Entrepreneur in Residence School Year Internship Application Form

School Year 2024- 2025 Intern Application
Welcome!

The Smart Hustle Entrepreneur in Residence Internship program runs from October 5, 2024 to June 1, 2025, with Orientation on Saturday September 28. You will complete a minimum of 216 hours and a maximum of 264 hours (or approximately 6-8 hours/week), earn college credit, and up to $2,640 in wages!

**PLEASE NOTE: You must have completed another YEI program, a Business class at your school, or participated in partner program before you can participate in our Resident Entrepreneur Internship.

If you have not one of these programs and/or are not currently running a business, please apply to the Social Enterprise Internship. More details and registration information for that program can be found on our website.

**IMPORTANT: Our internships are in person, therefore, you must live in Washington, DC to participate.

There are additional mandatory dates listed on the Youth Entrepreneur Institute's website. Please review for your availability.

Questions and special availability requests can be directed to Caprise Shambley at cshambley@yeidc.org
- Student Name*
  
  First NameLast Name
- Student Address*
  
  Street Address
  
  Street Address Line 2
  
  CityState
  
  Zip Code
- 12345678
- Student Cell Phone Number*
  
  Area CodePhone Number
- YesNo
- Student Email*
  example@example.com
- School Attending*
- Grade level in 2024-25 school year*
- Birthdate
  
  MonthDayYear
  Date
- Ethnicity*
- Preferred Pronouns (for example: she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/their/theirs*
- What is your t-shirt size?
- Artpreneur AcademySmart Hustle MBSYEP Summer InternshipSmart Hustle StudiosYEI Social Enterprise InternBusiness Course at my high school (transcript required for verification)One of YEI's Community-Based Partner ProgramsOther
- YesNo
- Organization/Business #1
- Start Date
  
  MonthDayYear
  Date
- End Date
  
  MonthDayYear
  Date
- Roles and Responsibilities (50-75 words)
- YesNo
- Organization/Business #2
- Start Date
  
  MonthDayYear
  Date
- End Date
  
  MonthDayYear
  Date
- Roles and Responsibilities (50-75 words)
- Why do you feel you are a good fit for the Entrepreneur in Residence Internship Program? How will this experience benefit you? (100-200 words)*
- CoachableFlexibleEasily approachableLikes public speakerOutgoingLikes using technologyGood at detail oriented tasksEnjoys researchEnjoys writingFollows directions wellDependableOrganizedSelf-drivenReliableFriendlyProfessionalEnjoys learning new thingsEnjoys being challengedCreativeAnalyticalOther
- Building or updating a websiteImproving accounting and financial managementDeveloping a marketing and social media strategyExpanding my product or service lineEnhancing customer service skillsLearning about legal aspects of running my businessNetworking with other entrepreneurs and industry professionalsAccess to additional vending opportunities and pop-up shopOther
- What is your school year work schedule availability? AM is before noon. PM is after noon.*
- If you selected 'Other', please go into detail here.
- List the dates and times of your additional school year commitments.
- Available at least 200 hours to work on your business during the school year. (average 6 hours/week)Available Monday's 4:00pm -6:00pm for resident entrepreneur meetings and coursework unless arranged in advance
- Parent/Guardian Name*
  
  First NameLast Name
- Phone Number*
  
  Area CodePhone Number
- Email*
  example@example.com
- Available at least 200 hours to work on their business during the school year. (average 6 hours/week)Available Monday's 4:00pm -6:00pm for resident entrepreneur meetings and coursework unless arranged in advance
- Student: Please sign below to indicate agreement to complete all requirements of the YEI School Year Internship.*
  
  Clear
- Parent: Please sign below to indicate agreement to complete all requirements of the YEI School Year Internship.*
  
  Clear
- Important Note
  
  Completing this form is a step towards expressing your interest in joining the Youth Entrepreneur Institute (YEI) Resident Entrepreneur Program as part of the School Year Internship Program (SYIP) for School Year 2024-2025. YEI partners will DOES to offer this program, so to be eligible to receive stipend, you must also register and complete all requirements set forth by the Department of Employment Services (DOES). After completing the YEI application, youth will also need to turn in documentation to DOES to be eligible for the paid component of the program. Interns will need to submit their documentation and application to DOES via this link by the deadline.
- YesNoApplication unavailable; Can you please send me a reminder email once the application has launched.
- Turn in certifying documents to the Department of Employment Services (DOES) before the deadline. (TBD usually July)
- Should be Empty:

School Year 2024- 2025 Intern Application

Important Note