Microsoft Discovery Program

For the Redmond, Washington office location, applicants who are members or participants Microsoft sponsored organizations.

• Computing for All
• College Success Foundations
• Washington MESA
• Rainier Scholars
• Technology Access Foundation
• UW STEMsub Program

For the Atlanta, Georgia office location, applicants must attend schools within the Atlanta Public Schools, Dekalb, Fulton, Cobb, and Gwyneth County School Districts.

Over the 4 weeks of the program each pod of Discoverers will gain hands on project experience. These project are in various disciplines and do not require any previous technical experience.  All projects will focus on providing Discoverers the opportunity to practice a Growth Mindset and the Microsoft cultural attributes of being Customer-obsessed, Diversity & Inclusion & One Microsoft.

You will work in a small team to complete a project for your product group through which you will gain exposure to the product development Design phase and gain visibility to Software engineering, PM (Technical PM or Product Management) and UX Design disciplines. You will work on a project to understand the pain point, the unarticulated customer needs, and then from there build out the what and why. 

We want you to be involved with your group project, so we will assign you to a single group that will work on a specific product team while you are here. However, there will be plenty of opportunities to attend discussions about different Microsoft technologies, gain technical and foundational skills, and to learn from employees working around campus connect with other interns.

Your application will not be considered. In order to be eligible for the Redmond, Washington location, you must be enrolled at a school in Western Washington and live at an address within 50 miles of Redmond, WA at the time your application is submitted. We encourage you to consider our Explore Program and university internship opportunities that are global. We do hope to expand our programs in the future to include additional Microsoft campuses in other cities.

No. This program is for rising college freshmen (graduating high school seniors) attending a bachelor’s degree program. We encourage you to apply once eligible. 

No, students must be available for the entire duration of the 4-week program (July 7 – August 1, 2025). Unfortunately, we are unable to make exceptions to this requirement. 

Yes. We do not require your STEM major to apply. However, we do require all candidates to have completed pre-calculus, an equivalent course, or have completed 3 consecutive years of math (including your senior year of high school) prior to the start of the program. We are interested in individuals who have an interest in technology and a desire to explore working in tech.

Thank you for your interest! You will be able to review your application status in the Action center.