2025 Emerge Career Partner Application

Thank you for applying to be an Emerge Career Partner for our 2025 Emerge Summer Career and Leadership Program.

The Emerge Program is a paid summer internship and personalized leadership development program. Emerge Interns will work Monday through Thursday at Career Partner sites, and on Fridays participate in career and leadership training growth labs. The cost of the program per Emerge Intern is $8,000, with Emerge Scholars receiving a $5,600 stipend at minimum for their internship and participation in the program and $2,400 going towards program costs. If you would like to learn more about the program and our Scholars check out our website.

Key Dates:

January 10th, 2025: Early Deadline
January 30th, 2025: Emerge Scholar Interviews
June 2nd, 2025: Orientation Week (Program Begins)
June 6th, 2025: Career Partner Mixer
June 9th, 2025: First Day at Work
July 25th, 2025: Emerge Celebration 2025 (Program Ends)

Placement Information

Company Name

Primary Contact

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

Will the primary contact be the Emerge Scholar's direct supervisor?

YesNo

Emerge Scholar Direct Supervisor (if different from main contact)

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Title

Email Address

Industry

What is the industry of your company?

In what department or facet of your business will the Emerge Scholar be working?

Emerge Partnership Status

Are you a returning Emerge Career Partner?

Yes, returning Emerge Career PartnerNo, new Emerge Career Partner

Sponsorship

I would like to hire an Emerge Scholar at $8,000:

The $8,000 fee covers both the Emerge stipend and program costs.

Other: how many Emerge Scholars would you like to hire?

Emerge Cost Breakdown

I will pay Chicago Scholars the full sponsorship directly at a rate of $8,000 per ScholarDue to company compliance, we will pay Scholars directly at a total summer rate minimum of $5,600 or more and a placement fee of $2,400 per Scholar to Chicago ScholarsI would like to learn more about the REACH College and Careers Pathways TrackNot applicable

Please share your stipend preference:

A Scholar stipend of $5,600I would like to request a match of my company's current rate

What is your company's rate?

Next Steps:

I would like to schedule a follow up conversation to discuss my optionsI am a nonprofit organization and request financial support to participate in the Emerge Program

Partnership Expectations

To ensure a successful program for all participants, we ask all career partners to commit to the following expectations:

Commitment to Racial Justice, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI)
Agree to a 4-day work week, Fridays will be dedicated to Growth Labs with Emerge staff
Attend a one-time, 3-hour Career Partner Orientation on June 6th, 2025 and a 2-hour Closing Celebration on July 25th, 2025
Provide a high impact summer internship experience
Designate a supervisor to oversee Emerge Scholar
Complete Emerge Scholar Pre- and Post-Assessments
Complete bi-weekly check-in surveys
Provide constructive feedback to Emerge Scholar and Emerge Staff
For companies paying Emerge Scholars directly: Provide payment for days worked during orientation week and all summer Growth Lab sessions
Conduct background check on intern(s) if one is required by your company

I commit to the partnership expectations outlined above.

Yes

If selected as an Emerge Career Partner, do you give us permission to use your company name, approved logo, and public information in connection with commercial, sponsored, or related content served or by us? This means, for example, that you permit Emerge to display your company name and/or photos within our content?

YesNo

I acknowledge the timeline and program events.

Yes

Please share any additional questions or comments:

Active listening	Community engagement, organizing	Critical thinking
Cultural engagement & leadership/diversity initiatives	Customer service	Event planning and management
Grant writing	Health education	Policy advocacy
Social media and marketing	Teamwork	Other

C	C#	C++	CSS
Golang (Go)	HTML	Javascript	Objective C
Perl	PHP	Python	R
Scala	Shell	Software Development	SQL/MySQL
Swift	Testing Environment	TypeScript	XML
Other

Android OS	Apple iOS	Apple macOS	Linux OS	Microsoft Windows
Unix OS	Other

Google Ads	Hadoop	Java	Microsoft Office Suite	PowerShell
Salesforce	Other