Student Internship Program
The Iowa Student Internship Program provides grants to small and medium sized companies
in the advanced manufacturing, biosciences, and information technology industries
to help support their internship programs with a goal of transitioning the interns
to full-time employment in the state upon graduation.
The Student Internship Program is a unique partnership of academia, industry and
government all working together to link young Iowans to the state's unlimited career
opportunities and help Iowa companies to recruit their future workforce.
Deadline for FY 12 applications – April 30, 2012 (or when funds are depleted)
FY 12 internships must be completed by September 2012.
Eligibility
The program is available to Iowa companies that do the following:
- Are engaged in one of the targeted industries of biosciences, advanced manufacturing or information technology.
- Employ 500 or fewer, with a significant portion employed within the state of Iowa.
- Pay the intern at least twice the minimum wage.
- Offer the internship to students of Iowa community colleges, private colleges, regent universities or to students who graduated from an Iowa high school and attend a college or university outside of the state (An eligible student must be within one to two years of graduation).
An eligible student must be within two years of graduation and enrolled at one of Iowa's community colleges, private colleges, or regent institutions.
Internship Reports
To Learn More:
Phone: 515.725.3196
E-mail: innovation@iowa.gov