Provide an Internship

In return for their investments in the SAGE Scholars Program, business sponsors will:

• develop a diverse workforce of highly skilled, committed and motivated future employees;
• save on recruitment training and turnover costs;
• increase employee leadership and coaching skills through mentoring;
• benefit from positive exposure in the community.

Companies and organizations partner with UC Berkeley’s SAGE Scholars Program by offering paid internships to the SAGE Scholars in their field of study in addition to making an annual contribution to the SAGE Scholar’s Fund at UC Berkeley. Through these partnerships business sponsors will provide invaluable business experience and training, as well as strong mentoring.

SAGE Scholars will also participate in career workshops at UC Berkeley, specially designed to enhance their business and leadership skills.

All SAGE Scholars are on need based financial aid and have a minimum 3.0 GPA at UC Berkeley. SAGE Scholars attend career and professional development training workshops taught by experts in their field of expertise before their internship begins. Students, supervisor and SAGE staff agree on goals and objectives of the internship, and students are evaluated on these objectives by their supervisors.

There are 3 different agreements offered to businesses:

• 12 Month Agreement — Students work full time in the summer and part time during the academic year.
• Summer Only Agreement — Students work full time all summer.
• Academic Year Agreement — Students work part time during the academic year and may be available for full time work during holidays.

SAGE Scholars are paid a competitive wage for their work as determined by the company or organization.

To learn more about how you can extend an internship opportunity to one or more of our SAGE Scholars, please contact us.