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.
We will send communication and direct students to complete an IFAD student profile via the IFAD student portal at IFAD.UMD.EDU on Monday, October 4, 2025 when the host portal closes. Students will only receive this prompt if they have completed the mandatory orientation.
Create an Intern for a Day (IFAD) student profile, complete the orientation session, and submit your application.
IFAD Coordinators will begin the matching process after student applications are submitted
Student & host will be notified about their matching status via email
Student will reach out to the host to schedule the experience & provide an introduction.
Student complete the IFAD experience with host match by the end of the semester
Questions? Most questions about the program will be addressed in the mandatory orientations. Other questions can be directed to ifad@umd.edu.
Explore a New Field!
Intern for a Day pairs undergraduate UMD students with over 200 professionals working in their field of interest for either a half-day or full-day in-person job shadowing experience.
Orientation is required to participate and closes: October 10, 2025