• SOTC interns may compliment local interns, offering your team diverse skill sets, talent and fresh perspective.

• The SOTC portal provides an organized, competitive and easy to manage application/review

• SOTC students are well taken care of throughout their internship experience resulting in a healthy work-life balance and effective results.

• Local alumni ambassadors (mentors), SOTC staff and cohort peers join internship managers in providing support and guidance to students throughout the summer. Our team also helps them get quickly established to begin their work experience and enjoy their free time building connections and exploring

• Our students have cost-free housing in kitchen equipped dorms, multiple, affordable transportation options and 40+ organized events/activities to choose from.

• Most students are open to returning to Cleveland for fulltime work upon graduation which may benefit your organization as opportunities evolve. They may also serve as ambassadors for your organization following their experience.

• Employers are responsible for paying interns. Average hourly salaries range from $12 to $15 for nonprofits and higher for businesses or stipends which range from $3,500- $5000. If you are a company willing to ‘pay 1; give 1’ and support a nonprofit or startup with their fee, please contact us!

• There is a $1,100 SOTC employer fee per student to participate. This fee will be invoiced to cover the cost of housing and events for each intern. 

• There is NO FEE for posting or obligations to hire an intern if an employer doesn’t find a student that meets preferred criteria.

The official SOTC program dates for 2025 are June 2 – Aug 1; some students will begin their internship early while some internships may last through mid-August. If you are unsure of your internship start/end dates please contact Eric with SOTC and/or your employer. Move in to the SOTC dorm is May 31 and move out is Aug. 2.

SOTC begins to accept internship postings in the fall and continues to accept them through early May. Simply visit the Employer login to register and complete the SOTC internship description form. We have found that using a standard form for all employers allows students to be more effective in their internship search. Please refer to the “Posting an Internship” form on our site for step by step instructions on logging in and posting your internship. Employer Login: https://jobs.summeronthecuyahoga.com/Employers/Login.aspx

No. Simply posting the internship allows you to receive applications from  students who attend SOTC’s partner schools. If you do not find a student who meets your criteria, you are under no obligation to hire one. We also trust that you will not use our site to identify candidates and then hire them outside of SOTC. Please contact us if you are not seeing a large enough pool of candidates so we can help. 

Generally, no. Students are expected to be available for work during the entire internship. We appreciate, however, that it may be necessary to miss a day’s work for a special event such as a family wedding. Students must make appropriate arrangements with their employer if they will miss work, as well as clear absence from the dorm with SOTC staff if during a weekday or on the date of a weekend mandatory event. Please let students know what schedule to expect around the 4th of July holiday.

The application deadline is in May, or when all positions are filled.

Employers will interview and hire interns according to their schedules and positions will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis. preference is given to early applicants and commitments. Check the website often for new opportunities. SOTC will send employer updates in April and May indicating remaining spots per school. 

Undergraduate students of the participating schools who are in good standing and have at least completed their freshman year at the start of the summer program are eligible to participate. Graduating seniors are also eligible.

Only students from SOTC partner schools may fully participate in the benefits of the program (housing, all events/activities, etc.). However we do have the Pick 10 Program! This program allows non-SOTC interns working for employer partners to select up to 10 applicable SOTC events/activities at a cost of $300 (payable by student or employer). For more information, please contact us at info@summeronthecuyahoga.com.