Through the Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation (LIFT) grant, the LIFT Internship Program connects students from regional colleges and universities to internships at local companies focused on advanced industries such as technology, manufacturing, data science and analytics, supply chain or logistics management, and research and development. The program can subsidize half of the wages of up to two approved internship positions for each employer partner, up to $2,500 per intern.

Since the program’s pilot year in Summer 2021, we have dispersed nearly $140,000 in funding to create 67 total internships across 28 unique companies in the South Bend - Elkhart region. Interns participating in this program earned an average wage of $19/hour, worked an average of 400 hours, and earned an average of over $7,000.

Program partners include the the University of Notre Dame's Center for Civic Innovation, enFocus, IT Sector Partnership, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Marshall County Lifelong Learning Network, Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, and the South Bend Regional Chamber.

Interested in hosting interns through this program as an employer or participating in this program as a student? Please contact LIFT Network Internship Program Manager, Hunter Guthrie, at LIFTNetwork@southbendelkhart.org.

• LIFT Internship Program for Employers
• LIFT Internship Program for Students
• LIFT Internship Job Description Database