Emerson
Collective
Youth
Collaborative

The mission of ECYC is to create a community that ensures students feel equipped to achieve self-reliance and advance social change.

In partnership with George Washington University and Smithsonian Institution, we provide eight-week internships around the country focused on engaging and activating young people to lead in the communities where they live and work. All organizations in ECYC believe we can strengthen our work through learning and working alongside young leaders.

ECYC is more than a summer internship—it is a holistic and interactive professional development experience. Interns will develop lifelong professional connections as an ECYC Alumni. Daily work is enhanced by:

We believe we are stronger, more powerful, and can create more opportunities for young leaders when we collaborate. When young leaders come together bringing a diversity of experiences to the table, networks expand, ideas flow, and the capacity to impact positive change in our communities increases. We look forward to reading your application!