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INTERN GF

Connecting Interns and Businesses

Employers Can Receive up to $3,500 to Offset Intern’s Wages

Internships play a crucial role for employers in the recruitment and retention of young talent and for college students to have an advantage in joining the workforce. InternGF is designed to increase the number of local internship offerings, aiding employers’ workforce recruitment and retention efforts. InternGF offers up to $3,500 to offset an intern’s salary. Employers can apply for up to two internships per year. Eligible applicants must be an early-to-mid-stage startup or a member organization of the EDC that can offer an internship not routinely found in the greater Grand Forks region. Startup companies are eligible for a match of 50% and EDC member companies are eligible for a match of 33%.

FOR EMPLOYERS

InternGF Manual

For the most comprehensive and up-to-date information, please review the InternGF Manual.

Application Timelines

Fall Internships | August 1 – December 31

  • Applications Open: June 1 – August 1
  • Priority Deadline: July 1

Spring Internships | Jan 1 – May 1

  • Applications Open: July 1 – October 31
  • Priority Deadline: September 1

Summer Internships | May 1 – August 31

  • Applications Open: January 1 – March 1
  • Priority Deadline: February 1

Application Process

To apply for the program, employers are requested to fill out the application form. The application requires that many of the details of the position are already established. This includes the intern’s job title, position description, rate of pay, learning outcomes, supervision information, and more. Once your application is received, it will be reviewed by the InternGF team. Employers will be notified if they were awarded funds shortly after the priority deadline. 

    1. Apply for InternGF program
    2. Notification of award
    3. Internship advertising & hiring
    4. Complete student enrollment

Internship Hiring Process

Employers are responsible for advertising, interviewing, and hiring students for the internship. The University of North Dakota provides a resource to advertise the position to students through a website called Handshake where Employers may sign up for  and post the position for free.

Enrollment

In order for employers to complete the enrollment process, all of the steps listed below must be completed.

    1. Sign InternGF Agreement that is sent with the award notice
    2. Interview and hire an intern
    3. Submit the release of information form

Reimbursement Requirements

To be eligible for reimbursement, the intern must complete the Intern Program Tasks steps listed out below.

FOR INTERNS

Intern Program Tasks

Students who are part of the InternGF program have tasks that must be completed on a weekly, or bi-weekly basis.

    1. Submit weekly journal entries through the InternGF Student Journal Entries Form.
    2. Contact your assigned UND Center for Innovation Career Coach bi-weekly through email or phone. They will make initial contact with you through your UND email address.
    3. Submit paystubs after every pay period through the InternGF Pay Period Form.

CONTACT US

Questions about InternGF? Our Workforce Development Specialist, Brenna Mathiason, is ready to answer your questions and connect you to our region’s resources.

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Brenna Mathiason

Workforce Development Specialist
Phone: 701.746.2721
Email: BrennaM@grandforks.org

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