Mentor Internship

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Overview

New Voters offers a sixteen-week, paid, remote, spring internship as part of our efforts to register 10,000 young voters. This program gives current undergraduates the opportunity to support New Voters in its mission. New Voters mentors work part-time during the week to directly coach high school students to run voter registration drives at their schools. Mentors serve as the first point of contact for their students. Mentors largely work on coaching students, but do have the opportunity to conduct recruitment. Mentors will work remotely for New Voters and are required to have internet access. 
 

Applications are not accepted through Handshake. You must apply here.

The 2025 Spring program will run from Tuesday, January 21 to Friday, May 16. Mentors will have the week of their college spring break off. Mentors are paid a base pay of $350, with additional, prorated payment based on drives completed. The mentorship application process opens on Monday, November 18 and will close on Friday, December 27 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Applicants must apply here.

Qualifications and Responsibilities

New Voters is looking for driven, organized, and passionate undergraduates at American colleges and universities.  Ideal candidates are responsible, communicative, have a passion for civic engagement and democracy, and have worked with high school students. Mentors are expected to work a minimum of 10 hours a week and have reliable internet access.
 

New Voters Mentors:

• Help mentees design a voter drive plan for their specific school (working with admin, planning, etc)
• Meet 1-2 times a week with each assigned fellow/school
• Maintain frequent communication with each assigned fellow/school and supervisor
• Update New Voters Drive Tracker regularly with information regarding the status of each of their school’s drives
• Ensure fellows are completing drives and submitting the necessary completion information
• Attending weekly meetings with the Mentorship team to report on drive progress and share helpful strategies with other mentors
• Other duties, such as recruitment of mentees, as needed
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Application Procedures

Applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé, and written responses to questions on the application form. Applications are ONLY considered through our form; we do not review applications via Handshake. Written responses are evaluated not only on answers given, but also on clarity, style, and quality.  The internship application process opens on Monday, November 18 and will close on Friday, December 27 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). Applicants are considered and accepted on a rolling basis. Questions about New Voter’s mentorship program can be submitted to margaux@new-voters.org.