Thank you for supporting your students and employer partners in sharing information about the Kansas Micro-Internship Program.  This toolkit is designed to help you share information about this program with your students, employer partners, local small businesses, nonprofits, and others who may be interested.

To receive updates about the Kansas Micro-Internship Program including links to opportunities that you can share with your students, click here. 

PLEASE NOTE: Completing the form above will will only provide you with updates about the Kansas Micro-Internship Program. If you are interested in other opportunities with Parker Dewey or learning about partnership opportunities for your institution, you can reach out to us at Schools@parkerdewey.com.

If you have any questions you can always reach out to Parker Dewey at Partners@parkerdewey.com or the Kansas Board of Regents at micro-interns@ksbor.org. 

KEY DATES:

*The Company Program Overview webinar is intended for companies and nonprofit organizations.  Employer Relations staff are welcome to join, but the intended audience are companies/nonprofits.

MESSAGES TO SEND:

  • Company Program Emails (.doc): This provides a series of emails that can be edited and sent to your eligible employer partners. 
    • Companies and non-profit organizations are eligible for this program if they are located in Kansas or have a significant presence in the state. 
    • Please send the first message to eligible employer partners by Wednesday, February 3 so that they are invited to attend the Company Program Overview webinar.
    • If you send the message after February 3, be sure to delete the reference to the webinar and replace it with the recording URL.
  • Student Program Emails (.doc): This provides a series of emails that can be edited and sent to your students over the course of the spring term.
  • Faculty/Staff Program Emails (.doc): This provides a couple of emails that can be edited and sent to faculty and staff to help spread the word about this program.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS:

Students can learn more about the program via this site: https://info.parkerdewey.com/kansasmicrointerns.  While all students attending a U.S.-based college or university are eligible to apply for and complete Micro-Internships on the Parker Dewey platform, for companies to be eligible for matching grant funding via this program, they must choose a student who:

  1. Is enrolled* in an undergraduate degree program at a two-year college or four-year public university in Kansas.  This includes students who are pursuing Associate's and Bachelor's degrees.
  2. Completes the Agile Work Profiler and, if the student wishes, uploads a PDF of his/her results into the Documents section of his/her Parker Dewey profile.  NOTE: Uploading the Agile Work Profiler results will be visible to the company if the student applies for the company's project.
  3. Creates a Parker Dewey profile.  The student should be sure to add "Kansas Micro-Internship Program" into the Affiliations section of his/her profile (see screenshot below).

Screen Shot 2021-01-22 at 10.56.40 AMStudents can apply to any opportunities on the Parker Dewey platform regardless of the company's participation in the Kansas Micro-Internship Program. 

*Students only need to be enrolled in a Kansas-based public postsecondary institution AND pursuing an undergraduate degree.  They do not need to be attending classes in-person or living in Kansas for the organization who selects the student to be eligible for these micro-grants.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS:

Organizations can learn more about the program via this site: https://info.parkerdewey.com/kansasemployers.  Organizations are eligible to receive a 50% matching micro-grant of up to $250 per project for a maximum of two projects if they meet the following criteria:

  • Organization is based in Kansas or has a significant presence in Kansas
  • Organization selects an undergraduate student who is enrolled in a public college or university in Kansas to complete the Micro-Internship.

Upon completion of the project, organizations can go to this website to receive their micro-grant.  For more information, companies can click on this link.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

If you have any questions you can always reach out to Parker Dewey at Partners@parkerdewey.com or the Kansas Board of Regents at micro-interns@ksbor.org.