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Rensselaer Entrepreneurship Intern Program (REIP)
Designed to assist students in understanding the opportunities and challenges of working within a startup or early stage company.
Students engage in short work assignments with selected student (and recent graduate) start-up teams, gaining firsthand experience in working with challenges typically faced by start-ups. In turn, participating student (or recent graduate) start-ups gains the help of top-notch students with complimentary skills to their team makeup while learning what it takes to onboard a new team member.
Student startup (pre-revenue) |
recent alumni startup |
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Students |
Any Rensselaer student with a minimum of one semester of coursework completed is eligible to be hired
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Compensation |
Hourly wage |
Up to $3,500 per hire with an equal match by the company |
Timing |
Up to 13 weeks |
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Hours/week |
Five to 20 hours per week while a FT student or up to 40 hours per week on an off semester |
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Additional student requirements | Meetings with Center staff |
Startups Seeking Interns
Qualifications: Teams must be in the start-up phase, and ready to expose students to meaningful work in the world of entrepreneurship.
If your company could benefit from this program, please contact the Severino Center Director at scte@rpi.edu.
Students Seeking Internships
If this program is of interest to you, please contact the Center Director at scte@rpi.edu to discuss the possibilities.