INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Higher Education Summer Internship Program
Kawerak’s Summer Internship Program provides exceptional leadership development and quality employment experience.
Kawerak’s 10 &12 week paid internship program is available to Alaskan Native/Native Americans, who have completed their Senior year of High School, or who are pursuing higher education from a post-secondary college. Kawerak Higher Education Scholarship recipients will receive placement priority.
Program Overview
- Competitive paid internship – $25 per hour starting wage
- Successful applicants must have a 2.0 GPA or higher
- Work site placement available in the Bering Strait region
- Full time work schedule, 37.5 hours a week, for 10 – 12 weeks (May through August)
- Interns are expected to secure their own housing and accommodations during program
- Required leadership and skill building sessions
Internship Application
The completed application packet must be received or post-marked by Friday March 29th and include the following documents:
- Signed Kawerak Internship Application
- Current copy of college/technical transcript(s) from the previous semester
- One current professional reference letter (examples include: professor, employer, advisor)
- Current Resume
- Short Biography (Sample)
Application materials may be emailed to:
Stan Pearson, at
hr@kawerak.org or fax to: (907) 308-6657.
Application materials may also be mailed to:
Kawerak Internship Program
ATTN Human Resources
P.O. Box 948
Nome, AK 99762
Internship Timeline:
- Recruitment period: February – March
- Application Deadline:
Friday March 29thExtended to Wednesday April 17th! - Interviews: April
- Notification to applicants: late April
- Orientation: May (dependent on intern’s start date)
- Internship Presentation/Exit Interview: August
Skill Building Workshops include:
- Leadership skills
- Public Speaking
- Resume Writing
- Business Communications
- The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
- Policy issues that impact Alaska Native people
- Culture awareness
- Arctic matters
Contact Stan Pearson with questions 434-1846.
Higher Education Summer Internship Program
Kawerak’s Summer Internship Program provides exceptional leadership development and quality employment experience.
Kawerak’s 10 &12 week paid internship program is available to Alaskan Native/Native Americans, who have completed their Senior year of High School, or who are pursuing higher education from a post-secondary college. Kawerak Higher Education Scholarship recipients will receive placement priority.
Program Overview
- Competitive paid internship – $25 per hour starting wage
- Successful applicants must have a 2.0 GPA or higher
- Work site placement available in the Bering Strait region
- Full time work schedule, 37.5 hours a week, for 10 – 12 weeks (May through August)
- Interns are expected to secure their own housing and accommodations during program
- Required leadership and skill building sessions
Internship Application
The completed application packet must be received or post-marked by Friday March 29th and include the following documents:
- Signed Kawerak Internship Application
- Current copy of college/technical transcript(s) from the previous semester
- One current professional reference letter (examples include: professor, employer, advisor)
- Current Resume
- Short Biography (Sample)
Application materials may be emailed to:
Stan Pearson, at
hr@kawerak.org or fax to: (907) 308-6657.
Application materials may also be mailed to:
Kawerak Internship Program
ATTN Human Resources
P.O. Box 948
Nome, AK 99762
Internship Timeline:
- Recruitment period: February – March
- Application Deadline:
Friday March 29thExtended to Wednesday April 17th! - Interviews: April
- Notification to applicants: late April
- Orientation: May (dependent on intern’s start date)
- Internship Presentation/Exit Interview: August
Skill Building Workshops include:
- Leadership skills
- Public Speaking
- Resume Writing
- Business Communications
- The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
- Policy issues that impact Alaska Native people
- Culture awareness
- Arctic matters
Contact Stan Pearson with questions 434-1846.