Paid FIRST alum summer internships

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Originally Posted by smurfgirl

I'm not looking for an internship - I'm in industry - but I'm interested in hearing more about this. Are you able to share the funding source behind this? Are you looking for internship matches for this summer or in the future? Are you trying to set up a long-term program or is this just for this year? And is this for engineering internships specifically or for any FIRST alum looking for an internship?

Yes, one of them. The Department of Energy. There is a second that I'm not at liberty to share. This is a pilot for a long term program. This year, to get it rolling, DOE is willing to pay for up to 50 interns for industry. If the second organization comes thru we can support 150. They are free, all we need is students matched with companies. The catch is that the industry partner is willing to hire a new student next year through the program. It's targeted at FIRST alums in college. We are also looking for feedback on what students/industry is looking for.

I am a mentor for 3824 and work at Oak Ridge National Lab. We are big into printing. We worked with DOE 2 years ago to get printers into FIRST. Now we are trying to establish an internship program for graduates. I'm frankly puzzled why there hasn't been more interest and could use help spreading the word. We are working with Don Bossi, ORAU (an organization that places about 10,000 students every year) and DOE. All I'm looking for is students matched with companies, we will take care of the rest. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Lonnie