Civic News

PennApps Fellows needs your help

The summer internship program, which provides interns with places to stay, is facing a housing crunch.

PennApps Fellows, the summer internship program that pairs students around the country with Philly tech startups, got 416 applications this year, organizer Fabio Fleitas told us. That’s up from 160 last year, which was the program’s first year.
But the program, which was funded by the city last year and offers housing to every intern, is struggling to fund itself.
Fleitas emailed us:

We’d love to host as many students as possible but we may have to turn down incredible talent because we may not have enough funds to house them. One of the most enticing features of our program is fully subsidized housing, but as you can imagine, it can start costing quite a bit on our part. Since we don’t charge a fee to become a host companies (because we believe everyone should have access to this awesome talent), we are currently looking for more financial donors of our program so that we don’t have to turn down any talented students and to make sure they have an awesome experience in the city.

Reach out if you can help.

Before you go...

Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.

Our services Preferred partners The journalism fund
Engagement

Join our growing Slack community

Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!

Trending

Entrepreneurship is changing, and so is the economic development behind it

Tech Hubs’ new $210M funding leaves Baltimore and Philly off the table

10 tech and startup events to jump start your 2025

Here’s what to know before using AI to craft your brand’s social media posts

Technically Media