ILUMIN Intern Lab
ILUMIN Intern Lab
ILUMIN Education’s start-up internship program for high school students, powered by Polygence Work Lab
REAL EXPERIENCE TO ELEVATE YOUR COLLEGE JOURNEY
Your student may be passionate about pursuing a field, but do they have the hands-on experience to back it up? In today’s landscape, colleges and employers want to see motivated students take their interests into the real world.
Where can I find internships that let me work on real projects?
How can I build a resume in high school that advocates for me?
How do I find opportunities in a field that I’m actually passionate about?
Gain real-world, hands-on experience by working on meaningful projects with innovative startups. Earn the confidence that comes from solving real problems and building real experience in the fields that matter most to you!
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Program breakdown
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REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERSt
Students work on actual projects for small startups, giving students a taste of what it’s like to genuinely contribute in a professional setting. Unlike generic internships that boil down to administrative tasks and shadowing, these experiences are built around purposeful, scoped projects with real mentorship and outcomes.
RESUME-READY OUTCOMES
Our program helps students pursue projects that go beyond the scope of a school club or extracurricular. Students complete meaningful work that they can showcase on resumes, in interviews, or in portfolios! These deliverables and outcomes serve as clear proof of their initiative and skills, which colleges and employers highly value. Not only that, but students grow practical skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and project ownership, beyond the level of a classroom setting.
STREAMLINED AND CURATED FOR YOUR STUDENT
Students are thoughtfully placed with organizations that match their passions and goals—no cold emails or endless searching required! Designed with student schedules in mind, our internships are time-bound, manageable, and well-scoped, making them ideal for high schoolers balancing other commitments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Students must be at least 15 years old to be eligible for Intern Lab
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Tuition is $2,495.
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Each program consists of a 5-week virtual placement and is designed to be a total of 40 hours of real-world work experience. The internships are time-bound and manageable to fit high school student schedules.
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Intern Lab internships are virtual, allowing students to work in a professional setting from the convenience of home.
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The program runs in several cohorts throughout the year, such as the September, October, January, May, June, and July cohorts. Each cohort has specific enrollment deadlines, match dates, and start/end dates.
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Fill out this form and we’ll be in touch about some companies that might be a good match for you!
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The program provides personalized, curated matches based on the student's passions and goals. Once a student applies for our program and lets us know which industry they’re interested in working with and what they hope to gain experience in, we look into our curated database to find a good fit. Once we find a relevant project, we propose it to the student for consideration!
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We want to ensure students feel that they’ve found a good company and project match! While we ask that students commit at the point of accepting their placement, they can ask for another match at the point of receiving their placement offer if they don't believe the first to be a good fit. Otherwise, they can receive a refund.
If a student finds the placement to not be a good match mid-project due to extenuating circumstances (e.g. the company is no longer able to support the student), we are happy to place the student in another placement. However, the student may need to wait for the next cohort timing to come around, depending on how far they are in the 5-week program.
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Students have weekly check-in meetings with their host company contact. The program also includes a workplace etiquette workshop.
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Students finish with meaningful, "resume-ready" work they can showcase in portfolios and interviews. They also receive a completion certificate and official manager feedback. Students also gain a potential reference for future college and job applications.