On-Campus Internship Options

On-Campus Internship teams can be created to respond to any kind of business need or project. BYU students can be sought from across the campus to meet the needs of specific project deliverables. Past projects have included all types of business students as well as engineering students, psychologists, marketing communication, design artists, sociologists, art majors, construction management, etc. While projects can have an infinite variety, we do have some general program classifications:

Business Projects (Bus M 494R—Experiential Projects)

Business projects include most projects that would be sponsored by traditional corporate America and small businesses. These include projects oriented to marketing, strategy, corporate finance, human resources and organization, supply chain, business management, etc. Teams can be created of homogenous students (students all from the same major and emphasis) to complete a functional project for a company or organization. Teams can also be created of heterogeneous students (students from different majors and emphases) when a cross-functional team is best suited to work on a business project that has multiple elements requiring multi-function capabilities.

Financial Services and Capital Market Projects (Bus M 497R—Capital Academy)

Capital Markets projects are staffed with one or two seniors who have recently completed summer internships and two or three underclassmen who are interested in the financial markets. Finance, economics, and accounting majors are most common. Students have access to Bloomberg and a variety of other research databases. Investment research and portfolio management projects are common, though there are an infinite variety of potential projects looking at both public and private equity opportunities.

Real Estate Development Projects (Bus M 496R—Real Estate Development)

Real Estate Development projects are formulated through cooperation between Thomas Peterson (a faculty member who has decades of experience as a real estate development executive) and real estate development organizations. These projects align the BYU students who are passionate about real estate development careers with developers looking for in-depth analysis with creatively-formulated alternative options.

Social Entrepreneurship Projects (Bus M 491R, Section 1—Social Innovation Projects)

Social Entrepreneurship projects are most commonly sponsored by organizations which are partners with the Ballard Center's flagship Peery Social Entrepreneurship Program at the BYU Marriott School of Management. Each year, more than 125 students participate in on-campus social entrepreneurship internships at BYU. The students collaborate with well-known and widely recognized social entrepreneurs and their organizations to complete innovative projects. Past partners include Acumen Fund, Vittana, VisionSpring, and Ashoka. To learn more and apply for projects, visit Students for Social Entrepreneurship.

Nonprofit Development Projects (Bus M 491R, Section 2—Social Innovation Projects)

Local nonprofit development projects are most commonly sponsored by organizations which are partners with the Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance at the BYU Marriott School of Management. Each year, more than 50 students participate in on-campus internships with local innovative nonprofits at BYU. The students collaborate with these local organizations to complete innovative projects that address social problems. To apply for projects, visit Students for Nonprofit Development.