Congressional intern program seeks entrepreneurs

January 11, 2017

University Relations

Students interested in entrepreneurship can apply for a new congressional intern program that starts in the summer of 2017.

The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and congressional staff members developed the eight-week program. It places exceptional university and college students in U.S. Senate and House offices to work on issues dealing with entrepreneurship and startups. The program also includes meetings with senior federal administration officials, serial entrepreneurs, startups, venture capitalists, angel investors and corporate venture groups. The goal is to increase the students' professional network both during the internship and when they return to campus to share their experiences and networks with students, researchers, faculty and alumni.

In the long term, it is expected that these students will provide entrepreneurship leadership in public service, academia and the private sector throughout their careers.

More information about the program can be found at http://ncet2.org/interns. The deadline to apply is Jan. 30, 2017. At UAF, email Melissa McCumby or Mark Billingsley at the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization, or call them at 907-474-2605.

Download a flier for the program here.