Program Benefits
- Access up to $6,800 of intern summer wage reimbursement
- Engage with trained, highly-motivated students from Virginia's public schools
- Evaluate potential future employees
- Provide management training for current employees through intern supervision
- Build export capacity and make progress on your international business strategies
- Train future Virginia global business leaders
Process
- VEDP recruits, pre-screens, and refers qualified candidates based on company needs
- Interns attend a VEDP-hosted orientation and receive training on key global business topics and professional skills during weekly educational workshops
- Interns are paid a reimbursable $6,800 stipend for working full-time for 10 weeks over the summer
- Companies provide interns with supervisory guidance and hands-on learning opportunities
- Interns complete global business projects in research, operations, and/or marketing
Eligibility
- Company must operate in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Company must have at least five full-time employees in Virginia