By SDCN Editor
Los Angeles, CA–The Television Academy Foundation announced applications are open for its 2025 Summer Internship Program in Los Angeles for college students nationwide.
The summer program offers 40 paid, eight-week internships at top Hollywood production companies, studios, and agencies.
The Summer Internship Program is open to full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in accredited colleges and universities as well as recent graduates. Internships may be in-person, hybrid, or remote — depending upon the opportunity. Online applications are accepted through Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. at TelevisionAcademy.com/Internships.
Now in its 45th year, the Internship Program is celebrated as one of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious programs for students seeking careers in television. It gives students in-depth and hands-on professional experience working in a variety of television careers and professions at top entertainment studios and production facilities. Internship categories include — but are not limited to — animation, cinematography, development, directing, editing, interactive media, news and writing. Participants gain behind-the-scenes insight into the business and opportunities to expand their professional network through various career development events.
Each year the Foundation’s Internship Program offers over $250,000 in paid opportunities for students. Finalists for these coveted internship positions are selected by members of the Television Academy; final selections are made by participating host companies.
Exclusively for Southern California and Central Valley college students, the Foundation also offers Getting Real: Unscripted internships for students interested in nonfiction television careers. In addition, internships for foster youth in the greater Los Angeles area are available with support from The Wolf Family Foundation.
Students selected for the 2025 Summer Internship Program will be offered the chance to apply for the Bob Bennett Future Leaders program. Established with a gift from the Robert M. and Marjie Bennett Foundation, this initiative provides additional financial support for intern housing and transportation as well as additional professional development and leadership training for the 10 students selected.
All selected interns become members of the Television Academy Foundation’s alumni network, gaining access to exclusive networking opportunities and year-round industry events.
“The Internship Program continues to open doors for talented students from across the country,” said Tina Perry, chair of the Television Academy Foundation. “It offers invaluable opportunities to learn directly from the best in the media business. We look forward to welcoming the next generation of diverse and innovative storytellers to the program to help launch their careers.”
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned educational and outreach programs, such as The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Project, College Television Awards and Summit, Student Internship Program, and the Media Educators Conference, the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices our industry represents and to create more opportunity for television to reflect all of society.
For more information on the Foundation, visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.
