Career Resources

Learn about job and internship opportunities, fellowships, professional networks, conferences, and other opportunities (including competitions) to enhance your resume and portfolio. Page updated in March 2026 (let us know if any links expired - email [email protected])

Internships and Job Opportunities

• Connecticut DEEP College Internship Program (land use, resilience) 
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy internship program (transportation, trail networks)
• Smart Growth America careers + internship postings (complete streets, land use, policy)
• Housing & Urban Development careers page (federal housing + community development)
• Brookings Internship Program (Brookings Metro urban policy work)
• Urban Institute “Summer@Urban” paid summer internship program
• WRI Cameron Speth Fellowship Internship (Cities Program)
• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
• Eno Center for Transportation internships
• National League of Cities (NLC) Internship Program
• US EPA paid student internships (Pathways)

Opportunities with required US Citizenship

• US DOT Pathways Internship Program (federal paid student roles)
• US Dept. of State Pathways Internship Program
• FHFA Student & Recent Graduates

Conferences & Student-facing professional networks

• APA National Planning Conference (NPC26)
• ACSP Annual Conference (academic + practice pipeline; student initiatives)
• Urban Affairs Association (UAA) International Conference on Urban Affairs
• TRB Annual Meeting (transportation research + practice)
• CNU Congress for the New Urbanism
• Southern New England American Planning Association Conference

Student Competitions (resume and portfolio making)

• PA Student Planning & Design Competition (team-based)
• ULI Hines Student Design Competition (Americas)
• ISOCARP Student Twinning Program (pairing students with pros @ World Planning Congress)
• ISOCARP Young Planning Professionals Workshops (real-world planning problems)
• ISOCARP / AESOP European Urban Summer School