Internship Opportunities

The City of Boynton Beach offers diverse internship opportunities to students and recent graduates from accredited academic institutions in an effort to provide them with valuable hands-on experience with which to parallel their academic studies. Students will be exposed to projects in a municipal government setting. As they prepare to commence their future professional careers, it is our hope that this experience will provide them with the necessary tools to succeed in their professions while instilling in them a deeply rooted interest in pursuing careers in the public sector. Read more and apply online!

  1. Student Eligibility & Requirements

The Gateway Program is extremely selective and only those with demonstrated potential to thrive in their chosen field of study get invited to embark on this project-intensive journey. Interns will work alongside Boynton Beach City professionals and will have many sources from which to draw information specific to their course of study while expanding their understanding of government.

Individuals applying to the Gateway Program must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a college, community college, university or vocational/technical school, or must have graduated in the past two years from an undergraduate or graduate program at a college, community college, university, or vocational/technical school.

The following requirements must be met in order to be considered for placement:

  • Graduate or Professional Students:
    • Proof of a 3.0 graduate program Grade-Point Average (GPA)
    • Matriculation in a related field of study
    • Be able and willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week or as determined by the academic institution. Hours vary by office. Some assignments may be full-time (40 hours per week).
  • Undergraduate Students:
    • Proof of a 2.5 undergraduate program GPA
    • Matriculation in a related field of study
    • Be able and willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week or as determined by the academic institution. Hours vary by office. Some assignments may be full-time (40 hours/week).
  1. Compensation
  1. Application Packets
  1. Program Evaluations
  1. Networking
  1. Terminations / Withdrawals From Placement
  1. Volunteer & Community Service Opportunities