Intern for a Day matches undergraduate UMD students with professionals working in their field of interest for a job shadowing experience. Students have access to many hosts – 150+ hosts for virtual informational interviews and in-person job shadowing!

Intern for a Day (IFAD)mandatory student orientation for the FALL 2025 semester is now live!

FALL 2025 Intern for a Day Student Orientation: 

UMD undergraduate students who are interested in participating in Intern for a Day this fall 2025 are required to complete the IFAD mandatory student orientation either ASYNCHRONOUSLY or IN-PERSON: 

• The online IFAD orientation will be open via ELMS/Open Learning between now and Friday, October 10, 2025, at 11:59 pm. 
• The orientation is self-guided and should take roughly 45 minutes to complete all three modules. It provides the program overview and timeline, best practices for job shadowing, and best practices for informational interviewing. 
• Students who complete the orientation will receive an IFAD application via the IFAD student portal. 

Freshmen and Sophomore students are given priority for this program. Open to UMD undergraduate students only. 

 If you have any questions, please email ifad@umd.edu.

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