Akamai Workforce IniTiative Calendar
Akamai intern exploring light phenomena during the 4-day preparatory course all interns attend prior to starting work on their technical projects.
The 2025 Akamai Internship Program application opens.
November 2024
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 2024 – January 2025:
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).
Meetings with prospective mentors.
Mentors continue to submit project proposals.
February 2025:
The 2025 Akamai Internship application closes. Deadline to apply Feb 7, 2025.
Akamai Internship Program application review begins.
March 2025:
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.
The 2025 Akamai Internship cohort is finalized.
Akamai Mentor Workshop acceptances and final workshop details are sent out.
May 2025
The Akamai Mentor Workshop held in Hilo, Hawaii. May 2-3 2025
June 2025
June 1-6, 2025: The 2025 Akamai Internship Program and PREP course at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo.
June 9, 2025: Interns begin their work at internship sites.
June 24 – July 2, 2025: Midpoint site visits and Presentation coaching. Akamai Program staff travel to internship sites to meet with mentor and interns. Following site visits, interns work on their project introduction presentations with Akamai Program staff.
July – August 2025
Akamai interns wrap-up their projects and give a capstone presentation at their local symposium sites (Waimea, Hilo, Kihei and Santa Cruz).
Weds, 7/30/2025: Hilo coaching day
Thurs, 7/31/2025: Hilo Symposium in the morning
Thurs, 7/31/2025: Waimea coaching in the afternoon
Fri, 8/1/25: Waimea Symposium
Mon, 8/4/2025: Maui coaching day
Tues, 8/5/2025: Maui Symposium
Th, 8/7/2025: UCSC coaching day
Fri, 8/8/2025: UCSC Symposium
2025 Akamai Internship Program concludes: Aug 8th, 2025.