Bridging the Civil-Military Gap

Student Veteran Internships: Spring 2025

Student Veteran Entrepreneurial Internship Program

UMKC's new Military Veteran Entrepreneurial Internship program launched this spring with funding from a UMKC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Grant (Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation). The program provides valuable hands-on experience for student veteran interns placed with primarily non-profit organizations. Graduate and undergraduate student veterans and guardsmen are placed in two credit hour internships at partner agencies including the Veterans Community Project, St. Michael's Veteran's Center, Bridging the Gap KC, Jewish Vocational Services, and Custom Truck One Source. While completing their internships, students simultaneously work with faculty leads to identify service gaps and develop sustainable proposals to fill those gaps.

Spring 2025 students are earning 3 credit hours of course credit in history, political science, criminal justice, and public administration while completing 100 hours of internship work, paid at $16/hour (undergraduate) or $20/hour (graduate). 

For more information about this program and to learn how to host an intern or whether you are eligible for the program in Spring 2026, please contact PIs Rebecca Best (bestrh[at]umkc[dot]edu) and Viviana Grieco (griecov[at]umkc[dot]edu) or complete the interest form at https://umkc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Foqc8dla8fNWBw.