The State of Alabama offers a wide variety of internships throughout the year!

A State Internship is a great way to engage in career exploration and strategic career planning. Students can gain marketable on-the-job experience and build valuable professional connections. Internships can put you on the right path to future professional achievement and success and help jumpstart your career by giving you a competitive edge in your job search.

A State Intern may be hired full-time, part-time, hourly, or semi-monthly. The State Intern may co-op (work a semester and then attend school a semester) or work during holidays and summers. To qualify, students must be enrolled full-time in an accredited four-year or two-year college or university. Internships may be paid or unpaid, and students can earn academic credit as part of their education.

State Interns are hired directly by individual State agencies. Students who want to apply for an internship may submit their State Intern Application directly to the department for which they wish to work.

State Intern Application

• Examine the operations of agencies with less complex budgets and utilize such information in budget preparation and administration.
• Conduct research and prepare relevant analysis and documentation of findings on special projects as assigned with directions from the supervisor.
• Assist supervisor with various tasks as needed.  This could be updating or creating spreadsheets and compiling power point presentations.
• Run errands to the Finance/Governor’s Office/Finance Personnel as needed and return to the Budget Office in a timely manner.
• Assist Administrative Assistant I with Operations Plan/Budget Request folders for the analysts.
• Assist with various office tasks to include: answering phones, transferring calls, taking messages, covering the front desk duties, and maintaining office supplies.