WGF is excited to announce the launch of the Student Internship Initiative at the PanIIT Conference in Long Beach. Led by a team of five senior alumni, co‑led by Abhijit Shinde and Sanjay Agrawal, the program will host eight students this summer — with an ideal mix of four from the USA and four from IITs in India. Apply Here.
Senior Internships for Impact
Empower Change: Join the WHEELS Summer 2026 Internship Program!
Are you a rising high school junior/senior or college student ready to tackle real-world challenges and create a lasting impact? The WHEELS Global Foundation invites you to join our Senior Summer 2026 Internship Program, a 10-week journey designed to cultivate the next generation of global leaders.
Why Join Us?
● Real-World Impact: Dive into innovations & solutions tackling serious societal challenges at a large-scale.
● Skill Building: Master leadership, communication, and effective storytelling through leveraging variety of technologies. Projects to apply everything you have learnt & more. Stories that differentiate in interviews.
● Expert Mentorship: Work directly with seasoned leaders in mentor-led sessions combined with independent self-study (with weekly commitment of 20+ hours).
● Earn a Stipend: USA-based interns receive a $500 stipend for the duration of the program with an additional bonus up to $500 for exceptionally high performance.
● Flexible Learning: Participate virtually, with in-person interaction opportunities in Edison, NJ.
WHEELS Global conducted our first summer internship program in 2026. We had participation from interns from IITs as well as US based colleges. The goal of the program is to introduce young talent from around the world to the WHEELS mission and encourage their ongoing engagement with WHEELS. At the same they would make meaningful contributions to the various initiatives that they worked on.
Through this program, students will get the opportunity to dive into innovations & solutions that tackle serious societal challenges at a large-scale. They will learn skills in leadership communication, and effective storytelling while leveraging a variety of technologies. Interns worked under the mentorship of seasoned leaders combined with independent self-study.
Open Invitation
The 10-Week Journey
● Phase 1: Planning (Week 1): Collaborate with coaches and mentors to define your project goals and execution steps.
● Phase 2: Core Engagement (Weeks 2–8): Dive into your project with bi-weekly evaluations and coaching sessions to refine your work.
● Phase 3: Wrap-Up (Weeks 9–10): Deliver a 10-minute final presentation, project report, and a compelling blog / poster to be showcased in WHEELS outreach.
Choose Your Impact Area
Interns will be assigned to high-value projects that drive social change:
● Rural Development Analytics: Standardized models to capture & assess / benchmark baseline development, gaps, and mapping of solutions to accelerate development.
● Innovation for the Last Mile: Impact modeling-to-assessment-to- refinement-recommendations of technology-enabled portfolio of impact solutions (e.g., School-in-a-Box, Newborn & Maternal Health, and Solar-powered Automation for Humane Silk, Micro-grids, Restoration of habitats/waterbodies).
● Ecosystem Initiatives: Innovative segmentation & engagement strategies and execution for ecosystem outreach for subgroups (e.g., IIT/IIM Alumni for Impact, Civil Services Leaders, CXOs).
● Strategic Communications: Build strategic programs for relationships with donors and impact communications.
See https://wheelsglobal.org/projects/ for more information
Technology at Your Fingertips
You will utilize a cutting-edge AI-Assisted Workflow and Information Organization Tool to track your progress, share resources, and receive real-time feedback from your mentors.
Are You Ready to Lead? We are looking for motivated students who have a passion to lead change.
Join us this summer and become a better leader for a better world!
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Applications now open. Apply here. For questions email internship@wheelsglobal.org
