Milhomme International Internship Program

The Milhomme International Internship Program was created by Phillip Milhomme ’60 to support Colgate students eager to gain direct business experience and to enhance their global competency by interning abroad.

Awards of up to $5,000 each are available to several students annually to offset the expenses related to pursuing an international internship in the business sector.

Criteria for Applicants

To be eligible for funding applicants must:

• Be a first-year, sophomore, or junior at Colgate University in the current academic year
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• The program is open to students of all majors

Criteria for Internships

To be eligible for funding internships must:

• Provide pre-professional business experience in a for-profit organization outside of the United States. Business roles include, but are not limited to:
• Marketing, consulting, sales, corporate communications, finance, human resources, business development, events planning, and auditing
• Be a minimum eight weeks in duration
• Paid internships are not eligible, unless the amount paid is insufficient to cover living costs for the duration of the internship, in which case a partial award will be considered

Expenses Eligible for Funding

Awards will support the following internship-related expenses:

• Transportation including airfare, on-the-ground transportation to/from the internship site, transportation to the airport in the United States and in the internship country
• Lodging
• Food
• Work permits (if applicable)
• Required inoculations
• International calling calls or telephone service

Finding an International Internship

Networking is the single most successful way that Milhomme recipients have secured their internships – in the last two years, eight of the nine recipients developed their opportunities by connecting with an alumnus, classmate, faculty member, or other contact. Please see Colgate's steps to gain access to speaking with Colgate alumni via iCAN.

Additional resources can be found on our “Finding a Job or Internship Abroad” handout.

Application Process

The application for funding through the Milhomme International Internship Program is found on naviGATE. Students must have an approved resume and completed the Career Search Ethics workshop to be able to apply. 
All required documents must be submitted for the application to be considered complete.

Deadline

March 1, 2013
Apply on naviGATE

Internships Funded Through the Milhomme International Internship Program

Recent Milhomme awardees interned at:

• Arava Power Company, a start-up solar power company in Herzliyah Pituach: Israel, project-managing and directing a promotional video project and assisting with marketing activities
• YiWu International Environmental Technology Institute, an environmental technologies solutions firm in Beijing: China, consulting on internal business operations
• American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago, writing marketing materials and securing corporate sponsorship for the chamber’s annual regional conference
• Dental Santa Cruz, a dental supplies firm in Lima: Peru, identifying and evaluating opportunities for business expansion
• Michael-Bruno LLC, a commercial and military architectural and engineering firm in Naples: Italy, creating public relations materials and editing technical proposals.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers in Frankfurt: Germany, researching investment opportunities for the M&A Advisory group