Could your company benefit from a talented STEM intern?
4 Jan 2018
Receive a 50 percent cash match on your intern's wages – up to $2500 through SciTechsperience
SciTechsperience is a free, statewide, state-funded internship program that connects small for-profit Minnesota businesses with talented college STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) students.
Participating companies receive a wage reimbursement of 50 percent of the intern's wages up to $2,500.
What's New
- Companies located anywhere in Minnesota with less than 250 employess worldwide may participate
- Graduate students are now eligible for the program
- More than 325 reimbursements are available now on a first-come, first hire basis
Eligible Companies:
- Are for-profit, registered and conducting business in Minnesota
- Have fewer than 250 employees worldwide worldwide
- Offer an internship that offers hands-on STEM industry experience
- Are doing business in one of the following industries:
- Aerospace and Defense
- Agriculture and Food Science
- Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Health IT
- Engineering Services
- Fuels, Energy, Energy Management
- IT/Computer Technology
- Mining, Materials, Manufacturing and Processing
For more information and to apply go to SciTechMN.org.
Want to know more? Check out this short webinar or contact SciTechsperience Program Director Becky Siekmeier, Minnesota High Tech Association at beckys@mhta.org or 952-230-4241.
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