About the Program
Assurity Life Insurance corporate office
The Assurity Life Insurance Company Multicultural Program is intended to provide paid internship opportunities and college scholarships to LPS students of color who have an interest in select business areas. Interested students should apply in the winter of their junior year. Applicants will be reviewed and chosen by Assurity staff and approved by the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools. Approved students will begin their fellowship with a minimum of 5 hours per week paid internship. Once in college, students are required to do a 10 hour per week paid internship with a quarterly review to determine continued employment. Fellows of this program will receive a four-year college scholarship of $1,000 per year.
Applying for the Program
Application Open: January 10 – April 10, 2024
Award Amount: Paid internship and a four-year college scholarship of $1,000 per year
Fellowships may be offered to:
- Students who plan to enroll in a Lincoln-based college or university
- Students of color including African American, Latinx, Native American, those of African descent or other marginalized race or students who have immigrated to the United States in the last 8 years
- Those with an interest in IT, Actuarial Science, or Entrepreneurial Business including Sales, Marketing, and Finance
- Students with a GPA or 3.0 or greater
- Those with the ability to hold a paid internship for 5 hours per week beginning the summer after their junior year
- Preference will be given to first-generation college-going students
To apply, please complete and submit the form below.
