In order to address historical race and gender gaps in the workforce, many industries have developed diversity recruitment programs. These programs focus on attracting, preparing, and placing underrepresented students for internships or jobs in these fields.
We have listed some recruitment programs and opportunities targeted to diverse candidates, but you should also search LionSHARE for more.
DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM |
INDUSTRY |
POPULATION |
PROGRAM RECRUITS
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STEM |
Persons with disabilities |
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Various |
Persons with disabilities |
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APS/IBM Research Internship for Underrepresented Minority Students |
Science and Engineering |
Racial minorities |
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Finance |
Women and ethnically diverse sophomores |
Yes |
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| Blackstone 2019 Diverse Leaders Program | Finance |
Racial minorities — Sophomores |
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| Blackstone 2019 Future Women Leaders Program | Finance | Women — Sophomores | |
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Gov’t/Public Service |
Racial minorities |
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Gov’t/Public Service |
Black students |
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Media — TV |
Racial, gender, and/or sexual orientation minorities |
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Scholar Intern Programs |
Health Services, Accounting, Communications, Computer Science, Media/PR, Marketing |
Hispanic students |
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Congressional Internship Program |
Gov’t/Public Service |
Hispanic students |
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Consulting |
Unspecified |
Yes |
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Media |
Racial minorities |
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Computer Science and Technology |
First years and sophomores; women, Native American, African American, Hispanic, students with disabilities |
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Gov’t/Public Service |
Racial minorities, people with disabilities, military veterans |
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Media — Film |
Unspecified |
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Media — TV |
Unspecified |
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Gov’t/Public Service |
First-generation first year students |
Yes |
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Arts Management |
Racial minorities |
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Financial Services |
Racial, gender, and/or sexual orientation minorities |
Yes |
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STEM |
Racial and gender minorities |
Yes |
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Various |
Hispanic students |
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Business |
Racial minorities |
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Financial Services |
Women |
Yes |
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| General Recruiting |
Black, Hispanic, Native American |
Yes |
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General Recruiting |
Persons with disabilities |
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Business |
Black, Latinx, and Native American or Hawaiian Native |
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Consulting |
Black and/or Hispanic |
Yes |
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Academia |
Racial minorities |
Yes |
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Law and Social Science |
African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American, or |
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Various |
Racial Minorities/Multicultural |
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The Morris K. Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Internship |
Public Affairs |
Native American and Native Alaskan students |
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Public Affairs |
Racial minorities |
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Business |
Racial minorities |
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Arts Management |
Racial minorities |
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Smithsonian Institution Minority Awards Program for Visiting Students |
Arts Management |
Racial minorities |
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T. Howard Foundation Multimedia and Entertainment Internships |
Media |
Racial minorities |
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Energy |
Racial minorities |
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