The Promising Leaders Program is a paid summer internship initiative through New Haven Promise that places Promise Scholars in internships at various Yale and local organizations. It aims to build the scholars' career and business experience while also developing Yale SOM students' leadership and mentoring skills. In the first two years, the program placed 79 scholars in internships and expects to place 100 scholars in the summer of 2016. The program consists of an internship fair, leadership workshop, and career mentorship opportunities for participants.

1. What is the Promising Leaders Program?
• A New Haven Promise paid summer internship initiative
• Builds career and business experience for Promise Scholars
• A partnership between New Haven Promise and Yale SOM
• Develops Yale SOM students’ leadership and mentoring skills
through participating in the Promising Leaders Program.
Internship placements:
Yale Human Resources
Yale Police Department
Yale School of Music
Yale Information Technology
The Peabody Museum
Yale Medical Group
Neighborhood Music School
Teach For America
Yale Center of British art
Yale Community Rowing
Yale School of Management
Yale Change Leadership
Yale Environmental Health & Safety
Yale Art Gallery
CT Pre-Engineering
Yale Athletics
Yale Medical Web
Yale Finance
ConnCAT
Morse Academy
College Summit
In two years, the program placed 79 scholars.
We expect 100 paid internships in the summer of 2016.

2. Promising Leaders Program Elements
The program consists of an Internship fair, leadership workshop and career mentorship.
You are welcome to participate in either one, two or all three parts of the program.
Internship fair
When: The week of January 4, 2016
Duration: 2 hours (5:30-7:30 PM)
Role: meet prospective interns and
speak about mentorship benefits
Leadership Workshop
When: Late May/early June 2016
Duration: 4 hours (9 AM-1 PM)
Role: update content and
facilitate workshop
Mentorship
When: from June to August 2016
Role: mentor two interns
Connect every two weeks with the
interns