Intern Workshops

Start your career while you are still building it

We connect students with internships related to their academic interests. Watch the orientation video below, then tell us what you would like to work on.

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Apply to be a Fellow About the Foundation

What you gain

Experience that counts for something

Professional knowledge

Placements matched to your academic interests, so the work builds on what you are already studying.

Skills and contacts

Practical experience alongside working professionals, and the network that comes with it.

Introductions to employers

We introduce employers offering part-time and career positions — not just a placement, a next step.

Guidance throughout

An advocate stays alongside you, the same way we walk with every scholar through the college process.

Apply to be a Fellow

Join our team of young professionals as we assist scholars in navigating their world in a positive and culturally relevant environment. Answer the questions below and our team will be in touch.

About you

Full name

Phone

City and state

Pronouns (optional)

I am 18 years of age or older.

Study and availability

Fellows work alongside their own studies. This tells us what a realistic caseload looks like.

School or university

Field of study

Where you are in your studies

Expected graduation

Hours a week you can give

Earliest start date

Available for college tours, field trips and cultural experiences?

I can commit to this role for a full academic term.

The work

These are the day-to-day responsibilities of a Fellow. A few sentences each is plenty.

Describe your experience supporting or mentoring young people.

Fellows hold a caseload of students, running regular check-ins and setting academic goals.

Tell us about a time you connected someone with a resource they needed.

School resources, mental health services, community programs — formal or informal both count.

What does a positive, culturally relevant environment mean to you?

How would you help a scholar identify and weigh their college and career options?

Communication and organization

The two skills this role leans on hardest.

Explain a complex process to a parent in plain language.

Pick anything — financial aid, course selection, an application deadline. We are looking for clarity without jargon, not subject knowledge.

How do you keep track of records and follow through when something stalls?

Why this role, and why now? (optional)

Records and confidentiality

Working with scholars carries obligations we cannot waive.

I understand every session must be documented within one working day.I understand I must escalate promptly whenever FERPA or SAG policy requires it.I will keep student and family information confidential.I consent to a background check.

Supporting material

All optional, but helpful.

Link to your résumé

LinkedIn or portfolio

Reference name

Reference email or phone

Anything else we should know?

Certification

I certify that the answers above are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Type your full name

Typing your name here stands in place of a signature on this application.

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the William H. Douglas Foundation, including the membership and participation terms. All payments to the Foundation — dues, memberships, sponsorships and donations — are final and non-refundable.

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