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For Students
Now Accepting Rolling Applications for Summer Internships Until March 31st
LOOKING FOR A GREAT SPRING OR SUMMER INTERNSHIP?
We’ll find the employers – and help match your skills with the right opportunities so that you can land the job!
Since the program’s inception in Summer 2021, we’ve helped create nearly 70 total internships across 28 companies in the South Bend - Elkhart Region. Interns have earned an average wage of $19/hour, worked an average of 400 hours, and earned an average of over $7,500!
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Key aspects of this program include:
- Centralized application that allows you to apply for multiple internships and interview with the region’s leading advanced industry employers with roles like those listed on the Job Description Database and in the “Available Roles and Application Pathways” Section
- Intentional talent-matching to ensure that your application gets in front of additional employers who need your skills—and we even support employers in their efforts to hire international students through CPT!
- Meaningful work that helps build real-world project management, business, engineering, and/or technical skills at a minimum hourly wage of $15/hour
- Summer interns will also have access to:
- Suite of at least 5 Professional Development, Networking, and Social Events that you’ll attend with the other 30+ interns to help you learn tips and skills from regional business leaders, build your network and meet other interns, and discover the exciting things to do Northern Indiana
- Digital Skills Accelerator programs at local colleges to help you advance your skills and earn certifications
- Free, professional headshot photo opportunities
- Modest housing stipends (for students with demonstrated need)
AVAILABLE ROLES AND APPLICATION PATHWAYS
By applying to this program, you’ll be able to find roles in areas such as:
DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS
CIVIL, ELECTRICAL, INDUSTRIAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / CYBERSECURITY
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS / PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
RESEARCH & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT / APPLICATION PROGRAMMING
SUPPLY CHAIN / LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY / HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
ELIGIBILITY
Student Eligibility Requirements
In order to participate in this program, students must comply with the following eligibility requirements, as defined by the grant supporting this initiative:
- Preference toward Rising Juniors, Rising Seniors, and Current Graduate Students. Two-Year degree students are also eligible
- Preference toward students attending a college/university located in the South Bend-Elkhart, IN Region and/or who are from the South Bend-Elkhart Region
- Must be interested in pursuing a career in Data Science, Engineering, IT, Manufacturing, Software Development, Technology, or related field
- Can commit to at least 300 hours of work over 8 weeks between January and August
- In-person, Summer interns only: must attend at least 3 LIFT Network Internship Program events throughout the summer
HOW IT WORKS
About the LIFT Network Internship Program

REVIEW JOB DESCRIPTION DATABASE
Students review Job Description Database to determine internship preferences.
SUBMIT APPLICATION
Students submit application, resume, and internship preferences based on the Job Description Database.


INTERVIEW WITH EMPLOYER
Employers interview and hire candidates after the LIFT Network identifies potential student matches.
INTERNSHIP BEGINS
Students coordinate start dates with employers and submit a Pre-Internship Survey; Summer interns will also attend the Program Kickoff and participate in additional Professional Development and Networking events with other interns between May and August


INTERNSHIP ENDS
Students fill out the Hours Reporting Log and submit a Post-Internship Survey; Summer Interns also attend the Program Celebration in August
CONTACT AND CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM CONTACT
Please direct any questions to Alicia Einfalt, the Regional Internship Manager, at LIFTNetwork@southbendelkhart.org.
We understand that COVID-19 may continue to disrupt typical internship plans for employers and students. Throughout the approval process, companies have indicated their intention to host in-person or remote internships. You will be asked to submit your preferences as well, and we will do our best to ensure that you are matched to an employer whose plans match your comfort level. Additionally, our team has experience in designing remote and hybrid internship experiences. We will work with employers who design remote internships to affirm that your internship is a meaningful one.

THANK YOU
To our Program Partners