Student Opportunities
Operation Prom Volunteer- March!
2023 Summer Youth Applications Now Available
- Career Exploration: Flex your research skills and discover new career possibilities.
- Skill-Building Activities: Receive help with your resume, cover letters, and interview skills. Learn essential job readiness skills and workplace etiquette.
- Project-Based Learning: NYC Teens aged 14—15 learn about career opportunities and make a difference in their communities through paid project-based activities
- Work Experiences: Young people aged 16–24 improve their work readiness skills and explore career pathways through paid summer jobs in a variety of industries throughout NYC
- Earn Money: Get paid to participate!
- Young people age 14 to 24
- Must be a resident of one of the five NYC boroughs
- Legally allowed to work in the US
Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs - Applications due March 15th
The final application deadline for Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs is March 15, 2023. Please share this email with any students you think might be interested in applying to the programs below. Current sophomores and juniors who will be 16 years of age by July 2023 are eligible. We have scholarship available! Pre-College Programs* - Summer of 2023
*Scholarships available for programs above.
Fully-Funded, Merit-Based* Pre-College Programs - Summer of 2023
*No cost to participant.
To learn more about our programs, watch a recording of our Discover Sessions or contact us with questions. |
February and March Scholarships
Interested in a Career in Law? Check out this Free Summer Program! The Summer Law Institute
Calling all Science Lovers - Biobus Junior Science Internship Opportunity - January
January Scholarships
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The Ron Brown Scholarship application is due January 9th. Worth up to $40,000, the Ron Brown Scholarship seeks to honor African American high school seniors from low income households.
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The Jackie Robinson Scholarship application is due January 11th. Worth up to $30,000, the Jackie Robinson Scholarship seeks to honor students who demonstrate leadership potential and a commitment to community service.
September and October 2022 - Y Vote Change Makers Institute
- The YVote ChangeMaker Institute is for teens passionate about mobilizing their peers to be civically engaged, at and beyond the ballot box, around an array of issues from racial justice to mental health to economic mobility, and to being part of a youth voter and civic participation movement. YVote meets from 5-7PM on Zoom on the first Tuesday of the month and for monthly in-person Days of Action on Saturdays. (application here)

- The Next Generation Politics Civic Fellowship is for teens interested in participating in conversations that emphasize multiple perspectives on key civic issues of our time with experts and civic-minded young people from across the city and country. Civic Fellows meets monthly on Sunday afternoons from 1-3:30PM for a mix of in-person and Zoom-based programming. (application here)
September and October 2022 - SUNY College Fair
We hope your students can join us! |
Sept. and October 2022- ACE MENTOR
February Scholarships
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September and October 2022 - College Link
2023 NYC Votes Youth Ambassador Application Deadline is 2/24!
The 2023 NYC Votes Youth Ambassador Program application is officially open! The application will close on February 24 @ 5pm.
On Wednesday February 15 @ 5pm we will host a Zoom Information Session about this year’s program. You can register for that Q&A session here.
We are looking for New Yorkers ages 14-18 who are passionate about civic engagement, voting, and democracy to join our 2023 NYC Votes Youth Ambassador team! This paid opportunity will run from May - August, with an option to stay on through November 2023. Ambassadors will earn up to $225 per month for 10-15 hours of work. This is a hybrid program that will run in three phases:
• Spring: May - June (Virtual)
• Summer: July - August (In-person at 100 Church Street office in Manhattan)
• Fall: September - November (Virtual + Optional)