Virginia Intern Day

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2026 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. Congratulations to our 2025 Top Employers for Interns. Read the full press release and view the list here. 
2. V-TOP’s 2026 Top Virginia Employers for Intern Awards nominations will open on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.   
3. Award recipients will be notified by or before Wednesday, April 1, 2026. 
4. Recipients will be recognized in multiple ways: via press releases and social media and an event for 2026 recipients in Richmond on Thursday, July 30, 2026 (Virginia Intern Day). 
5. Past Top Employers for Interns award recipients:
   • 2025
   • 2024
   • 2023
   • 2022

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 30, 2026. 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

View activities from Virginia Intern Day for 2024 and 2023.