Our team · 2026
Programs · Careers
Internships
Students who run the work with us — in real roles, on the foundation's own operations, every summer.
About the programme
Paid and unpaid summer placements in real roles, running the foundation's own work.
Each summer the foundation takes on interns in real roles — public relations and media outreach, product engineering, software engineering — working on the foundation's own operations rather than shadowing them. Placements are both paid and unpaid.
In 2024 the foundation's donors funded two college internships outright. The 2026 cohort brought three: Kamuskay Kamara in public relations and media outreach, Osman Jalloh in product engineering, and Abdoulaye Alhassane Diallo in software engineering — a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar at Columbia, whose placement the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation made possible.
Over the past three years those students have come from five universities in Africa and the United States.
- Universities interns have joined from
- 5
- Interns in the 2026 cohort
- 3
- Internships donors funded in 2024
- 2
Inside the programme
What the programme offers
Public relations
Media outreach and storytelling for the foundation's work and its scholars.
Product engineering
Shaping the tools the foundation runs on, with Agile practice and an eye on EdTech.
Software engineering
Building and maintaining the foundation's technical operations.
Paid & unpaid places
Placements funded by donors and partners, and unpaid placements for students who can take them.
Where our interns come from
Five universities, two continents
African Leadership University
Kigali, Rwanda
Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio
Columbia University
New York, NY
From the record
Stories from the programme
Explore further
Other foundation programs
- EducationScholarship ProgrammeTuition, books and meals for high-achieving students who face financial barriers.
- LeadershipMentorship NetworkOne-to-one guidance through the leap from school to university and beyond.
- CommunityCommunity ServiceScholar-led projects that give back to the communities we serve.
- Global engagementSpeaker SeriesLeaders from every field sharing their stories, live and on record, with the next generation.
- SDGs 2030Youth EmpowermentEquipping young people to lead on the issues that shape their future.
Help a young person take the next step
Take part in the work, or support it with a gift. Every contribution moves a student forward.