Internship Costs & Administration
What It Takes to Run an HGCI Intern
HGCI Internships can be run on spare nickels and dimes from a department or facility's operating budget. See our sample budget to understand the financial breakdown of internship costs, and our sample work plan to understand what type of project work a sponsor can expect from their investment.
Program Administration
The Student Internship Program provides departments and schools with low cost support to undertake inventories, research, feasibility assessments and trials aimed at achieving environmental impact reductions and increased operating efficiency. HGCI provides support services to departments for these projects, such as recruitment, administration, project management support, dissemination of results, and more.
HGCI Summer Internship Administrative Costs
Below is a sample budget for a 3 month student internship. Costs of running an internship may vary due to type of project work (i.e. lab work or special equipment may be needed to complete project work), level of intern expertise and education, and the role of a project-specific manager, among other considerations.
| Three Month Sample Budget | |
|---|---|
| Wages for Summer Intern | $6,500 |
| Fringe | $800 |
| Office supplies/related materials | $300 |
| Computer ($200 per quarter) | $200 |
| Telecom: Set-up + monthly charges | $400 |
| Events & Meetings | $500 |
| Web Development | $500 |
| Administrative Overhead (15%) | $1,300 |
| Total Cost to Sponsoring Department | $10,500 |
- Wage - $15 per hour
- Hours - 35 per week
- Fringe Rate for Temporary Employee (FY05) - 11.1%
Sample Intern Work Plan
The following sample HGCI Summer Internship work plan provides an example of the typical scope of an internship project.