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Student Experience & Planning Intern

Written by Ja'Qwan Hoskins on .

Chicago Scholars is excited to welcome a Student Experience & Planning Intern to help plan and execute ScholarCon 2027—our flagship convening designed to unite students, partners, and community leaders in advancing a more equitable future for Chicago youth. By bringing together high-potential, first-generation, and underrepresented young people with colleges, employers, and mission-aligned organizations, ScholarCon creates pathways to college success, career mobility, and lifelong leadership. Tentatively planned for October 2027, ScholarCon is intentionally being built as a student-centered, culturally relevant, and high-energy experience.

 

This intern is not “extra help”—they are an integral part of the planning team, ensuring ScholarCon remains truly student-facing by bringing real-time student perspective, ideas, and feedback into decisions about programming, activations, communications, and brand expression.

 

While the intern will report directly to Chicago Scholars, they will collaborate closely with our ScholarCon Event Partner, participating in regular planning touchpoints and contributing to shared creative and logistical workstreams.

 

You’ll gain hands-on experience in:

  • Event strategy and execution for a major citywide convening
  • Marketing, social content creation, and brand feedback loops
  • Stakeholder engagement, pitching, and public speaking
  • Research and data-informed decision-making within event planning

This role is a part-time & hourly position without benefits. The rate per hour is $17/hour, and the number of hours that you will be permitted to work each week is up to 15 hours on average. The number of hours per week can be flexible to accommodate school schedules and heavy project periods.

Apply by using this link!