2026 Internships

We are Girls Code the World, a nonprofit organization that aims to empower young girls in STEM, not only by encouraging them to enter related fields, but by becoming leaders and instilling confidence through mentorship. Our projects and curriculum focus on real-life applications to coding, natural sciences, and engineering.

Our 2026 Internships run from February 2026 through August 2026. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2026.

Current Open Roles

Grant Writing

Become an essential part of our mission by helping to secure the funding that drives our programs empowering women and girls in STEM. You'll play a pivotal role in telling our story to potential funders, showcasing the impact of our initiatives, and sharing the passion that fuels our organization. This could include:

  • Explore various funding sources and identify grants that align with our mission and programs

  • Collaborate with our team to craft persuasive narratives that highlight our work and its significance

  • Collect data, testimonials, and success stories to strengthen our grant applications

  • Help track deadlines and ensure all submission requirements are met in a timely manner

Your Supervisor

Mina Shokoufandeh

Co-President & Co-Founder

Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations (MCPR)

Showcase what makes our organization so special, ranging from our incredible volunteers & employees all the way to our unique curriculum. You will play a part in sharing the stories, statistics, and passion behind this organization. This could include:

  1. Content creation for the organization's website, blog, or newsletter

  2. Managing social media accounts, engaging with similar organizations and potential users of our materials

  3. Create and schedule posts, engage with followers, and foster relationships with similar organizations and communities

Your Supervisor

Erin Boas

Director of MCPR

Subscription Based Program (SBP)

Help us launch our Subscription Based Program (SBP) — a modernized version of our programming designed for at-home learning. You will play a part in helping us operationalize our program, recruit participants, and market the initiative. This could include:

  • Help assemble SBP boxes for shipment (in-person) in Philadelphia, PA

  • Ensure our curriculum lineup is ready for remote delivery and can be scaled

  • Run synchronous lessons over Zoom once a month once the program launches

  • Be a part of a publication in partnership with Penn State University on our pilot’s findings

Your Supervisor

Kristen Aballa

Director of Curriculum

Skills and Qualities

Our interns are:

  • Highly organized

  • Driven and committed

  • Patient

  • Interested in STEM fields

  • Devoted to woman-based mentorship

  • Commit to community engagement

  • Good communicators

  • Adaptable

  • Leaders by taking initiative

Roles and Responsibilities

Our internships are low time commitment volunteer opportunities to work on long-term projects and have execution responsibilities within the organization.

  • Our interns meet bi-weekly with a supervisor and align on action tasks.

  • Our 2026 Internship will run from February 2026 through August 2026.

  • We generally expect our interns to commit 3-4 hours of work a week (including any meetings) to build momentum and complete tasks in a reasonable timeframe, but this can be flexible.

  • This is a great option for people looking for short-term skilled work experience, recommendation letters, or resume boosters.

Requirements

  • Must be a high school or college student

  • Highly recommended to have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0

Timeline and Deadlines

Deadline for this application is February 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The timeline will be as follows:

  • Deadline: Sunday February 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM

  • Final decisions: Sunday, February 8, 2026 by 11:59 PM

  • Deadline to accept your offer: Friday, February 13, 2026 by 11:59 PM

Application

Girls Code the World is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides resources, role models, and opportunities for young girls in science, technology, engineering, and math through STEM-related educational programming and extended mentorships. It was founded by Sydney Gibbard and Mina Shokoufandeh in 2018.

We work with a primarily socioeconomically disadvantaged and underrepresented community. Our curriculum for our educational programs should target our population's interests. This means our curriculum must be engaging for youth, should inspire them with role models that come from a similar background, and must expose them to a variety of opportunities within the STEM fields. 

Girls Code the World is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.