NRV Experience

Complementing and Enhancing internships at your company

The NRV Experience is an eight-week-long summer curriculum that allows interns the opportunity to see if the New River Valley is a natural fit for them after graduation. Through the NRV Experience, participants can strengthen their professional skills and establish community while in the region. The NRV Experience is hosted by Onward NRV.

Connect With Other Interns

Strengthen Professional Skills

Experience Community Excursions

2025 Schedule of events

  • Kick-Off Event: Wikiteria Cafe
    Tuesday, June 10, 2025,  4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Pulaski County Excursion:  Rock House Marina
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025,  2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Giles County Excursion: Mountain Lake Lodge 
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025,  2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Virtual Lunch and Learn: Zoom
    Thursday, June 26, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

  • Young Professionals Pop-Up Event: Rising Silo Brewery
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025,  4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Montgomery County Excursion: Game Time at the Superbowl
    Tuesday, July 8, 2025,  2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Floyd County Excursion: Floyd Center for the Arts
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025,  2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • City of Radford Excursion: Bisset Park
    Tuesday, July 22, 2025,  2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Wrap-Up Event: Long Way Brewing
    Thursday, July 31, 2025,  4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Past Participating Employers

“I was able to build a lot of relationships and also have fun with all the events that were put on [throughout the program]. I feel so lucky to have had the chance to be in the NRV Experience.”

Ana, Celanese Intern, NRV Experience 2020 Participant

Cost Per Intern

Onward NRV Investor: $150

Non-Onward NRV Investor: $300

Past Event Photos

#3 Metro with High Ratio of IT Grads to Jobs
– Expansion Solutions, 2017
#10 Metro in High-Tech Employment Concentration
– SelectUSA, 2017
#30 Leading Location for New & Expanding Businesses
– Area Development, 2016
#3 Best Tech & Engineering Internships; Exceleration
– Vault, 2020

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