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Summer Internship Program

Since 1999, the Cleveland Foundation has conducted a summer internship program that provides undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates an opportunity to work for 11 weeks in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies.

The program’s objectives include:

  • Offering first-hand knowledge of the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community, its leadership, and organizations.
  • Providing meaningful career-related work experience.
  • Increasing local organizations’ capacity to conduct important short-term projects.
  • Stimulating interest in a career in the nonprofit or public sectors.
  • Exposing students to a broad range of public sector endeavors.

Click here for a reflection on a decade of promoting young talent.  

 

Timeline

  • October/November – Organizations are invited to apply to host a summer intern.
  • December/January – Interns are invited to apply to the program with an early February deadline.
  • March – Interviews with top candidates are conducted.
  • April – Decisions are made.
  • June/August – Eleven-week job experience for interns takes place.

 

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