graduate students: Application Deadline Extended to April 8!
- Undergraduate students: Application Deadline Extended to April 8!
Internship Details
The Stanford Seed program provides 8-10 week summer internships with diverse project opportunities across numerous sectors. These opportunities are suitable for students in education, the social sciences, humanities, STEM fields, business, and more. Internships take place in-country at the company’s international work site location.
Internship Length: 8-10 week summer internships
Internship Types: Seed offers a diverse set of project opportunities across numerous sectors, suitable for students in education, the social sciences, humanities, STEM fields, business and more.
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Stipend Information
The program offers competitive stipends. The undergraduate stipend rate is competitive with other Stanford-sponsored undergraduate summer internship programs of a similar length. The 2026 stipend amount is $8,000. The GSB stipend rate is competitive with other Stanford GSB-sponsored summer internship programs of similar length. The non-GSB graduate student stipend rate is competitive with other summer internship programs of similar length. The 2025 stipend amount is $12,375.
Program Format and COVID-19 Update
The format of the internship is determined by Stanford travel policy. The program hopes, but can’t guarantee, on-site internships in some or all locations. Internships will otherwise be offered 100% remotely.
COVID-19 Update: Format will be determined by Stanford travel policy. We hope, but can’t guarantee, on-site internships in some or all locations. Internships will otherwise be offered 100% remotely.
Travel update: Per current Stanford travel policy, graduate students are permitted to travel to all Seed internship locations this summer. For undergraduates, travel is now permitted in South Africa, Botswana, and Senegal, and approval is expected for Ghana, India and Kenya (pending formal University approval in April).
Stanford Seed Programs
Seed delivers world-class business training to help entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level. The program offers various initiatives to support entrepreneurs and businesses in Africa and South Asia, including:
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- Seed Transformation Program: This is Seed’s flagship 10-month leadership program for CEOs/founders and their management teams. It helps identify growth opportunities and implement an action plan to transform their business, enabling established enterprises to scale to exponential growth.
- Seed Transformation Network: This network assists leaders who have completed the Seed Transformation Program to keep scaling by supporting collaboration and networking with other STP companies.
- Seed Spark: This five-month online training program is designed for high-potential entrepreneurs. It helps early-stage startups create and clarify their value proposition, go-to-market strategy, and profit model. It’s offered in collaboration with incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations in Africa and South Asia.
- Aspire: This six-month online business growth program equips entrepreneurs with the core skills, tools, and strategies to thrive. It helps small, growing companies formalize their business structures and professionalize their operations to drive growth. The program is offered in partnership with the African Management Institute.
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