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2025 Top Virginia Employers for Intern Awards

The Commonwealth seeks to recognize the “Top Virginia Employers for Interns” and their role in providing work-based learning opportunities to students.

  1. V-TOP has extended the nomination period for the upcoming 2025 Top Virginia Employers for Intern Awards. Nominations have CLOSED. Congratulations to our 2025 Top Employers for Interns. Read the full press release and view the list here.
  2. Recipients will be recognized in multiple ways: – via press releases and social media.  – a photo event and reception for 2025 recipients in Richmond July 31, 2015 (Virginia Intern Day)

Regional events recognizing the top employer recipients based in the respective regions (1-9). 

Employer Celebrations April/May 2025.

    RegionEvent NameDateEvent Information
    1SWVA Economic ForumMay 22Event Link
    2Top Employers Celebratory DeliveryOn-GoingLook for a special treat in the mail!
    3VA Top Employers EventMay 7 and
    May 12
    Invitation Only – Email Jessie Vernon at jessie.vernon@ialr.org
    4V-TOP Virginia Top Employers for Interns CelebrationApril 17Invitation Only – Email Sean Walden at swalden2@vcu.edu
    5V-TOP Region 5 Top Employers for InternsApril 30Event Link
    62025 Top Virginia Employers for InternsApril 30Invitation Only – Email Antoinette Jenkins at ajenkin5@umw.edu
    7More Information Coming
    8VTOP Employers for Interns Recognition CelebrationMay 6Invitation Only – Email Mary Sullivan at sullivmx@jmu.edu
    9More Information Coming

    Virginia Intern Day

    V-TOP, SCHEV, the Virginia Chamber Foundation, the Virginia Business Higher Education Council, higher education institutions, and employers across the Commonwealth will celebrate Virginia Intern Day on July 31, 2025. Virginia Intern Day (VID) –last Thursday of July–builds off of National Intern Day as an excellent way to energize stakeholders about the powerful impact that internships and work-based learning have on students. VID marks a great occasion to recognize student-interns, employers, and institutions instrumental in delivering internship and work-based learning opportunities. 

    Past Virginia Intern Days

    Governor Youngkin Proclaims July 25, 2024, as Virginia Intern Day

    Read the full press release and view the 2024 Top Employers for Interns list here.

    View the proclamation here.


    2023 Top Employers for Interns Awards

    Please read the full press release to view the 2023 Top Employers for Interns here.


    Governor Youngkin Proclaims July 27, 2023, as Virginia Intern Day

    Read Gov. Youngkin’s proclamation here.



    Virginia Intern Day Toolkit

    Check out our Virginia Intern Day Toolkit for ideas:

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