Supporting you from your first stage to your next stage
Innovation Works’ intern program assists technology and manufacturing companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania through supporting the hiring of interns from universities, colleges, coding boot camps, technical schools, and more. We hope to help accomplish valuable project-based work for students and increase the opportunity for hiring upon graduation.
IW’s internship program matches a diverse pool of students with our wide network of IW Portfolio companies and manufacturers in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Past opportunities have included internships with life science, robotics, material, and manufacturing companies.
Our Programs
Innovation Works partners with our IW Portfolio companies and manufacturing partners to get you paid for on-the-job experience. IW offers two internship programs: Diversity & Inclusion Intern Program and Manufacturing Intern Program.
Diversity & Inclusion Intern Program
The D/I Intern Program connects our IW Portfolio companies with students who have one or more of the following affiliations:
- Minority candidates
- Veteran candidates
- Candidates with disabilities
- Candidates who identify as women
- Candidates who identify as LGBTQIA
Each participating company may receive up to a maximum of $2,500 for work performed by one or more interns based on a 1:1 match from the employing company (the company must provide a minimum of $5,000 gross compensation to one or more interns to receive the maximum $2,500 intern reimbursement).
Are you interested and eligible?
Submit an interest form today!IW Portfolio Companies
Get Involved!Manufacturing Intern Program
The MIP program connects manufacturers located in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington, or Westmoreland counties to students in colleges, universities, and technical schools.
Each participating company may receive up to a maximum of $2,500 for work performed by one or more interns based on a 1:1 match from the employing company (the company must provide a minimum of $5,000 gross compensation to one or more interns to receive the maximum $2,500 intern reimbursement).
Interns cannot be a family member of the manufacturing company or the immediate family member of any Innovation Works employees, consultants, Board Members, or an elected Pennsylvania official.