SUMMER 2025 INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS FOR MICHIGAN STUDENTS

Sage Corps is not an average 9-5 internship experience. During this 8-week program, you’ll work full-time at a startup to build real solutions to real problems.

Choose from 7 global cities including locations like Barcelona and Sydney. We design our programs to teach students valuable skills for trending jobs. First, students complete hard skill training modules as part of our Sage Corps Skills Academy. Next, students intern at global startups where they gain real-world experience, either in-person with a cohort.

Upon arrival you will attend an orientation with your cohort and Sage Corps City Manager. Throughout the program, you’ll attend cultural activities to immerse you in the local community. You can learn more about each of our Summer 2025 locations below.

CGIS Application Requirement

All interested University of Michigan students should apply through the CGIS (study abroad) office for our program, in addition to applying on our website. Please email CGIS advisor Joy Richardson – [email protected] for further information.

The CGIS application deadline for this summer is March 1, 2025. LSA students can apply for the Sage Corps program after this deadline, but will not be eligible for in-residence academic credit, financial aid or the LSA Internship Scholarship.

Academic Credit

You are eligible to earn 6 credits on this program and participants will enroll under the subject heading INTABRD 103 for the amount of credits registered in the spring/summer term. The seminar is graded, not pass/fail. For LSA students, all grades earned abroad will factor into the cumulative GPA.

Non-LSA students should check with their home school or college to determine whether the grades will be calculated into their cumulative GPA, and what type of credit they will receive for the program (in-residence credit or transfer credit). There is an additional $750 transcript fee for 6 credits in additional to your program cost that will appear on your second program invoice.

LSA International Internship Scholarships

LSA students receiving need-based financial aid may be eligible to apply for the LSA International Internship Scholarships to support the costs of participating in our program. Once you apply and are accepted to Sage Corps, we will provide a formal offer letter that you will use to submit a scholarship application. Information on eligibility and instructions on how to apply can be found here.

Scholarship award amounts vary and are determined by students’ calculated cost of attendance, and financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. For more information please contact the scholarships office at [email protected]

Financial Aid

Students are advised to consult the Financial Aid Study Abroad Team ([email protected]) about how studying abroad could impact your eligibility for financial aid and how much you’d be eligible for. Visit the Office of Financial Aid website for details on how to apply a financial aid package toward a study abroad experience.

Note: Only students electing to take 6-credits or more are able to utilize federal or institutional financial aid.

"My experience with Xelda was great. The work environment was extremely open and welcoming, and getting to learn from India and Portia was exactly the kind of relationship that I was hoping for this summer. Even though the hours were a bit longer, I felt that only added to my experience, and did not in any way prevent me from doing all of the things I had planned on doing while I was in Dublin/Europe."