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Sprinternships are designed for women (cis and trans) and nonbinary individuals who are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors at UIC. Sprinterns should have a strong interest in pursuing a tech career after graduation. While certain majors (such as computer science, data science, or computer science and linguistics) are more common among Sprinterns, we are happy to receive applications from UIC students in other majors who have career plans that involve technology or tech innovation.
Sprinternships are designed by the organizations that host them, so each experience is unique in many ways. These are three weeks that you can call your own. However, all Sprinternships are built around several common features:
We welcome Sprinternship applications from Break Through Tech Chicago members and UIC undergraduate students (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors) who are interested in pursuing a career in tech. Most Sprinterns major or minor in computer science, data science, computer science and linguistics, or other tech-oriented disciplines, but students in other majors who have a strong interest in a tech career also are welcome to apply. To apply for a Sprinternship, you must:
Sprinternships take place over the course of three weeks in the month of May. We chose this time frame because it is between the end of the spring semester and the start of the first summer session at most colleges, including our academic partner, UIC.
Sprinterns are required to be at their work site (which may be in person or online, depending on the organization) for eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, for all three weeks of the Sprinternship. The exact work hours will be determined by the organization, but you can generally expect them to be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Break Through Tech Chicago staff members review applications for Sprinternships and assign applicants to partner organizations based on the students’ strengths and the partner organizations’ needs and challenge projects. Participants apply for the program in general, not to a specific Sprinternship.
The compensation is approximately $15 to $20 per hour for a 40-hour work week.
If you enjoy the program and want to do another Sprinternship the following year, you are welcome to apply! You may express your interest when we are accepting the next round of applications.
Email Amelia Jackson at anjacksn@uic.edu, and she will be able to help.
Applications for 2023 Sprinternships (May 8 to 26, 2023) will open in the fall.
If you are interested in applying, attend our student information session on October 20, 2022.