College of Communication & Information Sciences

The 4A’s Foundation: Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP)

November 6, 2024

MAIP Fellowship Overview:

The 4A’s Foundation’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) is a rigorous and immersive fellowship program designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the dynamic fields of advertising, marketing, media, and adjacent creative industries. Within the fellowship, participants will go through professional development and career training to enhance their skills, as well as intern for 9-10 weeks with an advertising agency for the summer. Throughout the program, MAIP Fellows collaborate closely with seasoned industry professionals, allowing them to acquire invaluable hands-on career experience. After 51 successful years of the program, MAIP continues to equip, celebrate, and connect entry-level talent to immersive career experiences within the advertising and marketing industry.

Students interested in advertising, marketing, media, communications, tech, and other creative industries can apply. Some of the attributes of previous applicants are outlined below:

Demonstrated their passion to kick-start a career in advertising and marketing through application essays and within the interview
Identified as Asian/Asian American, Black/African American/Afro-Caribbean, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Middle Eastern, White, Multi-Racial or Multi-Ethnic (e.g. Hispanic and Black)
Identified as neurodiverse and/or has learning and thinking differences
Identified as part of the LGBTQIA+ community
Identified as a person with a disability
Were veterans, or underwent training that supports serving the U.S. in a branch of the Armed Forces

In addition, applicants must:

Be eligible to work in the U.S., by way of student work visas and/or are citizens of the U.S.
Have a GPA of 3.0 –> Students with a <3.0 GPA may submit an additional statement with additional context
Be within the following academic year:
- Undergraduate college junior graduating in Spring/Summer 2026
- Undergraduate college senior graduating in Fall/Winter 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025
- Graduate student currently pursuing additional education in a specific field
- And/or are a student attending a participating 4A’s portfolio school at the time of application
Be available to participate in the full duration of the 22-week fellowship period, and work as an intern from June through August with no pre-planned time off

Required Documents & Materials for MAIP Application:

Unofficial Transcript
Resume
1 Letter of Recommendation (signed PDF)
2 essay prompt responses
Work sample/additional request to select a creative prompt to respond to for applicants w. a creative discipline (i.e. Art Direction, Copywriting, etc.)
2-3 minute video showing what makes you unique and why you are a good candidate for MAIP and the advertising industry
- Ask yourself: What perspective and change can I bring to the advertising industry?
- Helpful Tip: Search for examples of past submissions on YouTube!

Additional Resources:

Applicants can review our MAIP FAQ Page & share the MAIP 2025 Disciplines with students if they want to explore potential internship options
Encourage them to join a MAIP Monday Information Session to learn more – The MAIP Team is hosting virtual information sessions throughout the Fall 2024 semester. If you or your students are interested in learning more about MAIP, please join us at one of the following sessions (Zoom links provided):
November Sessions: https://bit.ly/NOV-MAIPMonday24
December Session: https://bit.ly/DEC-MAIPMonday24
- Our only December session will be held on Dec 2nd as the final Q/A session before the application deadline

To learn more and to submit your application, please visit the MAIP website. For more information, applicants may reach out to Olutosin Cameron (ocameron@4as.org) | Program Manager, 4A’s Foundation.

Applications will close Monday, December 9th, 2024.

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