Intern - Private Wealth Advisors

Thank you for your interest in First Merchants Bank’s 2026 Summer Internship program!

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic college students 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 Private Wealth Advisors Intern will assist First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors in conducting day to day business with exposure to business development, investment management, private banking, client management, retirement plan services, operations, as well as fiduciary and consumer investment services. The Intern will spend a significant amount of time in each discipline including areas of analytics, presentation, projects, and product development.

Below is what you can expect to learn from an internship with Private Wealth Advisors at First Merchants Bank:

• An overview of how a private wealth practice works
• The different lines of business inside of the practice and how they work together to meet client needs
• How to prepare for, execute, and debrief a client presentation
• The operations aspects of private wealth advising
• Investment management and private banking analysis
  
  

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, will have an opportunity to network with many of our Executive and Senior Leadership during a Meet & Greet event, and will present a summary of your summer during our final presentations.

Who is qualified to apply?

Students Must

• be a Bachelor's (or higher) degree-seeking full-time student at an accredited college or university.
• be available to work 40 hours per week from May 18, 2026 through August 7, 2026.
• be authorized to work in the United States.
• possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• be able and willing to travel periodically throughout the First Merchants footprint.