Akamai Workforce IniTiative  Calendar

October 2025:

The 2026 Akamai Internship Program application opens.

November 2025:

Akamai Program staff will hold in-person and virtual campus visits throughout the islands to share more information and answer any questions about our internship program.

If you’d like to schedule a visit with one of our staff, please email us at akamai@ucsc.edu.

December 2025 – January 2026:

Prospective Akamai Internship mentors submit proposals for internship projects.

Information for mentors is on our Becoming an Akamai Mentor page.

Akamai program staff continue to schedule campus visits and recruit internship applicants (email akamai@ucsc.edu to schedule a visit).

January 2026:

The Akamai Internship application closes. Deadline to apply January 23, 2026.

Meetings with prospective mentors. Mentors continue to submit project proposals.

February 2026:

Akamai Internship Program application review begins.

March 2026:

Internship offers and acceptance packets are sent to prospective Akamai Interns. Waitlisted applicants are notified if spaces become available.

The Akamai Mentor Workshop application opens.

April 2026

The Akamai Internship cohort is finalized.

Akamai Mentor Workshop acceptances and final workshop details are sent out.

May 2026

The Akamai Mentor Workshop, specific dates and location TBD.

June 2026

May 31 – June 4 2026: The 2026 Akamai Internship Program PREP course.

After PREP course: Interns begin their projects at internship sites.

Late June 2026: Midpoint site visits and Presentation coaching. Akamai Program staff travel to internship sites to meet with mentors and interns. Following site visits, interns work on their project introduction presentations with Akamai Program staff.

July – August 2026

Akamai interns wrap-up their projects and give a capstone presentation at their local symposium sites. Dates to be announced: 

Hilo Symposium 

Waimea Symposium 

Maui Symposium 

UCSC Symposium

2026 Akamai Internship Program concludes: August 7, 2026.