2024 Internship program details

THE CAPSTONE DAY AGENDA

10:00 am ET: WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

10:15 am ET: WEALTH CREATION

The Twentysomething’s Guide to Financial Wellbeing

10:45 am ET: GEN Z WOMEN AND WEALTH

11:15 am ET: FINTECH & WEALTHTECH

The Road to Easy

11:45 am ET: ESG ESSENTIALS: 

A Fresh Perspective

12:15 pm ET:  INVESTING IN AI:

How to Capitalize on the Future of Technolog

Summer 2024 Internships

INVESTMENT AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT INTERN POSITION

  • Overview: Part of a team that conducts original research through their lens, on issues important to investment and wealth managers.
  • Location: virtual
  • Dates: 06/10/2024 – 08/08/2024 (9 weeks)
  • Part-time:  25-30 Hours weekly as follows:
    • Hours, Week 1 (Education Week)
      • Monday to Friday 8am – 1pm
      • Intro Mentor meeting: 60 minutes TBD
    • Hours, Weeks 2 to 9
      • Mondays: 10am – 12pm (Education)
      • Thursdays: 10am – 12pm (Education)
      • Research: 19 hours, Flexible, Established by each Team of Interns
      • Weekly research team meeting with mentor:  60 minutes – day TBD
      • Weekly 1:1 career development meeting with mentor: 60 minutes – day TBD

HIRING PACKAGE AND COMPENSATION

  • Although the internships will be unpaid, Sapere Aude will help interns access grants or stipends from your institutions directed to First-generation students, students who work for nonprofits or work on research projects.
  • Subscriptions to industry publications: eg. Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Morningstar, Barrons
  • Formalized industry education curriculum: eg: Envestnet Institute on Campus, Wall Street Prep with opportunity to earn certificates
  • Financial literacy curriculum, eg. Kindros, Financial Building Blocks
  • Résumé building tool
  • Interns will end the program with the following:
    • Personal guidance and action plan to interview and obtain a “Rising Senior” internship in investment and wealth management
    • Published Opinion Snapshot Paper
    • Completed Resume and Personal Statement (in cooperation with your career center)
    • LinkedIn profile
    • Sapere Aude Alumni network
    • Mentor relationships with established industry executives
    • Access to database of “Rising Senior” internships
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Open to first-generation college students (neither parent graduated from four year institution.)
  • Open to children of public servants (including first responders, teachers, military, nonprofits.)
  • Open to students graduating in Dec 2025 or May 2026 or May 2027
  • Must reside in USA during the program

APPLICATION PERIODS – rolling admissions

  • Early Decision: opens 11/15/2024 and closes 12/15/2024
  • Regular Decision: Opens 1/15/2024 and closes 2/23/2024 (or earlier if all offers have been made)

The preferred application method is via Handshake on the Sapere Aude Consortium Handshake account. Alternate methods can be requested at apply@sapereaudeconsortium.com

“Sapere Aude’s guidance and mentorship have been nothing short of transformative.”

Evan Reed

Hamilton College '26