Intentional Internships = Greater Impact

Semester in the City (SITC) hand-matches you with a 15-week, 400-hour internship at one of 200+ nonprofits, social mission businesses, and government agencies across greater Boston. You will have an internship mentor who not only serves as your supervisor, but is dedicated to supporting your professional development, including through oversight of a capstone Special Project.

In addition to the internship, you also take 1-2 weekly classes designed to supplement your problem-solving and professional skills. Curriculum ranges from lessons about the history of social innovation within the Boston context to workshops in design thinking, creative communication, and human-centered problem solving for 21st century challenges.

You will also build relationships for life and engage in structured reflection with a diverse cohort of peers who are committed to social impact.

Residential Life

Semester in the City offers apartment housing in Allston, a residential, centrally-located neighborhood that is home to Boston University. 

As a Fellow, you will share a three or four bedroom, one and a half- or two-bathroom furnished apartment with other Semester in the City participating students. Apartments feature both single bedroom and shared bedroom options, as well as a shared kitchen, bathroom and living room area. Apartments are spacious, conveniently located, and highly rated by students. Check out a Virtual Tour.

SITC housing is significantly less expensive than on-campus housing costs at Boston-area colleges. Housing costs for the Fall 2024 semester are $3,675 for a double room. Single rooms cost $5,250 for a semester. Pricing includes standard furnishings, wifi and utilities.

Fellows may opt out of our apartments to live with friends or family in Boston, as long as they are within the MBTA service area.

Semester in the City is committed to increasing access to life-changing internships. We have raised philanthropic funds to offer a small number of full and partial scholarships to gap semester participants in Semester in the City.  

Pricing table does not include scholarship support. All students, regardless of scholarship status, receive the benefits outlined in the second table.

Resources & Support

Testimonials:

Personal Reflection —

“Living in the Allston apartments has enabled me to really see all the ways I have been adulting during my Semester in the City. From budgeting to cooking for myself, from forming relationships and communicating with my roommates to completely setting my own schedule, I now have much greater faith in my ability to handle these seemingly daunting tasks.”

Professional Reflection —

“Working with the Allston Brighton Food Pantry has taught me a lot about how important the work of nonprofits like ours is to the community. While it is not directly related to the line of work I see myself going into, I have learned a lot about fostering relationships in the workplace and how to deal with different communication styles.

I value the relationship I have been able to build with my mentor more than anything. From Chef Pam I learned the importance of perseverance and how to tackle intimidating projects one task at a time. She has become someone I look up to immensely...Because I will be staying local for the summer, I have committed to continuing to assist Chef Pam in the food pantry in its daily operation.”