2026 SIP Application Page

• Student should be a current 11th grade student who lives or attends school within Montgomery County, Texas

• Student should be in good academic standing

• Student should submit all application materials and non-refundable $20 application fee as instructed by April 2, 2026 ​             

*Application fee-reduction waivers are available. Speak with your College and Career Counselor for more information.  

All application materials must be submitted online by April 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Only complete applications will be considered for internship placement. 

A complete application includes all of the following.

1. Online application form submitted by the deadline. Interns are not matched on a first-come, first-served basis. Students are encouraged to submit applications closer to the deadline to ensure their choices are a good fit by interest. New internship job descriptions will be added into April. 

2. Signed Parental Acknowledgement and Release  

3. A typed resume (A sample is included, but other formats may be used. Please do not include a photo on the resume.)  

4. An unofficial school transcript - EfTA will get this from your school  

5. A recommendation form from a teacher/adult non-family member who is familiar with the applicant’s work. Applicants should send this teacher recommendation form link to the recommender. (Applicants are encouraged to reach out to their recommenders at least two weeks before the deadline. This allows time for a recommender to write thoughtful, high-quality responses on their behalf.)

6. A one to two page, double-spaced, typed essay ​

7. $20 non-refundable application fee due at submission  

8. Completion of a  four-hour volunteer shift at an EfTA IRONMAN station during the IRONMAN Texas on April 18, 2026. Applicants MUST volunteer at one of the following stations listed below. (Other stations not listed below will not meet the requirement.)

Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas Volunteering

Every student applying for the EfTA Student Internship Program is required to sign up for a shift in one of the below shift locations. (Full credit is given for the all shifts below, even if they are a little shorter than 4 hours.) IRONMAN volunteer hours outside of these stations will NOT be accepted as the volunteer requirement for this program. Each of the links below will show the day and time of the volunteer opportunities along with a description of the shift. If the shift is listed below, it is approved to meet the Student Internship Program volunteer requirement. Additional shifts will be added when these fill up. There are shifts as early as 5 am and as late as midnight, so please sign up early if you want a specific time slot. Please put EfTA or Education for Tomorrow Alliance as your group in the registration. (More slots will be added on April 3.)

IRONMAN stations that meet the requirement include the following stations only:

• Bag Drop Friday (Note:  Students that choose a shift during the school day should not assume it is an excused absence. Please communicate with school representatives in advance.) - FULL

• Bag Drop RACE DAY - BIKE Special Needs (Scroll down on link)

• Bike HANDLER Shift 1 or Shift 2 - FULL

• Crowd Control SHIFT 1 Area 2 (Town Green Park only)

• Crowd Control SHIFT 3 - FULL

• Crowd Control SHIFT 4

• GEAR BAGS P/U (Pick Up) - FULL

• Morning Clothes Bag Collection (Scroll down on link)

• Run Special Needs including Run Special Needs - Bag Drop 

• T1 - Bike TRANSITION/SCREENING

• Timing including Wednesday shifts - FULL

Again, IRONMAN volunteer hours that are not part of these stations will NOT fulfill the the volunteer requirement for this program. Students that are volunteering with other school groups will still need to sign up for an EfTA-approved shift to meet this requirement. Please contact Ms. Ouellette at aouellette@efta-us.org with questions. 

Students who have applied will receive an email on April 22nd by 3:00 pm stating whether they have been placed in an internship or are on the waitlist. ​

1. Placed students must attend a mandatory in-person orientation.

2. Set up an interview with the internship host and submit a signed Mentor/Intern Contract before internship begins. 

3. Complete an online interest inventory assessment with a one-page reflection based on your results (link will be provided once accepted).

4. Attend one of the required online interview workshops during the week of May 26th - 29th. 

5. Complete the full 80 hours of the in-person internship.

6. Submit a one-page reflection essay about the overall program experience (questions to answer will be provided).

7. Complete an end of program survey.