Pursue experiential learning opportunities with the Graduate Internship Initiative.
Gain experience, enhance your skillset, and find opportunities for professional growth with the Graduate School's Internship Initiative. Through the Internship Initiative, graduate students will employ their analytical, graduate-level training on a local community project while gaining valuable professional experience through a scholarship-supported, part-time internship. Paired with pre-internship workshopping and one-on-one mentoring throughout its duration with Dr. Jim Gillespie, the Internship Initiative offers graduate students the opportunity to expand their professional skills and network while gaining meaningful work experiences beyond an academic setting.
Who is eligible for the program? Any current UF graduate is eligible for the Internship Initiative; acceptance will be contingent on a letter from an advisor or grad coordinator confirming your good academic standing.
What projects are there to apply for? You can see the current offerings below, under 'Summer 2025 Initiatives'.
How much are students paid? Selected graduate students will be given a $2000 scholarship award for their work as well as an additional financial award from the host organization.
How are applications evaluated? Representatives from both the Graduate School and the host organization will review your application to determine how well it fits with the organization's mission, the project offered, and aims of the Internship Initiative program.
Where can I apply? You can apply via the link here, also found further down the page under 'Apply Here'.
I'm an organization with a project that would be perfect for the Internship Initiative. How can I share it? You can submit your project proposal by following the link under 'For organizations' here!
What makes this program worth participating in from our side of things? Our aim is to be mutually beneficial: students receive valuable professional experience and organizations receive deliverables from a highly skilled, highly motivated, and highly educated graduate student.
What types of projects are eligible for the Internship Initiative program? Any project that engages the capacities of graduate students, offers deliverables in a six-to-eight week window, and helps our students develop professionally.
Explore experiential learning opportunities with our 2025 project partners!
Explore an experiential learning opportunity through a paid internship with the Matheson History Museum! Work as an Education and Programming Coordinator and collaborate with the museum director to create, curate, and run educational and programming initiatives at the Historic Matheson House. In this role, students will be offered the opportunity to shape meaningful experiences for Matheson visitors, fostering learning and community engagement. This position is a 20 hour per week, 6–8 week program. (Application deadline: April 16, 2025)
The LPRC is seeking to gather loss prevention and related artifacts to create a unique museum exhibit within our labs. The Museum Curator will collaborate closely with our Operations Team to bring this vision to life. Responsibilities include sourcing historical LP artifacts, supplies, clippings, and more, and showcasing them in a professional yet compact space. This is a 20 hour per week, 8–10 week program. (Application deadline: April 16, 2025)
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Are you a business or organization with a project that would be suitable for the Internship Initiative program?
Submit your idea here!
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