2027 Internship program details

Summer 2027 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: remote
  • Dates: similar to 2026: 06/08/2026 – 08/06/2026 (9 weeks)
  • Part-time:  25-30 Hours weekly as follows:
    • Hours, kickoffs on June 4 & 5 (1 hour each)
    • Hours, Week 1 (Education Week)
      •   Monday to Friday 10am – 3pm ET
      •   Intro Mentor meeting: 60 minutes TBD
    • Hours, Weeks 2 to 9
      •   Mondays: 10am – 12pm ET (Education)
      •   Thursdays: 10am – 12pm ET (Education)
      •   Research: 17-22 hours, Flexible, Established by each Team of Interns
      •   Twice weekly team meetings with peers: 60 minutes
      •   Once weekly team meeting with mentor:  60 minutes
      •   Weekly 1:1 career development meeting with mentor: 60 minutes

      Note: Attendance is mandatory at all sessions. Any absence must be cleared before internship begins. Secondary internships are not allowed and cannot be run concurrently.

,HIRING PACKAGE AND COMPENSATION

  • There is no cost to participate.
  • Although the internship is unpaid, Sapere Aude will help interns access grants or stipends from your institutions directed to First-generation students, students who work for nonprofits or those who work on research projects.
  • Subscriptions to industry publications: eg. Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Morningstar
  • Formalized industry education curriculum & certificates: such as FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam, CFA Investment Foundations, Envestnet on Campus.
  • Financial literacy curriculum, Kindros
  • Résumé building tool and Interview practice platform
  • 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 or other time-intensive research project
    • 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 databases 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 (parent is a first responder, teachers, military,  nonprofit, local, state or federal employee.)
  • Open to students graduating in May 2029 or May 2030
  • Must reside in USA during the program with no other internship
  • Requires US work authorization

APPLICATION PERIOD 

  • Application portal:  opens mid October and closes 11/14/2027
  • Applications outside this period on a case-by-case basis
  • Rolling Admissions: Earlier applicants benefit 
  • The preferred application method is via Handshake on the Sapere Aude Consortium Handshake account. Alternate methods can be requested at apply@sapere.org

Any questions can be directed to apply@sapere.org.

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

Evan Reed

Hamilton College '26