Internships are a way for trainees and students to get some industrial and real life experience of what they have been taught, as students, it's an opportunity to improve on your practical experience and also make some good cash. In the awake of the global pandemic, many economies and companies struggled and are now recovering, as such there are international internship opportunities available for college students. These internships are available in different countries and students enrolled in various programs can apply for these internships.

These international internships provides interns with various benefits which includes:

  • Interns are equipped with professional skills.
  • Interns have the chance of becoming full-time employees.
  • Interns are paid good amount of money.
  • Interns get the chance to interact with industry professionals, etc.

Below is a list of highly paid internship opportunities at some global companies.

1. Amazon Internships

Whether you’re graduating with an undergraduate degree, Master’s degree, MBA or PhD, Amazon teams have internship positions available globally. Amazon internships are designed to provide students with an understanding of what it’s like to work at Amazon. Interns do work that makes a big impact—diving into products, programs, and services that touch millions of customers. Participants start with a comprehensive onboarding experience, have the opportunity to connect with other interns (in addition to their manager, mentor, and team), and wrap up their internship with a presentation of their project to Amazon employees. The in-person internships are available in the United States and Canada. Averagely, interns are paid an amount $8,000 per month.

2. Salesforce Internships.

Salesforce is a Software company which specialises in cloud-based software. Salesforce pays its interns an average of $8,167 per month.

3. Uber Internships

Uber has an internship opportunity for university students looking for valuable real-world experience within the confines of an environment that fosters mentorship and feedback.  Uber pays its interns an average of $8,333 per month.

4. Roblox Internships

Roblox is a Game development company and provides current students and recent graduates with fulfilling hands-on experiences in a broad range of technical fields. Students and recent graduates work on projects that matter to users. Roblox pays its interns an average of $9667 per month.

5. Capital One Internships

Capital One is a financial corporation which provides hands-on learning, mentorship and collaboration to interns. The internship last for a period of 10 weeks and interns are taken through real-world problem solving.  Capital One pays its interns an average of $9333 per month.

6. Meta Internships.

Interns at Meta are paired with world-class mentors and they write code and contribute to real-world projects. Interns at Meta are paid $8,000 per month with other benefits.

7. LinkedIn Internships

LinkedIn, which is an employment-oriented platform provides internship opportunities to students and graduates to develop their professional skills by working on real-world projects. LinkedIn pays its interns an average of $7,500 per month with other benefits.

8. Microsoft Internships

Microsoft offer internships in all job families and solution areas, and it’s open to current students in Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, PhD programs. 

Internship opportunities vary depending on education level and/or location. Microsoft offer internship roles in the following areas including but not limited to:

  • Engineering (Software Engineer, Program Manager, Product Planning, Programmer Writer, Technical Writer, Services Engineering)
  • Hardware Engineering
  • UX Design
  • Supply Chain
  • Data and Applied Science
  • IT Operations
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Services (Consultant, Support Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Technical Evangelist)

Interns at Meta are paid $7,366 per month with other benefits.