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ENTREPRENEURIAL INTERNSHIPS
2006 Student Summer Internships
Through a generous donation from an alumna, as well as support from the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, Tufts Career Services provided funding for six student summer internships. The $3,500 grants were awarded to students based on their exemplary academic record and proven interest in entrepreneurship.
Students granted internship funding include: Vincent Bu (Electrical Engineering, PhD candidate),
Craig Micon (Quantitative Economics, 08), Jordy Defelice (Biotechnology Engineering, 07),
Adam Granoff (Psych, Econ 07), Ari Allen (Political Science, 08), and
Rebecca Abbott (Mechanical Engineering, 08). Each student received a grant for an unpaid internship with an entrepreneurial company. The companies included: Boston Logic, Immunosacharide Technology, Round One, Match Events, Tissue Regeneration Inc., and Admiral Metals.
To be considered for grant funding, students were required to submit an application, resume, and college transcript to Career Services. The director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, Pamela Goldberg, then worked with various companies, many of them owned and operated by Tufts alumni, to find the best match. The companies went through their own hiring process to select the grant recipients. The internship grant was distributed in two parts, with $1,500 being paid at the beginning of the summer and the remaining $2,000 upon the completion of the internship and grant requirements. In addition to the time spent at the internship, students were required to write three, two-page reports, conduct an informational interview with their superior, write a report based on this interview, write a final evaluation about their experience, and receive a final assessment from a supervisor at their respective companies.
Ari Allen, a sophomore Political Science major, received grant funding for an internship at Round One. Round One, an online community for entrepreneurs located in Providence, RI, was especially interesting to Allen, already the founder and CEO of two separate companies. In his grant application Allen stated, "One problem I have encountered in my entrepreneurial experience is difficulty in establishing an executive team in a young start-up. Ideas are expensive and students typically do not have the money to completely fund aggressive startup ventures."
At Round One, Ari has been creating the new "Connect" program, an area of the website that facilitates the connections of people seeking new opportunities in the world of entrepreneurship. Round One owner and Tufts alumna Susan Tremblay (J91) has been delighted with the work that Ari has done. In a short amount of time Ari has had tremendous impact. I am grateful that Tufts is able to financially support him. This is especially important to Tremblay as Round One currently has no full-time, paid employees.
In addition to the grant recipients, 25 Tufts students held internships in entrepreneurial settings where the company paid the student directly. "This year gave us a solid start. Hopefully next year we will have the funds to get even more students involved," said Goldberg.
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