ICSC Launch Academy
Launch Academy provides summer internship opportunities for undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to learn more about the development and management of marketplaces and spaces where people shop, dine, work, play, and gather. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students are strongly encouraged to apply.
Students from various academic backgrounds – ranging from finance to philosophy – have leveraged this program to secure summer internships as well as full-time positions after graduation.
Our specially curated curriculum will provide you with an opportunity to receive industry-specific knowledge and training, hands-on professional experience, and access to a network of industry leaders from across the country.
- Exclusive access to summer internship opportunities
- Interview and resume support
- 30+ hours of Marketplaces Industry-focused pre-internship education (hybrid-format), including a mandatory orientation, plus:
- Professional development
- Networking
- Continuing education throughout the summer
- An industry mentor
- Travel and relocation assistance grants available (based on financial need)
- ICSC student membership and discounted event registration
Interested in sponsoring an intern?
If you seek to improve diversity and inclusion within your company, ICSC can help connect you to a pipeline of high-performing, historically underrepresented undergraduate students from across the country. Please contact Jazmen Johnson at jjohnson@icsc.com to learn more.
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The ICSC Foundation is the charitable arm of ICSC dedicated to creating a vibrant Marketplaces Industry by building a pipeline of bright, ambitious and diverse talent that can drive the industry forward.
The member organization for industry advancement, ICSC promotes and elevates the marketplaces and spaces where people shop, dine, work, play and gather as foundational and vital ingredients of communities and economies.