College Internship Program

Tribal citizens attending college are eligible for a paid eight-week summer internship with various tribal offices in Dowagiac, Michigan. Possible placements include the following departments: Department of Housing, Department of Health Services, Information Technology, Department of Social Services, Human Resources, Education (K-12), Education (Higher Education), Natural Resources, Department of Finance, Tribal Court, Department of  Communications, Tribal Police, and the Department of Language and Culture. The internship will last from Monday, June 4 through Friday July 27, usually from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Pokagon citizens who will be continuing college in the fall and who have completed at least one semester (12 credits) by June 4, 2012 are invited to apply. This can include dual/enrollment credit. Applicants must also be at least eighteen years old by June 4, 2011.Qualified applicants who were not interns last summer will be given first preference. 

Selected candidates must pass a background check and a pre-employment drug screening. Candidates 

must be able to make arrangements to submit to a background check and drug testing in Dowagiac by  

February 24, 2012. Interns will earn $10/hour, a monthly housing allowance of $400, a clothing allowance of $300 and mileage reimbursement of up to $225 monthly.  

Applications are due February 7. Interested citizens can receive more information by contacting the Department of Education at (888) 330-1234.  

Four Page Summer College Internship application packet