University of New Hampshire Internship Program

The UNH campus is opening back up for in-person instruction starting Monday, August 31st, including the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics’ Entrepreneurship Internship course.  The course, now in its 21st year, places Paul College business students in entrepreneurial ventures at various stages of business development, and with firms that service the entrepreneurial sector.  The students are all entrepreneurship majors, in their senior year, with an interest in gaining experience in a variety of areas, including finance, business analytics, marketing, sales, business development and real estate. The students are excited to be coming back to campus to finish up their senior year, and look forward to the exposure and experience of working with interesting companies and the contact with business professionals at these organizations.

 

UNH  recognizes that COVID-19 has impacted businesses in many ways and that internships may look a bit different this fall.  However, the  program’s priority remains unchanged – providing real-world business opportunities to UNH seniors.  This includes working and interacting with supervisors and co-workers in an in-person business environment whenever possible.  The UNH  program will also consider remote internships.

 

The Internship Course Basics:

• In-class lecture twice a week for the semester
• Internship 8-10 hours/week outside the classroom for 13 weeks
• Internships are Unpaid – students receive course credit
• Company participation fee ($500-$750 per intern) based on travel time from Durham Campus
• Prefer companies within 1-hour drive from Durham Campus
• Start dates: Interview with intern week of 9/7/20; Internships week of 9/14/20
• Internship end date: week of 12/7/20

 

Additional Company Requirements – COVID-19

• Companies offering in-person internships must have social distancing policies in place in alignment with UNH and the State of NH/CDC guidelines*, including wearing masks and limiting large gatherings.
• Ability to pivot in-person internship to remote internship if necessary:
  • UNH determines that all classes are required to pivot to remote learning mode for a portion/remainder of the fall semester
  • Company requires its personnel to pivot to work remotely
  • Intern needs to self-quarantine for a period of time

* State of NH/CDC guidelines may change over the time frame of the Fall semester and companies are expected to make any necessary changes required.

 

If you are interested in offering an Internship to UNH  students, or learning more about the program, please contact The program coordinator  directly.

 

Contact

 

Laura Hill ‘88

Educational Program Coordinator

Entrepreneurial Studies Option

Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

10 Garrison Avenue

Durham, NH 03824

Office: 603-862-3341

Laura.Hill@unh.edu