You should prepare the following materials before you begin the online application. Once you start the application, you should plan to finish it at that time. You cannot save your application and work on it later. If you have the following materials prepared, the application should take less than one hour to complete.
If, for any reason, you cannot submit the Google Form with the attachments (typically due to security settings on your network), please email all attachments to info@greenwoodproject.org.
You should prepare the following materials before you begin the online application. Once you start the application, you should plan to finish it at that time. You cannot save your application and work on it later. If you have the following materials prepared, the application should take less than one hour to complete.
If, for any reason, you cannot submit the Google Form with the attachments (typically due to security settings on your network), please email all attachments to info@greenwoodproject.org.
Current high school juniors and seniors can apply to the high school programs.
There is no strict age limit, and we consider every application on a case-by-case basis.
All. Our 4-week intensive is designed to prepare anyone for an internship.
One page. Multiple page resumes are strongly discouraged.
For the college internship program, we need at least one academic reference from your college. This can be a professor, advisor, mentor, etc… You can then have one personal reference of your choice; however, this should not be a family member or friend. This could be an employer, another academic reference, volunteer site coordinator, etc.
For the high school programs, we strongly recommend you seek a reference from a teacher, advisor, or employer. Your reference should not be family or friends.
No, the application does not save progress. You should prepare all materials in advance and plan to spend about one hour uploading the materials and answering questions.
We have 86 positions open for the college internship program and 70 open for the high school institutes.
Yes. This is a rolling application. We begin reviewing applications as soon as they are submitted. As soon as we fill our spots for the year, we will only accept students onto a waitlist so please submit your application as soon as possible.
High school programs take place in Downtown Chicago.
College programs begin in downtown Chicago, but your internship could be anywhere in the country.
The Greenwood Project provides all housing and travel for those outside the Chicago area.
Our programs will run regardless of COVID-19, although they may be all virtual for safety. We ran a successful program in 2020 in an all-virtual environment, including virtual internships.
Submit the form without any files attached. Then, email all attachments to info@greenwoodproject.org.