NC Governor’s HBCU Internship Program
The North Carolina Governor’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Internship Program, which began in 2015, was created to connect students matriculating at North Carolina’s HBCUs with major corporations and businesses in the private sector throughout the state.
About the Program
The NC Governor’s HBCU Internship Program provides interns with an immersive professional experience that will increase their competitiveness in the job market. In turn, corporations and businesses are directly exposed to a diverse pool of high performing students with the ultimate goal of recruiting and retaining valuable talent within North Carolina. Studies show that seven out of 10 internships turn into full-time jobs.
Benefits include:
- Hand on experience
- Mentorship
- Skill Development
- Potential for Future Employment
- Stipend
Student Requirements
The summer internships are paid, full-time positions for rising juniors and seniors who possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8, are active in student organizations, and have the ability to communicate well. Opportunities are open to all majors.
About Funding
Funded by the state, the UNC System Office serves as the oversight agency for the program with primary responsibilities for budget management, compliance, assessment, and reporting.
How to Participate
The NC Governor’s HBCU Internship Program application for summer 2025 is open now. Please contact HBCUinternship@northcarolina.edu with any additional questions.
Participating Universities
| Bennett College | https://www.bennett.edu/student-affairs/campus-services/career-services/ |
| Elizabeth City State University | https://www.ecsu.edu/current-students/student-affairs/career-services/handshake.html |
| Fayetteville State University | https://www.uncfsu.edu/life-fsu/student-services-and-organizations/career-services |
| Johnson C. Smith University | https://www.jcsu.edu/programs/ccpd |
| Livingstone College | https://livingstone.edu/students/career-services/ |
| North Carolina A&T University | https://www.ncat.edu/provost/career-services/ |
| North Carolina Central University | https://www.nccu.edu/division-student-affairs/cpdc |
| Saint Augustine University | https://www.st-aug.edu/career-services/ |
| Shaw University | https://www.shawu.edu/Students/Career_Services.aspx |
| Winston Salem State University | https://www.wssu.edu/student-life/career-development-services/index.html |
Participating Corporations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) has been committed to making health care better, simpler and more affordable since 1933. And, we’ve been driving better health in North Carolina for generations, working to tackle our communities’ greatest health challenges. Our purpose is to improve the health and well-being of our customers and communities – we won’t stop until health care is better for all.
Lenovo
As a global technology leader, Lenovo touches the lives of millions of people from all walks of life—from the talent that we employ around the world to the solutions and experiences we deliver to our customers. Poised at the forefront of the next wave of technological innovation, we are ushering in an era of Intelligent Transformation. In this bold new era big data, 5G, mobile, smart devices, and AI harness the power of technology to deliver new models for how we live, work, and play. As an intern at Lenovo, you are part of a company where all add value, and all belong. You team together with trust and respect in support of each other and our global community. Around here, no matter how you look, sound, dress or spell your name – no matter what your title your role, or your market – you’re on the team. We believe great ideas comes from anywhere and we need the unique perspective and talent you bring. What makes you you, makes Lenovo better.
Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group, a Fortune 250 company with over 10,000 employees, provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence. Our core business areas — Life Insurance, Annuities, Retirement Plan Services and Group Protection — focus on supporting, preserving and enhancing over 17 million customer’s lifestyles and retirement outcomes.
Syngenta
Syngenta’s culture is diverse and inclusive, and our work is meaningful and rewarding. We help farmers grow healthy and affordable food, provide commercial flower growers with wonderful garden blooms that brighten our world, and care for public health with our solutions for professional pest managers. From helping to feed the world sustainably, to keeping people safe, we work with a variety of professionals across the value chain to make people’s lives better. Our work [really] matters.
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of all middle market companies in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending; Commercial Banking; Corporate and Investment Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.