Entrepreneurial Internship Program
For Employers
The Entrepreneurial Internship Program supports employers with innovative and entrepreneurial internships. Eligible internships may be offered by startups, small businesses, nonprofits, or existing organizations with innovative initiatives. Internships must be educational in nature. Internships are educational in nature – employers are expected to provide weekly mentorship and guidance to students.
These internships provide experiential learning opportunities where students apply skills like market research, product design and management, financial analysis, operations and more in a business context.
Employers benefit by building an early career talent pipeline with outstanding interdisciplinary students from diverse backgrounds.
Fall And Spring: Entrepreneurial Internship For Credit
For Fall and Spring, students may apply for an entrepreneurial internship under the supervision of a faculty member for 3 graded academic credits. The internship must be unpaid — and it must include at least 120 hours of work per semester. Students can take this course up to two times during their tenure at Tufts.
Summer: Entrepreneurial Internship Grant
For eligible summer internships, students must have a formal job description and offer letter in order to apply for a $4,500 Entrepreneurial Internship Grant through the Career Office’s summer internship grant program. The internship must be at least 10 weeks long and 300 hours in duration.