A thoughtfully crafted Co-op Internship Agreement to set clear expectations, protect all parties, and ensure your internship delivers meaningful learning outcomes.
What This Template Helps You Do
- Clarify roles & responsibilities of the Host Organization, Intern, and Academic Institution.
- Define internship period, schedule, supervision, compensation / benefits, and termination terms.
- Ensure legal & operational coverage: confidentiality, intellectual property, workplace expectations.
- Provide a professional, ready-to-use document (Word / Google Docs) so you can adapt, send for review, and begin immediately.
Key Sections Included
- Internship Details — Position, supervisor, location, hours, start/finish dates.
- Responsibilities — What the organization will do, what the intern will do, and what the institution will oversee.
- Compensation & Benefits — Paid/unpaid, stipend or salary, other benefits if any.
- Confidentiality & IP — Safeguarding proprietary information, ownership of work produced.
- Termination & Notice — When & how the agreement can be ended, including for cause.
- Signatures — Spaces for all parties to formally agree.
Why You’ll Want It
- Ensures everyone’s on the same page (intern, school, employer) — minimizes misunderstandings.
- Helps institutions ensure the internship counts toward academic or co-op credit.
- Boosts professionalism — both from the student’s and the host’s ends.
- Saves you time: fill in the blanks rather than writing from scratch.
