Gain experience while earning your degree.
Beyond the Cap helps Scholar Career Coaching alumni and first generation college students gain hands on professional experience while pursuing their college education.
Through paid micro internships, career development support, employer connections, and professional networking, Scholars can build their resumes, strengthen their skills, and gain real world experience before graduation.
Applications are now open.
Application Deadline: September 4, 2026
Complete paid, project based professional experiences with participating employers.
Build experience you can add to your resume while you’re still in college.
Receive guidance and resources to help prepare for professional opportunities.
Connect with businesses and organizations interested in developing emerging talent.
Build relationships with professionals and expand your network.
Complete the Beyond the Cap Scholar Application.
Selected Scholars participate in orientation and career development activities.
Apply for and complete paid micro internship projects with participating employers.
Use your experience to strengthen your resume, expand your network, and prepare for internships and future career opportunities.
Partner with Scholar CC to provide college students with meaningful, project based professional experiences while building your pipeline of emerging talent. Employer partners can host paid micro internships, share real world projects, and connect with motivated students preparing to enter the workforce.
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Beyond the Cap is made possible in part through the generous support of our funding partners, whose investment helps students gain meaningful career experience and prepare for their futures. THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS PATNERS.
