2026 Emerson Collective NextGen Internship Application
Thank you for your interest in the Emerson Collective NextGen Internship Program!
Friendly reminder to review the
job board
first and submit your application by Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Student Contact Information
First Name
Last Name
Preferred Email Address
Phone Number
Pronouns
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she/her/hers
he/him/his
they/them/theirs
Student Background
How did you hear about the NextGen Intern program?
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College Track
Stanford FLISSC
Other
College Track Home Site of Origin
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Aurora, CO
Denver, CO
East Palo Alto
Los Angeles - Boyle Heights
Los Angeles - Watts
New Orleans
Oakland
Prince George’s County
Sacramento
San Francisco
Southeast D.C.
Not Applicable
College Track Thrive Coach
Please select...
Adeline Diaz
Aleksandra Benedict
Anarosa Covarrubias
Cierra Cryer
Constance Sanderlin
Dani Diaz
Darrell Creecy
Ebony McKeever
Enrique Samaguey
Gabe Fischer
Georgina Rossel
Isaac Gutierrez
Jamal Simmons
Jenee Palmer
Jesus Rodriguez
Louis Solares
Lupe Dohner-Chavez
Marc Garcia
Mariela Esquivel
Melody Katayama
Precious Ruffen
Ramon Hilliard
Ramona Itule-Patigian
Reginald Stroble
Richard Ochoa
Sandy Franco
Shu Peng
Vanessa Aragon
Other
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What is your hometown? Please include city and state
Other Source:
Did you apply to the NextGen Intern program in previous years?
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Yes
No
Do you have previous internship experience?
Please select...
No. This is my first ever internship
Yes. I was previously a NextGen Intern in this program
Yes. I had an internship outside of the NextGen Program
College
Other College
Anticipated (Or Completed) Year of Graduation
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2026
2027
2028
2029
Major
Minor
GPA
Home City
Home State
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
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Tennessee
Texas
Utah
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Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
Virgin Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
American Samoa
Palau
Home Country
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Afghanistan
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American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
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Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
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Bolivia
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Botswana
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Brazil
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Brunei
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Burundi
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Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
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Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
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Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d ' Ivoire
Croatia ( Hrvatska )
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Congo ( DRC )
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
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Egypt
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Ethiopia
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Faroe Islands
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Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
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Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
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Guam
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Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
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Honduras
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Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
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Kenya
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Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao SAR
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
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North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
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Peru
Philippines
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Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Prìncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Helena
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands ( British )
Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Are you willing to relocate for the 10 week duration of your internship?
(Note, Emerson Collective will provide a stipend to students who relocate for internships.)
Please select...
Yes
No
I understand that if I relocate for my internship, it will be full-time in person or hybrid working arrangements -
no summer school, vacation trips or other jobs should overlap with the 10-week internship term.
I will also work with the College Track, Stanford FLISSC and/or Emerson Collective team to follow relocation protocol to secure my own housing.
Please select...
Yes, I understand and commit to the program's start and end dates.
No, I have questions.
Student Application
You may apply to one company/organization as part of the NextGen Internship Program.
If you are a NextGen Intern Alum, you may not select the same company/organization where you previously worked.
Please select your top choice below. Your resume and cover letter will only be shared with the company/org you select as your top choice.
Company/Org 1st Choice
Please select...
Alder Graduate School of Education
Anthro Energy
Antora Energy
Array Alliance, Inc.
Artyc
Boyle Heights Beat, a newsroom of The LA Local
Canopy
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
College Track
Common Sense
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA)
Concordia Studio
For The People
Forum Mobility, Inc.
Fresh Approach
Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Doudna Lab
Gladstone Institutes
Homebase
ICONIQ Capital
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Internet Archive
KALW Public Media
La Cocina
Libros Schmibros Lending Library
MACRO Media
Nitricity Inc
Oasis Legal Services
ODC
Recidiviz
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Saildrone Inc.
Switch Bioworks
Terviva
The Kelsey
UC Berkeley / Innovative Genomics Institute
UCSF / Diabetes Center, Anderson Lab
UCSF / ImmunoX, Ansel Lab
UCSF / ImmunoX, Krummel Lab
UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Clear Lab
UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Pulmonary Division
UnCommon Law
University of California, San Francisco
WeaveGrid
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Company/Org 1st Choice
Role
Please select...
Academic Program Operations Intern
Enrollment Intern
Recruitment & Alumni Affairs Intern
Student Services Intern
Battery Cell Research Intern
Battery Research Intern
Cell Development Intern
Data Engineering Intern
Government Programs Intern
People Team Intern
Distribution Intern
Media Events Intern
Social Media Intern
Firmware Engineering - AI Testing Intern
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Editorial Intern
Multimedia Intern
Communications & Development Intern
Community Forestry Research Intern
Tree Care Fieldwork and Data Intern
Human Rights Research Intern
Policy & Advocacy Intern
Data Specialist Intern
Operations Project Coordinator Intern
Storytelling and Impact Media Intern
Training Content Creator Intern
Communications Intern, College Track
Brand Marketing Intern
Editorial Intern
Education Outreach Intern
Impact & Sustainability Intern
Communications Intern, Common Sense
Product Marketing Intern, Common Sense
Housing Intern
Nonfiction Creative Development and Production Intern
Strategic Initiatives Intern
Development Intern
Food Access & Garden Intern
Nutrition Education & Garden Intern
Research Intern
Research Intern, Marson Lab
AI Engineering Intern
Product Design Intern
Social Media Intern
Product Marketing Intern, Homebase
Engineering Intern
Digital Communications Intern
Office Administration
Journalism Outreach Fellow
Research Intern
Audience Insights Intern
Community Events Intern
Marketing & Communications Intern
Sales Team Intern
Library Assistant
Media Production Intern
Marketing Intern
Project Development Intern
System Engineer
Workplace Safety Intern
Paralegal intern
Audience Development & Community Outreach Intern
Client & Alumni Relations Intern
Communications Intern
Product Growth Intern
Software Engineer Intern
UX Intern
Data Science, Data Analysis, or Implementation Engineering Intern
HR Intern
Program Intern
Programs Intern
People Operations Intern
Production Intern
Research Intern, Switch Bioworks
Bioassay Quality Control Intern
Product and Process Development Intern
Inclusion Concierge Program Intern
Research Intern, Cress Lab
Research Intern, Niyogi Lab
Research Intern, Ronda Lab
Research Intern, Nguyen Lab
Clinical Research Summer Intern
Immunology Summer Research Intern
Research Intern, Ansel Lab
Biomedical Science Research Intern
RISE Study Research Intern
Research Intern, Graham Lab
Fundraising Intern
Legal Intern
Intern
Software Engineering Intern
Community Impact Intern
DEI Intern
Student Application
Do you want to be considered for alternative roles offered as part of the NextGen Internship program?
While you will be considered for the top choice you prioritized in the previous page there may be an opportunity to consider your application for additional roles.
Please select...
Yes, please consider me for other roles
No, do not consider me for other roles
If considered for alternative roles, please share what you would consider your
2nd
and
3rd
choice below.
We cannot guarantee that your resume and cover letter will be shared with your 2nd and 3rd choice.
2nd Choice
Company/Org 2nd Choice
Please select...
Alder Graduate School of Education
Anthro Energy
Antora Energy
Array Alliance, Inc.
Artyc
Boyle Heights Beat, a newsroom of The LA Local
Canopy
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
College Track
Common Sense
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA)
Concordia Studio
For The People
Forum Mobility, Inc
Fresh Approach
Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Doudna Lab
Gladstone Institutes
Homebase
ICONIQ Capital
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Internet Archive
KALW Public Media
La Cocina
Libros Schmibros Lending Library
MACRO Media
Nitricity Inc
Oasis Legal Services
ODC
Recidiviz
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Saildrone Inc.
Switch Bioworks
Terviva
The Kelsey
UC Berkeley / Innovative Genomics Institute
UCSF / ImmunoX, Krummel Lab
UCSF / Diabetes Center, Anderson Lab
UCSF / ImmunoX, Ansel Lab
UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, CLEAR Lab
UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Pulmonary Division
UnCommon Law
University of California, San Francisco
WeaveGrid
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Company/Org 2nd Choice
Role
Please select...
Academic Program Operations Intern
Enrollment Intern
Student Services Intern
Recruitment & Alumni Affairs Intern
Battery Cell Research Intern
Data Engineering Intern
Government Programs Intern
Battery Research Intern
Cell Development Intern
People Team Intern
Social Media Intern
Media Events Intern
Distribution Intern
Firmware Engineering - AI Testing Intern
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Editorial Intern
Multimedia Intern
Communications & Development Intern
Tree Care Fieldwork and Data Intern
Community Forestry Research Intern
Policy & Advocacy Intern
Human Rights Research Intern
Operations Project Coordinator Intern
Communications Intern, College Track
Storytelling and Impact Media Intern
Data Specialist Intern
Training Content Creator Intern
Impact & Sustainability Intern
Editorial Intern
Communications Intern, Common Sense
Product Marketing Intern, Common Sense
Education Outreach Intern
Brand Marketing Intern
Housing Intern
Nonfiction Creative Development and Production Intern
Strategic Initiatives Intern
Development Intern
Food Access & Garden Intern
Nutrition Education & Garden Intern
Research Intern, Doudna Lab
Research Intern, Marson Lab
Social Media Intern
Product Marketing Intern, Homebase
AI Engineering Intern
Product Design Intern
Engineering Intern
Digital Communications Intern
Office Administration
Journalism Outreach Fellow
Research Intern
Audience Insights Intern
Community Events Intern
Marketing & Communications Intern
Sales Team Intern
Library Assistant
Media Production Intern
System Engineer
Workplace Safety Intern
Marketing Intern
Project Development Intern
Paralegal intern
Client & Alumni Relations Intern
Audience Development & Community Outreach Intern
Software Engineer Intern
UX Intern
Data Science, Data Analysis, or Implementation Engineer Intern
Communications Intern
Product Growth Intern
Program Intern
Programs Intern
HR Intern
Production Intern
People Operations Intern
Research Intern, Switch Bioworks
Product and Process Development Intern
Bioassay Quality Control Intern
Inclusion Concierge Program Intern
Research Intern, Cress Lab
Research Intern, Niyogi Lab
Research Intern, Ronda Lab
Research Intern, Nguyen Lab
Biomedical Science Research Intern
Clinical Research Summer Intern
Immunology Summer Research Intern
Research Intern, Ansel Lab
RISE Study Research Intern
Research Intern, Graham Lab
Legal Intern
Fundraising Intern
Intern
Software Engineering Intern
Community Impact Intern
DEI Intern
3rd Choice
Company/Org 3rd Choice
Please select...
Alder Graduate School of Education
Anthro Energy
Antora Energy
Array Alliance, Inc.
Artyc
Boyle Heights Beat, a newsroom of The LA Local
Canopy
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
College Track
Common Sense
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA)
Concordia Studio
For The People
Forum Mobility, Inc
Fresh Approach
Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Doudna Lab
Gladstone Institutes
Homebase
ICONIQ Capital
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Internet Archive
KALW Public Media
La Cocina
Libros Schmibros Lending Library
MACRO Media
Nitricity Inc
Oasis Legal Services
ODC
Recidiviz
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Saildrone Inc.
Switch Bioworks
Terviva
The Kelsey
UC Berkeley / Innovative Genomics Institute
UCSF / ImmunoX, Krummel Lab
UCSF / Diabetes Center, Anderson Lab
UCSF / ImmunoX, Ansel Lab
UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, CLEAR Lab
UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Pulmonary Division
UnCommon Law
University of California, San Francisco
WeaveGrid
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Company/Org 3rd Choice
Role
Please select...
Academic Program Operations Intern
Enrollment Intern
Student Services Intern
Recruitment & Alumni Affairs Intern
Battery Cell Research Intern
Data Engineering Intern
Government Programs Intern
Battery Research Intern
Cell Development Intern
People Team Intern
Social Media Intern
Media Events Intern
Distribution Intern
Firmware Engineering - AI Testing Intern
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Editorial Intern
Multimedia Intern
Communications & Development Intern
Tree Care Fieldwork and Data Intern
Community Forestry Research Intern
Policy & Advocacy Intern
Human Rights Research Intern
Operations Project Coordinator Intern
Communications Intern, College Track
Storytelling and Impact Media Intern
Data Specialist Intern
Training Content Creator Intern
Impact & Sustainability Intern
Editorial Intern
Communications Intern, Common Sense
Product Marketing Intern, Common Sense
Education Outreach Intern
Brand Marketing Intern
Housing Intern
Nonfiction Creative Development and Production Intern
Strategic Initiatives Intern
Development Intern
Food Access & Garden Intern
Nutrition Education & Garden Intern
Research Intern, Doudna Lab
Research Intern, Marson Lab
Social Media Intern
Product Marketing Intern, Homebase
AI Engineering Intern
Product Design Intern
Engineering Intern
Digital Communications Intern
Office Administration
Journalism Outreach Fellow
Research Intern
Audience Insights Intern
Community Events Intern
Marketing & Communications Intern
Sales Team Intern
Library Assistant
Media Production Intern
System Engineer
Workplace Safety Intern
Marketing Intern
Project Development Intern
Paralegal intern
Client & Alumni Relations Intern
Audience Development & Community Outreach Intern
Software Engineer Intern
UX Intern
Data Science, Data Analysis, or Implementation Engineering Intern
Communications Intern
Product Growth Intern
Program Intern
Programs Intern
HR Intern
Production Intern
People Operations Intern
Research Intern, Switch Bioworks
Product and Process Development Intern
Bioassay Quality Control Intern
Inclusion Concierge Program Intern
Research Intern, Cress Lab
Research Intern, Niyogi Lab
Research Intern, Ronda Lab
Research Intern, Nguyen Lab
Biomedical Science Research Intern
Clinical Research Summer Intern
Immunology Summer Research Intern
Research Intern, Ansel Lab
RISE Study Research Intern
Research Intern, Graham Lab
Legal Intern
Fundraising Intern
Intern
Software Engineering Intern
Community Impact Intern
DEI Intern
Please upload your
one page
resume in
PDF
format.
Specific requirement: Make sure to include College Track or Stanford FLISSC on your resume.
Please upload your
one page
cover letter
in
PDF
format.
1.) Format your one page cover letter to address your
top choice
organization/company
2.) Your cover letter is your opportunity to tell your story so highlight experiences, skills, passions, professional or personal interests, and/or adventures that have shaped you.
Who from College Track or Stanford FLISSC helped review your resume and cover letter?
LinkedIn URL
As we plan NextGen summer events - please
check the 3 topics
that are most interesting to you and share any additional ideas not listed.
How to manage your manager
Financial Planning
LinkedIn profile building
Presentation skills training
Resume building
Networking
Wellness/self-care
Written communication skills training
Other
Other Ideas
Student Acknowledgements & Commitments
I am authorized to work in the USA. Please note verification of right to work in the US will be required by the employer.
Please select...
Yes
No
Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to extend your current work authorization status or to obtain a new work authorization status in the U.S.?
Please select...
Yes
No
I understand that my
name, contact information, and other application materials
submitted may be shared with program partners
, prospective NextGen employers, and internally at EC
during the application process. I consent to receiving ongoing communications and updates from EC
and/or prospective NextGen employers
regarding the status of my summer internship application.
Please select...
Yes
No
The NextGen Intern experience is a
full time
(~40 hours/week) in person internship program for 10 weeks. There will
not
be 100% virtual working arrangements offered during summer 2026.
Additionally, no summer school, vacations or other jobs
can overlap during the intern program dates of June 12 - August 21, 2026. Any time off requests that are longer than two days should be flagged to the EC NextGen team to avoid conflicts with NextGen programming.
By checking this box you certify that you can commit to the NextGen Internship Program and all mandatory programming hosted by the Emerson Collective team including June 12 Orientation for Bay Area interns and June 15 - August 21, 2026 activities in either Los Angeles or the Bay Area.
Spring 2026 semester ends
This date is when your exams will be completed.
Fall 2026 semester begins.
This date is when you need to be back on campus.
We want to remind you that all information we discuss with you should be kept in confidence given the sensitive nature of many of our community partnerships. Please review and sign this
Non-Disclosure Agreement
to be eligible for the NextGen Internship program.
I understand and have reviewed and signed the Non-Disclosure Agreement to be eligible for the NextGen Internship program.