Arts Leadership Program - Host an ALP Intern
Internships are an integral part of the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program at the Eastman School of Music and we appreciate your interest in hosting student interns. The following links will help you better understand the process by which an ALP student would fill an internship position in your organization.
| I am a LOCAL organization (greater Rochester area) |
| I am a NON-LOCAL organization (outside the greater Rochester area) |
Local Interns (greater Rochester, NY area)
This outlines the process by which local internships are solicited and filled. This normally takes place in the Spring semester (January through April) for placement in the following academic year. We recruit additional students in the Fall, and potentially some of them could be interested in doing internships starting in the following Spring. We also have a small number of students who remain in the Rochester area during the summer and would be interested in a local summer internship. Students are paid an hourly wage funded by the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program. Host organizations are typically contacted in January about their interest in sponsoring internships, but feel free to contact us at any time about your interest.
The Academic Year Internship Application Procedures and process
Important Dates in the Academic Year Intern process – who needs to do what and deadlines
Number of interns expected for placement next year: 15-20 for 2013-2014
Due to the varying number of potential interns from year to year there is no guarantee of intern placement, but we do our best to distribute the interns over as many organizations as possible. Some students will do a full year (2 semesters) and some students will only do 1 semester.
The Intern Fair
This year’s ALP Intern Fair will be held Wednesday, February 27 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Eastman Main Building, Cominsky Promenade (second floor above the Main Hall). This fair is open to ALP students interested in being placed in a local internship for the summer or coming academic year. Local organizations offering academic year internships are strongly encouraged to attend. Those offering summer internships may also benefit by attending. The intern fair is similar to a “college fair” approach and offers the ALP students a timeframe where they can come, browse and talk to host organizations. The fair seems the most efficient method for giving you and the students an opportunity to learn about each other prior to applications and interviewing. This is a perfect opportunity to promote the benefits of your internship, as well as meet potential interns. A light lunch will also be served. Your thoughts and suggestions for improvement on this are always welcome. (Please note due to the fact that only ALP certificate students are eligible to participate in PAID ALP internships, we typically only have a limited number of students attend the fair per year.)
Directions and Parking
Host Selection and Interview Process
Academic year internships -- have a structured process administered through the ALP office. See the Academic Year Internship Application Procedures and Process for more information.
Summer/Post Graduate Internships -- Since students are responsible for seeking out their own opportunities, there are no formal guidelines for host organizations on interviewing and selection. You may be approached by none, one or multiple students interested in your position and the process is up to you. The only deadline for students in this process is to have a completed host application and job description by the Summer/Post Graduate internship application deadline.
Instructions for Intern Supervisors – what host organizations are asked to provide in the way of supervision and evaluation.
Host forms
Application and job description forms are in Microsoft Word or pdf versions. All formats are available on the ALP Forms page.
Previous year host information
If you have previously publicized your internship with the Arts Leadership Program, it will be available on the Local Host Information page.
The ALP Intern Guidebook (in case you’re interested in what the interns need to do)
Questions? Contact us.
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Non-local Interns
(outside the greater Rochester area)
This outlines the normal process by which post-graduation/summer internships are filled. As a non-local organization, we believe you would be most interested in a summer or post graduate opportunity. Students are responsible for seeking out their own opportunities, but the ALP office will advertise openings for those organizations with a specific interest in ALP certificate students. Students usually begin researching summer positions in January/February, and applications for summer grants through ALP are usually due in April. Summer/Post Graduate grants are intended to assist in coverage for living expenses (minus food) and are provided by the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program. Host organizations who have previously publicized their internships with us will typically be contacted in January. Others may contact us at any time.
The Summer/Post Graduate Internship Application Procedures and process
Important Dates in the Summer/Post Graduate process – student deadlines
The Intern Fair
Typically our non-local host organizations do not participate in our intern fair. You are, however, more than welcome to do so should you wish. Please see information on the ALP Intern Fair.
Host Selection and Interview Process
Since students are responsible for seeking out their own opportunities, there are no formal guidelines for host organizations on interviewing and selection. You may be approached by only one or multiple students interested in your position and the process is up to you. The only deadline for students in this process is to have a completed host application and job description by the Summer/Post Graduate internship application deadline.
Instructions for Intern Supervisors – what host organizations are asked to provide in the way of supervision and evaluation.
Host forms
Application and job description forms are in Microsoft Word or pdf versions. All formats are available on the ALP Forms page.
Previous year host information
If you have previously publicized your internship with the Arts Leadership Program, it will be available on the Potential Internships page.
The ALP Intern Guidebook (in case you’re interested in what the interns need to do)
Questions? Contact us.
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