The Harvardwood 101 career exploration program brings two dozen current undergraduates to Los Angeles during the January term and provides a series of career-related activities in order to demystify Hollywood and educate them about careers in the entertainment industry.

READ ON if your company has offices in Los Angeles and you're interested in:

• Having Harvardwood 101 students visit your office;
• Hosting a company informational;
• Interviewing current Harvard students for summer internship opportunities
• Having a Harvard intern for two weeks in January (Jan. 9 - 20, 2017)

Harvardwood is putting together an on-campus panel event, "I Was a Showbiz Intern," ahead of ARTS FIRST weekend on April 29, 2015 (Wednesday) from 4-5pm at the OCS.

If you've participated in HSIP or a 101 J-termship in the last couple of years, live in the Cambridge/Boston area, and are willing to participate in this career-oriented panel for students, please email Dona Le at [email protected] with the subject line "Showbiz Panel." Thanks!

Students, please read this entire page carefully before accessing the Harvardwood 101 application at the bottom of this page. If you still have questions about Harvardwood 101, please email [email protected].

Applications are OPEN!
Apply HERE

Eligibility

To apply for Harvardwood 101, you must be:

• A current student of Harvard College
• A dues-current Full Member of Harvardwood*
  • Join Harvardwood here: https://www.harvardwood.org/membership_hub
• In good standing with your Proctor or House Resident Tutor

*If accepted into the 101 program, Harvard College students who receive financial aid will be eligible for a stipend from the Office of Career Services to cover the virtual bootcamp fee, the virtual J-termship fee if matched, and a one-year Harvardwood membership. Students on financial aid can apply to Harvardwood101 prior to becoming members. Note: there is no funding available to support student travel/housing for in-person J-termships.*

Timeline

Applications open by October 1st and close November 15th, 2022. 

J-Termships are still being finalized — more information will be sent to applicants in the coming months.

If accepted, you must digitally sign our Code of Conduct. 

This Year's Program

The upcoming Harvardwood 101 program will run from Monday Jan. 2 to Friday Jan. 20, 2023

• The MANDATORY Bootcamp Week will run from Jan. 2-6th.
• The OPTIONAL J-termship Program will take place between Jan. 3 - 20 (exact dates and duration of each opportunity may vary). 

This year's deadline to apply to Harvardwood 101 is November 15th, 2022. 

Applications are OPEN!

Apply HERE

Welcome, FAS students! For a quick review of what Harvardwood offers current students, you're welcome to download our introductory brochure (PDF).

Harvardwood offers two career exploration programs for current students of Harvard College. Undergraduates must be dues-current Full Members of Harvardwood to participate in both programs, Harvardwood 101 and the Harvardwood Summer Internship Program.

Companies: Interested in meeting and recruiting Harvard students? Participate in Harvardwood 101 and/or the Harvardwood Summer Internship Program!

Harvardwood 101

This career exploration program brings two dozen current undergraduates to Los Angeles during the January term and provides a series of career-related activities in order to demystify Hollywood and educate them about careers in the entertainment industry.

Harvardwood Summer Internship Program

Started in 2003, HSIP provides a list of summer internship opportunities in the arts, media and entertainment to interested Harvard students.  In addition, HSIP facilitates career-related activities throughout the summer for participating students and companies in NYC and LA.

Harvardwood 101 students at Millennium Films - January 2015

Please complete the form below, and a Harvardwood 101 Program Director will get in touch with you soon!

Please complete the form below, and a Harvardwood 101 Program Director will get in touch with you soon!