The Heinz Endowments is seeking about 30 high school students in the class of 2013 for the annual Summer Youth Philanthropy Internship Program. Applications for this paid internship are due Friday, Feb. 4, 2013, but will be considered on a rolling basis. An application packet is available HERE. It may also be completed electronically HERE.

The internship program will again provide youth with an opportunity to work to improve their community by developing and implementing a youth philanthropy project. The interns will research issues affecting youth and their communities, identify service priorities, develop funding guidelines and solicit proposals for addressing that issue. They will then award charitable grants. Although the final number of positions available is still to be determined, each team will again award $25,000 in grants. In addition, students will work with partner organizations to develop media projects related to their grant making, including radio, animation, video and photography. Examples of past media projects and recaps of past years’ work are available HERE. Last year, a team of interns created a video documentary about the program that may be viewed HERE.

Interns in past years have said that the internship helped prepare them for college, enabled them to become more connected to the community and taught them new skills.