MiddWorks for Vermont Summer Internship Fellows Program
Spend the summer making a difference for Vermont!
Why MiddWorks for Vermont?
Middlebury College is deeply vested in and committed to the future of our home state! Entering its second year, the MiddWorks for Vermont Summer Internship Fellows Program will be funded by Middlebury College Center for Careers and Internships and provide 25 student internships the with a variety of organizations that advance:
- a robust Vermont economy and skilled workforce
- a just Vermont society
- a healthy Vermont population
- a “green” Vermont environment
- equitable access to excellence in education
- a vibrant Vermont arts and cultural scene
The Details
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All internships are carefully curated by CCI to ensure a rich experience for both the student and the organization. The MiddWorks for Vermont program internships will be posted on our Handshake opportunities data base, with the goal of having all 25 filled by April 1. There is a wide-range of opportunities available - see below for a list of employers. Students should log onto Handshake and search “MiddWorks for Vermont” for details.
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Fellows will receive a $4,000 summer funding award as well as priority acceptance should they choose to apply to MiddCORE’s Summer Intern Lab, a weekly remote leadership and career-readiness program with an additional $250 funding award.
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To help ensure the fullest Vermont experience, interns must live in Vermont for the duration of the internship and internships must be in-person or hybrid; no internship can be entirely remote. Housing is available in Middlebury and Burlington. Find details here.
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Students will attend a Vermont-specific “pre-departure” training session and participate in mid-summer and fall debriefs with all MiddWorks interns and their supervisors.
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Program Dates: June 12 – August 4, 2023. Students are expected to work for the entirety of the program and should not have planned vacations, etc. during this time. All internships must be at least 30 hours per week for a minimum total of 240 hours.
In addition to providing place-based experiential learning at its best, MiddWorks for Vermont will promote internship and career opportunities in every sector—we hope to encourage students to remain in Vermont during summers, after graduation, and beyond. When Middlebury fosters meaningful and deep connections to Vermont as a place to settle and to have a high quality of life while finding rewarding and purposeful work, we are also providing an ideal opportunity for students and graduates to apply their liberal arts and sciences learning in an impactful way.
EMPLOYERS/ORGANIZATIONS: Please contact Amy McGlashan for more information.
Local Partners
Opportunities include:
- Vermont Agency of Education
- Maple Broadband
- Vermont Arts Council
- Addison County Chamber of Commerce
- Vermont AfterSchool
- Green Mountain Care Board
- Vermont Agency of Agriculture
- Vermont Futures Project
- UVM Health Network
- Town Hall Theater
- Shelburne Museum
- Climate Economy Action Center
- Let’s Grow Kids
- Department of Vermont Health Access
- Opportunities Credit Union