Every year, the Ethereum ecosystem welcomes thousands of builders through community events, hackathons, courses, bootcamps, and campus clubs. However, many newcomers struggle to remain engaged, as they face challenges securing structured early-career opportunities. The Ethereum Season of Internships directly addresses this retention gap by creating a coordinated collection of internship opportunities across the ecosystem.
What is the Ethereum Season of Internships?
The Ethereum Season of Internships offers a coordinated collection of paid, fully remote summer internships across the Ethereum ecosystem. This initiative creates pathways for the next generation of contributors to connect with Ethereum projects and apply their diverse skills in development, research, design, marketing, finance, legal, and more.
Our long-term vision is to make Ethereum an increasingly welcoming space for new talent, building a sustainable pipeline that transforms newcomers into committed long-term contributors.
Internship Structure
- Duration: 12 weeks (August - October 2025)
- Eligibility: Open to all, especially early-career professionals and students
- Host Organizations: Various teams throughout the Ethereum ecosystem
- Compensation: Paid opportunities. Rates determined and provided by hosts (small financial support available for nonprofit hosts; read more on the sign-up form)
- Flexibility: Both full-time and part-time positions available
Interested in Hosting an Intern this Summer?
Hosting teams can not only connect with passionate talents (i.e., potential future hires!), they can also experiment with more lightweight ways to involve new contributors in their projects. By joining forces, we can increase the visibility of internship opportunities and attract even more people.
To qualify as a host, your team must:
- Be an active contributor to the Ethereum ecosystem (L2s, infrastructure, research, tooling, applications, etc.)
- Demonstrate alignment with Ethereum's core values: decentralization, censorship resistance, open-source innovation, privacy, and security
- Maintain open source projects for interns to work on
- Provide clearly defined projects or tasks with specific learning outcomes
- Have at least 5 full-time contributing members, with one or more willing mentors
- Not be a current participant in the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF)
As a host, your team will be responsible for:
- Reviewing and selecting interns aligned with your projects and mentorship capacity (selection deadline: mid-July)
- Establishing formal agreements with selected interns
- Managing paid internships during the 12-week period (August - October 2025)
- Delivering consistent support and mentorship throughout the program
- Documenting and sharing your experience to help improve future iterations
Ready to Host an Intern?
Applications to become a host organization close on May 28, 2025. Even if you can't host this summer, you can still contribute by listing beginner-friendly issues in your repositories.
Timeline & Next Steps
- May 28, 2025: Deadline to apply as a host organization
- June 29, 2025: Deadline to apply as an intern
- August 2025: Program begins
Join Us in Cultivating a Resilient Ecosystem
If you're a leader in the Ethereum ecosystem interested in developing pathways for new talent, we invite you to become a host organization. Your participation helps shape the next generation of Ethereum contributors.
For questions or additional information, contact us at nextbillion@ethereum.org.
Intern applications will open in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for announcements about the application process and available positions.