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Summer 2009 Internship Programs

Summer 2009 Internship Programs

Science/Technology-based Summer Entrepreneurial Internship Program

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts is providing summer internships, funded by the National Science Foundation, to students interested in entrepreneurship in scientific and technology based environments. The program is particularly interested in placing interns in ventures and organizations tied to major regional and university initiatives in life science, design innovation, and environmental sustainability. Internships are selected to ensure that students have value-added, meaningful projects for their host organizations and make a contribution to the venture. Student interns will gain a greater understanding of the processes and issues related to entrepreneurial funding and management.

The Program is open to graduate and undergraduate students from all colleges of the University. Student interns will have faculty advisors that will help them, in conjunction with their host organizations, to develop an internship project description, to determine goals and objectives for the project, act as a source of information during the duration of the internship, and provide monitoring during the internship and academic assignment to ensure a satisfactory completion for host and student.

The internships are paid positions. Student stipend amounts may vary by the type of host organization and student qualifications. To apply for a summer internship, please fill out the application form (see above link) and send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The program is competitive as a limited number of internships will be offered.

Click here to download the Summer 2009 Science/Technology-based Internship Application.

Hobbs Entrepreneurial Summer Internship Program

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts is providing summer internships for undergraduate students interested in entrepreneurship through the Russell D. and Elfriede Hobbs Endowment Fund for Entrepreneurship and the Liberal Arts. The Hobbs Fund is particularly interested in supporting student efforts to create socially beneficial organizations, including charitable, educational, scientific, and artistic enterprises.

The internships will provide experience-based learning opportunities in new and emerging organizations, or in more mature organizations initiating entrepreneurial activities.

Internships are selected to ensure that students have value-added, meaningful projects for their host organizations, have access to founders and top management, and make a contribution to the companies. Student interns will gain a greater understanding of entrepreneurial management and the foundation and structural organization of for-profit or not-for-profit organizations.

The Program is open to undergraduate students from all colleges of the university. Student interns will have faculty advisors that will help them, in conjunction with their host organizations, to develop an internship project description, to determine goals and objectives for the project, and provide monitoring during the internship and academic assignment to ensure a satisfactory completion for host and student.

The Program will provide students a stipend. Student stipend amounts may vary by the type of host organization and student qualifications. To apply for an internship, please fill out the application form (see above link) and send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The program is competitive as a limited number of internships will be offered.

Click here to download the Summer 2009 Hobbs Internship Application.