Internship: Rules and Eligibility
2025 Internships may be in-person, hybrid, or remote, depending on the opportunity, and are subject to change. As a condition of employment, the Academy Foundation requires all interns to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Full vaccination requires both vaccinations + booster. The Academy Foundation will consider exceptions only for interns who cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19 for medical or religious reasons as determined on a case-by-case basis.
The Television Academy Foundation reserves the right to refuse placement in any category at any time.
- Applicants must be enrolled in an associate, bachelor’s, or graduate program at an accredited college or university in the United States and must be taking at least 6 units. Students entering their final quarter or semester in Spring 2025 taking less than 6 units may also apply. Fall and Spring opportunities are open to students enrolled in a college or university within the Greater Los Angeles Area (counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura) and Semester in LA programs ONLY.
- Applicants for Spring and Summer who have completed, or will be completing college or graduate school prior to December 31, 2024 are not eligible.
- Applicants for Spring/Fall must be enrolled in the respective 2025 semester/quarter to be eligible.
- Participants must be a U.S. citizen, Permanent Resident, or a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) student.
- For the Foundation to conduct a background check and process payroll for an intern, the intern will need to provide the Foundation with a U.S. Social Security number upon notification of employment.
- All opportunities, with the exception of Getting Real: Unscripted, are open to all class levels.
- Students may submit one entry for one category.
- Students who have previously participated in the Internship Program MAY NOT apply again.
- Students participating in specialized two-year or certificate programs should contact the Foundation to determine eligibility.
- All Summer internships are paid, full-time remote positions, 40 hours per week. Fall and Spring internships are paid, part-time positions, 20-25 hours/week. Rate is $17.50 per hour. Payment is made once a week; applicable payroll deductions apply.
- Interns are responsible for their own housing and living expenses.
- Students are responsible for their OWN in-town transportation.
- Airline ticket assistance may be available in the Summer to individuals not bringing reliable transportation who live beyond a 200-mile radius from Los Angeles County.
Getting Real: Unscripted additional requirements
- Eligible applicants must show a demonstrated financial need and be graduating from a college/university within Southern California with a degree conferred by June 2025.
- Applicants must have a commitment to promoting the voices and stories of underrepresented communities and increasing diversity and inclusion in the television industry.
Foster Youth Opportunities additional requirements
- Open to students in the Greater Los Angeles area ONLY (counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura).
- If since the time you turned 13 you:
- Had no living parent (biological or adoptive), even if you are now adopted
- Were in foster care, even if you are no longer in foster care as of today; or
- Have been a dependent or ward of the court, even if you are no longer a dependent or ward of the court as of today
- Students must provide proof of foster care status upon finalist notification in order to be considered.
updated 8.23.24