Overview
The GROW Internship Program provides crucial, early-career paid opportunities in the regenerative medicine sector to Black undergraduate and graduate students. ARM represents 450+ organizations in the cell, gene, and tissue-based therapies sector that target a range of diseases and disorders, many of which affect the Black community. ARM convenes the diverse stakeholders in our community to tackle key issues limiting the progress of the sector and the delivery of transformational therapies to patients. A report released by BIO in June 2021, found that Black Americans comprise only 7% of biotechnology company workforces while making up over 13% of the US population. ARM and the AFE Task Force believe that improving the representation of Black employees at ARM member organizations and cultivating a community of these future leaders is fundamental to achieving the full promise of our work
Goal of the Program
The goal of the GROW RegenMed Internship Program is to increase the proportion of Black employees and executives in ARM member organizations and to build a strong and ongoing community of GROW interns.
Eligibility Requirements
Intern applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Interns must identify as Black/African American.
- Interns much be an undergraduate, recent graduate, or graduate student.
- All majors are accepted.
- Interns must be a US citizens and permanent US residents.
- Students must be in good standing at their current (or most recent) institution at the time of application.
- Students must submit a completed application by the deadline.
Timeline
- September 1, 2022: Internship applications opens
- November: Applicant webinar
- February 15, 2023: Deadline to submit completed internship applications
- March-April: Intern and Company Matching Process
- April 2022: Intern selection deadline
- June 3, 2023: Mandatory GROW Internship Orientation
- June 5 – August 18, 2023: 12-week summer internship period
Questions
Please email GROWInternProgram@alliancerm.org with questions.