NVIDIA 2026 Ignite Internships: Business Operations

Details

The NVIDIA Ignite program is a 12-week summer pre-internship designed for first- and second-year undergraduate students (class of 2028/2029) from U.S. four-year universities. This fully immersive, on-site program in Santa Clara, CA gives students hands-on experience working with technical experts on real projects across a range of business and technical areas. NVIDIA will cover a one-time round trip for students traveling over 50 miles to Santa Clara and provide a supplemental housing stipend to assist with living expenses over the summer.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 12-week, on-site internship in Santa Clara, CA working on real projects with technical and business teams.
• Work collaboratively across partners and teams to support core missions and projects.
• Contribute to day-to-day tasks within assigned track (examples below include Analytics, Information Technology, Product Management, Developer Relations, Marketing, Finance, HR, and more).
• Learn and apply new concepts, tools, and processes in a growing and evolving workspace.
• Demonstrate creativity and problem-solving mentality while adapting to new experiences.

Potential Internship Tracks (examples)

• Analytics
• Corporate Communications
• CSP Partner Marketing
• Developer Relations
• Finance – Internal Audit
• GeForce NOW & NVIDIA STUDIO Global Social Media Marketing
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Product Management
• Product Marketing
• Omniverse
• Operations

Requirements

• Seeking first- or second-year undergrads (class of 2028/2029) from U.S. four-year universities.
• Majors: Business, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, or related fields.
• Demonstrated passion via involvement in relevant clubs, leadership roles, and extracurricular projects.
• Creativity, problem-solving mentality, and willingness to develop new skills.
• Desire to learn new concepts and tools; ability to adapt to new experiences.
• Ability to develop relationships across a wide array of partners and build support for team objectives.
• Extra-curricular interest in technical fields is a plus.

Ways to stand out (track-specific examples):

• Marketing: ability to write creative short-form content; understanding of audience; experience building & optimizing websites; familiarity with creative, multimedia, and web development processes and file formats.
• Finance: strong understanding of Excel; knowledge of financial ERP systems; exposure to financial planning, analysis, modeling, and forecasting; basic knowledge of FP&A cadence and close processes.
• Human Resources: meticulous organizational skills; ability to maintain and accurately track data across systems; fluency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HR systems; ability to find efficiencies and support large projects.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly rate for interns: 18 USD - 54 USD (standard pay varies by position, location, year in school, degree, and experience).
• NVIDIA covers one-time round trip for students traveling over 50 miles to Santa Clara and provides a supplemental housing stipend.
• Intern benefits: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/interns/

Logistics & Application

• Program length: 12 weeks (summer).
• Location: On-site in Santa Clara, California, United States.
• Submission window (stated): NVIDIA will accept submissions from October 6, 2025 to October 19, 2025; the posting also notes applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in hiring and promotion practices.