North America’s Only Guaranteed Internship Pipeline for High School 

INTERNSHIPS

guarantee an offer

  • 50+ COMPANIES.

    Receive a job offer from 50+ companies and among hundreds of positions in finance, consulting, programming, and research.

  • $90M+ INTERNSHIPS.

    ACES members receive guaranteed offers to $90M+ investment funds, medical research institutions, and tech startups.

  • 32+ COUNTRIES.

    Internships are available to members from anywhere around the world, featuring remote and paid work.

OUR PLACEMENTS

Our alumni and current interns have received placements at some of the best internship offers that can lead to a Fortune 500 career.

High School & University

We’re North America’s only guaranteed internship pipeline for high school students.

  • Boost University Applications or build your Resume to get hired at $100k+ careers in university & beyond.

  • Our internships are available on both the high school and university level.

  • No Experience Required

    We offer externships, training, programs, and beginner friendly internships.

  • Land a Full Time Job

    Build university applications and resumes with internship experience - leading to a full time Fortune 500 job.

  • Work in Finance & STEM

    Get recognized internationally as a leader in high paying industries across finance, medical research, and tech.

HOW TO QUALIFY

COMPETE

Get Ranked in International Competitions

LEAD

Start an ACES Branch at Your School

Start and lead an ACES Branch at your school, town, province, or country. Branch Directors get guaranteed internship offers by demonstrating leadership and entrepreneurial ability.

  • Get a written recommendation for your university application

  • Build a leadership experience for university applications

  • Receive scholarships and entrepreneurial experience

Get a certification to recognize your skills on a professional industry standard. Join our professional or lifetime membership to receive guaranteed externships and internships to kick off your career.

  • Get up to 4 guaranteed offers consecutively

  • Receive career guidance for university and jobs

  • Gain access to all ACES competitions, events, and opportunities.

JOIN

The ACES Development Program

The ACES Development Program is a 1-month program (extendable) designed to land internships and full-time paid jobs. The program is open to both high school and university students with a competitive application process.

  • Receive a guaranteed internship in finance and STEM

  • Personalized mentorship for university and jobs

  • Investment banking and job interview coaching by Wall Street bankers

  • University application coaching and essay writing

  • Lifetime access to all ACES competitions, events, and opportunities

ACES Competitions are ranking based (e.g. Top 25%). Winning the competitions is not required for receiving an internship offer; reaching a competitive ranking means a high probability you’ll receive an offer.

  • We send out offers to qualified competitors privately via email.

  • We host over 3+ competitions to ensure multiple chances for students to get a ranking and receive an internship offer.

CERTIFY

Get Certified and Receive Internships

FAQs

  • In the above list, there are 4 options where you could qualify for an internship. Any one of the four avenues can qualify you for one!

  • To register for an ACES competition, please click on Register below your selected competition. If registrations are open, you will be led to the registration form for the ACES Competition Fee and Annual Membership powered by our partner Stripe.

    Once you have registered, you are eligible to compete in ALL Competitions this year including the IFIC without any additional fees.

  • Big corporations begin hiring as early as 1st year university. The recruiting timeline is getting pushed earlier and earlier.

    Entering university with real-world work experience is a must to best compete with thousands of other candidates, and stand out for a $100k+ job offer.

Check out recently opened spots at our partner companies

ONGOING OFFERS

ARTUR KUZMIN FROM SQUIRE (YC16): A $750M STARTUP

Artur Kuzmin is a director of engineering at Squire, a Y-Combinator startup valued at $750M. Talent Agent, one of Artur’s companies, is hiring for a Software Engineering Intern at ACES to work on agentic AI and LLM projects.

  • Artur is a Carnegie Mellon University alumni (#1 world ranked CS university). He’s built 2 apps with 30,000 monthly users, and currently leads a 40-person team at Squire.

This opportunity offers potential introductions to Squire staff, but is not a subsidiary or division under Squire.

JOIN A $40M INVESTMENT FUND

  • Wall Street Elite LLC’s $40M investment fund is hiring investment analyst interns

  • Finance Interview Coach’s marketing department is hiring media, marketing, and corporate strategy interns