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.
Applications are accepted via the application gateway.
Existing account holders can sign in; new users should follow the prompts to create an account. Please create only one account.
- The application requires you to upload supporting documents for each mandatory field before submission.
- The application requires a resume and up to two recommendation letters.
- The application submission process can take up to 45 minutes to complete.
Deadline to Submit: February 4, 2027
Email TCFinterns@clevefdn.org with questions or visit our website.