Maximizing Maryland Internship Program

New for 2025: Hire a Smith Master's Intern!

Get a $1,500 grant to support a paid intern and boost your global business this summer through the new 2025 Maximizing Maryland Graduate Summer Internship Program! Hire talented, trained Smith School master’s students for projects in global business management, marketing, supply chain, and finance.

Applications for Summer 2025 are now open. The application deadline is Sunday, April 13.

Apply today!

Companies should participate if they:

  • Are a small to midsize enterprise from Maryland or elsewhere in the U.S. with global operations or aspirations.
  • Need support in the following areas:
    • Global Business Management: Developing and/or assisting with the strategic and operational planning, development, implementation, and assessment of the international aspects of a business. These might include business planning, viability, market analysis, competitive landscape, market entry, risk assessments, regulations, patents and trademarks, compliance, budgeting, etc.
    • Global Marketing: Planning, sales, research and support functions to assess customer needs; evaluate opportunities and threats on a global scale, and meet corporate needs with environmental constraints and corporate goals.
    • Supply Chain Management: Supply chain optimization to meet the requirements of an international business plan including evaluation of all modes of transportation, inventory, time to market, landed costs, and customer requirements, etc.
    • Trade Finance: Assessing political and economic risks and cultural issues of the target country to establish the financial costs and viability. Examples might include solving late and/or non-payment from overseas markets, cultural issues of the buyer's country which may impact payment methods, money transmission methods, language used, credit control procedures, level of governmental control, corruption issues, sources of finance, etc.
  • Can provide an intern at least 30 hours per week during Summer 2025 (specific dates set by the employer).
  • Agree to compensate their hired intern at least $17 per hour (final compensation is determined between employer and intern).

Additional Training for Interns

Students who are hired by a company through this program receive training and support from Philip Grove MBA ’15 and CGBP, Adjunct Faculty, LBPP during the course of their internship. As part of the program, students will be introduced to concepts of international business from the domains of global business management, global marketing, supply chain management, and finance prior to starting their internships. Follow-up sessions will be tailored based on students and their company’s needs.

How it works

  • Companies register for the Maximizing Maryland Graduate Internship Program by April 13.
  • Companies review their submission by virtually meeting with staff from the Center for Global Business (CGB).
  • On April 14, registered companies receive the pool of all internship applications from CGB to review.
  • Registered companies inform CGB of the top three candidates they’ve selected to interview.
  • CGB provides an introduction to the candidates and employers to schedule an interview.
  • If the company decides to hire a candidate, CGB provides the appropriate paperwork agreeing to compensate the candidate and process the $1,500 grant.
  • Hired interns will be obligated to report back to CGB to enroll in the required training.

Applicant pool

Applicants of the Maximizing Maryland Graduate Internship Program are derived from the Smith School’s Business Masters population, which includes:

  • Accounting
  • Business Analytics
  • Management Studies
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Supply Chain Management.

Reimbursement

Companies enrolled in the Maximizing Maryland Graduate Internship Program will receive a reimbursement of $1,500 towards participation in the program from CGB. Companies must acknowledge their commitment to compensating their intern before making an official hire and provide proof of compensation after the program to receive reimbursement.

Other details

Clients may elect to have their intern work in person, remotely, and/or in a hybrid environment. For in-person or hybrid positions, company locations must be within a 50-mile radius of College Park. This detail will be agreed upon during the interview stage.

Learn More

Companies are encouraged to contact Marina Augoustidis at the center via email at maugoust@umd.edu to discuss the program and get answers to questions.

The Maximizing Maryland Graduate Internship Program is funded in part by CIBE, a Title VI grant administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

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