Internships
The Ohio Department of Higher Education Ohio Means Internships and Co-ops program funds co-located student internships in advanced manufacturing. The Columbus Region LIFT OMIC program has secured 30 co-located and 50 regular internships for Ohio Technical Center, community college, and university students to work closely with industries on projects. The co-located internships are connected to the federal Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow program.
Benefits to Companies
- Directly access talented students through 30 co-located and 50 regular internships focused on advanced manufacturing
- Work with faculty mentors and student teams on your most pressing projects
- Access free training modules for students to quickly gain industry-specific skills
- Identify and hire highly trained interns for permanent jobs that meet your company’s needs
- Collaborate with our educational institutions so that they can create a curriculum that meets your future talent needs
Benefits to Students
- Gain hands-on experience working on real-world industry projects with defined goals, timelines and deliverables
- Engage in an industry project as an individual or in multi-institutional / multidisciplinary teams
- Earn $1,000 scholarship upon completion of internship project as well as competitive hourly wages
- Receive academic credit or transcript notation
- Maintain access to university resources (labs, equipment, computer programs)
- Open doors to future employment
Benefits to Faculty
- Receive funding for program participation
- Work with industry representives to help students gain experiential learning through internships
- Collaborate with cross-institutional teams on sustainable best practices in advanced manufacturing
- Gain a greater understanding of industry needs to bring to the classroom
If you are interested in participating in the LIFT OMIC internship program, please contact omic@osu.edu.