Ambassador Program

Ambassador Time Sheet

FEATURE

Summer 2012 Program Highlights and Featured Interns

MISSION

The Ambassador Program is an internship program for currently enrolled college students sponsored by the City of San Antonio. The program exposes students to professional opportunities and innovative career paths through paid internships and training experience in high-demand occupations in an effort to attract San Antonio’s graduating professionals to jobs and industries within the local community.

HISTORY

The Ambassador Program launched in Summer 2004 through an initiative presented by then-District 7 Councilman Julián Castro. The program received the Texas Workforce Innovation Award in 2005. An average of 30 Ambassador Interns are enrolled and placed in internship positions each year from a variety of participating local, state and nationwide colleges and universities, including:

• San Antonio College
• St. Phillip’s College
• Northwest Vista College
• St. Mary’s University
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• University of the Incarnate Word
• Trinity University
• Our Lady of the Lake University
• Texas A&M University at San Antonio
• Dartmouth College
• Hampshire College
• Texas State University
• University of Texas (Austin)
• New York University
• Yale University
• Texas A&M University
• John Brown University

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

More than 20 local business and community partners have partnered with the Ambassador Program to provide summer internships for participants, including:

• INCELL Corp: biomedical lab research
• Standard Aero: aircraft engine design/repair, contract monitoring, information technology
• Lockheed Martin at Kelly Aviation Center: military/commercial engineering
• San Antonio Hispanic Chamber: journalism/communication/social media outreach

Application/Criteria

To apply for an Ambassador Internship, applicants must:

• Be a San Antonio high school graduate or permanent resident of San Antonio
• Have already completed at least one full year (two semesters) of college
• Demonstrate and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average or better
• Submit completed application (including attachments) no later than March 15, 2013 at 5p.m.
• Special enrollment consideration will be given to applicants attending school out-of-town or out-of-state