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Ready to help your company grow? The Sophomore Externship Experience (SEE) program matches top Western New York companies with local college sophomores for the summer. 

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  • Close: Jan. 23, 2026 or when spots are filled
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Get Early Access to Top Talent—Without the Work

Save valuable time and money when you join the SEE program.  

  • We interview and match students to your needs.
  • We handle the payroll.
  • You meet students early in their college careers.
  • Your brand awareness increases among college students.
Maggie Donnelly.
“[The program] gave us access to an excellent candidate who might not otherwise have known about our company.”
10/30/24

Maggie Donnelly, Research Engineer, ACV Auctions

Mary Borgognoni.
“The externs conducted useful research and provided insights regarding customer service and operations. It was a pleasure having them with us.”
11/12/24

Mary E. Borgognoni, Director of Internships & Career Development, West Herr Automotive Group

Gretchen Martin.
“The externs sent to us completed valuable and much needed projects for the departments they were placed in.”
10/30/24

Gretchen Martin, Director of Payroll & Benefits, NOCO LLC

Dori Marshall.
“I hope these two students we enjoyed working with will continue to pursue a career in medicine, and will additionally consider a future position at Kaleida Health.”
10/30/24

Dori Marshall, MD, Chief Medical Officer, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, Kaleida Health

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We Cover Half the Costs

Externs are paid $4,000 each, per summer, which helps attract top students. The stipend for the externs will be split between support provided by The Bryant Foundation and your company as follows:

  • Extern One: Costs fully funded (no cost to you)
  • Extern Two: Your organization pays $4,000
UB Manages the Payroll and Paperwork 

Students are paid through UB, so you don’t have to add them to your payroll or worry about extra paperwork.

What to Expect

As a host organization, you commit to hosting two sophomore externs for the summer, providing a workspace and mentorship for these bright, highly motivated students.

Each student extern spends approximately 20 hours per week onsite with your organization, typically Monday-Thursday, for nine weeks from June 1-July 31.

Companies hosting externs will be expected to:

  • Define a meaningful and challenging assignment that externs can successfully undertake within the designated 9-week timeframe.
  • Provide a lead mentor and other point person(s) who can commit time to the externs.
  • Host students on-site, in-person, Monday through Thursday, for nine weeks.
  • Provide dedicated workspace for in-office work, any necessary supplies and technology.
  • Evaluate each extern’s progress at the midpoint and conclusion of each summer.
  • Attend host site orientation and closing experience ceremony.
100% Positive Feedback from Employers

100% of employers agreed that the program added value to their organizations.

UB: Here to Help You Manage and Support Externs

In addition to screening and interviewing externs, we offer recommendations for designing projects and evaluating externs, and we also provide an orientation for businesses. 

What Is an Externship?

An externship can make students more competitive for future internships, fellowships, jobs and other opportunities. Externships typically happen earlier in a student’s college career and during a shorter period than an internship. Externs may work on a specific project rather than have longer-term responsibilities.

Host Organizations

West Herr NY logo.
Kaleida Health logo.
M&T Bank logo.
ACV Auctions logo.

These organizations have hosted externs.

  • ACV Auctions
  • AMPAWorks
  • Breadcrumb Analytics
  • Buffalo Museum of Science
  • Catholic Charities
  • Chautauqua Institution
  • City of Buffalo, Planning & Zoning
  • City of Buffalo, Division of Development
  • Cyber Hygiene Academy
  • Cytocybernetics
  • Dent Neurologic Institute
  • Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
  • Explore & More
  • FeedMore WNY
  • Finta
  • FoodNerd
  • Goodwill of WNY
  • Guidesly
  • Harmac Medical Products
  • Horizon Health
  • HVR Advanced Power Components
  • Jericho Road Community Health Services
  • JP Food Trucks
  • JSA Logistics
  • Kaleida Health
  • Kevin Guest House
  • LenderLogix
  • M&T Bank
  • NOCO Energy Corp
  • People Inc.
  • Plesh Contract Packaging
  • Radial Ventures
  • Redprint Fit
  • REES Technologies Inc.
  • Seneca-Babcock Community Association
  • Shea's Performing Arts Center
  • StepWise
  • TechBuffalo
  • Tresca Group Inc.
  • Twipes
  • UB Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Clinic
  • UB Facilities, Design and Construction
  • UB Facilities - Environment, Health & Safety
  • West Herr Automotive Group
  • WTS
  • Zoological Society of Buffalo

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Applications close Jan. 23, 2026 or when spots are filled.

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Learn More about SEE

The WNY Sophomore Externship Experience at UB is funded by The Bryant Foundation, and operated by the Startup and Innovation Collaboratory with support from numerous campus partners. Initial funding was provided by the Prentice Family Foundation.