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Perkins&Will Summer Internship Program: Eligibility & How to Apply

A current summer internship route for students who want to contribute to design work centered on sustainability, resilience, inclusion and community impact.

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College yearStudents · opening-specific eligibility
CompensationCheck opening
Location / arrangementStudios and locations vary by openingSummer · role and studio specific
Availability at reviewSummer applications accepted at review · check current studio roles

Who can apply?

  • Perkins&Will's careers page says it is currently accepting summer internship applications, but it does not publish one class-year, degree, location or authorization rule for every studio opening.
  • The selected role controls portfolio, software, education, schedule and work-location requirements. Confirm each condition on the live posting before tailoring your application.
  • Apply only through the official Perkins&Will careers system. The company says its hiring process never asks applicants for money or payments.
Easy to miss

The page says applications are being accepted, but it does not name Summer 2027. Do not add a year, deadline or universal qualification that the selected posting does not publish.

Dates, pay & program timing

No universal cutoff confirmed

Perkins&Will said summer applications were being accepted when this guide was reviewed, but the overview does not identify a cycle year or universal deadline. Check the official internship search for a live role and its closing details.

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These details reflect the sources at the review date. An overview is not a live job offer. Check the official page for today's application status and the selected opening's written terms.

How to apply to Perkins&Will

  1. Open the official internship search from Perkins&Will's careers page and choose a current studio and discipline role you can realistically accept.
  2. Read the live posting for education, location, schedule, work authorization, software and portfolio-file requirements before preparing documents.
  3. Submit through the official system, keep the requisition and confirmation, and prepare to walk through the decisions behind two relevant projects.
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Our editorial advice · not employer requirements

How to prepare a stronger application

Build a compact portfolio that shows the brief, constraints, iterations, your individual contribution and the evidence behind the final decision—not only polished renderings.

Research the selected studio and one practice area. Connect a real course, research, community or design project to the work named in that opening.

Your preparation, on this device

Make it a plan.

Checking an item saves this program. These are planning prompts, not a substitute for the employer's full requirements.

Add a stage & next action

Perkins&Will: questions before applying

Is the Perkins&Will summer internship open?

The official careers page said summer applications were being accepted at the October 17, 2026 review. Confirm that a matching role is still live before applying.

Which college years can apply?

The overview does not set one program-wide class-year rule. Use the education and enrollment language in the current studio posting.

Where should I apply?

Follow the Search internships link from Perkins&Will's official careers page and submit through the linked employer system.

Official sources & update notes

We reviewed these publisher pages on . They establish the program facts above; our preparation suggestions are independent editorial guidance.

We do not infer deadlines, remote eligibility, or guaranteed offers from older recruiting cycles. Read our editorial process.

Prepare the documents you need

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