Intern - Corporate Social Responsibility

Thank you for your interest in First Merchants Bank’s 2025 Summer Internship program!

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic college students pursuing a bachelor's degree for our 12-week paid summer internship program.

About First Merchants:

First Merchants Corporation is the largest financial services holding company located in Central Indiana. We provide our clients with broad financial services delivered locally by bankers who are known and trusted in their communities. We offer personal banking, business banking, mortgage lending, treasury management services, and wealth management.

First Merchants serves 27 Indiana, 2 Ohio, and 5 Michigan counties.

Our mission is to be the most attentive, knowledgeable, and high-performing bank for our clients, teammates, and shareholders.

We are a collection of dynamic colleagues with diverse experiences and perspectives who share a passion for positively impacting lives. We are genuinely committed to attracting and engaging teammates of diverse backgrounds. We believe in the power of inclusion and belonging.

The CSR intern will have exposure to Community Home Lending, Community Small Business Lending, Commercial Development Lending, Fair Lending Rules, Community Reinvestment Act, philanthropic programs, community engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and financial wellness. Critical skills that will be utilized are researching, coordinating, influencing, negotiating, organizing and innovative thinking.

Below is what you can expect to learn from an internship in our Corporate Social Responsibility department at First Merchants Bank:

1. Research


2. Presentation Preparation - writing and verbal communication


3. Networking


4. Project Management


5. Innovative lending programs


6. Banking Regulations

Successful students will possess:

• Initiative


• Enthusiasm


• Strong Work Ethic


• Team Mentality


• Self-Motivation

In addition to the learning objectives, all interns will participate as a group in a community service project. There will also be the opportunity to network with our Senior Leaders during our final presentation event in the last week of the program. Each intern will present to the wider intern group, managers and senior leaders about the projects they were involved in and takeaways that will help them be successful in their careers. 

Who is qualified to apply?

Students must:

• be a bachelor's degree-seeking full time student at an accredited college or university.


• be available to work 40 hours per week from May 19, 2025 through August 8, 2025.


• be authorized to work in the United States.


• have demonstrated interest in the industry and/or specific area of interest as exemplified through past work experience, internships and/or major course of study.


• possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher.


• have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.


• have strong written and verbal communication skills.


• be able and willing to travel periodically.