Mass General Brigham Internship 2027–2028: Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: November 2026

Mass General Brigham's biggest summer door for college students is open right now: applications for the Rising Stars in Science and Medicine summer 2027 research program opened November 2, 2026 and close February 1, 2027 at 11:59 pm, according to MGB's Rising Stars page. The program runs June 1 to July 23, 2027. Separately, about a dozen paid student intern and co-op roles sit on MGB's own Workday board today, at $17.71 to $24.28 an hour. In plain words: you apply during 2026 or by February 1, 2027, and you intern in summer 2027, while semester co-ops for spring 2027 post and close one requisition at a time.

Quick Facts

The row that matters most: the Rising Stars deadline is February 1, 2027, and it needs a recommendation letter, so the work starts in December.

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What Is a Mass General Brigham Internship?

A Mass General Brigham internship is a student role inside MGB, the not-for-profit Boston health system that includes Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear, McLean, Spaulding and community hospitals. This guide covers working at MGB: the Rising Stars summer research program, paid student intern and co-op roles on MGB's Workday board, the MGB Digital summer internship and department research internships. MGB describes Mass General as "the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School." Rising Stars merges the Brigham's STARS program (founded 2008) and the MGH Summer Research Trainee Program (founded 1992), which together "have brought over 700 students." MGB's 2026 Summer Jobs cohort was 542 students, 261 of them in college.

When Do Mass General Brigham Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

MGB runs two calendars at once. Rising Stars has one fixed window: applications for summer 2027 opened November 2, 2026 and close February 1, 2027, about 7 months and 4 months before the June 1 start. Selection calls run late February to early March 2027, per the official page. The Workday student roles follow the school semester: spring 2027 co-op and student intern requisitions posted between mid-October and November 2026 and each closes on its own. The MGB Digital summer internship had requisitions on MGB's board for summer 2025 and summer 2026. The summer 2027 one isn't posted yet, and we won't guess a month. Department research internships such as Orthopedic Trauma opened January 5 and closed February 27, 2026 for summer 2026, so we expect a similar window for summer 2027.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

Rising Stars is a hard deadline: February 1, 2027 at 11:59 pm, with the recommendation letter due the same night. Starting early isn't about beating a rolling queue; it's about giving your letter writer time over the winter break. The Workday roles work differently. Each student intern or co-op requisition opens and closes on its own: two student postings we read on November 10 had been taken down by November 11, one of them a spring 2027 clinical research co-op posted only weeks earlier. Set an alert for "intern" and "co-op" on MGBExternal and apply the week a matching role appears.

Which Mass General Brigham Internship Programs Should You Target?

These are the routes open to college students, from MGB's own pages and its Workday board, read November 10 and 11, 2026.

MGH's Youth Neurology program is paid at 40 hours a week for Massachusetts high school and undergraduate students. The Summer Jobs program and MGB's Youth Program are high school programs. Pharmacy, nursing, PA and medical assistant co-ops are school-arranged clinical placements and sit outside this guide. Browse more on MGB's training opportunities search.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

Rules differ by route. These come from MGB's program pages and the live Workday postings.

• Class year: Rising Stars takes undergraduate rising seniors and seniors, pre-med students and first-year medical students. Orthopedic Trauma takes full-time freshmen to juniors at four-year schools and first- to third-year medical students. The Administrative Internship is for master's students only.

• Student intern roles: "High School Diploma or Equivalent required" and the role carries academic credit under your school's internship rules.

• Co-op roles: you must be enrolled in a healthcare-related degree or diploma program.

• Work authorization: not stated on the student postings we read. Orthopedic Trauma is open only to US citizens or legal permanent residents and says it can't sponsor visas.

• GPA: not stated on any MGB page or posting we read.

• Location: Youth Neurology is for Massachusetts students; Rising Stars recruits nationwide.

Do You Need Prior Research Experience?

No. The Student Intern and Co-op postings ask for communication, time management and reliability rather than lab history, and Rising Stars applicants on Reddit say prior research isn't required. What every route does want is evidence you can work around patients, staff and confidential information. A class project, a campus lab hour or a health data project you finished counts.

What Skills Does Mass General Brigham Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

MGB's student postings lead with people skills. Every one of the nine we read asks for communication, in phrases like "Strong oral communication skills" and "Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, healthcare professionals, and staff." Most add organization ("Detail-oriented with good organizational and time management skills"), and the healthcare-specific layer comes next: handling confidential information, basic computer work and EHR data entry, and lab technique on research co-ops.

How Is Demand for Research Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

Each skill below comes from the live MGB postings and maps to a remote Externship you can finish before the February 1 deadline.

No Externship replaces bench training or clinical hours. These cover the research data, operations and records side of MGB's student roles.

What Is the Mass General Brigham Application and Interview Process Like?

Each route has its own application. MGB doesn't publish an interview format for any of them.

1. Rising Stars: apply through the program's admissions portal linked from the Rising Stars page, with an application and one recommendation letter, both by February 1, 2027 at 11:59 pm.

2. Selection calls: late February to early March 2027.

3. Workday student roles: apply to a single requisition on MGBExternal with a resume. Some co-op postings have also asked for a cover letter and a transcript.

4. Orthopedic Trauma: a REDCap form, a resume and two recommendations, one academic and one professional or clinical.

5. Decision: for summer 2026, Rising Stars applicants on Reddit reported acceptances by phone or email on March 5, 2026.

MGB publishes no acceptance rate or applicant count for any of these routes.

What Students on Reddit Say

Discussion is thin and centers on Rising Stars decisions. These are lightly paraphrased from threads we read in full.

How Do You Stand Out for a Mass General Brigham Internship?

First, treat the recommendation letter as half the Rising Stars application. Pick a writer who has seen your work, ask in December and share the February 1 deadline. Second, match the posting's own words. MGB's student roles ask for communication with patients and staff, time management and confidentiality, so show each with a specific example. Third, use your school's co-op or internship office: student intern roles carry academic credit, and some co-op requisitions are tied to specific schools such as Northeastern. MGB publishes no applicant count or conversion rate, but Rising Stars says many of its past students went on to medical school or research and clinical careers.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

If you're targeting academic medical centers, these health systems also hire student interns:

Our healthcare internships guide compares more health systems, payers and life-science employers.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Mass General Brigham internship?

No. MGB's summer 2026 programs have ended. What's open now is Rising Stars for summer 2027, with a February 1, 2027 deadline, plus about a dozen spring 2027 student intern and co-op roles on MGB's Workday board, each closing on its own schedule.

When is the Rising Stars application deadline?

February 1, 2027 at 11:59 pm, for both the application and the recommendation letter. Applications opened November 2, 2026, an information session runs December 3, and selection calls follow from late February to early March 2027. The program itself runs June 1 to July 23, 2027.

Are Mass General Brigham internships paid?

Many are. The live student intern and co-op postings list $17.71 to $24.28 an hour (Grade 2). Rising Stars and Digital internship pay isn't published on MGB's own pages. Some department research internships are unpaid: the Orthopedic Trauma page calls its internship "unpaid with no stipend for accommodations."

Does Mass General Brigham have tech internships?

Yes. MGB ran Digital internship requisitions on its own Workday board for summer 2025 and summer 2026, with past titles in strategy and operations and enterprise systems. The summer 2027 Digital internship isn't posted yet. Check MGBExternal for "Digital Intern" titles in early 2027 and set an alert.

Do I need to be a US citizen for an MGB internship?

It depends on the route. The student intern and co-op postings we read don't state a work-authorization rule. The Orthopedic Trauma research internship is open only to US citizens or legal permanent residents and says it can't sponsor visas. Read each program page and posting before applying.

Is there a GPA requirement for Mass General Brigham internships?

None is stated. We found no GPA floor on MGB's Rising Stars, Orthopedic Trauma or Administrative Internship pages, or on the student postings. Student intern roles ask for a high school diploma and academic credit, and co-ops ask that you're enrolled in a healthcare-related program.

Are there business or administration internships at MGB?

Yes, but narrow ones. The MGH Administrative Internship places students with an executive preceptor on hospital administration projects, and it's for master's students only. Undergraduates interested in operations should watch the Workday student intern roles and the summer Digital internship, which has included strategy and operations titles.

What skills does Mass General Brigham look for in interns?

Communication first. All nine student postings we read ask for it, often for work with patients, healthcare professionals and staff. Most also ask for time management and organization. Some add reliability, confidentiality and basic computer or EHR data entry, and research co-ops add laboratory skills.

Rising Stars closes February 1, 2027, so line up your letter writer now. A remote Externship gives your application a finished health research or operations project to describe.