• Internships are unpaid and Sidwell Friends offers a small stipend to offset costs of participating
• Available internships are advertised beginning in December and continue to be finalized through February
• A resume- & cover letter-writing workshop is offered in February (on a half day of school, with alumni guests)
• Applications (resume and cover letter for any internship of interest, submitted online) are due in early March
• Once applications are submitted, hosts reach out directly to applicants to interview/hire. At this point, Sidwell Friends serves as a resource, but the student is responsible to the organization in an employee/employer relationship
• Timelines vary on when students hear definitively regarding placement
• Once accepted to an internship, students/families complete a commitment form, additional opportunities for networking with previous participants in the program are available, and students are expected to attend an additional training (May/June) as well as a celebratory luncheon (August/September)

• Students are interested in internships in a variety of industries
• Internships last from 4 to 10 weeks, part- and full-time
• Students are available to intern in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format
• Sidwell Friends offers training to potential interns in advance of participation with your organization
• Internships are unpaid and Sidwell Friends offers a small stipend to offset costs of participating
• Students apply in early March by submitted a resume and cover letter through Sidwell Friends, which is then supplied to the host organization for their own hiring process - interview, etc. and “hire” as you see fit
• Sidwell Friends then operates as a resource but does not otherwise oversee the interns during the summer of their internship
• Hosts are invited to provide feedback and attend a closing luncheon in August/September

If your organization would like to host a Sidwell Friends student this summer, please use this form to sign up.