Experiential Learning Opportunities with Colgate-Palmolive
The Colgate-Palmolive Experiential Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP) is a year-long program designed to:
- Enhance PhD candidates’ skills via industry-based experiential learning
- Provide a talent pipeline for Colgate bridging BS/MS internships and post-docs
The ELOP projects and activities elevate the participants’ technical competency when creating new inventions, operating advanced instruments and publishing results. The ELOP program also sharpens soft skills by engaging in internal and external collaborations, interpreting and communicating complex results to Colgate executives, groups, and the Rutgers community.
Applications are now open! Students can apply by clicking here. The deadline to apply is 4/14/26.
Internships and Co-ops at Colgate-Palmolive
A variety of internships and co-ops represent an invaluable opportunity to work alongside talented team members at Colgate-Palmolive. Learn more about these options available to our Rutgers students by clicking the links below.
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The Rutgers-Colgate-Palmolive Partnership
Colgate-Palmolive and Rutgers University entered into a strategic relationship in 2015 and this opportunity is an outgrowth of past and present research initiatives. Colgate-Palmolive and Rutgers scientists have a long history of collaborating on funded projects that advance technology, product development, operations and manufacturing objectives at Colgate-Palmolive.
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition and reaching more than 200 countries and territories, Colgate Palmolive teams are developing and selling health and hygiene products and pet nutrition offerings essential to society through brands such as Colgate-Palmolive, Palmolive, elmex, meridol, Tom’s of Maine, hello, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Filorga, eltaMD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.
Colgate-Palmolive seeks to deliver sustainable, profitable growth and superior shareholder returns and to provide Colgate-Palmolive people with an innovative and inclusive work environment. Colgate-Palmolive does this by developing and selling products globally that make people’s lives healthier and more enjoyable and by embracing its sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion and social responsibility strategies across the organization.
Industry Networking Events
Our office has organized several networking events that bring together PhD students and corporate executives to exchange ideas and explore opportunities at leading companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, Lockheed Martin, ADP, Siemens, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson, Tri Princeton, Engineers Gate, Siendo Naturaleza, and others.
Site Visits to Industry Partners
Industry site visits expose students to nonacademic career paths, demonstrate how research and technical skills apply in industry, and allow students to build connections with PhD professionals and hiring managers. These visits also strengthen Rutgers-industry partnerships and support the career readiness of our students.
