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Sprinternship™ (September 2026)
01/04/2027 to 01/22/2027
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Collaboration Overview
About Students
Break Through Tech fellows are undergraduate students pursuing pathways into technical careers. They come from colleges and universities across the country and are often early in their academic and professional journeys. 

These students are highly motivated to build the project experience, professional confidence, and industry network needed to compete for future internships and full-time roles. Many are looking for their first meaningful exposure to how technical work happens inside a company. 

Fellows participate in Sprinternship™ as part of Break Through Tech’s broader mission to change the path to power and influence in a tech-enabled world by launching a new generation of tech talent into the ecosystem. They bring curiosity, collaboration, persistence, and a strong desire to learn from industry professionals. 

Because the Sprinternship™ is designed for early undergraduate students, projects should be practical, guided, and appropriately scoped. Fellows are not expected to perform like experienced interns or full-time employees. The goal is to give them a structured, paid professional experience that builds confidence, expands opportunity, and helps them take the next step toward a tech career.
About Program Goals
Through the Sprinternship™ experience, fellows will: 

  •  Gain exposure to real technical work inside a company 
  •  Build confidence navigating professional environments and team-based collaboration 
  •  Apply emerging technical, analytical, and communication skills to a meaningful project 
  •  Learn how industry professionals scope, manage, and execute technical work 
  •  Strengthen their ability to communicate progress, ask questions, and present outcomes 
  •  Expand their professional network through interaction with mentors and company teams 
  •  Develop resume-ready experience that supports future internship and job applications 
  •  Better understand potential career pathways in technology, data, product, engineering, and innovation
About the Collaboration Format
A Sprinternship™ is a short, full-time, paid micro-internship experience designed to help early undergraduate students gain meaningful exposure to technical work, professional environments, and career pathways in tech. 

Over the course of approximately three weeks, fellows work in teams of five on a company-defined technical project during an academic recess period. The experience is designed to function like a focused sprint inside a company, giving students the opportunity to contribute to a real project while building the confidence, skills, network, and resume experience needed to compete for future internships and early-career roles. 

Industry partners provide a meaningful technical challenge, assign a project lead or mentor, pay participating students directly, and guide fellows through the experience with structured touchpoints. Projects should be scoped to be achievable within a short, intensive sprint while still reflecting authentic work a technology, data, product, innovation, or engineering team might explore. 

Sprinternship™ projects may include technical research, data analysis, software prototyping, product discovery, workflow improvement, AI tool exploration, user research, quality assurance, or other project-based technical work appropriate for early undergraduate fellows. 

This format helps companies expand access to opportunity in tech while building early relationships with motivated undergraduate talent. For fellows, the Sprinternship™ provides “resume gold”: a real company experience that can dramatically improve their ability to pursue future internships and full-time roles.
Benefits for Industry Partners
Partnering with Break Through Tech through a Sprinternship™ gives companies a high-impact way to support emerging tech talent while creating meaningful value for internal teams. 

Industry partners benefit through: 

  • Early Talent Pipeline Development: Build relationships with undergraduate talent before traditional internship recruiting cycles. 
  • Inclusive Workforce Strategy: Support Break Through Tech’s mission to expand access to power and opportunity in the tech ecosystem. 
  • Short-Term Project Capacity: Engage a team of fellows on a focused technical, product, data, or innovation challenge during a structured three-week sprint. 
  • Employer Brand Visibility: Demonstrate commitment to mentorship, inclusive hiring, and career access for emerging technologists. 
  • Employee Engagement and Mentorship: Give employees the opportunity to coach, guide, and mentor motivated fellows. 
  • Recruiting Insight: Identify promising students who may be strong candidates for future internships, apprenticeships, or early-career roles. 
  • Low-Risk Talent Engagement: Participate in a short, time-bound experience without the long-term commitment of a traditional internship program.
Program Details

Students Include: Bachelor Degree

Students Enrolled:  Students Enrolled

Program Duration: 2 weeks

Program Launch Date: 01/04/27

Program End Date: 01/22/27

Student Commitment: 4-7 Hours hrs/week

Course Format: Sprinternship™, Multiple Projects Multiple Teams

Modality: Fully Remote

# of Projects: 15

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Project Requirements

Industry Partner Requirements
Project Topics Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Data Management Innovation Operations Product Design & Development Research & Development Research, Analysis, Evaluation Software Design & Development Strategic Planning Technology Commercialization Training & Development UX/UI & Human-Centered Design
Location Preferences

Located Anywhere

Compensation

Following compensation will be offered to the students

Participating companies are expected to pay fellows directly for their work during the Sprinternship™. Break Through Tech noted that companies can set the hourly rate, provided it is not below minimum wage.

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required
Other Requirements
Participating organizations should be prepared to: 

  •  Provide a focused technical or business challenge appropriate for early undergraduate fellows 
  •  Host a team of approximately five fellows for a three-week, full-time paid micro-internship 
  •  Assign a project manager or host lead to orient fellows and provide direction 
  •  Participate in a kickoff session to introduce the company, team, project, and desired outcomes 
  •  Provide access to relevant non-sensitive context, tools, sample data, workflows, or reference materials 
  •  Offer structured guidance and feedback throughout the experience 
  •  Create opportunities for fellows to interact with professionals across the organization 
  •  Support final presentations, demos, or reflections where fellows share what they learned and produced 
  •  Ensure students are paid in accordance with the agreed compensation model and applicable wage requirements 
Projects should prioritize learning, exposure, career confidence, and authentic technical engagement while remaining achievable within a three-week sprint.
Project Management Time Commitment 1 Hour per week
Interested Industries Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Public Works Real Estate Restaurants, Hospitality & Food Service Retail & E-Commerce Semiconductor Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Sustainability & Climate Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism
Skills & Expertise
API Research Career Readiness Competitive Research Data Analysis Data Cleaning Data Visualization Market Research Presentation Design Problem Solving Product Discovery Professional Communication Project Management Python Software Prototyping Spreadsheet Analysis SQL Stakeholder Communication Team Collaboration Technical Communication Technical Research User Research UX Research Workflow Analysis
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Jun 29 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Interview

Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.

Jul 05 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Proposal Application Deadline

Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.

Aug 12 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Finalize Project Charter

Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.

Aug 19 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Official Program Launch

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.

Sep 01 2026
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

Sep 18 2026

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Program Overview
Program Title Sprinternship™ (September 2026)
Organization Break Through Tech
# of Students Enrolled
0
# of Projects Running
0 Project/s Added (of 15 Projects Expected)

Program Timeline

Project Duration

Start Date: 01/04/27      End Date: 01/22/27

3 weeks
Collaboration Overview
About Students

Break Through Tech fellows are undergraduate students pursuing pathways into technical careers. They come from colleges and universities across the country and are often early in their academic and professional journeys. 

These students are highly motivated to build the project experience, professional confidence, and industry network needed to compete for future internships and full-time roles. Many are looking for their first meaningful exposure to how technical work happens inside a company. 

Fellows participate in Sprinternship™ as part of Break Through Tech’s broader mission to change the path to power and influence in a tech-enabled world by launching a new generation of tech talent into the ecosystem. They bring curiosity, collaboration, persistence, and a strong desire to learn from industry professionals. 

Because the Sprinternship™ is designed for early undergraduate students, projects should be practical, guided, and appropriately scoped. Fellows are not expected to perform like experienced interns or full-time employees. The goal is to give them a structured, paid professional experience that builds confidence, expands opportunity, and helps them take the next step toward a tech career.

Student Level:   Bachelor Degree

Student Time Commitment:   Full Time

Team Structure:   3 - 6

Program Goals
Through the Sprinternship™ experience, fellows will: 

  •  Gain exposure to real technical work inside a company 
  •  Build confidence navigating professional environments and team-based collaboration 
  •  Apply emerging technical, analytical, and communication skills to a meaningful project 
  •  Learn how industry professionals scope, manage, and execute technical work 
  •  Strengthen their ability to communicate progress, ask questions, and present outcomes 
  •  Expand their professional network through interaction with mentors and company teams 
  •  Develop resume-ready experience that supports future internship and job applications 
  •  Better understand potential career pathways in technology, data, product, engineering, and innovation
Format Structure

Multiple Projects Multiple Teams
Format Title Sprinternship™
Format Description
A Sprinternship™ is a short, full-time, paid micro-internship experience designed to help early undergraduate students gain meaningful exposure to technical work, professional environments, and career pathways in tech. 

Over the course of approximately three weeks, fellows work in teams of five on a company-defined technical project during an academic recess period. The experience is designed to function like a focused sprint inside a company, giving students the opportunity to contribute to a real project while building the confidence, skills, network, and resume experience needed to compete for future internships and early-career roles. 

Industry partners provide a meaningful technical challenge, assign a project lead or mentor, pay participating students directly, and guide fellows through the experience with structured touchpoints. Projects should be scoped to be achievable within a short, intensive sprint while still reflecting authentic work a technology, data, product, innovation, or engineering team might explore. 

Sprinternship™ projects may include technical research, data analysis, software prototyping, product discovery, workflow improvement, AI tool exploration, user research, quality assurance, or other project-based technical work appropriate for early undergraduate fellows. 

This format helps companies expand access to opportunity in tech while building early relationships with motivated undergraduate talent. For fellows, the Sprinternship™ provides “resume gold”: a real company experience that can dramatically improve their ability to pursue future internships and full-time roles.
Benefits For Industry Partners
Partnering with Break Through Tech through a Sprinternship™ gives companies a high-impact way to support emerging tech talent while creating meaningful value for internal teams. 

Industry partners benefit through: 

  • Early Talent Pipeline Development: Build relationships with undergraduate talent before traditional internship recruiting cycles. 
  • Inclusive Workforce Strategy: Support Break Through Tech’s mission to expand access to power and opportunity in the tech ecosystem. 
  • Short-Term Project Capacity: Engage a team of fellows on a focused technical, product, data, or innovation challenge during a structured three-week sprint. 
  • Employer Brand Visibility: Demonstrate commitment to mentorship, inclusive hiring, and career access for emerging technologists. 
  • Employee Engagement and Mentorship: Give employees the opportunity to coach, guide, and mentor motivated fellows. 
  • Recruiting Insight: Identify promising students who may be strong candidates for future internships, apprenticeships, or early-career roles. 
  • Low-Risk Talent Engagement: Participate in a short, time-bound experience without the long-term commitment of a traditional internship program.
Project Modality Fully Remote
Industry Partner Requirements to Participate
Project Topics Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Data Management Innovation Operations Product Design & Development Research & Development Research, Analysis, Evaluation Software Design & Development Strategic Planning Technology Commercialization Training & Development UX/UI & Human-Centered Design
Target Industries Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Public Works Real Estate Restaurants, Hospitality & Food Service Retail & E-Commerce Semiconductor Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Sustainability & Climate Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism
Skills & Expertise API Research Career Readiness Competitive Research Data Analysis Data Cleaning Data Visualization Market Research Presentation Design Problem Solving Product Discovery Professional Communication Project Management Python Software Prototyping Spreadsheet Analysis SQL Stakeholder Communication Team Collaboration Technical Communication Technical Research User Research UX Research Workflow Analysis
Location Information & Preferences

Located Anywhere

Industry partners may host fellows on-site, hybrid, or fully remotely depending on the structure of the Sprinternship™ opportunity and the needs of the host organization. For on-site or hybrid opportunities, partners should be prepared to provide a welcoming professional environment, clear instructions, and appropriate support for early undergraduate fellows.
Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required
Compensation
Following compensation will be offered to the students:

Participating companies are expected to pay fellows directly for their work during the Sprinternship™. Break Through Tech noted that companies can set the hourly rate, provided it is not below minimum wage.
Other Requirements
Participating organizations should be prepared to: 

  •  Provide a focused technical or business challenge appropriate for early undergraduate fellows 
  •  Host a team of approximately five fellows for a three-week, full-time paid micro-internship 
  •  Assign a project manager or host lead to orient fellows and provide direction 
  •  Participate in a kickoff session to introduce the company, team, project, and desired outcomes 
  •  Provide access to relevant non-sensitive context, tools, sample data, workflows, or reference materials 
  •  Offer structured guidance and feedback throughout the experience 
  •  Create opportunities for fellows to interact with professionals across the organization 
  •  Support final presentations, demos, or reflections where fellows share what they learned and produced 
  •  Ensure students are paid in accordance with the agreed compensation model and applicable wage requirements 
Projects should prioritize learning, exposure, career confidence, and authentic technical engagement while remaining achievable within a three-week sprint.
Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers 1 Hour per week
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Jun 29 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Interview

Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.

Jul 05 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Proposal Application Deadline

Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.

Aug 12 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Finalize Project Charter

Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.

Aug 19 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Official Program Launch

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.

Sep 01 2026
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

Sep 18 2026
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