2026 Summer Internship Application

Attention High School Students:

The AnnieRuth Foundation’s Summer Internship Program affords high school students the opportunity to interact with community leaders, subject matter experts, and students from across the USA. The program focuses on personal, academic, and professional development; skills that students are able to use now and well into the future. Award recipients are paid as they work in a safe, professional environment that aligns with their career aspirations.

Program Requirements:

Will be a high school junior or senior (Fall of 2025)
Maintains a 2.0 (or higher) GPA
Submits a 1,000 word ‘original’ essay
Attends monthly ‘virtual’ seminars
Participates in the program’s fundraiser

Applications to participate in the 2026 Summer Internship Program will be accepted through February 28, 2025. Don’t delay, apply today!

How To Apply:

Step 1: Click Here from your computer to view the essay prompt (link opens in new window); use this document to write your 1,000-word essay

*Please be advised that essays must be original work, authored by the applicant. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist in writing your essay, as well as any form of plagiarism, will result in disqualification and forfeit points associated with the essay.

Step 2: Click ‘Save As’ to save the essay prompt to your hard drive or USB.

Step 3: When you’re ready to submit your application and essay, come back to this page and fill out the form below. Click the “Choose File” button below to locate and upload your essay (in Microsoft Word format).

Step 4: Click the “Submit” button to send your application and essay.

Step 5: You will receive an on-screen notification advising that your application and essay have been received.

Personal Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Address City US States Zip Country

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Race(Required)

Gender(Required)

Date of Birth MM/DD/YYYY(Required)

Social Security # (Last Four)(Required)

Are you a US citizen?(Required)

T-Shirt Size(Required)

Are you eligible for free/reduced lunch?(Required)

Do you have access to the internet?(Required)

Do you have access to a laptop/desktop with a web camera?(Required)

Parent/Guardian’s Name(Required)

Parent/Guardian's Phone(Required)

Parent/Guardian's Email(Required)

School & Community

Elementary School(Required)

Church(Required)

High School(Required)

Grade(Required)

Student ID number(Required)

Principal(Required)

Guidance Counselor(Required)

English/Literature Teacher(Required)

List 3 adjectives that best describe you(Required)

Hobbies(Required)

Honors/Awards received(Required)

School activities/sports(Required)

Community involvement(Required)

Special talents(Required)

Career Aspirations

After graduation, are you planning to go to college, military, get a job or uncertain?(Required)

Career Aspiration(Required)

What programs, clubs, and/or activities have you taken part in that aligns with your career aspiration?(Required)

What actions are you taking/have you taken to increase the likelihood of you being successful in this industry?(Required)

Have you begun applying for scholarships?(Required)

Current GPA(Required)

Have you applied to any colleges?(Required)

What are your top three college choices?(Required)

How did you hear about the Summer Internship Program?(Required)

Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Relationship(Required)

Emergency Contact Address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Emergency Contact Email(Required)

Emergency Contact Phone(Required)

Essay (valued up to 25 program points)

Upload Your Essay(Required)

Accepted file types: docx, doc, rtf, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

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