The next EPG Entrepreneurial Internship program will take place during the summer of 2006. Students must complete the EPG Summer Institute in order to qualify for placement in an Entrepreneurial Internship. The EPG internship program allows EPG Fellows to apply what they learned during the previous summer while serving as interns with businesses or nonprofit enterprises. The goal of the program is to create value for the host organization and host community, while deepening a student’s knowledge and experience of the principles of entrepreneurship and leadership.

The EPG program maintains a listing of businesses and nonprofits in the Appalachian region that are potential internship sponsors and assists students in identifying an organization and project which meets both student and program goals.

Each internship is designed to meet the rigorous criteria for academic credit either within the department of the student’s major or in the General Studies program. Each student has two faculty sponsors during the internship. Students keep an electronic journal to reflect upon the relationship between their course preparation and the practical experience. At the conclusion of the internship, students present highlights of their experience to an audience that includes community partner organizations, fellow EPG interns, faculty members and others.