CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program Pays for Internships

The CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program offers companies the opportunity to virtually (or hybrid - up to one day/week on-site) host a University of California undergraduate student this summer, paid for by the program.
If you are a company looking to host an intern, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute will pair you with a student (or students) with interest and skills in one of five areas of emerging IT innovation important to the state of California:

  • Aviation

  • Climate resilience

  • Digital health

  • Robotics

  • Semiconductors

Students will be trained in leadership and project management and supported throughout the program by dedicated CITRIS staff and a community of their peers. If you require a full-time on-site intern, you'll need to pay the student a wage equal to our rate ($25/hr up to 30 hours/week for 8 weeks), but we'll still provide all the screening, matching and training.
To qualify you’ll need to:

  • Provide a structured internship experience focused on active mentorship

  • Ensure that 75 percent of work scope is experiential learning and no more than 25 percent of duties are administrative in nature

  • Complete a brief training in best practices for hosting interns to maximize the student experience

  • Commit to providing a welcoming and inclusive work environment

  • Conduct at least two professional reviews — one at the midpoint and the other during the last week of the internship
    Internships will run from June to August 2022.

Questions? Contact Michael Matkin at mmatkin@ucsc.edu or Carmen Robinson at crobins3@ucsc.edu

Malina Longcitris