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Overview of UNC Asheville's Public Fellows Internship Program in Partnership with the State Employees Credit Union Foundation - Interns will build capacity for underserved and rural areas with North Carolina-based and North Carolina-focused non-profit and government organizations by contributing to regular duties and working on at least one major project over the course of their internship.
- Interns will be paid $16.50/hour through UNC Asheville Payroll, funded by a State Employees Credit Union Foundation grant.
- Interns will complete a minimum of 300 hours during their internship. Internships are required to run from June 9, 2025 through July 25, 2025 - which correlates to the required IST 325 course start/end dates. However, to help interns spread out the required 300 hours, interns are able to begin as early as May 1, 2025 and work through September 7, 2025 in coordination with their supervisor.
- Interns will enroll in and complete IST 325, a course developed specifically for this program aimed at helping interns gain the most out of the internship experience. Participation in and completion of IST 325 is a requirement of the program.
- This Program is coordinated by the UNC Asheville Career Center. Interested students apply to the Program through this application and are then guided through the site interview and selection process by the Career Center. Students who meet the elibility criteria (detailed in the next section of this posting) to participate in the Program are not guaranteed an internship.
Which non-profit/governmental organizations are part of the Non-Profit/Govt Summer 2025 Internship Program? - You can find a list of the 26 internship opportunities by site at this link.
- You can find each internship opportunty's full description in this folder. The descriptions are listed alphabetically by site.
- Students also have the opportunity to establish their own internship site beyond the established opportunities in coordination with the Career Center. If this is something you're interested in doing, please reach out to Lisa Mann, mann@unca.edu. Note: There are specific requirements for sites to participate in the Program, so please reach out as soon as you are thinking of a site so we can confirm whether or not the site would be eligible to participate in the Program.
What is the timeline for the Program? Applicants are invited to drop in to our Career Study Hall on Thursday, January 23 between 9AM and 4PM to work on their application documents and/or get more information about the program! - Students apply to the Program through this application by February 9 at 11:59PM.
- Students who meet the eligibility criteria (detailed in the next section of this posting) will be contacted the week of February 10 with next steps, which includes meeting with the Career Center to ensure their application documents are ready to be shared with sites as well as to review their sites of interest.
- Applications will be shared with sites of interest and interviews will be conducted in early March. Applicants should not reach out to sites directly. All communication at this point is with the Career Center. Site supervisors will reach out directly to students to coordinate interviews.
- Student interns and site pairs are confirmed in early April before attending a virtual Program orientation.
- Interns will be set up as UNC Asheville student employees to ensure they are paid appropriately during their internship in April.
- Interns will be enrolled in IST 325 in April/May.
- Internships officially run from June 9, 2025 through July 25, 2025 - which correlates to the required IST 325 course start/end dates. However, to help interns spread out the required 300 hours, interns are able to begin as early as May 1, 2025 and work through September 7, 2025 in coordination with their supervisor.
- Interns and sites will attend a Closing Session on July 25, 2025.
The SECU Public Fellows Program through UNC Asheville is very similar but distinct from the UNCA Internship Program. You may apply to both programs but only participate in one. The UNCA Internship Program application is separate from this application. |