15 Banking & Finance Summer Internships for High School Students
- Stephen Turban
- 4 days ago
- 12 min read
If you want a future in banking or finance, internships in high school are one of the fastest and most practical ways to learn what the field looks like.
A summer internship can show you how financial work is done inside companies, banks, research teams, or business organizations, and what people mean when they talk about analysis, performance, and risk. Depending on the opportunity, you might support a team with research, help organize financial information, assist with reporting, or work on basic projects tied to business operations.
Why should I participate in a banking and finance summer internship in high school?
One of the biggest benefits is clarity. Finance can sound broad when you only hear about it through classes or social media. Internships show you what finance work looks like day to day, and what kinds of roles exist inside banks, firms, and companies. You learn how to work with deadlines, communicate clearly, stay organized, and handle tasks where accuracy matters.
For college applications, internships add real substance. These internships can strengthen essays, improve interviews, and help you stand out when applying to competitive summer programs, business clubs, or finance-related opportunities later on.
With that in mind, here are 15 banking and finance summer internships for high school students! If you're looking for more prestigious internships, check out this set of blogs, and if you’re interested in competitions, check out this blog!
15 Banking & Finance Summer Internships for High School Students
Cost: Varies depending on program type. Full financial aid available.
Location: Remote! You can work from anywhere in the world.
Application Deadline: Deadlines vary depending on the cohort. Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (September), and Winter (November).
Program Dates: Multiple cohorts throughout the year, including Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Eligibility: Students who can work for 10-20 hours/week for 8-12 weeks. Open to high school students, undergraduates, and gap year students!
Ladder Internships is a selective start-up internship program for ambitious high school students! In the program, you work with a high-growth start-up on an internship. Start-ups that offer internships range across a variety of industries, from tech/deep tech and AI/ML to health tech, marketing, journalism, consulting, and more. Ladder’s start-ups are high-growth companies on average, raising over a million dollars. Interns work closely with their manager at the startup on real-world projects and present their work to the company. The virtual internship is usually 8 weeks long. Apply now!
Location: Across Boston, MA
Cost: Free with a stipend
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available
Program Dates: Typically runs from July through August (approx. 6–7 weeks)
Application Deadline: Typically accepted January through March
Eligibility: High school students who have completed their sophomore year in a Boston Public School
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston runs TIP as a paid work‑and‑learning internship for income‑eligible Boston Public Schools students, focused on building workplace and financial skills in a central‑bank setting. You work in areas like finance, accounting, and economic research, depending on your placement. Alongside the work, you attend workshops on problem-solving, communication, and technical workplace skills. Career sessions introduce you to different departments and give you time with professionals who explain what they actually do day to day. You also get training on managing money and building basic financial habits, which connects directly to economics at the household level. After the summer, there may be a pathway into a longer internship that continues during the school year.
Location: London, New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo
Cost: Varies according to program, with financial aid available
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: 4 – 10
Application Deadline: Multiple summer cohorts with rolling admissions
Program Dates: 2 weeks during the summer
Eligibility: High school students ages 15-18
The Career Insights Program lets high school students explore careers in major global industry hubs in the banking and finance industry across diverse cities, namely, London, Tokyo, New York, and the Bay Area of San Francisco. You will engage in project-based learning with established companies, attend interactive workshops, and visit offices, factories, and headquarters. The program also includes in-person weekly 1:1 career coaching sessions and sessions where you will receive personalized feedback on your resume and overall profile. You’ll also present your findings to industry experts at the end of the program. You can find more details about the application here!
Location: Multiple locations across the U.S. (check here)
Cost: Free with a stipend (all expenses covered for the leadership summit in Washington, DC)
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: Highly competitive; around 300 students selected annually across 100 U.S. markets
Program Dates: Vary based on the market (typically starts at the end of the school year)
Application Deadline: January 15 (applications typically open in October)
Eligibility: Current juniors and seniors in high school; must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship through the end of September (check all requirements here)
Bank of America Student Leaders places you with a local nonprofit for a paid summer role. Your work depends on the nonprofit, but it is often tied to community services, workforce access, or local development. You get a close look at how nonprofits run operations, track resources, and make decisions under real budget limits. That is economics in real life. The program also includes leadership and civic engagement training. You end with a national summit in Washington, DC, where the focus shifts to how public policy, business, and nonprofits intersect.
Location: Multiple locations across Chicago, IL
Cost: Free to join. A stipend is paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available
Program Dates: Six‑week paid internship during the summer (exact schedule varies by host organization)
Application Deadline: March 31 (applications typically open February 1)
Eligibility: High school sophomores and juniors with a "B"/3.0 average; should be Chicago residents whose family household income is below $80,000/year
Chicago Summer Business Institute places you in a paid summer internship connected to finance and business operations. Depending on openings, you may work with a bank, a financial firm, or with the institute itself. Past placements include firms like Cabrera Capital Markets and Siebert Brandford Shank and Co. Your tasks are practical and office-based, like spreadsheets, data entry, and basic support work that shows how finance teams handle information. Workshops cover resumes, interviewing, and professional communication.
Location: Multiple locations across NYC with hybrid/remote options available
Cost: None. A stipend is paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: Varies based on internship host
Program Dates: 6 weeks in July–August, 20–30 hours per week. Exact dates vary by year and placement.
Application Deadline: Varies by year; recent summer deadlines have fallen in January or February
Eligibility: High school juniors and seniors attending a NYC high school; should be between 16 – 19; must be eligible to work in the U.S.; those under 18 should have a valid working card
Futures and Options matches you with a paid internship site after you complete two required orientation sessions. Internship placements vary, but business and financial services options are part of the mix. You work 20 to 30 hours per week and get support from a program coordinator who helps you stay on track. Workshops cover financial literacy, resume writing, and workplace readiness. Many host sites also organize field trips that show how departments operate and how decisions get made. The program is a good fit if you want to understand how employers evaluate skills and how the labor market works in practice, not just in theory. Explore all summer internship opportunities here.
Location: Hybrid, with in-person work at Princeton, NJ
Cost: Paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: Highly selective; recent cohorts have included about 3–4 high school interns
Program Dates: Not specified
Application Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: High school juniors and seniors with a strong academic record; should be ages 16 - 18; must be U.S.-based and authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship (check requirements here)
1435 Capital’s Venture Analyst Internship gives you a direct view into venture capital work. You research startups, study market trends, and help track portfolio performance using real data. Some of the work is also operational, like preparing presentations, organizing meetings, and supporting internal workflows. The economics angle is built into the job, since venture capital is about evaluating markets, incentives, risk, and growth. You also spend time around investors and founders, which helps you understand how funding decisions are made.
Location: Washington, DC
Cost: None
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size:
Program Dates: Vary, with summer (May-August), fall (September-December), and spring (January-May) cohorts
Application Deadline: Varies, with multiple cohorts throughout the year - summer (applications open in December), fall (applications open in June), and spring (applications open in October)
Eligibility: High school, undergraduate, and graduate students; must be U.S. citizens
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Headquarters Student Internship Program places you in a federal office connected to areas like domestic finance, tax policy, or economic policy. Your tasks may include gathering and organizing data, researching news and policy issues, and helping prepare internal materials used by staff. Depending on the office, you may support work tied to budgets or public finance. This is one of the few high school opportunities where you can see how economic policy is handled inside government. You also meet professionals working across Treasury and related agencies.
Location: The MET, New York, NY
Cost: Paid ($1,100 stipend)
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available
Program Dates: Dates announced in February
Application Deadline: Not specified
Eligibility: High school students in grades 10 – 11/obtaining a high school equivalency; should be residing in and attending a high school/homeschool in NY/NJ/Connecticut as of the application deadline date (check all requirements here)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a high school internship track where you can work in nonprofit administration, including finance. You work a few hours per week under a staff mentor and support real operational tasks. In the finance context, that can include things like account reconciliation work and compiling committee materials. You also attend career lab sessions and professional development workshops with your cohort. The economics link is simple but real. You are seeing how a major cultural institution manages budgets, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Location: Multiple CLA office locations across the U.S.
Cost: Paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available (an earlier cohort had 60 across 15 locations, selected from 400+ applications)
Program Dates: Exact dates and length vary by location (often 6–8 weeks starting in June; check individual postings).
Application Deadline: Varies by office and posting; many roles are advertised in late winter or early spring.
Eligibility: Students ages 16 – 18 at the start of the internship; should be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for an employment-based visa; relevant work papers required for interns below age 18; must have reliable transportation
CliftonLarsonAllen offers a paid high school internship that introduces you to how a professional services firm works. You spend the summer working on team projects that can include client service activities and social media development. Along the way, you get exposure to areas like accounting, tax, wealth management, digital services, and consulting. Job shadowing is part of the structure, so you can watch how different roles connect across a firm. The economics connection shows up in how client work is organized, how firms sell expertise, and how financial decisions are shaped by tax rules and reporting. You also attend sessions tied to career planning, including a personality assessment and college prep.
Location: Wayne, PA
Cost: $16/hour stipend
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available
Program Dates:
Application Deadline: January 31 (applications typically open on November 1)
Eligibility: Current high school juniors planning to enter the workforce after graduating high school; they should have good math and typing skills for the accounting track
The United States Liability Insurance Company runs a paid high school program where you can work in accounting or claims. In the accounting track, you handle tasks like data entry for audits and endorsements and help keep internal and external reports current. If you show reliability, you may take on added responsibility, including helping train new interns. The claims track involves processing expenses, updating claim reports, and communicating with customers. Both tracks show you how financial records and documentation support real business operations. You also get a practical view of how insurance works as an economic system built around risk, pricing, and payouts.
Location: Boston, MA, and Merrimack, NH
Cost: Paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size:
Program Dates: Typically a 6‑week paid internship in the summer (exact dates vary by year)
Application Deadline: March 2 (applications typically open in February)
Eligibility: High school students; should be able to commute to the internship location
Fidelity’s high school summer internship places you on a team where you support real projects and research assignments. The work depends on the group you join, but it sits inside a large financial services environment. You also take part in structured sessions with other interns, including discussions and presentations that build workplace skills and financial literacy. Mentors and professionals guide you through how the company operates and what different roles look like. The economics angle is direct, since you are seeing how a major financial institution organizes work around markets, client needs, and investment services. At the end, you share what you worked on with mentors and staff.
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Cost: Paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available (an earlier cohort had 6 high school students)
Program Dates: Typically mid-June through mid-July (5 weeks)
Application Deadline: Applications typically open in January
Eligibility: High school juniors and seniors
OneAmerica Financial runs the Junior Fellows Program as a short-term, paid summer experience for high school juniors and seniors. You rotate through parts of the company and job-shadow professionals across different business areas. You also work with peers on projects and attend training sessions focused on workplace skills like problem-solving and interviewing. The program includes virtual sessions with community partners, including groups in arts and culture. Through the work and shadowing, you see how financial services companies operate and how they think about customers, risk, and long-term planning.
Location: Hartford, CT
Cost: Paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: The information is not available
Program Dates: July – August
Application Deadline: May 30
Eligibility: High school and college students with a GPA of 2.0 or higher; should qualify through the Capital Workforce Partners program; priority for Hartford residents.
The Hartford City Treasurer’s Office youth internship places you inside a public finance environment. You start with brief training workshops, then work on tasks connected to the daily operations of the office. Mentorship from staff is part of the structure, and you get exposure to how the local government handles financial responsibilities. The work introduces concepts tied to taxes, public funds, and asset management. This is economics in a real civic setting, where money is tied to services, budgets, and accountability. You also gain experience using professional tools while building basic workplace habits.
Location: Multiple locations across CO with initial training at HQs, Colorado Springs, CO
Cost: Paid
Acceptance Rate/Cohort Size: Limited spots
Program Dates: Training sessions in June/July, followed by a year-long internship starting in the summer (35 hours/week in summer; at least 10 hours/week in after-school hours)
Application Deadline: April 5
Eligibility: High school students age 16 or older who will be in the 11th or 12th grade during the upcoming school year in an AACU-serviced school (check here for the qualifying school districts)
Air Academy Credit Union offers a paid internship that starts with summer training and continues into the school year. You work in a branch setting where you learn how a credit union serves members and manages everyday financial activity. Tasks can include processing transactions, handling credit card advances, and completing end-of-day procedures. You work under mentorship and gain experience in customer service inside a financial institution. The economics connection comes through daily exposure to banking functions like deposits, lending, and financial access. The program includes performance reviews, and strong work can lead to a recommendation letter after completion.
One other option—the Lumiere Research Scholar Program
If you’re interested in pursuing independent research, consider applying to one of the Lumiere Research Scholar Programs, selective online high school programs for students founded with researchers at Harvard and Oxford. Last year, we had over 4,000 students apply for 500 spots in the program! You can find the application form here, check out students’ reviews of the program here and here.
Also check out the Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation, a non-profit research program for talented, low-income students. Last year, we had 150 students on full need-based financial aid!
Stephen is one of the founders of Lumiere and a graduate of Harvard College, where he earned an A.B. in Statistics. He founded Lumiere as a PhD student at Harvard Business School. Lumiere is a selective research program where students work 1-1 with a research mentor to develop an independent research paper.
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