March 31, 2017

CASE i3 Apprenticeship

The CASE i3 Apprenticeship offers MBA students an opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to an impact investing organization while deepening their experience in investing.

The CASE i3 Apprenticeship pairs an individual student with a mentor organization to contribute to work focused on impact investing, such as deal sourcing, due diligence, and deal structuring.  Each student apprentice works part-time during the fall or spring semester, for which the student receives course credit (there is no fee for the mentor organization). 

Mentor organizations choose Apprentices from current MBA candidates sourced by CASE i3.  CASE i3 will actively recruit for the position from the appropriate group of students.  We will provide resumes of candidates interested in the opportunity, the mentor organization will conduct interviews with promising candidates, and if there is a satisfactory candidate, offer a position.  Positions should be confirmed by mid-September for the fall semester and late-January for the spring semester.


Example Apprenticeship Projects

  • Lending or equity investment
  • Deal sourcing and due diligence
  • Fundraising
  • Finance and accounting
  • Communications

 Past mentor organizations

We are proud to have worked with the following organizations hosting CASE i3 Apprentices:

 


 CASE i3 Apprenticeship Timelines

Fall semester:

  • Contact carrie.gonnella@duke.edu in August to express your interest in evaluating MBA candidates to work with your organization
  • Match made by mid-September between Mentor Organization and MBA student for fall apprenticeship
  • Student will work 8 hours per week for ~10 weeks in September through December – balance of on-site and off-site to be worked out by mentor and apprentice
  • Deliverables for 3 course credits include mid-term and final reports to faculty advisor, and assessment by mentor.

Spring semester

  • Contact carrie.gonnella@duke.edu in early January to express your interest in evaluating MBA candidates to work with your organization
  • Match made by late-January between Mentor Organization and MBA student for spring apprenticeship
  • Student will work 8 hours per week for ~10 weeks in January through April – balance of on-site and off-site to be worked out by mentor and apprentice
  • Deliverables for 3 course credits include mid-term and final reports to faculty advisor, and assessment by mentor.

You can view the Fuqua School of Business academic calendar here.


 

About CASE i3 Students

Our CASE i3 Fellows and Associates are highly skilled first and second year MBA students at Fuqua selected by CASE i3 through a competitive application process. These students have a passion for impact investing and come to Fuqua with years of experience in related fields. All students are advised by Cathy Clark, a highly experienced Duke faculty member, to whom initial, mid-term, and final reports are submitted. Fellows and Associates receive academic credit in recognition of the critical educational aspect of their efforts. Learn more.

 


Why Duke?

The CASE i3 Apprenticeship capitalizes on Fuqua’s long history of connecting students and practitioners through experiential learning opportunities. The CASE i3 Apprenticeship is modeled on the Fuqua Mentored Study Program, through which Fuqua students have worked with a wide variety of local firms.

 


Host a CASE i3 Apprentice:

To find out more about working with a CASE i3 Apprentice, contact Senior Program Director Carrie Gonnella at carrie.gonnella@duke.edu.