Labor Summer Host Application

If you have any questions, please contact Brianna Velasco at bavelasco@berkeley.edu.

For more information, please visit the UC Berkeley Labor Center’s Labor Summer Internship website.

Section I: Supervisor Information – the intern supervisor should complete the application

* indicates required field

* Organization Name:

* Site Supervisor First Name:

* Site Supervisor Last Name:

* Site Supervisor Job Title:

* Site Supervisor Email:

* Site Supervisor Phone:

* Has your organization hosted a Labor Summer intern before? –None–YesNo

* Have you supervised a Labor Summer intern before? –None–YesNo

* Please describe your experience supervising students or younger workers.

* How often will the student meet with their supervisor for guidance and mentorship?
(Note: we recommend daily check-ins)

* Will your organization be closed or will the supervisor be on vacation at any point during the internship? –None–YesNo

If yes, please describe the closure or vacation dates and a plan for what your interns should be working on durning this time. Please remember, students are paid for 8 weeks of work, regardless of holiday breaks or office closures.

Program Fees
The program fee depends on the number of Labor Summer interns you host.

The fee per intern, graduate or undergraduate, is: $8,500

Are you interested in requesting a scholarship? –None–YesNo

The minimum requirement of two interns per site costs $17,000. If the fee poses a problem for your organization, please contact Brianna Velasco at bavelasco@berkeley.edu to discuss scholarship options.

* Billing Contact Name:

* Billing Contact Phone:

* Billing Email Address:

Section II: Interns

* How many Labor Summer interns would you like to host? Note: two interns is the minimum requirement and included in the fee. Additional interns will require additional payment. –None–2 interns3 interns4 interns5 or more interns

* Are you interested in hosting one or more interns for longer than an 8-week period? –None–YesNo

* Would you prefer one or more graduating interns who may be available to be hired after the program finishes? –None–YesNo

* Please select any language requirement for the internship other than English: (Select multiple options by clicking “control” or “shift” key)
NoneSpanishMandarinCantoneseTagalogVietnameseFarsiOther

* Are these language(s) required or preferred? Please note, in the past organizations have named language needs as preferences when they were actually requirements. Please be clear about what your campaigns’ linguistic needs are so we can do our best to meet that need in our intern selection process. –None–N/ARequiredPreferred

* Are you looking for interns with any particular skill set? If yes, please describe.

* Where will the intern’s primary work location be? Will they be required to travel between locations?

* Will your interns need access to a car on a daily basis? –None–YesNo

Section III: Labor Summer Project

* What campaigns will the interns be assigned to? What are your campaign goals? How will you know that you have won? Will your interns see the completion of their campaign during the span of their 8-week internship? If no, what phases of the campaign do you think they will be participating in?

* What is the geographic scope of the campaign(s)? –None–CityCountyStateNationalInternationalOther

* Please describe the geographic scope of your campaign(s) in more detail. How far in terms of distance and time would interns be expected to travel on a daily basis?

* What type of tasks will the interns be assigned to complete?

* What are your overall expectations of the interns?

* Will the interns be working within a larger team of staff? Please describe:

* Are there any specific topics that you hope are included in the Orientation Week of training that the Labor Center provides to prepare the interns for their field assignments?

* What is important for the interns to know about your organization?

Organizations are required to provide reimbursement for work related travel expenses incurred during working hours, including, but not limited to mileage, tolls, parking and public transportation. Please confirm that your organization is able to cover this expense. –None–YesNo

Supervisors are required to attend a supervisor orientation and anti-harassment training with the UC Berkeley Labor Center in advance of the program sometime in mid to late May. Supervisors will also be asked to meet and practice a rap with their interns during the first week of Orientation Week (likely Wednesday 6/17/26 or Thursday 6/18/26)

Please confirm that someone from your organization will be able to attend: –None–YesNo

* Do you have any materials the interns should review prior to starting the internship? If yes, please email them to Brianna Velasco at bavelasco@berkeley.edu. –None–YesNo