Gig Training Program Application Application Deadline: Friday, November 21, 2025 (11/21/2025) by 5pm! Gig Training defined: Gig Training is a short-term project that an organization or internal University department might require assistance with, but there isn’t quite enough work for it to be constituted as a full internship. Gig Trainings are classified as project-based learning experiences that could assist our students with acquiring more marketable skills. Projects could be as little as a couple of days, upwards of two to three weeks in length, or just a few hours a day (although projects can span over a longer period, student participation cannot exceed 40 hours) Projects should relate to the students’ course of study and provide the student with the opportunity to build career-related experience and develop usable skills for the future Internal departments will be provided with the additional opportunity to offer mini-trainings as long as the training addresses a current workforce need The Career Center will provide the student with payment for their participation in this program, whether it be project-based or training-based Due to university policy, short-term projects are not eligible for academic credit Student placements will begin on Monday, February 16th (02/16/2026) and end on Thursday, April 30th (04/30/2026) Please note that all "host" sites will have no financial responsibilities when participating in this program! Name of Submitter* Name of organization or UNCC department* Email* Provide a profile of your organization/department.* What is the project location?* In-person Hybrid Remote Street Address City State -- SELECT -- Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Non-US Address Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Northern Mariana Islands Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Zip Code County -- SELECT -- Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey Please provide justification for fully remote positions. Please provide the project title. Include "Gig -" at the beginning.* Please provide the name of the project role. Include "Gig -" at the beginning. * What is the description and scope of the project?* How many hours are required for completion?* Describe how the student will benefit from participation (learning experience).* Provide an outline of the expected outcomes.* Submit
