Microsoft Global University Internship 2027

It is Microsoft's internship program for students who are currently enrolled at university, offered across all job families and solution areas rather than only in engineering. Microsoft describes interns as working on projects that matter, with the team relying on their work to deliver. It sits alongside three narrower routes: the Explore program for first and second year bachelor students, the Discovery program for graduating high school seniors near Redmond or Atlanta, and separate PhD, MBA and JD internships including Microsoft Research and the CELA legal intern program.

Microsoft's eligibility page sets out the rules for the United States, Canada and Latin America. A University Intern must be enrolled in a full time bachelor's, master's, MBA or PhD program in an area relevant for the role during the academic term immediately before the internship. Four program rules sit alongside that: you must return to school for one full academic term after the internship, you cannot complete two back to back internships with Microsoft, you cannot take classes while interning, and you must be at least 16 years of age. Anything beyond that, including degree requirements, is set by the individual job posting.

Microsoft does not publish one headline intern figure, and you should be sceptical of any site that quotes you one. The official position is that all job postings include the base pay range, that Microsoft runs different base pay ranges for different work locations across the United States, and that those ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Your actual pay depends on the primary work location plus the complexity of the role and your own experience and skills. So read the compensation paragraph on the posting in front of you and treat that as the only number worth planning around.

There is no published deadline. Microsoft states that recruiters continue accepting applications until all positions are filled, and that job opportunities are posted at different times throughout the year. The March 2027 date on this page is a planning target for the 2027 summer intake, not a cutoff Microsoft has announced. Once you apply, allow up to 90 days for a decision, and note that Microsoft says it cannot expedite a review because you are holding a competing offer.

Yes. Microsoft answers this directly in its own FAQ and says it provides visa sponsorship, and Microsoft Research adds that it helps with visa applications where they are needed for research interns. Microsoft also says it provides relocation services, with package options explained by the recruiter during the offer process. As always, raise your specific status and timing with the recruiter early rather than at the final round.

Yes, as long as you meet your university's own criteria for credit. There is one important limit: Microsoft will complete only one standard form as proof of internship and will not fill in any other forms, so you need to confirm your university accepts that form. Tell your recruiter and your manager at the start of the internship that you intend to use it for credit, and complete the form before you offboard rather than after you leave.

Explore Microsoft is a 12 week summer internship in the US, designed for first and second year college students, where you try different software engineering roles and work through the Design, Build and Quality phases of the product cycle in a pod with other Explore interns. Discovery is a 4 week paid internship for graduating high school seniors who live and study within 50 miles of Redmond, Washington or in participating Atlanta school districts, and it asks for pre-calculus or an equivalent course completed before the program starts. Explore interns get the full US intern benefits package, while Discovery interns get paid sick time, paid federal holidays, software discounts and a bus pass but are not eligible for healthcare benefits or the fitness club membership.

Microsoft does not promise one or publish a conversion rate anywhere on its official student pages, so treat any figure you see elsewhere with caution. What it does describe is the separate graduate route: the Microsoft Aspire Experience is a two year talent development program for every global new hire joining directly from an undergraduate, master or PhD program, with an Aspire MBA track for roughly 200 MBA hires a year. An internship is a strong way in, but the official pages frame it as a placement rather than a guaranteed pipeline.