Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program 2027

Monmouth; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

The Cleveland Foundation offers the 2027 Summer Internship Program in Cleveland, an 11-week paid internship designed to launch careers in the nonprofit and public sectors. It targets undergraduates, recent graduates and first-year graduate students, providing meaningful work and exposure to the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community.

Interns are paid $18 per hour and must be college juniors/seniors or spring graduates, with residency in Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga counties.

Qualifications

• Be a college junior or senior in fall, a graduating senior in spring or first-year graduate student in spring, based on the current calendar year.
• Attend a college or university in or be a permanent resident of Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga counties.
• Exhibit interest in the nonprofit or public sectors Applicants cannot be relatives of a member of Cleveland Foundation staff or the Foundation’s board of directors.

Job description

Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program 2027

Since 1999, the Cleveland Foundation summer internship has connected emerging professionals with career-launching opportunities in the nonprofit and public sector. The program provides talented undergraduate students, recent college graduates and first-year graduate students an opportunity to work within Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations for an 11-week paid internship experience.

Program Objectives

• Expanding local organizations’ capacity to conduct important short-term projects
• Providing a full time, paid internship opportunity ($18 per hour) and meaningful career-related work experience
• Creating pathways to careers in the nonprofit or public sectors, particularly within Greater Cleveland Exposing interns to a broad range of nonprofit/public sector organizations, leaders, and partnerships, building their first-hand knowledge of the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community and public sector initiatives
• Facilitating opportunities to support alumni and empower local leaders, fostering connections, discussion, learning and collaboration within our region

Eligibility and Candidate Application

• Be a college junior or senior in fall, a graduating senior in spring or first-year graduate student in spring, based on the current calendar year
• Attend a college or university in or be a permanent resident of Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga counties
• Exhibit interest in the nonprofit or public sectors Applicants cannot be relatives of a member of Cleveland Foundation staff or the Foundation’s board of directors.

Deadline to Submit: February 4, 2027

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