The Year Up Internship Program is a partnership between Stanford University and Year Up.

Year Up is an organization that works with motivated young adults from underprivileged and economically disadvantaged communities to provide technology skills-training and internship opportunities.

University IT (UIT) coordinates this partnership on behalf of the university. The Stanford IT Community sponsors Year Up interns in entry level positions throughout campus, giving participants invaluable experience while the IT organizations benefit from skilled and motivated individuals.

This program is part of Stanford IDEAL IT, which provides innovative approaches for increasing diversity, inclusion, equity, and access across Stanford IT.

Year Up Internship Program at Stanford

Recent News

Stanford’s Year Up Community Welcomes Biggest Cohort Yet

The Year Up Internship Program and Stanford IT community are hosting the 10th cohort of Year Up interns. This year is the biggest cohort yet — 25 new interns!

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Year Up Offers New Opportunities for Interns and Sponsors

The Year Up program at Stanford is expanding its potential with internship tracks now available for project management, application development, and data analytics. This means more opportunity for students—and for sponsors.

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Stanford’s Year Up Community Continues to Grow

For the fourth year in a row, the Year Up Internship Program and Stanford IT community has hosted Year Up interns. In August, we welcomed 16 new interns!

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Upcoming Events

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Potential Sponsors

Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.

  • Internships are six months in duration.

  • Cohorts typically start the last week of January and July.

  • We start taking requests for interns in September for the January cohort, and in March for the July cohort. The call for interest/requests will be disseminated via the CIO Council, Campus IT Leaders, the UIT Newsletter, and the Year Up Slack channel.

  • Corporate partners make a financial investment in Year Up, on a per intern basis, commensurate with entry-level talent costs. These are paid internships, which cost $29,700 for the six-month internship.

“Year Up enables young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year.”

Read through a sample program overview for more information

Learn more from the IDEAL IT Mentoring Program Resources Page

Current and Former Interns

January 2022 Cohort

  • Krishan Charitar - Service Desk
  • Philip Chu - Service Desk
  • Maria Urias Castro - Service Desk
  • Julian Jarquin - CRC
  • Laurentino Angeles - LBRE
  • Eduardo (Eddie) Diaz-Ortiz - SUL
  • Evan Anthony Bello - OCIO
  • Leandra Marie Plotkin - LTS
  • Guadalupe (Lupe) Gomez - R&DE
  • Mark (Jarrell) de Vera - Service Strategy

July 2021 Cohort

  • John Carlos Guerra - Service Desk
  • Grant Peyton - Service Desk
  • Angel Luis Samonte - CRC
  • Guadalupe Contreras - CRC
  • Salvador (Sal) Gutierrez Barcenas - SWS
  • Edgar Vicente Ortiz - Service Desk
  • Jennifer Laura Dalanan - H&S
  • Cesar Salinas - LBRE

January 2021 Cohort

  • Giovanni (Gio) Gonzalez Perez - Service Desk
  • Rodrigo Cisneros - EUX
  • Ivan Campos - EUX
  • Karla Moya - LBRE
  • Edward Preciado - SUL
  • Krishan Charitar - Service Desk
  • Philip Chu - Service Desk
  • Maria Urias Castro - Service Desk
  • Julian Jarquin - CRC
  • Laurentino Angeles - LBRE
  • Eduardo (Eddie) Diaz-Ortiz - SUL

July 2020 Cohort

  • Jason Bautista - FMS
  • Tannia Enriquez - FMS
  • Cristo (Alex) Mejia - UIT
  • Filmon Weldeyohans - UIT
  • Elizabeth Chacon - UIT
  • Lucia Moreno - UIT
  • Ralph Joseph Esguerra - UIT
  • Mohammed Zafar - UIT
  • Josue Orellana - UIT
  • Rosa Regalado - R&DE
  • Britney Gonzalez - SHC (RWC) / UIT
  • Yolanda (Darla) Gracia - EHS / UIT
  • Nicholas Hernandez - Law

Testimonials

“Year Up is an incredible organization with truly admirable goals. Being in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford has a responsibility to partner with folks from the community. It’s a win-win for all of us.”

“As a technology leader, it’s my job to open doors for the people who have the skills and desire to do this work. For me, supporting the Year Up partnership is perfect.”

“The interns come in hungry to learn and just soak everything up. They are always looking to develop and grow—it’s a constant evolution for them.”

“Our Year Up intern brings a lot of great skills to the table and has been a great contribution to the team already. I particularly value her fresh perspective on our work and her eagerness to learn new things."

"The workshops and meetings we had were such a great help and definitely a learning experience. I will forever be grateful for this opportunity.”

Tanniae Enriquez, Mentee

Get Involved

Sponsor an Intern

Interns from the Bay Area are trained in the following specialties:

Interested in Sponsoring an Intern? Click here to sign up.

Volunteer

The following are opportunities for the Stanford community to volunteer and support Year Up interns:

Contact

If you would like to learn more about Year Up and/or are interested in hiring a Year Up intern, contact Hope Johnson, Year Up program lead, at hljohnson@stanford.edu.