Paid summer internships are available across the state and one is in Washington. Opportunities exist in numerous fields of study, from architecture to zoology.
Interns earn a stipend of $8.25 per hour and work 40 hours per week for 10 weeks.
To be eligible for the program, a student must be a permanent North Carolina resident with an overall grade-point average of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale, and graduated from high school and subsequently completed their sophomore year of college before beginning the internship.
Community college students must complete at least their first year before beginning the internship. Law students must be completing at least one year of law school when they apply.
Details about the program and a listing of summer 2010 internships are available by calling the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the N.C. Department of Administration at 919-807-4400, or by visiting its Web site at www.doa.state.nc.us/yaio/internprogramdetails.htm.






