Spencer Announces 2021 Internship Grant Recipients
December 15, 2020 (New York, NY): The Spencer Educational Foundation is proud to announce our 2021 Internship Grant award recipients. For the 2021 grant year cycle, Spencer awarded 36 internship grants totaling $270,000. Spencer’s 2021 internship grant recipients include:
• McKesson Corporation
• Mission Rock Residential
• New Jersey RIMS Chapter
• NuStar Energy L.P.
• Oregon Health & Science University
• Oregon State University
• Parsons Corporation
• Port of Portland
• Portillo's Hot Dogs
• Prologis Inc.
• Retail Properties of America, Inc.
• Sage Software North America
• Sierra Nevada Corporation
• SP Plus Corporation
• The Adecco Group
• The ALS Group
• UFA Co-operative Ltd.
• University of Cincinnati
• AES Corporation
• Bon Secours Mercy Health
• Cast & Crew Entertainment LLC
• CBIZ, Inc.
• Clark Equipment Company
• ConAm Management Corporation
• Cotton Holdings, Inc.
• CVS Health
• DFA Dairy Brands, LLC
• DFW International Airport
• Diocese of St. Augustine
• Dollar Tree
• Electrolux North America
• Growmark, Inc.
• Hearst
• Henry Schein
• KeyCorp
• KHS&S Contractors
The Spencer Internship Program funds student work experiences in the risk management departments of companies. Applicants must be risk management professionals who otherwise would not have a budget to support an intern position in their department. Through Spencer’s summer internships, students can learn about the risk management industry in real world business settings where they can quickly apply what they know, respond to new experiences, and begin to develop key contacts in their field.
“Hands-on, experiential learning in a real-life setting is one of the cornerstones of preparing for a successful career,” said Spencer Educational Foundation Executive Director, Megan Miller. “Spencer is proud to provide these opportunities for students and further strengthen the talent pool for the industry.”
Along with internship grants, Spencer also provides other grants aimed at developing and advancing our industry’s future leaders. Past grants include development of advanced courses in InsureTech, Enterprise Risk Management, Cyber Risk, and Data Analytics; student attendance at industry conferences and symposia; and a variety of other unique proposals. Spencer’s goal to help build a global talent pipeline of risk and insurance professionals is achieved in part by our collaboration with risk and insurance leaders across the United States and Canada.
“In a time when all of us are challenged beyond what we thought possible, Spencer is proud to continue to provide meaningful internship opportunities to young people who are contemplating a career in risk and insurance,” said Peter Heard, Chair of Spencer’s Internship Program Committee and Vice President National Distribution at Travelers. “It’s a testament to our sponsors‘ support and to our partner companies who are hosting the students.”
Thank you to the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS), the RIMS Golden Gate Chapter, the RIMS New Jersey Chapter, and the RIMS Northeast Florida Chapter for contributing to the Spencer Internship Program and helping us fund our internship grants.
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About Spencer Educational Foundation
The Spencer Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funding the education of tomorrow’s risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, internship opportunities, on and off campus experiential learning, and support of risk management/insurance curricula. Since Spencer was founded in 1979, we have awarded over $8 million in scholarships and $5 million in grants to universities and professional institutions affecting more than 60,000 students through our programs. For more information, please visit us at www.spencered.org.