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C areer Resource Guide to
Internships Summer Jobs and
Carol Turkington
Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs Copyright © 2006 by Carol Turkington All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact Ferguson An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Turkington, Carol. Ferguson career resource guide to internships and summer jobs / Carol Turkington. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8160-6019-3 (set) (hc : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4381-1046-2 (e-book) 1. Internship programs—United States. 2. College students—Employment— United States. 3. High school students—Employment—United States. 4. Summer employment—United States. I. Title. LC1072.I58T87 2006 311.25'922—dc22 Ferguson books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Ferguson on the World Wide Web at http://www.fergpubco.com Text design by David Strelecky Cover design by Salvatore Luongo Printed in the United States of America VB FOF 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Contents Acknowledgments
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Part I: Introduction and Overview Introduction
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Part II: Essays
Amnesty International— Washington, D.C., Internship
30
Beyond Pesticides Internship
32
Boston Environment Department Internship 33 Bread for the City Legal Clinic Internship
34
Brooklyn Parents for Peace Internship
34
The Carter Center Internship
35
Internships, Summer Jobs, and Lifelong Job Skills
3
What Kind of Internship or Summer Job Is Right for You?
Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Internship
43
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Common Cause Internship
43
Locating an Internship
6
Earthtrends Summer Internship
44
Creating a Terrific Resume
7
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Internship
45
Government Accountability Project Internship
47
Greenbelt Alliance Internship
47
Habitat for Humanity—New York City Internship
49
Heifer International Internship
49
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Internship
51
International Center for Tolerance Education Internship
51
Writing a Snappy Cover Letter
10
Acing the Interview
13
Ten Ways to Succeed in an Internship or Summer Job
16
Finding a Mentor
17
So You Want to Work Abroad . . .
18
Government Internships
19
Finding Great References
21
Launching Your Career
22
Part III: Directory
International Diplomacy Council Internship 52
ACTIVISM
Accion International Internship
27
Advocates for Youth Internship
27
American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants Rights Project Internship 28 American Civil Liberties Union Internship
29
Mediarights Internship
53
Merck Family Fund Internship
55
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Internship
56
National Environmental Law Center Internship
57
National Organization for Women (NOW) Internship New American Dream Communications Internship The New Press Internship Peaceworks Foundation Internship Pendle Hill Social Justice Internship Physicians for Social Responsibility Internship Population Services International Internship Prison Activist Resource Center Internship Public Leadership Education Network Internship Rainforest Action Network Internship Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights Internship Santé Group Internship Seeds of Peace Internship Share Our Strength Internship The Sierra Club—Washington, D.C., Internship Strong Women, Strong Girls Internship 20/20 Vision Internship United Nations Association of the USA Internship Washington Food Coalition Internship Women for Peace Internship Women Work Internship World Affairs Council Internship
58 58 60 61 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 69 70 71 72 73 74 74 75 75 77
ANIMALS The AARK Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship Beaver Dam Farm Equine Internship Best Friends Animal Society Internship Big Cat Rescue Internship Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo Internship Denver Zoo Internship
81 81 83 84 85 87
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Advanced Internship 88 Dolphin Institute Internship 91 Farm Sanctuary Internship 92 Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Vet Medicine Internship 93 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Internship 94 Genesis Animal Sanctuary Summer Internship 95 Great Dog Obedience Training Internship 96 Hilltop Farm Inc. Internship 97 Houston Zoo Internship 97 Mystic Aquarium Internship 99 National Aquarium in Baltimore Internship 101 National Zoo Beaver Valley Internship 102 New England Wildlife Center Internship 103 Oregon Zoo Internship 104 Paws Companion Animal Internship 105 Philadelphia Junior Zoo Apprentice Internship 106 Philadelphia Zoo Internship 108 San Diego Zoo Internquest 109 SeaWorld Adventure Camp Internship 109 Strides Therapeutic Riding Center Internship 111 Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge Internship 112 Wild Horse Sanctuary Internship 113 Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Internship 114 Wolfsong Ranch Foundation Internship 114 World Bird Sanctuary Internship 115 Zoo Atlanta Internship 116
ART Archives of American Art Internship Art Institute of Chicago Internship Art Museum of the Americas Internship Center for Arts and Culture Internship Chicago Historical Society Internship Christie’s Internship
121 122 123 123 124 125
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Internship 126 Corcoran Gallery of Art Internship 128 Field Museum Internship 129 Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Internship 130 Getty Foundation Internship 131 Guggenheim Museum Internship 133 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Internship 135 International Child Art Foundation Internship 136 Julia Morgan Center for the Arts Internship 137 Metropolitan Museum of Art Internship 138 Michael Perez Gallery Internship 140 Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Internship 140 Museum of Modern Art Internship 142 National Endowment for the Arts Internship 146 National Gallery of Art High School Internship 147 National Gallery of Art Internship 148 National Museum of African Art Internship 150 National Museum of Women in the Arts Internship 150 National Portrait Gallery Internship 152 New Museum of Contemporary Art Internship 155 Philadelphia Museum of Art Internship 157 Seattle Art Museum Internship 158 Very Special Arts Internship 159 Whitney Museum of American Art Internship 159 WVSA Arts Connection Internship 160
BUSINESS Abbott Laboratories Internship Amelia Island Internship Axle Alliance Group Internship Bechtel Corporation Internship Boeing Internship
165 166 167 167 168
Cessna Internship ChevronTexaco Engineering Internship Chrysler Group Internship DuPont Summer Internship Ernst & Young Internship Ford Motor Company Internship General Electric Internship Hallmark Cards Internship Hewlett-Packard Summer Internship IMG International Internship Inroads Internship Kraft Foods Internship Lands’ End Internship Liz Claiborne Summer Internship Lucent Technologies Summer Internship Mattel Internship Macy’s Internship Mercedes-Benz USA Internship Merck Internship Pfizer Internship Random House Inc. Summer Internship Raytheon Internship Saks Incorporated Internship Toyota Motor North America Internship Tyson Foods Internship Verizon College Internship Walt Disney World Culinary Jobs
169 170 172 173 173 174 177 178 179 179 181 182 183 185 185 186 187 189 189 190 192 193 193 194 195 195 196
EDUCATION Acadia National Park Education Internship American Folklife Center Internship American Geographical Society Internship American School for the Deaf Internship Anasazi Heritage Center Internship Boston Museum of Science Internship Brooklyn Children’s Museum Internship Chicago Children’s Museum Internship
201 201 202 203 204 205 210 210
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Internship 211 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum Internship 217 Historic Preservation Internship Training Program 218 Independence Seaport Museum Internship 219 Japanese American National Museum Internship 219 Literacy Partners Inc. Internship 221 National Air and Space Museum Internship 221 National Anthropological Archives Internship 222 National Building Museum Internship 223 National Museum of American History Internship 224 National Museum of the American Indian Internship 225 Portland Children’s Museum Internship 226 San Diego Museum of Art—Education Internship 229 San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park Summer Camp Teen Internship 230 South Street Seaport Museum Internship 230 Teach for America National Internship 231 University of the Middle East Project Internship 232 U.S. Department of Education Internship 233 U.S. Holocaust Museum Internship 233 The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars 234
ENTERTAINMENT Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation Internship Actors Theatre Workshop Internship American Conservatory Theater Internship American Dance Festival Internship Arena Stage Internship Atlanta Ballet Internship BalletMet Internship
241 245 246 250 251 254 254
Berkshire Theater Festival Internship Boston Ballet Internship Chicago Symphony Orchestra Internship Children’s Television Workshop Internship Dallas Theater Center Internship Dallas Theater Center SummerStage Internship Dance Place Internship Dreamtime Festival Internship DreamWorks SKG Internship E! Entertainment Talent/Casting Internship Eugene O’Neill Theater Internship Folger Shakespeare Library Internship Geddes Talent Agency Internship Glimmerglass Opera Internship Jim Henson Company Internship Juilliard School Professional Internship Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Management Internship The Late Show with David Letterman Internship Longwood Gardens Performing Arts Internship Los Angeles Opera Community Programs Internship Lucas Digital Internship Lucasfilm Internship Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Internship MTV Networks Internship—Nashville MTV Networks Internship—New York City MTV Networks Internship—Santa Monica MTV Networks Latin America Internship— Miami Beach National Endowment for the Arts Internship New York State Theatre Institute Internship Nickelodeon Animation Studio Internship One Reel Internship Other Hand Productions Puppet Internship
255 256 257 258 259 260 260 261 263 265 267 269 270 270 274 276 280 282 283 284 284 286 287 288 288 289 290 290 291 292 292 294
Paramount Pictures/Dr. Phil Show Internship Philadelphia Orchestra Association Internship Radio Disney—Boston Internship RKO Pictures Internship Sacramento Music Circus Summer Musical Theater Internship San Francisco Mime Troupe Internship Second Stage Theatre Internship Shakespeare Theatre Internship Smithsonian Folkways Recording Internship South Shore Music Circus Internship Spoleto Festival USA Internship The Studio Theatre Internship Texas Film Commission Internship Walt Disney World Summer Jobs Wilma Theater Internship Wolf Trap Internship
295 295 297 297 298 299 300 302 304 305 306 308 309 310 312 312
GOVERNMENT American Enterprise Institute Internship Arizona Legislative Internship Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Internship California Governor’s Internship Capitol Hill Internship Central Intelligence Agency Internship Connecticut Governor’s Prevention Partnership Internship Democratic National Committee Internship Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) Florida Governor’s Internship Georgia Governor’s Internship Idaho Lieutenant Governor’s Internship Illinois Governor’s Internship Library of Congress Internship Maine State Governor’s Internship
317 318 320 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 330 331 335
Maryland Governor’s Summer Internship Michigan Executive Office Internship New Jersey Governor’s Internship New York City Summer Internship North Carolina Governor’s Internship Oklahoma Governor’s Internship Oregon Governor’s Internship Republican National Committee Internship South Carolina Governor’s Internship U.S. Supreme Court Internship Vermont Governor’s Internship Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) Washington Leadership Summer Internship Seminar for Native American Students Washington State Governor’s Internship West Virginia Governor’s Internship White House Internship Wisconsin Governor’s Internship
335 336 338 339 344 345 345 346 347 347 349 349 350 352 352 353 357
HEALTH Abbott Laboratories Environmental, Health, and Safety Internship Administration on Aging Internship American Cancer Society Internship American Foundation for the Blind Internship American Lung Association Internship American Public Health Association Internship American Red Cross Internship Boys Hope, Girls Hope Internship Center for Adolescent Health and the Law Internship Center for Food Safety Internship CIIT Centers for Health Research Internship Doctors Without Borders Internship
361 362 362 363 364 365 365 369 370 371 371 372
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation Internship Frontier Nursing Service Internship Gay Men’s Health Crisis Internship Gould Farm Internship Harvard School of Public Health Minority Internship Head Start National Internship Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington Internship Injury Center Internship National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Internship National Mental Health Association Internship New England Healthcare Institute Internship Pennsylvania Department of Health Public Health Internship Population Institute Internship Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) Internship Pulmonary Hypertension Association Internship Silent Spring Institute Internship Surgeons of Hope Foundation Internship Wakemed Health and Hospitals Internship Washington, D.C., Department of Health Internship YAI National Institute for People with Disabilities Internship
374 375 376 377 378 379 380 380 381 382 384 385 386 386 387 388 389 389 390 391
HISTORICAL AREAS Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture Internship 395 Buchanan/Burnham Internship 395 Buffalo Bill Historical Center Internship 396 Colonial Williamsburg Internship 399 D. C. Booth Historic Fish Hatchery Internship 402
Eisenhower National Historic Site Internship 402 El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Multicultural Summer Internship 403 Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Internship 404 Grey Towers National Historic Site Internship 405 Hermitage Foundation Museum Internship 407 The Hermitage (Home of Andrew Jackson) Internship 407 Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship 408 Historic Preservation Internship Training Program 410 Living History Farms Internship 411 Minnesota Historical Society Internship 412 Mount Vernon Summer Internship 416 National Council for Preservation Education Internship 417 National Trust for Historic Preservation Internship 424 Old Sturbridge Village Internship 425 Preservation Action Internship 426 Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation Division Internship 427 U.S. Capitol Historical Society Internship 427 Vermont Folklife Center Internship 428 Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum Internship 429
INTERNATIONAL AIESEC American Friends Service Committee International Internship American Institute for Foreign Study— Cannes Internship American Institute for Foreign Study— Florence Internship American Institute for Foreign Study— London Internship
433 433 434 435 436
American Institute for Foreign Study— Sydney Internship American-Scandinavian Foundation Internship Australian Embassy Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Auckland Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Beijing Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Dresden Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Dublin Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Geneva Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Haifa Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— London Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Madrid Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Paris Internship Boston University Internship Abroad— Sydney Internship Camp Counselors USA— European Day Camps Camp Counselors USA—Russia Camp Counselors USA—United Kingdom Canadian Embassy Internship Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Internship Center for World Indigenous Studies Internship Cooperative Center for Study Abroad: Ireland Internship Costa Rica Internship Institute Council on Foreign Relations Internship Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) Internship
437 438 439 439 440 441 442 443 444 444 446 447 448 449 451 452 452 453 454 455 456 456 457
The Economist Internship Hansard Society Scholars Program International Atomic Energy Agency Internship UNICEF Graduate Student Internship Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Internship Work Canada
459 460 461 463 464 467
MEDIA ABC Good Morning America Internship 473 ABC John Stossel Specials Internship 473 ABC News Internship 473 ABC News Primetime Live Internship 476 ABC News Radio Internship 476 ABC News Special Events Internship 477 ABC News Washington Bureau Internship 477 ABC-TV Channel 7 (Los Angeles) Internship 478 ABC Weekend News Internship 478 ABC World News Tonight Internship 479 The Ad Club (Boston) Internship 480 Advertising Club Internship 480 Akron Beacon Journal Internship 481 American Red Cross Media Internship 482 American Society of Magazine Editors Internship 483 Anchorage Daily News Internship 484 Associated Press Internship 485 Associated Press Broadcast News Internship 486 Atlanta Journal Constitution Internship 487 Atlantic Monthly Internship 488 Atlantic Monthly Web Site Content Internship 489 Audubon Internship 489 Austin American-Statesman Internship 490 Baltimore Sun Two-Year Internship 491 Bangor Daily News Internship 491 Blethen Maine Newspapers Minority Summer Internship 492
Boston Globe Internship CBS News Internship Charlotte Observer Internship Chicago Sun-Times Minority Scholarship and Internship Program Chicago Tribune Internship Chronicle of Higher Education Internship Cleveland Plain Dealer Internship CNN News Internship Columbia Journalism Review Internship C-SPAN TV (Washington, D.C.) Internship Dallas Morning News Internship Denver Post Reporting/Photography Internship Des Moines Register Internship Detroit Free Press Internship Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Minority Summer Internship Entertainment Weekly Internship Eurekalert! Web Site Internship Fresno Bee Internship Harper’s Internship HBO Internship Kaiser Media Minority Internships in Urban Health Reporting KFSK-Southeast Alaska Public Radio Internship Knight Ridder Internships for Native American Journalists KOCE Public TV (Huntington Beach, Calif.) Internship KPNX-TV (Phoenix) Internship KTTV-TV (Los Angeles) Internship Los Angeles Times Internship Marvel Comics Internship Miami Herald Internship Modesto Bee Internship Mother Jones Internship
492 493 497 497 498 498 499 499 501 501 503 504 504 505 505 506 507 508 508 509 511 512 513 514 514 515 515 516 517 518 519
MSNBC Internship MSNBC Multimedia Internship National Association of Black Journalists Summer Journalism Internship NBC Internship Newsweek Internship New York Daily News Graphics Designer Internship New York Daily News Internship New York Times Copyediting Internship New York Times Graphics, Design, and Photography Internship New York Times Reporting Fellowship Nightline Internship Orlando Sentinel Internship Philadelphia Inquirer Minority Internship Philadelphia Inquirer Nonminority Copyediting and Graphics Arts Internship Reuters Internship Rocky Mountain PBS-TV Studio and Production Internship Sacramento Bee Internship San Francisco Chronicle Summer Internship San Francisco Chronicle Two-Year Internship Science Magazine Internship Science News Internship Seattle Times Internship Sierra Magazine Internship St. Petersburg Times Summer Internship St. Petersburg Times Yearlong Newsroom Internship Tampa Tribune Internship Teen People Summer Internship Time Inc. Summer Internship USA Today Summer Internship U.S. News & World Report Internship Wall Street Journal Internship
520 522 522 524 524 525 525 526 527 528 528 529 530 531 531 532 533 533 534 535 536 537 537 538 539 539 540 541 542 542 543
Washingtonian Advertising Internship Washingtonian Art Internship Washingtonian Editorial Internship Washington Post Internship
544 544 545 545
NATURE American Farmland Trust Internship American Forests Internship American Rivers Internship The Antarctica Project Internship Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Internship Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Internship Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm Internship Bay Nature Magazine Internship Callaway Gardens Internship Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Internship Friends of the Earth Internship Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Internship Jane Goodall Institute Internship Longwood Gardens Internship Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania Internship National Park Foundation Internship Student Climate Outreach Internship Student Conservation Association Internship
549 549 551 553 553 554 555 556 557 557 559 560 562 564 570 573 574 575
SCIENCE American Association for the Advancement of Science Internship American Association for the Advancement of Science Internships Entry Point Internship American Geographical Society Internship American Society for Microbiology Research Internship
581 582 583 584
Bettis Atomic Power Lab Internship 585 California Academy of Science A. Crawford Cooley Internship in California Botany 586 California Academy of Science Internship in Biological Illustration 587 California Academy of Science Robert T. Wallace Undergraduate Research Internship 587 Center for Science in the Public Interest Internship 588 Cold Spring Harbor Lab Summer Internship 591 Cornell University Materials Science Research Internship 592 Cornell University Plant Genome Research Program Internship 593 Duke University Neurosciences Summer Research Program in Mechanisms of Behavior 594 DuPont Engineering Internship 594 Genentech Internship 595 GlaxoSmithKline Internship 596 Harvard University Four Directions Summer Research Program 597 Harvard University Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program 598 Harvard University Summer Research Program in Ecology 599 Howard Hughes Honors Summer Institute 601 Institute of Ecosystem Studies Internship 602 Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program 606 Leadership Alliance Summer Internship 607 Lunar and Planetary Institute Internship 608 Marine Biology Lab at Woods Hole Marine Models in Biological Research Internship 609 Mickey Leland Energy Fellowships 610 Mount Desert Island Biological Lab Research Fellowships for Undergraduates 611 NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Flight and Life Sciences Training Program 612
National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Programs in Biomedical Research
615
National Museum of Natural History Internship
617
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
619
Naval Research Lab Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program
620
New York University Center for Neural Science Undergraduate Summer Research Program
621
New York University School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Program
622
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student Research Internship 623 Office of Naval Research Internship
624
Pfizer Research and Development Internship 629 Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
631
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Summer Internship
632
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer College Internship
633
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer High School Internship
633
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Internship
635
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Summer Fellowship
636
SUNY Albany Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
637
University of California-Davis Undergraduate Summer Training in Environmental Toxicology
638
University of Colorado at Boulder Summer Minority Access to Research Training
639
University of Massachusetts Undergraduate Research in Ecology and Conservation Biology University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Enrichment Program University of Massachusetts Medical School Undergraduate Summer NIH Research Fellowship Program University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Summer Research Program U.S. Department of Energy’s Science Undergraduate Lab Internships (SULI) Virginia Institute of Marine Science Internship Wellesley College Biological Sciences Internship Whitney Laboratory Marine Biomedical Research Experience for Undergraduates
640 643 644 644 645 650 652 652
SPORTS Boston Celtics Internship CBS-4 (KCNC-TV) Sports Department Internship Chicago Bears Graphic Design Internship Chicago Bulls Ticket Sales Representative Internship Colorado Springs Sky Sox Internship Indiana Pacers Internship Kansas City Blades Internship Kroenke Sports Enterprises Internship Los Angeles Lakers Internship NASCAR Diversity Internship NASCAR Internship New York Rangers Internship Orlando Magic Internship Performance Research Internship Philadelphia Phantoms Internship Philadelphia 76ers Internship
657 658 659 659 660 662 667 668 670 670 671 672 672 677 678 679
San Diego Chargers Internship
680
Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club Internship 681
TECHNICAL Aerospace Corporation Internship
685
Agilent Technologies Internship
685
Amazon.com Software Development Engineer Internship
686
Apple Computer Internship
687
AT&T Undergraduate Research Program
689
Ball Aerospace Internship
690
Bechtel Internship
690
Callaway Advanced Technology Internship 691 Cisco Systems Internship
692
Dell Computer Internship
693
Dow Chemical Company Internship
694
Eastman Kodak Internship
694
Fermilab Summer Internships in Science and Technology
Lunar And Planetary Institute Summer Intern Program
704
Marathon Oil Corporation Internship
705
Marathon Oil Corporation/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program
706
Microsoft Internship
706
Motorola Internship
709
National Instruments Internship
710
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Internship
711
National Semiconductor Internship
712
NCR Internship
713
Oracle Corporation Internship
713
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Internship 714 Packer Foundation Engineering Internship 715 Pratt & Whitney Co-Ops and Internship
716
Sante Fe Institute Internship
717
695
Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) Internship
718
IBM Extreme Blue Internship
696
Texas Instruments Internship
719
Intel Internship
698
Xerox Internship
720
Lam Research Internship
699
Lexmark Internship
699
Lockheed Martin Internship
700
Los Alamos National Laboratory High School Co-Op Program
701
Los Alamos National Laboratory Internship 702
Part IV: Further Resources Appendixes
Appendix A: Internet Resources
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Appendix B: Further Reading
731
Appendix C: Governors’ Offices
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Acknowledgments This book wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Sara McGovern, Beth Otto, Brittany Formica, Kara Kennedy, and Michael Kennedy. Thanks also for painstaking and patient editorial help from Neil Romanosky, James Chambers, and Vanessa Nittoli.
Part I
introduction and overview
Introduction
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who you know,” you’ll see the value in meeting as many people in the business as you can. Whether your dream career is in business, science, medicine, or teaching, almost any field offers internship opportunities. Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs will introduce you to a number of terrific internships and summer jobs. Each entry will help answer your questions, let you know what to expect, and explain how to apply and what credentials you may need. Appendixes provide more information on internship Web sites. Indexes in both volumes list internships that pay (and those that don’t), plus listings by state, country, deadline, and level of education required.
tudents face a lot of pressure to decide what they want to be when they grow up. For some students, the decision is easy, but others have a harder time figuring it all out. Once you get your diploma, you may find yourself competing with hundreds of other recent graduates for a dwindling number of positions. Often, the difference between landing the job of your dreams and dreaming about a job you don’t get comes down to one thing—experience. The difference between getting an interview and a three-sentence rejection letter is the experience you can list on your resume. But how do you get experience on a job if you don’t have the experience to get that job in the first place? One solution to this problem is to land an internship or summer job in a related area before you graduate. Getting an internship provides experience, but it also shows that you’ve had the gumption, the creativity, and the ingenuity to get out there and find a way to learn more about something you love. Although many students happily spend their summers flipping burgers or bagging groceries to earn spending money, an internship can provide valuable experience that you’ll be able to use for the rest of your life. Admittedly, many internships don’t pay much (or anything at all). But if you’re approaching your junior or senior year in college, you should think seriously about trying to get some type of internship, even if it is unpaid. Perhaps you can take a second job, or maybe your parents will help out financially. Let’s say you dream of working in the theater when you graduate. While you’re still in college, finding an internship in a local, state, or national company can be a real help not just in getting experience but in making professional contacts. If you’ve ever heard: “It’s not what you know but
How to Use This Book
Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs is divided into four parts. Part I, “Introduction and Overview,” contains this Introduction, which will help you navigate your way through the material. Part II, “Essays,” contains information on a wide range of topics that will help you prepare for, locate, and land the internship or summer job that’s right for you. Topics covered include choosing an internship, writing winning resumes and cover letters, tips on interviewing, the benefits of having a mentor, and finding internships abroad. Part III, “Directory,” contains hundreds of listings for internships and summer jobs divided by subject area. See the following section, “About the Internship and Summer Job Entries,” to better understand the breakdown of the information in this part of the book. xix
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Part IV, “Further Resources,” contains appendixes that provide additional online and print resources for internships and summer jobs, and contact information for state governors’ offices.
ABOUT THE internship and summer job ENTRIES
The internship and summer job listings in Part III are divided into chapters by subject area. The following is a general overview of the types of jobs you can find in each section: Activism: In this section, you’ll read about internships and summer jobs with organizations deeply involved in making the world a better place for a variety of groups, including women, Native Americans, the sick or disabled, and citizens of the Third World, to name just a few. n Animals: In this section, you’ll find a internships and summer jobs related to working with animals. Organizations in this section include zoos, animal parks, rescue groups, veterinarian offices and hospitals, stables, kennels, dolphin preserves, marine shows, rescue organizations, and more. n Art: Here you’ll find lots of places looking for creative interns and summer employees to work in the art field, including galleries, major art museums, and national art organizations. n Business: There are hundreds of internship and summer job opportunities in the business world, appealing to a wide range of personal and professional interests. This section lists internships and summer jobs available in companies ranging from Abbott Laboratories to Random House, from General Electric to Hallmark. n E ducation: Here you’ll learn about a wide variety of internship programs and summer jobs in the broad field of education, including nonprofit organizations, n
research programs, day care, educational stores, child care, museums, and more. n Entertainment: This section includes information on internship programs and summer jobs for students interested in working in theme parks, films, summer stock, circuses, cruise ship entertainment shows, and resorts throughout the country. n Government: In this section, you’ll learn about opportunities with members of Congress, Congressional committees, and with local, district, state, and federal government offices. As a summer employee, the pay you receive will depend on the education and work experience you already have. Deadlines depend on the type of job you’re applying for, but the earlier you apply, the better. College students generally have the best chance for landing summer jobs with the federal government. Typically, requirements include being a U.S. citizen. Male applicants between 18 and 25 are eligible for appointment only after registering with the Selective Service. n Health: In this section, you’ll learn about opportunities in a variety of medical areas, including hospitals, clinics, medical and nursing schools, rehabilitation hospitals, summer camps for disabled children, nonprofit health organizations, and a wide range of summer opportunities for working with physically or mentally disabled patients. n Historical Areas: Here you’ll learn about opportunities with historical sites, museums, historic research organizations, archaeological digs, state archives, historic preservation groups, and living history programs. n International: This section includes information about working abroad, including internships and summer jobs with international policy organizations, government agencies, international trade organizations, relief organizations, and other global and international organizations. n Media: Many newspapers, radio and TV stations have noncredit, paid summer or
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extended internships for after graduation. In this section, you’ll learn what’s available, such as internships with ABC, NBC, CBS, the Chicago Tribune, HBO, the New York Times, and many more. n Nature: In this section, you’ll find a variety of nature/environment possibilities, including internships or summer jobs with environmental organizations, ranches, camps, outdoor guiding, and seasonal state park jobs. n Science: This section includes information on a wide variety of internship programs and summer jobs in astronomy, engineering, archaeology, biology, and more. You can work for large corporate firms, university research programs, nonprofit organizations, government organizations, labs, museums, space camps, and engineering projects. n Sports: This section includes information about internships with a wide variety of sports teams ranging from the Boston Celtics to the San Diego Chargers. n Technical: This is the section for those of you who love technology, including engineering and computer science. This section focuses on some world-famous companies involved in cutting-edge research in technology in science, space exploration, undersea exploration, automotive research, computer science, and more. Each entry in Part III starts out with a snapshot of important basic information to give you a quick glimpse of that particular internship, including contact information, what you can earn, education requirements, other requirements, and deadlines. What You Can Earn: Admittedly, it often isn’t very much, and many internships don’t pay at all. What many of the nonpaying slots do offer, however, is college credit, and that actually translates into dollars. If you can accumulate 12 credits during your internship that your school will accept,
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and your school charges $500 a credit, that means you’ve just saved yourself $6,000! Not to mention the time it would have taken to accrue those credits. n E ducational Experience: What kind of education or experience does the internship require? Most stipulate only that you be enrolled in college or graduate school; some limit internships to juniors and seniors. A few allow high school students to apply. Many recommend certain majors or courses; others require certain degree programs and certain GPAs. n Requirements: Are you qualified for this internship? Many internships, particularly those with the government, have strict age or citizenship requirements. You might as well make sure you meet any health, medical, or screening requirements before going any further with your internship pursuit. The remainder of each internship entry consists of the following sections: Overview: Here’s where you’ll learn exactly what the organization, group, or company really does, so you can decide if you want to intern with them. It also outlines the departments or areas offering internships, what those duties may include, and any specific requirements that the internship may stipulate. This section also takes a more in-depth look at what to expect during the internship, including perks (such as free tickets, opportunities to meet national leaders, seminars and workshops, discounts, and more), job responsibilities, length of time, and so on. n Housing: This section, which appears in some entries, lists housing and transportation information for some of the internships and summer jobs. n How to Apply: This is the all-important section detailing exactly what you need to include in your application packet. Most internships require not just the standard n
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cover letter and resume but also college transcripts and letters of recommendation from your professors or deans. Some internships require portfolios or examples of your work (especially for the more creative internships). One important note: All of the Web sites in this book have been checked and rechecked as close to printing as is possible. However, remember that some Web sites will change, so if you find one that doesn’t work, try using a search engine with the name of the organization to locate an updated Web site.
By opening Ferguson Career Resource Guide to Internships and Summer Jobs, you’ve taken the first steps toward finding a fabulous internship that could have a profound impact on the rest of your life. Read through as many of the entries as you can; perhaps you’ll discover an internship in an area you’ve never thought of before. The time and effort you invest now in locating an internship will more than pay off in the friendships you make, the professional contacts you forge, and the foundation for a new career you build. Good luck!
PART II
ESSAYS
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here are so many internships available in this country and around the world—how on earth do you choose one? Would you like to study space exploration with a NASA internship or band birds with a nature organization in the South? Do you have a yen to learn more about the Plains Indians or go on an archeological dig out West? In this section, you’ll learn everything you need to know about identifying an internship, landing one, and how to benefit from the experience. We’ll start off helping you figure out how to identify what kind of internship you’d like to pursue, outline exactly what it is you’re looking for, and then help you figure out how to find specific internships that will be just right for you. Of course, just finding something you’d like to do is only part of the battle. Next, we’ll show you how to put together a terrific resume and cover letter, along with some good letters of reference. Once you submit this application package, the next step is to prepare for the interview, so we’ll help you understand how to anticipate some typical questions, what to wear, and how to handle yourself during the process. Once you’ve landed the internship, there are still things to learn! We’ll discuss 10 ways to succeed in an internship, how to work with a mentor, what to expect if you’re interning with the government or abroad, and, finally, how to translate these experiences into the next step: launching your career!
some time thinking about what’s motivating you to get the internship. Do you want to get more experience in your major or explore a business or organization as a possible career? Do you want an internship or summer job that looks good on your resume or that will help you get into graduate school? Or maybe you’re hoping the internship will help you meet some people who may be able to get you a job after you graduate. If you perform well at your internship, you may be offered a full-time job next summer or even a full-time job when you graduate. Internships can also provide you with valuable references that can help you land future jobs.
List Your Strengths and Weaknesses Once you’ve thought about your motivations, make a list of your interests and strengths (as well as your weaknesses) and keep them in mind as you look for internships. If getting into a boat makes you queasy, you probably don’t want an internship in which you’ll need to travel out on the ocean. If your allergies kick up whenever you head out into the woods, you probably won’t want a nature internship. If looking after little kids drives you crazy or if you burn in the sun, you’ll know to avoid child care or outdoorsy internships. Be honest about your shortcomings or your dislikes. On the positive side, what excites you and gets you really involved? If you’re fascinated with medicine or microbiology, you might want to check out science internships. Love wildlife? Check out jobs in nature or animal care. Can’t get enough of photography, writing, or art? Take that into consideration when you’re looking for an internship. An internship should not only be enjoyable: you should learning something, too—about yourself
WHAT KIND OF INTERNSHIP OR SUMMER JOB IS RIGHT FOR YOU? If you’re thinking about a summer internship, the first thing you need to do is figure out the general type of internship you’d like to pursue. Next, spend 3
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and what you’re capable of, about the type of career you may be suited for. Because it will demand so much of your time, try to find an internship that may help guide you toward your long-term goals. For example, if you want to study veterinary medicine after college, finding an internship at an animal-rescue organization would be a better bet for you than working in a sports organization or a TV station. Which internship sites are most likely to boost your career objectives? Will you get feedback and thoughtful criticism and direction from the professionals you’ll be working with? Will you get real-world assignments or be a “go-fer”?
Paid Versus Unpaid Once you’ve decided the general type of internship you’re looking for, the next most important question is whether or not you need to earn money while you participate. You’ll find that most better-paid internships are offered in the world of science and big business, because those organizations want to attract talented students at an early stage in their education and lure them away from the competition. Some of the best-paying of these internships are found in investment or commercial banking, accounting, information technology, venture capital, pharmaceutical firms, and marketing. You’ll also find that the federal government underwrites many science-related internships (especially for minorities and women). High-profile industries such as entertainment, TV, magazines, and book publishing tend not to pay interns, because so many students are clamoring to work there. If you know there’s no way you could work for free, you don’t have to give up on the idea of an internship. There are some alternatives. More and more organizations realize that many students are willing to forego a big intern salary if they are given enough money to cover basic necessities. That’s why you’ll find that many internships that haven’t paid in the past are now coughing up some small stipends (ranging from $300 to $2,500 or more for the entire season) to help students defray the costs of living. A few will provide housing or at least help you find housing. Some throw in subway vouchers or free parking or discounts on organization-
related items—everything from T-shirts to fancy pens or bookstore freebies. But remember: High-paying internships at bigname employers make up only a fraction of available opportunities. The experience and portfolio material that you’ll get out of an internship are much more important than the short-term financial rewards. There’s nothing wrong with aiming high, but be prepared to accept a second- or thirdlevel opportunity if it gives you a chance to earn some experience in a professional environment. In fact, smaller employers in an industry often offer a wider range of experiences for interns than do large ones. For example, a journalism internship at a big-city paper might relegate you to pouring coffee and writing obituaries. An internship at a very small daily paper or even a weekly could send you out to attend local meetings and write articles, pitch in with headline writing or paste-up, or even do some darkroom work on the side. It might be less glamorous and pay poorly (if at all), but you’ll more than make up for that with what you learn. Usually, internships that don’t pay get away with it because they’re offering you something a bit more intangible—the chance to make connections, get on-the-job training, and build an understanding of the field. Keep in mind that hosting interns isn’t always a day at the beach—it can take up a lot of time and can cost the company money. They’re willing to put up with this in exchange for getting some free help. And really, you can’t put a price on getting to know folks who will be able to open doors for you later in your career. In addition, most companies and organizations will gladly work with your school to offer you course credit, which can translate into quite a bit of savings when it comes to paying tuition. If you can graduate a semester early and save all that tuition because of the internship credits you racked up over the summer, that represents a considerable savings no matter how you slice it.
Mentor-Led Versus Self-Directed When you’re thinking about internships, give some thought to how independent you want the
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experience to be. Do you want to work with a mentor, or would you prefer to strike out on your own? It all comes down to how you think you work best. If you prefer to structure, develop, and monitor your own work, then you’re probably not going to be happy having a mentor peering over your shoulder all day, telling you what to do and when to do it. However, if you know you want to learn a particular technique or technology, but you don’t have the foggiest idea of how to go about achieving it, it’s probably best to seek an internship with a mentor. That mentor could be your academic adviser or a professor who specializes in your field of interest.
Age It’s true that most internships are offered for college students between their junior and senior years. However, that is not by any means the only time you can explore an internship. A few organizations in this book offer high school internships. Others are willing to take on anyone in college, and most will also include graduate students. A few opportunities are also available to recent college graduates or graduate students who have just obtained their advanced degrees.
Getting Credit More colleges, hoping to steer students toward the real-world experience an internship provides, grant college credit for approved internships. In most cases, internship notices will tell you whether the organization is willing to work with your school to provide you with academic credit for your experience. If your internship will net you credits, go to your academic adviser and ask him or her to sponsor you. Work out with the adviser how many credit hours you’ll earn based on how many hours you’re going to work and what you’ll be doing. Most advisers will also ask you to write a paper explaining how your internship experience relates to your academic experience. They also may ask you to provide a file of the work you completed on the internship, and have your internship mentor send a letter reporting on the type and quality of work you performed.
Some schools actually require an internship as part of the curriculum, and many companies and organizations also require that your school offer you credit in return for an internship. But remember that nobody is going to cut through all that red tape for you—it’s up to you to fill out the paperwork, do the legwork, and line up university credit before you sign on. You’ll have to get permission from the school, follow through with all the appropriate forms, and make sure the participating organization will agree to work with your school on granting you credit. If you do wangle credit for your internship, that’s just about as good as getting a stipend, because if your school accepts between six and 16 credits for your internship – that means you won’t have to pay for those credits later. The internship may even enable you to graduate early, which could save an entire semester of tuition.
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring? Many internships are available only in the summertime, which means you can go back to school to get your degree the rest of the year. However, a few do offer internships all year long, and some offer long-term internships of a year or more. European students have been taking advantage of these year-long internships for a long time—they call it a “gap year.” European students take time off either before or in the middle of their university education to volunteer or work in a totally different environment. This gives students a chance to refocus their career goals and align the rest of their education with those goals. American students are starting to get the word about the usefulness of taking off a semester or a year from school, too, since these experiences can be rewarding and provide a break from the rigors of the academic world. Although many parents may fear that if you leave school you’ll never return, most students do find that taking some time off to intern gives them a chance to figure out exactly what they do want to do with their career. Most go back to school and eventually graduate. Alternatively, you can consider a part-time internship that extends
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through the academic year and into the summer. The beauty of a part-time internship is that you won’t have to take time off from school, and you’ll still graduate with your class. On the other hand, many internships are available only in the summer, because organizations want to ensure that they have enough work to keep students busy and don’t want students to have trouble combining schoolwork and interning at the same time. Many companies like to use summer interns to take up the slack while their regular employees go on vacations.
Time It Right! You can’t expect to wake up the day after school’s out and suddenly uncover a terrific internship. The best internships are competitive and take some time to scout out. Most internships also require you to submit transcripts and letter of recommendations—and that means some advance time spent on paperwork. Many internship applications are due three to six months before the starting date. Some begin closing applications in January for a summer gig, and almost all stop accepting applications by February or March for a summer placement. Those that accept interns for fall, spring, and summer openings may have a “rolling” acceptance policy. Be sure to check on the deadlines for any internships in which you’re interested. Pay attention to deadlines on advertised job postings. To be on the safe side, you should probably start your internship search in mid-October to early November. This will give you plenty of time to research your options before you must begin applying. At the very least, start well before spring break so that you can use the break to interview for jobs. However, keep in mind that most organizations do offer internships throughout the year. If you’ve missed a deadline, you can always apply for next year. If you’re applying for a variety of internships (which is a good idea), you should create an effective recordkeeping system to keep track of all those deadlines, contact names, and details about when you spoke to someone, to whom you spoke, the place and time of your interview, and so on.
LOCATING AN INTERNSHIP You’ve thought about the kind of internship you want, and you’ve lined up all the particulars that will matter to you. Now it’s time to actually identify a list of potential employers to contact for your summer job or internship. There are a number of ways to do that. The first one, of course, is to leaf through this book to see what’s out there. Don’t overlook your college adviser and career services department; they often have specific internship information. For example, if you’re a communications major, your dean’s office might gather information about possible internships. Other universities may post a more centralized college-wide internship program. Many colleges offer some kind of career service, and this department may also provide information about internships and summer jobs. This would probably be the best place to check for any on-campus internship or summer job recruiting schedules. Don’t overlook the Internet as a valuable resource for uncovering internships, although you’ll need to be sure the Web sites are as up-to-date as possible. You can find lots of internship listings simply by entering the topic in which you’re interested with the word “internship” in the search engine. Or you can try visiting a college or university career center home page or a company or organization’s home page. Next, try paging through phone books to find companies that look interesting. If you’re dreaming of working away from home, try visiting your local library. It will typically have phone books or yellow pages from major cities around the country. You also can try contacting chambers of commerce to identify companies in your target area that may not have advertised for interns or thought about the possibility of using interns. College career fairs in fall and spring semesters can sometimes provide helpful contacts for internships. It’s best to try a variety of methods to uncover the most interesting internships in areas you’d like to pursue.
Check with Your Counselor Your school counselor may be able to help open other doors of opportunity via internships. Many
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companies and organizations travel throughout the country recruiting at universities and colleges. Those that do typically keep their schedules posted on their Web sites, so check these out. Be prepared to go out and visit organizations that come to your school or a nearby campus to learn more about potential internships there.
Network As with any job or internship search, don’t ignore the benefits of networking. Talking to your friends, family, neighbors, and so on can help you uncover all kinds of information about various career fields and companies, to hear about strategies other students have used, and to uncover potential internship opportunities. The Internet and the marvels of e-mail have really opened up networking possibilities. For example, let’s say you live on a farm in Iowa, but you’ve got a yen to work in New York City for the summer. If you send an e-mail to 10 people you know asking about intern or summer job possibilities in New York City, and each of them sends your request on to 10 people they know, your e-mail has suddenly been seen by 100 people. Odds are, at least one of them may have a lead for a job in the big city.
Develop Your Own Internship If you can’t seem to find exactly the right internship, you might consider designing your own by recognizing opportunities in an existing business that the business owner may not see. For example, Sharon often heard her aunt complain that she never had time to take care of the business end of her art gallery, because she was always too busy with her customers. Although Sharon knew she didn’t have enough experience to handle the business’s finances, she offered to help her aunt after school by answering phones, handling the mail, filing, and copying—giving her aunt time to do other tasks. At the same time, she learned plenty about the ins and outs of running a bigcity art gallery, handling customers, and marketing a business. If you’re thinking of finding an internship on your own, you should contact your major department or college long before
you start, so you can find out if it’s possible to get credit for the experience.
CREATING A TERRIFIC RESUME Once you’ve decided what internships you’d like to apply for and what the criteria should be, the next step is writing a killer resume, because that’s usually the best way to grab the attention of the interviewer at an organization. Almost every internship will require an application and your resume, if nothing else. The application is the easy part—you just have to download the form from their Web site and answer the questions. Much more challenging is the resume. At this point in their young careers, many students wonder what they can possibly find to fill a page. Keep in mind that a resume is nothing more and nothing less than a selling tool—you’re marketing you. You’ll want to craft a document that will clearly show that you’re the right candidate for the internship—and better than 99 percent of the other students applying for the same place. To do that, the first thing you’ll need to do is throw away the resume template you downloaded from the Internet. You want to highlight your strengths while focusing on the key skills the internship is calling for. Don’t build your resume on somebody else’s blueprint. Still, there are some general points you can keep in mind. (See p. 8 for a sample resume.)
Highlight Your Relevant Experience As you begin to scribble some notes for your first draft, keep the internship description next to you, so you can target your information to match the internship requirements. Of course, you’re not going to lie about your accomplishments. But there are many ways to package a person’s experiences, and you’ll want to tailor your skills in the right way. Let’s say you spent your last two years of high school walking dogs and taking care of pets in the summer. Put that way, it may not sound so impressive. But let’s look at it another way: What if you described it by saying that you built a viable pet-sitting service, with a 25 percent growth in sales each year for two years? If you were
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SAMPLE RESUME
JANE DOE 10 Sandy Road (555-555-5555)
Anytown, NY 12345
[email protected] OBJECTIVE An internship in journalism that would enable me to develop my ability to write well under deadline pressure while contributing to a newspaper’s goals. EDUCATION Smith College, Northampton, MA Major: English Course work: News Writing, Journalism, Desktop Publishing GPA = 3.8 out of a 4.0 Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster, PA Graduated summa cum laude, 2003 EXPERIENCE Reporter, Reading Eagle “Voices” high school student-run magazine insert for hometown daily newspaper. Wrote one article a week for two years in high school (2003, 2002) Head lifeguard, Lancaster Swim Club, Lancaster, PA (Summers 2005, 2004) Gave swim lessons, coached grade school swim team to victory (2004). Server, Anyone’s Restaurant, Anytown, PA (2003). Won Employee of the summer award, new employee trainer. ACTIVITIES Served meals at Woman’s Shelter (Fall 2004 to present) Band (Fall 2004 to present) College paper (Fall 2003 to present) SKILLS Both Mac and PC, MS Word, PowerPoint, Desktop publishing software, Photoshop
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looking at a public relations or advertising internship, you could focus on how you marketed the business and advertised your services to build your business base. If you were looking at an animal-related internship, you’d focus on what kinds of animals you cared for, endorsements from local vets, how many pets you handled at one time, and so on. You need to highlight those aspects of your experience that directly relate to the internship you want.
Contact Information All your contact information should go at the very top of your resume. Be succinct and avoid nicknames. Use a permanent address—you want them to be able to find you. The best choice is to use your parents’ address or the address you plan to use after graduation. Don’t forget to add a permanent telephone number (including the area code) and your e-mail address—many employers will find it useful. However, consider getting a new, more professional e-mail address (your friends may think that “candybreath” or “cuteEjanie” is too clever for words, but potential employers will not be impressed). Include a Web site address only if the Web page reflects your career objectives.
Grab Their Attention Right Away A representative should be able to tell with a quick glance at the top portion of your resume that you’re the perfect candidate. This is where you should translate your skills into satisfying their internship description. You can do this by using a “qualifications” section or box at the top of your resume to describe how your skills match each of the internship requirements. Be specific—it could be something like: “To obtain an internship requiring strong analytical and organizational skills.” Tailor your objective to each internship you seek. Another option is to include a “Relevant Experience” category at the top that details all of your related school, volunteer, and previous internship experience.
The Body of the Resume Following your lead information, you can include sections on your schoolwork, volunteer work,
and any other awards or experience you’ve had. Remember to keep it short—one page is ideal. In most cases, you’ll want to put your most recent information first, under headings such as “Experience” and “Activities,” or “On-the-Job Experience.” However, if you don’t have a lot of job experience, you can use more of a functional resume—just list the job title and contact addresses. In the “Work” section, outline the work you’ve done that has taught you particular skills. Use action words (“drafted,” “planned”) as opposed to more passive words (“was,” “has”) to describe your duties. Remember to list your work experience in reverse, so that you list the most recent job you had first. Include your job title, the name of the organization, its location, your employment dates, and a description of your work responsibilities, emphasizing specific skills and achievements. In the “Education’ section, list your most recent educational information, including your degree, major, college, and any minors or concentrations. Only add your grade point average if it’s higher than 3.0, and include any academic honors. Depending on the internship, you may want to add extra information, such as special skills (maybe you speak German or are fluent in American Sign Language); experience in volunteer organizations or participation in sports.
References You shouldn’t add your reference information on your resume, but you can place a brief note at the bottom: References furnished on request. However, even this line is not mandatory. Most employers know and expect that you will provide contact information for references if your application/interview process proceeds to a higher level.
Choosing a Delivery Method Once you’ve written your resume and proofread it several times, you need to decide how to submit it: fax, e-mail, regular U.S. mail, or special delivery. Often, the internship description will let you know exactly how they want you to submit. Read these guidelines closely. If they want you to send your materials by U.S. mail, they won’t be amused
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to find your e-mailed submission complete with attachments sitting in their inbox. It takes time to download applications and print them. Some companies have filters blocking attachments because of the risk of viruses.
Letters of Reference Many organizations ask for two or three letters of reference that must be submitted along with the resume. Ideally, you’ll want to avoid choosing your dad’s basketball buddy or your mom’s pinochle partner. They may think you’re cute as a button, but personal references aren’t typically what an organization is looking for. Recruiters expect that a personal reference will have glowing things to say about you (otherwise, you wouldn’t give those names). Instead, select the dean of your college, a professor or two who really know your work and can speak intelligently about your qualifications, or a college adviser. A college-related reference can address your qualifications to perform the internship, and will probably be more likely to tell the truth. (See the section “Finding a Great Reference” later in this chapter.)
WRITING A SNAPPY COVER LETTER A resume is an essential tool for any job search, but you need a good cover letter along with the resume to convey your personality and explain why you’re mailing the resume in the first place. The cover letter is the first thing that an employer is going to see—even before your resume—so it’s important to create a good first impression. It doesn’t make sense to spend days on your resume and then dash off a cover letter filled with typos, food stains, and misspelled words. If you take the time to make your cover letter really great, you’ll have a better chance of landing that dream internship. (See p. 11 for a sample cover letter.)
Match the Look of Your Resume First of all, you want to aim for a professional look, so use the same letterhead style and paper for your cover letter and your resume. This makes you look more professional and will set you apart from those
applicants who submit letters written by hand, with colored markers, or on bright pink paper—or who wrap the letter in a box like a Christmas present. (This really does happen sometimes!) Some students think they need to make their cover letter “stand out” by being wacky or really unusual, but going to such extremes usually backfires. (Unless you’re trying for an internship with an innovative advertising firm or a very creative art firm, but even then it’s usually a risk not worth taking). It’s always better to err on the conservative side when approaching organizations and companies, unless you know absolutely that a more unrestrained style will find acceptance. A cover letter gives your prospective interviewer the chance to hear your voice, so your cover letter should reflect your personality, your attention to detail, your communication skills, your enthusiasm, your intellect, and your specific interest in the internship for which you’re applying. When you’re thinking about what to say in your cover letter, it’s most important that whatever you say, you say it briefly. A cover letter should be only one page, using a standard business letter format. There will likely be quite a few candidates sending applications, so you don’t want to annoy the interviewer by droning on for four pages. Interviewers also know that it’s far more difficult to write succinctly, crisply, and to the point than to prattle on at length, so take the time to condense, condense, condense!
Addresses Your name, return address, phone number, e-mail, and today’s date go in the upper right hand corner (in a standard format). Space down twice, and type the internship address flush left.
Salutation Next comes your salutation. It’s always best to address the letter to a specific person rather than “To Whom It May Concern:” or “Dear Sir/Madam.” Never assume the gender of the person reading the letter. If you don’t know to whom to address your letter, call the company and see if the receptionist can provide a name and title. If you have any company literature, check that out. Often, in the
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SAMPLE COVER LETTER
Sue Smith 2 Hometown Way Springfield, NJ 12345
Ms. Kara Kennedy Internship Coordinator XYC Animal Rescue Group York, PA 01954 Dear Ms. Kennedy: Your advertisement for the animal care internship in the October issue of Pennsylvania Pets caught my attention. I was particularly attracted to the ad because of my strong interest in companion animals and my intention to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. I’ve worked with my home town vet for the past three years, caring for a wide variety of companion animals (dogs, cats, birds, fish, and gerbils). This has included bathing, caring for wounds under the guide of vet techs, post-surgery observation, feeding, and so on. With my varied experiences, I think I can make a direct and immediate contribution to your organization. I have enclosed a copy of my resume, which details my qualifications and suggests how I might be of service to you. The three vets with whom I have worked are all willing to provide professional references for me. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Sue Smith Sue Smith
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details of the internship the company provides, a contact person’s name will be given. If you can’t locate a name, a general salutation such as “Dear Internship Coordinator:” or “Dear Hiring Manager:” will suffice.
Body of the Letter Once you know to whom you’re writing, focus on the first paragraph (journalists call it the lead). You want to grab the employer’s attention right away and make him or her keep reading. You need to distinguish yourself from the rest of the pack, so be lively and punchy while still sounding professional. Don’t be gimmicky in an attempt to be clever. In the first paragraph, announce where you learned about the internship opportunity and why you’re interested. Here is where you can make specific references to the company, explaining why you want to work at that specific organization, why you’re a great fit for that company, and how you qualify for the internship. Follow that with a professionalsounding tone in the second and third paragraphs as you highlight your most important accomplishments and qualifications. Yes, you’ve got all that stuff in your resume, but here’s your chance to give a brief summary in a narrative form. The resume will provide the follow-up details that the interviewer will just have to read, because you’ve piqued his or her interest in the cover letter. Consider using bullet points in the middle paragraphs of the cover letter to further highlight your accomplishments; it will give your letter a nice, crisp, graphic oomph. It also makes the letter easy to scan. Clarify what you can contribute to the employer’s organization rather than what you hope to gain. And one word about confidence: There’s a difference between simply stating your accomplishments and bragging. Don’t say, “I’m the best darn student teacher in the state!” That’s opinion. Instead, try this: “I won two awards for Outstanding Student Teacher in my school district.” The first example is bragging, because you’re offering an opinion about yourself (“Hey, I’m terrific!”). The second example is a simple fact, which speaks for itself, relieving you of the necessity of doing so.
In the concluding paragraph, remind the interviewer that your resume will further explain your qualifications, experience, and education. Request a personal interview (by phone or face to face) to chat further about your qualifications, and indicate the times you’re available. Tell the interviewer you look forward to hearing from the company or organization, and restate your enthusiasm for learning more about the opportunity.
Closing You’ll need to sign your letter either “Sincerely” or “Yours truly,” followed by four returns (this will provide the space where you’ll sign your name in ink). Then type your full name. Space down once more and type “Encl.” if you are including any enclosures with your cover letter—which you are (your resume at the very least).
Be Sure to Proofread You’re not finished yet! Now use your computer’s spellchecker, and then check the letter yourself for spelling and grammar mistakes. (You might want to have a second person read it over to catch something you might have missed.) Remember that a spellchecker program won’t flag a word spelled correctly but used incorrectly. (If you type “right” instead of “write,” the computer may not notice, because it’s still spelled correctly. A grammar checker might flag it, but you never can be certain.) Carelessness makes a bad impression on interviewers. If you can’t be bothered to get your cover letter right, how do they know you won’t be sloppy when you’re putting together their company report or writing a press release for them? There are so many others out there hungering for that internship, many interviewers actually use cover letter mistakes as a way of eliminating some of the competition. If everything looks good, go ahead and print the letter (be sure to use a good ink-jet or laser printer). Never, never send a photocopied letter or use a form letter. The company will know. Writing an original letter tells your prospective recruiter that you cared enough to take the time to craft an
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individual piece of writing. Remember, recruiters read hundreds of letters, and they’ll be able to spot a generic cover letter. Recruiters want to know why you’re the best student for the internship—provide examples and be specific.
ACING THE INTERVIEW You’ve written and submitted your resume and cover letter, added some dynamite reference letters, and made it through the first several cuts in the winnowing process. The next step in the internship marathon is handling the face-to-face interview. Not all companies or organizations insist on meeting their interns. Some just conduct an interview on the phone. But if you are asked to put in an appearance, it’s your chance to really make an impression, so be sure it’s a positive one. The interview process is an opportunity for an organization to learn what your strengths are. How do you make someone want to hire you? By figuring out exactly what the recruiter needs and providing it. If you’re interviewing for a shot as a Disney character at Walt Disney World, you know they’re looking for outgoing, friendly, people-loving students. You won’t want to sit there glumly slumped in your chair, silent, anxious, picking your fingernails and avoiding eye contact.
What’s the Recruiter Looking For? To figure out what the recruiter is looking for, find out as much as you can about the company beforehand. Get a general idea of what the organization does, what some of their challenges are, and what the company philosophy is. Every company has a style. For example, the atmosphere at Ben and Jerry’s corporate headquarters will be a lot more informal than the atmosphere at the World Bank. Are employees expected to show up in three-piece suits and shiny lace-up oxfords? Or is the dress code blue jeans and a T-shirt? How is the organization performing? What is its mission statement and who are its customers? What are the interviewer’s priorities and responsibilities? The more you know, the more you’ll be able to ask informed questions about the job.
In the days before your interview, see if you can talk to anyone who’s worked at the organization. Learn the name and title of the person you’ll be meeting, and memorize some facts about the company that you can mention during the interview. If you want to impress your interviewer, you’ll understand the company so well after doing some research that you can bring up points of interest when you get together. Study the description of the job or internship for which you’ve applied. Make sure you know what’s expected and whether you have the background and skills to do what’s required. Take an inventory of your strengths, and write down specific examples that demonstrate these strengths.
Practice for the Interview After you’ve done your homework, you should practice for the interview before the big day. Some students find it helpful to practice speaking fluently and intelligently in front of a mirror—or even better, a video camera. That’s how lots of actors practice for an audition, and a job or internship interview is exactly that: an audition. When you walk in for your interview, hold your head high, try to feel as confident as you can, look the interviewer right in the eye, smile, and offer a firm handshake. Practice this if you have the slightest doubt about your performance. Even if you’ve never had an interview before, you may be surprised that many employers ask the same basic questions. They may want you to give them concrete examples of how you’ve handled specific situations in the past. They may ask you to describe a high-pressure situation you’ve been in and the steps you took to work through it. They may ask you what your best and worst points are. One favorite question: “What do you hope to be doing in five years?” or “in five years after you graduate?” You can pretty much guarantee that one of the most important things you’ll be asked is pretty obvious: why you want the internship. Be very clear exactly what it is you hope to gain and how important it is to you. The more passionate you can be about this, the better. It’s a guarantee that
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the internship will go to the applicant who sounds as though he or she wants it the most, because the interviewer knows that desire will translate into hard work and dedication. Because it’s inevitable that the interviewer will ask you if you have any questions, try to come up with several intelligent queries that you can ask during your interview. There are lots of books and online resources that can help you prep for potential interview questions. It’s probably a good idea to write some questions before the interview and practice asking them. You might consider role playing with a friend or family member. Asking questions helps make you look interested; the employer wants to see some initiative, some spark, some sense that you have a lively curiosity and intelligence. Questions demonstrate interest and enthusiasm for the position, and enthusiasm is important. This doesn’t mean you have to giggle or gush to show enthusiasm. What you should aim for is a confident smile, direct eye contact, and confident body language (don’t sit curled up in a ball with your arms crossed over your chest). Sure, it can be intimidating, but if you just sit there in silence, you won’t be showing the employer your best side. This kind of shared dialogue will give you the chance to demonstrate your best qualities and help the company learn more about you. Depending on the internship you choose, you may even want to prepare a portfolio that includes relevant work or writing samples. Think of this interview in just the same way that you’ll eventually approach an interview for an entry-level permanent job.
expected for the position you’re interviewing for. You want the recruiter to notice your talent and personality, not that leopard-skin miniskirt or the Hawaiian-print golf shirt. Save the bright colors, wild prints, and trendy fashions for another occasion. For Women
Aim for understated, restrained professionalism in most cases—projecting the image of someone who can be relied upon and who looks the part. Generally, it’s a good idea to wear something you like and feel comfortable in, because if your clothes pinch, ride up, or cling, you’re not going to feel comfortable. This means no miniskirts, tight sweaters, sloppy overalls, or torn jeans. Choose pumps or loafers (with nylons, if you’re wearing a skirt or a dress). Don’t use too much makeup, hair spray, perfume, or jewelry. That means lose the eyebrow ring or tongue stud; it could cost you an internship, unless you’re applying for a spot with a punk rock band. A silk scarf is a nice touch, unless you’re not used to wearing scarves and doing so makes you feel silly. Carry a nice leather briefcase or portfolio, not a bulging, disorganized handbag. Right before you walk out the door on the way to the interview, inspect your hair, nails, hems, and the shine on your shoes. Check for wrinkles, rips, tears, stains, or scuffs. If you have to travel some distance for the interview, it might be a good idea to keep a spare pair of nylons in your purse in case of a snag. For Men
You can’t go wrong if you wear a suit and tie to any company that’s part of a more formal industry, such as banking or law. Choose a basic black, dark gray, or dark navy suit, a matching tie, and black leather lace-up shoes. Don’t have any of this? Go ahead and borrow anything you need from your nattier roommate, but do so early enough so that if your friend is two sizes too big, you’ll have discovered the problem in time. If you know the organization doesn’t expect suits, choose dressy casual attire. A safe choice would be neatly pressed khakis or slacks; a clean,
How to Dress for the Interview Yes, appearances do count. You’ve probably heard your parents talk about making a good first impression with what you wear. It may sound like a lecture, but in this case they’re right. Remember that you have only one chance to make a first impression, so unless you know that the organization is extremely informal, it’s better to dress too formally than to dress too casually. The usual advice: Dress one notch above what’s 14
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ironed button-down shirt; a belt; and leather loafers. Remember to match the belt to the color of your shoes: black if your outfit is dark gray, navy, brown, or black. Choose dark brown if you’re wearing tan, muted pastel, or medium tone colors. The night before, clean and polish your shoes. The look you’re aiming for is quietly professional, so it’s okay to bring along a nice leather briefcase or vinyl-bound portfolio to carry your resume, references, and any other documents you may need. Folders emblazoned with your favorite cartoon character or college football team aren’t appropriate. Remember that not every interviewer may appreciate a heavy dose of scent, so avoid heavy cologne or aftershave.
During the Interview Now it’s the big day, so try to remain calm. It’s very important to be comfortable and relaxed in the interview yet still professional. You’ll do your best if you’re well-prepared and ready to speak about the information on your resume. If you’ve followed the preceding advice, you’ve already learned a lot about the organization and its products or mission, and you’ve prepared a list of questions. Be confident and be yourself; you’ll make a positive impression and demonstrate what you can bring to the organization. Arrive at least 10 minutes early to collect your thoughts. This also gives you time to visit the bathroom for a last-minute check of your appearance. If you know you look good, you’ll be more confident. Take time to greet and acknowledge the secretary or administrative assistant; it’s old-fashioned courtesy, and besides, you never know how much influence this person has. Bring along an extra resume and letters of recommendation in case the interviewer doesn’t have them handy. Walk in prepared with a few relevant questions and listen carefully. Because you’ve taken the time to learn the company’s business, clients, market and direction, you’re prepared for any questions the interviewer may throw at you. Be open and upbeat. Face your interviewer with arms and legs uncrossed, head up, and hands and face at ease. Smile and look the interviewer in the
eye. Look for common ground between the two of you to establish a positive connection and to make a bit of an impression. Perhaps you went to the same school (if you did, the recruiter is bound to mention this) or have the same hobby (if you notice a chess set in the corner and you’re a master, go ahead and mention chess if you can do so gracefully). Most people keep at least some personal objects in their offices; if you notice something that could forge a link, you can mention it. The Questions
Interviewers often ask very similar questions, so the more you can anticipate these and what your answers will be, the better. One favorite request is: “Tell me about yourself!” This can be really unnerving to anyone, since Americans are typically brought up to believe that talking about oneself is vulgar. Of course, you’ve got to say something, and you want to put your best foot forward. So what do you say? Don’t start at the beginning, providing a narrative about where you were born and grew up. And don’t focus on hobbies or experiences that may not be relevant to the job. Focus on your internshiprelated experiences and your education. If you could tell the interviewer only five things about yourself, what would they be? Here’s a good potential list: ■
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I graduated magna cum laude or number one in a class of 450 students. I was the senior class president. I opted out of four English classes with A's because of my performance on entrance exams. I commit three evenings a week to local charities while maintaining a 3.8 average at college. I’m passionate about physics and I believe I can make an important contribution to science when I graduate.
Another favorite: What do you want to be doing in five years? Try to be as specific with this as possible. Avoid a general beauty-pageant type of response:
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“I want to work for world peace” or “I want to win the Nobel Prize.” Instead, try for something such as: “I hope to be working as a health reporter for a midsized newspaper in an urban area.” Here’s a scary one: “What’s your greatest weakness?” You can’t avoid the question. “I don’t have any” is not the response the interviewer is looking for. Instead, give an honest answer, but include the methods you use to overcome it. If you’re a hopeless procrastinator, you could say: “I tend to put off answering e-mails, so I’ve made it a habit always to do those tasks the very first thing in the morning to get them out of the way. Since I know I tend to procrastinate, I have learned to be hard on myself with projects I’m worried about. I always do those first.” Another common request: “Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone who was difficult.” Try to come up with an example ahead of time. Choose a situation where you managed to deal with the person, and explain how you did it. Don’t say, “I just made my boss transfer me.” The interviewer wants to see how sensitive you can be to another person and how you handle adversity. Handling Problem Areas
The interviewer will also be looking for potential problems in your resume, so it’s a good idea to be ready to turn what could be seen as weaknesses into strengths. If the recruiter notices that you’re applying for an internship with a PR firm but you haven’t had any experience in public relations, you might point out: “While it’s true that I haven’t worked in a PR office, I handled all of the publicity for the college speaker series for the past year and a half, and we’ve had record-breaking attendance.” Don’t get rattled if any of these objections are brought up. Calmly and confidently point out what you can do. Make the interviewer feel good about hiring you by being enthusiastic, truthful, and friendly. Race may be mentioned if the internship is designed specifically for minorities or underserved populations. Otherwise, questions about race, religion, gender, marital status, childcare issues, and sexual preference are against federal law. Interview questions should focus on the job at hand, not on your personal life.
As you talk, subtly give the impression that you’re already part of the team by using “we” when asking how something is done. For example, ask, “How do we handle press releases?” At the end of the interview, come up with a positive statement and a quick, firm handshake. Look the interviewer right in the eye, and ask when you might hear their decision. Get the recruiter’s business card.
After the Interview Your mother was right: Manners do count, and the better yours are, the greater your chance of landing an internship (and eventually, a permanent job). After your interview, be sure to write a brief, polite “thank you” note. It’s one of most important things you can do in your internship search. Always be sure to send this out within 24 hours of the actual interview. Don’t know what to say? It doesn’t have to be a three-page epic. Reiterate how you think your skills or experience fit with the position (it’s not bragging if it’s true), and mention specific topics covered in the interview to trigger the person’s memory. Conclude by emphasizing your interest in the position. Appearances count here, so go for high-quality paper with a good printer (no smudges, coffee stains, or wrinkles). In some cases, you can substitute an e-mail if you sense the interviewer won’t be put off (especially if the internship is with a technology company), but it’s generally better to opt for the standard mail approach. Be aware, however, that while a brief thankyou is good, calling every day to find out if they’ve made a decision is not. It’s hard, but be patient.
TEN WAYS TO SUCCEED IN AN INTERNSHIP OR SUMMER JOB You’ve finally landed the internship of your dreams. Now what? The hard part is just beginning. The following are some time-tested ways of ensuring you get the most out of your internship or summer job. 1. Be responsible and dependable. Be someone your boss can count on.
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2. Be enthusiastic; you’re there to learn. Ask questions and keep your ears open. 3. Be willing to work hard and lend a hand doing anything, including running for coffee or making copies. Don’t cop an attitude about a task being “beneath” you. 4. Be cheerful, professional, and honest. Integrity is something you can’t barter; once it’s lost, it’s almost impossible to restore. 5. Punctuality is a virtue; try always to be on time. If you’re going to be late, call. 6. Be flexible and adaptable; sometimes the job may change or you’ll be asked to do something you hadn’t counted on. Go with the flow. 7. Try to network and meet as many people in the organization as possible, not just the top brass but also the folks on the lowest end of the employee ladder. 8. Take advantage of every learning opportunity that comes your way, even if it’s not exactly in your area. You’ll never know what information will come in handy later. 9. If you run into a disagreeable boss or adviser, don’t burn your bridges and tell the person off. Someday you may regret it. 10. Always remember that every job, no matter how marginal, and every person, no matter how seemingly inconsequential, has something to teach you. Be open to these lessons.
FINDING A MENTOR When looking at internships and summer jobs, it helps to know a lot about yourself and how you best work. If you think you’ll do better under someone’s guidance, you really need a program that’s going to provide close mentoring with established professionals. However, if you’re the independent type who prefers to develop and monitor your own work, a self-directed experience will be better for you. Formal training programs are not offered by all employers, but you should expect some training
and regular supervision. There are a lot of other reasons why having a mentor makes good sense, which is why so many internships include one. Having someone show you the professional ropes is the best way to make progress in your chosen field. Remember, no matter how much you think you’ve learned in school, your mentor is the one with the solid on-the-job experience—probably years of it. Typically, everybody learns more tricks on the job than during four years of college. A good internship supervisor (often called a mentor or adviser) should be committed to offering you career advice and constructive feedback. If so, listen carefully! This is experience you can’t get in any high school or college class. If your internship does include guidance from an adviser or a mentor, be sure the person has a clear understanding of what you would like to achieve during your program and what your time frame is. It’s also important that the mentor know how to structure an internship and track your progress throughout the project. Your mentor also may be able to introduce you to some valuable contacts and perhaps offer you an invitation to some helpful organization functions. In the best situations, your mentor may become not just a work associate but a confidante and friend. Work hard on this relationship, but remember that the mentor-mentee bond is just like any human interaction; it takes time to build trust and a sense of shared personal interest. Try to make sure to talk to your mentor at least once a week (more often is even better) and to involve your mentor not just in your daily tasks but in the big picture of how this internship might fit in with your career. The nice thing about a mentor-mentee relationship is that it’s pure—your mentor isn’t trying to sell you a service or hoodwink you into buying something. As your relationship grows over time, the trust between you can grow stronger. If your internship sets up formal meetings with your mentor, come to each session with a tape recorder, a laptop, or at least a pad and pen to take notes. Also bring along a list of goals so you can discuss them with your mentor. Especially in the beginning, try not to take up too much of your
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mentor’s time. Bring a few salient, direct questions you’d like to have answered rather than an hour’s worth of interrogation. For example, ask: “Right now, I’m dealing with this problem. How would you handle that?” Keep in mind that while you certainly can ask your mentor questions, it’s your job to make the most of the information and take it from there. Your mentor is only supposed to give you some guidance as you make your own way. Your responsibility is to make the connection between what you’re told and how you apply it to the job. Also keep in mind that a true mentor relationship is a two-way street. Obviously, your mentor is the one with most of the experience, and you’re there to learn from this person. That doesn’t mean you’ve got nothing to offer, however. If your mentor is wise, he or she knows that every single person, no matter how young or inexperienced, has something to offer, something to teach. If you see an article you think your mentor would enjoy or learn from, clip it out and send it over. If you have a unique skill, offer to help your mentor out. (Maybe your mentor is a whiz at statistics but can’t figure out some of the latest software; if that’s your specialty, offer to help program his PDA.) Even if your mentor never takes you up on your offers of help, he or she will probably appreciate your willingness to share. If an employer doesn’t seem to have a formal plan for you, see if the person will sit down with you and develop a learning contract—a set of goals and knowledge you’d like to achieve. This will structure your experience and help the employer know how to utilize your best capabilities.
SO YOU WANT TO WORK ABROAD . . . Landing any internship takes work, but securing a good international internship really requires a significant amount of research. The first big question, of course, is to figure out where in the world you’d like to go. Some brave souls are willing to go anywhere, but many students have a preference for where they’d like to start. Internship programs may not exist in the areas that interest you, so it’s
important that you approach your search with this information in mind. If you’re not fluent in any foreign language, you might want to stick to an English-speaking country for your first visit abroad. When you have an idea of where you would like to intern, you should do some investigating into the business culture of that region or country. Job strategies may vary from country to country. For example, some western European countries ask for passport-style photographs to be attached to resumes and letters. Make sure you’re familiar with local-industry practices. If you know of a specific company or organization you’re interested in interning with, do some Internet research. It may be easier to start your search by going through domestic offices of international corporations. Some U.S. companies, such as Ernst & Young, may have internship programs that also include international opportunities. A. U.S.-based human resources officer may be able to suggest ways for you to contact the hiring office in the country of your choice. Never underestimate the power of input from others. Talk to your families, their friends and colleagues, and previous employers, plus any contacts you may have at domestic offices of international companies, your professors, alumni, and other professional contacts. Let people know that you’re interested in working abroad or doing an internship outside the country.
Can You Handle It? You need to be very honest with yourself about whether you can handle the extra stress of working in an international job or assignment far from home, in another country whose culture or language may be unfamiliar to you. It takes a special type of person to be able to handle this—someone with plenty of maturity, flexibility, adaptability, tolerance, and friendliness. You should feel comfortable leaving your friends and family for a relatively long period of time and be able to commit yourself 100 percent to the success of the assignment and company for whom you’re working. The single most important factor in your success in working in another country on an interna-
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tional assignment is your ability to accept and work within the culture, customs, beliefs, and attitudes of that country. You must not be judgmental of other people’s ways of living and doing things. This is especially important if you’ve never traveled outside the United States. People in other countries can be different in many ways. They may have a different sense of permissible physical interaction than you’re used to, such as kissing your cheeks, patting your back, or standing much closer to you than you’re normally comfortable with. “I was walking down a street in Marseille,” recalls one international intern, “and suddenly my French friend grabbed my hand! My first reaction was to jerk away, but then I noticed lots of other girls our age were walking around holding hands, too.” Other cultures may be far more formal and reserved, which may initially make you feel isolated. Dealing with the unexpected is common in many countries and can be especially challenging for U.S. students who go overseas, since they are generally accustomed to modern conveniences. Can you handle it if the power goes out regularly, if there isn’t a bathroom in your room, if you have the chance to shower only once a week? Can you cope with fluctuating electronic equipment, unusual foods or unclean water, and roads and cars that might not be in the best repair? Although such conditions can provide a world of rich experience, different people have different levels of tolerance. Make sure that you have a good sense of your own limits before you travel for an extended period of time.
Safety Issues In the current political climate, it is vital for American students to be aware that negative attitudes toward Americans exist in some countries. Safety is not a minor issue these days. When you’re walking down the street, project a confident attitude. Walk as if you know exactly where you’re going and what you’re doing, even if you don’t have a clue. Women, in particular, should learn about the customs, religion, and appropriate dress before visiting another country. Internet sites about the country are another good resource. Follow examples of culturally appropriate dress and behavior,
and avoid putting yourself in situations where you are alone or unable to easily ask an official or other authority figure for help.
Know Before You Go Once you’ve got your internship, be sure to find out from that country’s consulate if you need any specific vaccinations. Pack a medical kit to take with you, and be sure to obtain prescriptions for any medications you require. You may need to obtain a letter from your doctor if you have asthma or allergies and you must carry an Epi-pen on board the plane. Because of recent security crackdowns, carrying an hypodermic needle on board a plane is allowed in medical necessity cases, but you’ll need that letter from your doctor.
GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIPS The federal government has a lot to offer when it comes to offering internships and summer jobs. Most agencies offer student jobs and internships as part of the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP). Some student jobs, such as science and engineering co-ops at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and internships at the National Institutes of Health, relate to students’ career goals. Students often get school credit as well as pay. Other jobs provide experience. To qualify for a student job in the government, you need to attend a high school, college, or vocational school, with at least a half-time schedule. In addition to the government jobs in this book, you can find government internships, co-ops, and other jobs by checking the online database at http://www.studentjobs.gov. This site is run by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Education and lists lots of internship opportunities. But keep in mind that agencies aren’t required to post opportunities on the site. You also might want to check for government jobs with the career guidance office at your school or call federal or state agencies directly. If you are looking for a summer job, start your search in the fall, because some agencies begin advertising positions in October, and jobs often fill quickly.
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However, just because the federal government offers a huge employee pool doesn’t mean it will be easy to land a temporary position. These summer jobs are quite competitive, and the number of jobs available is relatively small in comparison to the large number of applicants for summer employment with the federal government. Only a small percentage of applicants who apply are hired. This is why you shouldn’t limit your efforts to obtain summer work solely to the federal government. To get started, check out the government’s official summer job Web site at http://www.usajobs. opm.gov. On the Web site, you can find current job vacancies, employment information fact sheets, applications and forms, and in some instances apply for jobs online. Complete job announcements can be retrieved from the Web site. The USAJOBS Web site also has an Online Resume Builder feature. Using the resume builder, job seekers can create online resumes specifically designed for applying for federal jobs. Resumes created on the USAJOBS resume builder can be printed from the system for faxing or mailing to employers and saved and edited for future use. For many of the vacancies listed on the site, you can submit resumes created through USAJOBS directly to hiring agencies through an electronic submission process. If you have questions about your application after it’s been submitted, you should contact the agency directly. Be sure to give the agency enough information to easily locate your application (name, social security number, summer job vacancy announcement number, job title, and date submitted). Sometimes, a person who worked for a federal agency during a previous summer may be reemployed by the same agency without having to compete with other applicants. To find out about reemployment possibilities, contact the agency where you previously worked.
Recent Grads The federal government also offers special programs for recent college graduates. Participants usually receive special training and assignments
and yearly promotions. You can find out more about these programs, which often are specific to particular agencies, by attending career fairs, contacting agencies that interest you, and searching the USAJOBS database. There is also an interactive telephone system at (703) 724-1850 or TDD (978) 461-8404, where you can access worldwide current job vacancies, employment information fact sheets, and applications and forms, and in some instances apply for jobs by phone. Once you’ve found a summer job listing you like, and you’re sure you meet the work experience and education requirements, you’ll need to complete the application forms in the agency’s vacancy announcement. Contact any of the sources identified above to obtain the required application forms. You should submit a separate application for each job for which you are interested and qualified. Remember, don’t wait until June 1 to start your search. Application filing dates vary with each agency, so be sure to check vacancy announcement deadlines. You’ll also want to remember to specify the title of the job and the vacancy announcement number on your application. If more information is needed, it will be included in the agency’s vacancy announcement and should be submitted at the time you apply. Incomplete applications won’t be considered.
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program This program for students with a graduate degree has been attracting outstanding master’s, juris doctor (J.D.), and doctoral-level students to the federal service for the past 27 years. PMFs may work in a variety of fields, including domestic or international issues, technology, science, criminal justice, health, or financial management. A qualified student who has completed the required thesis for a graduate degree can be nominated by his or her university after demonstrating breadth and quality of accomplishments, capacity for leadership, and a commitment to excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. If you want to be considered for the PMF Program, you must apply to your school by October 14 and be nominated by your school’s
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dean, chair, or program director of your graduate program. The online application is made available on the PMF Web site (http://www.pmi.opm.gov) from September 1 through October 14 of each year. This online application and resume builder contains a format for entering all the information you need for the initial application process, including a resume component that includes education and work history. Each school conducts a competitive screening process to evaluate its graduating PMF applicants and makes its final determination of nominees by October 31. You’ll be notified of your acceptance status via e-mail by November 1. If you’re nominated by your school, the selection process then moves to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which will select PMF semifinalists based on the online applications and resume builders, including the accomplishment records. Once your electronic application is received by OPM, a preassessment will be conducted based on documentation provided in the accomplishment record portion of your application. After this initial review process, semifinalists are invited to participate in a structured assessment center process during the months of January and February. Based on these scores, and any veterans’ status, nominees are ranked and notified of their PMF finalist status in March. You can then select the agency for which you’d like to be appointed. Positions are posted to an online job bank (the PMF Projected Positions System) on the PMF Web site each year. As a PMF, you’ll receive formal and informal onthe-job training and receive assignments designed to further their career goals. The two-year fellowship is available to anyone with a graduate degree in any subject. Fellows usually start at the GS-9 level and are eligible for the GS-12 level at the end of the program. However, fellows who already have relevant experience can start at higher pay levels. Being selected as a finalist makes you eligible for a PMF appointment by a federal agency, but you need to find the appropriate job. A job fair conducted exclusively for PMF finalists is held in
the Washington, D.C., area in the spring of the year finalists are notified. Federal agency representatives attend the job fair and discuss their PMF hiring opportunities with the finalists. You don’t have to attend the job fair to land a PMF appointment, but the job fair is a great way to make federal agency contacts for finalists.
FINDING GREAT REFERENCES Whether you’re looking for an internship, a summer job, or a full-time job, having a couple of great references is always a must. But what sort of people should you ask to provide you with this all-important letter? First of all, you should be thinking of asking someone who knows you from school or from another job you’ve held. Your Great Aunt Tillie or your mom’s best friend’s lawyer, even if they know you well, won’t do. If your dad’s work colleague happens to be a state senator and you figure a fancy letterhead will help you, you’ll only be half right. The letterhead might grab the interviewer’s attention, but once he or she actually reads the letter, it will become obvious that the person barely knows you or doesn’t know you in the right way. The interviewer wants to see a recommendation from someone who knows what you can do and who’s really seen you in action. Ideally, that would be someone at school—and the higher the position, the better, as long as the person has observed you or has firsthand knowledge of your work. So, if you’ve worked with the dean of your college on a public relations project, by all means, ask the dean for a recommendation. Or ask a professor who knows you well. When you ask the person for a reference, it can really help the person providing the reference if the two of you sit down together briefly to think through how your internship may help you reach your career ideals. For example, if you’ve taken a marine biology course with a professor and you’re applying for a dolphin communication internship, letting the professor know this will remind her to mention the fact that you worked with dolphins during a summer course the professor taught.
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Bring along a copy of your resume that outlines your latest accomplishments. If you’re asking for a reference from a college administrator or professor, remember that the person has taught hundreds of students. He or she may have forgotten some of your skills or accomplishments. Include a list of courses you’ve taken with this instructor, outstanding papers you’ve handed in, and grades you earned. If you’ve worked in a summer job that in some way would relate to your career or the internship, it’s also a good idea to see if you can get a recommendation from your boss. That will carry a lot of weight with the interviewer, because the boss has seen exactly how you work in a job situation. An official at a volunteer organization would also be appropriate, if the person can link your skills and performance in the volunteer work with the internship in some way. Whomever you choose, be sure to ask people you think will give you a good reference. If you’ve had an unpleasant experience with a professor or a business associate, save yourself a lot of grief and don’t approach that person for a reference. If you have any doubt, you should come right out and ask the person if he or she would feel comfortable in giving you a positive recommendation. You might feel a bit uncomfortable doing this, but it’s much better to find this out ahead of time, before an uncomplimentary letter is sent. And don’t forget: Make sure the person knows the deadline for providing the reference letter.
Most likely the people you’re asking for references are very busy professionals who may have other reference letters to write as well. You’ll need to give the person lots of advance notice (and maybe even send a reminder as the closing date approaches).
LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER As you prepare to begin your internship or summer job, think of it as your first major career step—so make the most of it. A summer job or internship is a terrific chance to network, because almost every person you work with is a potential reference for the future. Look for opportunities to mingle with employees professionally and socially. Soak up every bit of detail about the culture of the workplace. Don’t be intrusive, but don’t be shy about making suggestions or showing initiative if you have a good idea. Think about ways that you may share technical skills that are more advanced than those currently being used. If you have a great idea for a better way to do something, offer it tactfully. Ideally, when you first start, you’ll be given an overview of all departments and functions within the organization. If you aren’t given the opportunity to interact with people outside your department, take it upon yourself (when you can) to make appointments with other people within the company, to interview them for information and gather a broader picture of the organization’s operations.
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ACCION INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP ACCION International Internship Coordinator 56 Roland Street, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02129 Fax: (617) 625-7020
[email protected] http://www.accion.org
What You Can Earn: $10 an hour. Application Deadlines: May 30. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Interest in writing, marketing, and public relations; excellent verbal, writing, and organizational skills; excellent computer skills (including MS Word, Excel). Spanish is helpful but not required
Company magazine for “using business excellence to engineer social change.” Interns can work three or four days a week from June to August with ACCION in the communications department, helping primarily with administrative support, maintaining ACCION’s photo archives, researching online outlets, writing and organizing borrower success stories, and tracking media clips and information pertinent to ACCION and the microfinance industry. Interns also help research local and international media pitches, compile targeted media lists for local pitches, produce materials and a newsletter (print and electronic), produce weekly reports on ACCION Web site traffic, and cover the front desk for about an hour a day. Intern tasks tend to change depending on public relations and media opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY OVERVIEW ACCION International is a private nonprofit organization that gives people the financial tools they need (microenterprise loans, business training, and other financial services) to work their way out of poverty. By providing “micro” loans and business training to needy individuals who want to start their own businesses, ACCION helps people work their own way up the economic ladder, with dignity and pride. With capital, people can build their own businesses, earning enough to afford running water, better food, and schooling for their children. The organization’s goal is to bring microlending to millions of people to truly change the world. A world pioneer in microfinance, ACCION was founded in 1961 and issued the first microloan in 1973 in Brazil. ACCION International’s partner microfinance institutions today are providing loans as low as $100 to poor entrepreneurs in 20 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in the United States. ACCION was among 25 organizations awarded the 2005 Social Capitalist Award by Fast
Mail, fax, or e-mail a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH INTERNSHIP Director of Internships Advocates for Youth 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 419-3420 http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
What You Can Earn: Stipends based on the District of Columbia’s minimum wage for each hour worked; unpaid internships are also available to students who receive credit for their work. Unpaid interns will receive an expense stipend of $200 per month to cover expenses. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Desire to learn more about fundraising and grant writing, in addition to some interest in adolescent reproductive and sexual health issues; attention to detail, solid organizational skills; good to excellent writing skills; familiarity with Internet research; ability to work independently; have the ability to work on multiple projects independently; sense of humor.
OVERVIEW Advocates for Youth is an organization interested in creating programs and working for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world. Advocates for Youth is founded on the belief that society should view sexuality as normal and healthy and treat young people as a valuable resource. Interns at the Advocates for Youth will work in the development department 20 hours a week. As the development intern, you’ll support the director of development, helping on foundation prospect research and writing initial letters of inquiry. You’ll also help with general office administration, including organizing files, processing thank you letters, and packaging and sending grant reports and proposals. This organization is committed to youth development, and provides interns with a flexible and supportive work environment in which each intern can find ways to pursue his or her own interests.
HOW TO APPLY Interested students should submit a resume with a cover letter to the preceding address (no phone calls). In the cover letter, specify the internship period: summer (June to August), fall (September to December), or spring (January to May).
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS PROJECT INTERNSHIP American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 17th Floor New York, NY 10004 (212) 549-2621 Fax: (212) 549-2654
[email protected] http://www.aclu.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 31. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students in all majors; Spanish fluency is preferred but not required. Requirements: Must be committed to civil liberties and should have a strong interest in social justice and legal issues, excellent writing and communication skills, and the initiative and energy necessary to see projects to completion. Must be comfortable with research and writing as well as administrative tasks.
OVERVIEW The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrants Rights Project conducts the largest litigation program in the country dedicated to enforcing and defending the constitutional and civil rights of immigrants and to combating public and private discrimination against noncitizens. The Immigrants Rights Project maintains offices in New York and California with a combined staff of 15, plus interns and volunteers. Cases have included lawsuits against Donald Rumsfeld and military commanders for torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan; litigation challenging unconstitutional detention of immi-
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grants; challenges to discriminatory “special registration” policies; protecting the fundamental right of access to the courts for immigrants; protecting the workplace rights of immigrant workers; and challenging the improper application of deportation laws. Interns with this project may work during the school year or in the summer and will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including handling written correspondence and inquiries from immigrants in detention centers, searching for newspaper and press articles related to immigrants’ rights, maintaining press files, and other administrative projects. Interns will be exposed to the legal aspects of public-interest work. Interns will be under the direct supervision of the project’s paralegals and will also have an opportunity to work on assignments related to the project’s cases. The internship will last about 10 to 12 weeks with the option to continue into the next semester.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter and resume via either mail or e-mail to the preceding address.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: July 15 for fall semester; October 1 for winter/spring semester. Educational Experience: Some grasp of current civil liberties issues before Congress is helpful but not required. Requirements: None.
OVERVIEW The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the nation’s foremost advocate of individual rights and offers a selective, semester-long legislative internship program in the nation’s capital, designed to give students the opportunity to delve into the workings of a full-service national legislative office. (Many internships are available with other offices of the ACLU; for information on other internships, contact the New York national office at the address above, or contact your local affiliate.) The legislative internship program is designed to give you a realistic view of working in Washington. Interns are selected to work in one of the following areas: ■
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INTERNSHIP ACLU Washington Office Internships 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 ACLU National Headquarters Internship Coordinator 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 (212) 549-2610
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Legislative advocacy and research: Work to enact federal legislation to protect peoples' rights and liberties. Media relations, Internet advocacy/communications: Work to shape public opinion on key civil liberties issues. Field and campus organizing: Help organize grassroots movements to defend civil liberties on Capitol Hill.
The ACLU hosts interns throughout the academic year. If you’re applying for an intern position, you should be able to show a strong interest in the legislative process and working for social justice. Excellent writing and research skills and the ability to work independently are essential. Because the ACLU can’t provide a stipend, they offer flexible hours for internships but require a minimum commitment of 20 to 25 hours a week.
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HOW TO APPLY There is no application form. To apply, submit a detailed letter of interest with dates of availability, along with your resume and writing samples (5 to 10 pages) to the preceding Washington, D.C., address. Selection of interns is made on the basis of previous work, academic experience, grades, references, and writing samples. Face-to-face interviews are not required, but telephone interviews may be conducted.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL— WASHINGTON, D.C., INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, Amnesty International USA 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, 5th floor Washington, DC 20003 Fax: (202) 546-7142
[email protected] http://www.amnestyusa.org/activism/volunteer.do
volunteers, AI works to release prisoners of conscience, to focus on targeted country campaigns, or to work on other human rights issues such as torture, refugees, and the death penalty. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) offers internships tin any of four sessions (spring, summer, fall and winter) throughout the country. Visit AI’s Web site at http://www.amnestyusa.org/ activism/volunteer.do for an up-to-date list. This entry discusses the Washington Office Internships, which are granted for a 12-week period, but longer internship commitments are encouraged. Although business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, the internship program is flexible and can accommodate class and work schedules. Interns are selected to work with one of 13 programs in the Washington office, helping organize projects and participating in a variety of other events. Amnesty International is looking for interns who understand human rights concerns and current affairs and can articulate ideas. It’s also important to be willing to learn from the internship experience, to take on a significant amount of responsibility, and to work well as a team or independently. Typically, interns work a minimum of 35 hours per week.
Campaigns What You Can Earn: Unpaid but daily commuting and program-related expenses are reimbursed. Application Deadlines: February 15 for spring semester; April 15 for summer semester; August 15 for fall semester; November 30 for winter semester. Educational Experience: College juniors or seniors or graduate students. Requirements: Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
Each year AI conducts a major international human rights campaign focusing on specific issues or countries. This unit is responsible for AIUSA’s participation in these major international campaigns and also for a number of smaller, ongoing country campaigns. You’ll help with all aspects of these campaigns, including strategic planning, creating activist campaigning and education materials and tools, public events and actions, and campaign-related meetings. To intern in this program, you should have either a background or interest in organizing or in Amnesty International’s human rights campaigns.
OVERVIEW Amnesty International (AI) is a grassroots movement designed to ensure human rights for every individual throughout the world. Staffed largely by
Communications Here you‘ll raise public awareness through media relations, advertising/marketing, new media, artist
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relations, and the Amnesty Now magazine. You’ll primarily support the media relations unit, tracking coverage of AIUSA placements, developing lists of relevant journalists, researching media outlets, supporting press conferences, writing internal documents, drafting external press releases, and participating in various projects.
Country Specialist (Co-Group) This program recruits, trains, and services a corps of 120 volunteer activists to serve as AIUSA’s country strategists and experts. You’ll be responsible for supporting the human rights work of country specialists focusing on a particular world region (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, or the Middle East). You’ll take an active part in the recruiting process, help develop training manuals, and help organize the annual training and strategy meetings.
Crisis Preparedness & Response This unit mobilizes AIUSA membership, staff, and allies to prepare for and respond to human rights crises around the world. The CPR Unit has managed AIUSA’s response to crises in Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority, Iraq, Colombia, Liberia, and the Côte d’Ivoire. During times of crisis, AIUSA provides analyses of human rights abuses during crisis, offers solutions to prevent future abuses, and addresses past abuses. Your responsibilities include helping to write newsletters and conducting research projects on countries in crisis.
Domestic USA Program This new national program focuses on monitoring human rights abuses in the United States and supporting communication among the national and regional programs. Special focus is placed on police brutality, racial profiling, and prison conditions. Your responsibilities include researching issue areas, tracking issues through the media, handling human rights complaints, conducting legal/nonlegal research, and drafting action and issue briefs. Ideally, if you want to intern with this program you should have a background or strong
interest in criminal justice, civil rights, marketing, and/or community organizing.
Government Relations Staff and interns work together in this program to influence U.S. policy on human rights issues. Interns are responsible for encouraging grassroots advocacy and helping staff monitor human rights developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, or the Middle East. Interns also help distribute recently-released documents and cover hearings for the team.
Membership Mobilization This department is in charge of recruiting new activists, building public awareness of Amnesty’s work through outreach, enhancing public and formal education, and approaching local and regional media. You’ll take an active part in helping with the overall support of the department, assisting the staff with the Special Initiations Fund (SIF) and resolutions-related projects.
New Media This unit uses the Internet to promote human rights and to recruit, mobilize, and support activists and members. It is responsible for AIUSA’s Web site, e-mail newsletters, and online action center, as well as for online discussion areas, online events, and audio and video content. To intern here, you should have Internet skills and experience or strong writing skills and interest in human rights. Intern projects have included creating new sections of the Web site, organizing online events, and writing for e-mail newsletters and the site.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office This office works with AIUSA members in Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia to mobilize and educate people, institutions, and organizations to end international human rights abuses. You’ll help organize publicity efforts, work with community organizations, and design and implement public education programs, in addition to helping with day-to-day office work.
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National Field Program (NFP) This group focuses on national organizing opportunities and educational projects, coordinating national training programs and developing tools to educate, publicize and mobilize for human rights. Working with AIUSA’s five regional offices, the NFP coordinates the National Student Program of AIUSA. You’ll help create tools and resources such as the activist tool kit and the volunteer leadership workbook.
with AIUSA members, policymakers, and local and national women’s organizations on a wide range of women’s human rights issues. You’ll represent AIUSA’s Women’s Human Rights Program at events, meetings, and networking opportunities as necessary (this may be during the weekend or evenings), conduct outreach to women’s organizations who are potential coalition partners, compile a comprehensive events calendar for the program, and provide support in the coordination of training and conferences sponsored by the program.
Program to Abolish the Death Penalty (PADP) Abolition of the death penalty is a crucial part of AI’s mandate, and this program coordinates international, state, and local activities, including mobilization around legislative issues and urgent actions. You’ll be responsible for daily tasks such as responding to e-mails from the public, including general requests for information, maintaining the database for the abolition network, preparing clemency appeals on scheduled executions, and updating the Web site. Special tasks include helping with promotion, resource development, and outreach for the National Weekend of Faith in Action on the Death Penalty and working on the issue of juveniles on death row and attending legislative hearings on the Hill on death-penalty related bills.
The Refugee Program This program helps people fleeing persecution in their home country. You’ll be responsible for providing research and documentation to be used as evidence in asylum claims. Responsibilities include: researching computer and hard copy resources to substantiate individual claims and tracking allegations by detainees about mistreatment in INS detention. You’ll also summarize the relevance of material to individual claims, and draft Urgent Action (UA) letters and articles for AI publications, including the AIUSA monthly Mailing and the Web page. Interns also field telephone, e-mail, and fax inquiries, and maintain database and resource files.
HOW TO APPLY Mail, fax, or e-mail a cover letter with your resume, a writing sample, and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address. In your cover letter, you should indicate the number of days a week that you’ll be available for an internship, including start and departure dates, along with the programs you’re interested. Your writing sample does not have to be of any specific length or on any particular topic; it can be a recently written term paper or news article, for example. You should submit all of your materials at once, including your letters of recommendation (if possible), although recommendations can be mailed under separate cover. An incomplete application will not be considered.
BEYOND PESTICIDES INTERNSHIP Project Director, Beyond Pesticides 701 E Street, SE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20003 (202) 543-5450 Fax: (202) 543-4791
[email protected] Women’s Human Rights Program You’ll work with staff to promote and defend the rights of girls and women worldwide, working
What You Can Earn: Small stipend. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
on specific projects, you’ll learn about the importance of grassroots action, the complexities of environmental issues, and how nonprofits function. Internships vary from three months to a year.
OVERVIEW Beyond Pesticides is a nonprofit national grassroots organization founded in 1981 and dedicated to leading the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. The organization advocates a policy to protect public health and the environment and carries out an extensive program of public education and advocacy on the toxic hazards of pesticides and the availability of safe alternatives. Beyond Pesticides’ programs are focused on school pesticide use, lawn care, insect-borne diseases, organic agriculture, and documenting pesticide poisoning incidents. Beyond Pesticides has historically taken a two-pronged approach to the pesticide problem by identifying the risks of conventional pestmanagement practices and promoting nonchemical and least-hazardous management alternatives. The organization’s primary goal is to take local action, helping individuals and community-based organizations stimulate discussion on the hazards of toxic pesticides, while providing information on safer alternatives. Beyond Pesticides has sought to bring to a policy forum in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and local governing bodies the pesticide problem and provides information on pesticides and alternatives to their use. The organization offers a quarterly news magazine, a monthly news bulletin, a Web site service, and a bimonthly bulletin on school pesticides. The organization also publishes a wide variety of brochures, information packets, and reports. The summer intern may help produce fact sheets, articles, report contributions, and online materials; update and develop Web pages at http:// www.beyondpesticides.org; help field phone calls and e-mails from the public; research and answer information requests; and help the executive director and program staff with outreach, research, and administrative tasks. You’ll be given tasks that match your interests, skills, and background with Beyond Pesticides’ goals. In addition to working
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a resume and cover letter outlining what type of internship interests you, what you hope to gain from the experience, and what date you are available to the preceding address.
BOSTON ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP City of Boston Environment Department (617) 635-3850
[email protected] http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; course credit may be obtained with prior approval. Application Deadlines: December. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Minimum of 10 hours a week.
OVERVIEW The City of Boston’s Environment Department aims to protect the built and natural environments and provide information on environmental issues affecting Boston. Sound management and environmental practices will help ensure the future of a livable city. The department protects Boston’s wealth of historic sites, buildings, landscapes, and waterways through protective designation and review. The department is involved in all environmental review processes. The department is seeking interns to assist a number of environment and historic-preservation
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commissions, including the conservation commission (wetland/water protection); air pollution control commission (air quality and parking freezes); environmental reviews, archeology, and landmarks; and historic districts.
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reviewing court files in Washington, D.C., Superior Court; reviewing official files at the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearing and Appeals and assisting with representation of individuals in administrative hearings; helping with representing tenants at grievance hearings before the D.C. Housing Authority; and helping with trial preparation.
Contact the department at the preceding e-mail address or number for more information and to apply.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
BREAD FOR THE CITY LEGAL CLINIC INTERNSHIP BROOKLYN PARENTS FOR PEACE INTERNSHIP Bread for the City Internship 1640 Good Hope Road, SE Washington, DC 20020 (202) 265-2400 Fax: (202) 745-1081 http://www.breadforthecity.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 31. Educational Experience: Applicants from legal internship and work study programs. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Bread for the City provides free legal assistance, medical care, social services, food, and clothing without cost to low-income residents of Washington, D.C. The legal clinic represents individuals in landlord-tenant law, family law, disability appeals, and other public-benefits issues. The Legal Clinic of Bread for the City’s SE Center has a full-time legal internship available for 10 weeks in the summer. The legal intern’s duties will include interviewing clients; conducting legal research; drafting pleadings, correspondence, motion papers, and memoranda of law;
Program Coordinator Brooklyn Parents for Peace 138 Court Street PMB 416 Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718)624-5921 Fax: 718 624 5921
[email protected] http://www.brooklynpeace.org
What You Can Earn: Small stipend for part-time weekdays with some evenings and weekends possible (minimum of eight hours a week) in the fall and spring. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Students interested in advocacy and effecting social change. Requirements: Excellent writing, communication and administrative skills, highly organized and detail-oriented, and computer literate.
OVERVIEW Brooklyn Parents for Peace is a small community activist organization in Brooklyn that
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has for more than 20 years offered analysis on international and domestic policies. The group consists of a network of Brooklyn residents (parents, neighbors, and educators) alarmed by the growing militarism of American society and its effect on their lives. The group tries to inform themselves and the community about issues of war and peace. Founded in 1984, the group has organized local opposition to the Staten Island home port for nuclear-capable Cruise missiles, the U.S. intervention in Central America, the Gulf War, and economic sanctions that penalized Iraqi children. They also fought to preserve the entitlement status of welfare and Medicaid, supported efforts to strengthen New York public education, and supported compensation to civilian victims of U.S. bombing in Afghanistan. The intern at this organization would help coordinate community meetings, set up information tables, participate in phone and advertising campaigns, meet with elected officials, and participate in demonstrations.
HOW TO APPLY Submit a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
THE CARTER CENTER INTERNSHIP The Carter Center Educational Programs One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100
[email protected] http://www.cartercenter.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but college credit is possible. If your university offers academic credit
for internships, the Center will work with your school to match academic requirements with the requirements of the intern’s host program. Necessary forms from your college or university should be submitted upon acceptance to the intern’s program supervisor. Application Deadlines: Summer: March 15; fall: June 15; spring: October 15. Educational Experience: Junior or senior college students, recent graduates (within two years of graduation), and graduate/professional students. Requirements: Minimum 20-hour, four- or fiveday a week commitment for at least 15 weeks (except summer, which is between 10 to 15 weeks).
OVERVIEW The Carter Center is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University. The Center seeks to wage peace, fight disease, and build hope in a world where people live every day under difficult, life-threatening conditions caused by war, disease, and famine. Interns are a vital presence at the center, which has gained an international reputation for nurturing interns’ skills, knowledge, and commitment in shaping participants’ educations and careers. Interns come to the Center from universities throughout the world to support the Center, where they learn through a series of educational programs, mentoring, and interaction with a group of intern peers. At the Carter Center, you’ll be working from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., depending on program needs, but the program will make allowances for you if you must attend classes or work elsewhere. Depending on program and project needs, you may have the opportunity to travel, but you should arrive expecting to spend the duration of the internship in Atlanta. Although some former interns are currently working in temporary staff positions, these jobs are not usually offered after an internship. President Jimmy Carter visits the Carter Center for about one week a month (yes, you’ll see both the Carters walking through the building). President
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and Mrs. Carter meet the interns as a group at least once each semester, schedules permitting, to talk about Center-related issues and attend a photo session. They are genuinely supportive of the internship program and appreciate interns’ work. When the Carters visit, you may have one or two books signed by President or Mrs. Carter (but the books must be written by one of them); you may have it signed for yourself, a relative, or friend. The programs and offices of the Carter Center are divided into three main areas: peace, health, and operations. Peace programs include the Americas Program, China Village Elections Project, Conflict Resolution Program, Democracy Program, Development Office, Educational Programs (serves Peace and Health programs), Global Development Initiative, and the Human Rights Office (serves Peace and Health programs). Health programs include Global 2000, Health Development and the Mental Health Program. Operations programs include art services, development, public information, and special events.
Peace Programs Americas Program
Recently, the emphasis has shifted from election monitoring, now led by the Democracy Program, to strengthening inter-American relations and democratic consolidation in the Western Hemisphere. This work includes efforts to foster productive relationships between civil society and governments and to promote accountability through improved access to information, campaign finance reform, and support to election monitoring. The Americas Program maintains the Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas, a group of more than 30 current and former prime ministers and presidents who are regularly consulted on projects for their expertise and influence throughout the region. The Americas Program offers conferences at the Carter Center in Atlanta and visits countries throughout the hemisphere. The program fosters dialogues that bring together politicians, policy professionals, scholars, media, business executives, and civil society leaders from across the Americas.
Recent projects included a major policy conference on financing democracy and crisis management in Venezuela. You should be an upper-level undergraduate student or a graduate and professional student whose area of study is international relations, political science, history, or Latin American and Caribbean studies. A concentration on issues of development and democracy and a strong course background in social sciences are ideal. Being able to speak, read, and write Spanish or Portuguese is helpful; you must have strong writing and computer skills and the ability to use the Internet for research purposes. You also should have overseas experience and a strong academic record. You’ll be assigned to a particular issue, theme, or country, where you’ll be responsible for providing research and logistical support for a relevant program activity. This often includes conference preparation and follow-up, staff travel abroad, writing regular updates, and periodically briefing program staff. Work commonly leads to contact with highprofile politicians and diplomats throughout the Americas. You also may opt to dedicate additional time to a mentored study for which you may be able to receive university credit. You’ll need a “can-do” attitude here, along with curiosity, resilience, flexibility, and resourcefulness. Past interns have gone on to work in positions at think tanks in Washington, D.C. (such as The Brookings Institution and Inter-American Dialogue), the U.S. Peace Corps, and government agencies such as the Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State, and USAID. China Village Elections Project
This project is dedicated to providing help and advice to the Chinese government in standardizing electoral procedures at the village, township, and county levels. President Carter and Minister Duoji Cering of the Ministry of Civil Affairs reached an agreement in 1997 to allow the Center to cooperate with the MCA to help with village election data gathering, civic education, and election official training. After a pilot project in nine counties in three provinces from 1998 through
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1999, a three-year project was signed in early 2000 to expand the project to four provinces. The project is also working with the National Peoples’ Congress of China to help with elections at the township and county levels. Over the past three years, the Center sent several election observation delegations to China to observe village and township elections. Chinese elections officials were also invited to observe the American midterm elections, presidential primaries, and the presidential election. For this internship, you should have a background and/or course work in international relations, political science, and other related fields, and you should be able to communicate at an advanced level of Mandarin Chinese. You need good writing skills in English and rudimentary Chinese reading and writing capabilities. You also must have good communication and computer skills (especially in the Internet, Web page creation, PowerPoint and Excel), be able to work independently, be willing to travel occasionally, and understand current Chinese affairs and U.S.-China relations. Typically, you’ll be expected to perform a variety of tasks, including administrative assistance, translating documents both into Chinese and English, monitoring the Western and Chinese media about political developments in China, and researching bibliographies of Chinese reports. You’ll also be expected to provide logistical support and to accompany Chinese delegations visiting the United States. Conflict Resolution Program (CRP)
This program is dedicated to the peaceful prevention and resolution of armed conflicts, including civil wars. Much of the work revolves around regularly monitoring many of the world’s armed conflicts. When a situation arises where President Carter has a unique role to play, the CRP is directly responsible for supporting his intervention efforts. To accomplish this, CRP works closely with representatives of international organizations, governments, and nongovernmental organizations. The CRP has been involved in projects in the Baltics, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Great Lakes
regions of Africa, Korea, Liberia, Sudan, Uganda, Fiji, and Ecuador. You’ll be expected to have a solid academic background in conflict resolution, international relations, and foreign policy courses, but the program will consider interns from a wide range of academic interests and fields. It’s also important that you have relevant real-world experiences, such as jobs in related fields (conflict resolution or mediation); student internships; and study, work, or time spent living abroad. The ability to speak a second language (especially French) is desired but not required. In addition, you must have had some experience in volunteering or work activities at a local or national level. While each CRP intern must spend at least 20 hours a week at the Carter Center, 40 hours a week is preferred. It’s particularly important for you to have advanced research and writing skills and to be adept with computers and the Internet. Between four to six interns will help CRP staff with projects designed to prevent or resolve armed conflicts throughout the world. You might monitor and research some of the armed conflicts the program regularly follows, helping to draft memoranda and reports, attend meetings, prepare briefing materials for meetings and trips, and organize conferences. All interns are responsible for writing, editing, and producing the weekly Conflict Updates, which focus on developments in the countries covered by the CRP. You should be prepared to work independently and as a member of various teams in an irregular and fast-paced environment and be willing to do more than is required. You also should have a strong curiosity about the world and how it functions, as well as an avid quest for knowledge. Communication and research and writing skills are particularly important, as are patience, flexibility, and a good sense of humor. Democracy Program
Because the Carter Center believes that reinforcing the process of democratization is the best means of promoting human rights, this program supports sustainable economic opportunity and focuses
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on resolving conflicts peacefully. The program’s goals are to promote democratic transition and consolidation through projects involving election monitoring and mediation, technical assistance to strengthen civil society, and efforts to advance the rule of law and improve compliance with human rights standards. The program provides electoral assistance to countries around the globe that are undergoing first or second transitional elections or are at risk of backsliding in their democratization process. In the last several years, the program has organized election observation projects in Nigeria, Liberia, East Timor, the Cherokee Nation, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe and civil society building projects in East Timor, Liberia, and Guyana. You can be either an advanced undergraduate or a graduate student, with course work in political science, international relations, democratization, human rights, or other relevant areas. In addition, you should have real-world experience, such as previous internships or work experience and overseas study, as well as strong foreign language skills. It’s particularly important for candidates to demonstrate advanced research and writing skills and to be adept with computers and the Internet. Three to four interns work in a variety of areas related to democratization, including projects on election observation and mediation, as well as technical assistance to promote democratic consolidation and human rights and civil society building. You’ll monitor specific countries and/or projects and typically write regular country updates, conduct research projects, and often work directly on project planning and implementation. Responsibilities may include drafting memorandums, preparing briefing materials for meetings, and aiding staff in forming election observation delegations. In addition, you are expected to provide administrative support to staff. You should be flexible and able to adapt quickly to change, since you’ll be working in an exciting and fast-paced environment.
by generating money and other resources from foreign governments, U.S. government agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals. Much of the staffers’ work involves maintaining longterm relationships with more than 150 program donors, such as the government of Norway, Merck & Co., the MacArthur Foundation, and so on. The department cultivates relationships with organizations such as UNICEF, helps brief President and Mrs. Carter, and plans fund-raising trips. Development positions are available to support both the Peace and Health programs of The Carter Center. Interns should be upper-level undergraduate or graduate students with course work in English, international development, international finance and economics, international affairs, public health, public policy, philanthropy, business, scientific and technical writing, library sciences, and/or nonprofit management. It’s also helpful if you’re interested in foreign aid, mental health, international health and disease control, sustainable agriculture, corporate philanthropy, democracy, civil society, human rights, and conflict resolution. It is extremely helpful if you have worked with a member of Congress or other policymakers (especially if you’ve helped write letters), or if you’ve worked in a foreign country and learned more about the European Union or the World Bank. Experience in research and technical writing for academic, business, or nonprofit proposals; work in government contracts; and work with university or nonprofit development is very helpful. Exceptional writing and research skills are critical. Extensive experience with the Internet and electronic databases such as Lexis-Nexis, SSCI, and WorldCat are essential. Proficiency with Access or another contact database is nice, but not a requirement. While each intern must spend at least 20 hours per week at the Center, 30 to 40 hours a week is preferred.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Educational Programs
This office supports the mission and activities of the Carter Center Peace and Health programs
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an intern, helps select, support, and provide learning opportunities to foster professional development. In addition to supporting the Internship Program, Educational Programs hosts forums for college and high school groups interested in learning about the Center’s programs. During each internship, the program conducts a series of educational and social programs designed to enrich the intern experience, such as a ropes course, retreat, excursion to Plains, GA (home of the Carters), and field trips to Atlanta sites such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center and the CNN Center. In addition, the program administers evaluations to make sure that interns are gaining the maximum benefit from their experience. You should be an undergraduate, graduate student, or recent graduate with an interest in careers in student affairs administration, nonprofit management, or international affairs. Foreign language skills are helpful but not necessary, but you should have strong writing and computer skills and a strong academic record. You may help develop an intern handbook and an intern supervisor’s manual, help develop a supervisor’s training session, measure program outcomes, and conduct an evaluation process. In addition, you may help with routine activities such as planning events and processing internship applications. You should understand common developmental concerns facing undergraduate and graduate students, be creative and organized, enjoy socializing with college-age people, and be eager to pitch in with tasks ranging from complex problem-solving to simple paperwork. You should also be interested in the work of the program as well as the overall goals of the Carter Center. Global Development Initiative
This program’s aim is to promote sustainable development by addressing the social, environmental, and economic interrelationships of development issues. This program believes that the most appropriate development policies and strategies will come from within a country, not from without. The
Global Development Initiative (GDI) also serves as the institutional base for the Carter Center’s environmental activities. You should be a college senior, or a graduate/ professional student in such fields as international relations, international development, development studies, public policy, economics, political science, or related backgrounds. It helps if you’re familiar with international development, foreign aid; democratization, economic reform; and sustainable human development. It also is helpful if you have some experience in a developing country, experience with an international development organization, or study abroad. You must have a good grade point average, strong recommendations, and excellent research and writing skills. GDI has a small staff that travels frequently. You may be asked to act as junior support staff, so you’ll need to be able to learn quickly and work independently. Generally, you’ll help with memo writing, research, and internal/external communication. You are asked also to monitor and report on issues or countries of interest to GDI, and you are expected to assist with administrative support. Interest or experience in Guyana, Albania, Mali, and Mozambique is a plus. Human Rights Office
The Carter Center is founded on a commitment to human rights, which are integral to all Carter Center activities. In this office, one staff member works in collaboration with staff from each of the Center’s programs. Human rights initiatives at the Carter Center include work with the United National High Commissioner for Human Rights, technical assistance projects in one or more countries, and individual case interventions. If you’re an intern here, you’ll be able to make rewarding, substantive contributions in support of some or all of these aspects of the Center’s work. The human rights casework undertaken by the Center involves both staff interventions and President and Mrs. Carter’s personal interactions with world leaders on behalf of victims of human rights abuse. You’ll help with all case-intervention work,
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researching cases and sometimes communicating with clients, their families, nongovernmental organization partners such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, attorneys, and government offices. You’ll also draft detailed memos regarding cases as well as letters for the Carters’ signatures. You should be a law student, a recent graduate, or a college senior, with a solid human rights education and/or experience. Excellent writing and oral communications skills are essential, as is flexibility and self-sufficiency. You can expect rewarding substantive research work as well as some administrative duties such as filing or correspondence. You may write reports of meetings on various subjects, memoranda to senior Carter Center staff (including President Carter), and may have the opportunity to draft letters for President Carter addressed to heads of state on human rights issues. Interested college sophomores should try to gain valuable experience with human rights organizations over summer breaks before applying to The Carter Center, which may increase your chance of being accepted.
developing maps of disease patterns; projects are directly relevant to Global 2000 programs. Mental Health Program
This program is dedicated to promoting mental health and improving policies and services to improve the quality of life for people with mental illness, guided by the Mental Health Task Force chaired by Mrs. Carter. The priorities of the program include reducing stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness; promoting the equitable treatment of mental illness; promoting early childhood education and mental health; and promoting mental health and improved services for people with mental illnesses around the world. You should have an interest in healthcare issues, with course work in psychology, public health, medicine, or a related field. Practical experience in a mental health setting is a definite plus, and strong writing and analysis skills are required. The program has several annual events in which you may participate, including: ■
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Global 2000 (G2000) works to improve the quality of life through health programs in disease eradication/control and agriculture and leads a worldwide campaign that has achieved a 99 percent reduction of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in Africa and Asia. Efforts also are underway to prevent and eventually eradicate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa and Latin America and to test eradication strategies for lymphatic filariasis and schistosomiasis in Nigeria. In Africa, small-scale farmers are learning improved agricultural techniques to grow more food for their families and boost local economies You should be an outstanding graduate student with some overseas health or agricultural experience in a developing country under hardship conditions. Project opportunities may vary from studies of remote communities in a developing county to
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The annual Symposium on Mental Health Policy, which convenes the leaders in the mental health community from around the country for a two-day meeting each fall An annual fellowship program, which provides grants to journalists to research and report on a specific area of mental health/ mental illness The annual Georgia Forum, which offers a full-day spring meeting on a mental health issue of concern throughout the state The International Committee of Women Leaders for Mental Health, a committee of the World Federation for Mental Health consisting of first ladies, royalty, and heads of state, chaired by Rosalynn Carter
You may help prepare for and follow up after these large-scale meetings, preparing research, planning programs, and writing and editing follow-
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up reports. You also may prepare materials for the program director’s presentations. This program is ideal for self-starters willing to work independently and interested in mental health policy issues.
Operations Art Services
This office is responsible for the professional care of the Carter Center’s growing art collection, which includes a diverse range of items given to President and Mrs. Carter or to the Carter Center. Coursework in museum studies or art history is helpful here, along with an interest in museum registration and/or curatorial work. Computer skills are required, and experience working with databases is desirable. You’ll help register and manage the Center’s art collection; maintain computerized and written records; catalog new acquisitions; help with inventory; and work on installation and maintenance of art. Possible projects could include labeling and collection research. If you’re able to work independently and be flexible and conscientious, this program offers a unique opportunity to experience all facets of collection management. Conference and Special Events Office
This office supports the programs and departments of the Carter Center by planning and executing conferences, media events, and social events. This department also markets the Carter Center facility to outside organizations that host conferences, media, and social events and assists the host organization with planning and executing those events. You should have a background in the hospitality industry (catering, hotel, or conference centers), with an interest in marketing or in event management. You must spend at least 15 hours a week at the Carter Center; because the events schedule is variable depending on the type of event booked, some of those hours can be evenings and weekends. Good communication and phone skills are important.
You may help staff events, deal with sponsors during events, conduct site visits, attend preconference meetings with programs and outside clients, and provide information for clients. You may help maintain events files or client and financial databases and update and disseminate event information. You need a good attitude and the ability to learn quickly and work independently. You’ll be working with every program and department at the Center and with outside clients during high-level, high profile events. Flexibility, resourcefulness, and a sense of humor will make the experience in this very service-oriented department useful. Development Office
This office supports the Center’s mission and activities by generating donations and financial support from foreign governments, U.S. government agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals. Staffers research potential funding prospects and initiate relationships through letters, proposals, phone calls, and meetings and help maintain longterm relationships with more than 150 program donors, such as the government of Norway, Merck & Co., and the MacArthur Foundation. You should be an upper-level undergraduate or graduate student with course work in English, international development, international finance and economics, international affairs, public health, public policy, philanthropy, business, scientific and technical writing, library sciences, and/or nonprofit management. You also should be familiar with at least one or more of the following issues: foreign aid, mental health, international health, disease control, sustainable agriculture, corporate philanthropy, democracy, civil society, human rights, and conflict resolution. You should have relevant experience such as work with a member of Congress or other highlevel policy-maker, particularly drafting correspondence for official signature; work in a foreign country (especially in financial institutions); research and technical writing for academic, business contracting, or nonprofit proposals; work in procurement/contracting with a government
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agency or contractor; and work with university or nonprofit development departments. Exceptional writing and research skills are critical. It’s helpful if your skills have been recognized by awards and/or publication. Extensive experience using Internet resources and electronic databases such as Lexis-Nexis, SSCI, and WorldCat to research program, country, corporate, and individual information is essential. Proficiency with Access or another contact database is desired but not required. While each intern must spend at least 20 hours per week at the Center, 30 to 40 hours a week is preferred. You’ll help staff in all aspects of donor research, solicitation, and cultivation, monitoring news for information about prospective and current donors; attending meetings and briefings; helping to draft reports, proposals, briefing materials, talking points, and correspondence, including letters from President and Mrs. Carter to heads of state and foreign government officials; maintaining record of all contact with donors in files and electronic database; and conducting in-depth research on foreign government agencies’ development policies, U.S. and foreign companies, individuals, and issues related to specific programs. You should be prepared to work independently and as part of a team in this deadlinedriven environment. You should be creative at identifying potential new funding sources, and you’ll be expected to provide some administrative and clerical support. If you have an interest in international development and foreign aid in a wide-ranging spectrum of countries, as well as in nonprofit management, you should enjoy interning here. If you intend to start or lead a nonprofit organization in the future, you’ll benefit from the high-level fund-raising and grants-management experience that you’ll get here. Public Information Office
As you might imagine, the PR wing of the Carter Center is busy handling all sorts of communications. One internship is available for a student to work with the publications manager on a publication project; if you’re interested in this opportu-
nity, you should indicate your preference, since this internship focuses on publishing and writing as opposed to publicity and media relations. You should have strong interest and experience in journalism or public relations, with strong writing and typing skills and good newswriting skills. You’ll help with ongoing office projects and special projects or events, scanning newspapers, magazines, and Internet sites for news coverage of the Carter Center; maintaining databases of media contacts; writing short articles for the in-house newsletter Centerpiece; researching information for press releases or articles; responding to public requests for information; and maintaining office archives of print and photo coverage. The office handles media and publicity for all major events at the Carter Center, and you’ll help with this planning and implementation. A flexible attitude and the willingness to work hard will help you get the most from your exposure to a high-profile press office. Assignments vary from semester to semester, depending on the Center’s changing agenda of activities, usually with a heavy clerical and research focus.
HOUSING Although the Carter Center does not provide housing for interns, it will provide information on available housing in staff and neighborhood resident homes, local apartment complexes, and the like.
HOW TO APPLY Download the application from http://www.cartercenter.org. (Click on “About Us” at the top of the page; then click on “internship program.”) Submit your completed application together with your resume, two letters of recommendation, an official transcript, a short essay (why you want to apply as an intern), and a writing sample of fewer than 10 pages. Mail your application to the above address. You can reapply if you aren’t successful the first time. Unsuccessful applications are kept on file for a year, so to reactivate your file you should send a
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written request to the internship coordinator and submit updated transcripts and resume prior to the appropriate deadline.
lications, online information, public events, and collaboration. A number of internships are available, including communications, general, library, and research interns.
CENTER FOR WOMEN IN POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERNSHIP
Communications Internship
Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy University of Massachusetts at Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125-3393 (617) 287-5541 Fax: (617)-287-5544
[email protected] http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/cwppp
This intern will help develop an e-newsletter for the center and update the center’s contacts database.
General Internship In this internship, you’ll help organize events, mailings, database updates, and so on.
Library Internship In this internship, you’ll catalogue the center’s private library and develop an archive of historical documents.
Research Internship
What You Can Earn: $500 for the summer. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Interest in women’s issues and ability to work as part of a team.
In this internship, you’ll help with research on a variety of projects of concern to women, including women and work, women in healthcare professions, and women elected officials. You’ll also gather data for a national study of women of color who are elected officials, and you’ll help maintain the research funding database.
OVERVIEW
HOW TO APPLY
The mission of the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy is to promote women’s leadership in politics and policymaking by providing graduate education, conducting research that makes a difference in women’s lives, and serving as a resource for women from diverse communities across Massachusetts, New England, and the nation. Recognizing the talent and potential of women from every community and guided by the urban mission of an intellectually vibrant and diverse university in the heart of Boston, the center wants to increase the involvement of women in politics and the world. The center was established with the support of the Massachusetts Caucus of Women State Legislators in 1994 at University of Massachusetts/Boston. The center provides education, research and pub-
E-mail a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
COMMON CAUSE INTERNSHIP Common Cause 150 Nassau Street New York, NY 10038 (212) 349-1755 http://www.rpi.edu/~interns/work/internships/ Gov/Common.html
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid; students can receive academic credit and reimbursement for traveling costs. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Not specified. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Common Cause is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen lobby group dedicated to improving government. With more than 250,000 members around the country, the group believes that government should be more accessible and responsive to the average American citizen. During the fall and spring semesters, Common Cause/NY offers a unique opportunity to college students to play an integral part in social change. Interns are given serious responsibilities that include working on media projects, organizing grassroots mobilization efforts, public speaking, and issue research. Common Cause internships are flexible and are adapted to a student’s particular area of interest when possible. The Common Cause internship provides an excellent opportunity for you to get an inside look at the world of politics and allows you to actively participate in politics. Internships may be full or part time, during the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
HOW TO APPLY Students interested in a Common Cause internship should send a resume or call for more information.
EARTHTRENDS SUMMER INTERNSHIP World Resources Institute 10 G Street, NE , Suite 800 Washington, DC 20002 Fax: (202) 729-7775
[email protected] http://earthtrends.wri.org
What You Can Earn: $10 to $15 an hour, depending on experience. Application Deadlines: May 15. Educational Experience: An undergraduate or graduate student or recent graduate with knowledge of international environmental issues and understanding of the role that scientific information plays in formulating environmental policy. Requirements: Strong quantitative abilities and experience in using statistics and math to interpret data; advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database software; ability to manipulate large data sets while maintaining an eye for detail; knowledge of global and international geography and environmental issues; an affinity for graphic design and data visualization.
OVERVIEW World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the planet and improve people’s lives. Its mission is to urge humans to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment for current and future generations. Specifically, WRI is concerned with biological resources, climate change, sustainable enterprise, and access. WRI is trying to reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services, while protecting the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases. WRI is also interested in developing markets and enterprises to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment and to guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment. WRI accepts interns to help manage the Web site. The successful applicant will help to fulfill WRI’s mission of guaranteeing public access to information and analysis related to sustainable development and the environment. Major responsibilities include helping to plan and main-
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tain EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal. More specifically, the intern will work with the global information program to maintain and improve the EarthTrends Web site, help with research, and help with updating the EarthTrends database, a comprehensive collection of environmental, social, and economic indicators drawn from over 40 international data providers.
HOW TO APPLY Candidates should send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address. No phone calls.
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION (FCNL) INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator, FCNL 245 Second Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 547-6000 Fax: (202) 547-6019 (use only for sending references) http://www.fcnl.org/intern.htm
What You Can Earn: $14,000 for 11 months of work; social security and taxes are taken out of paychecks. Interns also receive health benefits, paid sick leave and vacation, and mass-transit fare assistance. Most interns and junior staff share housing and other expenses. Application Deadlines: Applications are accepted from January 10 to March 1. Educational Experience: College degrees or equivalent experience, of any age; typically, recent college graduates who can afford to live on low pay fill these positions. Many different majors are considered. Requirements: Computer literacy, good writing skills, research skills, and a solid command of Eng-
lish. Applicants with less than a 3.0 GPA will be at a stark disadvantage given the competitiveness of the selection process.
OVERVIEW The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is a public-interest lobby founded in 1943 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) that brings the concerns, experiences, and testimonies of Quakers to bear on policy decisions in the nation’s capital. People of many religious backgrounds participate in this work with a nationwide network of thousands of people to advocate social and economic justice, peace, and good government. FCNL is a public-interest lobby, not a political-action committee nor a special-interest lobby. The group’s multi-issue advocacy connects historic Quaker testimonies on peace, equality, simplicity, and truth, with peace and social justice issues Over the years, FCNL’s legislative goals have included eliminating nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction; banning landmines and halting sales of weapons to human rights abusers; peaceful prevention of deadly conflict; abolition of the death penalty; advancement of civil rights and liberties; and ensuring that all Americans have access to the basic necessities. As an intern, you’ll have the chance to use your skills and knowledge to further FCNL’s legislative goals. While your specific duties will depend on the issues you cover and the lobbyist with whom you work, you might advocate, encouraging constituents and members of Congress to take action by providing them with information. You may also help gather information, attending committee hearings and coalition meetings and analyzing documents and reports. You will also help write action alerts, letters, and background reports to keep constituents informed and to express FCNL’s views to Congress and the government. You’ll also be expected to encourage action, supporting and communicating with grassroots advocates. Also, FCNL sometimes has specific internship opportunities in the field or publications programs.
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You’ll work as a full-time member of FCNL’s staff for 11 months, from early September through the end of July. Prospective interns should demonstrate a deep commitment to making their community a better place. Interns help where needed: on the Web site, in publications, answering inquiries from the public, and attending to requests for products. Although your tasks and responsibilities will vary with the type of internship you are given, each intern is given a great deal of responsibility and plenty of room to succeed. FCNL provides training, guidance, individualized instruction, and close supervision to new interns. Interns must be independent but always work with experienced professionals in their assigned field work, communications work, or legislative action. FCNL interns don’t do direct lobbying with U. S. senators and representatives, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll get to work on a favorite issue or have a particular supervisor. In fact, some interns work for two supervisors on two different organizational functions. However, an intern’s interests and experience are taken into consideration in making ultimate assignments. Interns at FCNL have a great deal of responsibility and are held to high performance standards. You also should decide if you’ll be comfortable working for a small organization where many staffers are Quakers. You’ll be working for an organization with religious traditions such as moments of reflective silence before important meetings; however, you don’t have to be a Quaker to apply. Diversity in life experience is embraced by FCNL. They do ask about your knowledge of Quakers because interns communicate a great deal with FCNL supporters, many of whom are Quakers. Beyond religious and other types of diversity, the FCNL encourages people of color, people of Native American heritage, and others who are often not fully included in U. S. society to apply.
HOUSING If selected, you’ll be put in touch with other interns in case you want to share an apartment.
HOW TO APPLY You must be able to let the organization know about what you have to offer on paper and on the telephone, because FCNL does not interview intern candidates in person. To download the intern application guidelines and information packet, visit this Web site: http://www.fcnl. org/pdfs/intern/preapp.pdf. Then visit this link to download the intern application: http://www.fcnl. org/pdfs/intern/NEWAPP05.pdf. You may fill out the application by hand, although typing is appreciated, or you may download the forms and complete the application on your computer. Most applicants hand-print their answers on the form and type their essays on separate pages, which they attach. References are important. You should ask each prospective reference if she or he is willing to write a letter about your qualities and qualification, in addition to sending in the reference form with the checklist. If the person can’t take time, you’ll be disadvantaged. It’s best to select people as references who know your talents but who aren’t family members and who don’t have a business relationship with your family. While a friend can serve as a personal reference, it works best when that friend can describe your efforts as a volunteer or leader or how you furthered a social cause. When complete, forward the application along with transcripts and four references directly to FCNL at the preceding address. Applicants who do get the entire package in on time (by March 1) are given preference. When an intern candidate’s folder still lacks transcripts or references or other materials three weeks after the deadline, the candidate is no longer considered. By the second or third week of March, you should e-mail the intern coordinator (
[email protected]) to make sure that everything has been received. You should receive some type of formal response in six weeks. Those who make the first cut will receive a letter and will be more seriously considered. Any interviews with the intern coordinator or with possible supervisors will be by phone. Final decisions aren’t usually made before the end of April.
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INTERNSHIP Government Accountability Project 1612 K Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 408-0034, ext. 156 Fax: (202) 408-9855
[email protected] http://www.whistleblower.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: A team player with initiative, flexibility, and creativity. Organizational, writing, and research skills are a plus. Full-time applicants are preferred, but part-time interns will be considered.
OVERVIEW The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a nonprofit public-interest organization that seeks to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability through advancing occupational free speech and ethical conduct, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists. GAP provides legal and advocacy support to employees who “blow the whistle” on unlawful conduct and other practices that endanger public health, safety, and the environment. Focusing on the areas of nuclear-weapons oversight, national security, food safety, environmental enforcement, and general whistleblower protection, GAP uses an activist strategy that combines litigation, policy advocacy, media and legislative outreach, and coalition building to both defend whistleblowers and seek reform around their underlying disclosures. GAP is a 27-year-old national organization with offices in Washington, D.C., and Seattle and the equivalent of 20 full-time staff. GAP’s activities include policy advocacy, liti-
gation, legislative outreach, media campaigns, and coalition building. Current areas of emphasis include nuclear safety, food and drug safety, environmental enforcement, worker health and safety, and international whistleblower policymaking. The summer development intern in the GAP’s D.C. office is ideal for an energetic self-starter seeking professional experience in the nonprofit field. If you’re chosen as an intern, you’ll research new foundations and funding opportunities; help launch a major donor recognition program; compile development materials; and perform other fund-raising tasks as needed.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, e-mail a copy of your resume and a cover letter to the preceding address, putting “Development Internship Application” in the subject line.
GREENBELT ALLIANCE INTERNSHIPS Volunteer Application 631 Howard Street, Suite 510 San Francisco, CA 94105
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid; college credit possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A background in urban/ regional planning, political science, or environmental studies. Requirements: Must be self-motivated, eager to learn, and dedicated to smart-growth issues. Access to a car is helpful but not necessary.
OVERVIEW The Greenbelt Alliance is the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading land conservation and urban
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planning nonprofit. Founded in 1958, the alliance has worked in partnership with diverse coalitions on public-policy development, advocacy, and education to protect the Bay Area’s Greenbelt of open space and promote livable cities. There are a number of different areas in which you can intern for between five and 40 hours a week for three to six months (unless otherwise indicated in the specific internships below), including in the field offices of East Bay South Bay, Sonoma, Marin, and Solano/Napa field office interns; compact development endorsement team intern; and youth outings.
Compact Development Endorsement Team Internship In this internship, you’ll learn about smart-growth development and livable communities, communicating with local developers, helping with project reviews, maintaining the database of endorsed compact development projects, corresponding with the volunteer team, writing project summaries for the Web site, and helping with program administration. Interns in this office can choose to work between 10 to 20 hours a week for three to six months.
trained and meet weekly with the Solano/Napa Field representative at the Greenbelt Alliance field office in Fairfield.
Sonoma/Marin Field Office Internship In this internship, you can join the Sonoma/Marin field office in protecting open space and promoting transit-oriented development in the Bay Area. You’ll conduct land-use and housing research, maintain databases, help with public outreach, and learn about grassroots organizing. Interns must be self-motivated, eager to learn, and dedicated to smart-growth issues. Interns will be trained and meet weekly with the Sonoma/Marin Field representative at the Greenbelt Alliance field office in Santa Rosa.
South Bay Field Office Internship In this South Bay field office, interns will help protect open space and promote transit-oriented development in the Bay Area. You’ll also conduct land-use and housing research, maintain databases, help with public outreach, and learn about grassroots organizing. Interns will be trained and meet weekly with the South Bay Field representative the Greenbelt Alliance field office in San Jose.
East Bay Field Office Internship Interns here will work on a variety of key East Bay campaigns, including a Contra Costa County urban limit line, the Alameda County open space funding measure, and smart-growth research projects. Interns will help manage the East Bay office and learn about land-use patterns and policies in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in land-use planning, good organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work well independently.
Solano/Napa Field Office Internship At the Solano/Napa field office, you’ll help protect open space and promote transit-oriented development in the Bay Area, conducting land-use and housing research, maintaining databases, helping with public outreach, and learning about grassroots organizing. You’ll be
Youth Outings Internship If you like working with kids and you’re passionate about the outdoors, you can hone your skills in environmental education by working as a youth-outings intern for 15 to 40 hours a week for between three and six months, beginning in early June and ending in August. In this internship, you’ll work with the education program coordinator to plan, coordinate, and lead outdoor day trips with Bay Area youth. This internship also includes administrative support and one or more projects such as recruiting new youth groups, designing educational activities, or creating volunteer training materials.
HOW TO APPLY To intern with Greenbelt Alliance, send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY— NEW YORK CITY INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator 334 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 246-5656 ext. 305 Fax: (718) 246-2787
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Have successfully completed one year of full undergraduate coursework and maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Requirements: Minimum age is 16; be willing to sign an internship agreement and commit to at least 10 hours a week for at least 100 hours of service.
OVERVIEW Habitat-NYC’s internship program provides opportunities for individuals enrolled in higher education to work with Habitat-NYC staff members to assist in the creation of new programs and systems. Habitat-NYC internships are excellent opportunities for students to gain practical work experience and learn new skills while earning academic credit. Habitat for Humanity-New York City transforms lives and the city by uniting all New Yorkers around the cause of decent, affordable housing for everyone. Founded in 1984 as an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, HabitatNYC builds in four boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. The group completes about 25 houses a year. Recent projects include 13 newly constructed row houses in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx and a 10-unit condo-
minium building in Harlem. New projects will begin in Brooklyn, Harlem, and Queens. Interns and volunteers build the homes with the “sweat equity” of family partner homeowners who work side-by-side with volunteers. Professional contractors build the exterior shells to code, and volunteers do the interior construction. Each year, more than 10,000 New Yorkers from faith institutions, corporations, schools, and civic groups come to build and learn more about how to help solve New York’s affordable-housing crisis. In addition to building homes, Habitat-NYC is a leading advocate for affordable housing. Its goal is to ensure that every New Yorker has a decent, affordable home by creating a social movement to end the housing crisis plaguing New York City and by calling on elected officials to make affordable housing a priority.
HOW TO APPLY Contact the intern coordinator at the preceding address for an application.
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP Heifer International, Internship Coordinator PO Box 8058 Little Rock, AR 72203 (800) 422-0474; (800) 422-1311 Fax: (501) 907-2820
[email protected] http://www.heifer.org
What You Can Earn: $7 an hour. Application Deadlines: Mid-June. Educational Experience: Bachelor’s degree in an area relevant to the organization (international development, agriculture, community development, and so on); currently enrolled in a postgraduate
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program in a relevant area; experience carrying out policy analysis, preferably in the area of Heifer’s work. Requirements: Ability to analyze and synthesize complex policy documentation; self confidence; self motivation; ability to write clear and concise reports; knowledge of international development, particularly in the areas of agriculture and community development; knowledge of Heifer’s work both in the United States and internationally; and knowledge of the NGO/PVO approach and of global sustainable development essential. International knowledge of hunger organizations is desirable.
OVERVIEW Heifer International has a unique and successful approach to ending hunger and poverty. Since 1944, Heifer has provided food- and incomeproducing animals and training to millions of resource-poor families in 115 countries. Giving microcredit in the form of livestock promotes self-reliance, which builds self-esteem and helps families lift themselves out of poverty. Milk, eggs, wool, draft power, and benefits from the animals provide families with food and income. Selected appropriately and managed well, animals improve nutrition and help families earn money for education, clothes, healthcare, better housing, and starting a small business. Heifer’s grassroots approach lets people make their own decisions about how to improve their lives. As partners work together to overcome obstacles, they strengthen their communities and foster democracy. By training partners in environmentally sound, sustainable agriculture practices, Heifer makes lasting change possible. At the heart of Heifer’s philosophy is the commitment families make to “pass on the gift,” by sharing one or more of their animal’s offspring with other families in need. Helping others ensures dignity and multiplies the benefits of the original gift from generation to generation. Heifer’s time-tested approach helps build stronger fami-
lies, gender equity, vibrant communities, and a healthier planet. If you’re a graduate intern intrigued by Heifer’s program, you can apply as a summer intern to carry out research and analysis of federal government agricultural and foreign policy in relation to Heifer’s priorities and identify potential federal money. The detailed work program will be coordinated and supported closely between the senior managing director in Washington, D.C., and the director of foundation relations in Little Rock. This four-month internship should take about six hours a week. As an intern, you’ll develop experience in policy research and writing of policy papers; an understanding of the federal government’s farm and international development policies and departments; experience with and knowledge of other international development organizations in Washington, D.C.; and a good understanding of Heifer International and its work. The work program will consist of a combination of Internet research and telephone or face-to-face interviews or meetings with agency and federal government staff. You’ll help collate and analyze relevant key government policy and funding documentation, Web sites, and other information resources relevant to Heifer’s programs; contact key government staff as appropriate to develop a better understanding of federal policies and programs; contact relevant InterAction and other PVO staff members as appropriate; and write an interim report after two months, identifying likely key areas for more detailed investigation. In addition, you’ll develop two- or three-page documents identifying and describing key potential funding possibilities and write a final report providing overall analysis of relevant federal policy and potential money, identifying areas for future priority.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to the senior managing director at the preceding e-mail address.
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INITIATIVE FOR A COMPETITIVE INNER CITY INTERNSHIP Initiative for a Competitive Inner City 727 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02111 (617) 292-2363 Fax: (617) 292-2380
[email protected] http://www.icicHR.org
What You Can Earn: Paid. Application Deadlines: May 31. Educational Experience: A background in economic development is helpful but not necessary. Requirements: Self-motivated individual with strong writing skills, a sense of humor, good organizational skills, and familiarity with basic office software. An interest in the health and vitality of America’s inner cities is a plus; minimum commitment of 15 to 20 hours a week in a flexible schedule.
OVERVIEW The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter. ICIC’s mission is to build healthy economies in America’s inner cities in order to create jobs, income, and wealth for local residents. The group tries to provide cities with a new vision of economic development and engage the resources of the private sector to accelerate inner-city business growth. ICIC changes perceptions and unites corporate and civic leaders to take action, believing that an inner-city renaissance is possible. ICIC seeks to replace the traditional focus on urban blight and community deficiencies with a more constructive focus on market opportuni-
ties. Working from a distinctive market-based approach, ICIC has gained national recognition for generating cutting-edge solutions. ICIC also brings together community and business leaders to put ideas into practice. The intern with ICIC will work from mid-June to the end of August and may help doing grant research and writing; donor database management; project management; filing; and donor follow-up. These tasks will vary week by week and are based on upcoming deadlines and events. The two members of the development department will supervise the position.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, forward a cover letter and resume via email (preferred), fax, or regular mail to the preceding address.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TOLERANCE EDUCATION INTERNSHIP International Center for Tolerance, Internship Coordinator 25 Washington Street, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 237-6262 Fax: (718) 237-6264
[email protected] http://www.seedsoftolerance.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Mid-May. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Attention to detail and very organized, motivated, and self-directed, with solid writing, research, and computer skills. Good phone skills and program knowledge of Excel and Word
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a must. An interest in human rights and childoriented tolerance education and with basic office administration is important.
OVERVIEW The International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE) is a laboratory for innovative ideas in the field of tolerance education and human rights. The center promotes conferences and houses a scholar retreat. Special features are the Commons, where the ICTE guests collaborate, and the Human Rights Atelier for helping young activists and creating new ideas. The goal of ICTE is to promote the field of tolerance education on a global scale by encouraging individuals and projects that enable children and their families to participate in a vibrant and inclusive society. Interns at ICTE will work either as an assistant to the director or in a technology internship.
Assistant to the Director This intern will work with the director on shortand long-term projects, conducting research (such as for potential grantees or peer grant makers); processing grant proposals for guest offices, Incubator Projects, and other special projects; and maintaining files and assisting in correspondence and administration.
ComCon Internship Interns in the ComCon program may help with evening events (panels, lectures, screenings, and so on) to one- to three-day conferences, videoteleconferences, and more. Students must commit to the full duration of the Commons event and attend a half-day center training orientation prior to the event. Applicants should have strong social skills and the ability to think creatively and be problem solvers under pressure. It’s also important to be organized, detail oriented, and self-directed. Some experience with project management or special events is highly desirable.
Technology Intern This intern will help develop ICTE’s technology on both physical and virtual levels to build community
networks locally and globally. This includes working in one or more of the following areas: network management; research and planning (especially regarding the creation of knowledge networks); database development/administration; general technical assistance; and project-based tech support. Interns should be intuitive and thorough researchers and creative thinkers. Interns should also be able to document findings and be technolovers with sympathy for newbies. Basic design skills including knowledge of Photoshop and PowerPoint are a plus.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for any of these three internships, e-mail copies of your resume, statement of interest, and references with the appropriate subject heading to the preceding e-mail address. Candidates for the assistant to the director internship should put “ASSIST INTERN” in the subject heading; candidates for the technology internship should put interns “TECH INTERN” in the subject heading; candidates for the ComCon internship should put “COMCON” in the subject heading.
INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY COUNCIL INTERNSHIP Office Coordinator 155 Sansome Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 986-1388
[email protected] http://www.diplomacy.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Attention to detail; ability to work as part of a team.
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OVERVIEW International Diplomacy Council (IDC) is a 50year-old nonprofit organization that advances citizen diplomacy by providing professional, cultural, and educational meetings between emerging foreign leaders and the San Francisco Bay Area community. These emerging foreign leaders are selected by American embassies overseas and travel to the United States under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. Among the prestigious alumni are nearly 1,000 cabinet ministers and 150 current and former heads of state, including Margaret Thatcher, Anwar Sadat, Indira Gandhi, and Tony Blair.
Global Voices Education Enrichment Program Internship The Global Voices Program is a vital part of IDC’s mission to promote understanding and respect between the people of the United States and other nations. As an intern here, you’ll play a key role in providing Bay Area schools with the opportunity to meet with IDC’s international visitors. You should be prepared to spend at least two days a week (10 hours a week), but more time is even better. While you’re here, you’ll help arrange appointments for IDC’s international visitors to speak in Bay Area schools, and attend school visits whenever possible. You’ll also work closely with instructors to develop detailed presentation content to prepare both guest speakers and students for school visits, maintain relationships with schools already involved in the Education Enrichment Program, particularly in noting their visitor preferences and keeping them advised of upcoming visitors. You’ll also track programs and record information regarding visits, continue outreach to introduce the EEP program to new schools and teachers, and research teacher interests and curriculum needs. Candidates should be creative, articulate, dependable, well organized, comfortable working independently as well as with a team, with excellent communication skills and an interest in international affairs and education.
Marketing & Membership Internship As an intern in this department, you’ll help recruit members and increase the visibility of the Inter-
national Diplomacy Council in the Bay Area. This position incorporates strategic development, marketing, and administrative duties, and you’ll be responsible for developing and implementing projects that will help the marketing and membership department run efficiently. You’ll help maintain and track new member prospects; mail weekly prospect packets to prospective members; compile prospect packets for corporate/foundation prospects; and create reports demonstrating the progress of the prospect program. You’ll also create summaries of the work by IDC; create IDC statistics’ pages for Web site and marketing materials; and create one-page article summaries about IDC programs based on prior months’ visitors. You’ll also review returned evaluation forms, log reviews of meetings, and create marketing pieces for IDC newsletter and marketing materials; follow up with Bay Area program participants to solicit feedback; follow up via e-mail with international visitors on feedback; maintain a list of community organizations to contact for membership or professional resources; and help with events and programs. This internship requires a minimum of 12 hours a week (more hours are desirable) for three days a week, for at least three months.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for the marketing/membership internship, e-mail a resume and cover letter to the development associate at
[email protected]. To apply for the education enrichment internship, e-mail a resume and cover letter to Drice@ diplomacy.org.
MEDIARIGHTS INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator 104 West 14th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10011
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(646) 230-288 Fax: (646) 230-6328
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Familiarity with Macintosh computers and programs; good communications skills; good organizational skills; ability to assist several different projects simultaneously. Also helpful to have media experience, good proofreading skills, be a fast learner, and have high energy. See individual tracks for specific requirements.
OVERVIEW MediaRights is an innovative Internet-based company bringing together social activists and filmmakers, funded by the Ford Foundation. Launched in 2000, MediaRights was founded with the aim of encouraging new partnerships and collaboration, promoting innovative media about social issues, and finding new audiences for social issue documentaries. This nonprofit organization helps media makers, educators, librarians, nonprofits, and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues. The nonprofit company helps members find films on certain topics, organize events around a specific film, or make more meaningful films about issues in members’ communities. The group also helps social-activist documentary filmmakers find resources (everything from funders to equipment to viewers to buyers). The site specializes in social-issue documentaries (nonfiction films or videos that address human rights or environmental issues) and advocacy videos (usually short formats produced by or for an organization working toward social change). Documentaries that feature dramatizations, poetical vignettes, or narrative voiceovers are also available. If you’re interested in learning about documentary filmmaking while you learn to use the media
to promote human rights, racial justice, and environmental protection, an internship at this company could be for you. Interns work for two or three days a week for two to four months, learning how a Web-based nonprofit promotes social change through promoting and distributing social-issue documentaries. As an intern, you’ll be assigned a specific track depending on your interests and skills. In general, interns help out with office tasks, public relations, marketing, research, outreach, maintenance of Web site databases, occasional errand running, proofreading, and writing. The specific internship tracks include the following departments: outreach; marketing and publicity; Web development; and membership.
Marketing/Publicity In this department, you’ll spearhead outreach and promotion, initiate online partnerships, and help with events planning and press kits. You’ll be involved in every aspect of publicity, from planning to execution and evaluation of information and communications strategies that present the organization to the media, public, and members. You’ll help write press releases and work on getting media coverage, and also develop ways to keep current members and attract new ones. For this internship, you should have experience and interest in organizing public-relations activities from soup to nuts, along with excellent writing and communication skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically. You also should be able to handle high-quality research and meet simultaneous demands while paying close attention to detail. You should be a highly motivated self-starter, able to work independently and as members of a team, and be committed to activism.
Outreach Development Internship Interns in this department coordinate research and development for the filmmaker, educator/librarian, and workshops. You’ll attend programs and offsite events and workshops, help coordinate the
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traveling “Media That Matters Film Festival,” manage the conference database, and help with conference travel and itineraries. To qualify for this internship, you should have excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills and be able to think creatively and strategically. You also should be able to handle highquality research and meet simultaneous demands while paying close attention to detail. You should be a highly motivated self-starter, able to work independently and as a member of a team, and be committed to activism.
MERCK FAMILY FUND INTERNSHIP
Membership
What You Can Earn: $1,400 per month for a fourday work week. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Currently pursuing or have completed an undergraduate degree. Requirements: A genuine committed to the fund’s mission; excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrable ability to write clear, concise, meaningful reports and articles; comfortable with Macintosh computers, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe PageMaker, and FileMaker software and familiar with Internet research; highly organized; comfortable working in a small office; integrity, curiosity, and a sense of humor.
Interns in this department will be responsible for organizing publication of the monthly e-mail newsletter, analyzing site usability, and managing membership databases. You should have experience in writing/editing for a Web audience and be able to think creatively and strategically while meeting multiple simultaneous demands and paying close attention to detail. Ideal candidates will be highly motivated selfstarters able to work independently and as members of a team. A commitment to activism is essential.
Web Development If you like Internet work, you might be interested in this internship, where you’ll help out the Web staff with office, publishing, and online duties. You’ll also maintain hardware and develop the database, help develop the Web site and desktop publishing, and manage site traffic. For this internship, you should have excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills and be able to think creatively and strategically. You’ll also need experience in data gathering and analysis (traffic, e-mail opt-ins, and so on), with at least two years in Web site production, including experience with HTML, Photoshop, Flash, MYSQL, and content management systems.
HOW TO APPLY Interested applicants should e-mail a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
Fund Administrator 303 Adams Street Milton, MA 02186 (617) 696-3580 Fax: (617) 696-7262 http://www.merckff.org
[email protected] OVERVIEW The Merck Family Fund is a private foundation that makes grants to U.S. nonprofit organizations in two areas: the environment and the urban community. Grants for the environment are designed to help restore and protect the natural environment and ensure a healthy planet for future generations. The fund supports projects that protect and restore vital eastern U.S. ecosystems (forests of TN, KY, SC, GA, VA, NH, ME, VT, and coastal wetlands of SC) and that promote sustainable consumption and sustainable economics by individuals, institutions, communities, businesses, and as public policies. Urban grants strengthen the social fabric and physical landscape of the urban community. The
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fund supports grassroots organizations in Boston, Providence, and New York City that create green and open space and support youth as agents of social change through youth organizing. Full-time (four days a week) academic year internships are available from September to May. Based on the intern’s interests and skills and the needs of the fund, the intern’s duties will include helping with publications and grants. The intern will help compile research materials and write white papers, reports, and evaluations and newsletters and create charts, graphs, and maps for inclusion in publications and reports. The intern also will evaluate grant proposals and draft summaries for the board of directors. The intern also will research issues dealing with program areas, including sustainable consumption and economics, protecting forestbased eastern U.S. ecosystems, creating green and open space, and youth organizing in underserved communities.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, e-mail, mail, or fax your cover letter, resume, and a brief writing sample (preferably an article or research report) together with a list of three references to the preceding address.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY INTERNSHIP National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 478-8500 Fax: (202) 478-8588
[email protected] http://www.teenpregnancy.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 20. Educational Experience: Coursework in basic statistics a plus. Requirements: Strong computer skills; thorough command of written and spoken English; experience with word processing (WordPerfect or Word), spreadsheet (Excel or Quattro Pro), and presentation (PowerPoint or Presentations) applications, as well as Internet proficiency; demonstrable interest/background in teen pregnancy; ability to work independently; flexibility to handle multiple tasks; office experience.
OVERVIEW The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, founded in February 1996, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative trying to improve the wellbeing of children, teens, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. The campaign’s goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate dramatically. To reduce teenage pregnancy, the campaign tries to raise awareness of the issue and to attract new voices and resources to the cause. It provides concrete assistance to those already working in the field and tries to ease the many disagreements that have plagued both national and local efforts to address this problem. To reach the goal of reducing the teen pregnancy rate, the campaign tries to build a more coordinated and effective grassroots movement; influence cultural values and messages by working with the entertainment media; enlist the help of the media; support state and local action; build common ground and reduce conflict; and make sure that everyone’s efforts are based on knowledge about what works. The campaign takes a multidisciplinary approach to teen pregnancy prevention, viewing teen pregnancy as a problem related to maternal and child health, economic development, family strengthening, youth development, and crime prevention, among other issues. Campaign interns will help the research department update fact sheets with new data on pregnancy, childbearing, sexual activity, and contra-
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ceptive use; write new fact sheets with existing statistics on sexual activity and contraceptive use; and help with administrative tasks such as mailings and meeting planning.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for this internship, fax, e-mail, or mail your resume with a cover letter including your desired schedule (full time or part time, hours per week, and start/end dates) to the National Campaign to at the preceding address. (No phone calls.) Only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER INTERNSHIP National Environmental Law Center, Internship Coordinator 44 Winter Street, 4th floor Boston, MA 02108 (617) 422-0880 Fax: (617) 422-0881
[email protected] http://www.nelconline.org
cated to enforcing antipollution laws and promoting long-term solutions to the nation’s most pressing environmental problems. NELC works closely with state and local citizen groups, providing essential legal and scientific expertise. Founded by the State Public Interest Research Groups to take enforcement action against the nation’s worst polluters, NELC scientists, lawyers, and policy experts have a proven track record of bringing corporate polluters to justice and translating innovative ideas into practical reforms. On behalf of citizen-plaintiff organizations, NELC obtains court orders to stop illegal discharges of pollutants and secures major penalties against violators of environmental laws. Money from fines and settlements is often directed to local environmental projects in and around affected areas. NELC has a five-person litigation staff, including four attorneys and a paralegal/administrative assistant.
Undergraduate Internship This year-long intern position is designed to provide support in paralegal and administrative tasks that include maintaining organizational and case files, tracking billable staff hours, updating the legal library, assisting with production of documents and legal filings, handling citizen inquiries, and processing donations. Internships are for the academic year beginning in September, and interns are expected to commit at least 10 weeks during their tenure.
Undergraduate Summer Internship What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates. Requirements: Flexibility; comfort in working in a campaign-style office; initiative; excellent writing skills; good judgment; a commitment to environmental protection; the capacity for outrage and a sense of humor are mandatory.
This position is designed to provide support in paralegal and administrative tasks, including maintaining organizational and case files; tracking billable staff hours; helping to produce documents and legal filings; handling citizen inquiries; and processing donations. These summer internships begin in June. You’ll be expected to commit at least 10 weeks from five to 12 hours a week, depending on your availability.
OVERVIEW
HOW TO APPLY
The National Environmental Law Center (NELC) is a nonprofit environmental litigation center dedi-
To apply, e-mail a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW) INTERNSHIP NOW-NYC Intern Coordinator 150 West 28th Street, Room 304 New York, NY 10001 (212) 627-9895 Fax: (212) 627-9891 http://www.nownyc.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Applicants must be professional, responsible, and dedicated to achieving women’s rights; requires a minimum of three to five full days a week in the summer and 12 hours a week during the fall and spring semesters.
OVERVIEW The New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women works to win equality and justice for women and promote social change through action in several key areas, including reproductive rights; lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women’s rights; the rights of older and younger women and girls; and the elimination of violence against women and racism, colorism, and ethnicism. As a feminist intern, you’ll have the opportunity to research and design fact sheets on a topic, write articles for the bimonthly newsletter, draft letters to governmental officials, and take on projects of vital importance to NOW-NYC’s activism and infrastructure. Interns work with issue-action committees (Anti-Violence, Emergency Campaign for Judicial Justice, Eliminating Racism, Lesbian/ Bi/Transgender Rights, Older Women’s Rights, Reproductive Rights, and Young Women’s and Girls’ Rights) and chapter-development task forces (Web site development, newsletter, fund-raising, membership, and publicity).
HOW TO APPLY To apply, submit a cover letter indicating where you learned about the internship, what you hope to gain from the internship, and what you can give to NOW-NYC, along with your resume and a two- to three-page page writing sample to the intern coordinator at the preceding address.
NEW AMERICAN DREAM COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP Center for a New American Dream 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 900 Takoma Park, MD 20912-4466
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Paid internships earn $1,250 a month, plus medical insurance, four weeks paid vacation, and public transportation commuting reimbursement; unpaid internships may receive college credit. Application Deadlines: End of May for paid internships; rolling application for unpaid internships. Educational Experience: College graduate for paid positions; undergraduates for unpaid positions. Requirements: Creative, highly organized, able to juggle multiple tasks; excellent verbal and written communications skills; some communications training and/or experience; persuasive; loves our mission; Internet literacy; an intuitive grasp of human motivations and needs; a quick learner.
OVERVIEW This Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, conserve natural resources, counter commercialization, and promote positive changes in the way goods are produced and consumed. The group works with individuals, insti-
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tutions, communities, and businesses to conserve natural resources, counter commercialization, and promote positive changes in the way goods are produced and consumed. Internships are available in several different areas: a paid internship in the communications and institutional purchasing departments, an unpaid internship in the general internship.
writing, and verbal skills; basic quantitative skills; flexibility; the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously; and the ability to work well both individually and as part of a team. Familiarity with environmentally responsible business practices and products, the automotive and paper industries, and/or renewable energy is desirable.
Communications Internship
Unpaid General Internship
Interns in the organization’s communications department work with from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday to help with media outreach, marketing, membership recruiting, writing and proofreading, and a variety of other communications efforts. Interns also help conduct research to support media efforts, track media-related activities, provide administrative support, write and proofread the organization newsletter, and help with general administrative work.
These interns help the center fulfill its mission of working with individuals, communities, and institutions to establish sustainable practices that will ensure a healthy planet for future generations. You should be interested or experienced in issues related to sustainable consumption, the environment, or social justice. Here you’ll have some general administrative responsibilities (no more than one third of the time spent in the office), but you’ll work largely in their respective area of assignment for eight hours a week in the fall or spring for college credit. Unpaid internships are available throughout the year when appropriate projects are available.
Institutional Purchasing Internship Interns for this paid position in the organization’s communications department work for one year, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, to help with cutting-edge work helping state and local governments and other large institutions buy environmentally preferable products and services. The intern will help gather and analyze the latest data to promote environmentally preferable purchasing in specific product areas. Current research areas include cleaning products, hybrid electric vehicles, paper, renewable energy, and computers. The intern also will contact constituents to generate involvement, gather information, and solicit feedback on various initiatives. These tasks include telephone research and participation in meetings. The intern also will help research and write about environmentally preferable products and services for the Web site, publications, newsletters, media pieces, presentations, and so on. Finally, the intern will help support staff, attend meetings, organize events, and perform administrative work and so on. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred); excellent research,
HOW TO APPLY Unpaid or Credit Internship Review the program descriptions and then send a cover letter, resume, and a two- to four-page writing sample to the preceding address (attention: “Unpaid/Credit Internship.”) In your cover letter, describe how much time you’d like to commit each week; what days and for how long you’re available; and what specific areas you’d like to support or the staff for whom you’d like to work. The center will review your responses and application materials to see if there is a good match.
Paid Internships To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and twoto four-page writing sample to the preceding address. You may e-mail applications for the purchasing internship to
[email protected] or to
[email protected] for the communications internship.
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THE NEW PRESS INTERNSHIP The New Press, Internship Coordinator 38 Greene Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10013 (212) 629-8617
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $25 per day stipend, free books, plus a monthly Metrocard; academic credit can be arranged. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Strong word-processing, communication, and office-management skills, as well as a strong interest in publishing.
OVERVIEW Established in 1990 as a major alternative to large, commercial publishers, The New Press is a nonprofit publishing house operated editorially in the public interest. It is committed to publishing works of educational, cultural, and community value that, despite their intellectual merits, might not be considered profitable enough for commercial publishers. Like PBS and NPR, The New Press aims to provide ideas and viewpoints that are under-represented in the mass media. Since publishing its first book in 1992, The New Press has been widely hailed as a leading trade publisher. The New Press relies heavily on the help of interns, treating them in many respects the way salaried assistants are treated at other publishing houses. This means far greater exposure to interesting work than is normally given to interns, but it also calls for a much greater degree of responsibility. The New York office is large and efficient enough to offer a wide spectrum of experience but small and casual enough for interns to form intimate and lasting bonds with the staff they’ll be supporting. As an intern, The New Press is guided by its nonprofit mission and not by earning a profit, but
otherwise it functions in many ways as a commercial trade publisher: It identifies new authors, generally pays standard advances and royalties, and distributes its books nationwide. Many commercially successful authors (such as Studs Terkel, Howard Zinn, Marguerite Duras, and James Loewen) have published their books with The New Press to support nonprofit publishing principles. Its internship program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in book publishing through intensive work at a nonprofit, public-interest publisher. Interns spend one month in each of the following four departments (publicity, marketing/administration, development/finance, and editorial/production) and are expected to provide general clerical assistance throughout their stay. Each intern post comes with its own specific and challenging duties, so you’ll become familiar with a wide array of skills and techniques. In addition to providing general office assistance, you’ll evaluate manuscripts, write reader’s reports and press releases, and carry out specialized projects as assigned. Bi-weekly lunch seminars will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the book-publication process and expose you to the different career paths available in the industry. The four-month internships are full time, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Summer work hours are in effect from Memorial Day until Labor Day and are 9:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:15 a.m.. to 1:00 p.m. on Fridays.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, mail your resume and at least two references with phone numbers, a cover letter briefly describing your skills and interests, what you hope to gain from the internship, and your available dates to the preceding address. Appropriate candidates will be called for an interview. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered. You also may e-mail your resume, cover letter, and references (as attachments in .doc or .rtf formats) to
[email protected]. No phone calls.
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PEACEWORKS FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP Peaceworks Foundation PO Box 1577 Old Chelsea Station New York, NY 10113 (212) 897-3985 ext. 233 Fax: (212) 897-3986 http://www.silentnolonger.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 15. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Proficiency in computers and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access); good interpersonal skills; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; ability to self-motivate.
OVERVIEW The PeaceWorks Foundation supports creative and innovative efforts to foster understanding, tolerance, and co-existence in regions of conflict through concrete and practical methodologies. Currently, its major project is an initiative called OneVoice, a global undertaking to amplify the voice of Israeli and Palestinian moderates by empowering them to seize the agenda from violent extremists and achieve broad-based consensus on core issues. OneVoice is the first undertaking to reassert the will of the people at the grassroots level through a constructive and educative approach, firmly built upon a neutral forum. Interns will help in the efforts of the OneVoice movement, a grassroots undertaking that focuses on the civic empowerment of moderate Israelis and Palestinians who wish for peace and prosperity. The communications and administrative internship is aimed at improving fund-raising, public outreach, event planning, and general organizational communication.
HOW TO APPLY Submit your resume and cover letter to the program director at the preceding address.
PENDLE HILL SOCIAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 (800) 742-3150; (610) 566-4507, ext. 137
[email protected] http://www.pendlehill.org/social_action,_social_ witness_internships.htm
What You Can Earn: Tuition, room, board, health insurance, and local transportation costs. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: People of all backgrounds and levels of experience, from young adults to seasoned and skilled activists. Requirements: Committed social-justice volunteers 18 and older.
OVERVIEW Pendle Hill is a Philadelphia-area Quaker center for contemplation and study, which also offers a number of internships each year in social action and social witness. Committed social justice interns are expected to work 20 hours a week on a service/activist project, live in the Quaker retreat center called Pendle Hill, and participate in the resident program (taking classes, using the arts studio, hermitages, library, and so on). Pendle Hill was founded in 1930 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and is open to people of all faiths. Their educational philosophy is rooted in four basic social testimonies of Friends: equality and respect for individuals; simplicity; inward and outward harmony; and community in daily life and in the seeking of the Spirit.
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Internships provide for volunteers working with ongoing Pendle Hill projects in the areas of community and youth development, peace activism and service, criminal justice, and environment/food. Pendle Hill’s Chester project is a youthdevelopment program serving at-risk youth. Interns will assist as program staff and may be involved in many different areas of this work according to their interests and abilities (interns have taught art, poetry, nutrition, and woodworking; they also work on nonviolent conflict resolution, issues of self-esteem, relationships, and restorative justice projects). Interns may do relevant research for program development and evaluation or be engaged in social action around juvenile-justice issues. Depending on your experience and skill, you may develop new areas of programming for at-risk youth and/ or families. In addition, one or two experienced activists may be accepted on the basis of their proposals for off-campus volunteer work that is a continuation of a current project or that represents a leading not included among current site placements.
HOW TO APPLY For information and to apply, contact the intern coordinator at the preceding address.
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator 1875 Connecticut Ave., Suite 1012 Washington, DC 20009 Fax: (202) 667-4201
[email protected] http://www.psr.org/home.cfm?id=internships
What You Can Earn: All internships offer a stipend, but PSR also accepts applications for unpaid internships. Application Deadlines: Deadlines for applications are two months before the beginning of a term, although dates are flexible. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students. Requirements: Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills; computer proficiency; and an ability to work independently. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
OVERVIEW Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a public-policy organization that represents health professionals and concerned citizens, working together for nuclear disarmament, the environment, and an end to gun violence. The group promotes public policies that protect human health from the threats of nuclear war and other weapons of mass destruction, global environmental degradation, and gun violence. Founded in 1961, the group worked to end atmospheric nuclear testing and then broadened their efforts to educate the public about nuclear war. During the 1990s, PSR helped end nuclearwarhead production and won a ban on all nuclear tests. Internships begin in three different sessions, in January, May, and September. Interns typically work 40 hours a week for at least three months, although six-month to one-year internships are also available (and are preferred by the health and environment program). Interns typically help staffers with a full range of program activities, including outreach to members and other activists and developing fact sheets, position papers, and legislative alerts for health professionals and others. Interns also conduct research on PSR issues and attend coalition meetings and some congressional briefings and hearings as needed. Responsibilities may include some clerical and administrative tasks.
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Health and Environment Interns in this department will help with advocacy and public education regarding the health and environmental threats posed by global climate change and by persistent organic pollutants. PSR works through public education, citizen activism, Congressional outreach, participation in the United Nations treaty process, media advocacy, and educational publications.
Gun Violence Prevention Program Interns here will help with public and physician education about gun violence as a public-health issue. PSR works through public education, citizen activism, Congressional outreach, media advocacy, and educational publications to support policies that prevent violence.
Security Program In this area, interns will be working to help advocate and inform the public about nuclear arms reduction and elimination, key nuclear arms control treaties, and the impact of nuclear weapons on public health and the environment. Activities include citizen advocacy with Congress, speaker tours, media work, educational publications, and grassroots organizing.
(202) 785-0072 Fax: (202) 785-0120 http://www.psi.org
What You Can Earn: Stipend. Application Deadlines: May 13. Educational Experience: Currently in a masters program in a related area of study (MPH, MBA, international studies); fluency in English, as well as either French, Spanish, Russian, or Portuguese. Domestic internships are part-time positions, generally for students in the Washington, D.C., area. Requirements: Two years experience working in a fast-paced office environment; excellent organizational and administrative skills, with special attention to detail; proven ability to manage large workloads and organize work efficiently with minimal supervision; ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks within deadlines; excellent communication skills; advanced computer skills (MS Office application, including Word and Excel); flexibility, resourcefulness, and the ability to assume varied responsibilities with minimal supervision.
OVERVIEW HOW TO APPLY Interested applicants should send a resume and writing sample with a cover letter stating their program area of interest and dates of availability to the preceding address.
POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS Population Services International 1120 19th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036
Population Services International (PSI) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that harnesses the vitality of the private sector to address the health problems of low-income and vulnerable populations in 70 developing countries. PSI, with programs in safe water/oral rehydration, malaria, nutrition/micronutrients, family planning, and HIV/AIDS, deploys commercial marketing strategies to promote health products, services, and healthy behavior that enable low-income and vulnerable people to lead healthier lives. PSI is now the leading nonprofit social-marketing organization in the world. It has created demand for essential health products and services by using private-sector marketing techniques and innovative communications campaigns to motivate positive changes in health behavior. On the supply side, PSI works with the commercial sector to increase the
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availability of these products and services at prices that are affordable to at-risk populations. With a bottom-line orientation that is rare among nonprofits, PSI social markets products and services for family planning, maternal and child health, and the prevention of AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. PSI was founded in 1970 to demonstrate that social marketing of contraceptives, managed entirely in the private sector, could succeed under differing circumstances and on different continents. For its first 16 years, PSI worked entirely in family planning (hence the name Population Services International), except for oral rehydration therapy, which it started in 1985. PSI’s first HIV/AIDS prevention project (promoting abstinence, fidelity, and condoms) began in 1988. PSI entered the areas of malaria and safe water in the mid-1990s. If you’re committed to providing low-cost, high-quality health products and services to people around the world, PSI may be the place for you to gain valuable work experience while pursuing your studies. Two internships are available with PSI: one in financial services and one in program support for Nigeria, Uganda, and Eastern Europe divisions.
Financial Services The financial services department intern will have a variety of duties and work on many different projects, including working with accounting software to restore and save field financial reports and help in verifying inventory-reconciliation reports. Interns also will help with monthly net-asset reconciliation, audit documentation and verification, and review inventory reporting and match it to donor or vendordelivery schedules. Interns also may help with annual compilation of donated commodities, prepare journal entries, and help with monthly currency revaluations and correcting entries. In addition, interns may help the financial services manager with various analyses and special projects and provide administrative support to the
financial unit, including photocopying, filing, and so on. Some financial or accounting experience or a related degree is strongly preferred. The intern must be a detail-oriented self-starter; an interest in international relations, marketing, or public health is a plus.
Program Support in Nigeria, Uganda, and Eastern Europe Summer interns in this area will help support program-management functions in its Nigeria, Uganda, and Eastern Europe divisions. You’ll work with PSI staff in Washington and overseas, but the internship is based in Washington, D.C. You’ll help research selected topics (such as health, marketing, and communications); edit and proofread reports; format charts, graphs, and presentations; help write and edit proposals; and create and maintain filing systems. You’ll also help with travel arrangements and expense-report preparation; respond to requests for information; manage communications with overseas staff; help monitor contract compliance; help prepare and track budgets and expenditures; and help track procurement and logistics. The position requires a minimum of 30 hours a week (negotiable) for the months of June, July, and August; demonstrated willingness and ability to work independently and on a team in a cooperative, problem-solving capacity; and research experience. Preference will be given to candidates with an interest in international health and development issues and to candidates who can start the last week of May.
HOW TO APPLY For the financial internship, apply online at http:// sh.webhire.com/servlet/resp/grf?acctid=624 (no calls or e-mails). For the program-support internship, submit applications to eeurope@psi. org.
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PRISON ACTIVIST RESOURCE CENTER INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator PO Box 339 Berkeley, CA 94701 (510) 893-4648 http://www.prisonactivist.org/?q=taxonomy_ menu/9/27/38/40
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but you’ll receive a PARC T-shirt, PARC e-mail account, and a transportation stipend. Application Deadlines: May 15 for summer session (June through August); August 15 for fall session (September through December); December 15 for spring session (February through April); November 15 for January intensive session. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Self-motivated; good people skills; attention to detail; good organizational skills; a desire to work in a truly collective environment; and a commitment to or interest in prison abolitionist politics.
OVERVIEW Prison Activist Resource Center (PARC) is a nonprofit organization that provides support for educators, activists, prisoners, and prisoners’ families, building networks for action and producing materials that expose human-rights violations while fundamentally challenging the rapid expansion of a prison industrial complex. This all-volunteer collective believes in abolitionist politics and a nonhierarchical collective structure. PARC offers interns an opportunity to contribute meaningfully and to grow politically in a number of departments, including outreach and organizing, Web site maintenance, prisoner support, research and materials production, and grassroots fund-raising and development.
PARC interns must make a commitment to volunteer at least 12 hours a week for three months. Although each session has formal start and end dates, there is some flexibility with interns’ schedules. The summer session runs for two months, from mid-June through mid-August, but there is also a January intensive session where interns commit to spending 25 hours a week in the office. As a PARC intern, you’ll work with committed and highly motivated organizers whose dedication to and knowledge of prison activism will help you become more effective in your activism for human rights and social justice. As an intern, you’ll get valuable work experience and exposure to several Bay Area activist networks. On-the-job training will be provided as necessary. Unless otherwise stated, all internships are based in downtown Oakland, California. All interns are required to participate in PARC’s antiracist organizing work as well as other full collective meetings. The PARC Collective expects all interns to be willing to struggle with and develop with the Collective politically. The group is striving to conduct radical antiracist prison abolitionist work.
Grassroots Funding This intern will assist in PARC’s fund-raising efforts by helping with benefit events and helping to develop a donor base, writing grants, updating the grant database, and expanding the major donor base. Interns should have good phone skills, a desire to learn about and do fund-raising, and a creative approach to raising money.
Outreach and Organizing The outreach and organizing intern will coordinate outreach events, including publicity for PARC events, and work at broader community events. Major responsibilities will include: creating calendars of these events and distributing them in paper, e-mail, and voicemail format; organizing speaking engagements/community events; and preparing and maintaining materials and gear for community events. Interns should have experience
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coordinating volunteers and working with desktop publishing and have a social justice activism background. PARC will provide an orientation to the general landscape of Bay Area political activism and allied groups.
Prisoner Support Intern This intern will help project coordinators run the program, reading, sorting, and responding to mail; updating prisoner-support directories; doing research for specific questions; writing alerts; and doing some office work. Interns should have good writing skills with an emphasis on sensitivity to people in need. The organization will provide training in answering letters, sorting mail, and gaining access to visiting programs.
Research and Materials This intern will conduct research on targeted issues and will research antiprison groups nationally for PARC’s Resource and Prisoner Support Directories. Some data entry and statistical analysis may be necessary. The intern will work with staff and volunteers to create, maintain, and update educational materials distributed to the public from literature tables and the PARC Web site. Interns also will help produce drafts and visually compelling final versions of publications and help distribute them to the public. Interns in this position should have good writing, research, and desktop publishing skills. PARC will provide training in source-gathering, fact-checking, data compilation, and some targeted-issue writing.
Web Development This intern will develop and thoroughly update the PARC Web pages, including re-evaluating the Web site overall design and developing systems for continued volunteer maintenance of the site. Interns should have experience with Web development and familiarity with the Linux operating system.
tion, or you can download an application at http:// www.prisonactivist.org/internship/application. html. Complete the application, and on a separate sheet (no more than one page) describe why you’re interested in prison-activist work in general and why you’re interested in the PARC internship in particular. Submit your application and written sample to the preceding address.
PUBLIC LEADERSHIP EDUCATION NETWORK INTERNSHIP Public Leadership Education Network 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 Fax: (202) 872-0141
[email protected] http://www.plen.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 15. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate students with a focus in women’s studies, political science, government, or other liberal arts subject areas. Requirements: A self-starter with the ability to work successfully with little supervision; excellent communication and strong writing skills; proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Access; experienced with Internet research methods; enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and eager to learn. Students with a demonstrated interest in women’s leadership are strongly encouraged to apply.
OVERVIEW HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested, you can call for more information about what’s available and request an applica-
This nonpartisan, nonprofit organization believes that women’s participation is critical in the formation of public policy and strives to prepare the next generation of women leaders by engaging
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young women in politics and the policy-making process. As an intern with this group, you’ll work in a small office and help in the delivery of programs, getting a unique opportunity to meet women leaders from Congress, courts, the executive branch, and numerous advocacy groups. Responsibilities include helping to plan and deliver PLEN’s summer internship seminar, implementing an outreach plan to identify PLEN alumni, and researching and completing outreach to investigate internship opportunities in international organizations. Administrative tasks may include copying, mailing, and answering phones, but no more than 25 percent of your time will be spent on administrative tasks. A full-time or part-time schedule is negotiable for this internship, as are start and end dates.
Educational Experience: See specific internships below for details. Requirements: Good public speaking and organizing skills a must! Must be willing to work in a dynamic team to achieve a great goal. See specific internships below for other details.
HOW TO APPLY
Campaign Internships
To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and a two- to three-page page writing sample to the preceding address. No phone calls.
These internships are all about grassroots organizing and helping RAN’s Old Growth team mobilize and expand its network to interact with lumber companies. The intern will help with telephone and e-mail outreach to grassroots groups, short speaking engagements with campus and community groups, and coordinating protests and demonstrations around the country against businesses’ involvement with logging projects that harm endangered forests. Interns also will help create online and printed materials to assist activists, including manuals, brochures, fact sheets, and newsletters. The intern also will be encouraged to propose additional projects. Interns should be familiar with Filemaker Pro, Word, Excel, e-mail and Web programs.
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK INTERNSHIPS Rainforest Action Network 221 Pine Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 398-4404 Fax: (415) 398-2732
[email protected] http://www.ran.org/what_you/volunteer_info/ intern.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but a $7 daily commuting stipend provided, along with a complimentary year’s membership to RAN, and a RAN T-shirt. Application Deadlines: May 15.
OVERVIEW All interns will work at the Rainforest Action Network’s (RAN) office in San Francisco for at least 12 hours a week for a period of three months. You’ll be directly supervised by an experienced staffer who will design a special project for you to work on, and you’ll also participate in the daily operations of a campaign or department. When your internship is over, you’ll be given a letter of reference. Internships are available in three main areas: campaigns, communication, and development.
Communications Interns here will help write press releases, letters, articles; update media lists; and place calls to media to discuss possible articles. Interns should have excellent communication and writing skills. The Web site assistant intern in the communications department will help maintain the Web site; post press releases, action alerts and other
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updates; convert RAN reports to PDF format for uploading; archive digital photos; and identify new ways to use the Internet and increase multimedia on the site. This intern must be detail oriented with good writing and editing skills; a keen eye for good test layout designs a plus. Experience with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Acrobat is a help.
Educational Experience: Must have completed at least one year of law school. Requirements: A demonstrated interest in human rights. Ability in one of the following languages is helpful but not required: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesian, French, Haitian Creole, or Spanish.
OVERVIEW Development Interns in the development department will help research foundations and donors, write proposals and letters, and help produce parties and events. These interns also will help with graphic design, research national polling data, and brainstorm promotional ideas.
HOW TO APPLY To apply online, fill out the online application at: http://www.ran.org/what_you/volunteer_info/ application.html and include an online cover letter and resume.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights 1367 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 463-7575 Fax: (202) 463-6606
[email protected] http://www.rfkmemorial.org
The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, founded in 1968, was established to promote Robert Kennedy’s ideals of civic responsibility and social conscience, the importance of community involvement, and the pursuit of social justice and human rights. The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights implements the vision of RFK by promoting the full spectrum of human rights both in the United States and throughout the world. The center develops and carries out projects that enhance and complement the work of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureates and that promote social change. As a summer legal intern, you’ll help research legal issues related to international financial institutions, the United Nations, international law, and U.S. law as they pertain to various national and international programs. You may help conduct research and draft memoranda on the human rights situation in countries of interest to the center and on thematic issues (such as the right to health or the right to development). You may conduct legal research on the application of international humanrights norms to country conditions, developments in the domestic legal systems of specific countries and their implications for human rights, and other questions; or prepare documents for submission to government or U.N. officials. You may attend and report on briefings, Congressional hearings, symposia, and other meetings; monitor sources of information on countries and issues of concern to the center; and provide administrative support.
HOW TO APPLY What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 15 for the summer legal internship.
E-mail Gloria Shen at
[email protected] or fax a cover letter, resume, three references, and a brief writing sample.
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SANTÉ GROUP INTERNSHIP The Santé Group 700 Roeder Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 589-2303, ext. 417
[email protected] http://www.thesantegroup.org
What You Can Earn: Parking reimbursement. Several summer interns are able to participate in the Everett Public Service Internship Program, which allows students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program to receive a stipend toward their university studies. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Enrollment in a university; university credit is possible for this internship. Requirements: None.
OVERVIEW Students who want to make a difference in the lives of mentally ill or developmentally disabled people can intern with the Santé Group, a family of Maryland-based companies dedicated to providing mental health treatment, rehabilitation, and support to individuals and families. Together, the Affiliated Santé Group, Rock Creek Foundation, and Santé Medical Associates compose the Santé Group of companies. Internship placements, which last for at least one college semester, include tutoring, mentoring, counseling, group leadership, public relations, marketing, community outreach, Web management, and research. Interns apply for this placement from colleges throughout the United States and abroad. Founded in 1974, the Rock Creek Foundation was developed in response to longstanding gaps in the delivery and availability of rehabilitation, vocational, and treatment services for persons with both developmental disabilities and psychiatric disorders. Rock Creek’s efforts were successful, and the company was considered to be a pioneer in the field of
independent living and psychiatric treatment. The Affiliated Santé Group and Santé Medical Associates were formed during the early 1990s to reach a wider group of people with serious and persistent mental conditions who did not have developmental disabilities. The Santé Companies now operate programs at single-site and multiservice centers and housing are located in five Maryland counties, providing psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation services to more than 3,000 people each year. Target populations are children and adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) or those with SPMI and co-occurring developmental disabilities.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter with your resume and a request for an application at the above address.
SEEDS OF PEACE INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator—Communications Seeds of Peace 370 Lexington Ave., Suite 401 New York, NY 10017 Fax: (212) 573-8047
[email protected] http://www.seedsofpeace.org
What You Can Earn: Stipend available; college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Current college/university student or recent graduate. Requirements: Experience working in a busy office environment; basic computer skills, including Web, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; excellent written and oral communications skills; creativity and flexibility. Experience with Photoshop, Quark, and HTML is preferred. Interest in nonprofit organizations, conflict resolution, and the Middle East is helpful.
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OVERVIEW Seeds of Peace is an internationally renowned nonprofit organization that brings young people from regions of conflict together to learn mediation and critical thinking skills for coexistence and conflict resolution. Seeds of Peace tries to reverse legacies of hatred by nurturing lasting friendships that become the basis of mutual understanding and respect. Seeds of Peace works with the next generation of leaders to make real peace by equipping them with the tools to end cycles of violence. Seeds of Peace has been featured on “60 Minutes,” the “Today Show,” “Nightline,” and many other TV programs and has close to 2,000 Israeli and Arab graduates from the Middle East, the Balkans, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, India-Pakistan, and the United States. Seeds of Peace welcomed its first Afghan student in the summer of 2002. Either part-time or full-time interns are needed to help the communications team for three months in the summer to work on specific projects. As an intern, you’ll work with the communications department in the New York office, archiving media and press clippings; helping with public relations, promotions, and marketing including e-newsletters and printed materials; and providing event support.
HOW TO APPLY Mail or e-mail your resume and cover letter to the preceding address. No phone calls.
SHARE OUR STRENGTH INTERNSHIP Public Relations Coordinator Share Our Strength 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 393-2925
Fax: (202) 347-5868
[email protected] http://www.strength.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: May 15. Educational Experience: Sophomores, juniors, or seniors majoring in communications. Requirements: A self-starter; excellent communications, writing, and research skills; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; and a great sense of humor.
OVERVIEW Share Our Strength, one of the nation’s leading antihunger organizations, works toward ending childhood hunger in the United States and abroad. The group is committed to building a hunger-free generation in America by ensuring that all children have access to the nutritious food they need to learn, grow, and thrive. Share Our Strength believes that by working with others to create greater resources, better community-based systems, new partnerships, and targeted grants, they can end childhood hunger in America. Share Our Strength meets immediate demands for food while investing in long-term solutions to hunger and poverty. To meet its goals, Share Our Strength mobilizes both industries and individuals to contribute their talents to its antihunger efforts and creates community wealth to promote lasting changes. The organization is offering an internship in the communications department, which oversees all internal and external communications for Share Our Strength and its programs. The department implements all media-relations activities, develops graphic-design projects, produces all materials for Share Our Strength events and programs, crafts all message strategies for the organization, drafts editorials and speeches, and creates public-service campaigns. The department also is responsible for the publication of The Dish, an online monthly newsletter.
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As a public relations intern, you’ll conduct research for programs and events; handle administrative duties for the department; maintain media clips, the media database, videos, and Share Our Strength publications; submit articles for Share Our Strength’s The Dish; help communicate grant-impact data; and help plan forums and gatherings.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for this internship, e-mail your resume, cover letter, and writing samples to the preceding e-mail address.
THE SIERRA CLUB— WASHINGTON, D.C., INTERNSHIP The Sierra Club Internship Program 408 C Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 675-7905
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Interest, education, and experience in political science, environmental studies, natural resources, history, law, journalism, computer science, or other related fields; especially important to have been directly involved in conservation work. Requirements: Good communication and writing skills.
OVERVIEW With more than 700,000 members, the Sierra Club is one of the nation’s largest grassroots conservation organizations, dedicated to exploring and protecting the Earth’s wild places through educa-
tion and promotion of the responsible use of the planet’s ecosystems and resources. The Washington, D.C., office of the Sierra Club concentrates on educating Congress, the public, and members about the quality of the natural environment and monitors legislative activities of environmental concern. To help do this, the Sierra Club Legislative Office sponsors internships throughout the year to provide a hands-on opportunity for you to gain an in-depth understanding of the field of environmental protection and the specific role that the Sierra Club plays in this field. This is also a great way to learn how Congress works and understand the roles played by other nongovernmental organizations in Washington. Typical intern rotations are in the fall, winter/ spring, and summer, but the organization is flexible with other starting dates. In Washington, you can work with the directors of the field, issue, media, or political programs.
Field Interns The Sierra Club has one of the most effective national grassroots networks in the country, with field organizers in more than 40 states. As a field intern, you’ll work directly with the national field director, national conservation organizer, and members of issue teams to coordinate and provide resources for national field staff. You’ll help coordinate national grassroots actions and report releases, provide field staff with legislative information, coordinate the production of materials with issue teams, attend coalition meetings, or help with grassroots training and strategy.
Issue Interns Issue interns can select from areas including environmental quality, global warming and energy, international, lands protection, and environmental partnerships. Interns will work with a Washington legislative director and concentrate on a specific environmental issue area. Interns may conduct research, gather and analyze information, write summaries and fact sheets for
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educational purposes, help prepare Congressional testimony, and accompany staff on visits to Congressional offices. You also may attend meetings of other environmental groups, monitor Congressional hearings, help develop background information on a particular issue, and prepare briefi ng materials. The Environmental Quality programs deals with issues including air and water quality, sprawl, and Superfund. The Global Warming and Energy team works on improving fuel economy, promoting the increased use of renewable energy sources, and reducing overall emissions as part of a comprehensive national energy plan. The International group includes areas related to responsible trade, global population and the environment, human rights and the environment, as well as the Beyond the Borders program. Lands Protection focuses on protecting habitat, saving streams, and safeguarding communities by promoting policies that restore forests and protect wildlands and wildlife in America’s public lands. The Environmental Partnerships team builds alliances with other constituencies such as labor, hunter/anglers, faith communities, and Latinos.
Media Interns Media interns help promote the Sierra Club’s mission and help produce press releases and fact sheets for Washington-based reporters, editors, and producers. You may write editorials and help with special projects or help with mailings, newspaper clipping, or library research. Also, you may help organize press conferences or monitor various publications for environmental coverage.
Political Interns As a political intern, you’ll gain first-hand knowledge of how a political program works. The political director manages the club’s participation in elections, including making political endorsements and contributions, organizing local volunteer efforts in elections, conducting research on candidates, and training volunteers. As a political program intern,
you’ll help the director by distributing information to club staff and leaders; monitoring election campaigns; attending meetings; conducting research on candidates, organizations, and issues; and helping with political training activities.
HOW TO APPLY You should submit a resume, cover letter, and a two-to-five page writing sample to the preceding address, indicating your specific interest or experience, if any, in relevant environmental issues and your availability dates.
STRONG WOMEN, STRONG GIRLS INTERNSHIP Executive Director Strong Women, Strong Girls Executive Director 7 Temple Street Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 491-6050, ext. 244
[email protected] http://www.swsg.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: June 1. Educational Experience: College undergraduates. Requirements: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access); excellent writing and verbal communication skills; ability to manage complex projects and multitask with ease while prioritizing a large number of disparate tasks; abundant enthusiasm and energy; strong interpersonal skills; and the ability to work both independently and as a part of a team in a small office. Experience working with or in student-led groups, campus service organizations, or community-based programs is helpful but not required.
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OVERVIEW The mission of Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG) National is to make use of the lessons learned from strong women throughout history to encourage young girls to become strong women themselves. By building communities of women committed to supporting positive social change, SWSG works to create cycles of mutual empowerment for women and girls. SWSG is a Boston-based nonprofit organization that emphasizes the study of contemporary and historic female role models, skill-building activities, and mentor relationships to help girls gain the skills they need to become strong and successful women. Featuring a community-based mentor model, SWSG puts together groups of undergraduate women who serve as program mentors and community leaders on their college campuses. Interns with SWSG will help develop the Student Director Handbook, Campus Coach Handbook, and Site Liaison Handbook; work on the organization’s Web site in conjunction with a Web designer; and develop a community-launch plan for the roll-out of new communities of SWSG. In addition, interns will help design program-evaluation materials and training in conjunction with SWSG evaluation consultants.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to the executive director at the preceding e-mail address.
20/20 VISION INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, 20/20 Vision 1828 Jefferson Place, NW Washington, DC 20036 (212) 833-20020
[email protected] http://www. 2020vision.org
What You Can Earn: Transportation stipend. Application Deadlines: For the fall semester, August 15; for the spring, December 15; for the summer, March 15. Educational Experience: None required. Requirements: None required.
OVERVIEW If you’re interested in environmental and peace activism, the 20/20 Vision organization may have the right approach for you. Their straightforward “$20 a year, 20 minutes a month” request has inspired Americans to contribute time and money to activism causes. If you’re selected, the organization will take you and one other intern a term and put you to work in legislation, media, development, promotion, and membership areas, doing everything from office work to hands-on nonprofit political work in downtown Washington, D.C. This is a young, progressive, energetic office with lots of fun activities and regular staff events. The organization makes grassroots activism easy for busy people, giving citizens the information and tools they need to get involved on issues such as reducing air pollution from cars and power plants, keeping pesticides out of food, limiting nuclear arms, and making the country more secure. The group’s “alerts” tell members how to contact politicians and corporate officials and quickly and easily tell them you’re watching them on an urgent issue. 20/20 Vision watchdogs Congress and collaborates with dozens of groups and experts to make sure online actions and bimonthly postcards are focused on who, what, and where they will make the most difference.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in saving the world and the environment, submit your resume with a cover letter and a writing sample to the above address.
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UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE USA INTERNSHIP
and publish articles for the association’s quarterly magazine on U.S.-U.N. relations; research and help copyedit the annual textbook on the U.N.; help with marketing efforts; and more. A flexible schedule for this June to August internship is possible.
United Nations Association of the USA Internship Coordinator 801 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017-4706 (212) 907-1300 Fax: (212) 682-9185
[email protected] http://www.unausa.org
HOW TO APPLY
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 30. Educational Experience: Journalism majors or related experience required; graduate students preferred; knowledge of U.N. and international relations required. Requirements: At least 21 hours a week.
OVERVIEW The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports the work of the United Nations and encourages active civic participation in the social and economic issues facing the world today. As the nation’s largest grassroots foreignpolicy organization and the leading center of policy research on the U.N. and global issues, UNA-USA offers Americans the opportunity to connect with issues confronted by the U.N.—from global health and human rights to the spread of democracy, equitable development, and international justice. Through its work, UNA-USA educates Americans about the work of the U.N. and encourages public support for strong U.S. leadership in the U.N. UNA-USA is a member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations. Interns with the publications department of the United Nations Association of the USA will write
Send your resume and clips to the preceding e-mail address.
WASHINGTON FOOD COALITION INTERNSHIP Washington Food Coalition PO Box 95752 Seattle, WA 98145 (206) 300-3214
[email protected] http://www.wafoodcoalition.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but includes a Metro Flex-Pass to help with commuting costs. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; a minimum of 15 hours each week.
OVERVIEW The Washington Food Coalition strives to alleviate hunger throughout Washington State. In 1992, emergency food providers throughout Washington recognized the need to develop a cohesive, unified network of antihunger programs and merged two regional networks to form the Washington Food Coalition. The coalition also advocates at the state and federal levels on issues relevant to emergency food providers and the clients that they serve. Membership in the Washington Food Coalition includes more than 275 independent nonprofit
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community-based organizations trying to alleviate hunger. The Food Coalition includes agencies, community food banks, food voucher programs, soup kitchens, food distribution centers, antihunger advocates, nutritionists, and dietitians. Summer interns will get the chance to work from June through August for up to 40 hours a week planning conferences, advocating, and recruiting members.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for the position, send a resume to the preceding address.
WOMEN FOR PEACE INTERNSHIP Women for Peace 2302 Ellsworth Street Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 849-3020 http://www.womenforpeace.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: None. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Women for Peace is a group of women dedicated to the cause of international disarmament and works to oppose military expenditures, urging that the country’s wealth be devoted instead to meeting education, housing, healthcare, and environmental needs. The group was founded in 1961 to demand the banning of above-ground nuclear tests. Its work helped lead to the Partial Test Ban Treaty, which ended atmospheric nuclear tests. Today, Women for Peace continues to join with others
all over the world in the struggle to achieve the complete abolition of nuclear weapons. The group works for a change in national priorities and for achievement and preservation of peace, justice, and human rights for all. Women for Peace produces a bimonthly newsletter; maintains a library of books and videotapes; arranges public forums and cooperates with other groups in educational meetings and demonstrations; and works with local schools to develop peace-related activities for students. The group also maintains an office in Washington, D.C., to monitor Congressional and administration activities, lobbying on behalf of peace, social justice, and a livable environment. Interns with Women for Peace can get college credit, skills, knowledge, experience, hope, confidence, support, friendship, and a different perspective on the world, guided by peace, justice, and social responsibility. Women for Peace provides individual attention and support to interns working in its office.
HOW TO APPLY No formal application is necessary. Instead, the group invites potential interns to stop by for a casual talk and meet some of the staffers.
WOMEN WORK INTERNSHIP Women Work 1625 K Street, NW, #300 Washington, DC 20006
[email protected] Fax: (202) 467-5366 http://www.womenwork.org
What You Can Earn: $200 a week stipend. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified.
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Requirements: See individual internships for specific requirements; in general, all interns must have excellent writing and computer skills; strong interest in women’s education, employment, and economic issues; and the ability to meet deadlines, work on projects with minimal supervision, and remain focused.
rent donors; research individual, foundation, and corporate-funding prospects on-line; write letters of inquiry and make cold calls to prospective corporate funders; draft and edit the fund-raising resource section of the Women Work’s Web site; and help with the fund-raising database entry.
Network Development and Services Internship
OVERVIEW For more than 25 years, Women Work has served as a vital link between programs, agencies, and educational institutions nationwide that provide education, job training, and support services to millions of America’s displaced homemakers, single parents, and other women in transition. In addition to individuals throughout the country, network members include more than 1,100 education, training, and employment programs. Women Work! The National Network for Women’s Employment is a membership organization rooted in the Displaced Homemakers Movement, dedicated to empowering women from different backgrounds and helping them achieve economic self-sufficiency through job readiness, education, training, and employment. The network is committed to ongoing comprehensive public education to build awareness of and support for the needs of midlife and older displaced homemakers and other women entering, re-entering, or training for the workforce. The network collects data, disseminates information, provides training and technical assistance, and acts as a communication link to programs, agencies, and educational institutions. The network affects public policy by working with lawmakers, business leaders, and labor to create and strengthen programs and policies for women. A number of internships are available in different areas, including fund-raising, network development, and public relations/communication.
As a full-time intern in this department, you’ll help keep current members and find new ones, do research, compile data, develop an online career center, and write newsletter articles. You’ll also help with a variety of network projects and assist in developing network materials and manuals, membership mailings, and membership resources. Communication with members is also part of the job.
Public Relations/Communication Internship This intern will be part of the communications and technology team, working full time (40 hours a week), although part time is possible. (Fall and spring internships are part time.) If you choose this internship, you’ll have the chance to design publications (such as tip sheets); write articles, press releases, and updates for the Web site; and interview “success stories.” You’ll help with newsletters, media outreach, and a variety of communications projects. Since you’ll be working for a national women’s organization, you’ll also learn about issues affecting working women, misplaced homemakers, and low-income women. Candidates should have specific experience creating publications, fliers, or brochures; using desktop publishing programs such as Pagemaker or Quark; excellent writing, editing, research, interviewing, and computer skills; and experience writing articles for newsletters and the Web, press releases, op-eds, and so on. Basic experience coding in HTML is a plus.
Fund-raising Internship
HOW TO APPLY
If raising money sounds like fun to you, this parttime internship might be of interest. The intern will help cultivate and solicit prospective and cur-
To apply for the public relations internship, mail, e-mail, or fax a cover letter, resume, and two or three relevant writing or design samples (such
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as press releases, op-eds, newsletter, or Web site articles and/or fliers/brochures/Web pages you designed) to the preceding address. If sending an e-mail, reference “communications intern” in the subject line. Development candidates should fax a resume and cover letter to the preceding number or e-mail to
[email protected]. Fund-raising candidates should fax, e-mail, or mail a cover letter describing their interests and experience and resume to
[email protected].
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, World Affairs Council 1800 K Street, NW, Suite 1014 Washington, DC 20006
[email protected] http://www.worldaffairsdc.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: End of June. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Background or strong interest in international affairs/education; excellent written and oral communications skills; strong computer skills; attention to detail; commitment to working some evening hours (6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
OVERVIEW The World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1980 and dedicated to increasing public awareness about global issues. The council offers programs and events featuring foreign dignitaries, American officials, legislatures, and other experts to foster public discussion and debate on the global challenges and policy choices facing the United States. It’s an affiliate of the Foreign Policy Association in New York and is part of a national network of World Affairs Councils located in such metropolitan areas as Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco. Its mission of expanding public knowledge and understanding of international affairs also extends to D.C.-area schools, where—through its educational workshops and travel programs—the council promotes international education in local schools. As an intern here, you’ll help conduct and prepare for the council’s public events, including town hall meetings, book events, and panels on contemporary international issues. You’ll also be responsible for preparing brief written reports on the council’s events.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, e-mail a cover letter, resume, and oneor two-page writing sample to the preceding address.
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THE AARK WILDLIFE REHABILITATION INTERNSHIP Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation 107 Twining Bridge Road Newtown, PA (215) 968-4963
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is possible. Application Deadlines: February. Educational Experience: None required. Requirements: Interns must be at least 18 years of age.
OVERVIEW The Aark is a wildlife rehabilitation center that sets broken bones, treats illnesses, and provides food and shelter for birds and mammals that have been injured or have been orphaned and are too young to care for themselves. The goal is to return these creatures to their natural environment as quickly as possible, able to fend for themselves. Every effort is made to avoid interfering with the development of those natural characteristics that each wild creature requires to survive in the wild. Each year, more than 4,000 birds and mammals are treated at the Aark; if you intern here, you’ll work at least one four-hour shift each week, gaining invaluable experience in the handling and care of wounded creatures and orphans. The Aark is accredited by many regional colleges that offer academic credit for the rigorous program under the guidance of the Aark staff. The work of the Aark is divided into three major areas: rehabilitation, education, and training, each with the common goal of fostering the care and understanding of wildlife. Mary Jane Stretch, one of the nation’s leading authorities on wildlife rehabilitation, is the founder and executive director;
she holds federal and Pennsylvania wildlife rehabilitation permits and is a Master Bird Bander. With more than 30 years of dedicated experience in aiding the care and rehabilitation of birds and mammals, Stretch is a frequent speaker before national, state, and local groups. Her work has been featured on “The Today Show” and her life has been chronicled in The Swan in My Bathtub and, more recently, For the Love of Wild Things. The Aark is staffed by a cadre of professionals and dedicated trained volunteers who provide 24hour service, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Depending upon age and/or injury, an orphaned or wounded creature may require attention every couple of hours around the clock.
HOW TO APPLY If you are interested in a summer internship with the Aark, please call the Aark.
BEAVER DAM FARM EQUINE INTERNSHIP Beaver Dam Farm Carol and Arthur Rivoire
[email protected] http://www.beaverdamfarm.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but interns may get tips from farm guests. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must have experience caring for horses and an intermediate level of riding, preferably in dressage; intermediate level means being comfortable and confident on the horse at all gaits and able to ride correctly and influence the horse. Driving experience is helpful but not required. Requirements: Medical insurance to cover all medical expenses while in Canada and sufficient pocket money for your stay in Canada. Interns
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must be confident, sociable, and used to being away from home. Most interns are female.
OVERVIEW Beaver Dam Farm specializes in two areas devoted to the versatile Norwegian Fjord Horse, one of the world’s oldest and purest breeds. The farm offers internships to a small number of girls who help during the summer with the beginner driving vacations and horse care. Beaver Dam Farm is a beautiful 350 acres of rolling fields and spectacular ocean views, with a lovely, six-mile beach 10 minutes from the farm. During the summer, if you choose this internship you‘ll have the opportunity to experience a successful horse breeding, training, and equine tourism business. At Beaver Dam Farm you’ll experience a learning vacation in a beautiful, friendly part of the world and get a chance to experience firsthand the Canadian way of life. You’ll also be able to improve your horsemanship and make new friends with girls from Europe and Canada as well as across the United States. The farm is located in a tiny French Acadian village, 10 minutes from a university town with cinema, theatre, shops, restaurants, music, and sports. You’ll have lots of opportunities to ride and to learn to drive, as well as time off to see the local area. Owners Carol and Arthur Rivoire have been running Beaver Dam Farm Fjords II Limited for more than 25 years. Beaver Dam Farm has been in the business of breeding, importing, training, and selling Fjord horses for 26 years and also offers an equine tourism program called Nova Scotia Beginner Driving Vacations, now in its 14th season. The internship program fulfills the requirements of most equine schools. At the farm, you’ll be working with young horses from weanling through three years of age and riding horses to train and condition them, all under the supervision of a professional staff. There is also barn work (cleaning stalls and tack) as well as stable chores such as picking rocks out of the arena so the horses won’t injure their feet, clearing the grass paddocks of weeds that are harmful to the horses, helping in the office, and helping
to keep the house clean and in order. Interns are responsible for keeping their rooms clean and neat and also for daily cleaning of the shared bathroom. You’ll also be asked to help with such chores as watering or picking vegetables in the garden. Keeping the house and farm operation running efficiently is the work of everyone who lives and works on the farm; this means that everyone must be willing to do any task required to keep the farm and the house running smoothly. All interns must do some housework every day, which usually means 15 minutes per girl per day, including helping with food preparation and washing up. Interns typically stay for at least six weeks, but if you can only stay less than six weeks, it is possible that your schedule will fit theirs. However, four weeks is the minimum stay, and preference will be given to girls who can stay the entire summer to the end of August.
HOUSING Interns are the personal guests of the farm’s owners and are treated like family, with all meals and lodging provided. Interns (most interns are girls) live together in the owner’s home in three double bedrooms and one single room. The bathroom is shared, and sheets and towels are provided. Interns are expected to help with cleaning, dishwashing, and gardening. They eat all meals with the family. If at all possible, the owners will buy favorite foods for the girls. The pantry and refrigerator are well stocked at all times, and the girls are always free to help themselves. Sometimes meals will be prepared for the interns, but other times the interns will cook for themselves.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, fill out the online application form at http:// www.beaverdamfarm.com/pages/intern-program/ intern-application.pdf and e-mail it to beaverdf@ ns.sympatico.ca. You should include a letter from your parents granting permission to come to the farm for the agreed period of time and a letter from your family doctor warranting that you are
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in good physical and mental health. You should also include a letter from your riding instructor detailing your riding level and experience, as well as your work ethic.
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIP Best Friends Animal Society Humane Education Department Dave Perry, Internship Coordinator 5001 Angel Canyon Road Kanab, UT 84741-5000 (435) 644-2001, ext. 317 Fax: (435) 644-2078
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must be age 20 or over and want to work with animals.
OVERVIEW If the thought of working at a typical animal shelter leaves you queasy, this internship might be a good choice for you. Best Friends is the nation’s largest lifetime care sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals, a no-kill shelter dedicated to helping homeless animals. “No-kill” means that animals are not destroyed except in cases of terminal and painful illness, when compassion demands euthanasia because there isn’t any reasonable alternative. Most of the animals, about three out of four, don’t stay long at Best Friends, but are soon ready to go to good homes with permanent or foster families, making way for the daily new arrivals. As an intern here, you’ll have hands-on experience in animal care, socialization, behavior, and rescue as you participate in the daily work of the sanctuary.
The sanctuary, at the heart of Southern Utah’s Golden Circle of national parks, is home to about 1,500 dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, and other animals. The animals come from all over the country, mostly from shelters that don’t have the resources to rehabilitate them and where they would otherwise be destroyed. In exchange, many of these shelters take back animals that are ready to be placed in good homes. Others, who are too badly traumatized through ill treatment or who are old, crippled or chronically ill, find a permanent home at the sanctuary. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is located at Angel Canyon, a 33,000-acre ranch in the majestic red-rock country of southern Utah, just outside the town of Kanab. The sanctuary is at the heart of the Golden Circle of national parks, close to Zion National Park, the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Bryce Canyon, and Lake Powell. In 1987, about 17 million homeless dogs and cats were destroyed in shelters and pounds in the United States. By 1998, fewer than 5 million were being killed each year. This remarkable achievement is a direct result of spay/neuter and adoption programs and a growing public belief that pets have value. Best Friends staff members provide free information and help to people with an animal problem, such as pets that need new homes, feral cats, or behavior problems. The staff currently responds to more than 20,000 requests for help each year. Best Friends was started when its founders rescued animals from shelters where their luck was about to run out, rehabilitated them, and found homes for most of them. Those who were still unadoptable kept growing, until Best Friends was established in the early 1980s as a unique sanctuary at Angel Canyon. As the sanctuary grew, the founders realized that since Best Friends could never take in every homeless animal everywhere, their work would need to expand to include a nationwide No More Homeless Pets campaign. In Utah, Best Friends manages a model No More Homeless Pets campaign with shelters and humane groups statewide to ensure that every healthy dog or cat can be guaranteed a loving home. Best Friends also works nationwide to help humane groups, individual
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people, and entire communities to set up spay/ neuter, shelter, foster, and adoption programs in their own neighborhoods, cities, and states. The mission of Best Friends is driven by the simple philosophy that kindness to animals helps build a better world for all. Through the generous work of workers and interns, Best Friends ensures that animals who come to the shelter will never again be alone, hungry, sick, afraid, or in pain. The internship program lasts six weeks and is geared toward general animal care. For the first two weeks, you’ll work in all animal areas, observing and learning general animal care techniques for domesticated animals. After the first two weeks, you’ll be expected to come up with goals and objectives, which will be used to determine an area of concentration. For the rest of your internship, you’ll be concentrating on an area of particular interest to you. You’ll also have an opportunity to observe procedures in the spay/neuter clinic, to shadow a vet tech, and to perform weekly reflections and animal-areaexperience reports. Best Friends interns provide enormous help to the animals and staff at the sanctuary. At the same time, the internship program can help students with an interest in animal care get a head start on a life-long commitment to animals in need.
HOW TO APPLY Contact the internship coordinator at the preceding address to discuss internship openings.
BIG CAT RESCUE INTERNSHIP Big Cat Rescue Educational Sanctuary 12802 Easy Street Tampa, FL 33625 (813) 920-4130 http://www.bigcatrescue.org/work_with_animals. htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Good health and endurance; must be at least 18 years old and willing to work six days a week, some holidays, and follow strict safety guidelines. Strong work ethic and love of animals are more important than degree; the work is physical and occurs outdoors in all types of weather.
OVERVIEW Big Cat Rescue is the world’s largest sanctuary for more than 150 big cats that have been abused, abandoned, retired from performing acts, or saved from being slaughtered for fur coats, and they offer a formally structured intern program for six to 12 interns throughout the year. The sanctuary houses more than 150 tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, servals, caracals and others, a total of 18 of the 35 species of wild cats, many of which are threatened, endangered, or now extinct. Most big cats are abandoned as a result of the pet trade; breeders convince people that cubs can make good pets, but most people end up abandoning the cats, often leaving them with lifelong infirmities that result from not knowing how properly to feed and care for them. A number of the Big Cat Rescue cats were owned by drug dealers and confiscated by law enforcement when the owners were arrested. These wild cats should never have been pets, but most states don’t forbid their sale or private ownership, so breeders thrive and the number of abused and abandoned cats continues to grow. Other big cats are used for commercial purposes; for instance, people claiming to support conservation and preservation of species charge the public to have photos taken with the cats when they are young or charge to take them to schools or other venues under the guise of education, only to abandon the cats when they mature. Performing acts and roadside zoos use the cats, often abusing them to force them to perform and then discarding the cats when they are no longer useful. Big Cat Rescue provides a good home for a limited number of cats, but they can save only a small
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percentage of those in need. The sanctuary turns away more than 300 cats a year. Because of this, the broader mission of the sanctuary is to reduce the number of abandoned or abused cats by educating as many people as possible. As an intern here, you’ll be responsible for cleaning enclosures, preparing food and feeding, and performing operant conditioning and behavioral enrichment for lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, lynx, servals, caracals, bobcats, and other exotic animals. You also may be involved in guest relations, helping with educational programs, fund-raising, legislation, and other tasks as required. Full-time internships are available for threemonth terms, although three-month extensions may be offered and long-term employment opportunities are available for exceptional performers.
HOUSING Comfortable housing is available on the sanctuary or in a nearby riverfront home, where interns all have their own private bedrooms, access to phones, Internet service, shared computers and shared kitchen and living areas. You’ll need to provide your own food and transportation.
HOW TO APPLY E-mail your resume to
[email protected]. A background check will be performed and your references will be checked.
CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BROOKFIELD ZOO INTERNSHIP Brookfield Zoo 3300 Golf Road Brookfield, IL 60513 (708) 485-0263; (800) 201-0784
[email protected] (for more information on zookeeper internships)
[email protected] (for further information or application materials on nonzookeeper internships) http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/0.asp?nSection=11 &pageid=&nLinkID=32&sHTTPLink=search.asp
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Fall (September through December), August 1; winter (December through January), December 1; summer (May through August), February 1. Educational Experience: Two years of college, 2.5 GPA, willingness to commit to a minimum sixweek term (five days a week, 40 hours per week), and a sincere interest in the particular field in which you want to work. Requirements: Proof of a current tetanus vaccination is required for zookeeping internships before the start of the internship assignment. In some animal areas, additional inoculations/tests may be required at your expense.
OVERVIEW The internationally renowned Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo has a long-standing internship program designed to help prepare students for eventual careers involving animal care and conservation. Zookeeper internships for 40 hours a week for between six and 12 weeks are available in a variety of animal areas featuring all aspects of management, including exhibit and enclosure maintenance, diet preparation and distribution, animal observation and documentation, animal handling, record-keeping, and informal educational interactions with the visiting public. The internship introduces students to the reality of a career as zookeeper, a physically demanding profession subjecting interns to a variety of physical demands and environmental factors. Zookeeper interns may be required to work outdoors in extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold, rain, snow, and humidity. The internships for zookeepers include many different exhibit areas in which to learn, such as
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Australia House, Children’s Zoo and Hamill Family Play Zoo, Habitat Africa! The Savannah, The Fragile Kingdom, Seven Seas Panorama, The Living Coast, The Swamp, and Tropic World.
Australia House One of the zoo’s original exhibit buildings, Australia House features diurnal and nocturnal indoor exhibits as well as several large outdoor enclosures with Australasian animals including kangaroos, bats, echidnas, owls, parrots, snakes, frogs, tree kangaroos, feather-tailed gliders, bettongs, emus, and a cassowary. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to work with some animals (such as the Southern hairy-nosed wombat) rarely kept outside of Australia. In fact, Brookfield Zoo is one of only three zoos in the United States to house these wombats. You’ll get practical, hands-on experience in keeper duties and learn many aspects of captive animal management, including record-keeping, diet preparation, enclosure maintenance, and animal behavioral management.
Children’s Zoo and Hamill Family Play Zoo At this “zoo within a zoo,” you’ll have an opportunity to work with a wide assortment of native and nonnative wild and domestic animals, from tiny domestic hamsters to huge Clydesdales, including nearly 300 other animals representing numerous species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. If you intern in the fall, winter, or spring, you’ll participate in animal training programs, bird programs, and the dairy program. If you intern in the summer, you may get a chance to participate in Animals-in-Action demonstrations. This internship offers lots of hands-on animal contact as well as extensive interaction with visitors in the encounter area, walk-in-farmyard, pet play, zoo at home, and the keeper kitchen.
chance to work with a wide variety of species, including small cats, reptiles, invertebrates, otters, bats, and naked mole rats. You’ll prepare animals’ meals, maintain the exhibit, learn more about animal behavior, keep records, observe animals, and interact with the public. As part of your Fragile Kingdom experience, you’ll also complete a short research project related to any aspect of animal husbandry that interests you.
Habitat Africa! Here you’ll intern in two African habitats in this indoor/outdoor exhibit, featuring a variety of animals that share habitats on the open African plains, such as plated lizards, milky eagle owls, African wild dogs, and reticulated giraffes. You’ll work closely with keepers as you acquire practical experience in keeper duties and learn many aspects of captive animal management. You’ll be involved in diet preparation, exhibit maintenance, recordkeeping, animal training, and animal observations, and you’ll be required to complete a short research project related to some aspect of animal husbandry.
The Living Coast In this exhibit, visitors tour the South American coastline of Chile and Peru, watching moon jellies, several species of sharks, sea turtles, sea horses, anemones, nudibranchs, and starfish. Then they are transported to one of the world’s hottest deserts, home to animals such as Humboldt penguins, vampire bats, and Inca terns. Working with this exhibit, you’ll get lots of experience in animal behavior and training and learn how to prepare varied diets and understand more about water and environmental quality and other aspects of animal management. You’ll work closely with keepers in all areas and complete a short research project on a related topic of your choice.
The Fragile Kingdom In this unique exhibit spanning several continents, you’ll get a chance to understand the survival of a delicate ecosystem. The Fragile Kingdom includes two multispecies exhibits: The Fragile Desert and The Fragile Rain Forest. At each, you’ll have the
Seven Seas Panorama In this popular site featuring marine mammals, you’ll care for Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, California sea lions, Northern fur seals, harbor seals, and Pacific walruses. All of the animals participate
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in daily training sessions and public presentations. Under the guidance of marine mammal staff, you may help prepare food, maintain enclosures, and offer presentations to zoo visitors. However, you won’t have direct hands-on experience with these animals; instead, you’ll learn how to manage and train marine mammals by working beside trainers, talking with zoo staff, observing training sessions, and reading suggested literature.
The Swamp Here you’ll be working with more than 60 species of animals that live in Southern cypress swamps and Illinois river habitats, in an exhibit that immerses visitors in the sights, sounds, and smells of wetlands. Mammals, waterfowl, wading and perching birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates are all represented, many from wildlife rehabilitators requiring special exhibit design and care. The Swamp also presents a strong interpretive program of graphics and visitor interactive experiences regarding the benefits of wetlands. Here you’ll gain hands-on experience working alongside keepers through the building’s three areas, preparing food, helping with animal procedures and medications, monitoring water quality, and learning basic animal training and behavioral enrichment. You’ll work with keepers who have a wide variety of experience and individual interests, allowing you the unique opportunity to delve further into areas of animal husbandry, behavioral enrichment, and public education.
may maintain enclosures, prepare food, make routine animal observations, and interact daily with the public. You’ll also work closely with primate department staff to learn about animal husbandry, mixed-species exhibits, and tropical rain forest conservation.
Other Internships Nonanimal internships are also available in areas such as marketing and special events, education, design/graphic arts, public relations, development, horticulture, water quality lab, and conservation biology. Interns in nonanimal areas must commit to a minimum term of six weeks.
HOW TO APPLY You can download the zookeeper internship application (in PDF format) by visiting http://www. brookfieldzoo.org/0.asp?nSection=11&pageid=& nLinkID=32&sHTTPLink=search.asp. Once you’ve filled out the application, you should submit it to the preceding address with a cover letter explaining your career intentions, a current resume, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation. Internships are available on a yearround basis. Applicants chosen to be interviewed will be notified by e-mail. Successful applicants will be advised of their selection and internship assignments by mail. A $15 program fee is required upon placement into the internship program.
Tropic World One of the largest indoor mixed-species exhibits in the world, this facility represents the tropical rain forests of South America, Asia, and Africa and hosts many species of primates, birds, and mammals. Baboon Island houses a troop of Guinea baboons in a large outdoor habitat. The building’s three sections (South America, Asia, and Africa) have eight different animal runs, including two off-exhibit breeding colonies of endangered primates. Here you’ll work for 12 weeks with primate department keepers in all areas of Tropic World (interns working shorter terms will be assigned to fewer areas and work with fewer animal runs). You
DENVER ZOO INTERNSHIP Denver Zoo College Internship Program 2300 Steele Street Denver, CO 80205
[email protected] http://www.denverzoo.org/join/career/ internships/Internships.htm
What You Can Earn: $9 an hour for paid internships; some internships are unpaid.
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Application Deadlines: March for a summer paid internship; the Bird Department and Tropical Discovery accept applications year round for nonpaid internships. Educational Experience: None. Requirements: Candidates should have career goals consistent with the animal field and some related experience with animals.
OVERVIEW The Denver Zoo’s goal is to provide a wildlife conservancy that offers high-quality experiences in an urban recreational setting and provides environmental education that inspires public awareness of global conservation. The zoo also tries to offer scientific programs that make meaningful contributions to the conservation of animals and their ecosystems. The summer internships are a vital part of these goals. Zookeeping internships are available in various areas within the animal department, including birds, mammals, and tropical discovery (fish/reptiles). As an intern with the Denver Zoo, you’ll gain experience in the daily care of animals by working closely with zookeepers. The Bird and Mammals Departments offer paid internships during the summer; Tropical Discovery offers nonpaid internships throughout the year. A bird-zookeeping internship is often available throughout the year. Unpaid academic internships are usually available in the fall and winter, whereas summer internships last from May to August.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for a summer internship in animal care, submit a resume and cover letter indicating the position for which you wish to apply, along with a letter of recommendation from an academic advisor, teacher, employer, or current or past volunteer manager/coordinator. (The letter may be sent separately or with your application.) The Bird Department accepts applications year round for nonpaid internships. Preference in selecting interns will be given either to residents of the seven counties of
the metro Denver area or to students attending school within the same district. Mail your application to the preceding address.
DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM ADVANCED INTERNSHIP Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom PO Box 10090 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 (407) 828-1736 http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com
What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Junior, senior, or recent grad (sophomores qualify for some internships) with major in biology, psychology, wildlife biology, zoology, or other related fields. Requirements: Strong computer proficiency (Microsoft Word and Excel), excellent ability to speak in front of groups, direct research experience (assistance with established research programs) and a GPA greater than 3.0. You must have transportation.
OVERVIEW There are about 20 different opportunities to work with animals in the Walt Disney World Advanced Internship Program at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. These internships allow you to network with successful professionals in particular fields of study. In most instances, the Walt Disney World Advanced Internship program serves as a springboard in launching a successful career. Internship positions last for six months, starting either in January or June. Among the animal-related advanced internships are opportunities in animal behavior, animal nutrition, education, reproductive biology, marine biology, vet hospital, marine mammal, and aquatic vet services.
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Animal Behavior If you choose this area, you’ll receive training in behavioral research at Disney’s Animal Kingdom with the goal of preparing you for future work and training in this area. Behavioral research is used to add to the understanding of zoo animals and to facilitate their optimal care and well being, as well as to assess the effectiveness of Disney’s educational programs and experiences for their guests. You’ll participate in all aspects of behavioral research, including project development, data collection, date entry and analysis, library research, statistical analyses, and dissemination of results (including both written and oral presentations). You may collect data through direct observations of animals, through viewing videotapes, or through guest interviews.
Animal Nutrition Under the supervision of both the animal nutritionist and the animal nutrition center management team, you’ll be involved with the different aspects of the department, including helping with food preparation within the animal nutrition center, including “on-stage” food preparation in front of guests, as well as demonstrations to back-stage tour groups. You will be asked to interact with guests and share with them information about animal nutrition. Under the supervision of the nutrition laboratory staff, you’ll help with nutrition research projects such as food-nutrient analysis (sample processing, data collection, and entry) and you’ll conduct quality-control analyses on forages/browses using in-house laboratory equipment (such as ovens, freeze dryers, grinders, and near infrared reflectance spectrophotometers). You’ll spend about 75 percent of your time preparing food and 25 percent conducting research.
Aquatic Vet Services Assisting veterinary cast members in the daily operations of The Living Seas, your job as an intern here may include diet preparation; record-keeping; stocking medical supplies; data entry; laboratory assistance; cleaning; maintenance of surgical equipment; and other animal-related work. You may help develop and implement presentations that educate and inspire guests in areas of aquatic zoological
medicine and wildlife conservation. You also must be a certified scuba diver.
Education Presenter This is a great entry-level position for interns who love sharing their passion for conservation with others. Your primary responsibility is to engage guests of all ages in fun, interactive conversations focusing on conservation action and awareness. You need to be able to deliver presentations that are accurate, entertaining, and inspiring and that communicate the appropriate conservation messages on topics such as wildlife natural history, animal behavior, and conservation. You’ll interact with Disney guests in a variety of settings at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, including the park’s main entrance and Kids Discovery Club sites. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for operating the Kid’s Discovery Club locations throughout the park, involving large numbers of families with children. These interactive stations are designed to connect children (ages three to eight years) with the natural world by encouraging them to get involved. The Kids Discovery Clubs embrace strong education themes, which you’ll convey through personal conversations that inspire conservation action. Most of your day will be spent staffing the Kids Discovery Clubs locations. You’ll also be responsible for the safety of live animals in containers while presenting them to guests. (Live animals include tarantulas, scorpions, spiders, snakes, and turtles.) Training on animal safety and welfare issues will be provided and conducted by animal keeper staff. You’ll be expected to participate in all required cast training programs and staff meetings in an effort to remain current on subject matter related to wildlife conservation and animal information. The internship experience includes a five-session seminar series that focuses on leadership, animalrelated careers, and networking opportunities. In addition to the requirements listed above for all Disney interns, if you work as an intern in this area, you must have a strong conservation and environmental knowledge in order to communicate the appropriate wildlife messages to all guests. You must be able to communicate biological information and
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make it personal and relevant to guests in an informal setting and understand proper safety measures for guests, animals, and cast during all animal presentations. Finally, you’ve got to be willing to work outdoors in all kinds of weather.
Marine Mammal As an intern here, you’ll help conduct educational presentations stressing marine conservation issues and marine mammal awareness. As an intern here, you’ll give daily presentations at the West Indian Manatee exhibit. You’ll help prepare daily food to satisfy nutritional requirements of marine mammals, help feed West Indian Manatees, and clean all animal areas each day. You may help observe various types of sessions with Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins, with an introduction to training basics, record-keeping, and research sessions and implementations. Topics could include but are not limited to behavioral development and animal observation and environmental enrichment. You must be a certified scuba diver for this position.
agement and husbandry purposes. You’ll run the entire process of enzyme immunoassays and graph data for various animals. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in projects such as working closely to monitor the success of contraceptives to manage captive populations of cotton-top tamarins, as well as tracking reproduction for samples of wild tamarins. You also may help monitor wildlife on Walt Disney World’s 8,500 conservation areas, and you’ll assist in the inventory of species to determine their population sizes. Field activities include surveys of birds, alligators, deer, gopher tortoises, and butterflies. Interns work closely with all members of the wildlife tracking center team and learn about projects including elephant communication and tracking of sea turtles, wood storks, and swallowtailed kites. Interns also interact with guests to spread conservation messages and educate them about exciting scientific research. In addition to the general requirements listed at the beginning of this entry, you must have strong laboratory skills (particularly chemical and biochemical techniques).
Marine Biologist and Aquarium Interns here will work alongside resident biologists assisting with all areas of marine fish husbandry, working with animals ranging from large sharks to corals and jellyfish. Daily responsibilities include food preparation and maintaining cleanliness of all areas to USDA standards. You’ll be expected to dive and feed on a daily basis in the 5.7 million gallon aquarium and maintain life-support systems for a series of smaller exhibits. Interns will work in quarantine systems, perform necropsies, analyze water chemistries, collect and record data, and interact with guests regarding all aspects of marine conservation and aquarium husbandry. You also must be a certified scuba diver.
Reproductive Biology Interns here participate in a variety of endocrine projects that boost the reproductive success of captive endangered species. You’ll work directly on the reproductive monitoring of elephants, okapi, and white rhinos to aid in the conservation of these captive endangered species. Other projects on black rhinos and hippos track reproductive cycles for man-
Vet Hospital The Veterinary Service’s advanced interns function in two roles: the primary wildlife case contact and assistant to the veterinary technicians. You’ll be responsible for receiving all wildlife cases that come to the veterinary hospital from Walt Disney World property, including assessment, triage, giving necessary care as directed by the animal care staff and veterinarians, animal transport to rehabilitation facilities, and maintenance of all records and databases. You’ll provide support to the veterinary technicians, including setting up supplies/equipment prior to procedures, maintaining supplies, clean up after procedures, clean/pack/sterilize instruments, helping with sample preparation, and completing related laboratory paperwork. You’re also responsible for guest interaction and giving presentations in the on-show veterinary treatment window. In addition to the general requirements listed above, you must have direct animal care experience at a vet clinic, a wildlife rehabilitation facility, or a zoo. Your experience should include cleaning and maintaining animal facilities.
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First, you should apply online at http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com. Once you complete this form, you must attend a presentation to be eligible for an interview. Presentations are held at colleges across the country at various times. (Visit the preceding Web site to find the nearest presentation site.) The presentation is your opportunity to have your questions answered and learn detailed information about the Walt Disney World College Program. You should bring your completed application to the presentation. At the presentation, you will be able to sign up for an interview, which generally takes place within 24 hours of the presentation. Advanced Internship applicants will need to submit all of their interview materials after the presentation to the recruiter. You’ll be given additional information on scheduling a telephone interview. You’ll receive notification about two to three weeks after the interview. If it’s been longer than three weeks since you interviewed, you should send an e-mail to wdw.
[email protected] with your full name, the school where you interviewed, and your complete mailing address.
Have you ever wanted to be involved in hands-on dolphin research and care? Would you like to learn about animal-training techniques? The Dolphin Institute offers internships to students who have completed at least two years of college. The program offers qualified individuals from all over the world semester-long internships in dolphin research and education. Interns are an integral part of the staff, and they work with senior researchers and graduate students in this carefully designed apprenticeship program. You’ll work directly with dolphins and researchers to learn effective dolphin-teaching techniques and research skills and also gain valuable experience by helping to orient one-, two-, and four-week Dolphin Institute volunteers. The internship begins as a full-time volunteer position from Monday through Friday and on alternate Saturdays until all initial training has been accomplished (usually this takes about half the semester). During the latter part of the semester, your required time commitment is reduced by 75 percent, which will allow you to get another job, if necessary. You must provide your own transportation, housing, and daily expenses. After all the interns for a semester have been chosen, you’re given contact information for other interns in your group so you can coordinate living arrangements. The length of this program will offer interns more opportunities to improve their skills in a variety of areas, including research, education, and training. You’ll participate in all aspects of the program, including exploring dolphin perception, intelligence, and communication; helping with dolphin husbandry and care; helping the staff to operate the research laboratory; acquiring handson experience in dolphin research, training, and husbandry; receiving an education in dolphin and whale behavior and natural history; and working with other interns, students, staff, and volunteers. If you’re currently enrolled in college, you can make arrangements for credit for the semester. Alternatively, course credit can be obtained by registering at the University of Hawaii, if arranged in
DOLPHIN INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory Attn: Internship Program 1129 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96814 USA
[email protected] (808) 593-2211
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Spring (early January through July): August 15; fall (early July through January): February 15. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in college. Requirements: None specified.
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advance. (In the latter case, you‘ll have to pay outof-state tuition fees if you don’t live in Hawaii.)
HOW TO APPLY First, you’ll need to download a PDF version of the application (http://www.dolphin-nstitute.org/ education_programs/researchinternship/index. htm) or print an MS Word version from the same Web site. Alternatively, you can request an application by e-mailing, calling, or writing to the preceding addresses. Submit the completed application with transcripts of all college courses, three letters of recommendation (preferably from college instructors who know you personally), your resume, and a statement of purpose that describes your background, skills, and what you expect to contribute to and gain from the internship. You also should demonstrate your familiarity with the type of research conducted at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory. There is no application fee. Specific starting and ending dates are flexible for each semester, and it’s possible to change the dates if there are conflicts with school schedules. It takes about six to eight weeks before a decision on the internships are made; early submission will not result in early notification.
FARM SANCTUARY INTERNSHIP Farm Sanctuary PO Box 150 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 (607) 583-2225 Fax: (607) 583-2041
[email protected] http://www.farmsanctuary.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Farm Sanctuary internships are available year round. Positions are filled on an ongoing basis as applications are received. Summers fill up quickly, so if you’re interested in summer months, be sure to apply well in advance. Educational Experience: Not specified. Requirements: Must be age 16 or older, with a strong commitment to animal rights; interns are required to be vegan while on sanctuary premises (vegan living includes no meat, dairy products, eggs, honey, or other animal byproducts; personal care items must be cruelty-free with no animal byproducts; no leather, silk, or wool clothing).
OVERVIEW Farm Sanctuary is the nation’s largest farm animal rescue and protection organization, begun in 1986 when Gene and Lorri Bauston found a living sheep abandoned on a stockyard “deadpile.” They rescued the sheep, named her Hilda, and created Farm Sanctuary. Most state anticruelty laws specifically exempt farm animals from basic humane protection, so abandoning a sick animal on a pile of dead animals is considered “normal animal agricultural” practice. Farm Sanctuary is working to change the way society views and treats animals used for food production. With the active support of over 100,000 members, the organization operates coast-to-coast shelters and a national rescue and adoption network. Farm Sanctuary operates a 175-acre shelter in upstate New York and a 300-acre shelter in northern California, in addition to coast-to-coast shelters that provide rescue, rehabilitation, and lifelong care for cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats, sheep, ducks, geese, and rabbits. All of the animals housed at Farm Sanctuary were victims of cruelty and neglect. Some of the animals are rescued during investigations of farms, stockyards, auctions, and slaughterhouses; others arrive from humane societies and SPCA cruelty cases.
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Interns at Farm Sanctuary help care for hundreds of animals. It’s possible that most of your time will be spent in the barn, cleaning and doing farm chores. While the work is physically demanding and repetitious, it is essential to the health of the animals. Other assignments may include animal care and feeding; staffing the Visitor Center and running educational tours; and bulk mailing and helping with administrative projects. Occasionally, interns may also assist with shelter tours and shelter outreach events and activities. Here you’ll volunteer a full-time, 40-hour-aweek schedule. The shelters are open seven days a week, and scheduling varies but generally includes weekends and holidays. Interns who live at the shelter are also responsible for helping with shelter security, which includes being on-call two to three nights during the week for after-hour shelter emergencies. If you are on call, you must stay at the intern house so you’re available if needed. All interns are welcome to volunteer any extra time they wish or to take part in extra activities such as animal healthcare and grooming, research and campaigns, and other programs (volunteer opportunities will vary depending on location). We encourage interns to make the most of their Farm Sanctuary experience. The more you put into the internship, the more you will get out of it. Optional educational programs are provided for all interns. These may include but are not limited to History of Farm Sanctuary, Stockyard Investigations, Basics of Animal Care, How to Start and Operate a Farm Animal Shelter, and Vegan Resources. All interns will have the opportunity to give their preferences for topics, and Farm Sanctuary will try to accommodate as many of these choices as possible.
HOUSING Housing is offered at no charge for all Farm Sanctuary interns and includes a shared bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen facilities. Interns are required to share in household cleaning chores and keep community areas clean for the comfort of everyone liv-
ing together. Interns are responsible for buying and preparing their own food; weekly trips to the grocery store are provided for interns without cars.
HOW TO APPLY Fill out the online internship application (http:// www.farmsanctuary.org/join/internform.htm) or call the national office and ask for an internship application.
FORT WAYNE CHILDREN’S ZOO VETERINARY MEDICINE INTERNSHIP Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Education Department 3411 Sherman Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46808 (260) 427-6808
[email protected] http://www.kidszoo.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; priority given to those who can obtain college credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling but submit application two months before expected start date. Educational Experience: College student (those enrolled in vet medicine curriculum preferred but not required). Requirements: Applicants should have a longterm interest in exotic animals and be experienced and comfortable with dealing with domestic species. Experience with exotic species is preferred but not required. Applicants must be available to work a flexible schedule, at least 30 hours a week (40 hours a week is preferred). A negative tuberculin skin test must be performed within one year of the start date. Current rabies, hepatitis B, and tetanus vaccinations are recommended.
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OVERVIEW The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is internationally recognized for its innovative displays, awardwinning animal exhibits, and well-manicured grounds. With more than 1500 animals, the zoo lets kids get up close and personal with a goat, explore a misty jungle trail, or watch giraffes roam a vast hillside. As an intern here, you’ll support the zoo’s vet department by helping with animal care, procedures, and hospital maintenance as you learn more about the field of zoo/exotic veterinary medicine. You’ll report directly to the zoo’s veterinarian, helping with routine procedures (such as immobilizations, physical exams, and treatments), as well as emergency procedures. You’ll also help vet techs with hospital and equipment cleaning and maintenance as needed and help the keeper staff with daily care of animals housed at the veterinary hospital or in quarantine. You’ll also work on other tasks or special projects, depending on your experience and skills. Internships are available all year, and the duration of your internship is flexible to meet your school requirements. However, you should plan to intern for at least four weeks.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for the internship position, download an application at http://www.kidszoo.com/pdfs/internapp.pdf or call the education department at the number listed previously.
FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER INTERNSHIP Fossil Rim Wildlife Center PO Box 2189 Glen Rose, TX 76043 (254) 897-2960 http://www.fossilrim.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Animal care internships: spring term: November 1; summer term: March 1; fall term: June 1; summer avian internship: January 1; animal care apprentice: February 1. Educational Experience: Open to college juniors and seniors. Requirements: At least two years of undergraduate college work in wildlife management, conservation biology, or a related scientific discipline.
OVERVIEW Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is an 1,800-acre, awardwinning conservation, research, and education facility nestled among the live oaks and junipers of the North Texas Hill Country. The Wildlife Center is dedicated to conservation of species in peril, scientific research, training of professionals, creative management of natural resources, and public education. A leader in propagation and management programs, scientific research, diverse public education initiatives, and training facilities for conservation professionals, the Wildlife Center offers several animal-related internships to college juniors and seniors. The animals at Fossil Rim, with the exception of the carnivores, rhinos, and a few others, are free to roam 1,500 acres of Central Texas Hill Country savannas and juniper-oak woodlands. The Wildlife Center focuses on threatened species, protecting and preserving endangered animals through research, cooperative management, and public awareness. Fossil Rim was founded on the conviction that all creatures have a right to exist, that the natural world has intrinsic value apart from human perceptions and needs, and that this right and this value deserve our deep respect. The Wildlife Center offers internship opportunities in animal care, petting pasture, rhino research, and avian and naturalist training in the education department.
Avian Internship Avian internships are offered in spring and run through summer of each year. Avian interns will
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assist the avian supervisor with daily recordkeeping, cleaning, and care of Attwater’s prairie chickens and Japanese Red Crown cranes. Your responsibilities include observing specimens, compiling data, maintaining flights, preparing diets, helping with incubation procedures, and handrearing chicks for the annual release program.
Black Rhino Internship Rhino Research internships are offered in the spring, summer, and fall each year; with this job, you’ll be responsible for the daily maintenance of the black rhino herd. Other duties include observation and chute conditioning of the rhinos, keeping records, collecting samples, and participating in publishing scientific articles. Fossil Rim is currently involved in several research projects, both within and in cooperation with other facilities.
Children’s Animal Center Internship Children’s Animal Center internships are offered in the spring, summer, and fall of each year. Here you’ll help clean and care for the petting-pasture animals, including pygmy, Nubian and Angora goats; Navajo-Churro, Southdown, Hampshire, and Suffolk sheep; Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs; Aldabran and African spurred tortoises; cockatoos; macaws; and ocelots and maned wolves. You’ll also be responsible for maintaining nature trail areas, along with interacting with children, talking to visitors about the animals, helping to develop educational displays and programs, and helping with outreach and youth volunteer programs.
The Whitfield Collins Carnivore Internship If you land this internship, you’ll be responsible for the daily feeding, cleaning, and health monitoring of a number of exotic species, including red, Mexican, and maned wolves and coati.
HOW TO APPLY Apply online at http://www.fossilrim.org/learning/ internships_form.php.
GENESIS ANIMAL SANCTUARY SUMMER INTERNSHIP Warren Wilson College Environmental Leadership Center Campus Box 6323 PO Box 9000 Asheville, NC 28815 Fax: (828) 771-7092
What You Can Earn: A stipend of $100 weekly, with room and board included. Application Deadlines: Completed application forms, cover letter, professional resume, and three recommendations are due by January 31; formal interviews will be scheduled in February. Notification of most internship awards will occur in March. Educational Experience: Freshman, sophomores, and juniors with a commitment to graduate from Warren Wilson College are eligible to apply. Requirements: Prior experience in rehab is not necessary, but the sanctuary requires an intense appreciation in wildlife and environment and a strong commitment.
OVERVIEW Each year, the animal sanctuary handles about 500 birds/animals on a rehab status. We maintain a Conservation Center for the containment of those birds and animals unable to return to the wild; some of these are used in educational programs and many are used in display habitats. The sanctuary has two active sites for rehab with several outreach rehab programs funded by Genesis. While individual admissions make up most of the sanctuary’s work, education and prevention is also important. The live-in internship position includes two interns sharing responsibilities for the center’s wildlife rehabilitation program. The center is fully staffed from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. During those hours, the employees are experienced
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staff specializing in high-level emergency and rehabilitation care for wildlife. This is an excellent learning opportunity for the individual interested in any area of wildlife preservation. During off hours, an experienced rescuer is on call. You’re encouraged to respond with a rescuer to any emergency so you might benefit from this learning experience. The intern will learn wildlife rescue from the initial admission to release. You’ll be involved in daily weight monitoring, dietary needs, care of wounds or splints, physical therapy, and giving medication. During the spring and summer months, orphans constitute the bulk of admissions. You’ll learn the proper dietary needs of individual species, how to identify a featherless or furless orphan, and how to determine the proper diet for that species. The senior intern will actively participate in both on-site and outreach educational programs, helping a permanent employee in the various functions and handling the raptors and mammals used in these programs. Self-motivation and high energy is a definite plus to Genesis. You’ll be expected to work 40 hours a week in a flexible time frame, so you’ll have the time to enjoy mountain activities such as hiking, biking, rock climbing, white-water rafting, and boating.
HOW TO APPLY Send a copy of your current resume, a cover letter, and three recommendation forms (one from your faculty advisor) along with an online application. Links to online application forms and recommendation forms can be found at http://www.warren-wilson. edu/~elc/internships/application.shtml. If you elect to fill out the form by hand, please mail completed application to the preceding address.
GREAT DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING INTERNSHIP Great Dog 11333 Roosevelt Way, NE Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 526-1101
[email protected] http://www.gogreatdog.com/contactus.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: August of each year. Educational Experience: High school diploma or equivalent. Requirements: Must be 18 years of age, interested in dogs, dog training, and dog care, comfortable demonstrating in a classroom setting. You should have a good command of the English language, enjoy dogs, have a wonderful sense of humor, enjoy working in a team environment, and be able to work 25 to 30 hours a week (plus homework).
OVERVIEW Great Dog is more than just a doggy daycare. Since opening shop in 2001, Great Dog has offered a culture that places an emphasis on a pet’s experience with a wide array of opportunities for dogs of all sizes, shapes, and temperaments. At Great Dog, staff tries to make the most of each dog’s day by enriching each dog’s life through a series of special group and individual projects, touch therapy, and obedience activities using positive methods. Some dogs even get a job, such as helping staff with various activities. If you’re a dog nut, you’ll be happy to hear that Great Dog Obedience offers internships to students interested in starting a career in dog training. You’ll work with experienced dog trainers in class rooms, help with developing training programs, and assist in monitoring and tracking the daycare pack environment. You’ll also document canine behaviors, establish well-rounded activities for difficult dogs, and learn basic grooming and nutrition techniques. Internships range from six to 12 months depending on dedication, background, personal skills, and experience.
HOW TO APPLY Call for more information about applying for an internship.
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HILLTOP FARM INC. INTERNSHIP Hilltop Farm Inc. 1089 Nesbitt Road Colora, MD 21917 (410) 658-9898
[email protected] http://www.hilltopfarminc.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students only. Requirements: None specified, other than interest in horses and equine health.
OVERVIEW At Hilltop Farm, you’ll find a complete sporthorse center that provides training services for riders and horses of all disciplines. The farm is also actively involved in breeding horses (broodmares and young horses receive daily, individualized care) and hosting internationally known seminars and clinics for riders, veterinarians, and breeders. In addition, Hilltop Farm offers training services for riders and horses of all sporthorse disciplines, with horses of all levels in dressage and jumping; the farm also successfully prepares stallions and mares for performance testings, develops riders from novice through the FEI-levels, and skillfully prepares and presents horses of all ages at breed competitions. The training team includes committed, welltrained professionals with diverse talents to handle almost any training or instruction need for dressage, hunter/jumper, or three-day event interests. Because young fillies and geldings benefit from the natural socialization of herd life, just as young colts do, Hilltop also offers in-hand training, young horse starting services, and stallion inspections. Sound like fun? One-year internships at the farm are offered in the “mare and foal care” or in
a lab internship, but you should know that none of the internship positions involves riding. If you intern in mare and foal care, your responsibilities will include feeding the horses, cleaning stalls and grooming, and keeping the foaling barn clean inside and out. You may help check field horses, help with turnouts, and help the vet or farrier with field horses. You also may help with foal watching, treating, and handling; cleaning and organizing sheds; and doing an evening barn check. The lab internship includes care of tease mares, grooming, and bringing in from the field every morning and turn out at end of collections. You may also hold the mare for collections when needed, put the mare in a holding stall between collections, prepare the collection area, remove manure, record collection data, package semen prepared by a technician, do paperwork, and handle daily chores in the lab.
HOW TO APPLY Fill out an application online at http://www. hilltopfarminc.com/form_intern_application.htm and click to send online; then e-mail your resume to
[email protected]. The application process takes four to six weeks; positions vary depending on the time of year and availability.
HOUSTON ZOO INTERNSHIP Primate Supervisor Houston Zoo Inc. 1513 N. MacGregor Houston, TX 77030 (713) 533-6673 Fax: (713) 533-6755
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Interns should be pursuing a career in some aspect of conservation,
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animal/wildlife management, education, graphics, Web design, psychology, food preparation, marketing, operations, or zoo-related business. Check individual internships for specific requirements. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age and have a current negative TB test.
OVERVIEW Recently privatized and under new leadership, the Houston Zoo prepares to meet the challenges and responsibilities of a 21st-century zoo with exhibits habitat-based exhibits, presenting wildlife in naturalistic surroundings. Internships are typically available in different areas in the zoo, taking about 20 hours a week. A zookeeper internship in the bird department and the Golden Lion Tamarin area are two popular choices.
Golden Lion Tamarin Free-Range Program The Houston Zoo is one of fewer than 10 zoos in the country that have free-ranging Golden Lion Tamarin monkeys. During warmer months, these monkeys are released from their enclosure and encouraged to forage for their food as they would in the wild. Volunteers observe, track, collect data, and describe to guests details about these monkeys. Obviously, the zoo must watch the monkeys to make sure they don’t venture outside of the zoo. There are approximately 120 volunteers who help us make this happen. As a Golden Lion Tamarin intern, you’ll help with animal tracking, data collection, coordinating of volunteers, and public outreach. The internship is a four- or five-month (April through October) position, but a minimum three-month commitment is required. The position requires 15 to 20 (or more as desired) hours of work per week. All interns must have completed at least two years of college in a related field such as anthropology, education, biology, zoology, or psychology. This internship offers an extraordinary experience in animal-behavior research, animal care, animal management, and volunteer management.
Zookeeper Internship: Bird Department If you’re a bird lover, you’ll love working here, where you’ll clean animal exhibits, prepare animal diets, maintain exhibits (raking, sifting, plant trimming, propping), observe and record animal condition, behavior, and responses, and interact with zoo guests. You also may help with veterinary care and treatments. This position can be a challenge; you may need to climb ladders, lift heavy objects up to 50 pounds, and assume awkward positions, all while being exposed to significant heat and humidity. At first you’ll be supervised closely by a staff member, but as you gain confidence and experience you’ll be given more independence. For this internship, you’ll need at least one year of animal experience (either in a vet, or at FFA, 4-H, private aviculture, volunteering, and so on). This internship requires 24 to 25 hours a week, in five five-hour days or three eight-hour days (all work days are available, but Saturday and Sunday availability is preferred). Work begins at 7:00 a.m. but may start as early as 5:30 a.m. if you like.
HOW TO APPLY When applying for an internship, send your resume and a cover letter describing your career hopes, experience, and availability. This information helps the zoo find a potential internship that works best for you. Your internship application will be considered as soon as the zoo receives your cover letter and resume, which may take up to one month. For information on the zookeeper internship, e-mail
[email protected]. To apply for the Golden Lion Tamarin internship, send cover letter, resume, an “adult volunteer” application (http://www.houstonzoo.org/Adult_ Volunteers/Application_Process.aqf), and two references to the preceding address. For information on all other internships, contact
[email protected]. To apply for other internships that may open, e-mail or fax your resume and application to the volunteer department at the number/address listed above.
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MYSTIC AQUARIUM INTERNSHIP Mystic Aquarium College Intern Coordinator 55 Coogan Blvd. Mystic, CT 06355-1997 (860) 572-5955 ext. 227
[email protected] http://www.mysticaquarium.org/divein/ internships/internships.asp
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Spring (January through May): October 31; summer (June through August): February 28; fall (September through December): June 30. Educational Experience: Undergraduate, graduate student, or recent college graduate. Requirements: None specified.
mum of 16 hours a week. However, you should expect to devote time after work to research and completion of the internship project. (The total number of hours worked may be dictated by credit requirements.) As a Mystic intern, you’ll also develop an independent project in conjunction with your supervisor on a topic usually determined by current research or programs provided by the department. Once the topic of the project is defined, you’ll be responsible for developing the project (including collection of data and data analysis for research projects), writing a project report, and giving a brief oral presentation of the project to aquarium staff. All materials and data remain the property of Sea Research Foundation and must be placed on file in both hard-copy form and on computer disc. Internships are available in pinniped and penguin husbandry; beluga whale husbandry; fish and invertebrate husbandry; research and veterinary services; education; graphics; communications technology; visitor/member services; marketing; public relations; merchandising; development; and engineering/maintenance.
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The Mystic Aquarium tries to make discovering the underwater world easy and fun for students and teachers. Through a wide variety of internships, the aquarium offers positions in the research and study of marine animals and veterinary internships. Interns also can work behind the scenes in the marketing and public relations departments or with graphic arts and communications technology. The Mystic Aquarium is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge of the aquatic world for present and future generations. The internship program supports this mission by providing an opportunity to complete a project under the guidance of an intern supervisor while gaining career experience. Husbandry and research internships are fullsemester commitments with a minimum of 38.75 hours per week. Internships in departments that don’t deal directly with animal care require a mini-
Cetacean aquarists feed, train, and care for the Aquarium’s collection of beluga whales. As an intern here, you’ll help prepare diets for beluga whales, clean and maintain exhibits and back-up areas, help feed beluga whales, help with the training of husbandry behaviors, help husbandry staff and staff veterinarian with medical procedures, and help with stranded marine mammals when possible. Recent projects have included a comparison of cetacean vocalizations before and after training demonstrations; quarantine procedures for stranded marine mammals; toy preference in beluga whales; and the ability of a beluga whale to discriminate between differentially rewarded stimuli.
Communications Technology The Communications Technology Department designs, implements, and supports the computer,
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network, Internet, telephone, telecommunications, and audio/visual equipment for the aquarium. As an intern, you’ll help staff maintain computer and telecommunications networks; help design, install, and maintain Web pages; and help design, install, and maintain audio/visual systems. Recent projects have included Web development for the aquarium Internet site.
Education The Education Department offers classes and activities to supplement an aquarium visit and enrich classroom learning. As an intern here, you’ll help aquarium teachers teach classroom and field programs for students of all ages, travel with aquarium teachers to present outreach programs at local schools, present public programs within the aquarium, help with the design and preparation of class materials, and teach portions of aquarium classes. You’ll also help maintain classroom aquaria and help summer staff with summer camp programs. Recent projects have included developing various teaching units and activity kits; development of a “sharks” class for fourth-grade students, evaluating and upgrading elementary programs, and developing the concept and construction of a “touch box” to incorporate a tactile experience for visitors.
intern, you’ll help prepare food, feed the fish and invertebrates, maintain aquariums (algae scrubbing, water changes, water monitoring, filter maintenance, and H2O chemical analysis) under aquarist supervision; clean food-prep and other back-up areas; and help with new-exhibit construction and collection of specimens. Recent projects have included operant conditioning of an octopus, the effects of temperature on embryonic development and egg-laying behavior in chain dogfish, early growth and development of horseshoe crabs, and new exhibit and husbandry of the lined sea nettle.
Pinniped and Penguin Husbandry Pinniped and penguin aquarists feed, train, and care for the aquarium’s collection of northern fur seals, Steller’s sea lions, and African penguins. Here, you’ll help staff prepare food for pinnipeds and penguins, maintain exhibits and back-up areas, keep records, help feed pinnipeds and penguins, help with the training of husbandry behaviors, help husbandry staff and staff veterinarian with medical procedures, and help with stranded marine mammals when possible. Recent projects have included shade utilization in northern fur seals and Steller’s sea lions; quarantine procedures for stranded marine mammals; and dietary trends of Steller’s sea lions.
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Aquarium graphic artists produce materials for the aquarium to promote education and research. As an intern, you’ll help graphic artist staffers produce posters, ads, brochures, signs, and educational materials and help with the illustrations and layout of the aquarium magazine. Recent projects have included the design and painting of a fish mural on a classroom wall, aquarium Web site design, and interpretive elementary graphic systems for aquarium exhibits.
The Department of Research and Veterinary Sciences is responsible for conducting research in many aspects of marine sciences. In addition, the medical care of the exhibit collection is the responsibility of the veterinary staff with its advanced program of preventative medicine, diagnostics, and therapy. As an intern here, you’ll help with microbiological cultures, dissection of stranded marine mammal carcasses, medical assessment of stranded animals (seasonal), blood-cell counts and slide preparation, animal-record management, and field-sample collection. Recent projects have included tissue distribution and serum levels of selected enzymes in sharks, analysis of stranding and sighting patterns
Fish and Invertebrate Husbandry Fish and invertebrate aquarists feed and maintain the exhibits and reserve holding tanks of the Aquarium’s fish and invertebrate collection. As an
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for seals in Connecticut and Rhode Island waters, and studies of marine-mammal parasites.
HOW TO APPLY To apply to one of the areas listed above, obtain an application form at http://www.mysticaquarium.org/ divein/internships/application.asp. Submit it to the preceding address, along with a cover letter stating your interests, goals, and relevant experience. Also, you should send a transcript, resume, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor, professor, or instructor (additional letters of recommendation may be submitted by employers, coaches, other supervisors, or advisors.) Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the preceding address. If you apply in husbandry, research, or education, you’ll be given a list of preselected topics from which to write a research paper, which you should include with your application. The written report should be 1000 words (two to five pages, doublespaced) and include a complete reference section. Applicants for other areas may suggest a topic to research or may submit portfolios or writing samples in lieu of the research paper. If you’re interested in interning in Visitor and Member Services, Marketing, Public Relations, Merchandising, Development, or Engineering and Maintenance, you should submit only a completed application form. The intern coordinator will contact you by phone to discuss possible internship projects within the department of your choice. If an opportunity is available, you’ll be asked to submit all application materials.
NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE INTERNSHIP National Aquarium in Baltimore Conservation Education Department - Internships Pier 3/501 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 576-3888
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but interns receive a 30-percent discount at the food court and gift shop. Application Deadlines: Apply before November 1 to intern during the winter and spring semesters; apply before April 1 to intern during the summer and fall semesters. Educational Experience: Undergraduate registered at a two- or four-year college or university; some areas require students to be juniors or seniors; must receive academic credit. Requirements: Must be able to work a minimum of 120 hours within the chosen semester.
OVERVIEW Clownfish, pufferfish, and hammerhead sharks — the National Aquarium in Baltimore has them all! If you’re fascinated by fins and fish of all descriptions, you might want to consider an internship at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The National Aquarium tries to stimulate interest in and inspire stewardship of aquatic environments. A member of the Baltimore community, Maryland’s leading tourist attraction, and an international icon, the aquarium provides cultural, recreational, and educational experiences. The aquarium strives to blend naturalistic exhibit elements with the most modern interpretive techniques, engaging visitors by focusing on the beauty of the aquatic world. Exhibits are designed to replicate natural environments and avoid the unnatural mixing of species. Specimens are chosen to give the best examples of biological concepts in an interesting and accurate way. The collections embrace diverse world-wide habitats to spark responsible actions in visitors. Internships at the aquarium provide hands-on and minds-on experiences that will be a vital part of your college career. Applying classroom knowledge, interns obtain valuable job experience and establish professional contacts. The aquarium makes every effort to match interns to work that complements their studies, interests, and skills.
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Animal Behaviorist Juniors or seniors are preferred for this internship, in which students will help the aquarium animal behavior and husbandry staff with daily care of the aquarium’s animals. Duties include tank maintenance and cleaning, food preparation and feeding, and special projects dealing with animal behavior modification and environmental enrichment.
Aquarist Junior or senior interns are preferred for the aquarist area, caring for invertebrates and fish. Duties include tank maintenance and cleaning, food preparation and feeding, cleaning behind-the-scenes areas, and keeping records.
Aviculture It might seem strange to have birds in an aquarium, but that’s just what you’ll find in this internship area. Interns assist in caring for birds in the Rain Forest exhibits, cleaning the exhibit and back-up areas, preparing and distributing food, keeping records, and performing general maintenance.
a week. For this internship, you’ll prepare food, clean and maintain the exhibit and back-up areas, observe behavior, and keep records.
HOW TO APPLY Fill out the online application at http://www.aqua. org/students_internprocess.html; click on “internship application.” Once you’ve printed and completed the application, have your academic advisor sign it, and attach brief responses to the three statements. Enclose a transcript or have the school’s registrar send one to the preceding address (it does not have to be an official copy). Applicants may apply for a maximum of two internships, but you should enclose a copy of the entire application for each position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will be contacted by phone or mail approximately four to six weeks after the deadline has passed. Those chosen to be interviewed will be contacted by the supervisor of the area for which they applied.
Herpetology If snakes are more your style, you might enjoy this area. Interns help care for reptiles and amphibians in the Rain Forest exhibits, cleaning the exhibit and back-up tanks, distributing food, observing the animals, and keeping records.
Marine Animal Rescue Program Juniors or seniors are preferred for this internship. Interns will help rescue, rehabilitate, and release stranded marine animals and sea turtles as part of the outreach efforts of the aquarium’s Ocean Health Initiative.
Marine Mammal Training Interns in this area will help with the daily care of the marine mammals. This internship is open only to juniors and seniors; summer and winter terms require 40 hours a week for three weeks. Spring and fall terms require eight hours a day, one day
NATIONAL ZOO BEAVER VALLEY INTERNSHIP Beaver Valley Internship National Zoological Park 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008
[email protected] http://nationalzoo.si.edu/UndergradInternships/ AnimalPrograms/Default.cfm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: September 1 for spring session (January 15 to May 15); January 1 for summer session (May 15 to August 15); April 1 for fall session (August 15 to December 15).
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Educational Experience: Undergraduate or grad students in an animal-related field. Requirements: Negative TB test and completed rabies vaccination series or current rabies titre. You also must have strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team and in all weather conditions. You must be able to lift at least 50 pounds, be flexible, and have a good sense of humor.
OVERVIEW The Smithsonian National Zoo is the nation’s zoo, providing leadership in conservation science in a beautiful 163-acre urban park in the heart of Washington, D.C. The home to a diverse animal collection ranging from hummingbirds to elephants, the zoo connects people with wildlife through animal exhibits and science-based programs. The zoo brings visitors close to the animals with exhibits that stimulate natural behavior and well-being for the animals. Visitor experience is enhanced by creative educational materials, as well as by direct interaction with scientists, zookeepers, and volunteers. The National Zoo is a leading center for zoo-animal care, reproductive biology, and conservation research. This internship centers on Beaver Valley, on the zoo’s forested Valley Trail, home to many North American mammals, including American beavers, bald eagles, bobcats, brown pelicans, California sea lions, gray seals, hawks, Mexican wolves, and river otters. As an intern at the zoo in Beaver Valley, you’ll have an opportunity to participate in daily animal management and visitor education during the three internship sessions (spring, summer, and fall). You’ll work 30 to 40 hours a week in Beaver Valley, which features North American avian and mammal species. Here you’ll help animal keepers with daily food preparation, feeding, and cleaning and provide formal and informal interpretive educational programs for visitors. You’ll also develop and implement animal-enrichment programs and observe animal behavior.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a resume with your name, home and college addresses and phone numbers; e-mail address; name of university; current academic status; curriculum (major and minor); and degrees held or expected with institution names and dates conferred or anticipated date(s) of graduation. In addition, you should include a statement of your interest in pursuing this internship, mentioning relevant experience and career goals. Your statement is a very important part of the application evaluation. You should include college transcripts from all schools (unofficial transcripts are okay), along with two letters of reference and documentation of negative TB test and completed rabies vaccination series or current rabies titre.
NEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER INTERNSHIP New England Wildlife Center 19 Fort Hill Street Hingham, MA 02043-9905 (781) 749-5387 http://www.newildlife.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: High school graduate. Requirements: Proof of being prevaccinated for rabies and tetanus.
OVERVIEW If you have a passion for wildlife medicine and natural history, this internship could be for you! The nonprofit wildlife animal hospital is located in Bare Cove Park, Hingham, Massachusetts, about 15 miles south of downtown Boston. Between 40 to 50 student interns each year shoulder some demanding tasks at the center, which treats about
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5,000 native and naturalized wild animals each year. Student interns are responsible for all aspects of the center’s daily operation, and what you don’t know when you get there is taught to you by fulltime staff vets, a certified vet technician, an office manager, and a resource development officer. At the center, you’ll be responsible for foraging for wildlife foods, dietary design and preparation, cleaning, husbandry, giving medicine, helping with medical and surgical procedures, maintaining medical records, cleaning hospital rooms and cages, and releasing patients into appropriate habitats. In addition, you’re required to answer citizens who call or write with questions about wildlife. You’re also required to help with fund-raising and teaching educational programs to elementary and secondary students. Periodically, you may be expected to help in special public events, cable TV presentations, and in processing fund-raising materials. You’ll be given reading materials and classroom seminars in medicine; environmental public health; habitat protection; wildlife management and ethics; basic comparative anatomy and physiology; wildlife identification; wildlife medical procedures; diagnostics; and therapeutics. You can expect to spend between 40 and 60 hours a week during this rigorous internship, beginning at 9:00 a.m., when the intern crew begins the day by cleaning each patient’s cage (and sometimes the patient as well). Each animal is then fed and given its morning treatments. After lunch, the prerelease and educational animals are taken care of, and the clinic must be completely cleaned and sterilized before afternoon treatments are given. The final chore of the day is to feed the educational raptors at the house, a task usually accomplished by whichever interns are currently living in the house. Although the schedule sounds straightforward, in fact no two days are ever the same. From the time the clinic opens until well after it closes, the phone rings constantly, and it’s the interns’ job to answer these calls about wildlife problems. You will learn how to deal with the many medical situations as animals are brought in, including
how to do physical exams and how to restrain and diagnose with blood and feces analysis and radiography methods. You’ll also learn initial treatments for various ailments such as shock and dehydration and basic wing wraps for fractures. Paperwork is also a constant chore, and you’ll be responsible for each patient’s records, with facts ranging from how and where a bird is perching to what it ate overnight. Initial information about where it was found and its final disposition information are also kept with this record. The details of where, when, and what time it was released or its death and necropsy information are also recorded.
HOUSING Housing is available on a limited basis for a fee of $200 a month to out-of-state residents and to instate students whose permanent addresses are west of Worcester, Massachusetts.
HOW TO APPLY You may download an application at http://www. newildlife.com/NEWC/Jmail/InternApplication. html. To apply, complete and e-mail or mail the application, your resume, and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address. You should be available for a follow-up interview. To check the status of your application, you can e-mail
[email protected] or call the clinic Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
OREGON ZOO INTERNSHIP Zoological Curator, Living Collections Division Oregon Zoo 4001 SW Canyon Road Portland, OR 97221 http://www.oregonzoo.org/Intern/animal_care. htm
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Fall term, August 1; winter term, November 1; spring term, February 1; summer term, April 1. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Written documentation of current negative tuberculin skin test and tetanus vaccination; candidates should have career goals consistent with the field of animal care and some related experience with animals. Interns must be able to lift at least 50 pounds and may be required to work outdoors. Therefore, you must be able to tolerate extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold, rain, snow, and humidity.
OVERVIEW Founded in 1887, the award-winning Oregon Zoo is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi. Its 64 acres are home to animals from all corners of the world, including Asian elephants, Peruvian penguins, and Arctic polar bears (about 1,029 specimens representing 200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates). Of these, 21 species are endangered and 33 are threatened. The zoo is currently active in 21 species-survival plans. Committed to conserving endangered species and their habitats both locally and around the globe, the zoo is a center for wildlife preservation and field research. The Oregon Zoo’s award-winning education programs serve more than a half-million people both at the zoo, schools, and senior and community centers in the region. A summer concert series, seasonal events, and the zoo railway help this popular Oregon attraction draw more than 1 million visitors each year. The Oregon Zoo is also a safe place for families to share moments of discovery and fun. Animal Care Internships help the zoo’s staff with basic animal husbandry duties, including data gathering, analysis, and preparing a final report intended to increase the zoo’s understanding of some aspect of the husbandry, nutrition, behavior, or welfare of wild animals in captivity. As an intern here, you’ll work five days a week,
eight hours a day, which may include weekends and holidays. Depending on the nature of the assignment, routine daily tasks typically include cleaning animal exhibits, unloading hay, cleaning buildings and grounds, and retrieving or storing bags of grain or salt blocks. Zookeeping is a physically demanding profession that involves frequent bending, stretching, climbing into small spaces, and sometimes working in awkward positions. Tasks are occasionally strenuous; interns are also subjected to strong odors, dust, hay, and animal hair/fur/dander. If you’ve got a lot of allergies, this might not be the place for you. Animal Care Internships are available in several areas within the Zoo’s Living Collection Division, including Africa, Cascades Stream, Marine Life, Education Programs, Birds, Primates, and Butterflies.
HOW TO APPLY Send your resume to the preceding address, along with a cover letter that discusses your career goals and how this internship would help you achieve them, what kind of course work and/or experience you have that would make you a valuable intern, and what areas interest you the most in attaining experience through this internship.
PAWS COMPANION ANIMAL INTERNSHIP Hilary Anne Hager, PAWS CAS Intern Program PO Box 1037 Lynnwood, WA 98046
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None required.
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Requirements: Must be interested in animalwelfare issues and be able to work effectively with others and must have experience dealing with the public and providing customer service. Computer skills are a must; sheltering experience is preferred but not required. You should be flexible and willing to learn and try new things.
OVERVIEW If you’re passionate about animal rights and you care deeply about other creatures, this internship could be for you. PAWS advocates for animals through education, legislation, and direct care and serves as the leading voice for animals in Washington State and a recognized leader in the nation for its progressive outreach and education programs, legislative work, and premier wildlife rehabilitation and companion animal services. PAWS envisions the world to be a place where all people recognize the intrinsic value of animal life, are mindful of the impact of their daily behaviors and choices on animals, and consistently demonstrate compassion and respect. This three-month internship addresses the companion animal needs for the greater-Seattle area through the operation of a limited-admission, high-placement shelter, where no healthy adoptable animals are euthanized. A satellite cat-adoption facility and spay/neuter clinic are also a part of the program. The PAWS companion animal shelter places over 4,500 animals in loving, responsible homes every year. If you intern with the Companion Animal Services department, you’ll help in many areas of shelter operations, managing the lost and found services to help reunite lost animals with their guardians, answering phones and responding to questions about companion animals, answering Web inquiries, and taking notes for PAWS’s behavior-evaluation program. You’ll also support the shelter management team. While the internship itself does not offer the opportunity to provide direct animal care, there are many opportunities for you to be trained for animal contact.
Puppies and kittens are usually in the shelter only for a matter of days, while some dogs and cats have been with PAWS for months. More than 300,000 animals have come through the doors since 1967, and this direct experience with animals gives PAWS the perspective on how best to advocate and educate for all animals. If you’re considering a career in animal welfare and you’re interested in learning more about animal sheltering, want to learn more about companion animals and their behavior, and want to support the PAWS mission, this internship could be a great choice. At the shelter, you’ll be supervised by the shelter managers (especially in the beginning), and you’ll work 15 to 20 hours a week during normal business hours. The exact schedule can be determined between you and the shelter managers.
HOW TO APPLY Fill out an application at http://www.paws.org/cas/ internships/casinternapp.html) and send it to the preceding address.
PHILADELPHIA JUNIOR ZOO APPRENTICE INTERNSHIP Philadelphia Zoo JZAP Coordinator 3400 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196 (215) 243-5310
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; however, students who complete the first year with satisfactory performance are helped to find paid summer jobs at the zoo the next year. Junior Zoo Apprentices are entitled to free zoo passes, discounts on food, bev-
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erages, and merchandise, and invitations to special recognition events. Application Deadlines: A new JZAP class is recruited each spring, so it is best to apply at some point between December and March. Educational Experience: Preference is given to freshman or sophomores in high school. Requirements: High school students aged 14 to 18; applicants must still be in high school their first summer of the program and must be at least 14 years of age by July 1 of the summer in which they work. (Therefore, you could be 13 when you begin the program in June if you turn 14 by July 1).
OVERVIEW The Philadelphia Zoo offers a special program for high school students (especially from low-income areas) in which you can intern one summer and then come back the next for a paid job. The Junior Zoo Apprentice Program (JZAP) is committed to fostering an interest in zoology, conservation, and the natural world for deserving youth, particularly from low-income communities. The program takes pride in providing these students with opportunities for career exploration, self-discovery, personal development, and community and conservation service. JZAP is a work-based learning program for deserving Philadelphia-area high school students, gaining experience in the Children’s Zoo, education, horticulture, and grounds. Students who complete the first year are helped to find paid summer jobs at the zoo. Program members also participate in monthly workshops that cover a variety of animal, job-skill, and life-skill topics such as animal behavior, veterinary science, college, conflict resolution, resume writing, and interview skills. Free field trips are offered throughout the year to participants, to various educational institutions such as the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Baltimore Aquarium, and the National Zoo. Those who joined the program in 2005 traveled to Baltimore to meet and work with students in a
similar program at the Baltimore Zoo. All thirdyear apprentices in good standing are eligible to compete for the opportunity to go on a 13-day safari to Africa. One of the many benefits of JZAP is that students get to work with animals! JZAP participants are specially trained to handle many of the small animals in the Children’s Zoo’s collection. What’s more, JZAP participation often fulfills student’s community service requirements. Some participants have received community service credit for their work in the program. (Students should check with their schools to determine whether JZAP participation meets this requirement.) All student program members must complete one full year of volunteer work in the zoo before being eligible to apply for a paid position. This involves working 12 full days a month in the summer and one day a month during the school year, in addition to attending workshops and special events. If you are hired for a paid summer job, you may be required to work both Saturdays and Sundays, since that is the zoo’s busiest time. Program members are expected to maintain excellent attendance, punctuality, and conduct. Uniform shirts and sweatshirts will be provided, but students must provide their own khaki pants and sturdy shoes. The Junior Zoo Apprentice Program lasts up to four years. When a Junior Zoo Apprentice graduates from high school, he or she may also graduate from JZAP. At that point, the Junior Zoo Apprentice will be invited to join the alumni group and, if interested, may occasionally be asked to help with workshops and field trips.
HOW TO APPLY JZAP is a very competitive program, and only 18 students are accepted each year. Early applicants have a better chance of acceptance into the program. To apply, download a printable form at http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/media/doc/jzap_ application2005.doc.
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You should send a copy of the completed application, along with a copy of your most recent report card, which must include information on attendance and behavior. If your school doesn’t include these details, you must supply a contact number for a teacher or guidance counselor who can provide the information. Also send a 150- to-250-word essay explaining why you want to be part of JZAP, what you hope to get from the program, and what you can offer the program. In addition, send a recommendation from a guidance counselor or current teacher, including a contact number for that person. All applications must be received between February 1 and May 21; applications will not be accepted after May 21. All applications are reviewed, but only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Interviews are usually conducted between March and May. Acceptance decisions are made by June 11, and orientation typically follows in about a week.
PHILADELPHIA ZOO INTERNSHIP Philadelphia Zoo Human Resources Department, Internships 3400 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196 Fax: (215) 243-5219
[email protected] http://www.philadelphiazoo.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but interns are entitled to free zoo passes, discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise, and invitations to special recognition events. Application Deadlines: Two months before the start of the semester internship; internships are offered during spring, summer, and fall semesters.
Educational Experience: College freshmen through seniors as well as recent college graduates majoring in biology, zoology, environmental education, or a related field. Requirements: A GPA of 2.5 or higher, demonstrated interest in working with animals, and basic biological knowledge; you should be professionally minded, motivated, and energetic.
OVERVIEW The Philadelphia Zoo, America’s first zoo, is reaching new heights in all areas of its mission as a conservation, education, and recreation organization. Its state-of-the-art animal exhibits and healthcare facilities, award-winning education and conservation programs, recreational opportunities, guest services, scientific accomplishments, and historically significant areas make the Philadelphia Zoo one of the world’s most renowned zoological societies and gardens. The zoo is also the Philadelphia region’s leading family attraction, welcoming more than a million visitors a year. The zoo includes more than 1,600 rare and exotic animals from around the world, 42 acres of picturesque Victorian gardens, and outstanding art and historical architecture. The zoo’s internships offer college students a chance to gain valuable work experience while caring for live animals. Interns who earn an animal care internship at the Children’s Zoo help care for more than 60 exotic and domestic mammals, birds, and reptiles in the zoo’s teaching collection. The zoo was the first in North America to open a special zoo just for children; today’s Children’s Zoo features a petting yard and daily live animal shows. With the zoo’s commitment to education and wildlife conservation, interns and apprentices experience a uniquely supportive, educational, and passionate environment. Zoo interns and apprentices are immersed in learning, dedication, and fun! Through internships, the zoo provides college students with practical, high-quality experience that enhances their academic work and helps them achieve their professional goals.
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HOW TO APPLY You should submit a letter of interest stating that you are applying for the animal care internship and why, along with a detailed resume, a reference letter or letter of recommendation, and a copy of your college transcripts. You should compile all the required documents and submit them as a complete packet to the preceding address.
SAN DIEGO ZOO INTERNQUEST San Diego Zoo Internquest PO Box 120551 San Diego, CA 92112-0551 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoointernquest/ participate.html
Application Deadlines: Applications will be accepted in April for the succeeding fall and winter terms. Educational Experience: Students must be in grade 11 or 12, attending San Diego County schools during the InternQuest school year. Requirements: Minimum 3.0 GPA; a demonstrated commitment to conservation or the environment; two letters of recommendation (one from a science instructor and one from a teacher, career counselor, school administrator, or other adult); a well-written essay describing an interest in a zoorelated career or field.
You’ll also have the opportunity to visit behindthe-scenes areas at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park and meet researchers, veterinary staff, animal care managers/keepers, and trainers. Typically, you’ll meet at the San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park three days a week from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. for about seven weeks. Wednesdays and Thursdays are spent with zoo experts, and Tuesdays are dedicated to creating the Web pages in the zoo’s computer lab. You’ll also be trained to create Web pages that include journals of your experiences, illustrated with digital or scanned photos, and you’ll communicate with “virtual interns” throughout the world on the online forum! On your own time, you’ll keep a journal either on your home computer or in the Zoo’s education computer lab.
HOW TO APPLY Two terms are typically offered during the school year; the fall term usually lasts from September to November, and the winter term is from February to March. If you’re interested in Zoo InternQuest, you must complete an application and submit it with the required information and references. Selected candidates will be interviewed by zoo staff. Students with a sincere interest in science or education careers who have good writing skills will be the strongest candidates for final selection. Applications may reopen in the fall for any remaining openings in the winter or fall terms.
OVERVIEW If you’ve ever dreamed of a career in the life sciences (biology, zoology, human or veterinary medicine, wildlife management, or botany) this internship can provide you, while still in high school, with the opportunity to learn from zoo experts. In this program, you’ll learn about conservation, pathology, genetics, veterinary medicine, animal behavior, reproductive physiology, ecology, and more.
SEAWORLD ADVENTURE CAMP INTERNSHIP SeaWorld Orlando Education Department Attn: SeaWorld Adventure Camp Internship Program 7007 SeaWorld Drive
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Orlando, FL 32821 http://SeaWorld.org
What You Can Earn: Minimum wage, plus academic credit (with prior approval of your school). Application Deadlines: March. Educational Experience: Must have completed your sophomore year of college and be seeking a degree in education, science, or recreation. Requirements: Undergraduates in good standing at a recognized academic institution. CPR and first aid certification are recommended; American Red Cross lifeguard certification required for resident camp counselors.
OVERVIEW If you’re interested in learning about animals and their habitats, SeaWorld Orlando might be the internship for you. You can apply to work as a counselor at either of their two types of accredited camp programs—a day camp and a resident camp—that last from May through August. Here, campers go behind the scenes to learn about the shows and attractions, along with creative crafts, games, and activities that reinforce animal information. Resident camp programs are multiday, overnight trips to field locations such as Orlando, the Florida Keys, and Florida’s diverse east coast. At resident camp, middle and high school students are immersed in the study of marine science through activities such as snorkeling, canoeing, and exploring the challenges and rewards of working with animals. The camps aim to instill in students an appreciation for science and a respect for all living creatures and habitats and the desire to conserve our valuable natural resources. Another goal is to increase students’ basic competencies in science and math. Interns in both camps have certain separate responsibilities, although both will overlap in some duties. No matter which camp you are working for, you’ll spend the first two weeks training on animal information and camp operations.
Day Camp If you’re accepted for the day camp internship, you’ll be assisting with week-long day camp programs for campers in kindergarten through sixth grade. You’ll also help other counselors prepare class materials, register campers, teach classes, and assist with daily operations.
Resident Camp If you’re selected for the resident camp internship, you’ll help other counselors with off-site programs for campers in grades 6 through 12. Each of these programs are six to 11 days long and include staying with the campers the whole time, including safely escorting campers to and from Orlando International Airport. Resident camp interns will also help with daily operations of day camp and resident camp programs. To maximize your chances of getting an internship, you might consider applying for both camps. A limited number of positions are available for both internships, and only a few candidates will be selected for the resident camp internship program. You’re responsible for finding your own housing and transportation. Once you’re selected for the internship program, you’ll receive a confirmation packet that includes information such as how to find housing, together with a contact list to help you find housing with fellow interns.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, submit a completed application form along with your resume, an official copy of your college transcripts, an Anheuser-Busch employment form, and a completed recommendation form to the preceding address. You can get these forms via e-mail at
[email protected], or visit their Web site at: http://www.seaworld.org/careerresources/internship/pdf/packet.pdf. If you would like to apply for internships at both the day camp and the resident camp, you should check both boxes on the application form. If you’re applying for the resident camp internship, American Red Cross lifeguard certification materials must accompany your application.
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Your completed application packet will be reviewed by the education department; qualified applicants will be contacted for phone interviews. All applicants should be notified of a job by the beginning of April.
STRIDES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INTERNSHIP Strides PO Box 572455 Tarzana, CA 91356-2455
[email protected] http://www.strides.org/internships.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; free riding lessons for those working more than 25 hours a week; college credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must be 18, must work at least 12 hours a week; love of horses; good communication skills; patience, good sense of responsibility, and ability and interest in working with handicapped riders.
OVERVIEW The Strides Therapeutic Riding Center is one of the nation’s top centers for teaching handicapped people how to ride. A premier accredited center of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), Strides provides quality, professional therapeutic riding by certified instructors who offer physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged individuals an opportunity for emotional and physical growth through horsemanship. In addition to Strides’ commitment to therapeutic riding, Strides also seeks to involve inner-city children, homeless
children, and at-risk children in an activity that will improve their self-esteem and teach them tools they can use to make a living as an adult. Strides is strongly committed to community-outreach programs. Each year, eight to 10 students from around the world intern at Strides Therapeutic Riding Centers. Classes are offered during the internship about teaching therapeutic riding and how to start a therapeutic riding program; an extensive library of books and tapes on therapeutic riding is also available to interns. Typically, interns stay for an average of about three months and are usually at the ranch five days a week, with two days off each week to do sightseeing and enjoy the beaches and sights of Los Angeles. College credit usually requires about 150 hours per semester, depending upon the academic requirements of the department. Interns may seek certification through the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, beginning with the online self-study courses. Interns will receive a certified Instructor as a mentor and will be given hands-on education about all aspects of teaching therapeutic riding. In addition to a regular schedule of meetings, classes, and teaching opportunities, interns will have regular performance evaluations with written evaluations, opportunities for observation of other instructor’s classes, and riding lessons on Strides program horses. If you work more than 25 hours a week, your lessons are free; if you work less than that, the fee is $30 per group lesson. Interns also receive guidance toward NARHA certification, including personal riding-skill evaluation, assistance with registered level exam, self-study, and CAT course. Interns also have the opportunity to help in other areas of the program, including recruiting and training volunteers, helping with special events and fund-raising, and caring for the horses.
HOUSING Rooms are available for a minimal fee at the homes of Strides staffers.
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HOW TO APPLY To receive an internship application, write to Strides at the preceding address.
TIGER CREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE INTERNSHIP Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge TMLF/Texas Field Office Personnel Dept. 17544 FM 14 Tyler, TX 75706 http://www.tigercreek.org/internships.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: September for winter term (November to February); December for spring term (February to May); March for summer term (May to August); June for fall term (August to November); check Web site for exact dates. Educational Experience: Two years of college in a related field such as biology, zoology, wildlife management, or ecology, at least one year of job experience in a related field, such as a vet clinic or zoo, or three years of verifiable job experience in an unrelated field. Requirements: Minimum age 20; proof of current tetanus shot (within three years); a 3.0 GPA, with some animal care experience preferred. You must be able to lift up to 60 lbs, be in good health, drug free, hardworking, dedicated, and self-motivated.
OVERVIEW Because humans have moved into the habitats of tigers, lions, and many other big cats, most of these animals have lost their home in the wild. After these animals had their natural habitats destroyed and were taken to the brink of extinction from unmanaged hunting and habitat destruction, experts around the world are trying to raise these creatures in captivity. Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge
is a big-cat sanctuary founded in 1998 and officially opened to the public a year later. Begun by Brian and Terri Werner, the Refuge is a division of Tiger Missing Link Foundation. Tiger Creek is nestled in the gentle rolling hills and valleys of the East Texas piney woods, where it is run by four employees, a small staff of volunteers, and board members. Tiger Creek currently is working toward creating larger natural habitats for the resident cats. Three-month internships are available to provide experience in the zoological field. If you sign on as an intern here, you’ll clean, prepare food, do light maintenance, and conduct education tours. Interns are responsible for the daily cleaning and health monitoring of a number of exotic feline species, including tigers, lions, leopards, and pumas. Big Cat Internship opportunities also include working in environmental education with schools and scout groups in a variety of learning activities, presenting short guided lessons on animal care techniques, conservation and rescue methods, backgrounds on the big cats, and much more. This wide variety of teaching opportunities and education training can provide you with an exciting array of new skills and experiences. Training is provided by the staff. You’ll be working full time Mondays through Saturdays, with light duties on Sundays, and all interns will undergo training on safety procedures, crisis management, and the rules of the road involving Class 1 Animal Care. You’ll be involved in the daily care of the animals upon completing training, including food preparation, cleaning, light maintenance of the caging, grounds, compounds, and so on. In addition, you’ll be involved in public tours and educational programs, and you’ll be responsible for completing an individual project. If you have a yen to wrestle with the big cats, you should know that this program does not include direct physical contact with adult big cats. These animals are not pets; only park management is authorized to allow any direct contact, which requires either direct supervision and/or training (including cubs).
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Tiger Creek provides dormitory rooms (furniture, full kitchen, bedding, and towels provided), along with TV, DVD, VCR and satellite system, Internet access, local phone service (no long distance calls), uniforms, materials, curriculum and training, and an intern vehicle (if you don’t bring your own car).
The government estimates that 47,000 wild horses are still roaming western public lands. To manage these populations, wild horses are rounded up annually by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and made available for public adoption. More horses have been taken from their homes on the public land than there are people willing or able to provide homes for them. Thousands have been removed from the range and held in crowded holding areas. Nearly 200 wild horses and burros live on the Wild Horse Sanctuary, running free in small bachelor bands or harems, a stallion and his mares. These horses are descendants of Spanish horses brought to the New World in the 1500s by the Conquistadors. In the 1800s, the Spanish stock began to mix with European horses, favored by the settlers, trappers, and miners, that had escaped or been turned out by their owners. The wild horses were in demand until tractors and other mechanical means replaced them. Then they were pushed back into the most arid, hostile public lands that remain. Yet they still survive! As an intern here, you’ll help with daily horse care and ranch operations, assisting with weekend horseback camping rides and participating in wild horse identification or contraception projects. Additional projects are available and will be tailored according to student interests and the needs of the sanctuary. Internships are offered during summer sessions and entail 10 weeks of full-time work. Most internships are scheduled to begin the first week of June and end the second week of August. However, some flexibility is allowed to accommodate students’ schedules. Students should consult with their college advisors to determine if credit can be earned through a Wild Horse Sanctuary internship. As a guideline, three credit hours are typically awarded for completion of a full 10-week internship program. Wild Horse Sanctuary will coordinate with interns’ advisors as needed to ensure that all requirements for students’ programs are met.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, submit a completed application (http:// www.tigercreek.org/application.pdf) along with a resume, a cover letter including an explanation of your experience, why you want to intern at Tiger Creek, your career goals, and a recent photo. You should hear about the status of your application within one to two weeks after the deadline.
WILD HORSE SANCTUARY INTERNSHIP Wild Horse Sanctuary PO Box 30 Shingletown, CA 96088 Telephone and Fax: (530) 335-2241
[email protected] http://www.wildhorsesanctuary.org/internships. htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but housing is included and meals are included on trail rides; college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students who have finished at least their sophomore year and have an interest in pursuing a career involving horses, veterinary medicine, animal behavior, wildlife management, or ethology. While it is preferable that a student is enrolled in the study of animal science, animal behavior, ethology, or preveterinary medicine, this is not required. Requirements: None.
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HOUSING Rooms are provided for all interns, and meals are provided on trail rides.
HOW TO APPLY A general application form for Wild Horse Sanctuary’s internship program is available on this site. Fill out the online application at: http://www. wildhorsesanctuary.org/internships2.htm. College programs may have additional requirements for intern applicants. Students should first determine the requirements of their college and then complete both their college application (if applicable) and the Wild Horse Sanctuary application. Completed applications should be sent to Dianne Nelson at the preceding address.
WILDLIFE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION INTERNSHIP Wildlife Rescue And Rehabilitation Inc. PO Box 369 Kendalia, TX 78027 (210) 698-1709 Fax: (830) 336-3733
What You Can Earn: Housing and a $50 per week stipend. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older; must have rabies pre-exposure vaccinations before or upon arrival.
OVERVIEW Established in 1977, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (WRR) receives more than 7,000 wild animals per year for rehabilitation and release as well
as provides permanent sanctuary for 300 to 400 resident nonreleasable indigenous wildlife, exotic wildlife (large mammals, primates, reptiles, and birds), and farm animals rescued from the exotic pet trade, roadside zoos, or retired from research facilities. The organization serves the cities of Austin and San Antonio, as well as the entire state of Texas, from its 187-acre site in Kendalia. WRR also provides assistance on a national basis to wild animals in need of rescue. Like all accredited sanctuaries, WRR is not open to the public, and the animals are never placed on exhibit. WRR works to increase public awareness through educational outreach programs that focus on wildlife protection and habitat preservation. General animal care internship positions require a six-month commitment at 40 hours minimum per week. Interns will learn about animal husbandry and basic wildlife rehabilitation, provide care for a diverse range of animal species, provide rescue and transport of animals, and perform limited administrative duties. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the many factors and issues regarding captive, free-ranging, and urban wildlife with an emphasis on humane ethics and solutions.
HOW TO APPLY Complete the online application (http://www.wildlife-rescue.org/WRRInternApplication.pdf) and mail it to the preceding address.
WOLFSONG RANCH FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP The Wolfsong Ranch Foundation PO Box 138 Rodeo, NM 88056
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[email protected] What You Can Earn: Room, board, and a small personal-expense stipend. Application Deadlines: March of the year you want to intern. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Ability to tolerate living in wilderness area; must be in excellent health with no medical conditions requiring regular doctor visits. People on certain kinds of medications would not find Wolfsong a safe environment due to desert heat, hard work, and extended hours working in the sun.
OVERVIEW This private nonprofit organization is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and study of predator and raptor species at a 440 acre facility in Rodeo, New Mexico. At present, more than 160 animals (mostly wolves and wolf hybrids) live on the ranch. Wolfsong Ranch Foundation is committed to furthering the educational goals of anyone interested in the fields of animal behavior, zoology, wildlife biology, ecology, veterinary medicine, veterinary science, and all related fields. Student internships are offered for periods of one to three months (longer stays are considered on an individual basis). The ranch lies in a very rural setting, with the nearest small store eight miles away and medical facilities an hour away. The nearest towns with small grocery stores are 45 and 50 miles away, and the nearest urban areas are more than 100 miles away.
HOUSING Interns live in a travel trailer or camper and make their own meals.
WORLD BIRD SANCTUARY INTERNSHIP World Bird Sanctuary Attn: Intern Coordinator 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road Valley Park, MO 63088 (636) 861-3225 Fax: (636) 861-3240
[email protected] http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org
What You Can Earn: $200 stipend for food. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A college degree or working toward a degree is recommended. Requirements: At least 18 years of age, reliable, enthusiastic, motivated, and able work well independently and as part of a team. You must be capable of rigorous outdoor work in all types of weather and be able to lift at least 50 pounds. Your own transportation is recommended. A minimum 12week commitment, except where otherwise noted, is expected.
OVERVIEW The World Bird Sanctuary (WBS) is one of North America’s largest facilities for the conservation of birds and strives to preserve the earth’s biological diversity and protect threatened bird species in their natural environments through education, captive breeding, field studies, and rehabilitation. To do this, the WBS employs a full-time staff of 35 and hires about 25 part-time employees each year. In addition to captive breeding, its rehabilitation department treats more than 250 sick and injured raptors each year. The WBS also helps rescue and relocate smuggled and confiscated animals for the U.S. government.
HOW TO APPLY
General Internship
Fill out and send the online application at http:// www.wolfsongranch.org/interns.html#intern.
As a general intern, you’ll help with avian captive management, education, and avian field studies.
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You’ll also participate in all aspects of the captive management of the resident birds from around the world used in education programs and captive breeding projects. This includes assisting the staff in daily husbandry duties and working hands-on with trained birds from around the world. You may also help rehabilitate injured birds and help the staff of the Office of Wildlife Learning present educational programs to the public. You’ll interact with the general public on a daily basis and help in the visitor centers. In addition, you may participate in the release, tracking, and monitoring of peregrine falcons and become experienced in the use of radio telemetry, field identification of birds, and documentation of behaviors. You may work very long hours and in all types of weather conditions.
Propagation The Captive Breeding department of WBS has celebrated many significant achievements since its inception in 1977, including successful efforts to re-establish several endangered species. The WBS emphasizes the breeding of native and exotic species of raptors, and the successes have included many species of eagles, falcons, buzzards, vultures, condors, hawks, and owls. Propagation interns gain experience in managing breeding raptors and their support colonies, incubation techniques, and hand-rearing procedures. Applicants must be available from January 15 through June 15.
HOUSING Coed housing and utilities are furnished.
HOW TO APPLY Send your resume along with a cover letter stating your career goals and how this internship will help you achieve those goals, and state which position you are applying for, along with three letters of reference and an intern application (http://www. worldbirdsanctuary.org/volunteerapplication.txt) to the preceding address.
ZOO ATLANTA INTERNSHIP Zoo Atlanta Attention: Animal Care Supervisor 800 Cherokee Ave, SE Atlanta, GA 30315
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling; interns are accepted year round, but it’s a good idea to apply as early as possible before the start of a semester or the summer season. Educational Experience: Candidates must have completed at least one year of a college degree program, preferably in biology, animal behavior, zoology, or a related field. Requirements: You must be able to provide proof of current negative TB test. You must have a strong desire to work with animals and interact with zoo visitors and be capable of performing vigorous physical activities.
OVERVIEW Zoo Atlanta is a cultural institution engaged in the care, exhibition, study, and conservation of wildlife. Its mission is to establish superior environments and high-quality care for the animals in our collection and to provide patrons with an enjoyable educational experience. Internship possibilities offer hands-on animal experience. These internships allow qualified individuals the opportunity to gain professional hands-on experience while also creating a potential pool of qualified applicants to fill future openings in Zoo Atlanta or other zoos. Interns also help to provide support to the Zoo Atlanta staff. If you join the petting zoo, you’ll work with a variety of domestic animals (including goats, sheep, and pigs) in the “contact yard” and surrounding exhibits. You’ll be supervised by education animal care staff as you care for animals and help with visitor interpretation activities.
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You’ll also have an opportunity to be involved with animal training and public presentations. Assignments and opportunities to participate in various animal care and training activities is based on your prior experience with animals, your animal care knowledge, and how much you progress while you’re at the zoo.
HOW TO APPLY Download and complete the application at http:// www.zooatlanta.org/pdf/intern.pdf. Fax your application and resume to (404) 627-7514 and indicate “Petting Zoo Internship” in the subject line. Direct the fax to “Animal Care Supervisor.” Or you can mail your materials to the preceding address.
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ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART INTERNSHIP Archives of American Art MRC 937 PO Box 37012 750 9th Street, NW, Suite 2200 Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20013-7012
[email protected] http://www.aaa.si.edu For information on the graduate archival internship, contact Archives of American Art Attn: Barbara Aikens, Chief, Collections Processing PO Box 37012 Victor Building, Rm. 2200, MRC 937 Washington, DC 20013-7012
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling for general internships; March 15 deadline for summer internships. Educational Experience: Undergraduates and graduate students with a background in art history, American history, American cultural studies, historic preservation, or archival studies. Requirements: Must work 10 weeks on a full-time basis; must have good research, analytical, computer, and writing skills.
OVERVIEW The Archives of American Art (AAA) collects the personal papers of American artists, art dealers, critics, and others concerned with American art. Interns at the AAA encourage students to explore careers related to archival, information management, curatorial, and art history fields. Here, interns are given a chance to conduct research using primary sources, process archival collections, prepare written descriptions of collection contents,
and help with registrarial duties. An internship at the Smithsonian Institution is a prearranged, structured learning experience scheduled within a specific time frame, under the direct supervision of Smithsonian staff. Internships, for the most part, are arranged individually. Internships are structured around current and ongoing projects and may include the preparation of subject guides and collection finding aids; researching and planning archival exhibitions; archival processing and preservation; Web site development; special registrar projects; scanning historical documents and photographs; database management; and so on. Recent intern projects have included transcribing and auditing oral histories and conducting background research; archival exhibition research, label and text preparation, and installation; Web site enhancement projects, such as online archival exhibitions, document scanning, digital database management and maintenance, HTML document encoding; and processing and preserving archival and manuscript collections.
Graduate Archival Internships AAA also has opportunities for graduate students in advanced archival tracks and programs. Depending upon the individual needs of the program and student, a professional and focused experience in archival work may be structured around processing and preservation; cataloging and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) descriptive practices and standards; collections management surveys and databases; and digital collections’ access projects. Interns will work Monday thru Friday during regular business hours. Course credit can be given with the approval of the intern’s university. Graduate interns work under the supervision and guidance of senior-level professional archivists in either the collections processing department or the digital initiatives department. The archives has expanded facilities with large and bright processing areas, large climate-controlled storage areas, and a well-equipped digital collections’ center. Facilities and offices of the Archives of American Art are located in the Smithsonian’s Victor Building in downtown Washington, D.C., in the Gallery
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Place/Chinatown neighborhood, easily accessible by metro.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for the general and summer internships, send a cover letter and resume detailing your experience, career interests, and internship goals, along with a transcript and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address. Inquiries about the graduate archival internships should be directed to the chief of collections processing at the preceding address.
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO INTERNSHIP The Art Institute of Chicago Internship Program 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603-6110
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer; August 15 for fall; November 15 for spring. Educational Experience: Junior- or senior-level college students, or graduate students; a major in art history or fine art is not essential. Requirements: Must be earning academic credit at the time of the internship; a minimum of 14 hours per week is generally expected.
OVERVIEW The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879 as both a museum and school, first stood on the southwest corner of State and Monroe Streets. It opened on its present site at Michigan Avenue and Adams Street in 1893. Built on rubble from the 1871 Chicago fire, the museum housed a collection
of plaster casts and dreamed of conducting educational programs and acquiring and exhibiting art of all kinds. The collection now includes more than 5,000 years of art from cultures around the world, and the school’s graduate program is continually ranked as one of the best in the country. Within the next decade, a new complex will continue this process of growth. It takes many diverse people with a wide range of skills and interests to successfully run the Art Institute of Chicago. Internships are available in a wide range of departments, including accounting; African and Amerindian art; American art; architecture; archives; Asian art; audience development and public affairs; conservation; development; European decorative arts; European painting; film center; human resources; imaging; installation and packing; contemporary art; museum education; museum registration; operations; prints and drawings; purchasing; Ryerson/Burnham libraries; student affairs; and video data bank. Open internships are updated at the institute’s Web site once every other month.
HOUSING Housing arrangements are not provided for interns; it is your responsibility to find your own housing. However, the institute does offer dorm rentals for summer interns. If you’re interested in a dorm rental, you may contact the School of the Art Institute’s Department of Student Life at (312) 899-7460 for more information.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, you must fill out an application, which may be downloaded from http://www.artic.edu/aic/jobs/internap.pdf. Submit the application along with your resume and a cover letter in which you include the department in which you’d like to intern to the preceding address. (or send an e-mail). Open internships are updated once every other month. Application materials are accepted even if your department of interest is not listed. If you are selected as a candi-
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date for a potential internship, the institute will call you to schedule an in-person or telephone interview. Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements.
ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS INTERNSHIP OAS Student Intern Program Organization of American States 1889 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 458-6016 Fax: (202) 458-6021 http://www.museum.oas.org/education/ internship.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: November 1 for winter/ spring session; March 15 for summer session; June 15 for fall. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
HOW TO APPLY Download the application at http://www.oas. org/en/pinfo/hr/intern-form2.doc, including a brief essay (between 75 and 100 words) explaining why you are interested in an OAS internship position and how this will help your academic or career goals. Submit the completed application, along with a description of relevant coursework and grades you received, an official statement from your program advisor (if you’ll be receiving academic credit), and two letters of recommendation from a professor, academic advisor, or employer, to the preceding address.
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Aimee Fullman, Internship Coordinator Center for Arts and Culture 4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 950 Arlington, VA 22203 (703) 248-0430, ext. 13 Fax: (703) 248-0414
[email protected] http://www.culturalpolicy.org/issuepages/ infotemplate.cfm?page=Internship
Established in 1976 by the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council, the Art Museum of the Americas is dedicated to boosting awareness and appreciation of the art and cultural traditions of the 34 OAS member countries, especially modern and contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean. The building housing the museum was originally designed by noted architect Paul Cret in 1912 as the residence for the Secretaries General of the Organization of American States. If you have a strong interest in a museum career, you’re encouraged to apply to this internship. Interns have the opportunity to gain experience in various activities of the museum by participating in the ongoing work of the different departments.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid during academic year, but academic credit is available; summer internship stipend may be available. Application Deadlines: April 16 for summer internship; December 1 for spring session; August 15 for fall session. Educational Experience: Graduate and undergraduate students who can assist the center with research, communications, and administrative projects. Requirements: Knowledge and interest in public policy and the cultural sector; familiarity with Windows, data entry, and Web site maintenance; excellent research and communications skills; ability to work independently and with a team; positive attitude and willingness to help where needed.
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OVERVIEW The Center for Arts and Culture is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that tries to inform and improve policy decisions that affect cultural life. A consortium of foundations founded the Center for Arts and Culture in 1994 as a way of moving beyond public debates about government funding for arts and culture, in an attempt to provide a broader context for cultural policies in the United States. The guiding principles of that mission, according to the center, include freedom of imagination, inquiry, and expression, as well as freedom of opportunity for all to participate in a vital and diverse culture. Founded in 1994 in Washington, D.C., the center is supported by foundations and individuals and commissions research, holds public roundtables, and publishes new voices and perspectives on the arts and culture. If you’re interested in art and culture, an internship here will provide you a unique opportunity to get administrative experience in a small, nonprofit think tank, to become familiar with policy options in arts and culture. At the center, you’ll work as part of an informal, creative team to help provide support for all of the organization’s activities. You’ll work directly with staff members to support programs and communications under the supervision of the internship coordinator. You may find yourself researching various topics related to the arts, culture, and public policy; editing and maintaining database-driven information for the center’s Web site; preparing for conferences and other events; helping with communications and public relations; managing a variety of diverse project assignments; and performing clerical and administrative tasks. Hours are flexible and arranged based on the needs of the Center and of each individual’s schedule.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.culturalpolicy.org/pdf/internapp.pdf. Submit a completed application along with a resume, an unofficial transcript, two references, and a writing sample to the preceding address.
CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIPS Intern Coordinator Chicago Historical Society Clark Street at North Avenue Chicago, IL 60614-6071 (312) 799-2274 Fax: (312) 266-4549
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available, along with a 30 percent discount on merchandise in the museum store; discounted prices to programs; invitations to special events, exhibition openings, and receptions; and a free copy of Chicago History magazine. Application Deadlines: Rolling but applications for summer internships are generally considered between February and May, fall internships between June and September, and spring internships between October and January. Some winter session internships may be available depending upon institutional needs. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing a career in museum practice, archival administration, arts administration, or historical scholarship. Applications are encouraged from African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American students. Requirements: Ability to work between 15 and 35 hours a week.
OVERVIEW As the historian of metropolitan Chicago, the Chicago Historical Society (CHS) collects, preserves, interprets, and presents the history of all Chicagoans in a collection of more than 20 million photographs, documents, and artifacts relating to Chicago and American history. An internship at the Chicago Historical Society is a challenging educational experience in which you’ll work alongside staff members in a tutorial arrangement, so you can learn valuable skills and
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training in your chosen field. Individuals participating in the summer internship program will also have the opportunity to participate in educational seminars and enrichment programs exploring current issues in the museum field. Specific projects vary according to the institution’s needs and priorities and your academic and professional goals, so check the Web site of the society frequently to see which internships are available. Typically, internship opportunities are available in the following areas:
Arts and Museum Administration In this internship, you’ll have the opportunity to learn vital skills in arts management and administration by helping with fund-raising and special-event planning and with other administrative projects.
Collections Care and Management Here you’ll work with CHS curators and collections managers to develop and implement plans for the proper storage, conservation, and exhibition of the society’s priceless collection of prints and photographs, archives and manuscripts, costumes, architectural drawings and fragments, decorative and industrial arts, paintings, sculpture, and books.
Educational Programs and Planning In this department, you’ll help create youth-outreach programs, develop curriculum materials and gallery guides, and research and coordinate special events and public programs, working with CHS staff to develop new ways to present history to diverse audiences.
Exhibition Design If you love art, this design internship can offer you the chance to hone your skills in design, drafting, or carpentry while working beside CHS designers as they design and create new exhibition spaces.
Exhibition/Project Research Here you’ll help with research for special exhibitions and projects, performing library, collectionbased, and community-based research on a wide range of topics related to Chicago and American history.
Publications If writing is more your style, this internship will allow you to help create a variety of CHS publications. Graphic design internships help produce Chicago History magazine, gallery guides, promotional materials, and other publications on a limited basis.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.chicagohs. org/internshipform.pdf. Mail your application to the preceding address, along with a one-page personal statement describing your reasons for seeking an internship and what you hope to gain from the experience; a resume outlining your educational, professional, and volunteer experiences; and two letters of recommendation from current or former professors or employers. Every effort is made to match your skills and interests with the needs and priorities of the department and the institution.
CHRISTIE’S INTERNSHIP Christie’s Human Resources/Internship Program 20 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10020 Fax: (212) 636-4945
[email protected] http://www.christies.com/careers/internship.asp
What You Can Earn: Unpaid with academic credit; paid (minimum wage) without academic credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Should have a background in art history or decorative arts and knowledge of at least one foreign language. Requirements: Interest in the art world; summer interns must work Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
OVERVIEW Christie’s founder, James Christie, conducted his first sale in 1766. A levelheaded businessman
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famed for his eloquence and humor, Christie turned auctioneering into a sophisticated art as he conducted the greatest auctions of the 18th and 19th centuries. Among his most famous auctions were his negotiations with Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, for the sale of Sir Robert Walpole’s collection of paintings, which would form the base of the Hermitage Museum Collection in St. Petersburg. Today, Christie’s salerooms continue to be a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. If you love art, Christie’s offers spring (January to May) and fall (September to December) internships in specialist departments at its Rockefeller Center location in New York City. Successful applicants will be placed in available positions according to their interests and background, which will expose them to the operations of an auction house as they perform various administrative/clerical tasks.
HOW TO APPLY E-mail, fax, or mail the following application materials to the preceding address. A resume of work experience with your home and school addresses, telephone number, and e-mail addresses; a letter describing what you hope to gain from an internship at Christie’s, and an indication of whether your application is for academic credit or pay, together with a listing of art history courses you’ve taken and any foreign languages you know.
COOPER-HEWITT, NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128 http://ndm.si.edu/EDUCATION/index.html
What You Can Earn: Both paid and unpaid internships (see details below). Application Deadlines: February 1 for summer internships; March 1 for Kell-Muñoz Fellowship; July 1 for academic year internships (fall term); December 1 for academic year internships (spring term). Educational Experience: Undergraduate students and graduate students currently enrolled in a degree-granting institution; students who have graduated from a degree-granting institution in the last six months or who have been accepted into a degree-granting post-graduate program within six months. Requirements: See specifics below.
OVERVIEW Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design and offers educational programs, exhibitions, and publications. The museum was founded in 1897 by Amy, Eleanor, and Sarah Hewitt (granddaughters of industrialist Peter Cooper) as part of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. A branch of the Smithsonian since 1967, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is housed in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The museum includes the Design Resource Center for collections study and storage; the Drue Heinz Study Center for Drawings and Prints; the Henry Luce Study Room for American Art; the Di Palma Center for the Study of Jewelry and Precious Metals; the Barbara Riley Levin Conservatory; the Agnes Bourne Bridge Gallery; the Nancy and Edwin Marks Masters Program Suite; the Lester and Enid Morse Garden Room; and the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden. With more than 250,000 objects, CooperHewitt, National Design Museum is one of the
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largest design repositories in the world, dating from the Han Dynasty to the present. The collection is organized in four curatorial departments: applied arts and industrial design; drawings and prints; textiles; and wallcoverings. These departments are supported by design archives and a reference library with more than 60,000 volumes, including 5,000 rare books. The internship program at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum offers a variety of paid and nonpaid opportunities to encourage promising young students of art history, architectural history, museum studies, museum education, and design to explore careers in the museum profession. This program is designed to acquaint participants with the programs, policies, procedures, and operations of the National Design Museum and of museums in general. Interns are assigned to specific curatorial, education, or administrative departments where they will assist on special research or exhibition projects, as well as participate in daily museum activities. Subject to availability, internships are available in a number of departments, including communications, design (Quark required), development; drawings, prints, and graphic design; education; exhibitions; graphic arts; image rights; industrial design and decorative arts; IT (PC-based); library; textiles; textile conservation; and wallcoverings.
Academic Year Internships A certain number of volunteer (unpaid) internships are available during the academic year, based on the projected workload of the host department.
Kell-Muñoz Education Fellowship To promote diversity throughout the professional museum community, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum offers a 10-month fellowship to a graduate student of Latino or Hispanic origin. The fellowship is sponsored by Kell-Muñoz Architects of San Antonio and gives a student a chance to work in the museum’s education department for 10 months, earning $10,000. This internship requires
a 24-hour a week commitment, plus some nights and weekends.
Summer Internships There are two types of 10-week summer internships available each year: volunteer unpaid internships and paid Peter Krueger internships. Unpaid Internships
About five unpaid internships are available each summer for 10 weeks beginning the second Monday of June at the National Design Museum. Peter Krueger Internship
This internship honors the memory of former museum intern Peter A. Krueger. Eight Krueger internships, each of which includes a stipend of $2,500, are available each year, for a period of 10 weeks.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, download a Smithsonian Internship Application form (SI -3954) at http://ndm.si.edu/EDUCATION/index.html. Send it along with a cover letter stating up to three museum departments where you hope to be placed. You also must clearly state the type of internship or fellowship to which you’re applying (Krueger, volunteer or Kell-Muñoz). In addition, include a current resume with your permanent and current contact information and e-mail address (mandatory), along with your date of birth and social security number. Also include your official college transcripts, with seal/stamp from undergraduate and graduate universities, and two letters of recommendation (at least one must be from a recent or current instructor; the second may be from someone who knows you but who isn’t a relative). Letters should be in a sealed envelope with signature across the seal. Finally, include a one- or two-page essay describing your career goals and specific areas of interest. You should submit all materials in one envelope, postmarked by the application deadline, to the preceding address.
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CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART INTERNSHIP Coordinator of Education Programs The Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 639-1852
[email protected] http://www.corcoran.org/education/internship. htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: There is no official deadline for academic year internships, but priority is given to applications received two months before the start of the spring and fall semesters; summer internship applications must be postmarked by March 15. Educational Experience: Academic year internships open to undergraduate and graduate students; summer internships open to juniors or seniors in college, graduate students, and students between academic degree programs interested in gaining firsthand museum experience or intending to pursue careers in arts administration. Requirements: Must work at least 15 hours per week; summer interns must work regular staff hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
OVERVIEW The Corcoran museum presents, interprets and preserves art, while its college of art shapes new generations of artists and designers. Although the Corcoran’s collection emphasizes American art, it also includes the art of other nations and cultures. In addition to educating its own artists, the Corcoran also tries to reach out to citizens of all socioeconomic strata throughout the greater Washington, D.C., region through innovative exhibitions and educational programming, systematic research, and rigorous scholarship.
The Corcoran offers both complete academic year internships (from September to May) and summer internships. Based on a program of supervised learning, Corcoran internships provide students with an opportunity to learn about museum operations and to pursue academic and professional goals.
Academic Year Internships To correspond with class schedules, interns can arrange flexible work hours for the internship period that lasts from September to May. Interns during the academic year work on a substantial research project that contributes to the Corcoran’s programming.
Summer Internships If a year-long commitment is too involved, a variety of summer 10-week internships are also available from early June through mid-August. In addition to regular duties, you’ll experience weekly brown bag lunch meetings with Corcoran department heads to offer you the chance to learn about all facets of the museum and to learn about the backgrounds of seasoned and successful museum professionals. In addition, you’ll also visit other Washington, D.C., arts and humanities institutions to see special exhibitions, tour permanent collections, and meet museum professionals. Internships are available with the following curatorial departments: American art; photography and media arts; prints and drawings; contemporary art; European art; and departments of education; public programs; public affairs; graphics; finance and administration; membership; development; and the museum shop. Your personal interests, capabilities, and future career plans are taken into account when assigning your department.
HOW TO APPLY To apply to either the summer or full-year internship, send a resume, transcript, and two letters of recommendation, along with a cover letter listing three departments where you’d like to work, why you want an internship, and how such an experi-
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ence will further your education and career plans. Since your letter is used instead of a personal interview, you also should outline your abilities, interests, and career goals. Send all materials by mail to the preceding address (do not fax or e-mail your application). For more information, you may contact the coordinator of education programs by phone or e-mail.
FIELD MUSEUM INTERNSHIP The Field Museum 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605-2496 (312) 922-9410 http://www.fieldmuseum.org
What You Can Earn: Seventy percent of internships are paid; academic credit is also available; all interns also get free admission to the Field Museum and other Chicago Museums; discounts at museum restaurants and stores; invitations to museum member events, including members’ nights; invitations to staff events and exhibition previews; free and discounted education classes; and staff and volunteer newsletters Application Deadlines: Early March (check Web site for exact deadline). Educational Experience: Open to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors, most of whom come from top colleges and universities throughout the nation. Requirements: Detail-oriented self-starters with solid computer skills (Internet research, database, and Microsoft Office), good analytical skills, and excellent communication skills.
OVERVIEW Located on Chicago’s beautiful lakefront Museum Campus, the Field Museum is one of the finest
natural history museums in the world. Established in Illinois in 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago, its purpose was to accumulate and disseminate knowledge and to preserve and exhibit objects illustrating art, archaeology, science, and history. In 1905, the name was changed to Field Museum of Natural History to honor the museum’s first major benefactor, Marshall Field, and to better reflect its focus on the natural sciences. The Field Museum was founded to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, which form the core of its collections, including more than 20 million specimens. The collections form the foundation of the museum’s exhibition, research, and education programs, plus a worldclass natural history library of more than 250,000 volumes. Each summer, the museum hosts more than 100 internships representing every department. In addition, more than 40 internships take place during the academic year. Interns get extensive hands-on experience and an in-depth look at the requirements of a world-class institution, with access to educational activities and exposure to all areas of the museum. The Field Museum focuses on dynamic new exhibitions, scientific research, and educational programs concerning the earth’s environments and cultures. Once here, you can explore your skills and ambitions, as well as the collected fortunes of long-lost civilizations, examine meteorites, and study the very bones of history. Many departments often host interns, including academic areas (anthropology, botany, environmental conservation, geology, and zoology); administrative areas ( human resources, finance, and general counsel); business enterprises (museum stores and special events); education (program development and summer camp counselors); exhibitions (exhibition development, production, and graphic design); information services (desktop services, library, media services, photography, and Web development); and institutional advancement (auxiliary boards, development/fund-raising, marketing, publications, and public relations).
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HOW TO APPLY To apply for any Field Museum internships, complete the on-line application at http://www. bfound.net/detail.aspx?jobId=20951&CoId=45. Competition for internship opportunities is strong, and interviews are conducted for every position available.
Dick Louie internship open to high school students of Asian descent entering or completing their senior year of high school. Requirements: A working knowledge of pertinent Asian languages is suggested for curatorial internships; must live and attend high school in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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FREER GALLERY OF ART/ ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY INTERNSHIP For volunteer internships, contact Internship Coordinator Education Department Freer/Sackler Galleries Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012 (202) 633-0465 TTY: (202) 786-2374 http://www.asia.si.edu For the Dick Louie Internship, contact Dick Louie Internship Program Freer and Sackler Galleries Smithsonian Institution Attn: Internship Coordinator Department of Education 1050 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20560
What You Can Earn: Volunteer internships are unpaid; Dick Louie internship carries a $1500 stipend. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships (or longer internships beginning in summer); July 15 for fall session; November 15 for winter/spring session; March 25 for Dick Louie internship. Educational Experience: Volunteer interns (high school, undergraduate, and graduate students);
The Freer Gallery of Art and its sister museum, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, are the national museums of Asian art at the Smithsonian Institution and are jointly administered. The Freer Gallery of Art houses one of the most distinguished collections of Asian art in the world today, as well as the largest collection of work by James McNeill Whistler. The gallery supports advanced research and disseminates the results through exhibitions and publications. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery’s outstanding collection of Asian art complements the strong Asian holdings at the Freer. The Sackler supports advanced research and disseminates the results via exhibitions and publications. A number of internships are available at the galleries, including a named and paid internship and volunteer internships at either the Freer Gallery or the Sackler Gallery.
Freer Gallery and Sacker Gallery Internships are available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students for special projects and general departmental work in the following 15 departments: administration; archives; collections management (registrar); conservation and scientific research; curatorial; design and installation; development; education (including public programs); library and archives; publications; photography; public affairs; and shops. About 20 percent of applicants are accepted for internships ranging from one month to one year (the duration is based on arrangements made between the department and the intern).
Dick Louie Summer Internship This summer internship honors Dick Louie, former associate director of the Freer Gallery of Art.
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This memorial internship for Americans of Asian descent was established in 1994 to honor Dick Louie and is made possible by funds donated through the Richard Louie Memorial Fund. Its goal is to offer area high school students of Asian descent practical experience in a museum setting. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to accomplish a specific independent project, and the museum staff will try to include you in ongoing public and behind-the-scenes museum activities. You don’t need to be planning a career in museum work or Asian studies, but you should be interested in learning about museum work and Asian art. Typically, the internship begins in late June and ends in mid-August. Each intern will be expected to report to work Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
HOW TO APPLY To apply directly to the Freer and Sackler galleries for unpaid internships, submit an online application or completed print-out of the online application (you can download the application at this Web site: http://www.asia.si.edu/education/internships. htm). Submit the application along with two letters of recommendation and a resume and/or high school or college transcript. You must hand deliver your application or send it via Fed-Ex or UPS. Do not send it through the U.S. Postal Service or your application may be delayed. Applications may not be faxed. All applicants will be notified of the selection committee’s decision by mid-May.
GETTY FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP The Getty Foundation Attn: Graduate Internships 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685
(310) 440-7320 Fax (inquiries only): (310) 440-7703
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $17,300 for eight months and $25,000 for 12 months; grants include health benefits. Application Deadlines: December 15. Educational Experience: Must either be currently enrolled in a graduate program leading to an advanced degree in a field relevant to the internship(s) for which you are applying or have completed a relevant graduate degree in 2002 or later. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Graduate Internships at the Getty support full-time positions. Programs and departments throughout the Getty provide training and work experience in areas such as curatorial, education, conservation, research, information management, public programs, and grantmaking. Getty graduate internships are offered by several programs at the Getty Center, including the museum, research institute, conservation institute, foundation, and Web production.
J. Paul Getty Museum This museum collects and exhibits Greek and Roman antiquities, European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture and decorative arts, and European and American photographs and offers a range of special exhibitions and educational programs. Interns participate in the daily activities of one of the museum’s six curatorial departments. Projects may include assisting with the preparation of exhibitions and publications, research and writing on existing holdings and prospective acquisitions, cataloging objects, and other routine curatorial tasks. The intern in the museum’s exhibition design department uses elements of architectural, interior, graphic, and industrial design as each applies to the planning, interpretation, promotion, and installation of museum exhibitions. The intern in the
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museum’s education department focuses on one of the many programs serving audiences ranging from students and teachers to families and adults, facilitating a variety of learning experiences centered on works of art in the collections and exhibitions. The intern in the museum’s department of exhibitions and public programs takes part in the overall coordination of selected museum exhibitions, helping to bring together the departments involved in developing an exhibition, and works on special projects as assigned. Conservation internships generally require advanced conservation training on the part of applicants. Conservation internships are offered in the museum, where interns focus on the examination, care, and treatment of objects in the museum collections. The intern in the museum’s interactive programs department takes part in the production of materials for a range of resources for the public, including audio and media accompanying exhibitions and the permanent collection. The intern also works with GettyGuide, the Getty’s interactive computer system for delivering information and interpretation of the collections, new acquisitions, and exhibitions to the public. The intern in the Registrar’s Office becomes acquainted with the museum’s acquisition policies, registration procedures, and collections management practices. The registration intern assists with exhibitions, including loan, shipping, courier, installation, and de-installation arrangements.
The Getty Research Institute (GRI) GRI promotes advanced scholarship in the visual arts through an international residential scholars’ program, a growing 800,000-volume library, major archival collections, exhibitions, publications, lectures, and symposia. The GRI hosts a conservation intern who performs and documents treatment on the GRI library’s collection materials (paper-based, photographic, and 3-D composite objects.) The intern in the department of special collections and visual resources develops skills in cataloguing archival collections, including one consisting of photographs of Old Master draw-
ings. The intern in the GRI’s Project for the Study of Collecting and Provenance contributes to the provenance databases, using training received in the methodology of provenance research, analysis of archival inventories, and auction catalogs from various European countries.
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) GCI pursues a broad range of activities dedicated to furthering conservation practices and education to enhance and encourage the preservation, understanding, and interpretation of the visual arts. The GCI offers internships in the department of field projects, where interns participate in the organization and implementation of field campaigns that may include the development of site management plans and reference documentation. The GCI also offers internships in science, where interns learn to use instrumentation and perform tests to investigate the processes of material deterioration, to design and evaluate conservation solutions, and to conduct technical examinations of works of art in the Getty collections. The intern in the GCI’s education department contributes to the creation of curricula and didactic materials for specialized training of conservation professionals, the development of teaching skills and strategies for conservation education, and the exploration of Web-enhanced teaching. The intern in the department of dissemination and research resources helps develop programs about conservation and create publications that inform general and professional audiences about the work of the GCI and benefit the conservation field. The intern also helps to develop methodologies to manage the institute’s research resources, including the Web site, and make them available to professional communities around the world.
The Getty Foundation This foundation supports institutions and individuals throughout the world by funding a diverse range of projects that promote learning and scholarship about the history of the visual arts and the conservation of cultural heritage. The intern participates in the administration of philanthropic programs
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in the areas of research, conservation, and education, from fielding inquiries through the awarding of grants and the evaluation of project results.
The Getty Leadership Institute (GLI) GLI offers professional development opportunities for current and future leaders in the museum field. The Getty Leadership Institute intern helps with the administration and coordination of professional development programs and the convening of leaders to discuss current issues and opportunities in the museum field. The intern also assists in strengthening the organization and accessibility of the GLI’s resource library.
What You Can Earn: Academic credit can be arranged; academic year and undergraduate summer internships are typically unpaid; summer internships for diversity in the museum profession carries a stipend of $2500 for nine weeks; Hilla von Rebay graduate interns earn $1000 for nine weeks. Application Deadlines: February 15 for the summer internship; June 15 for the fall/spring internship and for the Hilla von Rebay International Fellow; November 1 for the spring internship. Educational Experience: See specific internships below for details. Requirements: Individuals interested in pursuing careers in the arts and museum field.
Web Group The intern here participates as part of a team and contributes to all aspects of developing and maintaining a Web site. Opportunities exist in concept development, storyboarding, writing, editing, programming, and content management for the Getty Web site.
HOW TO APPLY Download application forms at the Getty Web site: http://www.getty.edu/grants/education/ grad_interns.html. Mail your application to the preceding address. Getty cannot accept applications hand-delivered to the Getty Center or those sent by e-mail or fax. Application materials cannot be returned. All applicants will be notified of the Getty’s decision in April.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 http://www.guggenheim.org
OVERVIEW The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation was incorporated in 1937 as the basis of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (as the Guggenheim was then known), which was established two years later. The museum, which was temporarily housed in a former automobile showroom on East 54th Street in New York, focused on radical new forms of art being developed by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Piet Mondrian. Philanthropist Solomon Guggenheim and artist-adviser Hilla von Rebay insisted the museum should concentrate on a new kind of art in a new kind of space, so the first permanent home for the museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was Wright who designed its curving, continuous space as a “temple of spirit” where viewers could arrive at a new way of looking. Named the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in honor of its founder, the building opened in 1959, drawing huge crowds and stirring considerable controversy. It is still considered to be one of the great works of architecture produced in the 20th century. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers a variety of internships for undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students in art history, administration, conservation, education, and related fields. Interns learn how a particular department functions within the context
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of a major museum, as well as skills related to a particular department. You may be assigned to a department based on your academic background, professional skills, interests, and career goals. Potential internships are available in the following departments: curatorial, education, public affairs, registrar, library/archives, photography, conservation, film and media arts, director’s office, development, membership, special events, visitor services, finance, and information technology.
work may apply for a summer internship, which runs from mid-May through mid-August and requires a full time, five-days-a-week commitment. Every other week, the museum offers a culture seminar program involving field trips to auction houses, galleries, corporate collections, artists’ studios, and other museums; discussions with staffers from other museum departments; and discussions of museum-related issues and publications.
Academic Year Internships
Summer Internships for Diversity in the Museum Profession
Intended for upper-level college students, recent graduates, and graduate students, these unpaid internships are available throughout the academic year on a full- or part-time basis. National internships are six months. The fall/spring internship program corresponds to the academic semester and runs from mid-September through midApril. Periodic field trips to cultural institutions, galleries, and auction houses, as well as lectures by museum staff, are offered weekly during the fall/spring semester.
Hilla von Rebay Foundation Research Award The Hilla von Rebay Foundation awards two Guggenheim Museum graduate student summer interns a $500 grant for travel, research, and scholarship related to Hilla von Rebay, her friends, and the movement of Abstraction. Interested applicants who have been accepted into the Guggenheim summer program are invited to apply.
Hilla von Rebay Graduate Interns In honor of the Guggenheim Museum’s first director, Baroness Hilla von Rebay, the Hilla von Rebay Foundation offers funding for up to 12 summer interns who are currently enrolled graduate students.
The museum offers summer internship funding for two U.S. citizens who have demonstrated a commitment to museum careers and who are from African-American, Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic, or Pacific Islander cultures. Preference will be given to candidates from the New York City area.
HOW TO APPLY There are no application forms. Instead, you must type your own application, specifying the internship and departments for which you’d like to be considered, and send it to the address above, along with the following: ■
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a list of all foreign languages you have studied, specifying how well you speak, read, and write each an essay of no more than 500 words, typed and double-spaced, describing your interest in the internship program, museum work, and reasons for applying for Hilla Rebay International Fellows a piece of graduate writing, criticism, or thesis should be included
You’ll receive the final notification in mid-April for summer, or mid-August for fall/spring internship programs.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN INTERNSHIP Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Intern Coordinator Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 MRC Code 350 Washington, DC 20013-7012
[email protected] for more information http://www.hmsg.si.edu/education/internships. html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: November 1 for spring internship; March 1 for summer internship; June 1 for fall internship. Educational Experience: 15 semester hours of art history or equivalent academic preparation; a specialization in modern and contemporary art history is helpful; certain department internships require other college experience or majors (see below for details).
Requirements: A grade point average of 3.25 for undergraduates and 3.5 for graduate students.
OVERVIEW Conceived as the nation’s museum of modern and contemporary art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden includes key artists of the 20th century, from Picasso and Giacometti to de Kooning and Warhol. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has primarily focused on the post-World War II period, with particular emphasis on art created during the last 25 years. Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) gave his extensive art collection to the nation in 1966 and later contributed $1 million to the Smithsonian Institution toward the construction of the Hirshhorn building. Today it is primarily federally funded. The museum owns about 11,500 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, photographs, collages, and some decorative art objects. Each year a number of undergraduate and graduate internships are available at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden for the summer, spring, and fall/winter semesters. Academic credit may be arranged through the intern’s school; international students are encouraged to apply. While internships are unpaid appointments, they provide an excellent foundation for future museum work or art-related careers. You’ll work extensively within specific departments, as well as interact with professionals in every area of the museum, learning how various departments realize particular and common goals. Today many former Hirshhorn interns are curators, educators, public affairs officers, and conservators at national and international museums. There are a variety of departments that use interns, including the following:
Conservation Department If you have appropriate conservation training and prior approval from the department chief, you can work with the conservation department, learning
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about modern and contemporary materials in the lab. Summer interns also assist conservators in treating outdoor sculptures.
fication of selection will be mailed about 30 days after the deadline.
Curatorial Division Here you’ll help with research related to the permanent collection or temporary exhibitions and may provide editorial assistance on publications.
Education Department You’ll help with special projects, such as symposia and festivals, and you may lead tours of the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.
Exhibition and Design Department If you have had course work in studio art, you will be eligible for this department’s internship, where you will help with exhibition installation, graphic design, and/or publications.
Public Affairs For this internship you should have a background in English or journalism, as well as a working knowledge of art and art history, since you’ll be preparing and distributing press materials and interact with members of the press at exhibition press previews. You also may be asked to write public service announcements for radio and TV.
Other Opportunities Here you’ll help with registration and collections management, documenting and photographing the collection and exhibitions and helping with a variety of library projects.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a brief statement listing specific reasons for desiring an internship, including areas of greatest interest, along with three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic qualifications, official college or graduate transcripts, a resume detailing prior academic and work experience, and proof of citizenship, social security number, and date and place of birth. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Noti-
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ART FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP Volunteer Coordinator International Child Art Foundation 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1225 Washington, DC 20036-1702 (202) 530-1000 Fax: (202) 530-1080
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: High school seniors; college or university students in any accredited degree, undergraduate, or graduate program. Requirements: Must work at least one full day per week for a semester or full academic year (preferred); summer interns work a minimum of 20 hours a week.
OVERVIEW International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) is a small and creative nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., whose work is supported by a team of volunteers and interns. The only international children’s art and creativity organization in the world, ICAF prepares children for a creative and cooperative future so they can lead us into a better and peaceful world. ICAF’s founder, educator, and award-winning child artist, Ashfaq Ishaqild, wanted to create an organization to nurture, sustain, and promote the artistic promise and creativity of children around the world. In addition to programs designed to
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actively engage children in the creation of original artwork worldwide, Dr. Ishaq envisioned an international children’s art festival, to be held like the Olympic games, in a host city every four years. Schools in every country would participate, and creative children, along with their parents and teachers, would be invited to attend the festival’s exhibitions, creativity workshops, seminars and ceremonies. Before ICAF was established in 1997, there was no truly comprehensive national and international effort to promote child art and visual learning, particularly regarding the underserved group of 8-to12-year-old children. ICAF is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and an extensive array of public, private, and governmental organizations worldwide. The organization sponsors the international Arts Olympiad, the world’s most prestigious and popular arts initiative for children. This four-year comprehensive art program includes a global art competition as well as local, regional, and international festivals and exhibitions. ICAF’s Third Arts Olympiad (2005-2008) links art and sport to promote peace and development. The Child Art Festival is held once every four years as the culmination of the Arts Olympiad competition and is traditionally held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Finalists from every participating country, U.S. state and territory, their parents, and their art teachers are invited to this one-week event. Its Healing Arts for Tsunami Survivors is a program designed to help the children who survived the Asian tsunami overcome the psychological trauma through art therapy. American and international experts working with ICAF have developed the Healing Arts for Tsunami Survivors program to transfer the knowledge and experience gained from the treatment of the child survivors of the 9/11 tragedy and other recent disasters to help the tsunami child survivors. The very successful internship program attracts students from a wide variety of programs, including communication, international studies, event management, and art therapy/human services. Interns
may work either for a semester, a full academic year, or the summer, as either project or program assistants. Journalism or creative writing majors might also write articles for ChildArt magazine.
HOW TO APPLY Download application at http://www.icaf.org/getinvolved/intern-app.doc. Submit your application along with your resume and a cover letter to the preceding address.
JULIA MORGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS INTERNSHIP Intern/Volunteer Coordinator Julia Morgan Center for the Arts Internship 2640 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 845-8542 Fax: (510) 845-3133
[email protected] http://www.juliamorgan.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: Basic computer, organizational, or other office skills; research skills; classroom practice or coursework in child development; organizational and people skills. Interns who will be working with children must pass a security and sign an agreement to observe JMCA guidelines for the safety of children. Also, interns in the summer camps must attend an orientation in late May or early June.
OVERVIEW The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts is a nonprofit arts center with a commitment to arts-based
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learning for all ages. It boasts a 350-seat theatre, an active after-school and holiday camp, and artsbased learning partnerships with 10 Bay Area schools. Interns at the center can work in a variety of areas, including administration, education, theater management, technical support, and house management, for at least eight hours a week. Internships typically last for at least three months on a relatively regular schedule.
Dance Is Festival Internship Interns assist with the preparation and development of the annual Dance Is Festival in March, but your help is needed at any time from the summer before March through the actual festival. As an intern here, you’ll help work on publicity, communicate with the participating dance groups, and assist with choreography workshops and other jobs.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for the internships, fill out the form available at: http://www.juliamorgan.org/intern. shtml and submit it electronically; you should also send your resume to the address above. All applicants also will be interviewed and evaluated for placement.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART INTERNSHIP Internship Programs The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028-0198
[email protected] http://metmuseum.org
Kaleidoscope Arts Education Internship These performing arts camps are offered both during spring break (early April) and during the summer, giving interns a great way to gain valuable experience working with kids in an arts-based setting by supporting professional teaching artists. As an intern here, you may find yourself helping to lead class activities and acting as a role model, helping students with independent work, and doing some minor office work. Camps, which last for one or two weeks, serve students in grades prekindergarten through 6.
Kaleidoscope Unlimited Camp Interns will help the teaching artist at this summer camp designed especially for children with special needs, creating a supportive and caring environment to encourage relationships, creative self-expression, and imaginative play. As an intern here, you’ll be a role model and work closely with teaching artists to help kids actively participate in group activities and have a lot of fun. This camp was developed by artists, teachers, and therapists for children with Asperger Syndrome or with similar behavioral problems.
What You Can Earn: Honorariums range from $2,500 for college students to $3,250 for graduate students Application Deadlines: Mid-January (Check Web site for specific deadline). Educational Experience: Cloisters summer internship is for any college student (especially first- and second-year students). The college internship is for undergraduates enrolled as juniors or seniors in a four-year degree program or recent graduates who have not yet entered graduate school. Current freshmen and sophomores are not eligible for this internship. The graduate internship is for individuals who have completed at least one year of graduate work in art history or in an allied field. Requirements: Should be interested in a career in an art museum; strong knowledge of art history.
OVERVIEW The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American businessmen, financiers, artists, and philosophers who wanted to create a museum to gather together art for the
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American people. Its first object was a Roman sarcophagus obtained in 1870, even before the museum was opened. This was quickly followed by three private European painting collections, including a number of Dutch and Flemish paintings, as well as those by great European artists. Today, the Metropolitan Museum of Art houses a vast collection of art from every part of the world and from the earliest times to the present, in every medium. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for works of art that represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of quality. To help with this vision, the museum sponsors a full-time summer internship (from June to early August, 35 hours a week). This includes a one-week orientation of the museum for graduate students, a two-week orientation for college students, meetings with museum professionals, and field trips to other institutions.
Basic College and Graduate Student Internships The basic 10-week college internship is awarded each summer to interns who will work on various projects, give gallery talks, and work at the Visitor Information Center. The 10-week graduate student internship allows graduate students to work on projects related to the museum’s collections or on a special exhibition. Based on interns’ academic training and interests, as well as the availability of projects, they may work in either the curatorial, education, conservation, administration, or library departments at the museum. Selected candidates will be awarded one of the following internships:
is no need to submit a separate application). Successful candidates can participate in the college or graduate program. William Kelly Simpson Internship for Egyptian Art
A graduate student who has completed the course work for an M.A. degree in Egyptology or in art history with an emphasis on ancient Egyptian art may apply for this internship. The intern will work with the curatorial staff on projects related to the museum’s Egyptian collection or a special exhibition.
The Cloisters Summer Internship for Younger College Students This nine-week internship (mid-June to midAugust) is for younger undergraduate college students, particularly first- and second-year students who are interested in art and museum careers, who like working with children, and who are particularly interested in medieval art. As an intern here, you’ll join the education office of The Cloisters, the branch museum of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art of medieval Europe. After intensive training, you’ll be able to conduct gallery workshops for New York City day campers and to develop a public gallery talk. This internship carries a $2,500 honorarium.
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internship(s) for which you are applying name, home, school, e-mail address, and telephone numbers full resume of education and employment two academic recommendations official transcript(s) (graduate students must supply both official undergraduate and graduate transcripts; Cloisters internship applicants must supply transcripts for at least the past two years)
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a separate list of art history or other relevant courses taken, as well as knowledge of foreign languages an essay (no more than 500 words) describing your career goals, interest in museum work, and reasons for applying.
After an initial review of the applications, a small number of students will be invited for an interview at the museum in March. Final notification for all candidates will be mailed April 15. Application materials for all internships, except for The Cloisters Summer Internship, should be submitted to the address above. Cloisters summer internships should be submitted to the address below. (Questions may be submitted via e-mail, but the application may not be electronically submitted.) The Cloisters Summer Internship Program The Cloisters Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040
[email protected] MICHAEL PEREZ GALLERY INTERNSHIP Michael Perez Gallery 8 Merrick Avenue Merrick, NY 11566 http://www.MichaelPerezGallery.com
What You Can Earn: Small stipend available for lunch and transportation, plus commission for each painting you sell; academic credit available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates enrolled as juniors or seniors in a four-year degree program, students who have completed their second year in a two-year program by spring before the summer internship, and graduate students.
Requirements: U.S. citizens only; outgoing, personable and responsible. Specific requirements for individual departments are described below.
OVERVIEW This pop art gallery on Long Island is open from May through September, and internships are available at any point during this time. The gallery is owned and operated by New York artist Michael Perez and exhibits his work exclusively. His work is distinguished by the use of contrasting colors and shapes and typically involves faces, flowers, and figures. As an intern in this gallery, you would be responsible primarily for selling art, and for interacting with customers, opening or closing the gallery, answering the phone, helping arrange the art, handling credit card purchases, and keeping things organized. You would be working in the gallery mainly by yourself during semiflexible hours.
HOW TO APPLY Mail your resume and a detailed cover letter with photo, which must include a discussion of when you would be available, your plans for living and transportation arrangements (including your monthly budget to cover these two things). Do not e-mail an attachment file of your resume.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO INTERNSHIP Summer Internships 700 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 454-3541 Fax: (858) 454-6985
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: End of March (check Web site for specific deadline). Educational Experience: Undergraduates enrolled as juniors or seniors in a four-year degree program, students who have completed their second year in a two-year program by spring before the summer internship, and graduate students. Specific requirements for individual departments are described below. Requirements: Comfortable using databases (Access, Excel, preferably some experience with Raiser’s Edge); good general computer knowledge; familiarity with online research; meticulous when looking at data and lists; development and/ or museum experience a plus; experience writing letters and/or proposals; outgoing personality is important in fund-raising.
OVERVIEW The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego internships provide hands-on experience within various departments of the museum, beginning in mid-June and ending in mid-August (check Web site for exact internship dates). Chosen applicants are trained by and work closely with museum staff and are given lots of different projects to provide meaningful experiences for students who want to pursue a career in museums or art-related fields. Different internships are available at different times, but the following are typical of the types of internships that may be available:
Curatorial Department There are four interns in this department: the La Jolla intern reports to the curator and works closely with the curatorial assistant, helping with exhibition and permanent collection related research, writing, and planning. The downtown curatorial intern reports to the curator and curatorial coordinator, helping the curatorial staff with exhibition research and related programs. Both of these candidates should be fine arts or art history students with an interest in contemporary art and with excellent administrative and research skills.
The education intern is responsible for implementing public, family, and school programs related to all exhibitions. In addition, the education staff facilitates the training of volunteer museum docents and organizes daily museum tours. The education office also acts as a liaison between the museum and local schools, colleges and universities, and works closely with the curators in planning exhibition-related programs. As education intern, you’ll be responsible for helping the staff in education program planning, as well as reporting on and archiving the past fiscal year’s education programs. You’ll also be expected to help with the Family Day event on the first Sunday of each month, as well as the monthly TNT downtown event. For this internship, you’ll need good general computer knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point; excellent research and organizational skills; museum/education experience; comfort with children; and a good grasp of contemporary art. The registration intern will help out in the Registration Office, which is responsible for the care and preservation of artworks both in the permanent collection and on loan to the museum. This office organizes the shipping and crating of objects, loans of artworks, maintains the museum’s vaults, handles rights and reproduction requests, maintains the museum’s photographic archives, handles insurance, and houses all of the documents and paperwork related to permanent collection works. This office also ensures the safety and care of objects at both museum spaces. As a summer intern, you’ll help catalog Rights & Reproduction text, exhibition histories, and provenance and published references information in the collection management database. You’ll also work on the ongoing project to inventory and condition report objects in the permanent collection. For this position, you must be detail orientated, organized, and thorough. Familiarity with contemporary art is preferred.
Department of Institutional Advancement Three internships are available in this department. The membership intern will work with staffers on projects related to the membership database and
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fund-raising. This is a great opportunity to learn about development in museums and the department’s interaction with donors. You’ll also gain firsthand experience with Raiser’s Edge, the leading membership, fund-raising, and information database used by museums, as you work with the development team on major events, research, department projects, and fund-raising. You’ll also help with incoming membership requests, payments, and distribution of benefits packages to new and renewing members. You’ll also be expected to provide administrative support and to help at museum functions and education events. Applicants must be very detail oriented, with an excellent telephone manner and time-management and organization skills. Data entry experience is a plus. The gala intern will work with the institutional advancement team on the museum’s gala fundraiser, a yearly event that involves months of planning and preparation. You’ll learn the specifics of fund-raising through events including seeking sponsorship and support from companies and individuals; designing the look and the flow of the evening; and the writing and design of associated print materials. You’ll be the project coordinator of the silent auction portion of the gala, researching companies for pro bono requests, updating and using the in-kind donor database, and creating auction packages. The candidate for this internship must be detail orientated, organized, and thorough. Familiarity with Microsoft Access is a plus. You should be available to attend and help at the gala. The corporate and individual giving intern will work with staff on donor research, prospecting, and fund-raising. This is a great opportunity to learn Raiser’s Edge, the leading membership, fundraising, and information database used by museums, and to learn fund-raising techniques such as proposal writing, soliciting prospects, developing relationships, and programming based on corporate marketing needs as well as individual prospect development and solicitation. You’ll research new and existing corporate and individual donors and prepare solicitations for exhibitions, education programs, and special events such as the museum’s annual black-tie fund-raiser.
HOW TO APPLY Submit one letter of recommendation from a college professor, preferably in a field related to the internship, a resume with a cover letter detailing why you’d like to intern at MCASD, and your preference of department placement, as well as an official college transcript, to the preceding address.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART INTERNSHIP The Museum of Modern Art Attn: Internship Coordinator 11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Fall and spring internships are unpaid; 12-month internships pay $20,000 plus standard health benefits, two weeks paid vacation, and an additional $500 to cover travel expenses and registration fees for one approved professional conference; full-time spring and summer interns each receive $2,500 (award based on available funding). Academic credit is also available. Application Deadlines: End of May for fall session; end of October for spring session; early December for Carole Kismaric Mikolaycak Spring Internship (February to April); early January for full-time Helena Rubenstein spring session internship; late May for year-long internship (check for exact deadlines, which change each year, by visiting the MoMA Web site). Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors, recent graduates, graduate students, and beginning museum professionals; candidates from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. Requirements: Fall and spring internships require a minimum commitment of two days a week (one
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day must be Tuesday) and are unpaid. Summer and 12-month internships are full time and provide a stipend.
the general public during regular museum hours. Internship projects are based on museum needs and requirements and are assigned to interns with the appropriate skills and interests.
OVERVIEW
Fall and Spring Unpaid Internships
College students and young professionals have been working as interns since MoMA opened in 1929; apprenticeships were transformed into a formal program in 1984 to give college juniors, seniors, and graduate students in-depth exposure to individual departments, practical and theoretical training in museum practices, and an idea of the role of museums in contemporary society. During the internship, department heads, curators, educators, and administrators help students understand the museum’s structure and collections. A lecture program complements the day-today museum experience, with talks in conjunction with the museum’s exhibitions, and visits to specific departments to familiarize interns with all the behind-the-scenes activities at MoMA. The Department of Education encourages interns to consider theoretical and practical questions about the art community. During the summer, in addition to lectures, the museum organizes field trips to artists’ studios, collectors’ homes, galleries, and alternative exhibition spaces. These visits provide interns with opportunities to examine and understand the diverse roles, functions, and practices of a wide range of arts institutions and professionals. Typically, the museum hires five to 10 12-month interns each year and 25 to 30 interns for each of the spring, fall, and summer terms. Summer and 12-month interns also can choose to participate in a new lecturer program that provides training in researching, writing, and delivering a gallery talk to the general public. Participants take part in weekly two-hour sessions in which they learn about pedagogical approaches, present research and writing on works in the collections, and deliver mock tours to internship colleagues. After a comprehensive training program, outstanding interns may deliver gallery talks to
Internships are offered during the school year, coinciding with the fall and spring semesters, and are assigned to interns with the appropriate skills and interests. These fall and spring internships are ideal for students registered in courses that require internship or practicum credits.
Carole Kismaric Mikolaycak Spring Internship A 12-week, full-time, paid publishing internship in the spring allows interns to work within the Department of Publications to gain firsthand experience of how a museum publication is produced from its inception, from first-draft text and editing to design, printing, and final publication. A lecture series every Tuesday featuring museum staff in various departments will introduce the intern to the workings of the museum as a whole while considering the role of museums in a broader cultural context. This internship is full time, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students must be at least rising juniors in college, recent graduates, currently registered as graduate students, or have recently completed coursework.
Helena Rubinstein Summer Internship Program This full-time, 10-week, paid internship includes each Tuesday a full day of field trips to other museums, galleries, foundations, corporate collections, private collections, alternative spaces, nonprofit organizations, and artists’ studios in New York City. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop and deliver public gallery talks about the museum’s permanent collection. This internship is full time, Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To be eligible, you must be at least a rising junior in college, have recently graduated, be currently registered as a graduate student, or have recently completed coursework as a graduate student.
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Twelve-Month Internships
Administrative Departments
Full-time, year-long internships with stipends are offered for recent college graduates interested in pursuing a museum career whose academic or professional experience combines art history with either arts administration, museum studies, arts management, development, studio art, or related studies. In this internship, which begins in September, the departmental training is integrated with the fall, spring, and summer lecture series and also includes a paid attendance to a national conference of your choice. At the end of the internship, you may obtain career planning and job placement counseling from the internship coordinators and the human resources department. These year-long internships provide training in specific museum fields with close work with a professional staff member, seminars and discussions, and an educational program that exposes interns to the workings of the museum as a whole and considers the role of museums in the broader cultural context. You’ll also be given the opportunity to deliver public gallery talks about the museum’s permanent collection. Year-long interns must be able to work full time, Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Recent graduates of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are eligible for the internship, which typically is paid.
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Government and Community Relations
The following is a list of departments that offer internships at MoMA. You may choose which department in which you’d like to intern; you should list your three departmental choices on the space provided in the application form. Those applying for fall, spring, summer, or 12-month internships must list specific departments, since MoMA tries to best match an intern’s experience and skills with departmental needs. However, if you are accepted, the museum cannot guarantee that you will be placed in the department of your first choice.
This division develops and maintains close working relationships with political leaders, elected officials, government agencies and administrators at the city, state, and federal levels, as well as community members and neighbors. It also works closely with other museum departments to expand, enhance, and promote the museum’s educational and outreach programs to the general public.
This division designs and produces the museum’s Web site and subsites, kiosks, digital displays, and other media. Director’s Office
This division oversees deputy directors, the building project, and ongoing museum activities. Information Systems
This division researches and supports computer technology in the museum, including Macs, PCs, midrange systems, and networking. International Program
Interns in this division help coordinate a wide variety of initiatives aimed at improving cultural and professional exchange with museums and other visual arts institutions, including specially organized traveling exhibitions from the MoMA collections, workshops for museum professionals, publications, education and conservation programs, professional assistance to museums, lectures and symposia, exchanges of library materials, and travel abroad by members of the museum’s staff. Finance
This division monitors the museum’s revenues and expenses in order to facilitate the Museum’s primary mission.
Operations
This division oversees building functions, housekeeping, and engineering.
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Curatorial
Education and Research Support
Architecture and Design
Education
This division collects, manages, and exhibits architectural drawings and models, design objects, and graphic design works.
This division offers programs to help audiences of all ages and backgrounds understand and enjoy modern and contemporary art and includes a variety of divisions such as school programs, family programs, adult and academic programs, and community access programs.
Chief Curator-at-Large
This division organizes the museum collection and loan exhibitions; oversees the research and scholarly publications program. Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs
This division oversees all curatorial departments. Drawings
Library
This division supports the research needs of the museum staff and members of the public. Museum Archives
This division collects, manages, and exhibits modern and contemporary drawings.
This division organizes, preserves, and coordinates the historical records of the museum.
Film and Media
Exhibitions and Collection Support
This division collects and exhibits film and media and includes the divisions of Film Archive, Film Study Center, Circulating Film Library, Exhibitions and Programming, and the Video Program.
Conservation
Imaging Services
Exhibition Program
This division produces photographic materials of works of art in the collection. Painting and Sculpture
This division collects, manages, and exhibits modern and contemporary painting and sculpture. Photography
This division collects, manages, and exhibits modern and contemporary photography. Prints and Illustrated Books
This division collects, manages, and exhibits modern and contemporary prints and illustrated books.
This division cares for collections and technical research on paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and design objects.
This division oversees all exhibition-related details such as budgets, planning, and coordination. Registration
This division coordinates the packing, shipping, storage, insurance, and documentation of art in the permanent collection, as well as those on loan for temporary exhibitions. Security
Just as it sounds, this division oversees the security of the building and its collections and maintains the safety of all visitors and staff.
External Affairs Publications
Contemporary Arts Council and Junior Associates
This division edits and produces all Museum books and exhibition catalogues, brochures, and wall text.
This division supports the museum’s ongoing activities and organizes special programs designed for its young members.
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Development
This division finds sources of funding for operational budget and programs, including foundations, corporate, and government support as well as the capital campaign for the museum’s building project. Exhibition Funding
This division finds sources of funding for the museum’s exhibition program. Membership
This division designs and conducts programs that help members understand and appreciate the collections, exhibitions, and activities of the museum. Special Programming
If you like to plan and coordinate exhibition opening receptions and internal and corporate events, check out this division.
Marketing and Communications Communications
This division handles all media contacts. Graphic Design
This division produces the museum’s graphics, including exhibition and corporate graphics, signs, ephemera, and advertising. Marketing
This division defines, develops, and places museum advertising and promotions.
(primarily hostels and student housing). It is up to you to arrange for your own housing.
HOW TO APPLY There is one standard application form for all internship programs. You can download the application at http://www.moma.org/education/ Internship_application.pdf. After completing the application, mail it to the museum along with the three essays as required in the application, a complete course list or transcript of records, your resume, and two letters of recommendation (academic or professional). Do not submit any extra materials, such as writing samples or artwork. If you are applying for a graphics internship, submit five design samples (color copies, on disc or via e-mail.) The museum will review only complete applications. These materials (application form, resume/curriculum vitae, essays, two letters of recommendations, and transcript) should be mailed in one package by the application deadline to the preceding address. No exceptions will be made and incomplete applications will not be reviewed. If you need additional information about the Internship Program, e-mail
[email protected]. Select candidates will be called or e-mailed to set up an interview, which may be conducted either in person or over the telephone, depending on your proximity to New York. All candidates accepted to the Internship Program will be interviewed.
Retail
Interns in this division help with the MoMA design stores, the MoMA bookstore, the online store, and the mail order gift catalog. Visitor Services
This division works to try to improve and sustain the quality of the overall visitor experience.
HOUSING The Internship Department does not provide housing but can offer a list of suggested housing
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1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 (202) 682-5472 http://arts.endow.gov/about/Jobs/Internships. html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: At least four to six weeks before your anticipated start date. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in new and established art, bringing art to all Americans, and providing leadership in art education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the NEA is the nation’s largest annual funder of the arts. The organization brings great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. If you’re interested in working at the NEA, you’ll receive a national overview of arts activities across the country as you help the staff with a variety of tasks related to the process of awarding federal grants. A variety of resources are available for participants of the NEA Internship Program, including an extensive arts library and meetings of advisory panels and the National Council on the Arts.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP High School Summer Institute Department of Teacher, School, and Family Programs Division of Education National Gallery of Art 2000B South Club Drive Landover, MD 20785 (202) 842-6252
[email protected] http://www.nga.gov/education/highschool/ index.shtm
What You Can Earn: $250 stipend. Application Deadlines: Early April for the eightday internship beginning in late June (check Web site for exact dates). Educational Experience: Beginning and advanced high school art students in grades 10, 11, or 12 (or having graduated from high school immediately before the internship). Requirements: A Washington, D.C., resident, able to attend all sessions of the program; responsibility; working as a team member; working independently; good listening skills; patience; creativity; a willingness to learn; leadership; and being on time.
OVERVIEW HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter detailing the time period you will be available (including days of the week, if you won’t be available for five days), your interest areas, experience and typing ability, and whether you will be earning academic credit. Letters of recommendation, references, and college transcripts are suggested but not required.
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States by a joint resolution of Congress, who voted to accept the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mellon had begun collecting art because he wanted to create a gallery of art for the nation in Washington, D.C. When he died in 1937, he gave his collection to the United States. The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon formed the center of the art collections, which have
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since been enlarged. Mellon hoped that the newly created National Gallery would attract gifts from other collectors, and soon others provided major donations of art. The Gallery’s East Building was built on land set aside in the original Congressional resolution. Opened in 1978, it showcases the gallery’s growing collections with an expanded exhibition schedule and houses an advanced research center, administrative offices, a library, and a growing collection of drawings and prints. In 1999 the gallery opened an outdoor sculpture garden designed to offer yearround enjoyment to the public. Located in the 6.1-acre block adjacent to the West Building at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., the garden provides an informal, elegant setting for works of modern and contemporary sculpture. High school art students can participate in a brief summer internship at the National Gallery for eight days of fun and learning while they get to know the gallery from the inside out. During the internship, you’ll meet a variety of museum professionals, create your own work of art for a local exhibition, and earn 20 hours of community service or service learning credits. The program is full day, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
HOW TO APPLY Print and complete the three-part application form: the main application (download at http:// www.nga.gov/education/highschool/app-hsimain. htm); a sponsor form (download at http://www. nga.gov/education/highschool/app-hsispon.htm) and a signature form, found at http://www.nga. gov/education/highschool/app-hsisig.htm. On a separate piece of paper, describe why you want to spend eight days at the National Gallery of Art and why you are interested in learning about museums. Choose two of these traits: responsibility, working as a team member, working independently, good listening skills, patience, creativity, a willingness to learn, leadership, and being on time, and describe ways you display them in the classroom or in an after-school activity.
Put all three parts of your application together in one envelope and mail it by early April (check Web site for exact deadline) to the preceding address.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART INTERNSHIP Department of Academic Programs Division of Education National Gallery of Art 2000 B South Club Drive Landover, MD 20785 (202) 842-6257
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $20,000 plus funds for public transportation for full-year interns; summer interns receive $3,600 plus a $1,000 housing allowance, along with partially subsidized funds for public transportation. Application Deadlines: For full-year interns: Must be received by January 14 (check Web site to make sure deadline has not changed); for summer interns: mid-April (check Web site for exact date). Educational Experience: Preference will be given to applicants enrolled in a graduate program or to recent graduates of an M.A., M.F.A., or M. Arch. Program, but outstanding recent undergraduates will be considered. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Requirements: Intern candidates must show a strong career interest in museum education; summer intern candidates must have experience teaching or working with children ages four through 12 and/or high school students.
OVERVIEW The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States by a joint resolution of Congress, who voted to accept the gift
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of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mellon had begun collecting art because he wanted to create a gallery of art for the nation in Washington, D.C. When he died in 1937, he gave his collection to the United States. The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon formed the center of the art collections, which have since been added upon. Mellon hoped that the newly created National Gallery would attract gifts from other collectors, and soon others provided major donations of art. The Gallery’s East Building was built on land set aside in the original Congressional resolution. Opened in 1978, it showcases the gallery’s growing collections with an expanded exhibition schedule and houses an advanced research center, administrative offices, a library, and a growing collection of drawings and prints. In 1999 the gallery opened an outdoor sculpture garden designed to offer yearround enjoyment to the public. Located in the 6.1-acre block adjacent to the West Building at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., the garden provides an informal, elegant setting for works of modern and contemporary sculpture. Since 1964, the National Gallery of Art has offered professional museum training to candidates from all backgrounds through a variety of internship programs, including both full-year and summer paid opportunities.
Full-Year Interns Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide institutional training to students interested in a career in the museum profession. Working closely with professional staff at the gallery from September to May, you’ll participate in the ongoing work of a department, complete a project, and attend weekly orientation sessions to learn more about gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions. You’ll work in one of the gallery’s departments, including curatorial, education, exhibition design, and the library, depending on your academic training, interests, experience, and the availability of projects.
Summer Interns If you’d like to intern at the National Gallery for a shorter period, you can choose a summer internship from early June to early August. These internships provide opportunities to work on projects directed by a gallery curator or department head. Orientation sessions each week introduce interns to the broad spectrum of museum work. For example, summer interns may help with family and youth education programs for the summer, collaborating with staff on preexisting projects such as the Stories in Art series and the Children’s Film Program. Additionally, you may help with the High School Summer Institute, working closely with 20 teenagers who will explore the gallery behind the scenes, learn techniques of printmaking and bookmaking, and organize an exhibition of their work.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application form for the full-year internship at: http://www.nga.gov/pdf/intern_ museum_2005.pdf; the summer internship application can be downloaded from http://www.nga. gov/pdf/summer_intern_2005.pdf. Applicants for either internship should send the completed application form to the preceding mailing address, along with contact information for three references (one must be a department chair or dean, the second must be a professor, and the third is an open choice). Your references will be contacted only if you make it to the second phase of the selection process. Full-year interns should also include a letter (single spaced, about 750 words) to the selection committee explaining why you want to participate in the museum training program at this point in your education, including what you hope to achieve from the experience, what you feel you can contribute to the department in which you’re interested, and how such an experience will help further your education and career plans. If you’re applying as a summer intern, you should include the same references, but in place of a face-to-face interview, add a letter (about
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400 words) to the selection committee describing your abilities, interests, and career goals. You also should identify the departments in which you’d like to intern and state why you qualify for each position. Also explain how an internship would help further your education and career plans and why you want to participate in the internship program at this point in your education or career. All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of gallery staff and outside specialists. Interviews in Washington, D.C., will be with the selection committee and prospective mentors. Semifinalists for the full-year internship will be notified of their status by the end of January; finalists for the summer internship will be notified by mid-April; at this point, all finalists for both internships will be asked to submit one original and five copies of a resume, five copies of a writing sample, and one copy of official transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended. By the end of February, finalists for the full-year internship will be notified and invited to Washington, D.C., for an interview; final selection for the full-year internships will be completed by mid-March. Summer intern applicants are not scheduled for interviews; final selection for these internships will be made by early May.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART INTERNSHIP National Museum of African Art MRC 708 PO Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012 (202) 202-357-4600 Fax: (202) 357-4879
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring internships, February 15 for summer internships, and June 15 for fall internships. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students and individuals interested in exploring museum professions; specific training in African art or other aspects of African culture is desirable, particularly in education and curatorial departments. Requirements: Ability to work for a minimum of 10 weeks, 20 hours a week, in the fall, spring, or summer.
OVERVIEW The National Museum of African Art is dedicated to advancing an appreciation and understanding of Africa’s rich visual arts and diverse cultures. This annual internship program allows undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to work under the supervision of museum professionals and to explore aspects of museum professions. Intern opportunities are available in administration, conservation, curatorial, education, exhibition and design, photo archives, public affairs, and registration.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.si.edu/ofg/ intern.htm and submit to the preceding address.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS INTERNSHIP National Museum of Women in the Arts Manager of Volunteer and Visitor Services Education Department 1250 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005
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(202) 783-7996 http://www.nmwa.org/about/volunteer_interns. asp
What You Can Earn: Unpaid (however, two named internships described below are paid: $1200 for the Coca Cola Endowed Internship and $2,000 for the Southern California Council of the National Museum of Women in the Arts Internship). Application Deadlines: Applications for both paid and unpaid internships must be postmarked by March 15 for the summer session, by June 15 for the fall session, and by October 15 for the spring session. Educational Experience: Rising college juniors and above, graduate students, as well as recent graduates with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; (Coca Cola and SCC interns must have a 3.2 GPA); in addition, applicants for the Southern California Council (SCC) of the National Museum of Women in the Arts endowed internship must be rising juniors at a design or art school in the Los Angeles County area. Requirements: Part-time internships must be at least 2 ½ days or 20 hours a week; full-time internships are also available; applicants for the Southern California Council of the National Museum of Women in the Arts must be residents of Los Angeles County.
OVERVIEW Have you ever wondered what takes place beyond the galleries at a museum? You can find out by being an intern at the National Museum of Women in the Arts! The nation’s first museum dedicated to women artists began when Wilhelmina Cole Holladay and Wallace F. Holladay began collecting art in the 1960s, just as scholars and art historians were beginning to discuss the underrepresentation of women and various racial and ethnic groups in museum collections and major art exhibitions. Among the first to apply this revisionist approach to collecting, the Holladays committed themselves for over 20 years to assembling art by women. By 1980, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay began to devote
her energies and resources to creating a museum that would showcase women artists, and the Holladay Collection became the core of the institution’s permanent collection. The National Museum of Women in the Arts opened in 1981 as a private, nonprofit museum that operated during its first five years with docent-led tours of the collection at the Holladay residence. Special exhibitions also were presented. In 1983, the museum bought a former Masonic Temple, a Washington, D.C., landmark near the White House. In the spring of 1987, NMWA opened the doors of its permanent location with the inaugural exhibition American Women Artists, 1830–1930. Interns at this museum make significant contributions to its mission, whether they are providing visitors with information about the museum, giving a tour of the permanent collection, or working with staff behind the scenes. The National Museum of Women in the Arts’ mission is to discover, document, and celebrate the achievements of women in the arts. In addition to exhibitions, NMWA conducts education programs, houses a library and archives, and publishes a magazine and exhibition catalogues. As an intern at NMWA, you’ll get the chance to work on a one-to-one basis with museum professionals and meet other interns with similar academic interests and career plans. Former NMWA interns have found jobs at many of the leading museums throughout the country. In addition to an unbeatable work experience in an arts organization, the NMWA offers you a chance to learn about women artists in college-level art history classes and through field trips to other cultural places in Washington, D.C., featuring work by women artists. In addition, you’ll have access to the Library and Research Center, which houses one of the most extensive collections of materials about women artists in the world, providing a rare opportunity for primary research. NMWA offers fall, spring, and summer internships in the following departments: accounting; administration (director’s office and founder’s office); development; communications and marketing; curatorial; education; exhibition design and
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production; information technology; library and research center; member services; national programs; publications; registrar; retail operations; and special events.
Coca-Cola Endowed Internship This paid internship is offered every fall, spring, and summer for a full-time, 12-week period. To apply, you must be interested in pursuing a museum career; you must be an undergraduate who has completed at least the sophomore year in college, a graduate student, or a recent graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.25. Application requirements are the same as for the unpaid internships, described below.
Southern California Council (SCC) of NMWA Internship The Southern California Council (SCC) of the National Museum of Women in the Arts offers an endowed internship each summer for a fulltime, 40-hour per week period. The SCC Intern may work in any department of the museum as determined by museum staff in consideration of the intern’s experience and interests.
HOW TO APPLY Applications for both the general, unpaid internship and the Coca Cola endowed internship must include a cover letter, stating how the internship program will further your personal and professional goals; the departments in which you’re interested in working; and how you learned about NMWA’s internship program. List several departments in which you’d like to work. Because internships at NMWA are very popular, you may not be assigned to your first choice. You also should include a resume (including your education and employment history, school, and permanent addresses) along with a most-recent transcript, one academic and one personal letter of recommendation, and a brief writing sample of one or two pages. Send three copies of all application materials to the preceding address. Applicants for the Southern California Council (SCC) of NMWA internship should send a let-
ter of purpose stating your personal and professional goals and how this internship will help you reach those goals, along with your three preferred choices for placement in a department (not more that one page). Also include your most-recent college transcript, a personal recommendation and an academic recommendation; your resume, including current educational and employment history, school, and home addresses; and a brief one- or two-page writing sample. Send three copies of all materials to the preceding address.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator National Portrait Gallery Office of Education PO Box 37012 Victor Building, Suite 8300, MRC 973 Washington, DC 20013-0712 (202) 275-1811 Fax: (202) 275-1904
[email protected] http://www.npg.si.edu/educate2/educate10.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 31. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students and individuals not affiliated with academic programs who have research or museum career interests. Requirements: See individual departments for specific requirements.
OVERVIEW Various departments at the National Portrait Gallery sponsor interns throughout the year. Intern projects are based on interests and needs of the department and are agreed upon by the mutual consent of the intern candidate and the supervisor. Various depart-
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ments sponsor internships throughout the year. Projects are based on various interests and needs of participating departments within the Gallery. Internships are available in the administration office, the Center for Electronic Research and Outreach Services; the offices of design and production; development; education; exhibitions; history; photographic services; photographs; prints and drawings; public affairs; publications; registrar; rights and reproductions; the department of painting and sculpture; the library; and the Charles Wilson Peale Family Papers.
Center for Electronic Research and Outreach Services/Catalog of American Portraits The center administers research and electronic outreach programs, including the gallery’s online sites and the Smithsonian’s Intranet. The Catalog of American Portraits is a national archives and research database dedicated to portraits that gives researchers biographical information on subjects and artists, artist attributions, histories of ownership, and related works, as well as digitized images of the portraits. Interns should have good organizational skills and attention to detail, understand library research methods, be familiar with computer systems, and have an interest in American history or art history.
collection, creating history-based exhibitions, evaluating objects proposed for acquisition, and keeping records. An intern should have a background in American history.
Department of Painting and Sculpture This curatorial department is responsible for acquiring, cataloging, and researching all paintings and sculpture in the gallery. Members of the department also do research for special exhibitions and for publications on the history of American portraiture and handle public inquiries. An intern should have a sound academic background in art history, American studies, or American history; good research and writing skills; and the ability to use a word-processing program.
Department of Photographs This curatorial office takes care of the gallery’s extensive collection of portrait photographs, handling exhibitions and acquiring, researching, cataloging, and storing objects. An intern should have a strong background in art history or American history and be familiar with the history of photography and various photographic processes. Legible handwriting and an understanding of library research techniques are helpful; some knowledge of word-processing and computer database systems is also required.
Charles Wilson Peale Family Papers
Department of Prints and Drawings
This department researches events, people, and ideas contained in the thousands of letters, documents, and paintings made by artists in the Peale family from 1735 to 1885 and in biographies of the individuals whose portraits were painted. An intern in this area should be interested in historical research and should be a good writer. Interns should be willing to learn to transcribe handwritten documents; to read broadly and deeply in historical materials; to discover the answers to historical questions posed by documents; and to write short, interesting, and accurate annotations or footnotes.
This curatorial office handles works of art on paper and the acquisition, documentation, research, storage, and conservation of these objects. An intern should have a strong academic background in art history or American history and be good at library research.
Department of History This office is responsible for conducting biographical research on the individuals represented in the
Library The library offers more than 100,000 books, plus auction catalogs, microfilm, and vertical files on artists and institutions, for the use of gallery fellows, visiting scholars, the public, and the staffs of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Attention to detail and accuracy are important skills for an intern in the library, as well as general familiarity with libraries,
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including the Library of Congress classification system.
Office of Administration This department handles the gallery’s financial and administrative activities, overseeing budget and procurement and managing gallery operations. Interns in this office should have a good grasp of grammar, spelling, and writing, as well as an interest in financial functions. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word are helpful but are not required. Because this internship involves interactions with staff, visitors, and vendors, the applicant should be tactful and diplomatic.
Office of Design and Production This office is responsible for the design and installation of the gallery’s public spaces, and must interpret the permanent collection and special exhibitions. This includes designing, building, and decorating exhibition spaces, and designing, building and installing cases, frames, mounts, and supporting graphics. Interns should have experience in at least one of the following areas: design, drafting, graphic design, cabinetmaking, computer assisted design (CAD), or graphic computer skills in VectorWorks, Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign. Any other exhibition-related experience, such as picture installation or art moving, would be useful.
visitors of all ages and abilities, providing gallery tours, public programs, and educational outreach programs to address the full range of American history and portraiture. An intern needs to have general knowledge of American history and art and be good at library research. Interpersonal and writing skills are essential and some knowledge of word-processing and computer database programs is required.
Office of Exhibitions This department is responsible for administering the gallery’s exhibition program, setting the exhibition schedule, establishing contracts with guest curators and museums, negotiating art loans, obtaining photographs of exhibition items, working with other gallery offices, and helping with the gallery’s development program. An intern should have either an American history or American art background, good typing skills, and some experience with a word-processing system.
Office of Photographic Services This department includes a photography studio, darkrooms, and a storage area for recording and editing video and audio tapes. An intern must know how to handle black-and-white developing and printing, plus understand basic photographic principles and photography.
Office of Public Affairs Office of Development This office is responsible for finding private funds to support the gallery, working closely with individuals, foundations, corporations, and government sources. As an intern, you would be able to help research, develop strategies, and write proposals for various projects. Interns should be detail oriented, be interested in research, and have strong writing and critical thinking skills. Knowledge of the Internet and of Windows-based word-processing and database programs is essential.
Office of Education This department’s responsibility is to make history come alive for its visitors through the art of portraiture. Department employees interact with daily
This office is responsible for gallery public relations, including handling the news media, exhibition openings, and special events. An intern must be able to research, write, and work well with journalists and the general public.
Office of Publications Employees in this department develop, edit, and produce books, catalogues, and brochures for the gallery. All material published by staff is handled by this office to ensure accuracy and uniformity of style. An intern should be interested in publishing and be detail oriented, with a background in American history, art history, or English. Facility with Microsoft Word is a must; knowledge of Excel and Access would be helpful.
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Office of the Registrar This department keeps records of the gallery’s collection in a variety of formats, including files, catalog cards, and computerized databases. The office also oversees transportation, packing, and insurance, and processes legal custody agreements. An intern should be able to type and understand databases.
Office of Rights and Reproductions This is the repository and sales office for photographs of objects in the gallery’s collection, and it works closely with the gallery’s photograph and curatorial offices and the public. An intern should be able to type and understand databases and have research and organizational skills. Some experience in photography is helpful.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship with the National Gallery, download a general application form at http:// www.npg.si.edu/docs/applicant.pdf. Submit the completed application along with a copy of your resume, an official college transcript, a personal essay (500–1,000 words), and two letters of recommendation. To ensure proper consideration, be sure to indicate the departments in which you are interested in working. You can submit your application materials either by mail or by e-mail at the preceding addresses, but your transcript should be sent via regular mail.
NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART INTERNSHIP New Museum of Contemporary Art 235 Bowery at Prince Street New York, NY 10011
Administrative offices: 210 11th Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 219-1222
[email protected] http://www.newmuseum.org/info_internships. php
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: December 1 for spring session (January 15 through April 30); April 15 for summer session (June 1 through August 31); August 15 for fall session (September. 15 through December 31). Educational Experience: Some positions require a college degree or training. Requirements: Some positions require professional experience.
OVERVIEW The Internship Program at the New Museum of Contemporary Art offers participants hands-on training in the museum profession and a comprehensive overview of museum operations by participating in day-to-day activities and working on specific projects. If you’re chosen, you’ll work at least two full days a week (seven hours a day) for a full trimester. Founded in 1977, the New Museum of Contemporary Art is the premier contemporary art museum in New York City and is among the most important internationally. Each year, the museum presents six major exhibitions and five media lounge shows. The program of dynamic solo exhibitions and landmark group shows defines key moments in the development of contemporary art, reflects the global nature of art today, and spans a vast array of cultural activities and media. In spring 2006, the New Museum opened a new home at 235 Bowery at Prince Street. This 60,000 square foot facility, designed by the Tokyo-based firm Sejima + Nishizawa/SANAA, expanded the museum’s exhibitions and programs and was the first art museum constructed in downtown New York’s modern history.
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Internships are available in a variety of museum departments, including administration, bookstore, curatorial, development, director’s office, education, marketing/communications and registrar, operations, and information systems.
Administration This department is responsible for the financial management of the museum, including budgeting, accounting, tax and audit preparation, and benefits and human resources. In addition, this department manages the day-to-day functions of the museum offices. Interns interested in developing their business and management abilities who choose this department will learn skills in program budgets and nonprofit financial administration.
Education In this department, you’ll help organize programs for high school students and teachers, public programs for adults (lectures, panel discussions, and performances), and group tours and internships and assist with the museum’s Web site. This is a great way to develop an understanding of public education programs related to a contemporary art museum.
Information Systems The information systems department is responsible for the museum’s computer hardware and software, network, and database applications. If you choose to intern here, you should have some technical experience, since you’ll be helping maintain the museum’s computer systems.
Curatorial The curatorial department researches and organizes upcoming exhibitions, including timelines, checklists, and signs; produces exhibition catalogues; manages the travel of selected exhibitions; corresponds with artists, curators, galleries and museums; and orchestrates a weekly slide review of artist’s work. If you’d like to work here, you’ll be introduced to issues related to contemporary art and will obtain administrative and curatorial skills in organizing art exhibitions.
Marketing and Communications This department works to expand public awareness of the New Museum and increase attendance and revenue. The department produces the museum’s media releases, circulates images for reproduction, places advertisements, produces newsletters and other promotional materials, organizes an annual art auction and exhibition openings, and coordinates the Limited Editions program. Interns will help produce media and marketing materials and coordinate special events.
Development The development department is responsible for all grants from government, foundation, and corporate sources; the membership program; contributions to the museum; and the capital campaign for building and endowment needs. Interns in this department help research prospective donors, plan programs, organize membership events, and work on budgeting and solicitation for special projects and grants writing.
New Museum Store The bookstore complements the museum’s exhibition schedule by providing an assortment of contemporary art books and objects for sale. If you choose this department, you’ll gain experience in the day-to-day operations of a retail space, budgeting, visual merchandising, marketing, special events, and maintaining an online store, as well as getting an insider view into the world of fine art books.
Director’s Office The director and deputy director manage the work of all the museum’s departments. If you intern here, you’ll be involved in all areas of museum operation, and you’ll learn how a contemporary art museum is run.
Operations This department maintains the physical space of the museum and provides security for the exhibitions and public safety. In conjunction with the registrar’s office, it supervises construction of gallery
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space installation and exhibitions. If you choose this department, you’ll learn about the physical maintenance of the museum and its operations, as well as become involved with any renovations of the museum’s galleries and office space.
Registrar With this internship, you’ll have an opportunity to develop skills related to the installation, preparation, and shipment of works of art for exhibition. You’ll also help maintain inventory and the documentation of the museum’s semipermanent collection. Experience with collection maintenance is a plus; it also helps to have basic clerical and word processing skills.
HOW TO APPLY All interested individuals are eligible to apply for an internship. Qualifications vary for each intern, and some positions may require college or graduate training and/or professional experience. To apply, submit an intern application with two letters of recommendation from professors and/or previous employers, along with a resume and a cover letter. You’ll be contacted if the department in which you’re interested plans to interview you, and you’ll be notified of acceptance at least two weeks before the start of each cycle.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART INTERNSHIP Coordinator, Museum Studies Internship Program Philadelphia Museum of Art PO Box 7646 Philadelphia, PA 19101-7646 (215) 684-7397 Fax: (215) 236-4063 http://www.philamuseum.org/opportunities/ internship.shtml
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Mid-February. Educational Experience: Must have completed your sophomore year by the spring before your internship begins in the summer; students from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Located at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Philadelphia Museum of Art stands among the great art institutions of the world. Founded more than 125 years ago, the museum houses more than 300,000 works of art encompassing some of the greatest achievements of human creativity and offers a wealth of exhibitions and education programs for a public of all ages. The Philadelphia Museum of Art was a legacy of the great Centennial Exposition of 1876 held in Fairmount Park, which served as the art gallery for the great fair. At the conclusion of the Centennial celebrations, Memorial Hall was to remain open as a Museum of Art and Industry for the improvement and enjoyment of the people of the Commonwealth. The founders imagined a museum similar to the great Victoria and Albert Museum in London but with an active school where craftsmen could be trained for the growing industries of the United States. A year after the Exposition, Memorial Hall reopened as a permanent museum, followed by The Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art in a separate location on North Broad Street, with an entering class of 100 students. Eventually, the school moved to a new Greek Revival building at Broad and Pine Streets, where students were taught drawing, painting, and modeling, with specialized courses in textiles, furniture design, pottery, wood carving, metalwork, and other crafts. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a leader in the training and mentoring of young museum professionals and future museum colleagues. The
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Museum Studies Internship Program provides interns with exposure to the inner workings of a major metropolitan museum, promoting an awareness of museum careers through experiences not available in most academic settings. The museum selects a diverse group of talented undergraduate and graduate students from a highly competitive regional, national, and international pool of candidates. The Museum Studies Internship Program offers internships each summer, from Monday through Friday for nine weeks. Interns participate in a museum studies curriculum including collection tours with curators, departmental orientations, field trips, and seminars, which take place on Mondays. Tuesdays through Fridays are spent in departmental placements. Interns are placed according to departmental needs that vary from year to year but that may include development, external affairs; library; marketing and public relations; registrar; American art; East Asian art; costume and textiles; European painting; Indian and Himalayan art; and modern and contemporary art and prints, drawings and photographs. Education placements are made in two divisions: public programs for adults and college students or programs for youth and family.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.philamuseum.org/opportunities/internapp05.pdf. To apply, submit the completed application along with your official academic transcript; two letters of recommendation from college professors; your resume; and a one-page essay describing your interest in the internship, skills that would contribute to the program, and career goals. All materials need to be received by mid-February (check Web site for exact deadline). Applications will be reviewed by the Summer Internship Advisory Committee. Finalists selected will be invited for interviews in person or by telephone. If you’ve been accepted, you will be notified by late April.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Seattle Art Museum Volunteer Program Manager 100 University Street Seattle, WA 98101-2902 (206) 654-3168
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate degree in any discipline, technical familiarity with information management systems and HTML. Requirements: Proficiency with desktop publishing and Web site development software, PowerPoint, scanning and imaging software; familiarity with SharePoint or other server development environment; ability to communicate effectively and work with staff and volunteers in a professional manner.
OVERVIEW The Seattle Art Museum strives to offer a welcoming place for people to connect with art and to consider its relationship to their lives. The museum actually offers three separate art experiences: the Seattle Art Museum downtown, the Seattle Asian Art Museum at Volunteer Park, and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the downtown waterfront. Internships are available within the Curatorial Division at the Olympic Sculpture Park, which seeks a motivated and detail oriented intern to help museum staffers with design and implementation of intranet and public Web sites. This internship may require a commitment of at least 10 hours a week, during normal office hours, from August to December.
HOW TO APPLY Send a volunteer application (available at http:// www.seattleartmuseum.org/volunteer/volunteer-
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Form.asp) along with a letter of interest, resume, and two letters of recommendation to the address above.
VERY SPECIAL ARTS INTERNSHIP VSA Internship Human Resources 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 http://www.vsarts.org
What You Can Earn: Full-time assignments receive a monthly stipend of $650 and there is a pro-rated amount for part-time interns. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors or graduate students interested in pursuing arts education, arts administration, special education, and disability careers. Requirements: Must be able to work a minimum of three full days a week, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and have an interest in art and in working with people with disabilities.
OVERVIEW This international nonprofit organization was founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith as a way of helping to create a society where people with disabilities can participate in the arts. Today, 5 million people participate in VSA arts programs every year through a network of affiliates nationwide and in more than 60 other countries. Designated by Congress to coordinate arts programming for persons with disabilities, VSA arts is supported by its affiliate network to offer many different programs and events, such as training institutes and artist-in-residence projects, arts camps, and emerging artist award
programs. Its innovative learning opportunities can be found at the local, national, and international levels. VSA is located just a few blocks south of Dupont Circle and just a block from the White House. As an intern here, you’ll be considered as one of the staff, as you help with administration, management, and outreach. Full- and part-time internships are available in the fall, spring, and summer semesters in arts administration, communications, educational research, event planning, exhibition design and fabrication, or information technology.
HOW TO APPLY Interested, qualified candidates should e-mail a letter of interest, resume, references, and any curriculum requirements to the address above. Resumes sent via e-mail must be in text, RTF, PDF, or MS Word.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INTERNSHIP Whitney Museum of Art, Internship Program Human Resources 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 (212) 570-1807
[email protected] http://www.whitney.org
What You Can Earn: $500 plus two monthly MetroCards (used on MTA, New York City Transit). Interns can attend most New York museums for free, receive a 33 percent discount at the Whitney Museum sales desk, a 10 percent discount at the museum’s in-house
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gourmet restaurant, and free admission to museum talks held in the fall and spring. Application Deadlines: Summer session: March 1; no deadlines for the academic year. Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors. Requirements: A strong interest and background in American art and/or museum studies.
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OVERVIEW The Whitney is the world’s most comprehensive museum of 20th and 21st century American Art, with 17,000 permanent works of art, including Georgia O’Keefe, Charles Demuth, Edward Hopper, Max Weber, and George Bellows in its collection. Interns here gain firsthand experience in how a museum functions. Under the supervision of a department head or curator, you’ll help in regular departmental activities that range from research and special projects to routine administrative and clerical tasks. Interns are placed in the following departments: curatorial, development, education, film and video, library, communications/public relations, publications, and new media. Every week, the museum arranges a halfday presentation to give you an overview of the museum and career possibilities. Past seminars have featured lectures from department heads as well as films and panel discussions about art. In addition to attending the weekly seminars, you can take several afternoon field trips that include the Studio Museum of Harlem, Whitney’s permanent collection storage facility, and other related sites.
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WVSA ARTS CONNECTION INTERNSHIP WVSA Arts Connection 1100 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-9100, ext. 307 Fax: (202) 261-0200
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid, although a stipend may be possible in individual cases. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate (junior, senior) or graduate student. Requirements: A positive attitude; sense of responsibility; accountability, punctuality, flexibility; reliability as a team player interest and experienced in fine arts; strong written and verbal communication skills; good attention to detail; and excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills. Interest and experience in Macintosh and Wintel platforms is required; some experience with XP Professional and SQL Server may also be required pending project designs.
OVERVIEW WVSA arts connection (formerly Washington Very Special Arts) is a unique nonprofit organization that has served Washington, D.C.-area children
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and young people with special needs for more than 20 years. Using the arts as an innovative method of education, WVSA provides the tools for success in school, adulthood, and life. WVSA was founded by special educator Lawrence Riccio, Ed.D., in 1981, with two Trinity College graduate students, as a way of providing high-quality arts and education programming for children and youth with special needs in Washington, D.C. From modest beginnings in the basement of Trinity College with a part-time executive director operating an annual arts festival, WVSA has grown to include more than 40 staffers operating a range of year-round programs. Each semester, WVSA/SAIL provides a variety of internships for interested individuals.
ARTiculate Employment Training Program This program provides professional arts instruction and vocational training in arts entrepreneurship to participating artist apprentices with special needs, from ages 14 through 25. The program helps participants develop the skills to move from school to the work force. ARTiculate gives participants experience in polishing their work skills. As an intern here, you’ll help curate exhibits and help in the ARTiculate Gallery, marketing clients’ personal artwork. You also may set up studios for classes, provide hands-on support to participants with various art techniques such as acrylic/watercolor painting and printing. You’ll also help monitor the participants’ workplace behavior, including language, sign in/out, goal planning, implementing deadlines, and so on. You’ll help with clean-up, dismissal, collecting materials after class, and help participants in the Information Technology component of the program, with word processing, digital photography and imaging, and Internet use). In addition, you may help with administrative tasks such as phone calls, filing, copying, and faxing.
ARTiculate Gallery This full-functioning gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.The gallery has six yearly openings, displaying and selling works created by ARTiculate artist apprentices. You may be required to help with customers in the gallery, learn how to exhibit and hang artwork, help hang the show, take slides of art, learn how to frame artwork, prepare for the opening reception, and help the gallery director with Art On The Move, an art-leasing program.
Development and Outreach This department focuses on raising money and increasing community awareness and involvement with WVSA. As a development intern, you may help manage grants, fund-raise, and work with direct mail appeals (including writing, mailing, tracking responses, and sending donation acknowledgements and thank you notes). You also may handle administrative tasks, such as answering phones, running errands, filing, faxing, copying, and pitching in whenever and wherever is necessary. As an outreach intern, you might help write and distribute press releases, update press kits, and help write and distribute correspondence, including invitations, directions, volunteer instructions, thank you letters, and so on. Applicants for these positions should have an interest in fund-raising, public relations, and development.
Finance In this department, your duties may include organizing check requests, filing back-up documentation, processing financial records, working closely with the finance director to provide administrative support on all financial matters, and working with vendors and contractors.
Research and Program Development This department conducts research and evaluation activities, managing arts-in-education and arts-inhealthcare programs, and developing and producing curricula, monographs, training manuals, and other publications. This department also provides design and editing services for all publications, brochures, and marketing and public relations
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materials; develops PowerPoint presentations; monitors reporting status for grants; and develops federal and local government grant proposals. As an intern here, you may help with administrative tasks such as letter writing, faxing, photocopying, making phone calls, and word processing. As a member of the department, you’ll have the chance to contribute to all activities, including writing for publications, developing grant proposals, and so on.
SAIL School for Arts In Learning The school is a public charter elementary (K-6) school that encourages students to achieve their potential while becoming more aware of art in their daily lives. SAIL’s mission is to provide individualized education for children with learning disabilities or special learning styles that make it difficult for them to succeed in traditional classroom settings. As a SAIL intern, you may work as a student teacher or artist. Your duties and responsibilities will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, usually following guidelines given by your university. If you’re a visual, dance movement, or music artist, your duties will vary depending on your expertise and the needs of the school. Individuals with
a background in either the arts or education who seek to become proficient in the other may work as an arts educator intern.
Technology Here, your responsibilities may include installing and maintaining the Local and Wide Area Network infrastructure to ensure efficient operation and high availability of servers, network hardware, and installing and maintaining desktops, laptops, scanners, printers, digital cameras, and so on. You also may help in the classroom, such as with Web site design by students, and in the multimedia lab. Interns in this area must have an interest in and experience with Macintosh and Wintel platforms; occasional experience of XP Professional and SQL Server may also be required pending project designs.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, fill out an application and background-check form available at http:// www.wvsarts.org/donate/howtoapply.asp. Then mail, fax, or e-mail the completed forms to the preceding address.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES INTERNSHIP Abbott Laboratories 100 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500 (847) 937-6100 https://jobs.brassring.com/EN/ASP/TG/cim_ home.asp?sec=1&partnerid=281&siteid=50 http://www.abbott.com
What You Can Earn: $324 to $625 a week for undergraduates; $490 to $1,250 for grad students; round-trip travel expenses, plus housing for students living more than 40 miles away. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Students must have completed at least one year of college and must be enrolled in school for the fall following the potential internship. Requirements: A grade point average of 3.0 or higher, together with leadership ability, extracurricular activities, relevant course work, and proficiency in Abbott’s core competencies (integrity, innovation, initiative, teamwork, and adaptability).
OVERVIEW Abbott’s national, highly popular internship program provides 250 to 350 college students with three months of supervised, practical work experience in areas directly related to their education and career goals. Rated for the seventh time as one of Fortune magazine’s 50 best companies for minorities in 2004 (they came in 29th), Abbott doesn’t offer this program lightly; their purpose is to identify and select talented undergraduate and graduate students with the intention of hiring them as full-time employees. For this reason, it’s not easy to land an internship here. Selection is competitive and based on grade point average, leadership abilities, communication skills, and relevant course work, the same criteria used for entry-level employee selection.
If you make the grade, the company will mail you a handbook filled with program info, maps, and descriptions of the company facilities. Included is a list of housing, details on what to bring, and lots of other helpful information. Once you arrive, you’ll have the opportunity to work with Abbott’s innovative technology and network both socially and professionally through organized activities. Although internship opportunities vary each year, past internships have included the following areas: engineering, environmental health and safety, finance and accounting, general business, information technology, manufacturing, quality assurance, and science. Abbott tries to provide an environment that nurtures your creativity and energy and inspires you to achieve. Abbott Laboratories is a global, broad-based healthcare company devoted to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and marketing pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices, and diagnostics. The company employs more than 55,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Some of their leading brands include Depakote, Ensure, Isomil (soy-based infant formula), Similac, and Synthroid (synthetic thyroid hormone). Their longstanding commitment to workplace diversity has helped the company earn recognition as one of the top 10 in the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” by Working Mother magazine in both 2002 and 2003, The Scientist magazine’s list of “Best Places to Work in Industry” and Princeton Review’s “Best Entry Level Jobs.” Fortune also has named Abbott as one of “America’s Most Admired Companies” every year since the list’s inception in 1983.
HOUSING Interns are housed at the nearby Residence Inn in Waukegan and Deerfield, featuring full kitchens, complimentary housekeeping services, and a hot breakfast seven days a week. Hot dinners are offered four nights a week, along with complimentary grocery shopping, a pool and Jacuzzi, and a sport court.
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HOW TO APPLY You can chat with Abbott reps when they visit your university. Abbott visits several universities nationwide each year. Check with your career services office at school to see if the company will be at your campus soon or visit the Internet site “Abbott On Campus” at (http://www.abbott.com/ career/abt_on_campus.cfm) to review scheduled recruiting events. You should consult with your school’s career services office to learn how to sign up for an interview. You can e-mail your resume ahead of time, along with a cover letter detailing your GPA and your areas of interest, to the preceding address. Applications are completed during the interview process on campus.
AMELIA ISLAND INTERNSHIPS Amelia Island Internship Coordinator PO Box 3000 Amelia Island, FL 32035-3000 (904) 277-5904 Fax: (904) 491-4345
[email protected] http://www.aipfl.com
What You Can Earn: Students in most areas receive $250 a week plus two meals per scheduled shift, assistance in locating housing, extensive training, and many perks including use of amenities at a discounted rate. Golf Level 1 and turf management, culinary, club culinary, and pastry interns are considered “seasonal” employees and are paid minimum wage and tips without meals. Tennis interns are considered “seasonal” employees and will be paid minimum wage or a rate for teaching/tennis instruction completed. The teaching rate will be a percentage of the amount of lessons taught. Teaching may account for 15 to 25 percent of time worked.
Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students who must receive school credit for their experience. Students must be actively pursuing a degree in a related field. Preference is given to students who express the desire and have the ability to seek a permanent position with the company after their internship. Requirements: Must be fluent in conversational English (speaking, reading, and writing); must provide transportation (a car is strongly recommended; housing is found at least six miles from the resort); a 16-week minimum commitment is preferred. Most areas require a valid driver’s license as well as a good driving record.
OVERVIEW Amelia Island Plantation is Florida’s premier AAAFour Diamond destination island resort. Located on Amelia Island, Florida, just 29 miles north of Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), the 1,350 acre property overlooks the Atlantic on the east and the green marshland and Intra-coastal Waterway on the west. Three 18-hole championship golf courses, 23 clay tennis courts, a health and fitness center, full-service spa, award-winning youth programs, a variety of fine shops, and a choice of dining options are among the many activities offered at Amelia Island Plantation. The resort has more than 20 years of experience in offering a variety of internships in the following areas: commercial, corporate, and social recreation; aquatics/rentals; retail; environmental interpretation; lodging; housekeeping; food and beverage; marketing; sales; graphics; retail; Golf-Level I; turf management; tennis; and pastry and culinary. In addition to salary, intern benefits include a 50 percent discount for dinners and 20 percent discount for breakfast/lunch in many outlets; 20 percent off merchandise in AIP outlets, Spa, and Retail; free golf (cart fee only) and discounted lessons/ employee clinics; free tennis (up to three guests at an additional $6/person); discounted tennis lessons/employee clinics; Bausch & Lomb Tournament employee rates; free use of bicycles at Amelia’s Wheels; discounted rates on Island Hoppers; beach
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service discount; use of facilities; employee room discount; employee aerobics, wellness walks, and tournaments; dry cleaning discounts; purchasing at cost from purchasing department; discount passes for SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Wild Adventures, Islands of Adventures, and Six Flags; discounted room rates at participating hotels; Sam’s Warehouse discounts; and free on-property nature tours.
HOW TO APPLY Applicants can request information and an application via e-mail or phone or can download information from the Web site. Indicate your area of interest and the semester you are interested in, along with your name, e-mail address, and phone number. Mail or fax completed application forms, along with your resume and cover letter, to the Internship Coordinator at the preceding address.
minimum supervision, and ability to show initiative with assignments.
OVERVIEW If it’s front and rear axles you’re interested in, you might consider the Axle Alliance Company (AAC), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler. Bridging American and European technology, AAC develops and produces innovative axle systems for the commercial truck market and consults with the commercial car industry. As an intern here, you might spend time with one of the following departments: finance/controlling, human resources, procurement/supply, logistics, quality, IT, program management support and marketing/communications.
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Submit your application (retrievable from the URL above) and a cover letter with information about the department in which you’re interested and your college major, along with your resume, college transcripts, and a letter of reference discussing previous internships or training.
Axle Alliance Group 13400 Outer Drive, West Detroit, MI 48239 313.592.5894 http://career.daimlerchrysler.com/dc/wms/dc/ index.php?re_gion=3&ci=241&language=2
BECHTEL CORPORATION INTERNSHIP
What You Can Earn: Competitive compensation depending on education. Application Deadlines: February/March for September, or August/September for March. Educational Experience: College student in business management, industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, or a graduate student with a degree in a related field. Requirements: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team, advanced computer skills in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Word, MS Project), ability to work with
Bechtel Corporation Internship Coordinator PO Box 36359 Phoenix, AZ 85067
[email protected] http://www.bechtel.com
What You Can Earn: Varies depending on education and experience. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students who have satisfactorily completed at least one year of study in engineering or in a professional academic
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discipline such as business, accounting and finance, or computer science. Requirements: Only students from local colleges and universities near a Bechtel office will be considered.
OVERVIEW Founded in 1898 with W.A. Bechtel’s work grading railroad beds, Bechtel is one of the world’s premier engineering, construction, and project-management companies. Its 40,000 employees are teamed with customers, partners, and suppliers on a wide range of projects in nearly 140 countries. Among Bechtel’s projects are the Hoover Dam, the Channel Tunnel, Hong Kong International Airport, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, and the reconstruction of Kuwait’s oil fields after the Gulf War. Bechtel’s internship program is designed to provide participants with practical, hands-on experience and exposure to the company, while giving Bechtel an opportunity to evaluate students’ professional potential. Depending on the program needs, students may work at Bechtel a few days a week or full time for several months.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for a summer internship, send a letter to the preceding address, explaining your interest in the summer internship program. Priority will be given to students within one year of graduation, to recipients of Bechtel scholarships, and to students who have previously worked for Bechtel and have been identified as high performing and/or having high potential.
BOEING INTERNSHIP Boeing College Relations Internship Coordinator PO Box 37071, M/S 6H-PR
Seattle, WA 98124 http://www.boeing.com/employment/college/ internshipDetails.htmlInternship
What You Can Earn: Varies with location but may include relocation fees, temporary lodging, mileage allowance, recreation, and employee benefits. Application Deadlines: January 31 for summer. Educational Experience: Engineering, engineering technology, computer science, mathematics, or business. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW An internship at Boeing can provide a breadth of opportunities, from commercial aircraft to next-generation military aircraft, to spacecraft and beyond. In addition to competitive salaries and benefits, Boeing offers video facilities where you can continue your college attendance as you work. As an intern at Boeing, you might help develop integrated circuits for a mission to Mars, sophisticated anti-tank weaponry, or microelectromechanical load sensors for commercial airliners. You should possess a good understanding of engineering science fundamentals, math (including statistics), physical and life sciences, information technology, design and manufacturing processes, economics, and business. Prospective interns also should be able to think critically and creatively and work independently and cooperatively. You should have the ability to adapt to major changes, a desire for lifelong learning, the highest ethical standards, and excellent communication skills. Boeing will work with you to figure out your area of expertise and match you with a program that suits your skills, which means you’ll be working with employees and managers on real projects that affect the company and the world of aerospace science. You may be working with electrical engineers; industrial engineers; mechanical engineers; computer engineers; information systems analysts; technical designers; systems analysts and programmers; database administrators; procurement ana-
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lysts; network designers; budget analysts; market analysts; and business systems analysts.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in an internship, you should apply online at http://www.boeing.com/employment/ college/internshipDetails.html. Internship opportunities may be available in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, D.C., and metro Washington.
CESSNA INTERNSHIP Cessna Aircraft Company Intern Submission 2 Cessna Boulevard Wichita, KS 67215 Fax: (316) 517-6157
[email protected] http://cessnajobs.com/resumeexpress.chtml
What You Can Earn: Varies (depends on experience and department) plus benefit package including holiday pay, vacation, and insurance. Application Deadlines: Fall: July 1; spring: November 1; summer: April 1. Educational Experience: An engineering, accounting, finance, marketing, or business student with at least 60 hours of course study toward a degree in aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering; accounting; finance; marketing; or business. Requirements: Engineering internship: minimum 2.8 GPA; finance internship: minimum 3.0.
OVERVIEW Ever since the first Cessna took off from a makeshift airstrip in Wichita, Kansas, Cessna has been one of the country’s top aircraft manufacturers, currently experiencing 14 straight years of growth
producing aircraft ranging from the Citation X business jet that cruises near the speed of sound to classic single engine aircraft. Cessna routinely visits college campuses to discuss job opportunities with students and is committed to developing top college students and exposing them to different areas of work throughout the company, providing students with the opportunity to apply the theory learned at university and apply it in the workplace. The intern program is designed to provide you with work experience in an area related to your chosen field of study, and the level of difficulty will correspond to your educational level. Your salary level will be developed in conjunction with the human resources department, and you may be offered a permanent position with Cessna after graduation if the need exists and you do well.
Engineering If you’re selected as a Cessna engineering intern, you’ll work in one of the following areas: advanced design, project design, systems integration, structural integrity, or flight test. You may choose an internship either during the fall or spring semester of the school year.
Finance Summer Internships Cessna’s finance and accounting divisions offer full-time summer internships to college students majoring in accounting, finance, or related business fields. During the 10-week internship from May to August, interns work on projects in at least three of the following areas: internal audit, general accounting, accounts payable, service center accounting, financial analysis, cost accounting, payroll, and the aircraft completion center.
HOW TO APPLY You can submit your resume and cover letter to the address or fax number listed previously, e-mail your resume (in the body of the message— no attachments), or post your resume online at the previously listed URL.
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CHEVRONTEXACO ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP ChevronTexaco Internship Coordinator
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA 94583 (925) 842-1000 http://www.chevron.com/about/careers/internship_index.asp What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students working toward a degree in chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, or petroleum engineering. Requirements: Students who want hands-on experience and an opportunity to learn and contribute.
OVERVIEW Chevron is the fifth-largest integrated energy company in the world. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and conducting business in approximately 180 countries, this corporation is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transportation; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation. The company traces its roots to an 1879 oil discovery at Pico Canyon, north of Los Angeles, a find that led to the formation of the Pacific Coast Oil Co., which later evolved into the Standard Oil Co. of California and, later, into Chevron Corp. The company’s history also includes the 1901 formation of The Texas Fuel Co. in Beaumont, Texas. It later became known as The Texas Co. and, eventually, Texaco Inc. In 2001, these entities merged to form ChevronTexaco. Chevron develops advanced energy technologies, including core hydrocarbon technologies, a global digital infrastructure and information technology.
The current business development portfolio includes hydrogen infrastructure, advanced battery systems, nano-materials and renewable energy applications. In 2004, ChevronTexaco produced more than 2.5 million barrels of oil per day, with two-thirds of the volume occurring in more than 20 different countries. With a global refining capacity of more than 2 million barrels of oil a day, the company also has a marketing network that supports approximately 25,700 retail outlets in nearly 90 countries.
Earth Science Internships If you’re an outstanding student working toward your master’s or doctorate degree in geology, geophysics, or geological engineering, this internship could be for you. Chevron is looking for students who want hands-on experience and an opportunity to contribute to the oil business. As an intern here, you’ll usually focus on an oil field or exploration project, so your work has an immediate business application. You’ll work in a team environment conducive to learning. In addition, you’ll learn about petroleum geoscience (including geological and geophysical data and how they’re obtained, interpreted, and applied), see how the business operates in oil field operations and exploration, and sharpen your computer skills by using the latest workstation hardware and interpretation applications. Recent summer projects have included mapping reservoir sands in a California enhanced oilrecovery project, using well log and production data; constructing a set of cross sections, structure maps, and reservoir maps for a western Texas oil field to determine remaining oil potential; applying sequence stratigraphic techniques in the construction of cross sections to delineate favorable reservoir faces in southern Texas; and conducting velocity analyses to enhance migration techniques for improved seismic imaging of Gulf of Mexico deep water prospects. Chevron’s earth-scientists interns work at locations in Bakersfield and San Ramon, California; Houston and Midland, Texas; New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana.; Anchorage, Alaska; and Evanston, Wyoming.
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Engineering Internships An internship at Chevron provides excellent practical experience in engineering, as well as an opportunity to get to know the company. The internship program helps the company identify future Chevron employees and lets you check out the company as a potential employer. While most internships are offered during the summer, some six-month assignments are also possible. As an intern here, you’ll work on marketing, exploration, production, or refinery projects, ranging from hands-on field support to detailed technology support. You’ll work side-by-side with other engineers and disciplines in a team environment. Chevron’s engineers work at locations across the United States and around the world. Interns work at our locations in the United States, including Bakersfield, Brea, El Segundo, Richmond, or San Ramon, California.; Pascagoula, Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; or Houston or Midland, Texas.
and you’ll tour our facilities and socialize with other employees. Most finance interns work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Finance MBA Development Program First-year MBA students are also eligible for a special summer MBA internship program. Throughout the summer, you’ll have an opportunity to work on a special project, just like those in the full-time finance MBA development program. You’ll have opportunities to interact with senior management, current program members, and alumni and tour the facilities, attend learning-centered presentations, and socialize with other Chevron professionals. You might be assigned to work in the corporate treasury or comptroller’s groups or in one of Chevron’s major San Francisco Bay Area operating companies. All internships are located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Human Resources Finance Interns in this department will see firsthand how the oil and gas industry works and will gain finance and accounting experience at a Fortune 500 corporation. Your assignment during your internship will involve a challenging and rewarding project. Candidates should be working toward a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in accounting or finance; be a rising senior who’s completed accounting and finance courses through the intermediate level while maintaining a 3.5 GPA overall, including accounting and finance courses; and have strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. As an intern at Chevron, you’ll probably work in the Chevron Financial Center, the Corporate Treasury Department, the Corporate Comptroller’s Department, ChevronTexaco Shipping Company, or Chevron’s operating company for domestic refining and marketing. During your internship, you’ll have opportunities to build your professional network and participate in presentations and management luncheons. You’ll interact with senior management, current program members, and alumni,
If you’re working on your master’s degree in human resources or industrial labor relations, or if you have an MBA in human resources, consider Chevron’s internship program. It provides excellent practical experience in human resources, as well as an opportunity to get to know the company. If you excel during the internship, you’ll be considered for regular employment in the HR development program. As an intern here, you’ll work in corporate human resources or with an operating company. Assignments are available in most human resources functions, including staffing, training and organizational development, compensation and organizational design, and benefits design; employee or labor relations, generalist roles in various lines of business, expatriate administration, or policy design. You’ll work in the San Francisco Bay Area or Houston.
Information Technology The co-operative education and INROADS internship programs at Chevron provide excellent practical experience in information technology. As an
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intern, you’ll learn how to take full advantage of advanced technology to meet the challenges of the energy industry. Chevron is dedicated to using state-of-the-art equipment and software. Interns usually work for six months: January through June or July through December (or you may work on a three-month or four-month summer assignment). You will work in a team environment conducive to learning in areas such as applications delivery, consulting, applications development, project management, NT infrastructure, and SAP business analysis. Candidates should be working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or management information systems in a related technical or business field. You may work at one of many U.S. locations, including Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta, Georgia; Bakersfield, Concord, Richmond, or San Ramon, California; Evanston, Wyoming; Houston, Texas; or Louisville, Kentucky.
HOW TO APPLY To find out if Chevron will be recruiting at your college campus or at a special event, visit http://www. chevron.com/about/careers/recruiting_events.
CHRYSLER GROUP INTERNSHIP Chrysler Corporation, Internship Program 1000 Chrysler Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (248) 576-5741 http://www.careers.chrysler-group.com
What You Can Earn: Up to $750 for undergraduates, up to $1,000 for graduate students. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Rising college junior with above-average grades and a major in one of the disciplines related to Chrysler’s business.
Requirements: Highly motivated, innovative and inspired students; competent in analysis and problem solving, communications, teamwork, interpersonal skills, and self-motivation. Interest in a career in the automotive business.
OVERVIEW DaimlerChrysler is one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers and an international leader in the premium sector. The company is also the market leader for off-roaders and minivans and is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles. To maintain this market share, the company focuses on engineering, manufacturing, and the sale of innovative automobiles, as well auto service and vehicle financial services. With locations in Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia/Pacific, the company has transformed more than 100 years of experience in the automotive industry into a complete product range with a passion for technical innovation. Interns have been working at Chrysler since the mid-1950s, in a variety of departments, including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, finance, human resources, and information services. An internship at Chrysler will give you an opportunity to become familiar with project assignments and daily business. Participants are assigned specific duties and goals to give them the best chance for learning, personal growth, and professional development. Assignments may last up to 17 weeks and will give you a chance to find out if Chrysler is the place you might like to work after graduation. After you graduate, participants in the program may be considered for full-time employment.
HOW TO APPLY Representatives from the Chrysler Group visits select universities during the fall semester each year. If you’re interested, you should review openings and apply for an interview through your college recruiting office. Also, check the preceding URL for a calendar of recruiting engagements at schools near you.
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DUPONT SUMMER INTERNSHIP
office at your school to see if DuPont is conducting interviews for internship opportunities at your school.
DuPont 1007 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19898 http://www1.dupont.com/dupontglobal/corp/ careers/univ_internships.html
HOW TO APPLY
What You Can Earn: Competitive compensation depending on education. Application Deadlines: January 1. Educational Experience: Full-time rising college seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA majoring in accounting/finance, logistics, marketing, or information technology; graduate students also welcome. Requirements: U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
OVERVIEW Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation, and apparel. When the company began in 1802, its primary product was explosives. A century ago, the company’s focus enlarged to include chemicals, materials, and energy. Today, DuPont delivers science-based solutions designed to make real differences in people’s lives in areas such as food and nutrition, healthcare, apparel, safety and security, construction, electronics, and transportation. DuPont offers internships as a way of developing students into future leaders. As an intern in this company, you’ll be given challenging work to stretch your capability and allow you to integrate classroom theory with the reality of industry. If you’re interested, you can apply for extended internships (that is, a summer plus the fall semester); these requests are considered on a case-bycase basis. You can contact the career services
To fill out an application for a particular internship, first click “apply now” at http://www1.dupont.com/ dupontglobal/corp/careers/univ_internships.html. This will bring up a window for you to search for internships. If there is a particular internship in which you’re interested, you can then click it to bring up an application electronically.
ERNST & YOUNG INTERNSHIP Ernst & Young 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036-6530 (212) 773-3000 Fax: (212) 773-6350
What You Can Earn: $500 a week for undergraduate students; $700 for graduate students. Application Deadlines: January 15 for the summer session. Educational Experience: Business majors (juniors and above). Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW As a global leader in professional services, Ernst & Young pursues the highest level of integrity in providing clients with financial, transactional, and risk-management help for their core services of audit, tax, and transactions. Clients include CocaCola, Mobil, McDonald’s, Reebok, TimeWarner, and the PGA Tour. An Ernst & Young internship is the best way to find out whether a financial service career is
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what you want, before you make a full-time commitment. Typically, interns work in audit and tax and in management-consulting areas. As an intern here, you’ll be exposed to clients, methods, and technologies that can give you an insider’s view of how things work within a large international firm. As an intern, you can transfer the analytical and problem-solving skills you’ve acquired in school to the real world. Typical assignments include helping with audits, capital-sourcing efforts, company mergers, financial analysis, marketing strategies, research, tax obligations, and more.
HOW TO APPLY Ernst & Young has an extensive campus recruiting program that includes career fairs, information sessions, interview opportunities, and other events. To interview at Ernst & Young, you must meet them when they are scheduled to interview at your college. Check your career counseling service for dates when they will be at your school.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY INTERNSHIP
Requirements: Exceptional leadership and communication skills; U.S. work authorization allowing you to work full time for an indefinite period.
OVERVIEW Ford Motor Company needs interns in areas such as marketing, sales and service, and purchasing. Business students can find career opportunities at Ford in areas from finance to information technology. Interns receive a midterm and final performance evaluation. To provide practice interacting with managers and demonstrating business acumen, interns present work projects to a panel of managers in various organizations. Those who excel in this program may be invited to return the following year or receive an offer for full-time employment in the Ford College Graduate program.
Finance Summer internships in the finance department give you an outstanding opportunity to learn about Ford Motor Company, the finance team, and life in Michigan. Internships are project oriented and challenge you to demonstrate strong business acumen and technical skills in one of Ford’s two finance programs: General Finance and Treasury. General Finance
Ford Motor Company Internship Coordinator PO Box 6248 Dearborn, MI 48126 (800) 392-3673 http://www.ford.com
Interns in this area may work in product development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and service, treasury, purchasing, corporate finance, accounting, general auditor’s office, Ford Financial Services, or Asia Pacific Operations and Associations. Treasury
What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must have completed the sophomore year of an undergraduate program or the first year of a graduate program. (See specific internship areas for more precise educational requirements). Most opportunities are for students in business and technical fields, but students in other disciplines are sometimes considered.
Interns in this area may work in financial markets, international financial management, banking relations, corporate financing, cash management, or risk management. Preferred undergraduate summer intern candidates are juniors pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in finance, accounting, business, economics, math, or statistics and have a GPA of at least 3.25.
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Human Resources Opportunities are available for first-year master’s degree students in any discipline with a strong emphasis on business acumen and change management skills. Ford prefers a concentration in human resources management or human resources. Juris Doctorate candidates are considered as well. A GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred. If you’re accepted as an intern, you’ll be assigned to one of Ford’s HR teams and become a contributing member of its day-to-day operations. Recent Ford College Graduates will be available for guidance, mentoring, and consultation.
Information Technology This program introduces you to Ford Motor Company’s top-rated computer systems and how they’re used throughout the company. As an intern here, you’ll see firsthand how systems are developed and strategically implemented. Challenging assignments not only broaden your work experience but also help you understand the issues facing a global corporation. The program also gives you the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real-world business situations, learn more about information technology and process re-engineering, and make an informed decision on whether Ford Motor Company is the right place for you to start your career. As a summer intern, you’ll take on assignments that build your skills in areas such as process re-engineering, systems design and development, Web development, systems maintenance and support, and hardware and infrastructure support. In addition, you’ll gain experience working in a dynamic team environment with deliverables and deadlines. You’ll also be given the chance to demonstrate innovation and creativity, oral and written communication skills, and negotiation skills. The program is designed for students who have completed their sophomore year and are majoring in computer science, management information systems, or other technical areas. The company looks for strong academic credentials and a keen interest in applying information technology and process
re-engineering in the automotive products and services industry. Strong communications skills and the ability to work on a team in a fast-past, ever-changing environment are pluses. Your work will be measurable, so you can track your progress and see if you have accomplished your objectives. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and contribute to the organization. Members of the Ford College Graduate program will be available to help you during your three-month assignment, to familiarize you with the company, its culture, and life in southeast Michigan. If you’re graduating in the 12 months after your internship, you’ll be considered for full-time employment as a Ford College Graduate.
Land Services Three-month summer assignments are offered to a limited number of students, preferably MBA students with undergraduate degrees in real estate, engineering, architecture, finance, or construction management. Sample assignments include working in finance, marketing, facilities planning, facilities engineering, real estate development, or global plant engineering. Facilities Engineering Intern
As an intern in this area, you’ll help develop a fiveyear R&E Center facilities business plan, work on the facilities engineering Web page, and help with review of facilities projects. Facilities Planning Intern
Assignments could include such projects as designing and overseeing the build of outdoor displays, facilitating the replacement of courtyard pavers or small concrete projects for office buildings, involvement in soft landscaping projects, and interacting with tenants/suppliers and other similar projects. Finance
As an intern here, you’ll help develop performance metrics for a facility-cost category such as scrap management, determine variables that influence performance against these metrics,
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complete a detailed financial analysis, and provide a complete analysis recommending inclusion or removal of properties from a real estate realignment project. Global Plant Engineering Intern
As an intern in this department, you’ll help organize internal work instruction/procedures documentation in support of ISO 9000 initiatives, as well as assist with the review of projects and/or implementation actions on small projects. Marketing Intern
Here, you’ll help with all planning and logistics for the annual Ford Senior Players Championship, including managing the transportation center, managing guest lists, working with volunteer schedules, and helping to manage the events leading up to the tournament.
you can be placed in a variety of marketing assignments, such as franchising, vehicle brand development, and retail distribution. Many of these assignments also incorporate the growing e-commerce side of our business. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field with a GPA of at least 3.0 on or be in the top 25 percent of their class. Operations
In this area, you may work in engineering and production liaison, production supervision, or machine maintenance and repair coordination. Parts, Supply & Logistics
Interns at the Detroit Parts Distribution Center and the National Parts Distribution Center work on meaningful projects that allow you to make a recognizable contribution during your summer.
Real Estate Department Intern
Product Development
Here, you’ll analyze corporate and dealership lease agreements to help with operating expense evaluations related to the lease audit program and verify real estate information and update databases. You might also help in various dealership real estate administrative functions, such as reviewing and adjusting dealership escrow accounts and helping to obtain completed customer service evaluations and commencement date agreements.
As an intern in product development, you’ll help design and develop the highest-quality, world-class cars and light and commercial trucks. You’ll use your engineering education to learn and use computer simulation skills and traditional empirical engineering methods to come up with the best designs before vehicles are produced. Preferred applicants must have completed their junior year and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Candidates must also be working toward a degree in mechanical or electrical/electronic engineering. Some opportunities also may be available for chemical, materials science, aeronautical, and biomedical engineers. Openings for this program are in southeastern Michigan.
Marketing Sales and Service This program runs from approximately mid-May through mid-August. Assignments exist both in the regional offices and in the general office in Dearborn, Michigan. Assignments include the following: Field Operations
If you land an internship with “regional assignments,” you’ll work closely with field teams to implement corporate-wide marketing initiatives and help develop regional marketing plans. Many of these assignments also incorporate an e-commerce element. If you are assigned “general office,”
Manufacturing Meaningful summer internships are available in Materials Planning & Logistics (MP&L) and Component Design and Vehicle Operations. The MP&L intern program provides a three-month assignment in one of these areas: preproduction planning and change control; programming, scheduling and releasing; process leadership and systems; supply chain management; MP&L business office; engineering parts release; work plan development and mainte-
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nance; part scheduling coordination; project management analysis; material control coordination; or prototype material control and procurement. The Component Design and Vehicle Operations program provides a three-month assignment in one of these areas: component and product system design; development engineering (electronics, plastics, climate control, electrical and fuel handling, glass, transmission, castings, engines, suspension and steering components); manufacturing process plant engineering (at assembly, stamping, powertrain, and components plants located throughout the U.S. and staff offices nationwide).
Purchasing Potential summer intern assignments in the purchasing department include the following: Core Purchasing
This group is the driving force behind Ford’s goal to deliver a globally competitive supply base.
quality, cost, and timing targets at the component and systems level. Candidates typically are junior undergraduates or first-year MBA students in mechanical or chemical engineering, finance, purchasing, procurement management, supply management, material planning and logistics, or an area such as technology.
HOW TO APPLY To join the summer intern program, you can review openings and answer Ford’s skills questionnaire to register your credentials on this Web site: http://www.careers.ford.com/matchingquestions.asp?AppID=98402. At this Web site, you may register for current internship openings and add your resume to the file. You should not e-mail your resume, however. If Ford sends a recruiting team to your campus, you’ll want to find out when they will be there. Visit this Web site to find out: http://www.careers. ford.com/HowWeHire.asp?CID=32.
Facilities, Materials and Services Purchasing
This group is responsible for all of Ford Motor Company’s worldwide purchases of goods and services other than vehicle component parts. Purchasing Business Office
Interns are responsible for global strategic planning and supply-base analysis. Purchasing Information Technology
This group identifies and develops improved processes and implements and oversees purchasing systems and procedures. Strategic Planning and Process Improvement
This group identifies and develops improved processes. Supplier Technical Assistance Group
Interns focus on quality, cost, and timing. Vehicle/Product Center Purchasing
This group provides commodity and programmanagement expertise for products, delivering
GENERAL ELECTRIC INTERNSHIP General Electric Internship 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828-0001 http://www.gecareers.com
What You Can Earn: Stipend varies, plus relocation assistance or housing stipend and accrued vacation time. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A full-time student enrolled in a four-year college or university. You must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0; for master’s students, a 3.2 GPA is the minimum. Requirements: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. full time and without restriction. People with temporary work authorizations, such as students
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in practical training status (F1 visa), will be considered only for jobs where GE is experiencing a demonstrated shortage of candidates with particular skills. GE can’t hire students from controlled countries and/or those who require export licensing.
OVERVIEW GE is made up of a broad range of primary business units, each with its own number of divisions. GE is a diversified technology, media, and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. The company traces its beginnings to Thomas A. Edison, who established Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. In 1892, a merger of Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company created General Electric Company. GE is the only company listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index today that was also included in the original index in 1896. A GE internship can be just for the summer or as long as a couple of semesters. No matter how much time you spend, you’re immediately plunged into meaningful assignments as you work side by side with experts in the business. Educational workshops and developmental seminars complement your on-the-job training. Many interns join GE after graduation, either through direct placement or as members of the company’s Corporate Leadership Programs. GE offers full-time, paid internships in a variety of areas, including engineering, human resources, information technology, and business. Qualified candidates can gain hands-on experience while working on challenging projects, network with professionals, and learn from some of the brightest minds in business. GE also offers co-ops to fouryear college students who want to work more than 12 weeks while maintaining their college schedules. Co-ops allow students to contribute to and
learn from exciting projects and network with GE professionals. Co-ops typically last between three and nine months and usually run from January to June or June to December.
HOW TO APPLY GE recruits for internship positions by visiting a number of campuses each year. To see if GE is going to be interviewing on your campus, visit the following Web site: http://www.gecareers.com/GECAREERS/ jsp/us/studentOpportunities/st// If GE does have a schedule at your school, be sure to contact your local placement office for interviewing details.
HALLMARK CARDS INTERNSHIP Hallmark Cards, Corporate Staffing #112 Hallmark Cards Inc. PO Box 419580 Kansas City, MO 64141-6580 (816) 274-5111
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $2300 a month. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: An undergraduate senior or graduate degree in marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, business administration, engineering, or information technology. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Hallmark is the global leader in the greeting card industry and one of the world’s most trusted brands. For nearly a century, Hallmark has believed in the very best of human nature, the desire to live a life that intertwines in meaningful ways with others.
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Hallmark offers paid internships for both creative and corporate positions in the summer months only. Positions typically are located at the company’s Kansas City headquarters, but operations/engineering internships may be available in other locations in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter in Microsoft Word or PDF format to the e-mail address above.
HEWLETT-PACKARD SUMMER INTERNSHIP Hewlett-Packard Summer Internship Program 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185 (650) 857-1501 http://www.hp.com
What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A variety of educational backgrounds, including engineering, computer science, information technology, materials science, marketing, finance, or business administration. Requirements: Not specified.
IT infrastructure; personal computing and access devices; global services and imaging; and printing for consumers, enterprises, and small and medium businesses. Their $4 billion annual R&D investment fuels the invention of products, solutions, and new technologies. With more than 150,000 employees in 170 countries, HP does business in more than 40 currencies and more than 10 languages. HP offers internship opportunities in many areas. To find out what internships are available, visit http://h10055. www1.hp.com/jobsathp/content/search/search. asp?lang=Enen. This will allow you to find internship opportunities by region, location, and site, as well as function and duration.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for internships or list your resume for future internships, submit a candidate profi le at http://h10055.www1.hp.com/jobsathp/content/ howtoapply/applyform.asp?lang=Enen. This profile should include your work preferences along with your cover letter and resume.
IMG INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP Cleveland and Branch Office Internship Applications: IMG Internship Program 1360 East 9th Street, #100 Cleveland, OH 44114
[email protected] OVERVIEW Hewlett-Packard invents, engineers, and delivers technology solutions for business and personal areas throughout the world. HP co-founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard established the company in 1939 after successfully launching their first product (an audio oscillator) from a small garage in Palo Alto. Today, the company’s solutions span
New York Internship Applications: IMG Internship Program 22 East 71st Street New York, NY 10021 (212) 772-8900 Fax: (212) 772.2617
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: Should have interest in graphic design, management, fashion, and other creative fields as a career; should be bright, organized, and detail oriented, with excellent communications skills and the ability to take direction and follow through on projects. Computer literacy and proficiency important; knowledge of foreign languages helpful but not essential. Requirements: IMG requires confirmation of academic credit eligibility before granting an applicant an interview; academic credit must be received for this internship from your university or graduate school (either a formal course credit or extra credit that a specific professor is willing to provide). Must be available to work at least 20 hours a week.
OVERVIEW IMG is the world’s premier sports and lifestyle management and marketing firm, with an international staff of more than 2,200 people in 30 countries. The company is commercially involved in an average of 11 major sports and cultural events around the world each day and represents the interests of major corporations. In addition, IMG is the world’s largest noncharacter licensing firm and is a leading literary agency and book packager. It’s also a performing arts management firm, and IMG Models is the world’s number one international model management firm. Interns work closely with all members of the staff, either on a project or ongoing basis. You may organize and mail publicity materials; maintain and print computer mailing lists; arrange appointments; assist with filing, typing, and other clerical and organizational duties; update the models look books; perform magazine research; or work on special promotional projects. IMG has hired interns for the past 14 years and offers a very competitive program (typically more than 1,000 applications are received each year, and about 70 interns are placed in the company’s North American offices annually).
Most IMG interns are located in Cleveland (the company’s world headquarters) and in three New York City offices. Interns are placed in various divisions of IMG based on their qualifications and IMG’s current business needs. Areas of placement may include: accounting, human resources, tennis, investment advisors, tax, golf, or creative services. In New York, internships are offered in the following divisions: TWI Production, TWI Sales, Models, 7th on Sixth, Consulting, Business Development (sales and marketing), Licensing, or Speakers. At IMG, you’ll be exposed to the day-to-day operations of each specific department, as well as basic office procedures. Depending on the office location, you may also be involved in locally sponsored IMG events. In addition, you’ll have several social activities scheduled throughout the summer. Speaker Days will include various department heads discussing their own IMG experiences, also allowing you to participate actively in group discussions with the executives. IMG also offers part-time internships during the fall and spring semesters, which typically last four months. Applications for the fall and spring semesters are accepted throughout the year.
HOW TO APPLY A cover letter and resume is the formal application to the program; resumes can be snail mailed or e-mailed to the preceding address. You should specify in your cover letter any preferences with regard to department placement or office location. You’ll be notified by mail in early March if you have been selected for an interview in March, in Cleveland, New York or via the telephone (for those unable to attend a personal interview in either city). Final decisions and selection notifications are made by late April. Because IMG responds to all resume submissions, and as a result of the high volume of applications, you should not call IMG to follow up on your resume.
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INROADS INTERNSHIP INROADS Inc. 10 South Broadway, Suite 700 St. Louis, MO 63102 (314) 241-7488
What You Can Earn: Up to $1,000 a week, depending on sponsor. Application Deadlines: January 31. Educational Experience: Career interest in business, engineering, computers and information sciences, sales, marketing, allied healthcare, or healthcare management. Requirements: Permanent U.S. residency; a 2.8 GPA and a high school 3.0 cumulative GPA and 1000 SAT or 20 ACT (some INROADS affiliates may have higher GPA and SAT/ACT requirements).
OVERVIEW This organization is dedicated to developing and placing talented minority youth in business and industry to prepare them for corporate and community leadership. INROADS seeks high-performing African American, Hispanic, and Native American students for internship opportunities with some of the nation’s largest companies. Their rigorous career development training process will challenge you to commit to excellence. As an INROADS-sponsored intern, you’ll have direct and immediate access to the global market via a paid multiyear internship with a Fortune 1000 company. You’ll get an early start on your career, with unparalleled networking opportunities with others just like you. There will be plenty of professional and personal support, guidance, training and development, with corporate mentors who take a personal interest in you. Additional scholarship opportunities are available through corporate sponsors and INROADS affiliates. INROADS recruits the brightest high school and college ethnically diverse students interested in pursuing careers in business, engineering, com-
puter and information sciences, sales, marketing, allied healthcare, healthcare management, and retail management careers. Training and development incorporates interactive business simulations, seminars, and other opportunities to increase the intern’s understanding of how to become a highperforming contributor in the workplace and develop new management skills for use in the classroom, the community, and beyond. From that point, INROADS places qualified college students in two-to-four-year internships with participating corporate sponsors and provides ongoing support and guidance to ensure their success. Over the past five years, nearly 90 percent of graduating INROADS Interns accepted offers for full-time employment from their sponsoring companies. Most of the remaining INROADS graduates accepted offers from other INROADS corporate sponsors. An INROADS Internship is a year-round experience that requires you to make a serious commitment to participate in and complete specific job readiness and leadership requirements while maintaining a 3.0 or better academic grade point average.
HOW TO APPLY Fill out the four-part online application form, plus the INROADS Profile information. (You’ll need a computer with MS Explorer 4.01 or higher, Netscape Navigator 5.0 or higher, or an equivalent browser.) You can save the application and return later to submit it to INROADS for processing. Submit the application with an official transcript and official copies of SAT or ACT scores (demanded of high school and first-semester college students); these items can be submitted online. You will be asked to submit any other items via regular mail to your INROADS affiliate. Once you’ve submitted your INROADS intern application, the staff will evaluate it and contact you for an interview if you qualify. If your interview is successful, you’ll enter the INROADS “talent pool” and participate in mandatory training.
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The INROADS staff at your affiliate office will arrange for you to have interviews with potential corporate sponsors and then notify you of any job offers and help you decide which offer is best suited to your goals.
KRAFT FOODS INTERNSHIP Kraft Foods, University Relations 3 Lakes Drive Northfield, IL 60093 (847) 646-2000 http://www.kraftfoods.com
What You Can Earn: $400 to $600 a week for undergrads; up to $1,000 a week for graduate students. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Most interns are college juniors or first-year graduate students. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW For 100 years, Kraft has been at the forefront of innovation in every aspect of the food industry, including product development, packaging, branding, quality, and safety. The company’s tradition of innovation began in 1906 with the introduction of the first decaffeinated coffee (Kaffee Hag) and continues into the present with modern-day breakthroughs such as Lunchables and Nabisco Go-Packs. Kraft has identified key schools based on the quality of their academic programs, faculty, and students; the diversity of the student population; and the performance of alumni as current employees of Kraft. At Kraft, internships are available in all business functions and at many locations. This internship provides students with an opportunity to offer professional support and become an integral part of a business team, giving you the chance
to learn while making a real contribution to the company. You’ll become a part of key management meetings, receive meaningful projects, and have access to senior management. Each intern is assigned a supervisor who designates projects, answers questions, and provides guidance. Throughout the experience, you’ll receive feedback and informal mentoring, along with a midterm evaluation to assess your performance, review your goals, and discuss development activities. In addition, interns prepare a final presentation for members of senior-level management at the conclusion of their internship. During the internship, interns get a chance to explore other aspects of the work environment at Kraft Foods. For example, they may tour the Kraft Kitchens, visit a manufacturing facility, spend time at a sales office, or participate in many other business activities. As an intern, you’ll be welcomed by senior management throughout your internship. You’ll receive a formalized orientation, where you’ll learn key information to succeed during and after your summer tenure, along with receptions and similar events to allow interns to meet their peers and Kraft professionals. You’ll receive onsite training in areas that relate to your function or general management and presentation skills. A variety of social events are scheduled, including community-service events and field tour events.
INROADS Internship Program The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. INROADS internships are awarded to outstanding, bright, ethnically diverse students. Candidates for these internships are graduating high school seniors applying or already admitted to an accredited college or college freshmen or sophomores, all of whom must have a B average and 1000 SAT or 20 ACT scores. You also must demonstrate leadership ability and have an interest in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer and information sciences, sales, marketing, allied healthcare, healthcare management, or retail management.
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HOW TO APPLY Interviews for internships are usually conducted on campuses during September through February for summer positions. If you’re interested in an internship with Kraft, you should contact your career placement office to learn when a Kraft representative will be on campus for interviews. Dates are advertised on campus in advance. Prior to interviews, the company typically conducts presentations to introduce students to its products and to discuss career opportunities at Kraft. Interns are usually selected and notified by early March. For an INROADS internship, download an application at http://www.inroads.org/interns/ internApply.jsp. The application consists of four parts, plus the INROADS Profile information. You will be asked to supply personal, educational, employment, and some additional information. Once you’ve submitted your INROADS Intern Application, staff will evaluate it and contact you for an interview if you qualify. If your interview is successful, you’ll enter the INROADS Talent Pool and participate in mandatory Talent Pool Training. The INROADS staff at your affiliate office will arrange for you to have interviews with potential corporate sponsors, and staff will notify you of any job offers and help you decide which offer is best suited to your goals.
LANDS’ END INTERNSHIP Lands’ End Code: LECLG PO Box 549262 Suite 276 Waltham, MA 02454
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Competitive salaries, relocation assistance, free onsite activity center, and a 20 percent merchandise discount. Application Deadlines: Spring internships: early November; summer internships: mid-January; fall internships: mid-April.
Educational Experience: Full-time students (juniors and above). Requirements: None specified, but Lands’ End encourages promising students to further their education by offering three $1000 scholarships. To be eligible, the student has to be enrolled on a full-time basis.
OVERVIEW The goal of the internship program is to offer you a challenging learning opportunity and to enhance the company’s pool of qualified candidates to help meet our growing needs. As an intern with Lands’ End, you’ll be given meaningful, hands-on projects that allow you to make a real contribution to the company. And you’ll have access to some of the best resources and technology in the industry, as well as to all members of the senior management team. Past participants have been assigned to teams with lots of different responsibilities in a number of different functions. Interns can work in a variety of areas, including advertising; apparel design; art direction; communication (corporate, employee, or operations); direct marketing; e-commerce (M.B.A. level); facilities distribution, logistics, engineering, environment health/safety, and planning CADD operator; health/fitness; information services; inventory; marketing; merchandising; operations management; quality; recruitment; and retail.
Advertising As an advertising intern, you’ll work with the ad team on all aspects of national ad campaigns, including strategic planning, execution, and tracking of all ads. Additional responsibilities include working through the ad process with several divisions of the company to develop a variety of campaigns. You will also help the team maintain a professional working relationship with external partners through accurate and timely communication. You should be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in advertising or marketing and have initiative, a
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strong sense of urgency, and the ability to adapt to change. You also should be able to manage multiple tasks and meet and maintain timelines. Excellent communication skills are also important. To ensure consideration for this position, you should indicate code LECLG in your resume and cover letter.
Apparel Design As an Apparel Design intern, you’ll work with seasoned designers to learn how to develop Lands’ End products by interpreting concepts using color, fabrication, silhouettes, and mood for upcoming seasons. You will also learn how to work with manufacturers to develop original textiles and patterns and how to conduct raw material research. Additional responsibilities include conducting market research, drawing flat sketches and illustrations, detailing specifications and fabric/trim allocations, and participating in departmental meetings. To apply, you should be pursuing a degree in apparel design, understand textile construction, color and printing techniques; do flat drawing/sketches for design and prototypes. You also should understand the industry and have a passion for apparel, have excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail, and have the ability to work independently.
Creative (Art Direction) As an intern in our Creative team, you will be working with a seasoned art director to learn how Lands’ End develops a unified creative presentation across all catalogs. You’ll learn the process behind designing, developing, and producing selling concepts and layouts, and you’ll be responsible for editing film and working with layout revisions. Projects will include working with an internal electronic publishing group to produce catalog pages, as well as working with in-house photographers to gain exposure to the processes behind a photo shoot. For this internship, you’ll need to be pursuing a degree in graphic design, commercial art or a related field, have excellent drawing skills, have the ability to conceptualize and implement ideas, and
have strong Mac and graphic design skills. You’ll also need excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail, as well as the ability to work independently.
Retail Store Management Internship This internship may be offered in Lands’ End stores in Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, and Milwaukee. As an intern in a retail store, you’ll work with managers to learn how to run a specialty retail store, including how to merchandise the store according to Lands’ End standards, learning how to monitor inventory levels, and learn the store’s overall operations. You’ll be responsible for setting up an ad plan and overseeing its execution, as well as working on projects linked to sales and liquidation goals. You should be majoring in retailing or merchandising and have prior retail experience and demonstrated leadership skills. You’ll also need strong business skills, project management skills, and excellent communication skills.
HOUSING Students intern with Lands’ End from all over the United States, and many of them have never been to Wisconsin. The Employee Services group will work with all students to make sure they secure housing for the summer. Interns usually choose either to rent in Dodgeville or find places in Madison, about 45 minutes away. Madison is a university town with lots of housing options available during the summer. If you need to relocate from a distance of more than 50 miles, Lands’ End will reimburse you for such travel expenses as mileage, U-Haul rental, and so on and will pick up security deposits on apartments for those needing to relocate.
HOW TO APPLY Lands’ End reviews intern resumes in two ways: during an on-campus recruitment visit to your school and when you send a resume via e-mail and/or snail mail. Resumes are reviewed and interviews are typically scheduled from October
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through March for all summer internships; all hiring decisions are usually made by early April. If you mail or fax your resume, you should send an original because it will be scanned (all resumes are scanned at the Massachusetts address listed previously and then reviewed at corporate offices in Dodgeville, WI). To ensure that your resume is scannable, use standard fonts (such as Arial, Courier, Helvetica, and Times New Roman); use a font size 10 points or larger; do not use shadows, italics, or underlining; avoid using graphics, horizontal and vertical lines, and boxes. Submit your resume referencing the job title along with a cover letter to the preceding address. All applicants for spring internships will receive a response by the end of December, all applicants for summer internships will receive a response by early April, and all applicants for fall internships will receive a response by the end of June.
LIZ CLAIBORNE SUMMER INTERNSHIP Liz Claiborne Summer Internship Program 1440 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10018
[email protected] http://www.lizclaiborneinc.com/careers/joblist. asp?section=internship_program
What You Can Earn: $9 to $11 an hour and a 40 percent discount on Liz Claiborne clothing. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Some internships require certain majors to apply (all other internships are open to any major). Design interns must be design majors; finance interns must be finance/accounting majors; information systems interns must MIS or computer science majors. Requirements: Background checks and preemployment drug testing.
OVERVIEW Liz Claiborne Inc. was founded in 1976 by Liz Claiborne and designs and markets an extensive range of women’s and men’s fashion apparel and accessories appropriate to occasions from casual to dressy. The company also markets fragrances for women and men. This Fortune 500 company is one of the largest marketers of women’s clothing. If you’re interested in fashion and you’d like some real exposure to what it’s all about, the Liz Claiborne Summer Internship Program may be what you’re looking for. The Summer Internship program starts in mid-June and runs through midAugust (eight to ten weeks). Internships are available in: design, merchandising/planning, production/manufacturing, sales, finance, information systems, human resources, and legal. You’ll be given a summer project that will take six to eight weeks to finish, creating a hands-on experience for you to learn more about the area in which you’ve been placed. The Summer Internship Program also introduces you to different areas of the company as you complete your assignments. Weekly activities include brown bag lunches, field trips, and other events to help you interact with other interns as well as gain more exposure to other areas of the organization.
HOW TO APPLY Submit your resume with a cover letter to the preceding address.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES SUMMER INTERNSHIP Lucent Technologies Summer Internship Program 600 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (908) 582-3000 http://www.lucent.com/work/careerprograms. html#1
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Jan 15. Educational Experience: Full-time students will be considered from any four- or five-year accredited U.S. college or university, ranging from first year through the master’s level, Ph.D. level, and college faculty members. Students must be enrolled to return as a full-time student following the internship. Any of the following majors are acceptable: accounting; behavior science; business administration; chemical engineering; chemistry; computer engineering; computer science; economics; electrical engineering; engineering mechanics; finance; industrial engineering; journalism; management; manufacturing engineering; mathematics; mechanical engineering; operations research; physics; public relations; sales/marketing; statistics; systems engineering; and telecommunications. Requirements: Overall GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above; U.S. citizen, permanent or conditional permanent resident, temporary resident, or refugee (Lucent will accept students on F-1 or J-1 visas).
ing objectives consistent with their career goals, and they are assigned a mentor in addition to their supervisor/coach. You’ll receive a broad orientation to Lucent, the specific business unit and the individual work group to which you’ll be contributing. Developmental opportunities may include meetings with corporate executives, various educational workshops, business unit information exchanges, networking events, and facility tours.
HOW TO APPLY You may apply online at the following Web site: http://64.157.137.11/cgi-bin/parse-file?P_APP_ TYPE=College&TEMPLATE=/htdocs/college/ school-search-page.html.
MATTEL INTERNSHIP Undergrad internships:
[email protected] OVERVIEW Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services, and software that drive nextgeneration communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent is known for its mobility, optical, software, data, and voice-networking technologies as well as services. Lucent’s customer base includes communications service providers, governments, and enterprises worldwide. The company hopes to create networks that deliver communications services that are simple, secure, and seamless (as personal and portable) for people at work, home, or anywhere in between. Lucent’s summer internship program provides valuable work experience within a corporate environment. The objective of the program is to provide summer employment with positive work/ training experience, identify and track potential regular full-time employees, and establish “goodwill ambassadors” for Lucent on campuses. Interns receive project-focused assignments and challeng-
M.B.A. internships:
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $480 to $560 (undergrads); $1,150 weekly for grad students plus university credits. Application Deadlines: February 28. Educational Experience: M.B.A. interns must be enrolled in an accredited full-time M.B.A. program and complete the internship the summer between the first and second year of the program; undergraduate interns must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program. Requirements: None specified other than those listed previously.
OVERVIEW If you’re still a kid at heart, imagine what fun you’ll have working for a company that’s provided toys to children all around the world for more than
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50 years. Many of Mattel’s products are classics, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, and the American Girl dolls. Mattel remains a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of children’s products. Headquartered in El Segundo, California, Mattel sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world with more than 30,000 employees around the globe. Mattel offers several types of summer internships for M.B.A.’s, college undergraduates, and high school students, coordinated through the Corporate Staffing Group, who work with the various divisions and departments within the company to recruit and select interns and plan and organize the events and activities held throughout the internship. Internships are typically 12 weeks. Start and end dates will be determined prior to the beginning of the internship by the department and the intern.
M.B.A. Internships Mattel offers challenging summer internships for first year M.B.A. students in either marketing or finance, as well as in other divisions or departments based on need. These unique opportunities provide project-based work that requires teamwork, ingenuity, and creativity, as well as tactical responsibilities that will help you learn what it’s like to be a full-time employee. You’ll learn the complexities of the department to which you’re assigned, and you’ll spend time with senior-level executives, attend brown bag presentations and seminars, take field trips to help increase your understanding of the company, and attend a few social events.
Undergrad Design Internships The Design and Development group offers two types of unique internship opportunities: one in design and one in engineering. Design internships will be ideal for you if you have a general understanding of design principles and practices and good problem solving skills. In this group, you’ll be responsible for the design and development of medium-complexity projects. Engineering internships are ideal for students who have a general understanding of common engineering principles and practices and who have skills
in CAD/CAM, drafting, and mechanical schematics, along with good project management skills.
General Internships (Undergrad) Also, general undergraduate internship opportunities are available in a variety of departments such as IT, legal, corporate communications, and human resources.
HOW TO APPLY To be considered for an M.B.A. or undergrad internship, you should submit your resume with a cover letter to the preceding respective e-mail address.
MACY’S INTERNSHIP Macy’s Internship Program 151 West 34th Street, 17th floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 494-5344
[email protected] http://www.macysjobs.com http://www.retailology.com/college/internships
What You Can Earn: $200 to $500 a week, depending on the department; clothing discounts. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Only college juniors and seniors considered. Requirements: Leadership experience and solid academic achievement (3.0 GPA).
OVERVIEW From the first dry goods store opened in the 1800s, Macy’s envisioned itself as the biggest and the best. Macy’s East is ranked as the largest operating division within the Federated Department Stores, with 95 stores spanning the East Coast from Maine to Puerto Rico. Moving to its current location at Herald Square in 1902, founder Rowland H. Macy made Macy’s Herald Square the “World’s Largest Store.”
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On the other side of the country, Macy’s West combines Hollywood’s glitz with the wizardry of Silicon Valley, the excitement of Las Vegas, and the wide-open style of Texas. Macy’s West operates 144 stores in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Guam, with more than 29,900 employees. Macy’s serves both Southern and northern California, with groups of stores in the Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Dallas, Hawaii, and Reno markets and single stores in the Houston, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Guam markets. The company’s nine-week summer internship program typically begins with a one-week introduction to the inner workings of this company, followed by four weeks spent selling in a branch store. You’ll work with a department sales manager, observing and participating in the complexities of running a department. The last four weeks of the program take place in the divisional buying offices in San Francisco, which gives you first-hand experience working with a buyer on marketing strategies, vendor relations, and special projects. Throughout the summer, you’ll also participate in classroom training, discussing topics such as communication and management skills, selling techniques, and visual display. Macy’s also offers internship positions throughout the year at its stores around the country, at Macy’s East, Macy’s West, and macys.com. You’ll have the chance to work in a variety of departments, including sales, store sales support, management, merchandising, and central offices.
Buying/Merchandising Internship If you’d like to learn how and why specific merchandise is bought and distributed for a retail department store, this internship is for you. You’ll have experiences in financial analysis, advertising, office management, professional development, and communication skills, helping you prepare for a career in either corporate buying or planning. You’ll apply all aspects of your training in Macy’s corporate buying and planning offices with merchant teams. This summer internship, located at division headquarters either in Atlanta, Miami, New York City, San
Francisco, or Seattle, is designed to provide a view of the buying and planning functions, combining classroom instruction with on-the-job experience. You’ll take core classes specific to each functional area of the business such as financial analysis, purchase order processing, and tracking and be exposed to stock analysis and competitive shopping. All interns are encouraged to get involved in the company’s community initiatives, including the Partners In Time volunteerism program. Any major is okay for this internship, but you should be looking for a dynamic, fast-paced, competitive environment.
Sales Management Internship With experiences in customer service, merchandising, visual presentation, loss prevention, selling services, and human resources, a sales management internship can give you the backing for a successful career in retail management. This internship is available in selected Macy’s stores. Weekly learning objectives and classroom instruction are coordinated with projects and supervisory feedback to boost your understanding of business responsibilities. With this internship, you’ll explore the dynamics of retailing in a supportive and challenging setting as you learn different aspects of the retail store environment, including customer service and selling strategies. You’ll learn how to track sales performance and analyze business trends, manage inventory, and handle both visual merchandising and security. In addition, you’ll participate on a team project and presentation that focuses on a particular business development strategy.
Sales Support This internship (available in Macy’s East only) exposes you to expense planning, human resources, advertising, divisional loss prevention, and information systems. You’ll meet executives and associates from a variety of areas including advertising, production and marketing, expense planning, executive development, information systems, financial store operations, and human resources. You’ll learn the role that each support
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area plays in a retail environment to ensure profitable sales growth, and you’ll produce a project and presentation covering one of these areas. With this internship you’ll have a detailed course guide and the opportunity to experience both individual and team-based problem solving.
HOW TO APPLY Send resume and a cover letter to the preceding address.
MERCEDES-BENZ USA INTERNSHIP Mercedes-Benz USA Human Resources Department One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645
[email protected] http://www.mbusa.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Six months before the desired start of the internship Educational Experience: College student majoring in engineering, finance, marketing, human resources, computer science, or business administration. Requirements: Advanced computer skills, related work experience, and excellent communication skills.
Prior to the founding of MBUSA, Mercedes-Benz cars were sold in the United States from 1957 to 1964 by Mercedes-Benz Sales Inc., a subsidiary of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. MBUSA internships last three to six months in the fields of engineering, finance, marketing, HR, computer science and business administration.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in an internship with Mercedes, you should submit a cover letter including information about your expected time frame along with a resume and any details about earlier training or internships to the preceding address.
MERCK INTERNSHIP Merck & Company 1 Merck Drive Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 (908) 423-1000 http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/careers/ StudentSearch.jsp
What You Can Earn: $535 a week (undergrads); $600 a week (grad students). Interns also may obtain housing and transportation assistance as needed. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate student. Requirements: None specified.
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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler and is responsible for the sales, service, and marketing of MercedesBenz and Maybach products in the United States. The company sold 221,610 vehicles in the U.S. during 2004, setting the highest sales volume in its history. MBUSA was founded in 1965 and moved to its current headquarters in Montvale, NJ, in 1972.
Merck is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of products to improve human and animal health. The world’s largest drug company, Merck generates almost $11 billion in annual sales of products such as Varivax (chickenpox vaccine), Singulair (allergies), and Pepcid (ulcer medication).
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Merck’s intern program offers a meaningful work experience that can serve as a starting move to a prosperous career. The intern program usually lasts between 10 to 12 weeks and includes at least one project. Some interns have been a part of a research effort to develop life-saving drugs, while others have developed and helped administer market research studies for cardiovascular medicine. Although Merck expects you to make a significant contribution, they also offer a lot in return. You can expect meaningful and challenging assignments based on your skills, experience and goals; mentors and coaches; seminars, presentations; exposure to senior management; and career development and guidance. Depending upon your objectives, you may prepare a report, presentation, or final project describing the results you achieved during the assignment. After you’ve completed the program, you’ll receive a thorough evaluation from your manager that will review your success in fulfilling both your personal goals and the project’s objectives. If you’re a recent graduate, this program could lead to a full-time career. And if you’re still a college student, successful completion of your assignment could lead to an invitation to return the following summer. Merck recruits at most college campuses during the fall and spring sessions. You can look in the University Recruiting Calendar of Events section for dates when Merck will be on your campus at http://www. merck.com/mrkshared/careers/StudentSearch.jsp.
HOW TO APPLY Submit your resume and cover letter to the previous address.
PFIZER INTERNSHIP Business technology internship: Pfizer Inc. Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals Attn: Business Technology Internships
235 East 42nd Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10017-5755 Global manufacturing internship: Global Manufacturing Internship Coordinator Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, MS 13-4 New York, NY 10017-5755 Global pharmaceuticals finance internship: Pfizer Inc., Human Resources Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals Attn: PGP Finance Internships 235 East 42nd Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10017-5755 Global pharmaceuticals marketing internship: Pfizer Inc., Human Resources Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals Attn: Marketing Internships 235 East 42nd Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10017-5755 Global pharmaceuticals market research internship: Pfizer Inc., Human Resources Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals Attn: Market Analytics Internships 235 East 42nd Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10017-5755
What You Can Earn: $1350 weekly. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate student; see more specific educational requirements as follows. Requirements: See specific program requirements as follows.
OVERVIEW Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets leading prescription medicines for humans and animals, producing many of the world’s best-known consumer brands in more than 150 countries. The company has three busi-
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ness segments: healthcare, animal health, and consumer healthcare. Interns at Pfizer can choose to work in a variety of areas in the company, including research and development, marketing, finance, human resources, production, sales, and legal. Pfizer recruits from a diverse pool of top-ranked candidates currently enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs in the United States. Some possible internship and co-op programs include Pfizer global research and development (see “Science”), finance, global manufacturing, global pharmaceuticals finance, global pharmaceuticals marketing, global pharmaceuticals market research, and business technology.
the past, interns have worked on a plant-wide audit in Switzerland, on an audit in New York City, and a project that focused on collecting and interpreting investment returns.
Global Manufacturing Pfizer’s Global Manufacturing Division, which is responsible for the manufacture of all Pfizer products, offers summer internships at its various manufacturing sites and world headquarters office. Here you’ll have an opportunity to work on challenging projects as you learn about the pharmaceutical industry. Typically, interns interested in this area are majoring in chemical engineering, chemistry, environmental engineering, or industry pharmacy.
Business Technology Members of this group work with internal clients to identify opportunities and solve problems through the strategic use of technology and computer applications. As a summer intern, you’ll be asked to take on projects that have the potential to make a significant impact on the department and throughout the company. Projects are designed to expose you to the workings of the organization, including areas such as marketing, sales, finance, human resources, and clinical operations. You should have a quantitative undergraduate degree and be enrolled in an M.B.A. program. You also must be able to take responsibility and show initiative, think creatively, demonstrate leadership and professional expertise, communicate effectively, and have strong analytical skills.
Finance Between 12 and 15 summer interns work on challenging assignments in areas such as shared financial services in Europe, Asia, or North or South America; operating divisions in pharmaceuticals, consumer health or animal health; internal audits; investor relations; strategic planning; or taxes. If you’re placed in the finance department, you’ll work with senior management on your own shortterm projects, and you’ll be given orientation and visits to research and manufacturing facilities. In
Global Pharmaceuticals Finance Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Finance includes six areas: Disease Management Finance, Sales Finance, Headquarters Finance, Medical Finance, the Contracts Group, and the Trade Group. This department partners with each operating department within Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals to provide financial support for their initiatives while managing the overall financial performance of Pfizer’s pharmaceutical business. You’ll work in one or more of the six areas of the group on challenges facing Pfizer. Past interns have worked on projects such as the impact of proposed Medicaid legislation, sales force expansion, equipment financing and lease/buy options, product performance, and return on investment of various promotional activities. To qualify for this internship, you must possess strong financial, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Global Pharmaceuticals Marketing Employees of the Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals Marketing department are responsible for successfully positioning the company’s products in the highly competitive pharmaceutical marketplace. Pfizer marketing experts conduct market and product-specific research before launching a new product; after the product is introduced,
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its positioning is continually redirected to take advantage of market opportunities. As a summer associate, you’ll be a part of the marketing team and given assignments in marketing communications, market research, or business planning and budget presentations. To apply for this internship, you’ll need to be an M.B.A. candidate with emphasis in marketing and strategy. Previous consulting, pharmaceutical, or healthcare experience is helpful. You’ll also need to be able to think strategically and be a good problem solver, have excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, be a good team player, and show a willingness to take responsibility and initiative.
Global Pharmaceuticals Market Research Pfizer Pharmaceutical’s Market Analytics department operates as an internal consulting group to the pharmaceutical marketing and other teams, conducting research and analysis to develop marketing strategies and identify ways to measure the success of critical programs. You’ll be assigned to work with the market research manager on a specific marketing team based in New York to help with a variety of market research activities around the world. In addition, you’ll have at least one project to complete and present at the end of the internship. You’ll gain experience with both primary and secondary marketing research techniques, and you’ll have the opportunity to help develop, assess, and recommend marketing strategies. Typical projects in which you may be involved include developing and evaluating marketing strategies with the marketing team, determining the appropriate positioning of Pfizer products, interpreting market trends, and evaluating concepts for new ad campaigns. To apply for this internship, you should be a candidate for an M.B.A. or M.S. in marketing, statistics, or another relevant discipline, with a strong academic record. Market research experience and pharmaceutical industry experience are helpful but not required. You also should have strong analytical skills, be a creative thinker, and have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
HOW TO APPLY Send a resume and cover letter to the appropriate preceding address.
RANDOM HOUSE INC. SUMMER INTERNSHIP Random House Attn: Summer Internship Coordinator 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 http://www.randomhouse.com
What You Can Earn: $300 a week and discounted books. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Students between their junior and senior years of college. Requirements: Bright, talented, analytical, customer-focused, and enthusiastic about process improvement.
OVERVIEW Random House Inc. is the world’s largest Englishlanguage general trade book publisher, a global house now owned by Bertelsmann, that includes a number of imprints, including Bantam Dell, Crown, Doubleday Broadway, Knopf, Random House Audio, and Random House Children’s Books, among others. Together, these groups and their imprints publish fiction and nonfiction, both original and reprints, in a full range of formats—including hardcover, trade paperback, mass-market paperback, audio, electronic, and digital. Internships are available at both the New York headquarters and in the operations center near Baltimore. As an intern for this 10-week session, you’ll work on a variety of projects in different areas depending on your interests, including distribution operations, engineering, information
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technology, inventory management, customer service, data control, financial operations, and transportation. Some of the projects completed by recent interns include making recommendations for productivity improvements in various departments, developing ways to reduce the incidence of damaged books, and managing existing application software. On the first day of your internship, you’ll have an orientation where you meet other interns and human resources staff; then you’ll start your tour of duty in your assigned area. Although your internship is structured, it isn’t rigid. About once a week, interns get together for lunch to hear key executives discuss their roles and the work within their divisions. Speakers may include experts in publishing, publicity, editorial, marketing, finance, production, and elsewhere. If you’re interning in New York, you’ll travel to the operations center in Maryland for a tour of the facilities and hear from key executives there. Participating in the program could be your first step in a publishing career at Random House. Over the years, many former interns have joined the company after graduation. Graduate student interns work with senior executives on a variety of projects designed to expose them to the company and to provide experience about what a permanent position at Random House might be like. Graduate-student projects in recent summers have included reviewing e-publishing business plans in corporate development, analyzing the company’s advertising media buys for the purchasing area, recommending a new structure for the academic marketing department for the sales division, and implementing process improvements in operations areas.
RAYTHEON INTERNSHIP Raytheon 870 Winter Street Waltham, MA 02451 http://www.rayjobs.com/campus/index. cfm?Tool=Welcome
What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Currently attending an accredited university with at least a 3.0 GPA. Requirements: Unspecified.
OVERVIEW Raytheon is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business aviation and special mission aircraft. Its internship program is structured to maximize your hands-on experience as the company develops a lasting relationship with you. Internships are offered in a variety of areas during the spring, summer, or fall.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for a summer internship, visit the Raytheon Web site at http://www.rayjobs.com/ campus/CollegeJobSearch.html. To find out when the company will be visiting certain campuses on recruiting visits, go to this Web site: http://www.rayjobs.com/campus/index. cfm?Tool=Events.
HOW TO APPLY Download and complete an application by clicking here: http://www.randomhouse.com/careers/ cg_apply.html. After filling out the application, you should attach a resume and a letter explaining what you hope to gain from your internship and why you are interested. Submit it to the preceding address. Finalists are invited to New York for an interview in the spring (at their own expense).
SAKS INCORPORATED INTERNSHIP Saks Incorporated, Internship Coordinator 750 Lakeshore Parkway Birmingham, AL 35211
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(205) 940-4251 http:// www.saksincorporated.com
What You Can Earn: $15 an hour. Application Deadlines: May for the fall session; November for the spring session; January for the summer session. Educational Experience: A strong academic background in business, finance, marketing, human resources, liberal arts, or retail. Requirements: Creative; analytical; decisive; confident; excellent communication skills; enthusiasm; strong leadership potential; success driven and goal oriented.
OVERVIEW Saks is a Fortune 500 retail-merchandising and storemanagement organization. One of the country’s premier retail enterprises, it operates 388 stores in 40 states, with more than $6 billion in annual revenues and nearly 55,000 associates. The company operates its Saks Department Store Group with department stores under the names of Parisian, Proffitt’s, McRae’s, Younkers, Herberger’s, Carson Pirie Scott, Bergner’s, Boston Store, and 47 mall-based Club Libby Lu specialty stores. The company also operates Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises, which consists of 57 Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 52 Saks Off 5th stores. The company’s mission is to be a great place to shop, a great place to work, and a great place to invest. The internship program provides many facets of development for students, including business analysis and forecasting, sales promotion, retail management, vendor development, and planning and distribution. Internship programs are typically 10 to 12 weeks during the months of May through September and vary in content by area. Internship opportunities vary by division and are mainly in the areas of store management and merchandising.
HOW TO APPLY To inquire about internship opportunities, visit one of the company’s recruiters on campus. For a schedule of the college campuses where
the company actively recruits, visit this Web site: http://www.saksincorporated.com/careers/ campusrecruiting.html To apply for an internship, you may submit a cover letter and your resume to the preceding address.
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INTERNSHIP Toyota Motor North America Internship Coordinator W. 57th Street, Suite 4900 New York, NY 10019-2701 (212) 223-0303
What You Can Earn: Minimum $13 an hour, depending on accumulated credit hours, plus the number of accumulated work hours at any Toyota facility, plus time-and-a-half overtime; if your permanent residence is outside a 50-mile radius of your work assignment, you’re eligible for relocation assistance reimbursed at the current Toyota mileage rate for one relocation trip to the work site when you start work and for one return trip after your last day. Students traveling more than a 260-mile radius from the job site will either be reimbursed mileage as well as lodging, meals, and so on or given air transportation for the two one-way trips. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students with a 3.0 GPA or better, which is confirmed each quarter/semester with grades. (Students with lower GPAs may be considered for assignments on an exception basis.) Requirements: Curious and inquisitive; a “handson” person interested in making a difference.
OVERVIEW Toyota is one of the largest automakers in North America. Toyota was founded in 1926 and was
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established in the United States in 1957. Today, it manufactures more than 4 million cars and trucks, half of which are sold outside Japan. Toyota Motor North America is headquartered in New York, with branch offices in Florida and Washington, D.C., and was established in 1996 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMA). TMA is the holding company for Toyota’s manufacturing, financing, sales, and marketing operations in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Direct functions include corporate communications; investor relations; corporate advertising; federal government, industry, and regulatory affairs; market, economic, and auto industry research; and the Toyota USA Foundation. In addition, TMA coordinates the corporate planning, diversity, and business activities of all Toyota companies in North America.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, you must create a job profile at Toyota’s Web site: http://tmm.recruitsoft.com/ servlets/CareerSection?art_ip_action=FlowD ispatcher&flowTypeNo=3&alt=1&JServSessio nIdtmm=5okxkouac1.RJS33932&art_servlet_ language=en&csNo=10020. Your electronic resume must be in plain text format, and you must have an active e-mail address available. Once you have applied for an in internship position, e-mail will be used as the primary method of communication. To receive correspondence from Toyota, you’ll need to use an e-mail address that allows HTML attachments.
TYSON FOODS INTERNSHIP Tyson Foods Internship PO Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765 (800) 643-3410 http://www.tyson.com
What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: August for the fall session; November for the spring session; March for the summer session. Educational Experience: Engineering, computer science, business, marketing, accounting, human resources, or sciences. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Tyson Foods Inc. is the largest processor of beef, chicken, and pork in the world, after nearly seven decades of providing quality food products. The company is the country’s second-largest producer of corn and flour tortilla products as well and produces and markets a broad variety of prepared foods, in addition to serving the pharmaceutical industry with quality ingredients. The company has more than 120,000 employees and more than 300 facilities in 26 states and 22 countries. Intern experiences vary by department and location, but you’ll be exposed to all facets of the industry. Areas of internships include production management, business management, quality assurance, human resources, information systems, accounting, and executive.
HOW TO APPLY Apply by sending your resume and a cover letter to the preceding address.
VERIZON COLLEGE INTERNSHIP Verizon Internship Coordinator http://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/ college/opportunities/internships.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: Completion of at least one year of studies at an accredited college/university with excellent academic preparation and achievement; most internships require an overall GPA of at least 3.0; technical internships: Pursuing B.S./M.S./Ph.D. with a major in electrical/computer engineering, computer science, telecommunications, DIS/MIS/CIS or operations research; business internships: Pursuing B.S./M.S./M.B.A. with a major in marketing/sales, finance, accounting, operations research, MIS, or human resources. Requirements: Outstanding leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills; superior oral and written communication skills.
OVERVIEW Verizon is one of the country’s top communications companies, with revenues of more than $67 billion. The company is a major local exchange carrier in the United States, a major wireless carrier in the U.S. and among the largest in the world, and a leader in the broadband business. Verizon is also the world’s largest print and Internet directory provider. The Verizon College Intern Program offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate business and technical majors the opportunity to apply professional skills and gain valuable practical experience in the dynamic telecommunications industry. Verizon internships are structured working assignments in Verizon business and staff units that will enable you to apply and develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. The internships generally include formal performance appraisals, orientation, professional skills workshops, technology information sessions, online training opportunities, social events, and networking opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY Visit the company Web site at http://www22. verizon.com/about/careers/ to apply for an intern– ship online. To see current internship openings, visit http://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/ jobsearch/results/?referrer=college.
WALT DISNEY WORLD CULINARY JOBS College Recruiting (800) 722-2930
[email protected] or wdw.
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Starting pay is $6 an hour with time-and-a-half for overtime (any time over 40 hours per week). Application Deadlines: Fall presentations are recruiting for spring and spring advantage programs only; spring presentations are recruiting for fall and fall advantage programs only. Educational Experience: Culinary experience. Requirements: Current college enrollment, with at least one semester completed and with a 2.0 average or higher. Participation requires unrestricted work authorization.
OVERVIEW Cast members (all employees are called “cast members”) in the business side of Walt Disney World could be working in many different locations at a variety of jobs. You’re guaranteed a schedule of 30 hours per week with a maximum of 45 hours per week. During busy seasons, however, you could be requested to work more hours a week. You’re expected to work the hours you’re scheduled; additional hours or days may not be available or optional.
Culinary Assistant, Baking & Pastry Students with a culinary-related education focused in baking and pastry arts make ideal candidates for this high-volume bakery, banquet, and restaurant environment. You’ll learn food-cost control and product ordering as you learn the technical skills of muffin, bread, cake, petit fours, and dessert preparations. Responsibilities may include: mixing, cutting, proofing, and baking while following standardized recipes and food sanitation guidelines.
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Culinary Assistant, Cook II
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WDS is looking for students with a culinary-related education to work in this high-volume and fastpaced environment. You’ll be working with basic recipes and have the chance to learn advanced food preparation in à la carte or buffet environments. You also may be able to learn more in developmental workshops and seminars. Responsibilities may include: deep-frying, cooking on a grill, preparing mixes, peeling and dicing vegetables, sandwich and salad preparation, and kitchen sanitation.
Walt Disney World employees visit more than 350 schools each fall and spring, from all over the country. Campus visits consist of a presentation that provides detailed information followed by interviews. Students, parents, and faculty are encouraged to attend the presentation together. You must attend a presentation to be able to interview; you sign up for interviews at the presentation. The interview generally takes place within 24 hours of the presentation. At the interview, you must bring your completed application that you’ve printed from the application section of the WDW internship Web site (http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/ sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/frameset/ frameset_faqs.html) and submit your application to the recruiter. You also can apply online, but once you have submitted your application, you must still attend a presentation. Students must bring a copy of their completed applications to their interviews. You don’t need to bring a resume to apply, but you may bring one to your interview if you wish. After the interview, your application will be considered, and you’ll receive a response within two to three weeks. Everyone who interviews should receive notification. If you haven’t heard something within four weeks, you should e-mail College Recruiting (wdw.
[email protected]) with your full name, complete mailing address, and a description of your situation. If you aren’t accepted the first time, you can apply and interview the following semester; however, you can apply and interview only once per semester.
Full-Service Food & Beverage Organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at once are important qualities to have in this position. You may work as a seating host/ hostess in various restaurants across the property or as a door greeter at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island (no tips are involved here). Responsibilities may include greeting and seating guests, handling cash, rolling silverware, folding napkins, and keeping the work area clean and stocked.
Hospitality Hospitality cast members may experience many different facets of the front office operations, including the usage of a computer-based system, working in an environment with a high level of guest interaction, resolving challenging guest situations, and handling cash. You must be willing to work in all areas, including the front desk, guest services, and luggage services, and you may be checking guests in and out of resorts, processing payments, assisting guests with itinerary planning and ticket sales, tagging and delivering luggage, answering guest phone calls, and providing information to guests.
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ACADIA NATIONAL PARK EDUCATION INTERNSHIP
terrain. Positions include 10-week spots open from April to mid-June, or from late August through October.
Education Coordinator Acadia National Park PO Box 177 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 (207) 288-8822 http://www.nps.gov/acad/eeweb/intern.htm
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What You Can Earn: $100 a week for a 32-hour work week, housing included. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students in a related major. Requirements: Strong communication skills, experience working with children in an educational outdoor setting, knowledge of/interest in the natural and cultural history of the Maine coast, valid driver’s license, current first aid and CPR certification. Applicants must be in good physical condition.
OVERVIEW Acadia National Park protects more than 47,000 acres of lakes, ponds, mountains, and miles of ocean shoreline along the coast of Maine—an area rich with plants and animals. Education is a primary mission of Acadia National Park, and the education staff provides high quality programs and services. Acadia’s education staff offers a variety of curriculum-based programs in the spring and fall, which also provides excellent opportunities for students interested in education to work as interns. Interns at the park work with the education staff in presenting programs for grades 3 through 8. Programs are curriculum based and focus on ecology or history. Custom programs and special projects related to environmental education are also possible. Park orientation and program training are provided. Both outdoor and indoor work is involved. The outdoor work is subject to varying weather and
To apply, mail or e-mail a cover letter, resume, and three reference contacts to the address above.
AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER INTERNSHIP Ann Hoog, Reference Folklife Specialist American Folklife Center Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington DC 20540-4610 (202) 707-5510 Fax: (202) 707-2076
[email protected] http://www.loc.gov/folklife/
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit can be earned. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: An interest in folklife, anthropology, ethnomusicology, or related disciplines; a willingness to work in a library/archive; a commitment to the 200-hour minimum; some prior experience with folk music or folklife materials, preferably in an archive or library.
OVERVIEW Whether it’s an ancient English ballad, the tales of “Bruh Rabbit,” told in the Gullah dialect of the Georgia Sea Islands, or the stories of exslaves, the American Folklife Center has them all. The center was created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress to preserve and present this great heritage of American folklife through programs of
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research, documentation, archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibition, publication, and training. The center includes the Archive of Folk Culture, established in the Library of Congress in 1928, and is now one of the largest collections of ethnographic material from the United States and around the world. The collections in the center’s Archive of Folk Culture include folk cultural material from all 50 states, as well as U.S. trusts and territories. Most of these areas have been served by the American Folklife Center’s cultural surveys, equipment loan program, publications, and other projects. The center is working on the critical issues of digital preservation, web access, and archival management as a way of maintaining their extensive collections, which also includes Native American song and dance, an Appalachian fiddle tune, a Cambodian wedding in Lowell, MA, a Saint Joseph’s Day Table tradition in Pueblo, CO, Balinese Gamelan music recorded shortly before the Second World War, and documentation from the lives of cowboys, farmers, fishermen, coal miners, shopkeepers, factory workers, quilt makers, professional and amateur musicians, and housewives throughout the United States. The collection includes firsthand accounts of community events from every state and international collections from every region of the world. Folklife is an integral part of all American lives and an essential part of the National Library. The story of America is reflected in the cultural productions of the everyday lives of ordinary people, from cooking and eating meals, to the activities of work and play, to religious observances and seasonal celebration. Folklife includes the songs we sing, the stories we tell, and the crafts we make. The American Folklife Center provides opportunities for students to work with these collections for course credit throughout the year. As an intern at the center, you’ll gain educational experience and career training in the fields of folklore and folklife, ethnomusicology, archival studies, and library science. You’ll be exposed to the field of folklife, the collections of the Archive of Folk Culture, and the processes of collection, preservation, and presenta-
tion as you structure a variety of activities at the center. You’ll get the chance to participate in a number of activities of the American Folklife Center, including reference, processing, acquisitions, special projects, and events. For example, you may compile aids to help find specific subject areas in the Archive’s collections; organize and label collections for preservation and storage; and maintain a wide variety of subject and collections files. Other projects may include research for special projects and helping with public events. Occasionally, you may be asked to respond to requests from Congress, the public, or schools and universities. Internships may range from just six weeks to more than a year (with a minimum of 200 hours). Part-time arrangements are possible, although a commitment of at least two full days a week is preferable.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, submit a letter of application including a phone number where you can be reached, a resume or list of your interests and experience, a time when you can be interviewed, and an indication when you would like to schedule your internship. Because of security measures at the Library, U.S. mail and Federal Express may be delayed. The Center recommends that you fax your application.
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIP The American Geographical Society 120 Wall Street, Suite 100 New York, NY 10005 (212) 422-5456
[email protected] http://www.amergeog.org/internships_program. htm
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Interns play an important part in activities at the American Geographical Society, working at the society at anytime of the year, either part time or full time, for a minimum of 10 weeks. Most assignments are for work in the AGS office in New York on Wall Street, but a few projects could be carried out elsewhere. Interns have been coming to the American Geographical Society since 1984, and in recent years most interns have come from abroad: Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Canada. Because of this, if you choose an internship at AGS, you’ll probably meet a lot of young people from other countries, which can provide an interesting cross-cultural experience. Interns get involved in everything from office work (stuffing envelopes, filing, and so on) to research, database development, compiling bibliographies, conducting an inventory of the archives, and much more. Although you’ll receive neither a stipend nor an expense allowance, the society will give you recommendations for future employment and for graduate school.
HOW TO APPLY Send a copy of your resume with a cover letter to the preceding address.
AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF INTERNSHIP Volunteer Coordinator American School for the Deaf 139 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107 (860) 570-2211 (Voice), (860)570-2229 (TTY)
[email protected] http://www.asd-1817.org/index.html
What You Can Earn: Housing and meals provided. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Pre- and post-college students accepted; knowledge of sign language helpful. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The American School for the Deaf provides a comprehensive program for the development of the intellect and the enhancement of the quality of life for the deaf community by providing educational and vocational programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing children ages three to 21 and their families. The school offers students a full range of programming from preschool to 12th grade, including those with additional disabilities, as well as offering alternative education for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Instruction is conducted in small classes with a variety of approaches to meet the needs of diverse learners. Other special services may include instruction in communication skills (speech, auditory training, speech-reading and sign language); cochlear implant support; counseling (personal and guidance); occupational and physical therapy; sister school arrangements with local public schools; access to computer laboratories; enhanced literacy activities; and mainstream opportunities. Interns play a vital part in the life of the American School for the Deaf. In a typical year, interns contribute more than 3,000 hours of volunteer assistance in all departments, from everyday service in the classroom to tutoring a child after school to special events such as Family Learning Weekend or the school’s annual Golf Tournament. In spring, summer, and fall terms (eight weeks minimum), you can get practical experience with deaf education and deaf culture by working in dorms and classrooms and by immersing yourself
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in a sign language environment. If you’re interested in working with the deaf community, such longterm, in-depth involvement can help you develop your educational and career plans.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, access the Volunteer Application Form at http://www.asd-1817.org/ intern and return it to the preceding address.
ANASAZI HERITAGE CENTER INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator BLM Anasazi Heritage Center 27501 Highway 184 Dolores, CO 81323 (970) 882-5622
[email protected] http://www.co.blm.gov/ahc/intern.htm
What You Can Earn: Stipend of $100 per week.; housing at a communal, three-bedroom house on six acres adjacent to the Anasazi Heritage Center; no travel reimbursement; college credit may be arranged depending upon policy of university. Application Deadlines: None. Educational Experience: Specific experience depends on intern area but in general should include students with an interest in museum collections, graphics, Native American cultures, archeology, anthropology, or applicants with prior background in archaeology, anthropology, and collections management. Requirements: At least 18 years of age and one year of college.
OVERVIEW The Anasazi Heritage Center includes a main archaeology gallery with artifact exhibits, a rep-
lica pithouse, touchable and hands-on exhibits, computer-based explorations, a second gallery for temporary exhibitions, a movie theater, a room for special educational programs, and a 100-seat auditorium. On the museum grounds are two 12th century ruins (the Dominguez and Escalante Pueblos) and a nature walk through the forest up to a beautiful 360° view of the surrounding region (Mesa Verde, La Plata Mountains, Dolores River Valley, and Sleeping Ute Mountain). The AHC staff also manages a library, a conservation laboratory, and over 3 million artifacts, samples, and original documents. The center periodically offers eight-week to 12week student internships in three primary areas: collections management, exhibit and interpretive media, and museum education/interpretation.
Collections Management As an intern in this area, you’ll function as a general curatorial assistant and will therefore be involved in a variety of curatorial tasks. You’ll be entering a considerable amount of data in the museum’s ARGUS cataloging system and will help with various repackaging, reorganizing, and inventory projects of existing collections at the AHC. This position offers broad exposure to the curatorial operations of a federal repository. This internship is open to anyone with an interest in museum collections management or curatorial activities; applicants with prior background in archaeology, anthropology and collections management will receive preference.
Education and Interpretation As an education intern at the center, you’ll be responsible for developing and presenting two educational and interpretive programs. Typically, the programs focus on the prehistoric culture of the Ancestral Puebloans, the Four Corners area natural history, Four Corners cultures, archaeological scientific methods, and land management practices. Program formats may include hiking tours, short art demonstrations, impromptu lectures, one- or two-hour children’s classes, or preparation of an educational tool such as an artifact loan box or an activity booklet.
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You’ll also be responsible for providing information and collecting entry fees at the front desk and operating the museum shop cash register. However, this program is flexible and can be adapted to meet your needs and abilities. The job activities will vary according to seasonal audiences, with school programs presented in the spring and fall and general visitor programs in the summer. This internship is usually available from March through October; a minimum of 40 hours a week is required, including some weekends and holidays. You should be 18 years old or older, with one year of college studies in a related area and experience in education or museum programming. The ability to communicate with a wide variety of people including children is important, as is a background in Southwest archaeology, ethnology, and natural history.
install a thematic exhibit, working closely with the AHC curator and exhibit specialist; however, development and installation of the exhibit will be primarily your responsibility. The AHC is the headquarters for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, so other opportunities may involve creation of outdoor installations or interpretive literature for hikers and other nonmuseum recreational users. These internships are open to students interested in the design and production of exhibits. Applicants with a background in exhibit development, interpretive writing, anthropology or archaeology, collections management, art, or art history will be given preference. Familiarity with principles of design, graphic, and desktop publishing software and ancestral Puebloan culture are all helpful.
Exhibit and Interpretive Media Design and Production
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In this internship, you may work on improvements to the permanent exhibits in the main exhibits gallery, which are mainly based on materials available from AHC collections. The museum has a special interest in interactive and hands-on exhibit formats. The AHC maintains a series of traveling exhibits for loan, and sometimes an internship is available involving administration of this program. Work may include loan tracking, marketing, repairs or enhancements to existing exhibits, and development of new exhibit offerings. The AHC also hosts three to five temporary exhibitions annually in its special exhibit gallery, usually borrowed from other institutions but perhaps produced in-house or drawn from a combination of resources. Interns sometimes contribute to the installation or enhancement of these exhibitions, depending on circumstances and need. You may wish to focus on the Chappell Collection, a private collection that includes nearly 1000 ceramic vessels plus organic and ornamental objects representing the Pueblo II and Pueblo III periods of Ancestral Puebloan occupation of this region. As the Chappell intern, you’ll develop and
Applications are accepted and most positions may be filled at any time of year, but the availability of internships varies. There is no specific form to be completed; applicants should mail a letter of interest and a resume to the preceding address.
BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE INTERNSHIP Intern Program Museum of Science Science Park Boston, MA 02114 Fax: (617) 589-0311
[email protected] What You Can Earn: All internships earn $6.75 to $7 an hour except those marked “unpaid.” Application Deadlines: Mid-April for summer internships (check Web site for exact deadline). Educational Experience: College and grad students in many different majors; high school students are
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eligible to apply for some listed internships but only if they have completed 75 hours of volunteer work at the museum. Requirements: Specific requirements are discussed as follows, according to department needs.
OVERVIEW All of the following internships are three-month summer experiences beginning in June unless otherwise noted (a few are four months); most have fairly flexible start and end dates. All pay a stipend of $6.75 to $7 an hour unless otherwise noted.
Archival and Genealogical Research This department provides information to support the fund-raising activities of the museum, reviewing internal documents to provide historical and biographical data and using external resources to help the museum learn about potential sources of funding. You’ll help museum staff prepare a major building project and help to create the foundation for future space-naming opportunities at the museum. This internship offers a great opportunity to learn about the fund-raising field and research at an exciting nonprofit organization. Applicants should have basic computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet and be able to learn how to use the department’s fund-raising database. Applicants should be detailoriented, accurate, and able to maintain confidentiality. Genealogical research experience is a plus. Also, you must be available to work Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Computer Clubhouse Network The Computer Clubhouse is a safe, creative afterschool learning environment where under-served youths explore high-end technology with the support of adult mentors, writing and recording music, making movies, building robots, creating Web sites, illustrating comic books, and filming music videos. Students learn to take a project from early concept to final product, to express the steps they have taken, and to help others follow the same path in more than 75 Clubhouses around the world, orches-
trated by The Computer Clubhouse Network based at the Museum of Science. This gives thousands of kids access to resources, skills, and experiences to help them succeed in their careers and contribute to their communities. If you intern here, you’ll work between 20 and 30 hours a week (unpaid) with Computer Clubhouse Network staff to collect information for Web pages describing new Clubhouse programs, design and program new pages on the Clubhouse Web site, and help update content. Applicants should enjoy working with a team in an informal educational environment and have skills in graphic design, Web programming, and Javascript (or other Web scripting languages). Hours are between 20 to 30 per week.
Design Challenges This school field trip program introduces students in grades 4 through 10 to the engineering design process. Through 20-minute hands-on activities, students learn about the museum’s new engineering and technology initiatives, linking the museum’s exhibits to emerging technology. If you intern here, you’ll work for three months during the summer with visitors, participating in developing new museum programming and helping with the week-long Design Challenges Summer Course. You’ll also help develop some basic print materials that will be available for educators to download from the program Web site. Applicants should have completed college-level coursework in education, science, or engineering and be interested in informally working with students, teachers, and museum educators. You should have basic skills in computers (MS Office) and digital photography software, with an interest and enthusiasm for working and interacting with diverse museum audiences. Salary is $6.75 to $7 an hour for between seven to 14 hours a week in a flexible schedule.
Exhibit Hall Interpretation The Exhibit Hall Interpreter Program provides hands-on learning experiences for the public throughout the museum’s exhibit halls. The core of
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the program consists of 80 volunteers who provide interpretations on science, engineering, and technology topics. During the summer, eight to 10 high school interns join the team of interpreters for four months beginning in early June. If you intern here, you’ll help other Interpretation staff create unique, informal education experiences for visitors. As an interpreter, you’ll try to stimulate enthusiasm about science and technology by presenting interpretations for museum visitors and help develop new interpretations. You’ll help research daily educational briefings for volunteers and provide support to various special projects. Applicants should be interested in informal education and the sciences, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and want to work with museum visitors. Education experience or experience working with school-aged children is helpful.
Exhibit Maintenance As an intern here, you’ll make sure that the exhibit halls are ready for visitors by checking the more than 600 interactive exhibits to identify problems and arrange for repairs when needed. As part of this internship, you’ll receive hands-on training in many different areas, from repairing mechanical exhibits to rewiring electronic components. If you like, you can help in the exhibit-design process as well, working closely with staff to create new exhibits. Applicants should have had course work or experience in electronics and must have some soldering and electronics assembly experience and the ability to read schematics. You should be interested in electronics and repairs; knowledge of simple electrical circuits is a plus. You also should be interested in working in a science museum and have demonstrated the ability to work with people. This internship has a very flexible schedule, although you should be prepared to work one weekend day a week.
Facilities If you love to fix things up and keep machines humming, this internship could be for you. Here, you’ll work with the mechanical maintenance team, keeping track of HVAC, plumbing, and
electrical services. In addition, you’ll perform preventative maintenance work, repair work on mechanical systems, and other routine and emergency maintenance operations. Other jobs may include carpentry, painting, and grounds maintenance, and you’ll need to help keep an orderly, properly stocked maintenance shop. You’ll also perform maintenance routines on HVAC, plumbing, and steam systems including pumps, motors, air handling units, chillers, traps, valves, filters, water treatment systems, sewage ejector, and condensate pump systems and heat exchangers. Applicants should be enrolled in a degree program or be a career changer, with at least one year’s educational experience in mechanical or facilities engineering or related work. Applicants should be able to perform or be willing to learn maintenance on mechanical and plumbing systems and be able to work well with others as well as independently. The internship lasts between seven and 35 hours a week, on a flexible schedule of Monday through Sunday.
Hear Our Voices (Girls in Technology) Monday is “girls’ day” at the Computer Clubhouse, a nation-wide after-school “drop in” environment where young people have complete access to computer technology and resources. The Clubhouse, whose headquarters are in the museum, offers a vibrant environment with state-of-the-art computers and a variety of software and technological tools for use on projects in the visual arts, video, robotics, music, and Web and graphic design. On Mondays, the Clubhouse is open only to girls and their mentors. “Hear Our Voices” is an initiative of the Clubhouse Network that will help 20 Clubhouses across the United States create new opportunities specifically for girls and young women. As an intern here, you’ll work with girls during the Monday Girls’ Day program, helping to organize projects that have already been developed through the program. You’ll also help update the Hear Our Voices Web site and help develop new projects that appeal specifically to girls and young women. Applicants should have completed college-level courses in math,
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science (any field), art, or education and have a strong commitment to help young women express their creative voices and develop self-confidence. Applicants should be comfortable working in an informal, creative learning environment and be sensitive to multicultural issues associated with working with inner-city youth. You’ll need computer skills, and you should be familiar with Web design, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Poser, and MS Office 2000. You should be able to work at least 10 hours a week (unpaid), and you must be available Mondays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; the extra five hours each week are flexible.
Lectures and Special Programs, Research and Marketing (UNPAID) In an attempt to attract new audiences and keep current fans happy, this department produces cutting-edge programming featuring high-profile academics, researchers, scientists, and technology developers. As intern, you’ll need to be a versatile team player who’d love to work in the research, implementation, and promotion of lectures and special programs. This position will give you a chance to be involved in all aspects of event preparation, as well as the development of new adult audiences. Applicants must have good organizational abilities and excellent writing, computer/ internet, and oral communication skills. Applicants also should be familiar with publicity, marketing communications, and promotional strategies and be organized, detail oriented, and responsible. You must be able to take initiative and be a problem solver, have a sense of adventure, and be energetic, articulate, friendly, creative, and a team player. This position lasts 10 hours a week from May to September, with some night and weekend work.
Planetarium The Charles Hayden Planetarium has been educating families, school groups, and the general public about astronomy since 1958. The 240-seat round theater uses dozens of computer-controlled slide projectors and special lighting effects in planetarium programming. As an intern here, you’ll join staff in presenting shows to the public, learning
how to explain scientific theory, understand the technical equipment in the Planetarium, and beef up your teaching skills. The three-month internship begins in June; you should be able to work between 21 to 35 hours a week.
Publications Graphics This department is responsible for writing, editing, designing, and producing promotional and information projects, including the museum’s annual report, newsletters, brochures, invitation packages, flyers, banners, and posters. As an intern here, you’ll help staffers with various projects involving graphics design projects, help designers with photo and art research, and perform administrative tasks. Applicants should be college, art, or design school students or recent graduates with studies in graphic design or art and demonstrated experience in graphic design. Applicants should have experience with graphic layout and Macintosh computerbased graphic software tools such Quark, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop and be creative, imaginative, and inventive. Interns should be able to work between 21 and 35 hours a week.
SciCORE Intern for Robotics The SciCORE (Science, Careers, Opportunities, Research, Education) High School program is based on the idea that kids need to contribute to the community. This program’s mission is to help high school interns, volunteers, and Computer Clubhouse members develop knowledge and confidence about science and technology and learn skills in critical thinking, public service, and job readiness. The SciCORE intern, who may NOT be a high school student, supports the high school interns and volunteers at the museum. Here, you’ll work closely with the Youth Programs Coordinator and High School Program Manager as they work with the museum’s young volunteers. Participants in the Robotics SciCORE program meet twice a week, with two different teams of youth, for seven weeks, learning about the electronics of building robots or about simple programming languages robots (Lego Blocks, or Logo). Students will have workshops, activities,
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and projects around these areas, as well as a summer-long project that will develop their design skills and abilities. As an intern here, you’ll help staff develop the curriculum and implement the Robotics SciCORE Program while you guide SciCORE youth. Applicants must be undergraduates or graduate students or career changers interested in related fields and interested in working with and mentoring teens. Applicants should be interested in robotics and be experienced with either electrical configuration of robots or simple language programming; you should be flexible and dependable, able to work independently and with a team, and have good interpersonal and communication skills. Fluency in a second language is a plus.
children during their lunch period, planning simple activities and games and preparing and serving simple mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. You also may help with the registration process and with other office tasks. You’ll keep a journal of teaching observations and experiences and review it regularly with the summer course coordinator and read and discuss selected educational articles about science education. Applicants should be college or graduate students with previous experience working with children and enthusiasm for science education. Applicants should be problem solvers with the ability to multitask, with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Previous science teaching or recreation leadership is desirable, and technical expertise in computer graphics/Web design is required.
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The Harrison F. Lyman Library houses an extensive collection of books, journals, and videos that support the exploration of science and technology topics. As an intern here, you’ll help maintain the collection, process new materials, staff the circulation desk, provide reference assistance, and help with special projects. Applicants should be college juniors with good attention to detail and the ability to work with a diverse audience. You must be responsible and self-motivated and be interested in museums, libraries, or education. This internship is unpaid.
The staff, volunteers, and exhibits of Cahners ComputerPlace provide visitors the chance to learn about computer science topics such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and programming and to explore computers. The exhibit features an informal presentation area and a variety of themed computer activity clusters. As an intern here, you’ll spend most of your time in Cahners ComputerPlace, teaching visitors about computer science and technology in an informal way. You’ll also help develop new interactive educational components for the exhibit. Applicants should have a strong interest in teaching about technology and have basic experience as an educator, either in a formal or informal environment. Applicants should be energetic, independent, and enthusiastic, with creative instructional design skills, and enjoy working in an active environment. This internship lasts 11 weeks, from mid-June through the end of August (with flexible start and end dates). You should be prepared to work two days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. before July 4 and from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. after July 4.
Summer Courses Teaching Assistant During the Summer Enrichment Program for school-aged children, kids are taught a variety of hands-on, minds-on science and technology courses. During this two-month internship beginning in July, you’ll rotate among classrooms, supporting teachers and office staff on a preassigned schedule. You’ll also serve as classroom teaching assistant for weeklong courses, working with instructors to present quality educational programs and answer questions from adults before or after class. Working as a team directed by senior interns, you’ll also help distribute supplies to teachers, greet children in the morning and help them get to class and take them to meet their parents after class. You’ll also help supervise
Technology Services The technology services department at the museum is responsible for the upkeep of most of the organization’s technical needs. As an intern here, you’ll be responsible for desktop support, care of the
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automatic ticket machines, server and e-mail systems, and exhibit components. You’ll help mostly with the technology services help desk, providing hands-on troubleshooting and maintenance. You’ll also assess problems with nonfunctional workstations, update servers and workstations as new products become available, and keep everyone informed when network problems occur. Applicants should have some computer and network experience, with college-level coursework in computers or electronics. Applicants should be willing to work independently and as part of a team and have strong customer service skills and Macintosh computer skills. Stipend for this internship is $8 to $10 an hour.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, submit a cover letter describing academic and career goals, personal interests, and why you would like to participate in the Intern Program at the Museum of Science, plus a resume that includes contact information for three references.
OVERVIEW The Brooklyn Children’s Museum offers children active educational experiences with innovative exhibitions, programs, and collections. Founded in 1899, it’s the world’s first museum for children. Located in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, the museum has a continuing tradition of community service and national leadership. As an intern here, you’ll have the opportunity to work in one of the following departments: exhibits (design and production skills); education (teaching, program preparation, and assessment); government (community outreach and public information); and collections (conservation, research, and documentation of cultural and natural science collections). If you’re accepted, you’ll work on substantive projects, develop professional skills, and gain knowledge of the enormous societal impact of public service. Interns gather to attend exciting weekly events, both educational and social, and presentations by distinguished leaders from the public sector.
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BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 735-4428 Fax: (718) 604-7442
[email protected] http://www.brooklynkids.org and http://www. brooklynexpedition.org
What You Can Earn: $230 weekly for 10 weeks. Application Deadlines: Mid-April. Educational Experience: Graduate students and college juniors and seniors. Requirements: None specified.
To apply, send a cover letter with your resume indicating the department in which you’re interested in interning, and discuss your related skills and experiences. Submit the material to the preceding address.
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Chicago Children’s Museum Manager of Volunteer & Intern Services 700 E. Grand Ave., Suite 127 Chicago, IL 60611 Fax: (312) 832-7812
[email protected] http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work independently, and knowledge of computer systems (word processing, desktop publishing, and database management). See additional requirements below.
OVERVIEW The Chicago Children’s Museum tries to create a community where play and learning connect. The museum’s primary audience is elementary age children and their families, along with the school and community groups that support and influence children’s growth and development. Fifteen permanent exhibits and programming areas provide innovative learning experiences for more than 500,000 visitors each year. The museum also makes a significant investment in resources in neighborhoods across Chicago, particularly to children who might not otherwise have access to the museum. The museum was founded in 1982 by a coalition led by The Junior League of Chicago in response to program cutbacks in the Chicago Public Schools, opening its doors in two hallways of the Chicago Public Library. In response to capacity crowds onsite, CCM developed trunk shows and exhibits which traveled to schools, branch libraries, and neighborhood centers. The Chicago Children’s Museum offers a wide variety of internship possibilities that can help students gain valuable experience. Interns will work with supervisors who have detailed knowledge in their fields. A variety of internships are available, including :
Human Resources Intern As an intern in the human resources department, you’ll help both human resources and volunteer and intern services develop a museum-wide wellness program, creating and sending correspondence to prospective employment candidates, scheduling
interviews, and checking references of final candidates. You’ll also research other organizations regarding volunteer and internship programs and assist with the museum’s internship program. Candidates should have strong organizational skills and be creative, self-motivated, and flexible.
Special Events Intern As an intern in the external affairs department, you’ll help with all areas of planning for the museum’s annual “Be A Kid Again” gala, including soliciting items for the silent auction, tracking contributions, writing acknowledgement letters, creating auction packages, and producing information for the auction book. You’ll also work on other project development and implementation projects. Candidates should be able to organize projects and events, pay attention to detail, prioritize multiple projects, and work effectively under pressure.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, complete the internship application at http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org/form_ intern_app.cfm. The application can be submitted electronically from the Web site.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INTERNSHIP Intern Program Manager Children’s Museum of Indianapolis PO Box 3000 Indianapolis, IN 46206
[email protected] Fax: (317) 920-2028 http://www.childrensmuseum.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but scholarship programs are available to qualified candidates to
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help with living and academic expenses; academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: April 4 for summer. Other sessions are rolling. Candidates applying for the internship scholarship for any semester must submit applications according to this scholarship’s deadline schedule. Educational Experience: Qualified college students, recent graduates, or graduate students from all majors and interests; candidates must be at least 21 years of age. Requirements: Interest in working with and for children, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to articulate goals.
teaching strategies as you interact with visitors. You’ll have practice using a variety of techniques to keep audiences interested. You’ll also be responsible for preparing lab space for visitors, cleaning the lab space each day, and researching, planning, and helping to develop new teacher resource kits, lessons, the summer institute, and other opportunities for teachers. Occasionally, you’ll help the science educator develop and plan activities and evaluate programs and special events that require the lab’s space. Candidates should have completed at least two years of undergraduate biology, with some knowledge of biotechnology; some experience working with children; good oral and communication skills; and the ability to complete tasks independently.
OVERVIEW Interns at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis work as part of a team, completing significant projects and providing input and seeing results. Whether working directly with children or within administrative departments, interns contribute to the museum’s mission: to create extraordinary learning experiences that have the power to transform the lives of children and their families. Internships are available in a number of museum departments, including development, development grants, marketing, professional development, public relations, special events marketing, special events logistics, and Web site. Internships last the duration of a typical academic spring, summer, or fall semester. There are a variety of education internships in different departments of the museum, including family programs, preschool programs, school services, the Biotechnology Learning Center, and the Dinosphere art gallery.
Biotechnology Learning Center This two-part internship is divided into focusing on working in the museum’s Biotechnology Learning Center and in creating teacher resources and other school-related opportunities in biotechnology. As an intern in this center, you may help implement biotechnology programming developed by curriculum specialists, using a variety of
Dinosphere Art Gallery The museum’s new Dinosphere exhibit is designed to help children and their families discover and explore paleontology art and learn about dinosaurs through observation, discussion, and reflection. As an intern in the gallery, you’ll help to develop and facilitate activities here, developing skills to interact with visitors and helping with art activities and general cleaning. You’ll also educate visitors about artifacts in the gallery, and you’ll develop and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities with opportunities to research and observe how children learn, develop, and behave. Candidates should have completed at least one year of college with at least one semester of art education or related courses (art education majors are preferred). You should have experience working with children, the interest and ability to interact positively with children as well as adults, and a positive attitude when working with the public. Candidates should be able to resolve problems quickly and tactfully, have excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, and be available between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at least three days a week.
Exhibit Production and Development Internships There are several internships available in the production and development of exhibits, includ-
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ing internships for exhibit graphic designers and exhibit evaluation and researchers. Exhibit Evaluation and Researchers
Working with exhibit developers, interns in this department will help analyze and interpret data using checklists, questionnaires, and visitor observations. Interns may also be involved in visitor interviews and focus groups and may participate in presenting collected data to exhibit teams. Interns will observe and interview visitors each day by unobtrusively following them and recording their exhibit interactions and coding visitor interviews and observation data. Candidates should be majoring in museum studies, marketing and communications, anthropology, arts administration, education, or social and/or behavioral sciences. They also should have excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent time-management skills, and self-motivation. They should be proficient in Microsoft Word and able to record information accurately and be outgoing individuals who enjoy talking with museum visitors. Exhibit Graphic Design
In this department, interns help design and produce signs and graphics to illustrate exhibits, daily programs, and events. You may be asked to help produce graphics and poster signs for activities, special events, and collection displays or scan images and mount graphics for final display. Candidates should be juniors or seniors in college or graduate students with strong portfolios and good computer graphic skills in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Candidates also should have strong composition and layout skills and good verbal communication skills. Interns should be good at multitasking, managing time, and producing art.
grams, school outreach programs, and family day trips. You may be asked to help develop family programs, including researching background for program topics, writing outlines for programs, and ordering supplies for programs, plus researching new and innovative approaches to family programming, childhood education, and family learning. Also, you may help coordinate effective programming and contribute to quality documentation. Finally, you may help organize inventory and maintain supplies. Candidates should be majoring in education, child development, family studies, or other related fields; have experience working with children or families; have good writing and communication skills; have a positive attitude when working with children and families; be able to juggle several projects at once; and have basic computer skills (including Microsoft Word). Interns should be available some evenings and/or weekends to help with programs.
Gallery Interpretation As an intern in this department, you’ll help interpret the museum’s exhibits to a wide variety of visitors in different programs. Center for Arts Exploration
The Center for Arts Exploration offers experiences in dance, song, literature, and art, with special exhibits appearing every three to four months. As an intern here, you’ll help interpret such activities. Candidates should be college juniors with experience working with children and possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Candidates should be good at interacting with customers, be very organized and good at research, good at managing time and juggling tasks, and have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Family Programs As an intern in this department, you’ll help with the research, development, and implementation of family-oriented educational programs such as home-school programs, parent and child pro-
Mysteries in History/Passport to the World
As an intern in these areas, your job will be to introduce visitors to the past through hands-on exhibits and activities focusing on documents,
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photographs, architecture, and oral history. Passport to the World displays contemporary and traditional toys and folk objects from around the world. Your job will be to act as an interpreter in the gallery, creating learning experiences for museum visitors. You’ll also help research and organize interpretive activities and programs for the gallery and help implement new adult-volunteer and youth-volunteer programs. Candidates should be juniors in college with experience working with children and should possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Candidates should be organized, able to interact with the public, have good research skills, manage time well, and multitask effectively. Basic Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills are preferred. Science Interpretation
As an intern in this department, you’ll focus on mentoring adolescent volunteers as they develop projects in physical and natural sciences. You’ll be expected to work closely with teens and help mentor specific teams. You’ll also need to spend some time as a gallery interpreter in order to learn skills you’ll be expected to teach to students. You’ll be working closely with volunteers aged 12 to 16 on a variety of projects, helping with final projects for the science team and individual galleries and helping part-time staff work with youth volunteers. You’ll use different teaching methods to remain flexible to the needs of various children and their families as you participate in the interpretation training program. You also may help plan activities and special events in the ScienceWorks, What if?. . ., and Dinosphere galleries. Candidates should be majoring in secondary education, counseling, social work, psychology, or other related areas and have experience working with teens. Candidates also should have excellent communication skills, basic knowledge of the physical and natural sciences, and the ability to multitask and work on tasks independently.
Museum Administration There are also a number of internships available in a number of departments related to museum
administration, including development grants, marketing, professional development, public relations, special events marketing and logistics, and Web site development. Development
If you intern in this department, you’ll gain experience in annual campaign and special project fundraising, prospect research, relationship building, and solicitation. You’ll also learn how to cultivate and retain clients as you discover the many facets of strategic development, including research, proposal writing, letter writing, cold calling, and sales-presentation collaborations and materials. You may need to help develop collateral materials for individuals and donor gift clubs, help maintain the client database and files, and help the staff create proposal budgets. You may research the latest studies in the arts, humanities, and sciences as they pertain to museum programs and exhibits, call museum donors, help write fund-raising letters, provide ongoing communication with new and existing clients, and implement ideas for core and lapsed donors. You also may provide promotional support at museum and outside events. Candidates should be majoring in journalism, English, public administration, communications, or public relations and have excellent writing and verbal communication skills, a working knowledge of online research, respect for confidentiality of museum and client information, and the ability to work collaboratively in a diverse work environment. You also should be diplomatic, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and competent in Windows and MS Office applications such as Word and Excel. You should be able to interact positively with children and adults and be able to attend some afterhour and weekend events. Development Grants Writer
With this internship position, you’ll learn how to research, report, and write grants. You’ll help in many aspects of grants writing, including research, identifying prospects, and writing proposals. You may help collect internal data about the museum’s projects and programs to serve as templates for
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developing proposals to foundations. Templates would include program descriptions, budget information, statistical and demographic information of audiences served, and other support research as necessary. You also may help research the latest studies in the arts, sciences, humanities, and museums that support museum programs and exhibits. You may help the grants writer with prospect research and grant reporting and help with development events. Candidates should be majoring in journalism, English, public administration, or nonprofit management and possess excellent writing, research, and verbal communication skills and excellent online research skills. Candidates also should be self-motivated, discreet, diplomatic, able to interact positively with children and adults, competent in Microsoft Word and Excel applications, able to work collaboratively in a diverse work environment, and able to attend some after-hour and weekend outside events and internal functions. Marketing
As an intern in this area, you’ll help support marketing programs and promotional activities for the museum as a way of boosting the audience base and increasing attendance and museum membership. You may find yourself helping develop marketing plans for a variety of areas, including museum membership, development, school services, special events, theater, the museum store, and programs. You may also help manage print publications and promotional materials, help with community-event promotions, and help gather marketing materials for events. Occasionally, you may be asked to help work events with the marketing team. You also may help assemble and edit copy for the monthly e-newsletters for teachers, members, and the Early Discoveries Club, as well as work with the e-mail provider to get e-newsletter produced. You’ll create ad concepts and submit work orders for a variety of publications under the supervision of the marketing manager, help with grassroots public relations and marketing efforts, and help
track attendance, coupon redemption, and advertising effectiveness of specific campaigns. Candidates should have Windows software experience, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong organizational skills. Candidates also should be diplomatic, able to pay close attention to detail, able to manage multiple projects at one time, and able to work collaboratively. Professional Development
This department is responsible for training museum staff, volunteers, and interns through a combination of class work, vendor training, and on-the-job training. All new staff members attend a core base of training classes, and then a customized training path is created to fit their position and responsibilities. As an intern in this department, you may help research information to be included in the curriculum, design course curriculum, evaluate the effectiveness of training and development, and assess the future needs of the department training. Candidates should be university juniors or seniors with academic backgrounds or experience in related topics and have excellent interpersonal skills. You also should be self-motivated, willing to work independently or as part of a team, and willing to give presentations or help during training workshops. Public Relations
As an intern in this department, you’ll help promote programs and events of the museum, helping the marketing group publicize museum programs, galleries, and events and learning how to work with television, print, and radio media organizations. You’ll also help write press releases, articles, and scripts for events and programs, compile data for inclusion in the quarterly media analysis, and attend outside media assignments, early-morning live coverage of the museum galleries, and afterhours public relations functions at the museum. You also may help oversee editing of master video tapes. Candidates should have educational backgrounds or experience in public relations with
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strong communication, multitasking, and organizational skills. Candidates also should maintain a professional appearance and have good presentation skills, along with the ability to work well as part of a team.
Preschool Programs If you’re interning in this department, you’ll learn how to create and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities and projects for preschoolers, in addition to observing how children learn and behave. You’ll have the chance to work with feebased preschool programs as well as develop activities in the Playscape gallery (the museum’s early childhood education exhibit). Possible internship projects include helping prepare for preschool classes, organizing and creating materials for classes, and helping teachers during classes. You’ll also help with the Playscape gallery, interacting with and educating visitors from age 18 months to five years. You’ll play with children and their families, redirecting behavior when needed. You’ll learn stories and finger plays and develop storytelling skills as you help with art activities and general cleaning. You’ll also learn games to play with families and learn more about the artifacts so you can share with visitors. In addition, you’ll help the early childhood educator and preschool teachers. Candidates should have completed at least one semester in education or related courses; be studying early childhood, elementary education, or family studies; have experience with children; and be able to interact well with preschoolers as well as adults. Candidates also should have a positive attitude, professional behavior, and responsible work ethic; excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills; and the ability to work from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
School Services As an intern in this department, you’ll help implement programs and develop materials for the museum’s school audiences. You’ll work directly with children during the spring or fall, but you’ll not usually work with children during the sum-
mer. Possible internship projects include researching topics for the teacher guides, developing writing resource materials for teachers that relate to the museum, and helping prepare programs for schools (during fall and spring semesters only). You’ll also conduct a program or activity for the school and develop kit materials and correlate the kits to Indiana Academic Standards, while learning more about the scope of the museum’s resources for educators. You’ll also spend a lot of time in the galleries with school visitors during fall and spring semesters. Candidates should have Web-research and word-processing skills; good writing and communication skills; and should be majoring in elementary education, child development, and family studies or library science, preferably with a background in history, art, science, or the humanities. Also important is experience working with children, customer service skills, and the ability to manage time and multitask.
Special Events Logistics As an intern in this department, you’ll handle logistics and coordination for museum events, working closely with the events staff in hosting and event planning at The Children’s Museum. You may be asked to help set up and manage special events, attend client meetings with the logistics manager, and help with research. Candidates should be able to commit to 25 hours a week during the internship and have completed three years of college with a major in advertising, public relations, marketing, or event planning/management. Candidates should have good oral and written communication skills, customer service skills, and organizational and research skills. Candidates should be good at multitasking and have experience with Word, Excel, and Access; maintain a professional appearance; and be able to attend at least 10 evening or weekend events. Web Site Development Intern
As an intern in this department, you’ll help develop and maintain museum Web sites, helping to write content for the volunteer page of The Children’s
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Museum’s Web site and collaborating with museum staff in designing Web content. Candidates should have strong technical skills and the ability to quickly learn new products and have excellent oral and written communication skills, strong organizational and planning skills, and excellent problem-solving, logic, analysis, and collaboration skills. Candidates should also have at least one year of experience with Web development technologies such as Dreamweaver, Paintshop Pro/Photoshop, Macromedia MX products (Flash, Director, Coldfusion), and HTML; and have database, graphic, design and HTML experience. Video editing/compression, animation, SQL, and XML experience is a plus.
Special Events Marketing As an intern in this department, you’ll help execute marketing projects for the events department as you help implement the marketing plan. Projects may include helping with direct mail pieces and research, working closely with the in-house caterer on effective marketing pieces, and attending some luncheons and evening events. Candidates should be able to commit to 25 hours a week during the internship and have completed three years of college with a major in advertising, public relations, marketing, or event planning/management. Candidates should have good oral and written communication skills, customer service skills, and organizational and research skills. Candidates should be good at multitasking and have experience with Word, Excel, and Access; maintain a professional appearance; and be able to attend at least four evening and/or weekend events.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship at The Children’s Museum, fill out an application form at http:// www.childrensmuseum.org/generalinfo/interns_ application.htm. Then mail, fax, or e-mail the form along with the following materials to the preceding address: a cover letter explaining why you are interested in interning at The Children’s Museum
of Indianapolis, a resume, and a college transcript (required if applying for the scholarship). For the exhibit graphic design internship, in addition to the preceding materials, you should submit one 8 ½ x 11 page with three or four examples of work (emphasizing creative text and image layout, use of color, and technical ability) with your resume or submit the materials electronically in PDF or JPEG format to the intern program manager.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR) MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Internship Program DAR Museum 1776 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-5392 (202) 879-3240 Fax: (202) 628-0820
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit can be arranged. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer session; August 15 for fall (priority given to those received by August 1); December 15 for spring. Educational Experience: Rising college seniors and graduate students interested in gaining experience in American history, decorative and fine arts, education, collections management, and public relations. Requirements: Organized and independent.
OVERVIEW One of the most prominent American decorative arts museums in the country, the DAR Museum
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showcases the furnishings and decorative arts of preindustrial America with permanent and changing exhibitions in two galleries. Home to one of the most historic decorative arts collections in the United States, the DAR Museum was established in 1890, the year the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded. The collection includes 30,000 decorative and fine arts objects made or used in America before the Industrial Revolution (circa 1830). The items are displayed in two galleries and 31 period rooms, which trace the development of home, business, and social life in early America and reveal how lifestyles have changed over 300 years. Interns generally work at least 20 hours a week, between three and four months. During your internship, you might help produce written materials, help with school tours and public programs, design new curricula for school programs, do research in preparation for exhibitions, and work on inventory, as well as cataloging objects in the museum’s collection, writing press releases, assembling press kits, and maintaining media contacts.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, download an application at http://www.dar.org/darnet/forms/CG-2004.pdf and mail or e-mail it (as a Word attachment) to the preceding address.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM National Council for Preservation Education 210 West Sibley Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-6701
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $12 an hour for 10 weeks, 40 hours a week. Application Deadlines: Mid-March for summer session (check Web site for exact dates). Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students in historic preservation programs and related disciplines, such as anthropology, archaeology, architectural history, architecture, ethnography, history, landscape architecture, museology, and planning. Requirements: Computer and word processing skills; willing to travel throughout the metro Washington D.C. area (MD, VA, WV, DC, and PA).
OVERVIEW If you’d much rather shore up than tear down, you might want to consider an internship with the Historic Preservation Internship Training Program, which offers interns the chance to undertake shortterm research and administrative projects with the National Park Service either during the summer or the school year. The Internship Training Program trains future historians, archeologists, architects, curators, planners, and archivists by fostering an awareness of the National Park Service cultural resource management activities and providing the opportunity to work under the direction of experienced professionals in the field of historic preservation. Operated jointly with the National Council for Preservation Education, the Internship Training Program places students in National Park Service cultural programs headquarters and field offices and in units of the park system with historic preservation and cultural resource management responsibilities. Here, you’ll learn about the national historic preservation programs operated in partnership with state historic preservation offices and National Park Service efforts to preserve and manage historic properties. Under the guidance of National Park Service professionals, you’ll senior historical architects and other preservation craftspersons in ongoing historic preservation projects throughout the National Park System. Duties may include field
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inspection, documentation, fabric investigation, and condition assessments on a variety of historic structures; preparation of Condition Assessment Reports; and monitoring ongoing preservation treatments. Applicants should be familiar with historic construction methodology, building-fabric investigation and analysis, and assessing building-fabric pathologies. Experience with field documentation, architectural drawing, and design skills are a bonus. A registered architect will supervise the position.
HOW TO APPLY You can download the application at http://www. cr.nps.gov/hps/TPS/Intern/summer2005.doc. Submit all application materials in duplicate and mail to the preceding address.
INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Museum Intern Search 211 South Columbus Boulevard & Walnut Street Penn’s Landing Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 925-5439 Fax: (215) 925-6713
[email protected] http://www.phillyseaport.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Working toward a B.A. in public relations, marketing, communications, museum studies, or a related field. Requirements: Organized, dependable, an eye for detail, strong writing and oral presentation skills, and a love of working with people in a professional, nonprofit environment.
OVERVIEW Independence Seaport Museum is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to collecting and exhibiting art, artifacts, and archival materials pertaining to the maritime history and traditions of the Delaware River, Bay and tributaries and to interpreting general themes related to civilization and the sea. International and national in scope but regional in emphasis, the museum is committed to enhancing an appreciation of the sea, exploring the impact of this history on commerce and culture that shaped this region, and helping people understand the continuing role of the waterways in contemporary life. The museum uses interns to help with marketing, development, and public relations functions. As an intern here, you’ll help maintain, update, and organize press clippings and advertising files; research media contacts; write and edit public relations material; help plan community events; help with development, membership, and group-sales mailings; and help with administrative duties.
HOW TO APPLY Mail or e-mail your resume and a cover letter to the preceding address; if e-mailing, put “museum intern search” in the subject line.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Japanese American National Museum Attn: Human Resources Re: Getty Internship (Specify Position) 369 East First Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 830-5673
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What You Can Earn: $3,500 for 10-week internship. Application Deadlines: Early May for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate and have completed at least one semester of college by the time the summer internship starts but will not graduate before December of the year of the internship; must be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County. Requirements: These internship opportunities are intended for members of groups underrepresented in the professions related to museums and the visual arts: individuals of African American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent; specific requirements are listed below in individual internship categories.
research and development-resource materials for the National Center’s exhibition Fighting for Democracy. This includes supporting the implementation of these resources and related materials that will become part of the National Center’s opening programs. These products will also be used to support the needs of teachers from a variety of educational institutions in Los Angeles and throughout the nation. The intern will receive training with a variety of staff and volunteer trainers. Sessions will introduce the intern to the history and work culture of the National Museum and to the history of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Interns should want to work in an educational institution; experience working in research is a plus. Candidates also should be familiar with MS Word and Excel and be interested in working in a nonprofit setting.
OVERVIEW The Japanese American National Museum is a new model for American museums dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through the exploration of diverse histories, arts, and cultures. The mission of the Japanese American National Museum is to promote an understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by preserving, interpreting, and sharing the experiences of Japanese Americans. The National Museum believes in the importance of remembering history to better guard against the prejudice that threatens liberty and equality in a democratic society. It strives as a world-class museum to provide a voice and a forum that enable all people to explore their own heritage and culture. The institution promotes continual exploration of the meaning and value of ethnicity through programs that preserve individual dignity, strengthen communities, and increase respect among all people nationally and internationally. Three types of internships are available from mid-June through late august: graphic designer/ production intern, curatorial intern and media arts/public program intern.
Curatorial Internship The curatorial intern for the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy will work with
Graphic Designer/Production Internship This intern will work closely with the art director, senior graphics designer, and production unit in developing and implementing printed materials primarily for exhibitions and public programs. Additional work will include developing printed materials for the annual courtyard kid’s festival. The intern also will receive hands-on training with a variety of museum staff and volunteers. Sessions will introduce the intern to the history and work culture of the National Museum as well as to the history of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Requirements: Fine arts, design, or architecture background; experience with Quark, Photoshop, and Illustrator; and an interest in learning about working in the arts.
Media Arts/Public Program Internship This intern will participate in the development of media elements for the National Museum’s public programs and will receive hands-on training in media-arts production with a variety of staff and volunteer trainers. Sessions will introduce the intern to the history and work culture of the National Museum and to the history of Americans of Japanese ancestry, as well as to the work of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.
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Candidates should have strong writing and organizational skills and familiarity with diverse community-based cultural institutions. Familiarity with MS Word and Excel and experience with media editing tools are pluses.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.janm.org. Complete the application and submit it, along with a cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference, to the preceding address. No phone calls.
LITERACY PARTNERS INC. INTERNSHIP Literacy Partners Inc. 30 E 33rd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 (212) 725-9200 Fax: (212) 725-0414
[email protected] http://www.literacypartners.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is possible. Application Deadlines: July 30. Educational Experience: High school or college student. Requirements: Self-starter and independent worker; mature and dedicated; highly organized and detail oriented; great presentation skills.
OVERVIEW Literacy Partners Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides free community-based adult and family literacy programs to ensure that all adults have access to quality education needed to realize their potential as individuals, parents, and citizens. About 90 million Americans lack adequate literacy skills, and 36 percent of all New York City adults can’t read beyond the fifth-grade level.
This nonprofit organization tries to teach adults to read, write, and do mathematics in tutorial and family-literacy programs staffed by volunteers and professionals. For 30 years, the organization has been teaching thousands of New York City adults, in free classes, the basic literacy skills essential to a full life as individuals, parents, and citizens. As an intern here, you’ll be responsible for participating as a member of the Tech Team to maintain technology and information systems. You’ll help maintain the hardware and software, both on site and off site; help assess staff knowledge and skills related to hardware and software and teach (when appropriate); help maintain computer inventory; troubleshoot and repair hardware and software, when possible; enter PC support forms into an Access database; update directory listings; conduct research for competitive bidding; and handle some clerical duties (copying, labeling, filing, and so on.) Candidates should have excellent oral communication skills; expertise in MS Windows 2000, MS Office 2000/XP, (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and Financial Edge a plus); fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Visio; and a positive and team-oriented attitude.
HOW TO APPLY For the information-systems internship, send a resume and cover letter to literacypartnersTECH@ gmail.com. No phone calls.
NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Summer Internship Program Coordinator of Student Programs PO Box 37012 National Air and Space Museum Educational Services, Unit P-700, MRC 305 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
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What You Can Earn: $4500 stipend for full-time interns. Application Deadlines: February 15 for the summer session. Educational Experience: Undergrad or grad students in all fields of study with a strong academic record. Requirements: A commitment of 10 weeks during the summer.
OVERVIEW Since the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened in 1976, millions of people have visited the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. The museum is not just a tourist destination but is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. The museum is concerned with educational outreach and maintains a popular Web site that reaches millions of people all over the world. If you’re interested in aviation and history, you might enjoy this internship, where you’ll work directly with museum staff conducting research, designing and building exhibits, preserving or restoring artifacts, or developing educational materials. Interns have a firsthand opportunity to learn about the historic artifacts and archival materials housed in the museum and to study the scientific and technological advances they represent. Each year, positions are available in a variety of museum departments such as aircraft restoration, aviation or space history, planetary science, collections management, exhibit design, public relations, and education. When you’re accepted for an internship, the museum tries to match your academic interests, abilities, and career goals with related projects. As an intern, you might find yourself helping geologists collect information on Mars in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies or write press releases for the public affairs department. Or you might help create science activities for family programs or conduct detailed research into the history of
new collections and integrate the information into the museum’s records. Full-time interns work 40 hours a week from about the first week in June until the second week in August; most interns work in the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but others work in nearby Suitland, Maryland, at the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility, which is accessible by shuttle bus from the museum.
HOW TO APPLY Applications materials are posted online each fall; the museum accepts applications for summer internships from January 15 through February 15 during the calendar year of the internship. You will be notified of the status of your application no later than April 1. To apply, submit an application package including a completed application form, official transcripts from all of your universities, two letters of academic recommendation, and a double-spaced typed letter of between 500 and 1,000 words indicating the type of internship you’re interested in and explaining how an internship will contribute to your education and career goals.
NATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHIVES INTERNSHIP National Anthropological Archives Smithsonian Museum Support Center 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746 (301) 238-3514 Fax: (301) 238-2883
[email protected] http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/volunteering.htm
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Graduate and undergraduate students interested in exploring a career in archives or the history of anthropology. Requirements: A commitment of at least 10 hours a week.
OVERVIEW The National Anthropological Archives collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world’s cultures. The collections represent the four fields of anthropology (ethnology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology) and include manuscripts, field notes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film, and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other scholars. The collections include the Smithsonian’s earliest attempts to document North American Indian cultures (begun in 1846); nearly 650,000 ethnological and archaeological photographs (including some of the earliest images of indigenous people worldwide); 20,000 works of native art (mainly North American, Asian, and Oceanic); 2,500 audio recordings; and more than 8 million feet of original film and video materials. The Smithsonian’s broad collection policy and support of anthropological research for more than 150 years have made the NAA a great resource for scholars interested in the cultures of North America, Latin America, Oceania, Africa, Asia, and Europe. To complete this work, the NAA needs interns to help staff with cataloging, preservation, and reference. Internships are available year round and vary in length; projects are carried out under the direct supervision of a professional archivist or anthropologist and vary depending on the background and experience of the student. Typically, you’ll be involved in cataloging, preparing collections for use by researchers, digitizing collections, helping researchers in the reading room, or answering reference inquiries.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in this internship, you can download an application at: http://www.nmnh. si.edu/naa/intern_application.pdf. Mail the completed form along with two references (or provide the requested information in an e-mail message) and send it to the preceding address. A follow-up interview is required, but if you can’t visit in person, you can make special arrangements for a telephone interview. If you’ll be obtaining course credit for your internship, you should specify any paperwork NAA might be required to complete.
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator National Building Museum 401 F Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 272-2448 ext. 3300 Fax: 202 376-3564
[email protected] http://www.nbm.org/Support/intern.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; academic credit may be given, along with complimentary museum membership (includes subscription to Blueprints quarterly journal, invitations to exhibition openings, a discount in the museum shop, and reduced fees for programming), weekly enrichment programs. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer (June through August). Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students. No specific credentials or work experience is required. Requirements: A strong interest in the subject areas covered by the National Building Museum’s mission and in museum work in general.
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OVERVIEW The National Building Museum, created by an act of Congress in 1980, is America’s premier institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. A relatively young institution, the museum strives to give interns meaningful, handson activities that lead to tangible results. You can apply any time of year, and schedules can be flexibly arranged depending on the museum’s needs and your schedule. During the summer, you can learn about museum operations during a weekly enrichment program including behind-thescenes visits to other cultural institutions in Washington, D.C. There are a variety of places in which to work, as the following descriptions show:
Collections Here you’ll help with the organization and documentation of the museum’s staff library, which contains about 40,000 photographic images, 68,000 architectural prints and drawings, 100 linear feet of documents, and 2,100 objects documenting America’s built environment.
Development In this department, you’ll help with fund-raising efforts (researching prospective donors using the Internet and other sources), help prepare grant proposals, draft membership appeal letters, assist during fund-raising events, and perform administrative tasks as necessary.
Education Interns in this department help with the youth and family programs, tours of the museum, outreach programs, and adult programs.
Exhibitions Interns here work with curators to research, plan, design, and construct permanent and short-term exhibitions.
Marketing and Communications In this department, you’ll write press releases, help with marketing and audience development strate-
gies, help write articles for the quarterly magazine Blueprints, and other publications such as exhibition brochures and marketing pamphlets.
HOW TO APPLY Download the application at http://www.nbm.org/ Support/Intern_Registration_Form.pdf. Mail or fax the completed application, along with a recent writing sample (at least two pages), an interview in person or over the phone, two letters of recommendation from professors, and your most recent official academic transcript to the preceding address.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY INTERNSHIP National Museum of American History, Intern Manager 12th St. and Constitution Ave., NW National Museum of American History, Behring Center Washington, D.. 20560
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but stipends are available for a limited number of minority internships through the Smithsonian’s Office of Fellowships. Application Deadlines: November 1 for spring session (January to May); February 15 for summer session (June through August); July 15 for fall session (September through December). Educational Experience: Must be at least 16 and have completed at least two years of high school; most interns are college undergrads or grad students, but student status isn’t required. The museum welcomes diversity in age, occupation, nationality, and background. Requirements: Ability to work at least 20 hours per week for eight weeks.
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OVERVIEW The National Museum of American History is all about history yet so much more! You don’t have to be a student of history or American studies to take advantage of an internship here. If you explore the museum’s Web site, you’ll notice that the institution includes a wide range of disciplines, including graphic design, medicine, conservation, physical sciences, and music, in addition to history, archeology, and anthropology. The internship program allows a diverse group of people with many different interests, strengths, and goals to work with and learn from professionals and scholars in related areas. Interns of various backgrounds have an incredible opportunity to study a variety of fields, from public relations to exhibition research to project design. Learning from knowledgeable mentors in the dynamic atmosphere of the museum and Washington, D.C., area, interns enjoy an intensive experience as multifaceted as the museum itself. Some interns choose to devote up to 40 hours a week or stay for longer periods of time (from three months to a year). Your choices may depend on whether there’s an appropriate project that coincides with what you want to learn and whether the staff is available to work with you. When choosing an area in which to work, don’t overlook important museum-support positions such as administration, information technology, the library, and the archives. And don’t forget that there are many opportunities to work with children of all ages in the museum’s public programs.
HOW TO APPLY First, download the application at http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/dynamic/downloads/interns/c_ link_9_352.pdf. You can fill out the form online and then print it or print it and fill it out by hand. Write an essay of between 500 and 1,000 words discussing why you’re seeking an internship and how it relates to your academic or professional development and goals. Indicate the types of areas of work you’d like to participate in, and explain why the Smithsonian staff or facilities are suited to your needs.
Submit five complete copies of the application, along with five copies of your resume and the essay, five copies of your unofficial college transcript, and letters of recommendation (five copies of each) to the preceding address. After applying, e-mail the intern manager to confirm receipt of application, but remember that the application process takes several months to complete. Staff will interview selected candidates by phone or e-mail.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN INTERNSHIP Internship Program Cultural Resources Center National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution 4220 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746 (301) 238-1541 Fax: (301) 238-3200
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Housing and stipends may be provided to Native and non-Native students on a limited basis; preference will be given to indigenous students currently enrolled in an academic program. Application Deadlines: Early October for winter session (January to March); mid-November for spring session (March through May); early February for summer (June to August); early July for fall (September through December); check Web site for exact deadlines. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in a university program, as well as individuals who have completed studies in the past six months.
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Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent is generally expected (with withdrawals and incompletes explained); a minimum of 20 hours per week is required for those not receiving a stipend. Students receiving internship stipends must work full-time (40 hours per week).
OVERVIEW Opened on the National Mall in 2004, the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., is a major exhibition space for Indian art and material culture as well as a center for educational activities, ceremonies, and performances. Internship opportunities are available in any of the four internship sessions throughout the year, lasting about 10 weeks each. You can choose to work in Administration; Collections; Exhibitions and Public Spaces; External Affairs and Development (which includes development, public affairs, membership, special events, and product licensing); Facilities Planning; Graphic Design; Information Technology; Public Programs; and Visitor Services. For example, an intern working in visitor services might help maintain a welcoming environment in and around the museum, directing line queues, distributing and collecting timed-entry passes, providing visitor orientation, and providing information that reflects Native perspectives and sensitivities. This internship is ideal for students interested in museum or visitor studies. Interns in public affairs, for example, might help work with news bureau staff to update media databases, pitch media stories, distribute press releases, monitor news coverage, and assemble clipping reports. You might write follow-up correspondence for both media and general public requests and help with photo needs, including shooting, selecting, captioning, and distributing images. This internship is ideal for students majoring in journalism, public affairs, public relations, or development. If working outdoors is more your interest, you could work with museum horticulturists, helping to cultivate plants and maintain an ecologically
balanced habitat. You might help plant and harvest crops and plants used in the museum’s education program; students interested in working in a Native landscape are encouraged to apply. As you can see, the internship program here is designed to give you an educational opportunity through guided work/research experiences using the resources of the National Museum of the American Indian and other Smithsonian offices. Intern projects vary by department, but most projects will give you museum practice and program development experience; some projects may be more research oriented.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://americanindian. si.edu/collaboration/fi les/internship_app_2005. pdf. Submit one original and five copies of your application via U.S. mail or overnight delivery service (faxes will not be accepted), along with your resume and transcripts to the preceding address. Include an essay explaining what your interest is in the museum field, what you hope to accomplish through an internship, and how it would relate to your development, as well as what in particular about the NMAI interests you and has prompted you to apply.
PORTLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Portland Children’s Museum 4015 SW Canyon Road Portland, OR 97221 (503) 223-6500
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but college credit is possible.
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Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Not specified. Requirements: Interest in working with and for children; good interpersonal skills; an enthusiasm for the mission of the museum; able to give a minimum 12-week time commitment, with 12 to 20 hours worked a week; background check required.
of the program including communicating with families and community organizations, maintaining databases, and coordinating mailings. You’ll also represent the museum at community events, and you’ll collaborate with the Program Developer to research, design and implement evaluation instruments.
Development I (Winter/Early Spring) Founded in 1949, the nonprofit Portland Children’s Museum is a hands-on museum for children 10 years old and younger. The museum’s mission is to inspire imagination, creativity, and the wonder of learning in children and adults. The museum features changing exhibits, arts-based programs, and a public school. A number of internships are available in different museum departments, including accounting, community partnership, development I, development II, exhibits, governance law, marketing/public relations, programs, studios, and textiles.
As an intern in this department, you’ll work directly with the event coordinator and the Development Department to help with the annual fund-raiser award dinner and benefit. You’ll help maintain and update the database with event attendees and prospects, compile table sales reports and other various reports as needed, help with mailings of invites and thank you letters, filing, e-mail correspondence, and helping with in-kind donations. Other projects may involve coordination of member-and-donoronly events, brainstorming for new campaigns and promotions, contributing to the museum newsletter, and communicating with current members or donors.
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As an intern here, you’ll work with the accounting manager and director of finance to support the museum’s financial objectives. You’ll complete various accounting and bookkeeping tasks, work with multiple funds and departments, and help design and create various financial statement presentations.
In this internship, you’ll work with the development department on grant-related activities, including researching, writing proposals, reporting, and scheduling; researching public and private local, regional, and national funding sources; tracking progress of proposals for funding sources, and preparing progress summaries; helping with record-keeping, including donor and pledge tracking; acknowledging gifts; handling special mailings; coordinating promotional material for donor solicitations; and preparing the museum’s list of gifts monthly report. Other projects may involve coordination of member- and donor-only events, brainstorming for new campaigns and promotions, contributing to the museum newsletter, and communicating with current members or donors.
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Community Partnerships The purpose of this program is to increase access and improve the quality of visits for all families. The museum’s community partners (agencies and schools serving families with limited access) connect families with the museum’s exhibit and program offerings. By working with more than 200 organizations in Oregon and Washington, the museum serves more than 15,000 people annually. As an intern here, you’ll help the program developer and membership coordinator increase access for all children. You’ll administer all aspects
Exhibits As an intern here, you’ll help the exhibit developer and fabricator maintain, improve, and renovate
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existing props, lighting, and signs, as well as fabricate new exhibit components and props. You’ll be responsible for maintaining the highest safety standards at the museum, and you’ll be expected to document your experience through words, drawings and photographs. You’ll submit your final portfolio to the museum archives.
The Garage As an intern here, you’ll help the studio coordinator with ongoing planning, implementation, maintenance, documentation, and evaluation of the Garage environment and experience. You’ll help make sure the creative space is physically and emotionally safe for young children and encourage open-ended exploration in positive and supportive ways. Internships are customized to meet your needs and interests, and you’ll be expected to document your work through words, drawings, and photographs. You’ll then submit your portfolio for the Museum archives.
Governance Law As a governance intern in this area, you’ll work with the human resources specialist and the governance committee reviewing museum governance documents, researching best practices, and presenting recommendations based on findings. You might help review current bylaws, Articles of Incorporation and board policies; research and make recommendations for revision based on findings; research and draft the charter for the Leadership Council; and incorporate the Leadership Council into the Children’s Museum’s bylaws.
Marketing/Public Relations As a marketing/public relations intern, you’ll support the public relations department by preparing press releases and other written materials, fielding and responding to requests for information, contributing to the membership newsletter, updating the Web site, handling office tasks, and helping plan and execute special events. Special study opportunities focusing on Web design, market
research, or individually designed original programs are possible.
Programs As an intern here, you’ll help provide administrative support with daily operations of exhibits and programs department, gaining nonprofit management experience in a dynamic environment. At the end of the internship, your supervisor will provide a written evaluation and, if requested, a letter of recommendation. You must be registered for academic credit from a college or university for this internship.
Studios The Children’s Museum operates two year-round studios for all ages (the Clay Studio and Wonder Corner) and one studio for children age 6 and up (the Garage). These studios are free with admission and provide families with opportunities to explore a variety of art media. Activities are facilitated by studio guides, who encourage play and learning through inquiry, demonstration, and interaction with families. As a studio intern, you’ll help the studio coordinator with ongoing program preparation, implementation, maintenance, documentation, and evaluation. You’ll ensure the environment is physically and emotionally safe for young children and encourage creative exploration in positive, open-ended ways.
Textile Internship As a textile intern, you’ll help design and construct costumes and backdrops and oversee fabric inventory and the sewing room. You’ll also help solicit donations for equipment and supplies. Additional projects may include designing and building soft sculptures, managing textile projects, and reorganizing the sewing room. You’ll then document your internship through words, completed textile projects and photographs, and submit your final portfolio to the museum archives.
HOW TO APPLY E-mail your resume and a letter of interest in a specific internship opportunity to the preced-
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ing address. The applicant will be contacted if he/she is eligible and if a position is currently available.
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART—EDUCATION INTERNSHIP San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
What You Can Earn: The museum offers both paid ($3500) and unpaid internships; you also can earn college credit. Application Deadlines: Unpaid internships are rolling; paid summer internship deadline is March 2. Educational Experience: Upper-level undergrad or grad students studying education, art history, studio art, art education, or museum education. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The San Diego Museum of Art has been the region’s primary resource for exhibitions and collections of fine art for more than 75 years. Located in the heart of Balboa Park, the galleries offer opportunities for learning, introspection, and connection with cultures from around the world. Education department internships are designed to provide students with opportunities to apply classroom skills in a real-world environment while critically thinking about how the museum functions as a contemporary educational tool.
Unpaid Internships Unpaid internship positions are available at various times throughout the year in hands-on classroom instruction, curriculum development, art history research and application, exhibition and program evaluation, and special event planning, promotion, and production.
Paid Summer Internship The San Diego Museum of Art’s education department offers a 10-week paid summer internship position designed to provide practical experience in a museum setting. The summer intern will work in the education department for about 40 hours a week. The internship is designed to encourage the intern to critically think about how a museum serves as a contemporary educational tool and how patrons of all ages can learn from their experiences in museum galleries and programs. Meetings with department heads, administrators, curators, and staff are arranged to provide a complete overview of museum operations. During this internship, from early June to midAugust, you’ll work in the museum’s studios and galleries with a third grade inner-city elementary class, help in summer art camps, participate as an instructor in SDMA’s quarterly Family Festival, research SDMA’s permanent collection, and develop lesson plans, gallery tours, and studiobased projects. Interns will also spend time examining various developments in art education relating to standards-based curriculum in California and around the country. Funds for the summer internship position are provided by the Carolyn Wolf Educational Internship Program.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, visit: http://www.sdmart.org/educationintern-form.html and submit the online application, which requires you to include one academic reference and one professional or personal reference. To apply for the paid summer internship, e-mail your resume to
[email protected].
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SAN DIEGO ZOO’S WILD ANIMAL PARK SUMMER CAMP TEEN INTERNSHIP San Diego Zoo PO Box 120551 San Diego, CA 92112-0551
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Positions are usually posted on the employment opportunities page (http://zoocf.console.net/jobs/jobSearch.cfm) about March of each year. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Aged 16 to 19 and available to work during the hours listed as follows.
OVERVIEW Can you imagine spending your summer interning at a Wild Animal Park? As a summer camp intern, you’ll work in one of two versions of the internship: Safari Sleepover or Summer Camp. Safari Sleepover student interns work weekends as part of the zoo’s overnight camp program. Summer Camp interns work Monday through Friday as part of a teaching team for campers ages five to 12. These positions do not involve any animal contact or animal care, but you’ll see firsthand the inner workings of the park while helping the zoo teachers with summer classes. In addition, you’ll get great experience to add to a job or college application, plus have a terrific time visiting off-exhibit areas and seeing exotic animals closer than you ever thought possible!
HOW TO APPLY You can request application by visiting this Web site: http://zoocf.console.net/mailform/contact. cfm?ID=5. The application can be submitted at the preceding address.
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM INTERNSHIP School & Docent Programs Coordinator 207 Front Street New York, NY 10038 (212) 748-8600 Fax: (212) 748-8610
[email protected] http://www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 31. Educational Experience: Undergrad or grad students; high school students fulfilling community service requirements are welcome, space and supervision permitting. Requirements: Strong interpersonal skills, computer skills, and organizational skills. Experience working with children is strongly preferred. Interest in museum or education fields is helpful.
OVERVIEW The mission of the South Street Seaport Museum is to preserve and interpret New York City’s history as a great world port through exhibitions, publications, and an extensive and diverse array of educational and social-service programs. The museum’s programs range from on-site, one hour-and-a-half interactive tours in the galleries to multiweek in-school residencies; from educational sails aboard the museum schooners to free month-long summer camps. College and post-graduate internships during the academic year are offered (without stipends) in many areas of the museum. In the internship in the museum’s education department, you’ll work from June to August from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You’ll work with the museum’s education staff to tell the dramatic story of New York’s historic seaport through educational programs for families, children, and museum visitors. This position will be required to teach programs to visiting youth
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groups on board the ships, to help with daily administrative duties in the education department, and to work on an extended focus project within the museum to be designed by the intern and his or her supervisor.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for this internship, fax or e-mail your resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
TEACH FOR AMERICA NATIONAL INTERNSHIP Director of Operational Support, Teach for America 315 W. 9th Street, Suite 950 Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 489-9272, ext. 120 Fax: (213) 489-9383 http://www.teachforamerica.org
What You Can Earn: Development internships pay $15 to $17 per hour; program internships are unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: See specific internship qualifications below. Requirements: See specific internship qualifications below.
OVERVIEW Teach For America is building the movement to address the achievement gap that exists between children growing up in low-income and highincome areas by rallying the nation’s most promising future leaders to commit two years to teaching in urban and rural public schools. Since 1990, Teach For America has grown into a $38 million organization with more than 300 full-time staff members
and 3,000 corps members teaching in 22 urban and rural regions across the country. The 9,000 alumni are starting schools and nonprofit organizations, advising lawmakers on policy and social issues, providing healthcare and public health education in low-income communities, and marshalling the resources of major corporations and law firms to effect social change. Recognized for its measurable results and strong operating principles, Teach For America has served as a model for other nonprofits and has been the subject of documentaries on PBS and CNN.
Development Internship This internship is a part-time, temporary position requiring between 10 and 20 hours of work a week to provide support to the national development team on special projects and initiatives. This internship is ideal for someone interested in working within a successful national nonprofit organization and on a team that has led Teach For America’s efforts to increase revenues by more than 300 percent within the last four years. The development intern will gather, catalog, and collect information necessary for grant reports and update proposals and supplementary materials. The intern also will do office work (such as copying, filing, and mailing), update the funder database, conduct research on the giving history of individuals and organizations, and work with Teach For America’s regionally based teams to help them conduct funding research. Candidates for this internship should be organized, detail-oriented graduate students with excellent oral communication skills interested in performing a critical role while learning in a fastpaced environment. The intern should be a highly responsive, professional, motivated self-starter, conscientious and able to manage multiple projects concurrently and independently. The ideal candidate will be comfortable learning to use new software applications.
Program Intern—Los Angeles Program interns in Los Angeles may help work on special research projects related to teacher
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testing, credentialing, and placement; maintain filing systems; update database information; help with phone calls and paperwork; and help with school mailings and event planning. Interns also will help program directors prepare for meetings and retreats, attend classroom visits, coordinate and track resources, and help with general office duties (such as phones, mail, and data entry). Interns should have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build relationships with a broad range of constituents. This position requires strategic thinking and constant learning, as well as the ability to prioritize and organize different initiatives and to learn from results. Strong writing skills, attention to detail, and a passion for nonprofit work are key qualifications. Candidates should be invested in Teach For America’s vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Interns should plan on working in the office each day, although some flexibility is possible.
HOW TO APPLY Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
UNIVERSITY OF THE MIDDLE EAST PROJECT INTERNSHIP University of the Middle East Internship Program 66 Church Street Cambridge, MA (617) 876-6261 http://www.ume.org
What You Can Earn: $500 to $1000 for approximately eight weeks. Application Deadlines: End of May.
Educational Experience: Boston-based graduate students with concentrations in conflict resolution, the Middle East, or education are preferred. Arabic, Hebrew, or French language skills are a plus. Requirements: Interns must have an interest in the Middle East.
OVERVIEW The University of the Middle East Project (UME) is an independent nonprofit and nongovernmental organization whose objective is to provide opportunities for higher education for all the people and communities of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). UME’s ultimate goal is to create a system of interconnected academic centers throughout the MENA region. Since its founding in 1997, UME has been operating advanced academic institutes in the United States, Spain, and Morocco. To date, UME has offered 12 institutes and has more than 230 alumni. During 2004, institutes included: the Teacher Education Institute in Boston, the Institute in Sustainable Development in Spain, the Education Leadership Institute in Spain, and an alumni reunion for former participants of the Teacher Education Institutes. The long-term vision of the Center for Higher Education in the Middle East Inc. is the creation of a system of linked university campuses throughout the Middle East and North Africa, which will provide a permanent network of interconnected academic centers that foster free thought, education, and coexistence for all communities in the region. During its seven years of existence, the University of the Middle East Project has implemented programs in the fields of teacher education, sustainable development, and governance in Boston, Casablanca, and Toledo (Spain). Program participants are from 12 nations in the Middle East and North Africa who engage in an intensive onemonth educational experience. UME programs are designed to enhance academic and practical skills, as well as to promote open communication and mutual respect and understanding. Interns for this summer program will work closely with the UME program director to implement a pro-
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gram focusing on teacher education for secondaryschool teachers from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia. The intern’s duties will include program administration, conflict prevention/resolution, logistical support, event planning, and research. Interns here assume a lot of responsibility and can have a profound effect on the organization and its activities.
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HOW TO APPLY To apply, contact the internship coordinator at the preceding address.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INTERNSHIP Office of the Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 7E230 Washington, DC 20202 202-401-5344
[email protected] http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/job/intern/ index.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must be enrolled full time in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university or other accredited educational institution. Requirements: Must be at least 16.
OVERVIEW The U.S. Department of Education provides educationally related work assignments for student interns as a way of acquainting you with the department’s mission and helping you figure out your future career plans. Internships are available in specific offices and programs as well as types of work. Some examples of types of work include:
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You can find links to the application, the student volunteer service agreement, and the recommendation form at http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/ job/intern/index.html. To apply, send to the above address the completed application form, service agreement, recommendation form, a resume, and a cover letter describing your interests, including an explanation of what you might want to do in the Department of Education. This need not be a job in a specific education topic or area but one in management, finance, public affairs, technology services, policy analysis, evaluation, project or program management, external affairs, legislation and many others. The letter should also include approximate dates that you will be available for internship. You also should include a signed volunteer agreement. A writing sample also would be helpful. Once your materials have been submitted, someone from the department will contact you by telephone or e-mail as a follow up for a placement.
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Office of Volunteer and Intern Services United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
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Washington, DC 20024-2126 (202) 479-9738 http://www.ushmm.org/museum/volunteer_intern
What You Can Earn: Most are unpaid; only a few paid internships are available, and they are highly competitive. Application Deadlines: June 15 for fall session; October 15 for spring session; March 15 for summer session. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Knowledge of German, Russian, Greek, Yiddish, or Eastern European languages necessary for some internships.
OVERVIEW The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is dedicated to presenting the history of the persecution and murder of 6 million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi tyranny from 1933 to 1945. The museum’s mission is to inform Americans about this tragedy, to commemorate those who suffered, and to inspire visitors to contemplate the moral implications of their civic responsibilities. Many individuals must work together to accomplish this mission, including a dedicated team of capable interns. As an intern with this museum, you’ll be able to learn about the Holocaust and about museum operations, either during a half-time or full-time semester internship. Included are hands-on projects and opportunities to work with Holocaust scholars and museum professionals to learn about their roles, responsibilities, and backgrounds. In the past, interns in the archives division have translated original documents into finders’ aids for future scholars and have translated personal correspondence. Photo archives interns have organized specific photographs into collections for public and scholarly access. Interns in the Collections Division maintain new or borrowed artifacts for future generations learning about the Holocaust, while those in the Exhibitions Division plan and install special exhibitions. Academic Publications interns work on editing
materials submitted for the Journal of Holocaust and Genocide Studies as well as books and monographs that the Museum publishes, while Outreach Technology interns work on design and maintenance of the museum’s Web site. These are just a few of the many positions available at the museum for internships.
HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates can apply online at: http:// www.ushmm.org/museum/volunteer_intern/ intern/online_form/application.php. In addition to the completed application form, you must submit a resume, your most recent certified academic transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a brief personal statement in addition to a cover letter. Candidates whose skills and talents meet the requirements for available positions will be contacted for a telephone interview.
THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIC SEMINARS The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars 2301 M Street, NW 5th Floor Washington, DC 20037 (202) 336-7600; (800) 486-8921 Fax: (202) 336-7609
[email protected] http://www.twc.edu
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; college credit is given, and the program’s tuition is similar to a college semester (around $4,000). Application Deadlines: There are a variety of deadlines (security deadlines, competitive dead-
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lines, regular deadlines) for spring, summer, fall, and winter quarters, which vary year to year. Visit http://www.twc.edu/students/deadlines.html to check specific deadlines. Educational Experience: Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university as a graduate student or a second-semester sophomore or above during the term of your internship; must maintain a GPA of at least 2.75; if your GPA is below 2.75, you need a third recommendation letter. Higher GPAs (minimum 3.0) may be required for federal agencies such as the U.S. Departments of Justice and State, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Cable News Network (CNN). Requirements: Must receive academic credit from your college or university for your participation in the internship program. The Washington Center does not grant academic credit.
OVERVIEW For the past 30 years, the nonprofit Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars has provided challenging internships for selected students in Washington, D.C., a world capital rich in intellectual and cultural diversity that offers students an incredible range of internship opportunities. The nation’s capital is home to thousands of corporations and businesses; embassies; volunteer organizations; interest groups; cultural and scientific organizations; law and lobbying firms; trade associations; and major media headquarters (not to mention the White House, the federal government, and congressional offices). Students accepted by The Washington Center are assigned according to their interests to an internship program in one of these locations, guided by professional program advisors who counsel, place, supervise, and help evaluate students, as well as organize activities during the times when students are not at their internships. Because of the wide variety of public, private, and nonprofit organizations located in Washington, D.C., The Washington Center can successfully place students from any academic major. Interested officials at possible placement sites contact
students by phone to talk about the organization and the projects to which you would be assigned. The student then chooses the placement he or she wants. Interns become involved in a wide variety of projects, such as helping to write business plans for arts organizations; studying legislative proposals for tax incentives for renewable energy producers; supporting a health clinic director in a low-income neighborhood; planning a conference for an international food group; devising marketing strategies for professional sports teams; producing television broadcasts for Spanish-language stations; reviewing budget requests from federal agencies; and monitoring Congressional committees or creating databases for engineering firms.
The Main Program This internship places students in many different areas, including health and human services, science and mathematics, the arts, and public administration. Students in the Main Program are assigned a program advisor and, like all Washington Center interns, take a class (one of 25 to 35 offered each semester). Placements for students in the Main Program have varied widely but have included the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Institutes of Health, District of Columbia Department of Health, Arena Stage, among hundreds of others. Internships last four or four and a half days a week.
Americas Leaders Program This program gives students exposure to international trade agreements, multilateral organizations, cross-cultural communication, business relations and cooperation amongst nations, and international laws and regulations. Internships have been arranged at the Council of the Americas; Embassy of Canada; Embassy of Mexico; Hispanic Council on International Relations; General Electric; Business Administration; U.S.-Brazil Business Council; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; U.S. Trade Representative; and The World Bank, among many others. Internships in this program are four days a week. In addition, students in this program take courses related to international business and trade.
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Banking and Finance Program In this internship, students interested in banking and financial literacy learn how to become successful financial experts and leaders. Internships include Bank of America; Capital Partners; GE Capital; International Financial Corporation; International Monetary Fund; Legg Mason; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; Prudential Investments; Riggs Bank; and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Internships in this program are four and a half days a week.
Business and Information Technology Program This internship program prepares students for careers in finance, economics, accounting, human resource management, business administration, and information technology. Placements have included the U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Small Business Administration; U.S. Department of the Treasury; National Association of Manufacturers; Merrill Lynch; and Business Software Alliance and the Business/Industry Political Action Committee, among many others.
Congressional Leadership Program In this internship, students intern with members of Congress, congressional committees, political party organizations, and interest groups. Students have the opportunity to work on a variety of issues, such as national defense, homeland security, environmental protection, tax policy, social security, healthcare, and the Middle East peace process. In this program, students meet policymakers and other influential figures as part of additional programming.
tection Agency, and the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Internships are four and a half days a week, and students are required to take a course on environmental policy. Some placements require a minimum 3.0 GPA; this program is not available to students whose schools run on a quarter basis.
International Affairs Program This internship prepares students for careers in international affairs, specializing in human rights, national security, international trade, global women’s rights, refugees, and conflict resolution. Placement sites have included the U.S. Department of State, Amnesty International, National Defense University, Embassy of Paraguay, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the United Nations Association, among many others. Internships are four and a half days a week. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended for students who want a summer internship in this area.
Law and Criminal Justice Program This program prepares students for careers in law, civil litigation, law enforcement, administration of justice, criminal defense and prosecution, and environmental law. The program introduces students to basic legal writing and research and provides training in public speaking. Placement sites have included the U.S. Department of Justice, Interpol, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons, D.C. Office of the Public Defender, and various private law firms, among many others. Internships are four and a half days a week
Mass Communications Program Environment and Energy Program If you’re interested in a career in the environmental field, this internship is for you. Participants learn about policy issues such as nuclear-waste disposal, pesticide management, and energy-resource development. Students in this program have interned with the National Wildlife Association, Friends of the Earth, Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Health Center, Senate Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Pro-
If you’re interested in journalism and communication, this program prepares you for careers in print and broadcast journalism, production, advertising, public relations, photography, electronic communication, and graphic design. Placement sites have included the White House Media Affairs Office; congressional press offices, USA Today; CNN; America’s Most Wanted; Tribune Broadcasting; C-SPAN; CBS News; National Press Club; The Washington Times; Tribune Broadcasting; Talk News Radio; BET; Uni-
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vision; and many more. Internships are four and a half days a week. Applicants for the summer term should use the competitive deadline.
NAFTA Leaders Program This program is open to students from the United States, Mexico, and Canada who want to understand and facilitate the opportunities of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Students have regular meetings with leading international policymakers to discuss issues related to North American trade integration. Internships have been obtained at the embassies of Canada and Mexico, the World Bank, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Inter-American Development Bank, Canadian Business Council, office of The U.S. Trade Representative, NAFTA Secretariat, and many more agencies and organizations. Internships are four days a week. Candidates should have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and attend a university on the trimester system.
Nonprofit Leaders Program This internship provides firsthand professional experience with the nonprofit sector, including trade associations and advocacy and social-action organizations. Interns also take part in a service project and learn how they can market themselves successfully to nonprofit organizations. Internship sites have included Amnesty International; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Oxfam America; Human Rights Campaign; Global Health Council; Share our Strength; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Points of Light Foundation; Physicians for Social Responsibility; and National Mental Health Association.
HOUSING The Washington Center guarantees its interns excellent, upscale housing in apartment buildings in Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C, and suburban Maryland in well-lit, high-traffic neighborhoods that provide security and comfortable surroundings.
HOW TO APPLY To apply online (which is preferred), visit this Web site to begin the process: http://www.twc.edu/students/online-application.html. The application is available for download as a printable pdf at http://www.twc.edu/students/ PDF/2005application.pdf. You are welcome to print the document, fill in your responses to questions, and mail the completed packet to the enrollment services office at the preceding address. Your essays and your resume are important components of your application. The issues essay is a 750-word statement in which you discuss two topics that involve the field in which you hope to work. You should provide your personal views on at least one of these topics. This is not a research paper but rather an opportunity for you to demonstrate that you have a serious interest and some background knowledge about issues in the field in which you wish to work. In your 100-word internship-request statement, you should describe the types of activities in which you’d like to be involved during your internship and how these activities relate to your career goals. Your resume should clearly outline your educational, volunteer, leadership, and work experience to date.
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ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP Academy Foundation—Internships 5220 Lankershim Boulevard North Hollywood, CA 91601-3109 (818)754-2830 http://www.emmys.tv/foundation/education.php
What You Can Earn: Interns are paid a $4,000 stipend in three installments over the summer. Interns will be responsible for their own housing, transportation, and living expenses. Interns must have a car for transportation in Los Angeles. In most cases, it is not possible to rent a car without incurring a surcharge if you are under the age of 25. In all cases, a major credit card is required for rental. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internship (selections are made in April); most internships start in late June or early July and end eight weeks after the start date. The music category usually starts in August. Educational Experience: Full-time undergraduate or graduate college students with appropriate experience (see intern categories for experience requirements). Requirements: Students who have completed college or graduate school prior to January 1, 2003 are not eligible. Non-U.S. citizens must submit an INS work authorization permit or CPT letter with application materials to be considered for an ATAS Foundation internship.
OVERVIEW If the TV industry seems like a good career move to you, you may want to check out ATAS College Student Internship Program, which offers
38 eight-week paid summer internships in 29 categories of telecommunications work. The program is a national competition and for the last 10 years has been selected as one of the top 10 U.S. internship programs of any kind by the Princeton Review’s “America’s Top Internships.” All internships are served during the summer in the Los Angeles area, and each intern is mentored by a former intern. The Academy Foundation Internships are designed to provide qualified full-time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees at U.S. universities with in-depth exposure to professional TV production, techniques, and practices, mostly in the Los Angeles area. Although administrative and production duties will be assigned to all interns, collective bargaining agreements within the industry mean some internships won’t be able to have “hands-on” experience in certain areas. The categories for which you could serve an internship include one of the following 29 areas: agency; animation (traditional); animation (nontraditional); art direction/production design; broadcast advertising and promotion; business affairs; casting; children’s programming or development; cinematography; commercials; costume design; development (TV); documentary/nonfiction production; editing; entertainment news; episodic series; game shows; interactive media; made-for-TV movies; music; post-production; production management; public relations and publicity; sound; syndication/distribution; TV directing (multicamera); and TV directing (single camera).
Agency This agency represents actors, directors, producers, or writers. Intern activities include handling phones, general office duties, script reading, and meetings. Minimum requirements include a liberal arts/business background, writing ability, and verbal and social skills. You should have a strong desire to enter agency or entertainment management.
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Animation (Nontraditional) This internship emphasizes computer-generated animation. Desirable background includes art, animated character development, computer skills, theatre arts, film, or writing. All applicants must submit a videocassette of an animation project (1/2” VHS) and a storyboard, preferably of work submitted. No slides.
Animation (Traditional) With this emphasis on cel animation, interns ideally should have a background in art, theatre arts, film, or writing. All applicants must submit a drawing portfolio, a video cassette of animation projects, and a storyboard (with an emphasis on hand-drawing; cassette must be 1/2” VHS). No slides will be accepted.
negotiation for acquisition of material, employment of creative personnel, and license agreements between the network and program supplier. Minimum requirements include law or business major or TV/film major with business/management courses.
Casting This opportunity will be located in a studio casting department or the office of a casting director and will include arranging readings and lots of phone work and clerical duties. Interns interested in casting should have great organizational skills, excellent people skills, and knowledge of television, movies, and theatre. A liberal arts/communications background is helpful.
Children’s Programming/Development Art Direction/Production Design Located in an art department of a major studio or production company, interns will be exposed to set design, construction, dressing, painting, graphics, and practical locations adapted for TV production. Minimum requirements include theatre set design and/or architectural background, including drafting. All applicants must submit a portfolio of executed work, including set photographs, drafting, designs, renderings, sketches, or photographs of models. No slides will be accepted.
Broadcast Advertising and Promotion Interns will work at a commercial television station, with exposure to all aspects of TV-station advertising, promotions, and publicity. There will be an emphasis on print advertising, on-air campaigns, and press-information relations. Minimum requirements include courses in broadcast advertising and promotion, advertising/marketing, and/ or journalism, plus a demonstrated and creative interest in broadcast promotion.
This network/cable opportunity will include an overview of development and production of animated and live-action children’s programs. Interns will review scripts and sell ideas to the networks and cable. Desirable background includes literature arts/communications.
Cinematography Located at a TV/film studio, this internship opportunity will involve handling equipment and exposure to film production for prime-time TV. Minimum requirements include a strong motion picture/ video/photography background; in addition, all applicants are required to submit a work sample on 1/2” VHS. Original work can be film or tape.
Commercials This experience will take place in a commercial agency, production house, and post-production facility. Interns will participate in product conception, organization, production, and post-production of commercials. Students should have a TV/film production major/minor.
Business Affairs Interns will work in a studio, network or independent production company business/legal department, observing and participating in the
Costume Design Interns will work in wardrobe departments at studios and independent companies, participating in
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preproduction meetings; prepping shows through to taping and filming; and helping a designer or costumer in wardrobe purchase, rental, and madeto-order. Interns should have a theatre costume design and/or fashion design background. All applicants must submit a sample of their work. (Photographs of portfolio contents are preferred but no more than 10.) No slides.
Episodic Series At a studio or production company, interns will observe the production process of a current series, including script development, preproduction, filming/taping, and post-production. Interns should have a commitment to a career in television production.
Game Show
At this studio or production company, interns will observe and participate in the evaluation of program ideas and literary materials, selection of writers, and oversight of script development. Interns should have a background in creative writing, literature, theatre arts, or liberal arts/communications.
At offices and studios in the L.A. area, interns will help produce and develop original programming for the network, working with programming department staff and outside producers to manage creative and production issues. Minimum requirements include a passion for and knowledge of game shows; production and/or development experience is a plus. Interns must be able to work long hours, multitask, and be self-starters and team players.
Documentary/Nonfiction Production
Interactive Media
At this production company or cable network, interns are exposed to the production of documentaries and/or reality specials, segments, or series. The job includes research, studio/location production, and post-production. Interns should have a background in documentary production, research, writing, and computer skills. There is the possibility of placement outside the Los Angeles area with this category.
At this network, studio, production company, and interactive agency, interns will work on the creation and delivery of interactive content that enhances the television experience. Minimum requirements include courses in TV/film production and/or creative writing/storytelling, as well as familiarity with interactive technologies and platforms.
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Editing At this studio or production company, interns will observe post-production of episodic, MOW or miniseries, with exposure to film/tape nonlinear systems. Interns should have taken film-editing and tape-editing courses. All applicants are required to submit a sample of film editing on 1/2” VHS (suggested length: 10 minutes).
Entertainment News At a production facility, interns will observe and participate in day-to-day entertainment industry news-gathering and broadcasting activities. Minimum requirements include TV production and journalism courses and basic computer skills.
Made-for-TV Movies Interns will handle preproduction, production, and production-assistant duties. Minimum requirements include a production background and a commitment to a career in TV production. Outof-town placement is possible.
Music At a production company and studios in August through September, interns will handle music production (electronic and orchestral), sound design, recording, editing, studio set-up, software, and hardware installation. Minimum requirements include a music background, a strong interest in music for TV/film, electronic aptitude, and familiarity with music-production software. All applicants must submit five short samples of original compositions on 1/2” VHS or audio cassettes.
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Post-production
Syndication/Distribution
At a post-production facility, interns will be exposed to all aspects of post-production. Interns must have completed a videotape editing course; all candidates are required to submit a sample of videotape editing on 1/2”VHS only (suggested length: 10 minutes).
At a major studio, interns will observe all facets of sales, marketing, promotion, and program development/production in both domestic and international markets (emphasizing domestic). Interns should have a strong interest in marketing, communications, research, and/or sales.
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TV Directing (Multi-camera)
At a studio or production company, interns will organize, schedule, and budget productions, with some production-assistant and general-office duties. Interns should be majoring in TV/film and have computer skills.
At a TV station or production company, interns will get an overview of the directing process using multicamera videotape and/or film format, observing productions such as soaps, episodic, variety, and specials (but not news or sports.) Interns should have taken courses in directing and editing and have experience on electronic cameras. Only finalists are required to submit a work sample on 1/2 “ cassette upon notification (VHS).
Programming Management At a network or cable company, interns will be introduced to entertainment program development and current programming and attend pitch, notes and staff meetings, view production dailies, and visit sets. Minimum requirements include knowledge of TV. Interns should major in liberal arts, communications, or business. Finalists are required to submit script synopsis and evaluation upon notification.
Public relations and publicity At a public relations firm or entertainment company in-house public relations department, interns will research and write news releases, help contact all media press, and attend meetings and news events. Minimum requirements include strong writing skills. Major or minor must be in public relations, journalism, communications, publicity, or English.
Sound At an audio post-production facility, interns will be exposed to all aspects of production and postproduction sound, along with sound editing, mixing, transfer and studio management techniques, sound effects, music, Foley, and dialogue. Minimum requirements include some music and/or sound effects editing and mixing experience, with a basic understanding of electronics, sound equipment, and computers. Interns should be committed to a career in audio production.
TV Directing (Single camera ) Interns will have an overview of the directing process using multicamera videotape and/or film format, observing on productions such as soaps, episodic, variety, specials (not news or sports). Minimum requirements include courses in directing and editing and experience on electronic cameras. Only finalists are required to submit a work sample on 1/2 “ VHS.
TV Scriptwriting Interns get an overview of comedy or drama writing process that may include idea inception, story meetings, revisions, and production. Minimum requirements: Strong writing background. Applicants must submit an original scene (approximately four pages) from a current comedy or drama series and a logline for the scene/episode they are submitting. Finalists must submit a complete original script (series episode, longform, or play) upon notification.
HOW TO APPLY This is a rigorous program, so get prepared for some tough competition. To apply for an Academy Foundation internship, you may choose
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only one category and submit the following materials: The cover page of your application must indicate your name; permanent home address and phone number; college or university and expected graduation date; address and phone while attending college; status (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student); major/minor and GPA; and the number and title of the category for which you’re applying. (See categories above, in the overview section.) In addition, you should include a statement of 300 to 400 words discussing your professional objectives and the specific reasons for your choice of category, along with a copy of your resume and three letters of recommendation addressed to the Internship Committee (mailed with your entry, if possible). You’ll also need to include transcripts of all college courses and grades (both college and graduate school, if applicable); unofficial photocopies will be accepted. All finalists must submit a videotaped interview on 1/2” VHS in response to questions posed in the notice of final candidacy. Do not send any material other than as requested. No fax or e-mail entries will be accepted.
ACTORS THEATRE WORKSHOP INTERNSHIP The Actors Theatre Workshop, Inc. 145 West 28th Street, Third Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 947-1386 (212) 947-0642
[email protected] http://www.actorstheatreworkshop.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Background in theater or acting desirable.
Requirements: Current enrollment in college or university.
OVERVIEW ATW’s internship program provides young people with education in nonprofit theatre administration, programming, and production. The program is open to college undergraduates and recent graduates with a career interest in nonprofit arts management and to individuals considering a career change into the nonprofit arena. The program begins with a one-week training program in theatre operations conducted by senior staff members and enriched by reading essays written by ATW’s artistic director and founder, Thurman E. Scott, and viewing videotape documentaries of past programs and productions. The training period allows interns to learn about ATW’s mission and creative philosophy while learning about its operations. Interns are then assigned responsibility for focus areas within theatre administration, programming, and production. In addition to hands-on work at the theatre, interns have the opportunity to develop creatively by participating in meetings, planning sessions, and discussions. ATW’s goal for the internship program is to provide motivated individuals with the skills to manage nonprofit arts organizations, become part of New York’s cultural community, and develop skills to develop their careers. Interns receive hands-on experience in both theater management and acting technique, working in theater administration, production, marketing, development, fund-raising, facility upkeep, video, and graphic design. For example, an intern working in theatre management will manage the daily administrative operations of the organization and take a leadership role in programming. The intern will work closely with the artistic director and other members of the management team to produce classes and workshops for professional actors and community programs that serve atrisk youth and homeless children. Under the
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supervision of the ATW staff, interns in theatre management will be accountable for the completion of projects in management of ATW’s studio rental business, theater administration, team management, marketing, development, sales, fund-raising, video production, event production, and graphic design. Founded more than 20 years ago, ATW is an established pioneer in nonprofit theatre committed to producing classical and contemporary plays, developing new dramatic works, and training and developing actors, writers, and directors while making a difference in the lives of homeless children and the community at large. A creative development laboratory built by strong, experienced creative leadership, ATW’s mission is to teach individuals from all walks of life original creative techniques that provide them with the tools to change, and to create new theatre that examines the conflicts that have emerged from today’s cultural mix and create hope for fulfillment in the human experience. ATW is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and offers internships ranging from four months to a year or during the academic semesters of fall, winter, spring, and summer. This is a full-time internship (40 hours per week), but a limited number of part-time internships are available. ATW will work with each intern to determine a weekly schedule (including days, evenings, or a combination of both) that accommodates both need and availability. It’s important that you make secure financial and living arrangements.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in this internship, submit a letter of interest, your resume, and an internship application to the preceding address. In your letter, mention talents, skills, and resources that you feel could contribute to the management and vision of ATW. You can print an online application at http:// www.actorstheatreworkshop.com/support/internship.html#. You also can fax your application to the preceding number.
Prior to the interview, ATW requires you to visit the Web site at and review the organization’s background, creative leadership, and essays that articulate the creative foundation on which ATW is built.
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator American Conservatory Theater 30 Grant Avenue San Francisco, CA 94108-5800
What You Can Earn: $6.75 an hour. All interns (except assistant directors) receive California minimum wage (currently $6.75/hour). Assistant director interns receive a competitive stipend. As a result of the high cost of living in the San Francisco area, all applicants must have additional independent funding for living expenses while living here. Production interns should be aware that, due to the variable hours of the program and the intense nature of the work, it’s impossible to hold an outside job during the production internship period. However, while interns in the administrative and artistic departments require a professional level of commitment, hours are generally flexible, and work schedules that accommodate outside employment may be arranged with each department’s intern supervisor. Application Deadlines: April 15 (production positions); applicants will be notified by June 15. Administrative and artistic department internship applications are accepted year round. Educational Experience: No particular degree is required for any of these internships, except the assistant director internship, which requires an MFA in directing or equivalent experience. Internships in the artistic and administrative departments
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also may be suited to those taking a break from college. These internships are not generally appropriate for high school students. A background that includes practical theater experience is preferred for all internships, although not required for the marketing/public relations internship. Requirements: Specific requirements are listed below, depending on internship selected. In general, artistic and administrative department internships require a two-month commitment; however, an exceptional intern may be accepted for the duration of winter break. Most production department internships require a commitment of an entire season.
OVERVIEW If you love to smell the greasepaint and hear the roar of the crowds, you may be interested in interning with the American Conservatory Theater (ACT), one of the nation’s largest and most active resident professional theaters. Internships here include arts management, costume rental, costume shop, lighting design, makeup and wig construction, marketing/public relations, production management, sound design, technical design, and stage management. ACT’s internship program provides advanced training in both theater production and administration to students who want to work closely with top professionals in each field. ACT internships are springboards to a professional life in the theater. As a result of the theater’s schedule, there are no production internships during the summer; instead, these internships are seasonal positions that run approximately August through June. The theater does offer artistic and administrative internships during the summer months, however, depending on the needs of each department. A monthly series of intern roundtables with guest speakers provides an overview of the creative work throughout the organization. Topics include a discussion of ACT’s mission statement with the artistic director, a portfolio and resume workshop, and a tour of ACT’s scene shop and
costume shop. Interns receive complimentary tickets to all ACT productions, as well as the opportunity to attend other Bay Area theaters through reciprocal ticket agreements. Interns are also encouraged to attend student projects, brown-bag lunches with guest artists, and all audience events.
Artistic and Administrative Several internships are available throughout the year in ACT’s artistic and administrative departments for students interested in learning all aspects of managing a large repertory theater. These internships are suitable for students in many different majors seeking a professional life in the theater. You’ve got to have lots of energy and initiative, as well as the ability to focus on projects in many areas, along with excellent writing skills and some knowledge of computers. The length of the commitment and details of the daily schedule depend on your own availability and the department’s needs, but a minimum two-month commitment is required.
Arts Management In this area, you’ll work with all aspects of the artistic and administrative departments, helping in casting, season planning, play development, budgeting, board relations, and visiting-artist support. This internship is designed for people interested in a career as an artistic manager or artistic or managing director. You must be sensitive, quick to learn, organized, and energetic and be willing to take initiative. You should have experience in theater production, a working knowledge of theater history, and good verbal/written communication skills. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Filemaker Pro (for PC) is helpful. Candidates for this department internship must submit a writing sample with their applications.
Assistant Director Internship Interns in this area may be invited to help direct a single ACT production. You’ll also be given the chance to work closely with nationally known directors and actors, learning the directing job through the rehearsal process and previews to the
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opening-night performance. You also may participate in dramaturgical research, writing, or leading panel discussions. A full-time commitment of at least five weeks, corresponding with the rehearsal period for the production, is required. This internship requires a master’s degree in drama, theater, or fine arts, with an emphasis on directing or equivalent related experience. You also may apply if you’re currently enrolled in a graduate program similar to those listed above.
Costume Shop Intern You’ll work closely with the ACT costume staff in creating costumes for the stage, participating in meetings with the costume shop manager, directors, stage managers, and designers as the working plots for new productions are developed. You’ll learn how to produce costumes from all time periods, including corsetry and millinery, and learn the ins and outs of the daily operation and maintenance of a full-season costume shop.
Costume Rentals Intern Located in the same facility as the ACT costume shop, the costume rentals department maintains its own office and schedule, usually working a full 40hour week. As an intern with the rental staff, you’ll be responsible for maintaining ACT’s large stock of period costumes as well as renting costumes to the public for business, personal, and theatrical use. Design ability is required, and you’ll gain experience in period costume selection and identification, as well as the ability to create a unifying look by matching a variety of garments. You must have the ability to work well with people and also deal with the public as well as professional theater and film designers. You’ll also get experience providing rehearsal costumes to mainstage ACT productions and creating new garments. The limited fabrication of accessories and hair is also usually a feature of the program. This position is seasonal and requires a commitment from August through May.
Development Intern As a development intern, you’ll help with fundraising activities and develop a thorough under-
standing of the essentials of nonprofit and performing arts fund-raising. Candidates must demonstrate strong organizational, writing, editing, and research skills and must submit a writing sample with their application. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel is required.
Lighting Design Intern You must have a strong background and experience in theatrical lighting for this internship, as you’ll work as the assistant to the resident lighting designer in mounting each production. Your fulltime responsibilities include attending all production meetings, maintaining records necessary for the upkeep of the light plot and inventory, drafting designs for special effects, and assisting the designers in the theater from focus calls to opening. A good sense of leadership is required, as it will occasionally be necessary to act in the resident designer’s absence. The lighting intern must attend all technical and dress rehearsals for each of the mainstage productions of the season. This position parallels the production season.
Literary/Publications Internship These interns help with dramaturgical research and evaluating and processing submitted scripts and also may become involved in readings. Interns also help the publications staff with dramaturgical research, writing, and editing of production study guides, as well as programs and subscriber newsletters. For this internship, you should demonstrate interest and experience in dramatic literature, criticism, and production (excellent writing skills and interest and experience in publishing are also helpful); you must submit a writing sample with the application.
Marketing/Public Relations Internship In this position, you’ll work closely with the communications staff, learning the essentials of arts marketing and public relations, developing promotions and helping to produce sales materials such as ads or brochures. In the public relations department, you’ll learn the basics of public and press relations by helping in day-to-day operations
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and observing long-range strategy sessions. You also may participate in editing and proofing media releases, helping to maintain the press list, assembling press kits, staffing the opening night press table, archive maintenance, accompanying artists to and from press engagements, and handling information requests. You should be extremely detail oriented, with great general office skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher. Experience in proofing and editing copy is highly desirable. The intern must be outgoing and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. A background in theater is preferred but not necessary.
Production Interns ACT also offers production internships in each of the previous areas on a one-show-only basis. The time commitment is shorter, but the full-time nature of the position, duties, and experience required are the same as the seasonal internships. Dates of commitment vary depending on the production. ACT is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Some schools translate the intern experience into academic units.
Production Management Intern This intern works directly under the supervision of the production manager and is involved with the work of production department heads, stage managers, crews, and designers, as well as directors, actors, and other artists. You’ll learn about season schedule and budget planning, contracts, design development, and the daily workings of the production department, developing a thorough understanding of the organization and operation of the production department. This is a good internship if you’re interested in a career as a technical manager or as an artistic or managing director. A background in theater is required and technical training or stage management experience is very helpful. These full-time internships typically involve irregular schedules, depending on the needs of the production calendar.
Properties Intern The properties intern works closely with the ACT properties staff in constructing properties for the stage and meeting with the properties master, directors, stage managers, and designers as the working plots for new productions are developed.
Sound Design Intern You’ll work with the resident sound designer in mounting each production, so experience with studio techniques is required and a familiarity with theater is highly recommended. You’ll work closely with the designer in determining the artistic and technical needs for all shows, attending all technical and dress rehearsals and working in the sound studio to create each show’s requirements.
Stage Management Interns This area offers a training ground for a highly motivated student interested in getting some hands-on stage management experience in a professional theater. You’ll become an integral member of the stage management team by working alongside the ACT stage management staff on productions, helping to develop and produce the shows to which you’re assigned. Candidates must demonstrate lots of energy and initiative and maintain sensitivity to the demands and complexities of the rehearsal process. Stage management experience is required, and a background in acting and technical theater is helpful. Since you’ll be working closely with the professional ACT staff, a full-time commitment is essential; working hours will be irregular with early morning rehearsal calls and evening performances. Interns are sometimes eligible to join the Actors’ Equity Membership Candidacy Program.
Technical Design Intern You’ll work under the direction of the design associate and the technical supervisor to learn design techniques and construction methods developed by ACT staff. You’ll concentrate on drafting and model building, so good skills in both areas are necessary. In addition, you’ll maintain research files and have the opportunity to observe ACT’s designers, scenic artists, and technicians at work.
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Finalists will be asked to submit portfolios. This position requires a commitment concurrent with the production season.
Wig Construction/Makeup Intern This intern will work under the supervision of the wigmaster, learning to construct hand-tied wigs and facial hair along with some special effects items. You’ll also work backstage, maintaining wigs during performances and learning makeup techniques. Focus, concentration, and attention to detail are important. This position is seasonal and runs concurrently with the performing season.
HOUSING The ACT Conservatory office and the production department have some information regarding housing, but finding a place to live is your responsibility. Rentals can be expensive, and most interns and students share rentals on a monthly basis. Most areas of San Francisco and the Bay Area are easily accessible via public transportation. Parking in the city is difficult and expensive, and most interns find they can do without a car quite well.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in an internship during the summer months, you should apply by the end of March, because these internships are quite popular. To apply, first download an application (you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to view the application). To request an application by mail, call the internship hotline (415-439-2447) and leave your name and address. Submit the application and resume along with a personal statement of 500 words or less including your career objectives and how you expect to achieve them; what you expect from an ACT internship; your academic credentials; your experience and/or education in theater; and the qualities you possess that recommend you as a candidate
for an internship. Your personal statement should reveal information about yourself that may not be apparent in your resume or recommendations. You also must include one short, nonfiction writing sample if you’re applying for the arts management, literary/publications, or development internship (such as a college research paper or college newspaper article) together with three letters of recommendation from employers, professors, or mentors from different areas of your life who know you well and who can speak to your skills, abilities, and goals. These letters may be submitted separately, but they must be received by the April 15 deadline for production department internships. Mail all of the materials, together with a $15 nonrefundable application fee, to the preceding address. A response is given within one month.
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL INTERNSHIP American Dance Festival Internship Program Duke University, Box 90772 Durham, NC 27708 (919) 684-6402
[email protected] http://www.americandancefestival.org
What You Can Earn: Between $950 and $1,100 for the summer, plus one free dance class daily and free tickets to many performances. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: Experience in dance is helpful. Requirements: None.
OVERVIEW The American Dance Festival was founded in Bennington, Vermont, by dance enthusiasts Martha
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Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman, eventually moving in 1978 to the sprawling green lawns, studios, offices, and dormitories of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Today the festival presents performances by a variety of leading dance companies and dancers and offers educational programs to an international group of more than 600 students in the summer. Interns interested in dance can intern in a variety of situations with the dance festival and school, including archives, box office, press, finance, merchandising, performances, production, special projects, and support services. Depending on the area where you’re interning, you might help put together press packets, help with performance productions, manage the ADF store, or publishing daily calendars of activities. You’ll also get to participate in a weekly intern seminar with a special guest speaker, earn one free dance class each day, receive free tickets to a range of performances, and attend a variety of seminars and discussions.
HOW TO APPLY You can download the application from the Web site; application information typically is posted to the Web site by Thanksgiving for the next summer’s internship program. To apply, submit the application along with a resume and cover letter explaining your interests and what you hope to get out of the internship.
ARENA STAGE INTERNSHIP Fellows and Interns Program Coordinator Arena Stage 1101 Sixth Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 (202) 554-9066
Fax: (202) 488-4056
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Modest stipend and help in finding housing. Application Deadlines: March 1 for summer (directing and technical production apprenticeships are not available during the summer); April 1 for fall and season internship and Allen Lee Hughes fellowship; October 1 for winter/spring internship. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate students, recent graduates, and career changers interested in pursuing a career in the professional theater; minority applicants are strongly encouraged; the Allen Lee Hughes fellow must be a minority college graduate with arts-related experience and training. Requirements: A passion for the exploration of the human condition through dramatic forms.
OVERVIEW The goal of the Arena Stage internship program is to cultivate the next generation of theater professionals by providing the highest standard of training through immersion in the art and business of producing theater. Arena Stage provides in-depth, hands-on experiences with seasoned professionals in the areas of artistic and technical production, arts administration, and community engagement.
Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship This program was established to increase participation of people of color in professional theater. One of the first theater-run apprenticeships in the country dedicated exclusively to providing the highest standard of training to minorities, the program explains that it is trying to break the cycle of exclusion and disengagement that has created a severe shortage of trained minority arts administrators, artisans, and technicians. Fellowships require a 40- to 44-week commitment to working with seasoned professionals in artistic and technical production, arts administration, and community involvement.
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Internship Program The Arena Stage internship program demonstrates its dedication to quality training through the program’s flexibility. Time periods for internships are flexible; however, all internships are full time. Internships are available on a semester or full-season schedule, although some may follow a production cycle of six to eight weeks. Consecutive internships in two departments, as well as summer internships, may be arranged.
INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS The following departments are available for both internships and Allen Lee Hughes fellows. Because specific internships are not always available, you should call the stage to ask about the availability of particular openings.
Artistic Opportunities Directing
This position (not available during the summer) provides an opportunity to observe and assist the director throughout the rehearsal period, attend production meetings, and support the artistic process. The selected applicant works on one or more shows of an eight-play season. Literary
This is an opportunity to gain administrative and practical experience in dramaturgy and literary management, critiquing scripts, conducting research, preparing actor packets, and more. Production/Casting
This position assists the producer, production office manager, company manager, and casting director. This is an opportunity to gain experience in contract information, casting, and the general operation of the production office.
rience in audience development and services that the Arena Stage offers for patrons with disabilities. Development/Fund-raising
This position assists in all areas of fund-raising for a large not-for-profit theater and involves developing and maintaining corporate and individual donors; planning and implementing campaigns; and working on special events. Executive Director
This opportunity encompasses gaining experience in areas such as general management; fundraising; budget analysis and monitoring; contracts; board relations; and corporate and foundation research. Finance/Personnel
This is an opportunity to gain experience in budget preparation and tracking; accounts payable; payroll; cash receipts; employee benefits; personnel; and internal and external financial reporting. Graphic Design
This position supports the design and production of printed materials and advertising to support Arena’s marketing efforts. It requires specific knowledge of graphic design software for Macintosh. Information Systems
This opportunity involves working with the information systems department supporting Arena Stage’s administrative and sales offices. Work will also include exposure to information systems work with Web design and maintenance, office work, help-desk procedures, and day-to-day operations in a production environment. Marketing
Arts Administration Opportunities AccessAbility/House Management
Here, you’ll work with the house management coordinator/accessibility director to get expe-
This position offers you an opportunity to help the marketing staff help enlarge the audience, including a variety of administrative tasks and special projects.
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Media Relations
Technical Production Apprenticeships
In this position, you’ll get the chance to help create and implement initiatives to garner press coverage for the theater’s programs and productions, including a variety of administrative tasks and special projects.
The following internships are not available during the summer.
Ticket Operations
This position is an opportunity to work with the inbound, outbound, and subscriptions staffs on a variety of sales and patron-oriented tasks. The selected applicant observes and assists with processing, reports, filing, problem resolution, and database maintenance.
Community Involvement Apprenticeships This department helps cultivate future theater professionals, attracting new audiences and enriching theater education in schools and in the community. Interns in this area need to have excellent communication skills, computer literacy, attention to detail, knowledge of theater, and a passion for working with people. Audience Enrichment
This intern will help the audience-enrichment manager implement a wide array of programs to heighten the experience of audiences. Community and Schools
Selected applicants in this position will work with the community and school’s manager to help manage the Students Playwrights Project, which instructs middle and high school teachers how to use playwriting and drama in the classroom as a way of developing a full range of literacy skills.
Costumes
This internship will help you gain experience in all areas of work in the costume shop, including sewing, shopping, pulling items from stock, and running crew. Applicants must have good sewing skills and a basic knowledge of costume history and costume vocabulary. Lighting
The selected applicant will gain experience helping electricians implement and maintain lighting designs and equipment. Applicants must have a basic knowledge of theatrical lighting and lighting equipment. Properties
This position supports the properties department in the construction and acquisition of props. Basic knowledge in several disciplines is required, including carpentry, upholstery, painting, crafts, graphics, sculpture, and blueprint-reading. Set Construction/Paints
Here you’ll work with the scenic department in building all scenery and set pieces. A basic knowledge of carpentry and welding and experience working with plastics, paint, fabrics, and other construction materials is necessary. Sound
In this position, you’ll help design, build, and run audio materials for rehearsals and performances and help set up and install related systems. A basic knowledge of audio electronics and recording materials is necessary.
Education Program
The intern supports the director of education and the project-enrichment manager in maintaining relationships with program partners and participants and creating educational/performance related materials and curricula.
Stage Management
Selected applicants in this area will help supervise rehearsals, performances, and other related activities. The intern will work on one or more shows of an eight-play season.
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HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in this internship, send a cover letter indicating your interest in either the Arena Stage internship or Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship and which discipline you are applying for and dates available (first and second choice), along with a resume with current, permanent, and summer phone numbers, addresses, and e-mail, one academic and one professional letter of recommendation, and a copy of your most recent academic transcript. Students interested in applying for an internship with directing or administrative and community involvement departments should also include a critical writing sample that discusses your eventual career goal in the theater, your reason for seeking an apprenticeship, and what you hope to gain from this apprenticeship. An interview is mandatory and can be handled in person or by telephone.
past 75 years, Atlanta has had a ballet company of its own, which has embodied the spirit, resilience, and joy of this city. Today the ballet presents a full season of full-length ballets and also goes on tour. The Atlanta Ballet offers internships in tech/production, public relations, marketing, development, and education, lasting from eight to 12 weeks in three sessions (summer, fall, and spring).
HOW TO APPLY Call for more information at the preceding number. Submit a cover letter and resume via mail or e-mail to the preceding address. All applicants will be interviewed.
BALLETMET INTERNSHIP ATLANTA BALLET INTERNSHIP Atlanta Ballet 1400 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 873-5811
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but includes free tickets to ballet, passes to local art group performances, free parking, and health club. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must be at least age 17; must be available a minimum of three months.
OVERVIEW The Atlanta Ballet is one of the nation’s premier professional ballet companies, recognized for the artistry of its dancers and innovative programming. For the
Internship Coordinator BalletMet 322 Mount Vernon Avenue Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 229-4860
What You Can Earn: $200 a session, plus free tickets to all ballets and free parking. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors majoring in marketing. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW BalletMet has provided artistic excellence in the field of dance to Central Ohio since 1978. The mission of BalletMet’s education and community programs is to provide quality dance experiences that are informative, inspirational, accessible, and affordable so that the entire community may appreciate and enjoy the art of dance. In May 2004 BalletMet made its critically acclaimed Manhattan debut at the renowned Joyce
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Theater in New York. The company was one of 18 chosen from a field of 66 applicants internationally to perform. BalletMet annually reaches a total audience of nearly 125,000 through performances at home and on tour, academy classes and activities, and extensive DanceReach educational/outreach programs. As part of its commitment to education, BalletMet has been offering an internship program since 1991 that introduces college juniors and seniors to a professional marketing and public relations experience in a 10-week session (summer, fall, winter, or spring). The BalletMet Dance Academy, founded in 1980, ranks among the five largest professional dancetraining centers in the United States and offers a variety of classes to students ages four to 84.
HOW TO APPLY Submit your resume and cover letter to the internship coordinator at the preceding address.
BERKSHIRE THEATER FESTIVAL INTERNSHIP Berkshire Theatre Festival Attn: Peter Durgin, General Manager PO Box 797 Stockbridge, MA 01262-0797 (413) 298-5536, ext. 17 Fax: (413) 298-3368
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but room and board are included. (including breakfast, lunch, and dinner); college credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) is the oldest performing-arts venue in Berkshire County, MA, and one of the oldest in the United States. The vast numbers of artists who have written, performed, directed, and designed here through its 77 years have given the BTF a unique perspective, with consistently high-quality productions on both the Main Stage and in the Unicorn Theatre. The festival’s mission is to promote and produce theatre for its community through performance and educational activities. As part of that mission, the festival offers 20 to 25 internships each season. The actual length of each internship varies from three to four months, depending on the position and your availability, but typically the season lasts from mid-May to Labor Day. During this time, you’ll work on four Main Stage Equity productions and four productions on the Larry Vaber Stage in the Unicorn Theatre. This isn’t just a glorified office job; once you understand all the safety regulations, you’ll be working closely with department heads on many different tasks. Administrative internships are available in public relations, marketing, development, accounting, company management, audience services, and general administration. Production internships are available in scenic art, carpentry, props, costumes, electric, sound, stage management, general production, and production management. Although hours vary depending on departmental needs. They typically run from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a lunch break. Because both theatres run simultaneously, crews work two shows at the same time. If your schedule includes participating in a run crew, you’d also need to work evenings. Otherwise, night work is limited wherever possible. Sundays are free, with the exception of changeovers. Generally, each production runs three weeks. There are a total of four equity productions on the Main Stage, four productions on the second stage (the Unicorn Theatre), and one month-long production for young audiences performed by apprentices. Each week, there are eight performances
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on the Main Stage with matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays and six evening performances in the Unicorn. Both theatres are dark on Sundays. The Main Stage is housed in a 116-year-old, 415seat proscenium theatre; the Unicorn theatre was remodeled in 1996 and has 122 seats and a small thrust stage. Many interns return to work as staff after their internship season.
HOUSING The Lavan Center, the theatre’s housing complex, is just over one mile from the two theatres. Interns and apprentices receive breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Although a car is certainly convenient, you don’t need one. You’ll usually have no problem getting a ride to and from Lavan, and the town of Stockbridge is less than a mile from the theatre complex.
HOW TO APPLY Send a cover letter, resume, and three references to the general manager.
BOSTON BALLET INTERNSHIP Boston Ballet 19 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 http://www.bostonballet.org/about/ employment/internships.aspx
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates and graduate students interested in arts administration. Requirements: 12 to 15 hours a week; dedicated, responsible, and flexible, with excellent communications skills.
OVERVIEW An internship with the Boston Ballet offers valuable experience working in the vibrant atmosphere of a world-class dance company. The repertory includes a mix of classic story ballets, contemporary ballets, and avant-garde works. Internships are available in a number of departments, including retail operations, Boston Ballet School, development/special events, administrative, production/stage management, wardrobe, or marketing/communications.
Administrative In this department, interns will perform many different duties, as well as work on special projects in many different ballet departments.
Boston Ballet School The ballet school, with more than 1,300 students, provides dance training for more than 1,300 students from ages three to adult. In this department, interns will provide support in maintaining student records, help with organizing student bulletin boards, and help in the day-to-day operation of the school. Interns should have good computer skills, be interested in customer service, and have a desire to work in a performing arts environment. As part of this department, the education and outreach office brings dance education to more than 5,000 Boston public school children; interns who enjoy working with children and who can help with general office duties may fit in well here.
Development/Special Events This department is responsible for raising money for the ballet, by soliciting corporate, individual, government, and foundation donors and by organizing fund-raising events. In this department, interns will work on projects that may include proposal development, prospect identification, and preparation of news.
Marketing/Communications The ballet marketing department is responsible for creating, organizing, and distributing all the adprint materials, TV ads, season brochures, newspa-
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per and magazine ads, flyers, programs, informational brochures, and other press materials about the ballet. Here interns will work on a variety of projects as directed by staffers.
Production/Stage Management In this department, interns will gain direct backstage technical experience. Prospective interns must have significant preprofessional theater arts training.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in music or history. Requirements: Knowledge of classical music; familiarity with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, or similar databases; demonstrated research skills; and ability to work with attention to detail and limited supervision
Retail Operations The ballet’s retail and wholesale division offers Boston Ballet-related merchandise for sale as a way of raising money. In this department, interns will help staffers in many different aspects of product development and business.
Wardrobe Here you’ll gain direct experience in making costumes and professional shop operations. You must be a college sophomore, junior, or senior, and you must have strong stitching ability.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested, submit a resume and cover letter, indicating the internship of interest, the exact dates and hours a week you’re available, and whether you’re asking your college for academic credit. After the ballet reviews the applications, selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. No phone calls will be accepted.
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INTERNSHIP Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Internship Programs, Rosenthal Archives 220 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60604-2508 Fax: (312) 294-3838
[email protected] OVERVIEW Rich in tradition, innovative in vision, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a musical force that now, in its second century, enjoys an enviable position in the music world. Its best-selling recordings continue to win prestigious international awards, and its syndicated radio broadcasts are heard by millions nationwide. As an intern in the Rosenthal Archives, you’ll help staff with reference and research services for staff, media, and public, including handling requests for duplication of photographic and audio-visual materials in accordance with archival policies. You’ll also help organize, process, and catalogue archival materials. Formed in 1990 during the CSO’s centennial season, the Samuel R. and Marie Louise Rosenthal Archives of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra house an extensive collection of audio-visual materials, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and administrative records documenting the activities of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Civic Orchestra, and Orchestra Hall and Symphony Center events. Individuals can contact the Archives with reference questions and any other topics of historical nature or make appointments to conduct research in the Archives; to listen to recordings, radio broadcasts, preconcert lectures, and oral histories; or to watch videos.
HOW TO APPLY Send your resume with a cover letter via e-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment or via regular mail
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to the preceding address. All resumes are acknowledged with postcard or e-mail upon receipt. No phone calls are accepted.
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION WORKSHOP INTERNSHIP Children’s Television Workshop Education & Research Internship Program 1633 Broadway, 40th Floor New York, NY 10019
co-productions. Interns qualify for this area if they’re studying psychology, education, communications, and/or other social sciences; a special interest in research or international education is a plus. Flexibility and initiative are required; candidates should also be comfortable working independently. This internship does not include any field work, and you’ll be expected to work two full days per week for a full semester.
Marketing and Media Research
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; $10 a day is paid to cover meals and transportation. In addition, expenses incurred while assisting with field work will be reimbursed. Application Deadlines: July 15 for the fall session; November 15 for the spring session; March 15 for the summer session. Educational Experience: Undergraduate juniors or seniors or graduate students. Requirements: Individual areas below outline specific criteria
This department conducts and analyzes research on audiences to better understand their attitudes and perceptions of CTW and Sesame Street brands, programs, and products. To intern here, you should have a strong interest in research and children’s media, and you should be majoring in communications, marketing, or business. Some understanding of marketing research and basic knowledge of ratings is helpful. Here you’ll help coordinate focus groups and surveys and work with outside consultants, analyzing magazine readership characteristics, tabulating ratings data and simple data analysis, and performing some general administrative tasks. Schedules are flexible.
OVERVIEW
Program Research
The Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) was founded in 1969 to produce programs, products, and services that entertain and educate children and their families. Beginning with Sesame Street, and later following with The Electric Company, 32-1 Contact, Square One TV, Ghostwriter, CRO, Big Bag, The New Ghostwriter Mysteries, and Dragon Tales, CTW designs, researches, and produces programs as well as related materials. Interns are selected to work in one of several areas of research at CTW, including international research, Sesame Street research, program research, and marketing and media research.
In this department, you’ll help develop curricula and conduct research with children to support concept development, planning, and production for CTW’s domestic TV other than Sesame Street, as well as online, magazine publishing, and outreach efforts. Potential interns should be studying education, focusing on a specific area among the current production roster, such as mathematics, history, literacy, or science. You should have experience in research and in working with young children. This group also seeks candidates who would like to gain experience in development and supervision of the educational content of CTW’s projects and for whom fieldwork is not important. Schedules are flexible, but you’ll be expected to work two days a week for a full semester.
International Research This department carries out the development of curricula and research for all CTW international
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Sesame Street Research Interns in this area will help develop curricula and conduct research with children to support concept development, planning, and production for Sesame Street shows. To intern here, you should major in psychology, education, and/or communications with a special interest in research and children. If you’re chosen, you may help with library research; stimuli development; interviewing children; collecting, coding, and verification of data; and screening show segments. You’ll need to work Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and preferably Thursdays for the duration of the semester.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a letter and resume to the preceding address, indicating the semester during which you’d like to participate and which group you would prefer. The placement of interns is determined by the needs of the groups and the qualifications of candidates. If the first-choice group does not need additional interns, candidates will be considered for other research groups. An inperson interview is part of the selection process and will be scheduled after resumes have been reviewed.
Requirements: Full-time commitment of at least 40 hours a week; participation in the running crews for at least two mainstage productions.
OVERVIEW The Dallas Theater Center (DTC), with its roots deeply implanted in the community, continues to grow in stature as one of the most exciting regional theaters in the country today, producing classic, contemporary, and new plays. DTC interns are involved in every area of the theater, from supporting nationally recognized artists on mainstage productions to working closely with the artistic, administrative, and production staffs on the theater’s daily operation. It is DTC’s goal that by the end of each season each intern will be fully equipped with the skills and knowledge to make informed choices about furthering his or her work in the theater. You may choose to intern in any of the following areas: arts administration; company management; directing/literary management; education and community programs; production (individual internships are available in carpentry, electrics, sound, scenic art, costumes, wardrobe, properties, and stage operations); and stage management. Internships are full season, from August to May.
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DALLAS THEATER CENTER INTERNSHIP Dallas Theater Center/Internship Program Attn: Lisa Lawrence Holland 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Dallas, TX 75219 (214) 252-3918
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 1. Educational Experience: College undergraduates or graduate students.
To apply, send a cover letter with your current and permanent addresses, e-mail address, name of school, dates available, and three internship areas of interest in order of preference. You also should include three letters of recommendation (two educational/professional and one personal). In addition, you should include a resume of your education, theater experience, and any related work, together with a brief statement (no longer than one typed page) including your long-range theater goals, why you should be chosen as an intern, and how you heard of the program. Finally, you should include a one-page description of a specific theater or artistic experience (music, art, literature, or dance), whether as an audience member or direct participant, that shaped your vision of theater.
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Send all materials in one envelope to the preceding address. Applications are accepted beginning in February for the following season and are reviewed and processed as they arrive. Early applications will receive priority consideration.
DALLAS THEATER CENTER SUMMERSTAGE INTERNSHIP Dallas Theater Center 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Dallas, TX 75219 (214) 252-3916
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $2,000 for eight weeks. Application Deadlines: April 1. Educational Experience: Full-time undergraduates, returning to school full time in the fall after the internship; majoring in theater or education with a strong interest in theater arts. Requirements: Full-time commitment of at least 40 hours a week (from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. five days a week) from the beginning of June to the end of July.
OVERVIEW If you’d like to combine an interest in education with the theater, the SummerStage internship at the Dallas Theater Center might be for you. SummerStage is the DTC’s annual summer theater day camp and precollege actor-training program, which offers the area’s best voice, movement, visual arts, and actor training. The theater center is the major regional theater serving North Texas, with a mainstage season of six plays, the Project Discovery arts-in-education program, and the DTC LAB: actor training for youths, teens, and adults.
If you’re chosen as the SummerStage summer intern, you’ll perform integral duties in the education and community programs department. You’ll be responsible for helping teachers in daily theater classes for children ages four to 18 and directing lunchtime theater activities. The intern also will work with the director in general administration, including class scheduling, registration, and managing correspondence. The intern also will be exposed to all departments within the theater for educational purposes.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, fax or mail your resume with a cover letter to the preceding address.
DANCE PLACE INTERNSHIP Dance Place Associate Director 3225 8th Street NE Washington, DC 20017 (202) 269-1600 Fax: (202) 269-4103
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but all dance classes and performances are free; free housing in summer and fall. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Dancers age 19 and older pursuing careers in dance in college, after college, or who are hoping to make a career transition to the field of dance. Requirements: Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets; experience in customer relations; able to work hard, have an open mind, and be ready for everything in a constantly changing setting.
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OVERVIEW Dance Place is a nationally recognized community arts organization and theater, school, and community resource that offers classes and presents contemporary and culturally specific performances in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Dance Place offers a multifocus internship especially helpful to dancers interested in sampling the real world of dance and exploring career options while in college or shortly after graduating. At Dance Place, interns will learn how a nonprofit community-arts center functions, what career opportunities there are in dance, and how to further their dance and teaching skills. As an intern here, you’ll be expected to pitch in and do some administrative work, participate in professional dance classes, and help teach children’s classes. Internships are typically 12-weeks long, beginning each quarter in September, January, March, and June. You can expect to spend 20 hours a week doing administrative work as a Dance Place receptionist, studio manager, box office assistant, and administrative assistant. Responsibilities include interacting with the public, dealing with customers, selling and processing tickets, registering students for classes, selling merchandise, and providing information. In short, you’ll play a prominent role in the everyday business of the organization. But that’s not all! You’ll also participate in daily adult professional dance classes, including modern dance, West African dance, Dunham technique, and hip-hop. If you’re interested, you’ll also help teach children’s classes. (Classes in creative movement, beginning ballet, modern, tap, and hip-hop for three to 13 year olds are held at Dance Place, and classes in Dance Place’s methodology of kinesthetic learning are offered in public schools.) Teacher training in support of these classes is currently held on Friday mornings. Teaching assistantships are offered from October to May only.
HOUSING Free housing for three interns is provided in a group intern house located across the street from
the Dance Place facility in the summer and fall semesters only.
HOW TO APPLY Fax or e-mail a letter of interest, a letter of support, and your resume detailing both dance and work experience to the associate director at the preceding address.
DREAMTIME FESTIVAL INTERNSHIP Dreamtime Applications Process 38270 Stucker Mesa Road Hotchkiss, CO 81419 (720) 272-5743
[email protected] http://www.dreamthefuture.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; housing included; tickets and meal tickets; college credit available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified; previous training in the area of interest is not required. Requirements: The ability to present oneself professionally, a willingness to learn, a strong ability to work independently, a high level of creativity, and a can-do attitude.
OVERVIEW Dreamtime is a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire, educate, connect and empower people to create positive change in themselves and the world through a dynamic blend of arts, entertainment, and education. The Dreamtime Festival is an annual outdoor event in Western Colorado, offering an open canvas for creative expression and blending entertainment, dance, learning, activism, and art. The event includes dancing, learning,
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creative expression, fire performances, theatre, multimedia, workshops, action, and more. Dreamtime tries to provide tools and opportunities to create positive change, offering opportunities for participants to explore new ideas, learn about transforming themselves and the world around them, and carry this learning back into their lives. Internships at Dreamtime are designed to offer meaningful experience for those interested in performing arts, the environment, social change, media and film, communications, entertainment management, the nonprofit field, sustainability, and creative expression. Positions typically last one to six months, with immediate openings to work with Dreamtime on an individual project basis. Dreamtime and the Dreamtime Festival are based in the Rocky Mountains, though some positions do not require travel to Colorado. As an intern here, you’ll be responsible for helping with the artistic, administrative, promotional, and technical aspects of the Festival. You’ll also interact with the audience, sponsors, instructors, performers, and guest artists. In return, you’ll get on-the-job experience in technical event production, videography, art and creative performance, administration, promotion, funding, leadership, management, and education, while gaining valuable contacts and in-depth knowledge of contemporary nonprofit event management. Positions are available in the following areas (most participants work in more than one area).
Administration In this area, you’ll work closely with the festival director; help the director/registrar and box office manager/artist liaison to support the day-to-day activities of the festival; help with general office management (phone, fax, copying, and data entry); create and prepare materials for participants, artists, outreach, and public events; program scheduling and logistics; and sales. You should have good computer, organizational, verbal, and writing skills.
Advertising/Fund Raising Coordinator This intern will solicit sponsorships from larger organizations and businesses, advertising from
local businesses, donations from local and national interests, and in-kind donations from appropriate sources. You’ll also develop grants from local, regional, and national organizations supporting education and the arts and develop an individual donor base.
Event Coordinator In this internship, you’ll help the festival director coordinate the staff and volunteers before and during the event.
Guest Coordinator This intern will coordinate housing, transportation, travel, events and food for visiting staff, interns, companies, instructors, performers, and artists.
Multimedia and Education Development This intern will solicit and develop multimedia and educational content for the festival, including a multimedia film exhibition, and tabling materials, working closely with the workshop and educational coordinator.
Publicity and Marketing Coordinator In this area, you’ll coordinate communication with the media, developing press releases, information packets, and radio promotions. You’ll also develop and distribute festival flyers, invitations and brochure, and develop or arrange for the design of the poster and the program. You’ll also work to promote the festival to targeted audiences and provide material to update the Web page with current information pertinent to the festival.
Site Development Here you’ll help develop the festival grounds, directing volunteer and landscaping efforts and coordinating and assisting in structure construction and general site planning.
Technical Director In this internship, you’ll work with a designer to ensure practical, professional stage sets, art installations, and multimedia screening and coordinate lights and sound design and operation.
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Technical Production/Lighting Design
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Interns here work with technical lighting design, the production staff, visiting technical directors, and artists as part of the crew for the Dreamtime Festival. You’ll be responsible for hanging, focusing, and operating lights, and you’ll participate in ongoing lighting design and development, stage carpentry, and theatre maintenance.
Fill out the application available on the Web site at http://www.dreamthefuture.org/intern.php and either e-mail it or mail it along with a resume documenting relevant work experience and a cover letter articulating your goals and expectations for the position to the preceding address.
Technical Production/Sound Design
DREAMWORKS SKG INTERNSHIP
Interns will work with technical sound design, the production staff, visiting technical directors, and artists as part of the crew for the Dreamtime Festival and will be responsible for equipment selection and setup, positioning, sound checks and monitoring, live broadcasts, providing filler, and coordination with multimedia productions. Interns also will participate in ongoing lighting development, sound booth carpentry, and maintenance.
DreamWorks Animation Recruiting/Internship Coordinator 1000 Flower Street Glendale, CA 91201 Fax: (818) 695-7199
[email protected] Videography Here interns will work directly with the festival videographers, recording all performances and gaining experience in all facets of archival documentation. You’ll focus on artistic content, shooting techniques, concepts of documentation, proper titling, labeling and logging of material, use of editing programs, and the necessary editorial point of view for creation of an in-depth project. Candidates should have some experience with digital video.
Workshop and Educational Coordinator Here you’ll work with visiting instructors, lecturers, workshop hosts, guest artists, multimedia displays, and local participants to schedule a variety of workshops and educational opportunities for festival participants. You’ll also select material for educational content during the festival and coordinate the casting and direction of the educational content.
Workshop Instructors These interns will plan or solicit and execute or delegate site-specific curriculum for workshops that further Dreamtime’s mission at the festival.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; college credit only. Application Deadlines: October 1 through 31 for spring; March 1 through 31 for summer; June 1 through 30 for summer. Educational Experience: Enrolled full time in an accredited college or university, with an academic major related to the department of interest. Work experience (industry experience a plus). Specific experience is detailed below. Requirements: Strong interest in film/TV; a positive attitude; strong work ethic; excellent communication and organizational skills; computer savvy; ability to multitask; organized; team player; and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
OVERVIEW DreamWorks Animation develops and produces high-quality computer generated (CG) animated films. Utilizing world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team, and advanced CG film-making technology, DreamWorks Animation has produced a number of highly successful movies, including Shrek, the
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first-ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature film, and Shrek 2, the third highest-grossing movie ever and the number one animated film of all time. Most recently, the company released Shark Tale. In 1994 Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen formed DreamWorks SKG, a diversified entertainment company. Typically, internships are available in a variety of departments, including business affairs film/music, archives, worldwide technical services, and TV development.
ing, music, cast, budget, titles, and promotion, as well as learning the differences between single and multicamera shows, network, and cable. In addition, the intern will learn about programming and be exposed to the buying and selling process, while refining reading and writing skills to suit the style of a fast-paced production office. For this internship, you must be proficient with Windows and Word programs, be a strong reader with the ability to grasp the main idea of a screenplay or film, write clearly and concisely, possess good listening skills, and be a quick learner.
Business Affairs Film Music Internship In this department, your responsibilities include contract research and contract analysis, supervised contract drafting (once this level of responsibility has been proven), and letter drafting. You’ll also learn about co-publishing agreements and composer and songwriter agreements, and you’ll attend contract negotiations. To qualify for this internship area, you should have an interest in music and entertainment law and be familiar with contract analysis, Word, and Excel. Law school students who have completed the first year of law school are strongly preferred.
Archives Internship If you land this assignment, you’ll be responsible for sorting, organizing, and describing assets related to studio collections. The main duties include imaging visual assets, cataloging, and storing items. While you’re here, you’ll learn all about corporate archives, plus how to inventory and process collections. To intern here, you should have all the basic office and computer skills, plus you must be enrolled in a graduate program in archive studies, library information science, art history, or history.
Television Development Internship In this department, interns read scripts, write coverage, meet and greet guests, dub tapes, and conduct research, as well as perform general office duties. Interns learn how a TV show is developed, from start to finish. Interns will learn about the elements that make a show successful, including writ-
Worldwide Technical Services Internship Here, you’ll provide general office support and maintain an active inventory database for filmand sound-based elements. You’ll attend weekly production meetings, work with executives, and actively participate in day-to-day operations, ultimately gaining an in-depth understanding of the post-production process and an overview of international distribution. For this internship, you must have a strong interest in film/TV, and a general understanding of audio post-production. You should have a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, excellent communication and organizational skills, be computer savvy and have the ability to multitask.
HOW TO APPLY Submit your cover letter and resume with permanent contact information, either via e-mail (indicate your area of interest in the subject line) or by fax, addressed to the attention of the internship coordinator, at the preceding address. In your cover letter, identify your department and location of interest (either Glendale or Redwood City), what you hope to achieve from the internship, any special skills or experience you possess, and available days/hours. Indicate that the application is for an internship in the subject line. Because of virus controls, only plain-text resumes can be received, within the body of the e-mail. Attached resumes or artwork will not be reviewed.
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E! ENTERTAINMENT TALENT/CASTING INTERNSHIP E! Entertainment 5750 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Fax: (323) 954-2710
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Check individual departments for specifics Requirements: Must attend an accredited university and must be able to receive school credit; check individual departments for more specific requirements.
OVERVIEW E! Networks tries to enhance and develop creative and hardworking students to better prepare for their desired career and is committed to promoting motivation and morale and helping interns develop their career goals. Interns must be available for at least 15 hours per week for a minimum of two months. They may help the staff of the talent department by performing various administrative duties, including typing and/or sending correspondence, filing, faxing, photocopying, conducting Internet searches, returning tapes, and so on. They may copy and distribute all the entertainment news of the day to the talent department staff and help update and maintain pertinent celebrity information in the database. Interns may assemble the gift bags for celebrity guests, provide snacks and drinks, and prepare the Green Room for in-studio guests. Interns also may help organize and maintain talent-audition tapes and reels in the storage drawers and research talent information (biographies, TV show information, agent/manger contact information, and so on). In addition, interns may help during auditions, help the talent staff with special projects, or support tasks as needed.
Advertising Sales In this internship position, you’ll be expected to support the Los Angeles advertising sales staff, providing support to account executives with advertising campaigns. You may help support tracking campaigns, send media kits and other correspondence to clients, summarize trade publications and monitor agency activities, manage staff travel, use research tools to prepare for sales calls, and help develop proposals for specific clients.
Facilities This internship is designed to expose college students to hands-on work experience in a facilities and real estate department using AutoCAD and including miscellaneous commercial design responsibilities associated with an in-house department. As a facilities intern, you may help update E! AutoCAD floor plans with room/key code data and new build-out alterations; work on fabric selection/sample returns at the Pacific Design Center; help with systems furniture, case goods and storage selection, specification, and ordering; and help update specification books. If you’re interested in this position, you should have completed at least one semester in AutoCAD and be interested in pursuing a career in commercial interior design or facility management. You also should currently be enrolled in a college-level interior or architecture design program.
Information Technology In this position, you’ll work with the project manager and analysts on studying processes and systems, help draft user requirements and specification documents, develop Web-based UI prototypes, and report mock-ups. You also may work on software engineering based on coding capabilities and participate in quality assurance testing, application training, and implementation support. For this intern position, you must have a minimum of two years of analysis and/or handson programming experience in an online or IT environment (or educational equivalent) and the ability to code in one or more programming languages (C, C++, or Java). You also must know
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relational database fundamentals, including SQL, have excellent people and communication skills, and be a team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Web application development experience is preferred; entertainment or broadcast industry knowledge is desirable.
Marketing/Promotion As an intern in this department, you’ll help with guerilla marketing efforts by spreading news of new shows on the Internet; help research viable grass-roots methods to promote the network; help with strategically positioning original programming to targeted audiences; and help with quality control checks of E! Online and StyleNetwork.com. You’ll also support managers in a variety of projects, including brainstorming, sourcing premium concepts, and so on; help with outreach mailings, premium shipments, and prize allocation; and help with research projects.
Music Music intern positions offer students the opportunity to learn about the role of music in the television industry while earning course credit. In this position, you’ll help answer phones and do light filing, copying, and typing. You may review data and create reports from library usage and show information; screen and log music submissions; provide research and support for music searches, including CD compiling, burning, and distribution; and photocopy, fax and/or distribute memos/reports. You should have excellent people skills and verbal and written communication skills; a passion for music; a background or interest in music marketing and production; a working knowledge of the Internet, Windows, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and so on) and Mac OS, iTunes, or other CD burning and music management applications. You’ll also need to plan on spending at least 20 hours per week and occasionally may be required to lift and carry up to 10 pounds.
On-Air Design This department internship can expose college students to hands-on work experience in the on-
air design group at a cable channel. As an intern here, you’ll help designers and producers in the daily production of on-air graphics. You’ll observe designers create the on-air show package from initial concept through delivery and assist in research and image gathering under the supervision of a producer and help organize job binders, tape logs, and all materials associated with a project. You’ll be able to watch and help producers in online, audiosweetening, and smoke sessions and help designers in shoots for comps or storyboards. You’ll become familiar with the daisy system and check out tapes from the E! Media Center. Although no experience is required, course work in the area of design and/or television production is helpful.
Production Internships are available in many shows within the production department including: It’s Good to Be, True Hollywood Story, Original Specials, E! News Live, Live Events, Howard Stern, and shows on The Style Network, including The Look For Less, How Do I Look? and Style Star. As an intern here, you’ll gather research for producers and associate producers, including written and taped material; acquire stills, slides, periodicals, and other visuals; arrange to have visual shots; transcribe interviews and remote tapes; and view and log b-roll.
Public Relations This internship is designed to expose college students to hands-on work experience in entertainment public relations. As a public relations intern, you’ll help write press releases and make press follow-up calls; assemble press kits and clipping books; create and distribute daily clip packets; organize and update the tape and publications library; and do general administrative tasks.
Recruitment Interns in the recruitment office work closely with production recruiters to monitor job openings and help print and organize candidate resumes. You’ll conduct professional telephone screenings for temporary and full-time production positions
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for assigned departments within E!; help in outreach efforts to a variety of universities and local high schools in an effort to develop a qualified and diverse pool of entry-level talent; help answer external candidate inquiries and respond via phone or e-mail in a timely and professional manner; and help check references and do background procedures for selected candidates. You also may draft and place advertising in college publications, with appropriate department faculty, and on the Internet to attract a qualified candidate pool and help with paperwork and administration related to new hires and terminations. You should have a strong customer-service mentality and an interest in recruitment. Exceptional interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills are required; you also must be proactive and detailed oriented and possess good follow-through. Strong computer skills, including proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook, are required.
Set Design This internship is designed to expose college students to hands-on work experience in set design. Here you’ll help designers and producers in set design and production. You’ll observe set designers from initial concept through delivery and assist with props and the assembly of sets for various shows and help designers during shoots. You must be able to lift items as needed while doing setups and working in set storage. A theater/ film background is preferred; you also should be interested in pursing a career in television and/or film art department work.
and so on); help during auditions; and help the talent staff with special projects or support tasks as needed.
HOW TO APPLY To apply to any of these internships, you should submit your resume and a cover letter to the preceding address, indicating the shows or areas of interest and semester you are applying for the internship. Resumes that provide this information will receive priority.
EUGENE O’NEILL THEATER INTERNSHIP Producing Director’s Office Interns Program O’Neill Theater Center 305 Great Neck Road Waterford, CT 06385 (860) 443-5378, ext. 282 Fax: (860) 443-9653
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Talent/Casting In this area, you may help copy and distribute the entertainment news of the day to the talent department staff; update pertinent celebrity information in the talent database; assemble gift bags for celebrity guests; provide snacks/drinks for guests and prepare the Green Room; help organize and maintain talent audition tapes and reels in the storage drawers; research talent information (biographies, TV show info, agent/manger contact information,
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, a Tony Awardwinner for theatrical achievement, is dedicated to fostering new works for the stage and training theater artists. Each summer the O’Neill is home to the Playwrights Conference, Music Theater Conference, Critics Institute, and Puppetry Conference, with new conferences devoted to cabaret as well as film and television writing. Hundreds of actors, directors, playwrights, and people involved in every aspect of making theater come to the O’Neill during these
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conferences to share ideas, rehearse and perform new work, and examine what it means to be a writer. Last year, more than 60 musicals, plays, and puppet shows were performed for the first time in front of an audience at the O’Neill, in the form of staged readings. All internships take place at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. All interns participate in master classes and every conference event and present new work at various times throughout the summer. There’s a ratio of three artists to every intern. Summer internships are available in many different areas, including box office; carpentry/crew; company management; electrics; house management; operations; props/crew; script office; sound; and stage management.
Box Office If you intern here, you’ll run the box office for the O’Neill conferences, answering phones, handling customer inquiries, preparing and distributing tickets for readings, and reconciling ticket sales.
Carpentry/Crew Carpentry/crew interns are responsible for assembling basic modular scenery, performing light carpentry and painting, and participating in loadins and strikes and serve as running crew when needed.
Company Management If you work in company management, you’ll help coordinate all housing, travel, transportation, and general administration of all the conferences.
Electronics Electrics interns hang and cable lighting plots in all theaters, participate in focus calls, and program and run the light board during rehearsals, readings, and events.
ushers, creating programs, and addressing patron needs.
Operations If you intern here, you’ll help run the O’Neill Puppetry, Playwrights, Critics, Film and Television, and Cabaret and Music Theater Conferences. Responsibilities include helping with housing preparation, transporting guests in conference vans, running errands, covering O’Neill Center phones, coordinating the O’Neill gift shop/merchandise sales, and working in the O’Neill Center Pub.
Production Assistants These interns help stage managers, directors, playwrights, and dramaturgs with rehearsals and performances of selected staged readings during the conference.
Props/Crew Props interns collect, assemble, and construct props for rehearsals and staged readings, participate in load-ins and strikes, and serve as running crew when needed.
Script Office If you intern here, you’ll participate in the daily operations of the conference script office, which may include helping with research, copying script changes and updates, maintaining a script library, and addressing participants’ computer needs.
Sound If you like the technical side of things, you may enjoy working as a sound intern, setting up sound systems and equipment in all theaters, providing basic maintenance of sound equipment, and running sound for all rehearsals, readings, and events.
Stage Management House Management This intern helps the house manager with all front-of-house activities for conference readings and events, including working with volunteer
Stage management interns (under the supervision of the production stage manager) run rehearsals, prepare schedules and reports, and call cues for assigned staged readings.
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HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter and resume including your theatrical experience to the preceding address. Your cover letter should discuss why you are applying for this internship and what you hope to gain from it. Alternatively, you can apply online at http://www.theoneill.org/involve/ intapp.htm.
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY INTERNSHIP Folger Shakespeare Library Attn: Human Resources Manager 201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 Fax: (202) 544-4623
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate college students with a background in literature, English, journalism, communications, or theatre. Requirements: None specified.
ing items from the collections. Its striking architecture has earned the Folger a listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Folger is also a center for literary and performing arts, offering a full calendar of performances and programs from poetry readings and theatrical productions to early-music concerts and family activities. It is a renowned center for the revitalization of humanities education through precollege programs for students and teachers and provides seminars and colloquia on a wide range of early modern topics. The Folger is not funded by the government but is an independent research library privately endowed and administered by the trustees of Amherst College in Massachusetts (the alma mater of Henry Clay Folger). Two divisions at the Folger regularly accept students for unpaid internships, often where college credit is given for the experience. (Occasionally, an intern may be paid for an internship if the division’s budget allows.) You may apply to work as an intern with the Folger’s Academic Programs, which sponsors seminars, conferences, and workshops involving the Renaissance period for doctoral and postdoctoral level scholars and produces The Shakespeare Quarterly. Interns also are accepted for the summer with Public Programs, which produces events for the general public, including theatre productions, literary readings, concerts, and tours.
OVERVIEW The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., founded by Henry and Emily Folger in 1932 as a gift to the American people. A magnet for scholars from around the globe, the Folger is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, as well as collections of other rare Renaissance books and manuscripts on history and politics, theology and exploration, and law and the arts. The Folger is also devoted to Shakespeare’s life and times, featuring changing exhibitions featur-
HOW TO APPLY Potential interns are screened on an individual basis. If you’re interested in interning at the Folger, you should send a résumé, a cover letter, and a letter from your college’s internship office stating the requirements for credit (if it’s offered). Three letters of recommendation are also required, preferably from faculty members who know your scholastic background or areas of interest. Mail or fax internship inquiries to the preceding Folger address.
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GEDDES TALENT AGENCY INTERNSHIP
GLIMMERGLASS OPERA INTERNSHIP
Geddes Talent Agency 8430 Santa Monica Blvd #200 West Hollywood, CA 90069 (323) 848-2700
[email protected] http://www.rsinternships.com/applications/ posting.php3?ID=1407 For Chicago, e-mail:
[email protected] Intern Search Department D Glimmerglass Opera PO Box 191 Cooperstown, NY 13326
[email protected] http://www.glimmerglass.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Computer experience, Internet knowledge, typing ability, pleasant and easy-going demeanor, professional phone skills, multitasking ability.
OVERVIEW The Geddes Agency represents actors in the entertainment industry. Its West Hollywood branch provides service for film, TV, and theater clients. The Chicago office works in the markets of voice-over, commercials, and theater, in addition to TV and film. Geddes is a family-owned business that started in Chicago and has been in operation for 35 years. An internship position is available in both branches of Geddes Agency (in Chicago and West Hollywood). Although duties may vary depending on the season and the office, the daily tasks are related to basic office needs such as answering phones, routing calls, pulling pictures for submissions, typing letters, Internet downloading, Internet research, and so on.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested, send an e-mail describing why you’d like to intern at a talent agency to the preceding address.
What You Can Earn: Stipend available and housing provided. Application Deadlines: March 18 for periods of seven to 18 weeks, with some positions beginning as early as late April; most begin mid-May or early June and continue through the end of August. Educational Experience: Check individual internships for specifics. Requirements: Individual departments below will outline requirements.
OVERVIEW A number of different internships are available in different departments in administration, artistic administration, and production.
Administration Accounting/Finance (Early May through late August)
This intern will help the accountant with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and general finance office administration. Accounting or business administration focus is preferred. This internship also requires strong computer skills, including spreadsheet experience; excellent filing skills are a must. Box Office (Mid-May through August)
Five interns will help with ticket, group, and special events sales; patron services; preparation of income reports; and gathering marketing data. Interns must be dedicated, enjoy assisting people, have excellent phone and personal manner, have customer service experience, and be computer literate.
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Development (May through August)
This intern will help prepare and set up fundraising, audience development, and education programs and projects, including hosting, research, site arrangements, and scheduling; and provide clerical/office support. This position requires excellent communication, computer, and interpersonal skills. General Administration (Late May through late August)
This intern will help the office manager in daily operations of administrative office, including mail processing and distribution, reception duties, and shipping and receiving. The intern must have a congenial personality, excellent phone manner, and sense of humor. House Management (May through late August)
This intern will solicit and schedule volunteer ushers; assist with orientations, creating signage, opening and closing the theater; and assist house manager with patron comfort and safety at all performances. Prior house management experience is a plus. The intern also must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
performances and require close attention to detail, a congenial public manner, and computer skills in Microsoft Office programs. Knowledge of Quark is a plus. Operations/Special Events (May-August)
This intern will help with the planning, set-up and breakdown of special events such as dinners or symposia, and oversee the initiatives program. Attendance at every performance at audience services desk to assist patrons is required. The intern must have good communication and interpersonal skills. Photography Intern (Mid-May through late August)
This intern will help the professional company photographer produce publicity and archival photographs of the season’s productions; coordinate work with local photo supply shop; maintain photo files; and photograph special events. It requires proven photography skills, computer literacy, and a driver’s license; photography career interest a plus.
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Housing and Transportation (April/May through late August)
Three interns will help in a highly visible administrative department responsible for the housing, transportation, and other practical concerns of singers, directors, designers, and general personnel. Interns must be able to deal positively and tactfully with a variety of logistical arrangements vital to the company’s smooth functioning and must be computer literate. A driver’s license is required. Marketing/Public Relations (Mid-May through late August)
Two interns will help the public relations department with preparation and distribution of press materials and other work with the press and public. They will also help distribute season promotions, advertising, and analysis of ticket sales data. Both positions help staff the audience services desk at all
This intern will help staff with copying, filing, basic data entry, and scheduling administration. The intern must possess common sense, practicality, a sense of humor, enthusiasm, sound judgment, initiative, and excellent communication skills. The intern should have excellent editing and computer skills. Dramaturgy (June 6 through August 17)
This intern will provide research support for print materials, productions, lectures, and special programming; conduct, transcribe, and edit artist interviews for print and Web publication; and assist with special programming. This position offers an opportunity to closely observe the rehearsal/production process and to interact with renowned artists and professionals. Candidates should have excellent oral and written communication skills and a strong background in opera,
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music and/or theater. Experience in preparing web pages is helpful, but not required.
internship requires theatrical sewing skills and academic shop experience; professional experience is desirable.
Music (mid-May through late August)
Two interns will help locate and copy music; locate, hire and transport instruments, with heavy moving required; set up the rehearsal room and orchestra pit; and attend orchestra rehearsals and performances. The interns must be reliable and flexible, with good interpersonal and organizational skills and background in music. A driver’s license is required.
Costume Construction-Crafts (Late May through July 30)
This intern will help with craftwork, including dying, distressing, millinery, and footwear for four operas. This internship requires theatrical sewing skills and skill in one or more crafts areas; professional experience is desirable. Electrics (May 16/May 31 through August 27)
Young American Artists Program Administration (Mid-May through late August)
Two interns will live at the Young Artist’s residence and help set up, close down, and manage residences; interact with master class and audition personnel; schedule and provide transportation for Young Artists; produce programs and publicity materials for recitals and concerts; and act as liaison between Young Artists and the director of artistic operations. The interns should have excellent juggling skills, with levelheadedness under pressure a priority. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills allied with flexibility, reliability, and discretion are required, as are computer literacy and driver’s license. Publishing/editing computer skills are a plus.
Production Audio/Video/Projected Titles Engineering (Late May through August 27)
Two interns in this department will help install and maintain in-house audio and video monitoring/playback systems, a large wired and wireless intercom system, and a computer-controlled projection system for projected titles. This internship requires good basic experience with sound, video, intercom, and computer systems. Costume Construction-Stitcher (Late May through early/late July)
Four interns will help with construction and/ or alteration of costumes for four operas. This
Five interns will help install, circuit and focus a 500+ unit plot; perform daily changeovers; run productions; strike, and load-out. This position requires thorough experience with stage electrics. Hair and Make-up (June 20 through August 23)
This intern will help with daily maintenance of wigs; pre-performance application of make-up, wigs, and hairstyling for singers; and backstage quick changes. This position requires professional experience and a congenial and artist-oriented personality. Production Administration (Early May through August 27)
This intern will help with office routines, scheduling, shopping, and staff support, including safety program implementation and crew meals. The job requires a basic knowledge of production procedures and terminology, computer literacy, and a driver’s license. Projected Titles (June 6 through August 23)
This intern will help the titles supervisor prepare scripts, scores, and a presentation system for titled productions; attend some rehearsals; and call titles for performances. The intern must be absolutely comfortable reading opera scores, detail-oriented, organized, and calm under pressure. General word processing and computer skills are required; training on presentation software will be provided.
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Technical knowledge of projection equipment is not required. Prop Construction (Mid-May through July 30)
This intern will help in the prop shop with creation of properties for four operas. It requires thorough shop knowledge, ability to work independently, and skill in one or more shop areas (wood, soft goods, paint, crafts, etc.). Scene Design (May 24 through July 24)
During technical rehearsals, this intern will help scenic designers with notes, research, drafting, and help in the prop or paint shop as needed. This position requires attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a collaborative team. Experience with professional designers preferred. Scenery Construction/Rigging (Mid-May through July 30)
Two interns will help carpentry staff with construction of new scenery, alterations to scenery built by contract shops, and initial load-in. They will also help rigging staff install hanging scenery and lighting equipment and with maintenance and upgrades to the rigging system. This job requires good stage and shop carpentry skills and basic knowledge of counterweight systems and rigging. Scenic Art (May 23 through July 30)
This intern will help with in-house scenery and prop painting and with touch-ups and repaints of contract shop scenery. It requires excellent drawing, good layout, mixing and scenic craft skills; professional experience desirable. Stage Management (May 23 through August 24)
This position will help with set up, maintaining and cleaning rehearsal halls, coordinating with shop heads and designers, overseeing and supervising the work of production rehearsal and running crews, and creating production books, scores and inventories. Interns do not call shows, but must read music proficiently and have considerable academic stage management experience.
Stage Operations (Mid/late May through August 27)
Eight interns will help install repertory scenery; run deck, rail and properties; perform daily scenery changeovers; build, install, and maintain rehearsal scenery and properties; and strike scenery at the end of the season. Some interns will have performance opportunities as supernumeraries. This is an excellent introduction to most aspects of production and requires only a basic familiarity with stage procedures. Technical Direction (May 10 through August 27)
This intern will help create working drawings for archive and rental purposes; cataloguing and tracking rehearsal scenery; and organizing production archive books. The intern will also draft updated production ground plans and small projects for scene shop. The position requires good knowledge of scenery construction techniques. AutoCAD proficiency necessary. Wardrobe (June 6 through August 27)
Three interns will help maintain large repertory costume inventory, dress chorus and principals, and assist with backstage quick changes. Interns also assist in costume shop for the first two to three weeks of the contract period and need basic theatrical sewing skills. A congenial and artist-oriented personality is essential.
HOW TO APPLY To be considered for an internship, submit a current resume including present and permanent addresses, day and evening telephone numbers, education (post-high school), and dates of attendance, along with work experience, internships, and dates of employment. You also should include two references (stating relationship, address, and day/evening telephone numbers). In addition, you’ll need to include a cover letter including your three choices of internships, in order of preference, along with your earliest date available and latest departure date. Scenic art and prop construction
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applicants should include examples of their work (color copies preferred).
JIM HENSON COMPANY INTERNSHIP To apply for an internship in the archives department, send e-mail to Karen Falk
[email protected] To apply for an internship in the creative department, fax, mail, or e-mail your resume to The Jim Henson Company 1416 N. La Brea Avenue Hollywood, CA 90028 Fax: (323) 802-1835
[email protected] To apply for an internship in the design department, fax or e-mail your resume to The Jim Henson Company Maryanne Purdy Fax: (323) 802-1836
[email protected] To apply for an internship in the media library, fax, mail, or e-mail your resume to The Jim Henson Company 1416 N. La Brea Avenue Hollywood, CA 90028 Fax: (323) 802-1835 To apply for an internship in the public relations department, e-mail your resume, making sure that subject heading reads PR INTERN, to The Jim Henson Company Nicole Goldman
[email protected] To apply for an internship in the marketing department, mail, fax, or e-mail your resume to The Jim Henson Company Jim Formanek 1416 N. La Brea Avenue Hollywood, CA 90028 Fax: (323) 802-1836
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid; course credit is available. Application Deadlines: December 1 for spring semester: Internships typically begin in January; May 1 for summer semester: Internships typically begin in May; August 1 for fall semester: Internships typically begin in September. Educational Experience: Minimum sophomore in college before beginning the internship. Check individual internships for other specifics. Requirements: Course credit required (you’ll need to provide proof of credit in the form of a transcript showing the internship or a letter from school); a high maturity level, a sense of humor, and a willingness to be flexible. The ability to write well is a strong asset. Good basic office skills (telephone, copying, and faxing) and computer literacy are a must. Applicants who will make a good fit with our staff and with the company as a whole are essential. The willingness to work quickly and juggle several projects at once is very important.
OVERVIEW Over the past 50 years, The Jim Henson Company has become an international leader in family entertainment, with a commitment to continuing the late Jim Henson’s legacy and mission. The company, which is also a preeminent multimedia production company, is home of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, headquartered in Hollywood at the historic Charlie Chaplin studios. In addition to The Muppets and Muppet Babies, the many timeless creations inspired by this vision include Bear in the Big Blue House, Farscape, Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. In 2002,
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after two years as part of EM.TV, a German-based TV merchandising and distribution company, The Jim Henson Company was reacquired by the five Henson children. The following year, the rights to the Muppet characters (along with Bear in the Big Blue House) were sold to The Walt Disney Company, thus realizing Henson’s longtime dream that the Muppet characters would live on forever. The company is looking for enthusiastic individuals willing to dedicate themselves to enhancing the company environment. The company seeks students who are organized, mature, and have a great sense of humor. You must have a positive attitude, a desire to learn, and a willingness to be flexible. This is a fun, relaxed place to work with a lot of creative energy and a good mix of hard work. You will see how the company functions from behind the scenes and play a large role in contributing to its goals. Please do not feel that you need to be a puppeteer, a puppet maker, or an arts and crafts buff to be considered for an internship. In fact, internships are primarily in an office atmosphere located in the Los Angeles or New York offices. However, all applicants are welcome who have a special interest in the company and its projects. Internships are available in creative affairs, design department, media library, public relations, and marketing. The internship program aims to provide a great working opportunity as well as teach you about the business world. You’ll be exposed to the company’s projects and goals for the year and will be able to improve your business skills and learn new ones. Keep in mind, however, that the company does not teach puppeteering or puppet making and that it does not provide any artistic internships in graphic design, animation, mold making, sculpting, animatronic construction, or foam latex construction.
Archives Department (New York) If you intern with The Jim Henson Company Archives (located in Manhattan), you’ll spend one or two days a week helping with collections management and organization of the company’s his-
torical collections. Duties include cataloguing and processing of materials, record-keeping, and some reference work. For this internship, you should be interested in archive, library, or museum work and have related course work.
Creative Affairs (Los Angeles) In this department, you’ll support the Jim Henson Company Creative Affairs team in developing sci-fi/fantasy genre films, while also helping on special projects. Your duties might include reading scripts and books, writing coverage, creative research, writer/director/design research, compiling artwork and pitch materials, general office support, helping executives, coordinating materials for meetings, and running occasional errands. Since you’ll work directly with Henson executives in this small department, you’ll have a unique opportunity to interact with the staff, share your thoughts on the material, and form valuable relationships. In this department, you’ll work primarily with the Creative Affairs team, but you’ll also have the opportunity to work on projects with several other departments, such as new media, archives, administration, design, marketing, public relations, business and legal affairs, finance, the creature shop, and the president’s office.
Design Department (Los Angeles) This department is responsible for creating and maintaining the photographic archive of The Jim Henson Company. Here you’ll compile artistic and photographic archival materials for current and upcoming productions. You’ll help with image scanning and professional printing, work with professional printing services, run errands, handle general office duties, and work within artistic design platforms. Although most of the time you’ll be working within the design department, you may get the chance to work on several projects within other departments. You’ll need to be familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, and general Macintosh platforms for this internship. This is an excellent opportunity for students geared toward graphic design or
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other artistic venues within the television and film industry.
Marketing Department (Los Angeles) Interns in this department support the Jim Henson Company marketing team in developing sci-fi/fantasy genre films and television. Here you’ll help with creative research, developing presentations, and general office support including telephones and filing, helping executives, coordinating materials for meetings, running occasional errands, and so on. Working directly with the Henson executives in this small department will give you a unique opportunity to interact with the staff, share your thoughts on material, and form valuable relationships. You’ll primarily work very closely with the marketing team, but you’ll also have the opportunity to work on projects with several of our other departments (new media; archives; administration; design; creative affairs; public relations; business and legal affairs; finance; the creature shop, and the president). If you intern in this department, you must work three full days a week (weekdays only) from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Marketing or public relations majors are preferred, but these majors aren’t required.
Media Library (Los Angeles) In this internship, you’ll help support the collections management/tape library team in managing the company’s media assets. You’ll help with project and property research; review of tape library materials; cataloguing; database entry and management; general office support; and fulfillment of duplication requests. You should demonstrate an interest in and have some experience in film archive or library work. Although you’ll mostly work with the collections management and tape library team, you’ll also have the chance to work on projects with several other departments. This is a great opportunity to work with a company’s media library and could be a stepping stone for students looking to get into vault management/post-production.
Public Relations (Los Angeles) In this internship, you’ll help with all aspects of the company’s worldwide communications and public outreach. In addition to performing standard office duties, you’ll work directly with the director of corporate communications on a wide variety of projects, including press releases, media kits, interviews, pitches, appearances, and premiere strategies. You should be interested in media relations and entertainment.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for these internships, you should send to the preceding contact addresses a one-page resume, a cover letter mentioning the position you’re applying for, specifically stating reasons why you’re interested in interning at Henson, and why you feel you’d be a good fit for this position and this company. You also should discuss work experience or college activities linked to your qualifications. You should be as creative as you wish with your application, but you should maintain professionalism. As a result of the volume of resumes the company normally receives, they will only contact candidates they wish to consider for placement. These applicants will be called for an initial phone interview. If you have film, video, performance, or artistic skills, mention them in your cover letter and/or resume. Unsolicited materials become the property of The Jim Henson Company and will not be returned.
JUILLIARD SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP The Juilliard School 60 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023
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(212) 799-5000, ext. 7102
[email protected] http://www.juilliard.edu/about/profintern.html
What You Can Earn: $262 a week. Application Deadlines: June 1. Educational Experience: Specific educational requirements are detailed below and may differ depending on the specific internship desired. Requirements: Specific requirements are detailed below and may differ depending on the specific internship desired.
OVERVIEW An internship is a positive way to find out if a job in theater or arts administration is what you’re looking for. To this end, the Juilliard School sponsors a professional intern program in both technical theater and arts administration designed to provide hands-on experience working with theater professionals and school administrators in respective fields. The program was created in 1977 and focused primarily on design; five years later, the program had expanded to focus on all aspects of technical theater. By the 1991-92 season, arts administration internships were introduced. Many former interns now work at Juilliard as administrators or as theater technicians. There is also a strong Intern Alumni Group providing support to those beginning their careers. All Interns will participate in or attend professional drama, dance, and music productions. While technical interns learn the latest skills and techniques working with trained professionals, administrative interns get lots of practice operating one of the country’s most prestigious performing arts schools. An intern’s performance is monitored and monthly group and individual meetings are held to evaluate progress and discuss your experiences. Seminars and discussions with alumni are held throughout the year on a variety of topics. You’ll also get to participate in backstage tours of Broadway theaters, the Metropolitan Opera House, and other professional theater centers.
If you choose technical theater, your work will revolve around four performance spaces at Juilliard. In past seasons, the production department has produced two full stage operas, three opera workshops, five major drama productions, five Studio 301 drama workshop productions, a major dance concert, two dance workshops, and numerous concerts, recitals, and special events. The Julliard program is an internship, not a degree program. All internships are full time and usually begin in September and last through May. Although reasonable working hours are typically maintained, your weekly schedule will vary depending on your duties and the needs of the production schedules. If you want academic credit for your participation in the internship program, you must do so through your sponsoring school. However, Juilliard will send an evaluation of your work and participation in the program to your school, if required.
Arts Administration Arts administration internships are offered in building facilities, chamber music office, concert office, dance division, drama division, concert office, chamber music office, building, and facilities/maintenance/engineering. Building Facilities
You’ll work directly with the associate vice president for facilities management to provide an introduction to and involvement in all phases of managing a facility. This internship doesn’t deal with theatrical production. It requires attention to detail and good follow-through skills; the ability to interact well with people is absolutely necessary. Chamber Music Office
Here you’ll help the assistant dean and director of chamber music primarily in the administration of the Chamber Music Program. You’ll be responsible for maintaining the registration database of up to 120 chamber music ensembles, administering the January ChamberFest, and managing several
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ensembles (such as the spring semester chamber orchestra and Bach Aria ensemble). You’ll also schedule chamber music ensembles in occasional performances outside of Juilliard, submit the monthly chamber music faculty payroll, and handle the details of counseling and interacting with many students, explaining chamber music policies and managing paperwork. Imagination and personal initiative, along with the ability to manage routine administrative tasks, is important. You must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Outlook and have excellent verbal and writing skills.
overseeing audio recording and duplication of rehearsal and performance tapes. Stage management experience is preferred. Drama Division
In this internship, you’ll help the administrative director in the daily administrative and production operations associated with the division’s four-year professional actor-training program. There is lots of interaction with faculty, guest artists, students, and prospective students, so diplomacy and excellent organizational and communication skills are required. Computer experience with MS Word and Outlook would be extremely helpful.
Concert Office
This internship is ideal if you’re interested in producing events, since you’ll be helping to produce the hundreds of recitals and activities that occur each year. Responsibilities range from preparing the printed program materials to stage managing master classes. The internship also will focus on front-of-house requirements for all major Juilliard productions, including house management and the daily supervision of the Juilliard box office. The concert office intern must be a self-motivated individual with good follow-through and interpersonal skills and an eye for detail. Knowledge of music is helpful but not absolutely necessary.
Costume Shop Five internships are offered that involve assisting designers, fabric swatching, draping, and shopping. When helping the designers, you can expect to be responsible for executing the designer’s sketches, costume research, budgeting, coordinating fitting schedules, and attending fittings. You’ll also have hands-on experience in stitching, crafts, millinery painting, distressing, fabric manipulation, wardrobe stock maintenance, and running crew. A one-semester makeup class is offered. Sewing experience is required.
Electrics Dance Division
This intern will help the production coordinator during preproduction of all Juilliard Dance Ensemble events, including main stage and studio workshops; Choreographers/Composers Concert; Winter Concert; Senior Production; and Outreach tours. You must attend production meetings and do scheduling, program layout, and follow up with other departments such as costumes, electrics, scenic, and so on. The intern will also work with the stage management team in running these events. Other duties include developing production elements with dance students for their independent and class choreographic projects; maintaining the video archives; organizing video recordings of dance events and classroom documentation; distributing video tape to students and faculty; and
In this internship, you’ll experience many aspects of stage lighting, including reading a light plot; helping the master electrician; and hanging, focusing, and maintaining the inventory and spaces. You’ll have the chance to act as master electrician and may have the opportunity to run light and sound boards for workshop productions. The sound intern will learn all aspects of sound for production by helping the house audio technician. You should have a practical knowledge of electrics and a basic understanding of electricity.
Production Assistant There are two different production assistant internships. One is with the Juilliard theater events and music coordinator. Assignments will eventually lead to stage managing events in the Juilliard The-
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ater. This intern also will help with the daily and long-term planning of these events, in addition to helping with the daily administrative and production operations associated with the production department. There may be opportunities to help with drama or opera productions as well. The other intern will work with resident production stage managers and stage management interns, helping with drama and opera productions. Applicants for both production assistant internships are required to be organized, punctual, and flexible and have good interpersonal skills.
Props This active shop needs committed interns who will learn many facets of prop design, procurement, and construction. You’ll complete carpentry, soft good, sculpture, assemblage, and graphics projects as well as interpret designs through research and shopping in and around NYC and beyond. Budgeting, bookkeeping, and management skills will be addressed, as will interdepartmental communications and cooperation. Other duties include helping to maintain the props inventory and running crew assignments. You should be familiar with basic shop tools and a little curious.
Scene Painting Successful candidates will work on all productions under the guidance of the scenic charge, helping with budgeting, layout, scene painting, faux finishes, and sculpturing, along with paint shop maintenance and safety. You should have some scene painting experience.
Stage Management Six interns in this area will help production stage managers on opera, drama, and dance productions, starting with preproduction meetings and on through rehearsals and into performances. You’ll need great organizational skills and the ability to work closely with students, directors, and choreographers, dealing with a wide variety of personalities. You must be flexible, take initiative, and be open to working with various production stage managers with different working styles.
Rehearsals occur in late afternoons and evenings, with many long hours. The ability to read music and stage management experience are highly desirable.
Technical Theater Internships Internships are offered in costume shop, wigs and makeup, electrics, props, scene painting, stage management, and production assistant.
Wigs and Makeup Two internships are offered to provide training in theatrical makeup, hair and wig styling, wig and facial hair construction, working with costume designers, and running crew skills. Experience in theater, cosmetology, or hair and makeup is helpful, but dexterity, a friendly personality, and a willingness to learn are the primary prerequisites.
HOUSING Although Julliard offers a stipend of $262 a week, this is not enough to pay for your living expenses in New York. Since the internship is a full-time work commitment, you can’t get a job on the side to supplement your income. Also remember that housing in New York is expensive and requires careful consideration; you should probably find housing before beginning your internship.
HOW TO APPLY To apply to the program, you must submit a $15 fee with a completed application form that you can download in PDF form at www.juilliard.edu/ about/profintern.html. Keep in mind that the earlier you apply, the better your chance of getting the internship you want. You should include a resume that includes your educational experience, an ID snapshot or photo, and three letters of reference describing your working style, an evaluation of skills, and, if applicable, an evaluation of design abilities. (These can be sent separately.) You also should include a 250-word personal statement describing your expectations about the internship and how it relates to your career goals.
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Interviews are highly recommended, and you’re encouraged to tour the facilities and arrange an interview whenever possible.
KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP Vilar Institute for Arts Management Internships The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 (202) 416-8821 http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/ vilarinstitute/internships/home.cfm
What You Can Earn: $800 monthly stipend, plus free tickets to center performances. Application Deadlines: June 15 for fall semester (September through December); November 1 for winter/spring (January through April); March 1 for summer (May through August). Educational Experience: College juniors/seniors, graduate students, and recent college graduates (within two years of graduation). Requirements: Specific requirements are detailed below, depending on the area of the internship.
OVERVIEW “I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities,” President John F. Kennedy once said, “we, too, will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.” In its third decade, the Kennedy Center, the living memorial to this fallen president, continues its efforts to
fulfill his vision by presenting a variety of theater and musicals; dance and ballet; orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music; and multimedia performances. The Kennedy Center presents performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists and serving the nation as a leader in arts education. Each year more than 6 million people nationwide take part in education programs initiated by the center, including performances; lectures; demonstrations; open rehearsals; dance and music residencies; master classes; competitions for young actors and musicians; backstage tours; and workshops for teachers. If you’re interested in beginning a career in performing arts management and/or arts education, an internship at the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital could be for you. Each semester, about 20 students are chosen to participate in a three- to fourmonth, full-time (40 hours a week) internship. You may work either in advertising, development, education (local and national programs), press, National Symphony Orchestra, press relations, production, programming, technology, volunteer management, finance, or facilities. At the start of your internship, you and your supervisor will develop a list of learning objectives and goals you’d like to accomplish; you’ll also be assigned to a project to be completed during your time at the Kennedy Center. You’ll submit a weekly journal, maintain a working portfolio, attend required intern events, and participate in mid-semester and final evaluations. You’ll also attend weekly sessions led by executives of the Kennedy Center and other major arts institutions in Washington, D.C. In addition, you may attend performances, workshops, and classes presented by the center for free (space available).
Advertising and Press Relations These areas are designed to market and promote the Kennedy Center and its performances to the general public and to the local and international
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press. The in-house advertising agency works with the marketing and press departments to promote all activities at the Kennedy Center through print media, television and radio advertisements, and press conferences. Interns receive hands-on training in a variety of advertising, marketing, and pressrelated tasks and are exposed to the team-oriented process of determining the center’s marketing and press needs. If you work here, you might coordinate all advertisements for the Kennedy Center and do copy editing; promotional event planning and management; assisting in the design of print material; developing new media contacts; writing press releases; pitching stories to press contacts; securing review coverage for performances; and various other marketing related projects.
Development This department annually raises nearly $50 million for the ongoing work of the Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra. Here you’ll help with many fund-raising activities, including membership fulfillment; corporate fund campaign; major gift donations; grants and sponsorships by corporations and foundations; planned giving; special events; and volunteer management.
Education Through programs of the education department, people of all ages have the opportunity to learn in, through, and about the performing arts through the creation and presentation of quality works for young people and families; professional, resource, and leadership development opportunities for teachers, students, and artists and the general public and educational programming. If you intern here, you’ll learn about local and national education reform issues and participate in many aspects of performing arts education.
Facilities This department coordinates all aspects of strategic facilities planning at the Kennedy Center, including operations and maintenance, security, project/construction coordination, transportation,
and contracting. The facilities internship will demystify what it takes to operate a performing arts facility.
Finance With this internship opportunity, you’ll gain an understanding of the center’s financial activity, budgeting cycle, and systems and learn how the department interacts with and supports other Kennedy Center departments and programs.
General Counsel’s Office Through interning with the general counsel’s office, you’ll learn performing arts law (including dealing with standard artist and production contracts); federal programs (including the Federal Tort Claims Act); nonprofit tax; immigration law; labor law; insurance/risk management; and other legal issues that may arise in the day-to-day activities of a presidential memorial and performing arts center. You must be at least in your second year of law school; this placement is offered only during the summer semester.
National Symphony Orchestra Via the NSO, you’ll be given a chance to help with many aspects of symphony management, including the operation and administration of a 48-week season of performances with 100 musicians. As the orchestra of the capital of the United States, the NSO regularly participates in events of national and international importance, such as presidential inaugurations and annual Independence Day and Memorial Day celebrations with nationally televised, outdoor concerts at the U. S. Capitol.
Programming and Production Each year the Kennedy Center commissions, produces, and presents performances in jazz, ballet, modern dance, classical music, comedy, theater, storytelling, puppetry, and musical theater for people of all ages. The center also presents and produces festivals, televised specials, radio programs, and cutting-edge and community-based programs. A number of internships
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may be available with the administrative side of programming and production.
UPS, or U.S. Priority Mail. The Kennedy Center also recommends that you follow up by phone to ensure receipt of all materials.
Technology Technology continues to be more and more important in all aspects of managing the performing arts, from providing technical support to administrative staff and box office personnel, to the creation of Web-based projects and the development of Internet-based arts and education resources for teachers and students. The Kennedy Center is aggressively finding new ways to use technology, and you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals in the field of technology and performing arts.
HOW TO APPLY You should submit all of the following materials in one complete package, including an internship application form downloaded from the preceding Web site; a cover letter discussing career goals, computer skills, and three internships of interest; your resume; an official university transcript; and two current letters of recommendation from people who can address your background and skills. Recommendation letters must arrive in sealed envelopes with the signature of the letter writer appearing across the envelope flap. You should also include a writing sample (no more than three pages). Applicants from nonnative English-speaking countries must provide proof of English-speaking and writing competence through a minimum TOEFL score of 600. Applicants who have earned a bachelor’s degree in an English-speaking country may request an exemption from this requirement. International applicants must have a valid visa. All materials must arrive in one package and must be written in English. Telephone interviews will be conducted as part of the final selection process, and you’ll be notified within six to eight weeks after the deadline has passed. To prevent any delay in delivery of your application, you should send your materials by FedEx,
THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN INTERNSHIP Late Show with David Letterman Director of Human Resources Fax: (212) 975-4734
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Fall (June 1); spring (October 1); summer (March 1). Educational Experience: Any major but must receive college credit for participation in the program. Requirements: Must be bright, energetic, and available to work Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
OVERVIEW The Late Show uses full-time interns in a variety of departments, including research, talent, production, writers, writers’ production, and music. There is also a part-time production finance internship for finance or accounting majors. No matter where they work, interns work on projects specific to their departments and perform general office duties. You may choose to apply to any of the three sessions offered year round: fall (August through December), spring (December through May), and summer (May through August).
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested in applying for a Late Show internship, you should fax a resume and cover let-
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ter to the preceding number. The show will contact applicants they wish to interview shortly after each deadline date.
LONGWOOD GARDENS PERFORMING ARTS INTERNSHIP Longwood Gardens Student Programming PO Box 501 Kennett Square, PA 19348 (610) 388-1000, ext. 508
[email protected] General Web site: http://www.longwoodgardens. org Application: http://www.longwoodgardens. org/Education/student%20programs/ College%20Internship/CollegeInternship1.htm
What You Can Earn: $6.50 an hour for a 40-hour week, plus free housing and garden space. Application Deadlines: February 1 for internships starting in June; May 1 for September; November 1 for January or March. Educational Experience: Current arts administration, public relations, marketing, and journalism students; strong computer skills are helpful. Requirements: A valid driver’s license and the ability to work some weekends and to work independently; must have strong interest in and knowledge of the performing arts and news-writing skills.
OVERVIEW Interning at Longwood Gardens offers excellent opportunities for you to gain practical experience, learn career skills, and study amid the world’s premier horticulture display. The one-year performing arts internship offers an opportunity to work
with a variety of the 400 performing arts events held at Longwood each year, and you’ll learn how a performing arts office operates through hands-on involvement in the daily management of the office. You’ll write press releases, public-service announcements, calendar listings, and brochure copy; produce event flyers; and help with marketing events and mailings. You’ll manage the performing arts coordinator’s phone calls; create public-service announcements of all concert, theatre, and dance events; create and place in-house event publicity signs; create event fliers for mailing and posting in the community; contribute to schedule of events, Festival of Fountains brochure, Fun Days brochure, and Chamber Music brochures. You’ll also help with performing arts payroll and mailings, check requests and paperwork for artists’ checks, and maintain event files and artist files; work with employees in horticulture, maintenance, and services; act as a media contact for performing arts; and develop marketing of events plans for each event. You’ll also set up Excel spread sheets for events, meet and help visiting artists, and work some events as a performance attendant or manager.
HOUSING If you wish, you may live rent-free (a taxable benefit) on the grounds of the former estate of industrialist Pierre S. du Pont. Student houses are furnished and include nearby garden space and are located on Red Lion Row. Each house has three or four bedrooms and comes fully furnished. At any given time, there are 20 to 40 students living on The Row. Red Lion Row was originally built around the turn of the century by Pierre S. du Pont to house his employees and their families. The Row is within easy walking distance of Longwood Gardens. To see pictures of what the houses look like, visit the Web site at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ Education/student%20programs/Housing%20and %20Activities/Housing/Housing.htm. Directly south of the student houses is the student garden space, where you may have garden space. You’re responsible for the upkeep of your garden, and you must return the plot to its original condition
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before leaving. Communal tools are available, as well as mulch, potting soil, and leaf mold. A greenhouse and head house are provided for the professional gardeners’ class work. Any space they aren’t using in the greenhouse may be used by interns.
and management; coordinate youth Opera Camp auditions; registration and rehearsals; work with staff to create curriculum materials for various community productions; and research arts and social action organizations. Some phones, filing, record-keeping, and database management are also involved. Schedule to include some nights and weekends.
HOW TO APPLY The internship application is available online in PDF format, downloadable at the preceding Web site. To receive an application by mail, send a letter of request to the preceding address.
LOS ANGELES OPERA COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INTERNSHIP Los Angeles Opera 135 N. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-7498; (213) 972-8016 Fax: (213) 972-3007
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Full-time, currently enrolled undergraduate students. Requirements: Must be residents of or attend college in Los Angeles County; interest in opera is a plus.
Development Intern The intern will work on projects throughout the various program areas of the development department, including the annual fund, major gifts, institutional giving, research, and database management. The intern will assist with the preparation of direct mail solicitations, help to conceptualize the benefits program and materials, assist in the preparation of proposals, engage in donor prospect research, and assist with fund-raising-lead management, gift entry, and tracking.
Marketing Intern The intern will work with members of the marketing team to learn how the entire department fits together. Responsibilities will include assisting with subscription and single-ticket sale campaigns, organizing archival materials, analysis and reporting, correspondence, general office projects, and interfacing with members of other departments. The intern will attend all marketing meetings and company meetings.
HOW TO APPLY Send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
OVERVIEW Internships are available in community programs, development, and marketing.
Community Programs Internship Intern will assist in the production of programs for youth, families, and adults both at the Music Center and throughout the community. Intern will organize department auditions; assist with volunteer training
LUCAS DIGITAL INTERNSHIP Lucas Digital, Intern Department PO Box 2009 San Rafael, CA 94912
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(415) 662-1999 http://www.ilm.com/employment.html
What You Can Earn: $10 an hour plus college credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled as a junior or senior student at an accredited college or university and scheduled to return to an accredited college or university following the internship, with an overall GPA of at least 3.0 and a GPA of at least 3.5 in the major. Requirements: Must be available to work the number of hours designated for the program session for which you’re selected, and must provide your own housing and transportation. Applicants who have already completed a student internship with Lucas Digital Ltd. or any of the other Lucas companies are not eligible for a second student internship at another Lucas Company.
OVERVIEW Lucas Digital Ltd. is an award-winning company dedicated to the digital needs of the entertainment and commercial production industries for visual effects, sound design, audio post-production, and editing for feature fi lms, attractions, and television commercials. The company’s two divisions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound, offer internship opportunities for highly motivated students interested in pursuing technical and business careers in visual effects and sound design for feature films and commercials. An internship at ILM or Skywalker Sound is an opportunity to work with talented teams of artists and other professionals working on creative projects in a dynamic and highly collaborative atmosphere. Lucas Digital Ltd. was listed recently in Fortune magazine as one of the top 100 companies to work for in the United States. The company typically offers two paid student internship program sessions a year: a summer session and a fall/winter session. The number of student internships and the areas in which they are available each session are determined by the
projects in production. Internships for prior sessions have been offered in such areas as art, sound, editorial, computer graphics (CG) software and training, computer systems and software engineering, Web development, human resources, finance, accounting, media library, and video engineering.
Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the largest, most advanced digital effects system and facility in the world. Beginning with a mastery of the traditional arts of blue-screen photography, matte painting, and model construction, ILM pioneered the development of motion-control cameras, optical compositing, and other advances in effects technology. It is a leader in the ability to merge photo-realistic digital images with liveaction footage. ILM has played a key role in eight of the top 10 top box office hits of all time, winning 14 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and 16 Technical Achievement Awards. ILM has produced visual effects for more than 100 feature films, including the creation of wholly computergenerated characters in movies including The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the Jurassic Park film series, and Star Wars: Episode I. The company has also produced lifelike distortions of the human body in Death Becomes Her, The Mask, and Forrest Gump and came up with startling 3-D computer graphics in Twister, The Perfect Storm, and Pearl Harbor. ILM currently employs a core group of more than 1,200 producers, art directors, model makers, stage technicians, computer graphics artists, computer engineers, editors, and camera operators. As a student intern with Industrial Light & Magic, you’ll work in San Rafael, California; student interns at Skywalker Sound will work at Skywaker Ranch in Nicasio, California. Both locations are in Marin County, which is approximately 20 miles north of San Francisco.
Skywalker Sound Skywalker Sound is Lucas Digital’s audio post-production facility, known for its sound design and
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advanced editing equipment. Skywalker Sound offers a full range of sound recording, editing and mixing services for film, video, music and theme park attractions. Skywalker Sound has a worldclass scoring stage, six mix studios, ADR and Foley stages, 34 editing suites, and a 300 seat screening room. The company has won 15 Academy Awards for movies such as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. As a student intern at Lucas Digital, you’ll gain practical hands-on experience as you observe masters at work creating the spectacular sights and sounds of the screen. You’ll also hear the inside story from award-winning artists and executives through scheduled presentations and informal get-togethers. The company’s student internship program is an important part of its recruiting strategy; an internship could be the starting point for employment in a regular position with the company. However, while some student interns have been hired as regular employees following their internships, working as a student intern at Lucas Digital Ltd. is not a contract of employment and does not guarantee other employment with the company. The internship program is designed to provide an exciting educational supplement to your college career and to boost the company’s relationships with colleges who teach the skills and talents the entertainment industry needs.
HOW TO APPLY You can check to see what internships are available by visiting the Web site above. You can apply for an internship online at http://www.ilm.com/job_ apply.html. You will not need to submit a transcript when applying; however, if you’re selected to participate in the student internship program, you’ll be required to submit transcripts. If you are selected to participate in the student internship program, the company will notify you as soon as possible. All students selected to participate in a particular program session will be noti-
fied at least two weeks prior to the beginning of that program session.
LUCASFILM INTERNSHIP Lucasfilm Ltd. Human Resources PO Box 29901 San Francisco, CA 94129-0901 Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. Attn: Recruiting/The Carriage House PO Box 10037 San Rafael, CA 94912 Lucasfilm Licensing Human Resources PO Box 29905 San Francisco, CA 94129-0905
What You Can Earn: $10 an hour plus college credit for 40 hours a week (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) Application Deadlines: March 31. Educational Experience: Must be a rising college junior or senior. Students from a variety of majors may apply, including business administration, marketing, communications, accounting, library science, museum studies, international relations, or economics; graduate students are also eligible. Students must be returning to class full time when the internship is over. Requirements: For the part-time winter term (16 to 24 hours a week), you must be attending a local college or university within commuting distance to San Rafael, California.
OVERVIEW Lucasfilm is one of the world’s leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a privately held entertainment
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company that includes a variety of global businesses in addition to motion picture and TV production. These include visual effects, sound, video games, licensing, and online activity. Lucasfilm offers a part-time winter internship and a summer internship in various departments and disciplines based at either Skywalker or Big Rock Ranch facilities in Marin. The summer term is full time (40 hours a week) and is open to interns from across the United States. Assignments may be available in public relations, licensing, finance/ accounting, Internet/online, archives, and library/ research in any of the companies of Lucasfilm: Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucasfilm Licensing, or Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
HOW TO APPLY You may apply online at: http://www.lucasfilm. com/employment/apply, or you may send a resume to any one of the preceding addresses. For special information about Lucasanimation, visit their Web site at http://www.lucasfilm.com/employment/ apply/anim_policy.html. All applicants will be notified by no later than May 1 about their application status.
METRO-GOLDWYNMAYER (MGM) INTERNSHIP MGM Internships 10250 Constellation Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90067-6421 310-449-3000 http://mgmua.com/corp_career_internships.do
What You Can Earn: Paid or unpaid (unpaid internships must earn college credit) Application Deadlines: Rolling.
Educational Experience: A registered student at a university eligible to earn academic credit and involved in a related course of study (such as theater, film and TV, business, and so on); preference will be given to juniors and seniors in a related field of study. Requirements: Must have verification of legal right to work in the United States.
OVERVIEW With a tradition of producing some of Hollywood’s most beloved films at the core of its business, MGM has evolved into an integrated and diversified modern media company involved in film production, TV programming, interactive entertainment, music, animation, licensing, and more. Not surprising, there are many different areas that require interns at different times. For example, an intern in the MGM consumer products division might be responsible for creating and assembling press kits for select sci-fi and classic properties, doing field research, processing invoices, and maintaining certain aspects of the marketing budget. For this unpaid internship, the ideal candidate must be able to work 12 to 16 hours a week. Applicants for this position should have experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be organized and detail oriented, and be interested in promotions, marketing, and publicity. An intern in post-production will get a good overview of the production process in the studio; during production, employees work to finalize a movie’s budget, hire crew, secure product placement, manage daily paperwork while a movie is shooting (such as managing call sheets and production reports), and supervise post-production and the editing of a movie. If you work as an intern in production, you might copy, file, and distribute materials, help out with projects, and handle other general office work. You should be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel for this internship.
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To check which MGM internships are available, visit http://www.mgm.com/corp_career_ internships.do and click the link to “current internships.”
HOW TO APPLY You can apply for an internship at MGM by visiting the preceding Web site. Here you can copy and paste your resume into a form for submission. You will need to submit your resume only once, even though there might be several internship positions in which you’re interested. MGM will review your qualifications and assess what position might be most appropriate.
MTV NETWORKS INTERNSHIP— NASHVILLE
OVERVIEW How would you like to spend a semester with Kenny Chesney or Faith Hill? CMT (Country Music Television) and MTV Networks/Nashville invite you to apply for an internship with this top country music network that features a blend of cutting-edge music videos, creative original programming, and incredible concert events. This internship is for you if you’d love to learn more about making ground-breaking TV and what it takes to write for and maintain one of the most visited Web sites (http://www.CMT.com).
HOW TO APPLY To obtain an internship packet, send an e-mail to
[email protected] with “internship packet request” in the subject line. A few days after you send your e-mail, you’ll receive a return e-mail containing an application, guidelines for the program, and a list of opportunities. Fax or mail your completed application (including all required documents) to the preceding address.
Human Resources Attn: Internship Program CMT/MTVN Nashville 330 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37201 Fax: (615) 335-8614
MTV NETWORKS INTERNSHIP— NEW YORK CITY
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Specific majors are indicated in the application materials. Educational Experience: Students in or entering their junior or senior year at an accredited college or university or students seeking a graduate degree. Requirements: Motivated students who excel in a fast-paced environment; must provide proof of college-credit eligibility; must be energetic, creative, have a positive attitude, and a passion for country music.
MTV Networks Internship Program 1515 Broadway, 30th floor New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 846-1320
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling (except for summer internships; resumes are accepted for summer on December 1, with a cut-off date of April 1). Educational Experience: College upperclassmen (juniors/seniors) and eligible sophomores.
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Requirements: Must be registered for an internship for academic credit with a college or university and must provide official documentation upon acceptance of this internship. Must be available at least two full days a week for a minimum of 10 weeks (no weekends).
OVERVIEW MTV Networks in New York City has spring, summer, and fall internships available in affiliate sales/marketing; animation; business development; business and legal affairs; communications; consumer products; creative services; development; editorial; finance; human resources; home video; international; IS&T; marketing; national advertising sales; on-air graphics (motion graphics); planning and design; production; production management; programming; promotion; public affairs; radio network; research; special events; talent and artist relations; travel management; Web design; and wardrobe.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a resume and cover letter indicating the semester for which you’re applying and your areas of interest. You may e-mail your materials using MS Word attachments only or cut and paste your resume in an e-mail message.
MTV NETWORKS INTERNSHIP— SANTA MONICA MTV Networks Attn: Human Resources, Internship Program 2600 Colorado Avenue, 3rd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 752-8811
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Freshmen to seniors or graduate students of all majors. Students must be registered in an internship credit course concurrently with the semester in which the internship will take place. Requirements: Motivated interns who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment; team players; energetic; self-motivated; creative; responsible; a passion for music or entertainment and willingness to work hard. Must have general office and computer skills, strong verbal and written communication skills, and organizational and Internet skills. Should be able to intern two or three days (16 to 30 flexible hours) a week.
OVERVIEW MTV Networks is a cutting-edge company that nurtures talent and encourages its interns to succeed by offering an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience in the entertainment and animation industry. If you land an MTV Networks internship for the fall, spring, or summer session, you’ll work in an innovative, progressive, fast-paced and professional environment. Students are exposed to all levels of MTV Networks, which can be an invaluable experience to anyone interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. You may choose an internship in ad sales; marketing; human resources; finance; legal; casting; animation; MTV series development; VH1 original programming and development; VH1 motion picture development; or music and talent relations. You may be asked to perform general office duties, projects, tape dubbing, script coverage, set work, and Internet research. Business hours for MTV Networks are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but hours are flexible.
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HOW TO APPLY Fax, e-mail, or mail your resume to the preceding address.
MTV NETWORKS LATIN AMERICA INTERNSHIP— MIAMI BEACH MTV Networks Latin America Internship Program 1111 Lincoln Road, 6th Floor Miami Beach, FL 33139 Fax: (305) 535-3811
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid; college credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students studying studio production and programming, on-air graphics, off-air print, wardrobe, marketing, communications, finance, information technologies, or law. Requirements: Candidates must have strong Spanish written and verbal communication skills. Must be registered for an internship for academic credit with their college or university, and must provide official documentation on school letterhead confirming this information.
OVERVIEW MTV Networks Latin America consists of three channels: MTV, Nickelodeon, and VH-1 Latin America. MTV Latin America is the world’s first 24-hour Spanish-language network specifically for young adults whose roots are buried in both U.S. and Latin cultures. Nickelodeon is broadcast to kids in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Latin America. VH-1 targets the 25-
to 49-year-old audience and celebrates pop culture and music through original programming hits. The MTV networks are looking for bright, creative students to participate in the fall, spring, or summer internship program designed to offer an opportunity to gain insight into the TV industry. Interns obtain hands-on experience by working in jobs related to their career fields and by interacting with professionals in on-the-job situations. Internships are available throughout the year, and MTV will work with you to determine how many days a week you can intern (usually two or three days a week for about 20 to 30 hours).
HOW TO APPLY To apply, you should fax or mail a cover letter indicating the semester you’re applying for and your areas of interest, along with your resume and a letter on school letterhead confirming you’re registered for an internship class that provides academic credit. Include two letters of recommendation (from an employer, advisor, or professor) and an unofficial or official transcript. Fax or send all this information to the preceding address.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS INTERNSHIP National Endowment for the Arts The Nancy Hanks Center Office of Human Resources, Room 627 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506 (202) 682-5472 http://www.arts.gov/about/Jobs/Internships.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Four to six weeks before the date you want to start.
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Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency and the largest annual funder of the arts in the United States. This public agency is dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. It has helped create regional theater, opera, ballet, symphony orchestras, museums, and other art, awarding more than 120,000 grants in four areas: Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts, Challenge America, and Partnership Agreements. In addition to the NEA Jazz Masters, the Arts Endowment awards fellowships in literature and the folk and traditional arts and solicits nominations from the public for the National Medal of Arts and forwards them to the president for a final decision. Since 1990, 39 of the 58 recipients of National Book Awards, National Book Critics Circle Awards, and Pulitzer Prizes in fiction and poetry were awarded Arts Endowment Literature fellowships. The NEA also sponsored the design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and gave early, critical funding to The Sundance Film Festival, Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, Spoleto Festival U.S.A., and PBS’s Great Performances series. The NEA also created and funds the American Film Institute. Undergraduate and graduate students and other volunteers who would like to gain work experience at the National Endowment for the Arts can apply for NEA internships throughout the year in many of the Endowment’s offices. This internship offers a national overview of arts activities across the country. If you’re accepted, you’ll help staffers with a variety of tasks related to the process of awarding federal grants. You’ll be able to participate in a variety of resources, including an extensive arts library and meetings of advisory panels and the National Council on the Arts.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter detailing the time period you’ll be available (including days of the week, if you won’t be available for all five days a week), your interest areas, and whether you’ll be earning academic credit. You should also outline your experience and typing ability. Letters of recommendation, references, and college transcripts are suggested but not required. To ensure sufficient time for proper consideration of your application, you should send materials at least four to six weeks before the date you wish to begin your internship. Mail all materials to the preceding address.
NEW YORK STATE THEATRE INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP New York State Theatre Institute 37 First Street Troy, NY 12180 (518) 274-3573
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is given. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: High school seniors, college students, and graduate students. Requirements: Students must be affiliated with an accredited institution to participate.
OVERVIEW The New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI) was created by state legislation in 1974 and since then has provided training and opportunities for more than 1,000 students from the United States and 11 foreign countries. The NYSTI is not a college or university but a professional theatre with a wide
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range of educational programs. The institute does not offer degrees in theatre nor formal classes for the study of theatre in the traditional sense. NYSTI is located 150 miles north of New York City, in Troy, NY, on the Hudson River. Highly individualized internships provide school-to-work transition experience for highschool seniors as well as college undergraduates and graduate students. Each intern is assigned a mentor who guides and assists the intern. Internships are individualized, combining academic studies with experiential learning alongside personnel. You can earn academic credit as well as valuable practical experience. Semesters are divided into modules corresponding to the institute’s season schedule. During each module, you’ll be assigned to different departments, including box office, costumes, education, electrics, stage management, scenery, properties, performance, and public relations. You also may audition; interns are often cast in institute productions.
Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: You must receive academic credit.
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To apply, contact intern program director at the preceding address. If requesting information, please include a postal address.
To apply, send to the preceding address a resume and cover letter indicating the semester you’re applying for and your areas of interest.
NICKELODEON ANIMATION STUDIO INTERNSHIP
ONE REEL INTERNSHIP
Nickelodeon Animation Studio Recruitment Office 231 West Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91502 Fax: (818) 736-3539
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; academic credit is awarded.
OVERVIEW Located in Burbank, California, an internship at Nickelodeon’s animation studio at Nicktoons can launch you on an exciting, fun-filled career in children’s entertainment. Nicktoons produces such programs as Dora the Explorer, Fairly Odd Parents, Chalk Zone, Danny Phantom, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and the Spike TV series Stripperella. An internship in this studio is a handson experience. There are several opportunities for you to choose from, catering to every interest and talent. These internship areas include production, post-production, finance, casting, development, administration, artists, human resources, and paralegal.
One Reel PO Box 9750 Seattle, WA 98109 Fax: (206) 281-7799
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $100 a month for part-time internships up to 20 hours per week; $200 a month for full-time internships (35 or more hours per week); complimentary event tickets when available; bus-pass reimbursement; college credit is possible.
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Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Most interns are college students or graduate students, although mature high school students may apply; nonstudents also may apply. Requirements: Availability to work on July 4 and September 2–5, 2005, is mandatory for all internships except Teatro ZinZanni; younger applicants should be mature and confident enough to handle a variety of situations, including supervisory, customer service, independent problem solving, and decision-making; all applicants should be ready to handle the intense physical and mental demands of event work.
OVERVIEW One Reel is a nonprofit arts, cultural, and specialevents producer specializing in events that inform and entertain. One of the oldest and most unusual Northwest arts organizations, One Reel offers presentations of music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, and cinema. From festivals to European cabaret to summer concerts, One Reel has created hundreds of unique and remarkable public celebrations around the United States, each with high production values, creative excellence, and a sense of celebration. For the past 30 years, One Reel has created oneof-a-kind public celebrations, theatrical projects, spectacles, and festivals that combine ritual and road show, bringing people together from across town and around the globe to share moments of revelation and laughter. An internship at One Reel is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get hands-on arts and eventplanning experience among a group of talented and dedicated professionals who respect hard work, creativity, and fun. Each internship will boost your knowledge and professional skills in a variety of areas. For the most recent internship vacancies, check One Reel’s Web site at http://www.onereel. org/internships. Examples of typical internships include the following:
Admissions and Ticketing The intern in this area will gain firsthand experience in admissions operations, helping to manage high-volume sales, personnel, and customer service. Through projects such as ticket and sales inventory, tracking and reconciliation, and admissions-gate staffing, the intern will learn front- and back-end customer service.
Backstage Catering Here you’ll learn how to handle artists’ catering orders and dressing room requests. By experiencing backstage catering operations at Bumbershoot, Family Fourth, and Summer Nights, the intern will gain broad exposure to varied catering practices tailored to different event formats.
Casting Internship, Teatro ZinZanni The casting intern will learn the process and criteria upon which performers are competitively selected for Teatro ZinZanni’s theatrical, cabaret, and culinary production. Through detailed, in-depth exposure to scouting, casting, contracting, travel, and accommodation, the intern will experience the behind-the-scenes work involved in casting for a fast-paced, international and nontraditional theatrical production. The intern will also learn how to process visa and immigration documents for international performers.
Family Fourth Event This intern will be trained in planning, execution, and wrap-up of this one-day public event. An integral member of a three-person team, the intern will learn what goes into producing a large-scale public event and how to plan a one-day festival. This intern will oversee aspects of the event on site, and will also be invited to share in creative problem solving throughout the process.
Production This intern will gain experience in festival and event production, including artist and venue logistics, site planning, security, public safety, communications, staffing, and credentialing. By attending
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all production meetings and taking notes for the department, the intern will contribute to the problem-solving process on various issues. Depending on availability and area of interest, the intern also may choose to shadow a role at the Summer Nights concert series, such as stage management, lighting, or soundboard operation.
Sponsorship By tracking sponsorship agreements and taking the initiative to secure an in-kind sponsorship, this intern will learn about cross-promotion, fund-raising, and high-end customer service in the entertainment industry. This person will also have the opportunity to learn about pitching and promotions by shadowing the sponsorship director at presentations to potential sponsors.
Volunteer Program This internship will provide hands-on experience in volunteer coordination and staffing in a nonprofit event setting. Perfect for a developing leader with compassion for others and an interest in event work, this person will learn how to recruit, screen, and manage volunteers, effectively matching volunteer resources with organizational needs in service to presenting the arts. In addition, involving self-directed research and providing valuable development experience, this person will solicit corporate donations for the year-end volunteer recognition event, as well as coordinate much of the event itself. The intern will receive specialized training in database use for management of volunteer resources.
HOW TO APPLY After reading descriptions of currently available internships on the Web site, choose your top three and submit a cover letter, resume, and two writing samples via e-mail, fax, or mail to the preceding address. One Reel looks for well-organized ideas, a clear writing style, and the absence of spelling errors and typos. These qualities can be demonstrated in many types of written pieces (articles, school essays, fiction, and so on). One Reel welcome candidates to demonstrate their range and
creativity. Still, pieces of an intensely personal or controversial nature can raise red flags. It’s always smart to pick a sample relevant to the internship you are applying for. One Reel strongly prefers to meet you in person for an interview before offering placement in an internship. Selection for internships is competitive, and a great candidate met in person is more appealing than a great candidate on paper, who has been screened only on the phone.
OTHER HAND PRODUCTIONS PUPPET INTERNSHIP Other Hand Productions 4836 NE 15th Avenue Portland, OR 97211
[email protected] http://www.otherhandproductions.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: Time commitment equivalent to a full-time job, roughly 20 to 40 hours per week.
OVERVIEW Other Hand Productions is an independent puppet theater based in Portland, OR, that performs across the United States as well as in Portland. Codirector Mary Robinette Kowal is an award-winning designer and directly oversees the internship program. Her partner, Jodi Eichelberger, is a critically acclaimed director, puppeteer, and writer and helps to guide interns in the creation of scripts for their independent projects. This internship is ideal if you’re interested in getting to know more about the field of professional puppetry. Activities in the program provide a fundamental understanding of the
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workings of a professional puppet theater in a hands-on fashion. Although every internship offers its own opportunities, each intern will experience hands-on building, daily interaction with and supervision by the production designer, creation of an individual project, and courses in manipulation of tabletop, hand, and marionette. While at the theater, you’ll be treated like a member of the company and help the production designer with refurbishing existing shows and creating new ones.
must sign confidentiality agreements. Students should be available three or more days per week or at least 20 hours.
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You’ll receive housing in a classic 1907 home 10 minutes from downtown Portland. (People with allergies should be aware that the home has two extremely friendly cats.)
This internship program includes the following areas of specialty: On-set taping (control room, talent/guest coordination; audience coordination and wardrobe); research (assigned directly to a producer team for the semester); viewer services; and Web site. Interns are generally assigned to one of these areas or to a producer, for the semester (fall, spring, or summer). On-set positions require the intern to be available on tape days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) from 7: 00 a.m . to 2:30 p.m.
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To apply, mail a letter of interest explaining why you want this internship and a resume and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address.
To apply, you should send your resume and cover letter, explaining your availability (days of week and hours per day), to the preceding address. If you e-mail your application, you may include your resume either as text in the body of the e-mail or as an attachment.
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES/ DR. PHIL SHOW INTERNSHIP Production Supervisor Dr. Phil Show Hollywood, CA Fax: (323) 862-2195
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Media, radio/TV/film, communications, business, or related majors. Requirements: Must receive college credit; most interns are college juniors or seniors and all interns
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INTERNSHIP Director of Human Resources, Systems and Administration The Philadelphia Orchestra Association 260 South Broad Street, 16th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: A music background is desirable but not required. Requirements: Strong interpersonal and writing skills (writing samples may be required); strong organizational and analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office.
OVERVIEW Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the leading orchestras in the world through a century of acclaimed performances, historic international tours, and best-selling recordings. Today the orchestra performs at the Kimmel Center, a regional performing arts center that provides modern performing space for a variety of arts groups from throughout the greater Philadelphia area. The 2500-seat Verizon Hall in the Kimmel Center was designed specifically for the orchestral sound of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Summer internships are available in the administrative offices of the orchestra, including the departments of marketing; graphic design; public relations; education and community partnerships; development; artistic planning; orchestra personnel and production; information technology; and human resources. Internships may range from 20 to 35 hours per week and include the months of June, July, and August. The summer internship program is one of the ways in which The Philadelphia Orchestra Association is committed to training and mentoring students and young professionals in orchestra management, performing arts administration, and related fields. Summer projects vary according to department and typically involve some degree of administrative support work but generally include the following.
Artistic Planning In this internship, you’ll update the artist history database, help in artist servicing, and help in production meetings and concert production.
donor communications. Interns also will perform basic research on current and prospective funding sources and participate in the planning and execution of various fund-raising events.
Education/Community Partnerships Interns in this area will help plan and market open dress rehearsals, help plan and implement neighborhood concerts, and help maintain the education Web site and the school concert database.
Graphic Design In this department, you’ll help produce design projects, scanning artwork and photography for design projects and the Web and organizing design portfolios for each season.
Human Resources Interns will help update the candidate database for administrative staff positions, help prepare the updated employee handbook, and help enhance the employee orientation program.
Information Technology In this department, you’ll prepare and post pages for the orchestra Web sites, work with internal users to update the intranet site, and help in basic help desk support projects.
Marketing Interns in this department will help maintain communication between the orchestra and members of Campus Classics, the orchestra’s program for college students. Interns will participate in an analysis of single-ticket and subscription campaigns and help with concert support.
Orchestra Personnel and Production Interns in this department produce the weekly orchestra schedules, help in weekly production meetings, and update musician and personnel office postings.
Public Relations Development In this department, interns will help prepare gift acknowledgement letters, proposals, and other
Here interns will update media lists and databases and help with some writing projects, as well as helping to maintain artist, photography, and musi-
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cian and clippings files and helping with promotional events and concerts.
HOW TO APPLY An application for these programs may be obtained by contacting the human resources office at the preceding address, either by mail or e-mail, for an application. Finalists will be invited for interviews in person or by telephone.
RADIO DISNEY— BOSTON INTERNSHIP Radio Disney Attn: Craig Matarazzo, Promotions Manager 226 Lincoln Street Allston, MA 02134 (617) 787-0146, ext. 101 Fax: (617) 787-1236 http://www.radiodisney.com/wmkiam1260
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: Local applicants only; must appreciate Disney traditions and values (strong work ethic, respect, independence, and so on).
OVERVIEW Radio Disney AM1260 Boston is a 24-hour radio station specifically designed for a young listening audience (kids ages 6 to 14) with upbeat on-air personalities, pop music, and tons of contests and prizes. As a syndicated station, one of over 50 across the country, it is responsible for local marketing, local on-air spots, and promotions. It does not broadcast from the Boston location. This is a unique internship; the experience, while a great one, will be much different from a traditional radio station internship. The role of interns is to assist in
the planning and execution of these tasks while living up to the station’s high Disney standards. As a Radio Disney intern, you’ll help with promotions at local businesses, learn how to set up a DJ system, become comfortable on the mic at events, and understand how and what to pack for an event. You’ll also interact with children and parents on site, run games for small and large crowds, assist production, and perhaps do voice work. You may work with clients on site and on the telephone, shadow marketing managers on sales calls/meetings, write spots for the radio, and create production orders and broadcast orders.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship here, submit a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
RKO PICTURES INTERNSHIP RKO Pictures Intern Program
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must receive school credit; must commit to a minimum of 15 hours a week; be proficient in both Mac and PC and have a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Photoshop proficiency is a plus), Outlook, and the Internet.
OVERVIEW RKO Pictures is the oldest continuously operating movie studio and occupies a unique place in the history of filmmaking, founded in 1929 through the merger of the Keith Orpheum theater circuit, Joseph P. Kennedy’s Film Booking Office, and Radio Corporation of America (RCA). In its heyday,
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RKO released about 40 movies a year and in some years one film each week. The studio contracted with some of the industry’s most talented artists, including Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Orson Welles, Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, John Ford, and Alfred Hitchcock. Its list of productions includes King Kong, Citizen Kane, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Bells of St. Mary, The Best Years of Our Lives, as well as a host of Astaire-Rogers musicals. Today, it retains an aggressive development slate and strong Hollywood relationships and produces, distributes, and finances new films and digital content. Interns at RKO may find themselves watching old movies with an eye to remake, participating in creative meetings, script coverage, and special projects as assigned and being able to perform basic office tasks (phones, filing, copying, faxing, and so on). Qualified candidates should have a solid knowledge of foreign and independent filmmakers; have exceptional organizational and writing skills; and be detail oriented, self-motivated, and dependable.
HOW TO APPLY E-mail your resume and cover letter (as an MS Word attachment) to the preceding address. Include ‘’CREATIVE INTERN’’ in the subject line.
SACRAMENTO MUSIC CIRCUS SUMMER MUSICAL THEATER INTERNSHIP California Musical Theatre Outreach and Education Program Coordinator 1510 J Street, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 446-5880, ext. 147 Fax: (916) 446-1370
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid; six college credits are available (paid jobs are offered to past interns who have proven themselves in nonpaid positions). Application Deadlines: April 1 for the summer season. Educational Experience: Graduating high school seniors (at least age 18) or those in their first two years of college; however, high school students starting their junior or senior year in the fall after the internship, who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, are also eligible to apply. Requirements: Full-time commitment of a six-day week with an average of 40 hours a week (you may volunteer for more); flexibility; theatre experience is preferred but not required.
OVERVIEW This first-class summer stock season has become the predominant landmark on Sacramento’s cultural landscape, attracting more than 125,000 patrons a year at the arena-style theatre. Truly a community event, the Music Circus employs a variety of professional and aspiring artists and theatre lovers. Creative staff (directors, choreographers, and designers) and lead actors and ensemble members are brought in from New York and Los Angeles to work with local actors, artisans, and students to produce seven shows in eight weeks. If you love musical theater and you’re serious about your theater training, the Music Circus internship, sponsored by the American River College, is geared toward the aspiring theatre artist. With this internship, you’ll get valuable backstage experience in a variety of production areas in a professional theatrical setting. From June through August, as an intern here you’ll have the opportunity to participate in seven theatrical productions. Throughout the summer you will be working in various assigned production areas, including properties, scenery, sound, stage management, cos-
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tumes, wardrobe, and set/props run crew. Assignments will be rotated so that each intern will gain as much experience as possible. You’ll also participate in weekly discussions with Music Circus staff and guest artists. This is a demanding internship, due to the variable hours of the program and the intense nature of the work. It would be very difficult to hold an outside job while fulfilling an internship at Music Circus. Although the hours are long, the experience is invaluable. This is a chance to get your foot in the door and begin a career working in the theatre. As an intern, you’ll be asked to give your best efforts for the good of the show and the company, which requires an intense commitment to a high standard of excellence and a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm.
HOW TO APPLY You can request an application by phone or e-mail (see the preceding contact information) or you can stop by and pick up an application at American River College, Fine Arts Division Office or Admissions Office, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, CA 95841. You can find an application form online at http://www.californiamusicaltheatre.com. After completing the application, attach a brief paragraph describing your future plans, your interest in theater, and why you want to be an intern at Music Circus. Also include a resume outlining your theatrical training and experience (technical and/or performing), along with information about your high school and/or college (include dates of attendance).
SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE INTERNSHIP SF Mime Troupe Internship Program 855 Treat Avenue San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 285-1717 http://www.sfmt.org
What You Can Earn: Sometimes a small stipend is paid; housing may be provided Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Check individual departments for specifics. Requirements: Check individual departments for specifics.
OVERVIEW The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do pantomime but “mimes” in the ancient sense (to mimic). They consider themselves satirists, seeking to make their audience laugh at the absurdities of contemporary life. Since becoming a collective in l970, the troupe has done melodramas, spy thrillers, musical comedies, epic histories, sitcoms, and cartoon epics. Their trademark style draws from all these genres and is based on their common elements: strong story line, avowed point of view, larger-than-life characters, fantasy, and live music. The San Francisco Mime Troupe is happy to take interns all year long, but artistic internships (design and so on) are offered only when a production is mounting, typically in May and June. Interns working on the summer production also may participate in the summer workshop but need to understand that they would be taking on a lot of work (the workshop is a 16-hour a week commitment.) Interns may select from a variety of areas in which to work, including technical; assistant stage manager; scenic design; set design; assistants to the production manager; volunteer coordinator; costume and prop construction; and administrative.
Administrative All year, the troupe needs interns to help the office run smoothly. Tasks range from making copies and answering the phones to data entry and special projects. If you’re interested in seeing how a nonprofit theater functions, this is the internship for you.
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Assistant Stage Manager This internship typically begins during the last week in May, the first day of rehearsals for the summer show. The internship ends after the last show (usually Labor Day). You’ll need to attend all rehearsals and production meetings. Rehearsals are typically from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, from the end of May through July 3.
of the following areas: stagecraft, woodworking, metal work, construction, painting, tool and machinery use, and rigging. You may be asked to take basic inventory of supplies and stock, research materials, and lift and tote the Mime Troupe stage. You would work directly with the technical director and learn to direct other volunteers in the construction of the summer set. The internship starts at the beginning of June and continues through the summer.
Assistants to the Production Manager If you intern here, you’ll help the production manager with the administrative details of the summer production, including securing food donations and doing community outreach. Ideally, this internship starts the last week of May or in early June and ends Labor Day weekend, when the summer production ends. Sometimes production help is needed at other times of the year as well.
Costume and Prop Construction Detail-oriented students with artistic ability are always needed to help make props and costumes. If you intern here, you’ll be needed by mid-June until mid-July at the latest.
Scenic Design For this internship, you’ll begin the last week of May and end the second week of July, helping the scenic designer paint the set. The hours of this internship depend on whatever schedule is arranged with the designer.
Set Design If the artistic side of entertainment appeals to you, you might be interested in this internship, where you’d help the set designer with set construction. These internships start the last week of May and end the second week of July; hours depend on whatever schedule is arranged with the designer.
Technical For this internship, the Mime Troupe is seeking students interested in all areas of theater production but especially with experience in one or more
Volunteer Coordinator This internship is responsible for organizing and overseeing the summer workshop participant workexchange program. You’ll need logistic and communication skills or the desire to develop them.
HOW TO APPLY Apply for any of these opportunities by sending a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
SECOND STAGE THEATRE INTERNSHIP Second Stage Theatre Internship Coordinator 307 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 397-7066
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: July 15 for fall (September to December); December 1 for spring (January to May); May 1 for summer (June to August). Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: A minimum commitment of 15 hours per week; attendance at weekly staff meetings; willingness to work hard; high standards
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of performance; reliable, conscientious, and energetic.
communication skills, excellent organizational and time-management skills, discretion, and a great sense of humor.
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Second Stage Theatre offers internships in both production and administration. Interns work directly with individual department heads and staff to receive practical training in administrative management or technical theatre. Interns are selected by application and interview. In return, interns are treated as members of the professional staff and receive intensive hands-on experience. Interns are evaluated in face-to-face meetings with their supervisors before leaving Second Stage. These meetings provide a formal framework within which the intern’s progress, future expectations, projects, and goals can be discussed. Internships are available in a variety of departments, including second look, general management, development, marketing, literary management, production, and stage management.
Here you’ll work with the associate artistic director on reading and evaluating new scripts, conducting dramaturgical research, helping with directing fellowships, attending rehearsals, and providing administrative support for various literary projects. You should have excellent writing and communication skills, as well as a strong background in dramatic literature and practical theater.
Development In this department, you’ll maintain donor database and files, follow up on donor benefits, research funding sources, and help with mailings and special events. You’ll also actively participate in all fund-raising activities, including the annual direct mail and telefunding campaigns, special events, funding research, special projects, and day-to-day booking and acknowledgement of gifts. For this internship, you should be detail-oriented and self-motivated and have excellent writing and communication skills, basic familiarity with computers, the ability to work cooperatively, and the ability to keep sensitive information confidential.
Marketing In this internship, you’ll help do market research, help with subscription and single ticket promotions, distribute marketing materials, help write copy for newsletters and other promotional materials, help coordinate receptions and openings, and help develop single-ticket and subscription audiences through direct mail, print, and telemarketing. You’ll also help with promotion via special events and outreach efforts. You should have strong writing, verbal, and computer skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities and successfully meet deadlines.
Production The production intern will help in all aspects of creating sets, props, sound, and lighting for Second Stage productions. You may be asked to help with carpentry, metal work, load in/out, set strikes, sewing, rigging, hanging and focusing lights, running shows, maintaining and installing equipment, and shadowing designers. This internship may be tailored to your specific interests and abilities.
Second Look General Management This intern helps the general manager process artists’ contracts, maintain management files, maintain the general ledger, and help with financial projects. You should have a warm personality, good
If you don’t have a background in theater but you’re interested in exploring the field, this internship is for you. Here you’ll observe and experience both the artistic and the administrative functions of producing in an off-Broadway
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theater. Responsibilities cover a wide range of interrelated areas in the fields of company and artist relations, including weekly observation of rehearsals, helping develop specific projects and special events in marketing and fund-raising, helping the production team prepare sets, lighting, and sound for productions, and providing general support throughout the organization. You’ll be expected to interact with all departments to gain a well-rounded understanding of the theater industry. Strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, and enthusiasm are required.
Stage Management Interns here work with Equity stage managers, directors, and actors and are involved in the entire rehearsal and performance process of an off-Broadway production. Duties may include keeping track of props; preshow and post-show duties; helping at rehearsals and performances; and maintaining production paperwork. There are only a few internships here, and they require a commitment of 40 hours a week. This internship is tied directly to productions. Production experience is required, and you should be organized and detail oriented. An outgoing and assertive personality is a plus.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, download an application at http://www.secondstagetheatre.com/internapplication.doc. Mail or fax it with a resume, two letters of recommendation (professional or academic), and a brief personal statement (including what you expect to gain from an internship) to the preceding address. Applications submitted after the deadline will receive full consideration only on a space-available basis. Once the theatre has received your application materials, they will be in touch with you about the availability of internships or to request more information. They prefer in-person interviews, but phone interviews can be arranged.
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE INTERNSHIP The Shakespeare Theatre Internships 516 8th Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 (202) 547-5688 http://www.shakespearedc.org/intern. html#abo
What You Can Earn: Stipends are available; most internships include housing. Application Deadlines: April 30. Educational Experience: Undergraduates, graduate students, and young professionals with an interest in professional theatre. Requirements: Strong interest in furthering professional development and a commitment to working in a regional theatre; solid computer experience, including familiarity with MS Office and the Internet. Additional requirements are listed in descriptions of specific internships.
OVERVIEW The Shakespeare Theatre is a prominent, wellestablished Equity theatre in Washington, D.C., producing the works of Shakespeare and other classic playwrights during five mainstage productions as well as a two-week revival run in an outdoor amphitheater. Interns are encouraged to complete an entire season’s residency with the theater, which operates year round, July through June. Schedules are rigorous; production interns work between 40 to 60 hours a week and administration interns work at least 40 hours plus during special events. The Shakespeare Theatre has forged an ongoing commitment to education, audience development, and professional training for theatre artists. An internship at the Shakespeare Theatre, the country’s premier classical theatre, bridges the gap between academic theatre experience and a career in the professional theatre, providing opportunities
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in all aspects of theatre production and administration. Internships are available in administrative and production areas.
develop educational outreach activities, handle event registration and marketing, and handle the daily administrative needs of the office.
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Interns here help the associate director and resident assistant director in casting, script preparation, production research, and other duties related to the smooth operation of a major theatre casting office. There is no directing involved in this internship, but you may be asked to help during rehearsal, with production research, and prompting actors during tech/preview week. You should have a strong interest in directing, dramaturgy, or artistic management in Shakespeare and other classics; an MFA is preferred.
General management internships are ideal if you’re interested in the overall workings of a theatre, since the general manager deals with all departments including artistic, production, marketing, and business. Here you’ll help the general manager and business manager with special projects in accounting and management, handling daily business functions, research/analysis, coordinating staff and board meetings, and special projects.
Costumes Costume interns help in construction, shopping, stock maintenance, and running shows. The shop currently has four draping tables with a first hand and one stitcher on each team. There is also a craft department with a full-time crafts artisan supervisor. You’ll work in several areas over the span of an internship. Costume work spans all eras and styles, with a range of work from corsetry to tailoring, chiffon to leather. A portfolio and/or examples of work are desirable.
Development Development interns work in all aspects of development for a nonprofit arts organization, including fund-raising and cultivating donors as well as handling corporate, government, and foundation relations. You’ll work closely with the annual fund director, the director of institutional advancement, donor officers, grant writers, and events planners. You’ll help plan and carry out cultivation events (including evening events) and handle daily office tasks. Strong verbal and written skills are required.
Education Education interns support the implementation of school, community, training, and audience-enrichment programs. You’ll work with education staff and guest artists, helping to schedule workshops,
Graphic Design Graphic design interns receive hands-on training in preparing publications for print, designing for a nonprofit organization, and four-color and two-color press. You’ll handle projects ranging from newspaper ads to brochures to full-size posters. Knowledge of QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator on a Mac platform is required; a portfolio and/or examples of work are required.
Lighting Lighting interns help the master electrician and assistant master electrician hang, circuit, and focus lights for all productions. Experience trouble-shooting, programming light boards (ETC), maintaining instrument inventory, and building practicals and special effects is required. Understanding lighting design is helpful.
Production Management Production management interns report to the production manager and work with the production management staff on contracts, production planning, and scheduling, as well as special research projects and presentations. You’ll need strong administrative and organizational skills for this internship, as well as experience with spreadsheets and word processing and the ability to work with a broad range of people and handle numerous projects at the same time.
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Public Relations/Marketing PR/marketing interns help with audience development; subscription and single ticket marketing; call center strategy and management; press; publications; and group sales. You also may help with research, special events, direct mail campaigns, and special projects. Special requirements include strong written and verbal communication skills and strong organization skills.
Sound Sound interns work with the resident sound designer to provide technical and creative support. Internships are designed around your interests and can include systems maintenance, installation, and engineering; helping with performance runs and changeovers; helping designers and composers; and design opportunities with outreach and internship projects. Experience with sound engineering for nonmusical theatre and examples of paperwork and recordings of designs/compositions are required.
Stage Management Stage management interns work closely with stage managers, helping with stage management from preproduction preparation into rehearsal and through the run of the show as part of the running crew. You may have the opportunity to stagemanage special events and are eligible to receive EMC points.
Stage Properties Stage properties interns help the property shop staff build and procure props for mainstage productions and outreach projects. Basic construction skills are required; you also must be willing to drive the company van and have a valid driver’s license. Experience in painting, graphics, welding, upholstering, finish carpentry, or armory is preferred; a portfolio and/or examples of work are required.
Technical Direction Technical direction interns help the technical director with budgeting, drafting, and scheduling for all shows produced by the scene shop, as well as
load-in and strike. The scene shop works primarily with wood, steel, and aluminum and does extensive rigging and motion control, including hydraulics, pneumatics, and motors. Drafting experience is required; knowledge of automation is desirable.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application from http://www. shakespearedc.org/pdf/internship_app06.pdf. To apply, send a completed application, resume, portfolio or writing samples, and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address.
SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS INTERNSHIP Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Marketing Director Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 4100 Victor Building, MRC 0953 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Fax: (202) 275-1165
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Qualified students in college or university. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW Folkways Records was founded in 1948 in New York City as a way of recording and documenting the entire world of sound, including traditional, ethnic, and contemporary music from around the world; poetry, spoken word, and instructional
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recordings in numerous languages; and documentary recordings of individuals, communities, current events, and natural sounds. In 1987, the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington, D.C., acquired Folkways Recordings as well as the label’s business papers and files to ensure that the sounds and genius of its artists would continue to be available to future generations. In the years since 1987, Smithsonian Folkways has added several other record labels to the collections and has released more recordings that document and celebrate the sounds of the world around us. There are a number of opportunities for internships at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Internships can be from four weeks to one year, full time or part time, although the Smithsonian prefers that you work at least 15 to 20 hours a week. Intern projects are generally in the areas of marketing, recording production, mail order, and Web site production.
HOW TO APPLY Download the intern application at http://www. folklife.si.edu/resources/2005Festival/intern_ application.doc. Then mail, e-mail, or fax the completed application and an essay of between 500 and 1,000 words discussing why you are seeking this internship, especially as it relates to your academic or professional development and goals. You also should indicate the types or areas of work in which you wish to participate and why this internship is suited to your needs. Send all materials to the preceding address.
SOUTH SHORE MUSIC CIRCUS INTERNSHIP South Shore Music Circus 130 Sohier Street Cohasset, MA 02025 (781) 383-9850
[email protected] http://www.themusiccircus.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: April 1. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Organized, motivated, and familiar with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, and Quark.
OVERVIEW For more than 50 years, the South Shore Music Circus and its sister venue, the Cape Cod Melody Tent, have been presenting world-class entertainment in the Massachusetts coastal communities of Cohasset and Hyannis on Cape Cod. The only two continuously operated tent theaters in the round in the United States, the Music Circus and Melody Tent are owned and operated by the South Shore Playhouse Associates, a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting the arts and cultural and educational organizations throughout the communities of the South Shore and Cape Cod. With a colorful history dating back to 1932 in Cohasset, the theaters today are popular summer entertainments providing a relaxed ambiance and intimate theatre experience where no seat is more than 50 feet from the stage. Each summer, the Cape Cod Melody Tent and South Shore Music Circus present up to 55 shows at each venue, ranging from world-class entertainers to weekly children’s theater and several summer festivals, including the Music, Food, and Wine Festival and the Cape Cod Chowder Festival. The theaters operate full time from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend and offer an excellent opportunity for anyone to become more familiar with theater life and the live concert experience. In March 1990, the South Shore Playhouse Associates bought the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. The resident theater has been replaced by touring performers of world-class caliber, including Tony Bennett; Linda Ronstadt; Bill Cosby; Moody Blues; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Carole King,
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Melissa Etheridge; Johnny Mathis; Kenny Rogers; B.B. King; Alice Cooper; Willie Nelson; Hall & Oates; Hootie & the Blowfish; Doobie Brothers; Joe Cocker; Lyle Lovett; Huey Lewis; The Beach Boys; KC & the Sunshine Band; Indigo Girls; Aretha Franklin; Lisa Marie Presley; Hanson; and Boston Pops. The Music Circus also offers an internship in the marketing/public relations department based at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Duties include helping the director in a variety of activities such as writing and distributing news releases, media advisories, and calendar listings; managing print production schedules; maintaining ongoing media relations, including responding to media inquiries, pitching, and arranging interviews; monitoring multiple radio promotions; and monitoring media coverage, including newspaper clippings.
HOW TO APPLY You can obtain an application at the following Web site: http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:uQ_ fdioep74J:www.themusiccircus.org/employment. aspx+music+circus+internship&hl=en&ie=UTF8. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to the preceding e-mail address. Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted at the number they provide.
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA INTERNSHIP Spoleto Festival USA PO Box 157 Charleston, SC 29402 (843) 722-2764 Fax: (843) 723-6383 http://www.spoletousa.org/work/ apprenticeships.php
What You Can Earn: $250 per week, plus housing at the College of Charleston and $50 travel reimbursement. Application Deadlines: Early February for summer session. Educational Experience: Specific educational strengths are discussed in the overview. Requirements: Specific requirements are detailed below in the overview.
OVERVIEW For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with more than 120 performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in disciplines ranging from opera, theater, music theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music, as well as the visual arts. Called “one of the best arts festivals in this country” by The Washington Post, Spoleto has presented 100 world premieres and 93 American premieres since its inception in 1977. The apprentice program is a short-term intensive opportunity designed to offer a transition between academic and professional life. This program provides hands-on experience under the guidance of professional arts administrators and technicians in producing an international arts festival. Interns work at least a 40-hour week, which may include long workdays and nights as well as weekends. There are a number of apprenticeships available, including the following:
Artist Services You’ll assist with arrangements for artist housing; travel and hospitality; scheduling and setting up backstage hospitality; preparing mailings and artist welcome packets as well as various administrative tasks such as answering phones, filing, and correspondence. Positions may also involve providing special assistance to the music director. You should have excellent organizational and computer skills and the ability to work well with a variety of people.
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Box Office You’ll handle incoming telephone sales orders, process mail orders, sell event tickets in the box office and at performance sites, disseminate program information, and reconcile daily ticket sales. This position requires an articulate, detail-oriented person with initiative, customer-service skills, and computer experience. Experience in phone sales, retail, or a hotel environment is a plus.
Development You’ll help with the logistics of more than 30 special events ranging from a black-tie gala to picnics, involving extensive phone work, managing invitation mailings, RSVPs, and helping with many last-minute details. This position requires excellent communication and basic computer skills.
well as handle the day-to-day operations of the press room. This apprenticeship requires strong computer, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Public relations, journalism, or photography experience or coursework is helpful. For this position, you must provide three writing samples with your application.
Merchandising This apprenticeship focuses on retail sales, with an emphasis on official merchandise sold onsite at the various venues in Charleston. Duties include maintaining inventory, preparing bank deposits, and reconciliation. Candidates must be multitask oriented and attentive to detail and have excellent organizational and customer service skills. Sales experience is helpful.
Office Administration Education You’ll help with logistics and coordination of all education events, including in-school activities, special school-day performances, workshops, and performances talks. You’ll also help coordinate activities, mailings, and artist transportation. You should have good organizational skills and the ability to work well independently. Some backstage technical knowledge is preferred.
Finance You’ll help the business office compile and record information related to cash receipts, accounts payable, purchase orders, payroll, personnel, and accounts receivable. This position requires detailoriented individuals with Excel spreadsheet skills and accounting education and/or experience. In addition to the apprentice term, part-time yearround hours in this position are available.
Media Relations You’ll staff the festival press room and help working press to obtain interviews, photos, and story information for print, radio, and television coverage of the festival. You’ll write media alerts, create media kits/press packets, and maintain information, press clippings, and photo files, as
Duties in this apprenticeship include answering multiline telephones, data entry, correspondence, and other office responsibilities. The position requires excellent customer service skills.
Orchestra Management You’ll help the orchestra managers in all phases of orchestra operations, including setup and transport of instruments, concert stage management, and library management. You must have the ability to lift large instruments, drive a cargo van, and work under tight deadlines. Knowledge of music and orchestras is helpful but not required.
Production You’ll work with professional theater staff in one of the following areas: stage carpentry, stage electrics, wardrobe, properties, sound, stage management, or production administration. You must have a willingness to work hard, a flexible and positive attitude, and a desire to pursue a career in technical theatre. Related experience in technical theater is required.
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recommendation (media relations applicants must also include three writing samples) to the preceding address.
THE STUDIO THEATRE INTERNSHIP Spring or Summer Administrative Internships The Studio Theatre 1501 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (202) 588-5262
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but all interns can attend all first rehearsals, all staff run-throughs, and all opening nights of the Studio Theatre’s performances. Application Deadlines: Late April for summer internship (check Web site for exact dates). Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: See individual internships for special qualification requirements.
OVERVIEW The mission of The Studio Theatre is to produce the best in contemporary theatre and through its Secondstage and Acting Conservatory to provide opportunities for emerging artists and to offer rigorous training. The Studio Theatre has built a national reputation for the production of area premieres of bold American and European works, innovative revivals, and unusual performance art. This energetic urban theatre has received more than 180 Helen Hayes Award nominations for artistic excellence since the awards were founded in 1985. It offers daring, adventurous, unconventional productions committed to the highest artistic standards. Spring and summer internships are available in a variety of departments.
Spring Internship Program The Studio Theatre has openings for administrative interns for 12 to 20 hours a week beginning in late March through late May. Administrative interns help with clerical duties, direct mail projects, and help distribute flyers.
Studio Theatre Secondstage Interns These interns will work on The Studio Theatre Secondstage summer productions in one of the following positions. Floor Manager
You’ll help coordinate scene changes, costumes changes and maintenance, and prop tracking. This internship is ideal if you’re interested in and have experience in stage management. Light Board Operator
This intern will run the light board for all performances and help maintain the light design. You’ll work as the assistant to the master electrician and help with hang and focus. Sound Board Operator
This intern will help run the sound board for all performances and help maintain the sound design. You’ll help in sound hangs and installs and assist the sound designer as needed. Assistant Technical Director
Here you’ll help with all show budgets and schedules and product and material research and ordering. You must be interested in shop management and have strong carpentry and office skills. Scene Shop
Here you’ll help the master carpenter in set construction for The Studio Theatre as well as The Studio Theatre Secondstage, helping the set and props designers. Facilities
As an intern in this area, you’ll help the facilities manager in theater maintenance and conduct an inventory of the theater’s equipment and appli-
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ances, as well as renovate and maintain the theater’s housing facilities.
Summer Internship Program Administrative/Public Relations
In this department, you’ll help with clerical duties, direct mail projects, receive guests, distribute flyers, assemble press packets, update media lists, and maintain a media library. You’ll also help with the next season’s planning, attend public relations department meetings, help with marketing projects, and help handle the day-to-day needs of the department. Administrative/Conservatory
In this department, you’ll help with clerical duties, direct mail projects, receive guests, distribute flyers, and class registrations. You’ll also help host students’ final scene presentations, help with the Arts Motivating Youth Program, update the school database, and help with the day-to-day needs of the administration and conservatory departments. Development
In this department, you’ll prepare grant materials, conduct donor research, update invitation and donor lists, and manage the database. Computer and research skills are required, and you must be organized, personable, self-motivated, and able to multitask. Information Technology/Business
In this department, you’ll help with the theater’s computer systems, help maintain the central database; update the Web site; install and maintain hardware, software, and supplies; and help train personnel in software use. You’ll also help with accounts payable activities, help with the budgeting process, and help prepare for the theatre’s annual audit. Familiarity with HTML, PHP, and SQL is important. Literary
In this department, you’ll help research and prepare next season’s performance and study guides, read and evaluate plays, help with correspondence to playwrights, organize script library, and update the literary database.
Production
In this department, you’ll be working in technical areas that may require some previous training and/ or experience. As an intern in production, you may choose to work in one of the following areas of production. You will help with casting, auditioning, and database and files maintenance, and work on building sets, painting, properties, lighting, electrics, sound, and theatre maintenance.
HOW TO APPLY Download the application at the following Web site: http://www.studiotheatre.org/opportunities/APPLICATION_FOR_INTERNSHIP_sum_ 05.pdf. Then e-mail, fax, or mail the completed application and a resume and references to the preceding address.
TEXAS FILM COMMISSION INTERNSHIP Texas Film Commission PO Box 13246 Austin, TX 78711 Fax: (512) 463-4114
[email protected] http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/film/ about/internships.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Sophomore, junior, or senior college students or graduate students currently enrolled in degree programs. Requirements: Demonstrated professional interest in film/video production; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work 10 to 20 hours per week.
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OVERVIEW The Texas Film Commission, a division of the Office of the Governor, has been assisting filmmakers since 1971 with a complete range of filmrelated services. The commission can help with information on locations; crews; talent; state and local contacts; weather; laws; sales tax exemptions; housing; and anything filmmakers might need to know about filming in Texas. The commission offers details about locations. (Texas locations have doubled for the American Midwest, Mexico, Washington, D.C., Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Africa, Florida, and a host of others. In the past year alone, Texas has been Morocco in three different features.) The Texas Film Commission also maintains an expansive list of qualified vendors and crews throughout Texas and can help with any necessary permits and financial incentives such as tax exemptions. The commission’s internship program offers college students the opportunity to develop a working knowledge of the film industry. The commission is seeking students with excellent communication skills who want to learn how the film industry works and who want to contribute to the film commission’s efforts to promote and expand the Texas film industry. As an intern here, you’ll help prepare Texas location information for producers; help in the digital stitching, editing and printing of Texas location images; respond to information requests from film-industry professionals and the general public; and perform routine administrative/clerical tasks. Interns have gone on to work on productions such as Sin City, Friday Night Lights, The Alamo, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. They have also landed positions at companies such as Miramax, Lucasfilm, NBC, CAA and the William Morris talent agency.
WALT DISNEY WORLD SUMMER JOBS Walk Disney World Summer Jobs http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/ its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/frameset/ frameset_faqs.html (800) 722-2930
[email protected] [email protected] What You Can Earn: Starting pay rate is $6 an hour with time-and-a-half for overtime (over 40 hours per week). Application Deadlines: Fall presentations are recruiting for spring and spring advantage programs only; spring presentations are recruiting for fall and fall advantage programs only. Educational Experience: All majors are welcome to apply. Requirements: Current college enrollment, with at least one semester completed and a 2.0 GPA or higher. Participation requires unrestricted work authorization.
OVERVIEW Cast members (all WDW employees are called “cast members”) could be working in many different locations at Walt Disney World in a variety of jobs, including costuming, character greeters, character performers, or recreation workers. You’re guaranteed a schedule of 30 hours per week with a maximum of 45 hours per week. However, during busy seasons, you could be asked to work more hours a week. You’re also expected to work the hours you’re scheduled; additional hours or days may not be available.
Character Greeters
HOW TO APPLY To apply, send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
Character greeters provide guests with information about WDW, which could include show schedules, attraction information, character set locations, and
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set times. You should have a positive, friendly, helpful attitude and the flexibility to be able to work in multiple locations in WDW, including all four theme parks and any of the resorts. Responsibilities may include maintaining show quality and character integrity; greeting and screening guests for appropriate attire and food and beverage items; providing audience control; setting up and removing stanchions and ropes and poles, retrieving and arranging strollers; and maintaining cleanliness and order. This specialized role requires a separate interview process, so you should speak with the college program recruiter immediately after the presentation if you’re interested in the character greeter role.
Character Performer In this role, you bring the famous Disney characters to life! You’ll have opportunities to interact with guests of all ages from around the world to create everlasting memories. This position is physically demanding, working in hot costumes in a fast-paced environment with lots of guest interaction. You would be working in multiple locations across WDW, including all four theme parks and many of the resorts. You would be responsible for signing autographs, posing for photographs, attending restaurant dining experiences, and having the potential to perform in parade and puppeteer roles. You must attend one of the auditions listed on the presentation schedule or any entertainment audition in Orlando, FL, to be considered for an entertainment role. Prior to auditioning, you must attend a campus presentation.
Costuming If you’re interested in working in costuming, you may find yourself at any of the many wardrobe departments throughout WDW, issuing costumes to fellow cast members. Costuming cast members are often the first persons other cast members interact with before they start their shifts. You may
be required to travel to work at any of the costuming destinations on or off property. This role can be physically demanding and requires heavy lifting and bending. This is a backstage role with minimal guest interaction; responsibilities may include overhead reaching, bending and lifting, moving heavy costumes from location to location, issuing costumes to fellow cast members, operating basic laundry equipment, checking garments, transporting locker bags, and some light laundry.
Recreation Cast members in this role may work in various areas, including resorts, towel rentals, watercraft rentals, marina operations, ticket sales, arcades, children’s activities, and slide operations. There are additional certification requirements for some roles. As a result of the nature of this role, you may spend a lot of time outdoors, and you should also have strong swimming skills. During off-peak seasons, recreation cast members may help in other operating areas throughout WDW. Responsibilities may include keeping recreation areas clean, maintaining safety standards, and helping guests.
HOW TO APPLY WDW employees visit more than 350 schools each fall and spring, from all over the country. The campus visits consist of a presentation that provides more detailed information, followed by interviews. Students, parents, and faculty are encouraged to attend the presentation together. You must attend a presentation to be able to interview; you sign up for interviews at the presentation. The interview generally takes place within 24 hours of the presentation. At the interview, you must bring your completed application, which you print from the application section of the WDW internship Web site (see preceding address), and submit it to the recruiter.
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You also can apply online, but once you have submitted your application, you must attend a presentation. Students must bring a copy of their completed applications to their interviews. You don’t need to bring a resume to apply, but you may bring one to your interview if you wish. After the interview, your application will be considered, and you’ll receive a decision within two to three weeks. Everyone who interviews should receive notification. If you haven’t heard within four weeks, you should e-mail college recruiting (wdw.college.
[email protected]) with your full name, complete mailing address, and an explanation of your situation. If you aren’t accepted the first time, you can apply and interview the following semester; however, you can apply and interview only once per semester.
WILMA THEATER INTERNSHIP Education Director The Wilma Theater 265 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 893-0895
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid; academic credit is given. Application Deadlines: September 1 for fall (August through December); November 30 for winter/spring (January through May). April 30 for summer (June through August); starting dates are flexible. Educational Experience: At least one year of college. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia has a reputation for freedom of thought, liberty of expression,
and the celebration of the human spirit. The first new theater built in Philadelphia since 1928, its new home on the Avenue of the Arts reflects the pride that Philadelphians hold for this theater. In 1994, The Philadelphia Inquirer named the Wilma “Theater Company of the Year,” and in 1995, Wilma productions swept the newly inaugurated Barrymore Awards. The Wilma’s mission to ignite explosive theater in Philadelphia has extended beyond creating powerful works for the stage to training emerging artists through the Wilma Studio School and creating opportunities for audience members to join the creative conversation of the theater. The Wilma Theater internship program enables college students to explore career paths in the administrative side of the arts, in literary, marketing/public relations, development, and education. Because the Wilma functions with a relatively small staff, interns will be able to manage individual assignments and receive individual attention from the department heads with whom they work. Typically, interns make a long-term commitment of at least 12 hours per week for eight weeks.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for this internship, send your resume with a cover letter specifying the dates you’re available and the position you are interested in obtaining to the education director at the preceding address. No phone applications will be accepted.
WOLF TRAP INTERNSHIP Internship Program Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts 1645 Trap Road Vienna, VA 22182 (703) 255-1933 or 1(800) 404-8461 Fax: (703) 255-1924
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 1 for summer internships (May through August); July 1 for fall (September through December); November 1 for spring (January through April). Educational Experience: Undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of one year of study (or the equivalent); graduate students; recent graduates (no more than two years out of school); and career-changers currently enrolled in a degree program. Requirements: None specified. You must have a reliable mode of transit.
OVERVIEW As America’s national park for the performing arts, Wolf Trap plays a valuable leadership role in both the local and national performing-arts communities by offering a wide range of artistic and education programs. The late Catherine Filene Shouse founded Wolf Trap by donating 100 acres of her Virginia farmland (near Washington, D.C.) to the U.S. government, as well as funds for construction of a 6,800 seat indoor/outdoor theater. Wolf Trap’s larger venue (the Filene Center) opened in 1971 as a public/private partnership between the Wolf Trap Foundation and the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. The foundation is a nonprofit organization that creates and selects programming; develops all education programs; handles ticket sales, marketing, publicity, and public relations; and raises funds. The National Park Service maintains the grounds and buildings of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and provides technical theater assistance for the Filene Center. In 1981, Mrs. Shouse also donated the land and funds for an indoor theater constructed of two adjacent 18th-century barns, each moved from upstate New York and rebuilt on its present site. The addition of The Barns at Wolf Trap created a year-round center for the performing arts and related education programs. A typical season at Wolf Trap includes performances ranging from pop, country, folk, and blues to orchestra, dance, theater, and opera, as well as
innovative performance art and multimedia presentations. The Filene Center season usually runs from the end of May to the beginning of September, with an average of 90 performances each year. From October to early May, Wolf Trap’s 382-seat indoor The Barns at Wolf Trap continues to present diverse artists in a casual and more intimate atmosphere. The Barns are also summer home to the Wolf Trap Opera Company. In addition to year-round performances, Wolf Trap offers a variety of education programs, including the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. In classroom residencies, these artists use drama, music, and movement to teach basic skills and encourage active participation and self-esteem in the earliest stages of learning. Wolf Trap Institute artists also conduct workshops and presentations throughout the country to demonstrate to teachers and parents how the arts can bring new life to learning and literature. Wolf Trap internships offer the practical opportunity to become an integral member of the staff and to work side by side with professionals, producing, promoting, and administering the full spectrum of the performing arts. Wolf Trap internships provide meaningful hands-on training and experience in the areas of arts administration, education, and technical theater. Wolf Trap’s internship program also offers interns professional development opportunities through a guest speaker series, field trips, presentations by department heads, performance facility tours, a mentorship program, and professional development training workshops. Internships are 12 weeks long, full time in the summer and part time (24 hours a week) in the fall and spring; however, the duration and hours required may vary. College credit may be available through your university. You may choose an internship in a wide variety of areas at Wolf Trap, including directing; administrative; stage management; technical theater; scenic/prop painting; costuming; education; development; communications and marketing; advertising; graphic design; publications; media relations; photography; program and production; human resources; accounting; box office/group
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sales; information systems; Internet programs; special events; national partnerships; President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities; or Arts Education Partnership.
HOUSING Wolf Trap offers a stipend to help offset housing and transportation expenses, since housing is your responsibility (although guidance is available). You’re also required to have a reliable mode of transportation, since the Wolf Trap Foundation is not accessible by public transit. Summer interns have the opportunity to receive complimentary tickets to performances.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship, you should submit a cover letter with a brief personal statement and an
outline of career goals, specifying which departmental internship you want, a resume listing relevant courses, previous experience, and special skills (no transcripts) and two academic and/or professional letters of reference. You also should submit two contrasting samples of writing, no more than three pages each (unless you are applying for a technical, scenic painting, costuming, stage management, accounting, graphic design, information systems, or photography position). Graphic design applicants should also include three desktop publishing/design samples. If you choose to submit internship applications via e-mail, you must format your materials as text (.txt) or Microsoft Word (.doc) documents and attach them to an e-mail message sent to the preceding e-mail address. Provided your application is complete, Wolf Trap will confirm receipt of your application via e-mail or mail.
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AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP The American Enterprise Institute 1150 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 862-5800
[email protected] http://www.aei.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but college credit is possible. Benefits include complimentary breakfast and lunch prepared by AEI’s own in-house gourmet chef, served in the institute dining room, plus free attendance at the many conferences and seminars that AEI hosts. Application Deadlines: April 1 for summer (May through August); September 30 for fall (September through December); December 1 for spring (January through May). Applications are processed on a rolling basis, so apply early as positions fill quickly. The dates of internships are flexible in order to accommodate various school schedules. Educational Experience: Advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates. Upperclassmen and graduate students are preferred; you should apply once you have taken college coursework in your area of interest. Requirements: A minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale is required, however, most successful candidates have at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. In the summer, almost all internships are full time. In the fall and the spring, offices are more flexible in that they are working with various academic programs, and intern hours vary greatly, but require a minimum commitment of at least three days a week.
OVERVIEW The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) for Public Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national
defense through scholarly research, open debate, and publications. Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is one of America’s largest “think tanks,” covering research in economics and trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S. defense and foreign policies. The institute publishes dozens of books and hundreds of articles and reports each year, and a policy magazine, The American Enterprise. AEI publications are distributed to government officials and legislators, business executives, journalists, and academics, and offers conferences, seminars, and lectures. The institute’s 50 resident scholars and fellows include some of America’s foremost economists, legal scholars, political scientists, and foreign policy experts, in addition to a network of more than 100 adjunct scholars at universities and policy institutes throughout the United States and abroad. AEI scholars testify frequently before congressional committees, provide expert consultation to all branches of government, and are cited and reprinted in the national media more often than those of any other think tank. The institute is an independent, nonprofit organization supported primarily by grants and contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. It is strictly nonpartisan and takes no institutional positions on pending legislation or other policy questions. AEI internships provide students with an opportunity to work with some of America’s most renowned scholars, economists, legal scholars, political scientists, and foreign policy specialists doing research on current public policy questions. Internship opportunities are available to undergraduates, graduate students, and postgraduates. About 50 internship opportunities are available in the fall, winter, and summer in economic policy, foreign and defense studies, social and political studies, public relations, The American Enterprise magazine, communications, seminars and conferences, publications, publications marketing, information systems, marketing, and human resources. An internship with AEI offers oppor-
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tunities for extensive interaction on an everyday basis in an arena with more than 50 of America’s most cited experts in the fields of politics and public policy. Internships on the research side of the organization consist in all aspects of research, writing, event planning, and administrative tasks. As an intern here, you can typically expect 80 percent substantive work with less than 20 percent purely administrative duties. On the business side of the organization, interns will participate in the life of the department in which they work, meaning that the level of administrative elements varies depending on the role of the department, time of year, and so on. Hours and days are flexible, either part or full time. As an intern here, you’ll be paired with a scholar or business director whose area of expertise coincides with your interests. You’ll also be able to attend conferences and lectures hosted by AEI featuring top experts on the most up-to-date issues, along with a series of policy lectures from scholars and career talks from business directors for the interns each term. Frequent intern happenings provide an informal environment for interns to interact with scholars, staff, and other interns. In addition, a formal intern dinner is given every semester to honor you for your hard work. Interns also participate in tours to places of interest in the D.C. area such as the Pentagon, Capitol Building, White House, and State Department. What’s more, working as an intern here might lead to full-time employment; in the past 10 years, nearly 50 former interns were hired as full-time staff members.
HOW TO APPLY All applications for these internships and supporting documents must be submitted through the institute’s online system. They no longer accept email, fax, or paper applications. To apply, you’ll need to know which scholars or offices you’re interested in working with. All available internships are posted under the “Current Internship Opportunities” page at http://www.aei.
org/about/contentID.20050825161402905/default. asp. In the profile section of the online application, enter your basic contact information; you can save your information at the conclusion of the profile and come back later, or you may continue to the main application. The main application must be completed in one session. In order to complete the application, you will need to have a cover letter detailing your areas of interest and background, an up-to-date resume, and an approximately 500-word writing sample on a relevant topic. This may be an excerpt from a larger paper or a piece written specifically for this application. This is an opportunity to showcase your analytical abilities as well as your background in your areas of interest. You’ll also need an unofficial electronic copy of your transcripts (this can be information copied from your registrar’s Web site, or a scanned .pdf file of your paper transcripts). Transcripts must be submitted through our online system or your application will not be considered complete. You can apply online at http://www.aei. org/about/filter.,contentID.20038142214000060/ default.asp. You’ll receive an e-mail notification when your application is complete, and updates by e-mail as your application is reviewed. Your status will also be reflected under the internships tab when you are logged into the institute’s system. Online information is the most up to date, so all questions about your application status can be answered by logging into the application system. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted directly.
ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP Office of the Associate Provost—Academic Administration Northern Arizona University NAU Box 6052
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What You Can Earn: Stipend of $4,200 paid in biweekly checks; 12 units of upper-division undergraduate credit or nine units of graduate credit (PASS/FAIL); assistance with locating housing is available. Students moving from schools outside Maricopa County are eligible for up to $500 relocation expenses. Application Deadlines: September 28. Educational Experience: Any candidate for a bachelor or master’s degree at an Arizona university who will have completed 75 credit hours at the end of the fall semester, with a 3.0 GPA. Students from all academic disciplines are eligible and encouraged to apply. Requirements: Communication and writing skills, the ability to work in a team setting, and self-starting independence. Most important, this internship demands a strong desire to learn the legislative process through hands-on experience.
helping the state legislature with extra legislative research and specific project research. The internship also provides service opportunities for college students who want to participate in helping to solve problems facing the citizens of Arizona and encourages students to evaluate career goals, consider citizen leadership in public programs, and let the legislature and state agencies get to know possible future employees. As an intern here, you’ll help analyze bills and write bill summaries, answer constituent letters and handle constituent casework, write speeches, track the current status of bills, and present information to caucuses and committees. Committees cover topics including appropriations and budget; taxes and finance; health and welfare; legal and law enforcement; education; insurance and banking; natural resources; business or labor; Republican leadership staff; constituent services; state and local government; transportation; and Democrat leadership staff. Interns may also be selected to work in the governor’s office or with the Supreme Court.
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OVERVIEW The Arizona Legislative Internship Program is co-sponsored by the Arizona State Senate/Arizona State House of Representatives and Arizona universities and offers selected college students an opportunity to participate in the Arizona Legislative process, work in the governor’s or Supreme Court offices, or work with the Arizona Senate broadcasting sessions via the Internet. About 50 interns serve in the House and Senate. Many former interns have succeeded in getting jobs at various state agencies, with lobbying groups, and law firms. Several former interns are currently on permanent staff with the House of Representatives and the Senate and some have gone to various federal agencies in Washington, D.C. The program is designed to broaden the scope of undergraduate and graduate curricula by offering students a unique type of learning experience: participating in the legislative internship and also
One temporary, full-time, paid intern position is available at the Arizona Supreme Court administrative office in Phoenix. The Arizona Constitution charges the Supreme Court with the responsibility for providing administrative supervision over all the courts of the state. This is done through the administrative office and includes adult and juvenile probation, juvenile detention, diversion programs, child support, child custody, adoption, domestic relations, restitution, substance abuse treatment, administrative and personnel matters; and issues affecting municipal, justice, superior, and appellate courts. The intern will work in the executive division of the administrative office, assisting with judicial department legislation and other administrative responsibilities. The Supreme Court has two main responsibilities: hearing cases on appeal from the lower courts and statewide administration of the court system. The intern’s work focuses exclusively on the court’s administrative responsibility. This means
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that you may be involved in preparing information for the chief justice about legislative proposals, but researching cases pending before the court and writing legal briefs would not be one of your duties. Because the Arizona Supreme Court has administrative responsibility for the state court system, this internship exposes you to all aspects of the judicial department. Part of your responsibilities will be informing judges and court administrators about proposed legislation and obtaining feedback from the courts on introduced legislation. As an intern here, you’ll attend court and legislative committee meetings and hearings; help the administrative director and legislative officers prepare, research, and track legislation with impact on the courts; act as a liaison to the legislature; and communicate with judges and administrative staff on legislative activity. You’ll also be required to prepare written materials (such as fact sheets, legislative summaries, and letters) and make oral presentations on legislation to court committees and staff. You may also lobby legislators on select proposals. The term of the intern position is from early January to early May between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; however, legislative activity and other job duties will require extended hours and attendance at early morning or evening meetings. There are no holidays or semester breaks. Candidates should have good basic research, word processing, and strong communication and organizational skills and be able to work independently. Preference will be given to applicants with experience and demonstrated interest or academic studies in public administration, the justice system, political science, or law. Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply, but you do not need to be a law student. Prior interns have had educational backgrounds in justice studies, English, business, accounting, public administration, social work, and political science. A demonstrated interest in public administration or the judicial system through course work, future career plans, or volunteer or work experience is preferred.
Many prior interns have gone on to law school and other graduate programs. In addition to the submission requirements that follow, candidates for this internship should also include a written statement identifying current issues of interest to the student that effect Arizona Courts and stating their reasons for and interest in applying for the Supreme Court internship.
Senate Broadcast Internship The Arizona State Senate’s Broadcast Internship offers qualified students a rare opportunity to learn about the legislative process while producing daily video coverage of committee meetings and floor debate for the Internet and cable television. A background in journalism and/or experience with video equipment is preferred but not required.
HOW TO APPLY Download the completed application at http:// www2.nau.edu/academicadmin/applink.html. Submit the completed application, two letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose to the above address. After the submission, students will be interviewed on campus with faculty and legislature representatives. Top candidates are referred to the legislature for interviewing; successful candidates will be notified by the legislature by early December.
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONGRESSIONAL STUDIES INTERNSHIP Summer Internship Program 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 835
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Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-9200 http://www.apaics.org
What You Can Earn: $2,500 for interns attending continental U.S. schools; $3,000 for interns attending Hawaii schools, or who live in Hawaii, to cover additional transportation costs. Application Deadlines: January 31. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate educational institution. (Those who graduated within 90 days of the start of the summer session are also welcome to apply.) Requirements: Must be interested in the political process, public-policy issues, and Asian American and Pacific Islander community affairs; have excellent leadership abilities and excellent oral and written communication skills; possess U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency; must be 18 years of age by the start of the internship.
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March. APAICS will give preference to students who have not previously had an internship in Washington, D.C.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP
and executive writers. Interns are encouraged to indicate on the application a specific area where they would like to be placed. Each office has different needs and requirements, but some responsibilities may include answering phones, taking messages, gathering information on groups or organizations, performing general clerical duties, and helping plan special events.
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California Governor’s Internship Coordinator State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-2841 Fax: (916) 323-9991
[email protected] The advance office coordinates all logistical arrangements for offsite visits by the governor.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Summer internships application deadline is April 1. Fall internships application deadline is August 15. Spring internships application deadline is December 1. Educational Experience: Must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. college, with a 2.8 or higher GPA and be at least 18 years of age. Requirements: Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours a week.
Cabinet Affairs
Appointments This unit helps the governor find the highest caliber of talent to serve in the administration. This is the primary point of contact and liaison between the governor’s office and the governor’s cabinet. The cabinet office is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing public policy.
Communications This office is responsible for communicating the governor’s policies and actions to the press and the public. The governor’s press office is the liaison to the media.
OVERVIEW The governor’s internship program provides an excellent opportunity to learn about state government and the political process. Internships last 12 to 16 weeks in the spring, summer, and fall semesters; approximately 40 interns are chosen each semester. You and your supervisor will determine the hours and days that are best for you and the office of your internship, but if you’re interning for college credit, most programs require you to intern between 20 to 25 hours a week to be eligible for credit. Several areas within the governor’s office need interns: advance, office of the first lady, scheduling, communications, press, appointments, legislative unit, constituent affairs, cabinet affairs, legal affairs,
Constituent Affairs This office is concerned with the people of California; staffers and interns here take constituent calls, answer their correspondence, and offer help.
First Lady’s Office The first lady’s office works on community and statewide projects such as the California Women’s History Museum, California History Center, and California Governor’s Conference on Women and Families.
Legal Affairs This office provides legal counsel to the governor and the governor’s staff.
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Legislative Affairs The office of legislative affairs provides strategic planning and guidance to the governor and senior staff on all matters related to legislation.
Executive Writers This office is responsible for composing the governor’s public remarks including the State of the State.
Scheduling The scheduling office is responsible for the organization and implementation of the governor’s daily and long-term schedule. All requests for appointments, meetings, or events with the governor are directed through this office.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.governor. ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_htmldisplay.jsp?sCatTitl e=%20&sFilePath=/govsite/appointments/InternshipApplicationProcess.html. E-mail or fax the completed application along with a current resume and letter of recommendation to the internship coordinator at the preceding address. For summer internships, you’ll be contacted no later than May 1 to be informed whether your application has been accepted or denied. Start date for summer internships will be May 1. For fall internships, you’ll be contacted no later then September 1. The start date will be September 26. For spring internships, you’ll be contacted no later then January 6 with a start date of January 23. If you aren’t selected for the semester in which you are applying, you are welcome to apply again for the following semester.
CAPITOL HILL INTERNSHIP For a listing of Web sites of all senators and congresspeople plus committee Web sites, go to http://www.politixgroup.com/dcintern/congress. htm
What You Can Earn: Mostly unpaid. Application Deadlines: Early fall for spring and summer internships; mid-spring for fall internships. Educational Experience: Graduate or undergrad students with a strong academic record and interest in civics, such as involvement in student government or community service, plus leadership skills and extracurricular activities. Requirements: Good scholastic and personal record.
OVERVIEW Ever since Congress was established in 1789, interns have been walking the historic halls helping to serve senators and House members in a variety of tasks. Today the historic halls are swarming with interns, especially in summer. You’ll find most interns working in the personal offices of Senate and House members, either on the Hill or in their home districts. In general, internships on the Hill are quite competitive; many students apply to 10 or 15 internships in hopes of getting one or two. You don’t need to restrict your search to a congressperson from your own district or state; it may be a better idea to apply with someone whose party or positions mimic your own. The state you choose can play a big role in how selective the internship is; states such as Wyoming, where few D.C. college students (who apply for many internships) come from, are less selective. Many applicants assume it’s easier to land an internship with a House member, since there are more of them and hence less competition for positions. Spring and fall tend to be less competitive times for intern applicants to find work than during the busy summer season. And keep in mind that in addition to their D.C. offices, many members of Congress offer internships in their state district offices. To find a likely candidate to intern for, you can search for the offices of House and Senate members on the Internet; you may want to begin with the Library of Congress “Thomas” Web site.
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When you visit a member’s Web site, you can usually find details on possible internships by clicking the “services” section of the Web site. Insiders suggest you may want to consider more than one program, since competition is stiff and there are usually many more applicants than open positions. As a Capitol Hill intern, you’ll have unparalleled access to the power centers of Washington, D.C. While these internships can provide terrific experiences, be prepared to do some taxing work; don’t expect to sit down daily with the Congressperson to discuss policy. And while you may spend days copying or faxing, at other times you will get to do policy research or attend congressional hearings or Capitol Hill receptions. If you’ve got a special interest in a particular topic, you may be assigned to work closely with the full-time employee assigned to that subject. Many offices also offer structured programs including mentoring, educational sessions with government officials, and tours of agency buildings. Daily experiences provide valuable lessons in the workings of Capitol Hill, too. When applying, keep in mind that committee office internships tend to allow interns to work more on issue-oriented projects, while members’ personal office interns tend to work more on constituent and media-oriented issues. But no matter where you work, if you think you’d like to pursue a career in federal government, many former interns agree that the contacts you can make can create an inside track for future jobs and that this internship is really the best way to prepare for getting a job in Washington after graduation.
HOW TO APPLY The first step in securing a Capitol Hill internship is to send a cover letter along with your resume and some writing samples to the office’s intern coordinator, who will perform the initial screening. Applicants with excellent skills in writing, computer, and Internet research stand the best chance. Several weeks after you submit your letter, follow
up with a phone call to try to get an interview. The final approval may rest with the administrative assistant (or chief of staff ). You should not send a mass mailing to every office; be sure to individualize each letter.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INTERNSHIP CIA Recruitment Center PO Box 4090 Reston, VA 20195
What You Can Earn: Stipend is available; students also are eligible for employee benefits including health and life insurance, retirement investment options, paid federal holidays, annual and sick leave, and possible tuition assistance. Application Deadlines: Applications for winter, spring, and fall internships should be sent six to nine months before the desired start date. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students (particularly minorities and people with disabilities) majoring in engineering, computer science, mathematics, economics, physical sciences, foreign languages, area studies, business administration, accounting, international relations, finance, logistics, human resources, geography, national security studies, military and foreign affairs, political science, and graphic design. You’ll need a strong academic record (3.0 GPA or better). Foreign language skills, previous international residency, and military experience are pluses. Graduate students should check out requirements listed below. Requirements: Outstanding interpersonal skills, the ability to write clearly and accurately, and a strong interest in foreign affairs are necessary. As part of the hiring process, you must successfully complete medical and polygraph examinations as well as a background investigation. To be consid-
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ered suitable for agency employment, applicants must generally not have used illegal drugs within the last 12 months. The issue of illegal drug use in the prior to 12 months is carefully evaluated during the medical and security processing. You’re also required to work either a combination of one semester and one summer internship, or two 90-day summer internships.
OVERVIEW If you’re interested in foreign affairs and you’d like to make a difference, you might be interested in checking out the CIA’s undergraduate internship program. The George Bush Center for Intelligence is located in suburban McLean, Virginia, on the west bank of the Potomac River, just seven miles from downtown Washington, D.C. The CIA, charged with guarding our country’s security, was created in 1947 with the signing of the National Security Act by President Harry S. Truman. The act also created a director of central intelligence (DCI) to serve as head of the United States intelligence community; act as the principal adviser to the president for intelligence matters related to the national security; and serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 amended the National Security Act to provide for a director of national intelligence who would assume some of the roles formerly fulfilled by the DCI, with a separate director of the Central Intelligence Agency. College undergraduates and graduate students can apply to either the CIA internship program or the graduate studies program, earning promising undergrads the chance to gain practical work experience in an area of interest. As an intern with the CIA, you’ll be given the opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals and to see exactly how the CIA supports U.S. officials who make foreign policy. The CIA offers both student internships and graduate studies programs. As an intern at the CIA, you’ll help with substantive and meaningful work assignments, while earning
a competitive income and gaining invaluable practical experience. These internship programs can help prepare you for careers at the CIA. Based on the CIA’s needs and your performance during your internship, the CIA might offer you a job when you graduate. Graduate students may want to apply for an internship in the graduate studies program, which looks for bright graduate students focusing on international affairs, languages, economics, geography, cartography, physical sciences, and engineering. Other majors may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Students selected for this program should be entering either their first or second year of graduate studies following this assignment. In this program, graduate interns will become acquainted with the work of professional intelligence analysts through active participation in agency projects. If you do well, selected pieces of your work may be distributed throughout the intelligence community.
HOW TO APPLY It’s a good idea to discuss CIA opportunities with your on-campus career adviser or internship program coordinator, and to check your school’s schedule for recruiting events. Eligible applicants can submit a resume online at http://www.cia.gov/ employment/resume.html.
CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR’S PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP INTERNSHIP The Governor’s Prevention Partnership Campus Coordinator 30 Arbor Street Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 523-8042
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Fax: (860) 236-9412 http://www.preventionworksct.org/Internships/ cmp1.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College undergraduate, any major. Requirements: Interest in prevention and youth issues, good organizational skills, and excellent written and oral communication skills. Must be able to commit a minimum of 10 hours a week and a maximum of 25 hours a week.
OVERVIEW The Governor’s Prevention Partnership is a nonprofit public-private partnership trying to reduce drug and alcohol use and its related impact on health, safety, and violence in Connecticut. The organization’s work is based on six factors that protect children: parent involvement; mentoring; success at school; youth leadership; anti-drug, anti-violence messages delivered through the media; and safe and drug-free communities. The organization is co-chaired by the governor and a business leader. The staff of the Connecticut Mentoring Partnership of The Governor’s Prevention Partnership provides resources to schools, businesses, and community groups throughout the state to develop school-based mentoring programs. Interns in this program would help conduct a survey to determine how many mentoring matches in Connecticut there would be; respond to requests for information and technical assistance from mentoring programs throughout the state; update mentoring resource material to include latest state and national research; create a mentoring resource library and update the Web site with available resources; and help with organizing activities and planning for National Mentoring Month (January) recruitment campaign.
HOW TO APPLY For more information or to set up an interview, contact the office at the preceding address.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE INTERNSHIP Internship Office 430 South Capitol Street SE Washington, DC 20003 (202) 863-8000 Fax: (202) 479-5125
[email protected] http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/07/dnc_ internshi.php
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer; fall and spring are rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: The DNC expects all interns to be Democrats.
OVERVIEW The Democratic National Committee plans the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating convention, which occurs every four years, promotes the election of party candidates with both technical and financial support, and works with national, state, and local party organizations, elected officials, and candidates to respond to the needs and views of Democrats and the nation. If you’re a Democrat and you’re interested in learning more about Democratic campaigns, this could be the internship for you. Interns with the DNC are involved in the election of Democrats from the state legislature to the White House, working in every department of the DNC. Most interns work in the political, communications, and research departments or the office of the secretary. In addition, you should expect to do your share of pouring coffee and handling administrative tasks, because everyone at the DNC makes copies and sends faxes. However, interns who prove that they can be trusted to work responsibly, accurately, and promptly are often given more substantive work as the semester progresses.
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As an intern in the political department, you might help the Midwestern desk gather information on Midwestern states, check newspapers for Midwestern political events, help out with special events, or compile contact numbers for county Democratic chairs in Midwestern states. As an intern in communications, you’ll try to publicize the Democratic message, setting up press conferences, helping write press releases and Op-Ed pieces, and helping with the morning clips. As an intern in the office of the secretary, you might help plan committee meetings, contact members for conference calls with the chair, and compile biographical information on membership. Typically, you’ll work full time during the summer or between 15 and 20 hours during the fall and spring.
HOW TO APPLY You can download a copy of the application in PDF format at http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v002/ democratic1.download.akamai.com/8082/pdfs/ internapplication.pdf.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) WASHINGTON INTERNSHIPS FOR NATIVE STUDENTS (WINS) FBI WINS 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8083 (202) 895-4900
[email protected] http://www.american.edu/wins/wins_ participation.html
What You Can Earn: Weekly stipend plus all expenses paid. The program pays for your travel to Washington, D.C., plus all books, tuition, housing, meals, metro fare, insurance, scheduled social and cultural activities, and a weekly stipend. Funding is provided by governmental agencies, Native organizations, tribes, foundations, American University, and corporations. Incidental expenses for nonprogram activities, including medical care and independent social activities, are the responsibility of the student. Application Deadlines: Late November for next summer’s internship beginning in June (check for firm deadline date). Educational Experience: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and grad students with a minimum 3.0 GPA are eligible to apply. Preferred candidates will have Web experience and a journalism, creative writing, or English major or minor. Requirements: This internship is open to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives currently enrolled in college.
OVERVIEW This internship enables Native American students an opportunity to intern with the FBI as a guest of the federal government and also take a course at American University during the summer term. If you’re selected, you’ll live on the American University campus; all expenses are paid by a government grant and American University. The academic course covers topics important to Native communities such as tribal sovereignty; trust responsibilities; health and social welfare issues; and gaming and economic development concerns. You’ll also intern at the FBI for 36 hours a week and prepare a prescribed portfolio on your work experience and research. You’ll live in a university dorm on the Tenley campus of American University, just two blocks from the Tenleytown/AU Metro station in northwest Washington, D.C. All of your meals will be prepared at the Tenley Café, located on campus. Members of the WINS Native Advisory Council provide advice and counsel to make sure that the
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traditional values and practices of the nations and tribes throughout Indian country are maintained. The WINS program also offers a special summer program and a fall and spring internship.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested, you must submit a completed WINS application form; an FD 140 form (you’ll find one at https://www.fbijobs.com/FBIEmployment.asp); an essay of at least 500 words about why you would like to participate; a nomination letter from a member of your nation or tribal council or from an official of the applicant’s nation or tribal education department; a recommendation letter from a faculty member at your university; a resume detailing your work experience; and an official copy of your most recent transcript. You may obtain a copy of the application online at (https://my.american.edu/cgi/mvi.exe/A26. APPL.LOGIN?SCH=WINS) or call the WINS headquarters at the preceding number to ask that an application be mailed to you. You also may request an application via e-mail (see preceding address).
FLORIDA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Internship Program Executive Office of the Governor The Capitol Room PL-05 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0005
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Application deadline July 1 for fall session (August 30 to December 10); deadline November 1 for spring session (January 10 to April 29); deadline March 1 for summer session (May 10 to August 30).
Educational Experience: Must be enrolled as a full-time student or have recently graduated from an accredited college or university and have a GPA of at least 3.0. Requirements: Minimum of 15 to 30 hours a week on a schedule designed around your academic classes or outside employment.
OVERVIEW The Florida governor’s internship program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the executive branch of Florida government. It was created to provide exceptional college students and recent graduates with the opportunity to learn more about the role of the executive branch in Florida’s government but also to experience firsthand what it’s like to work in the highest office in the state. For 13 weeks, interns will gain practical knowledge and experience in one of several departments within the Executive Office of the Governor. Internships are available during the three academic semesters: fall, spring, and summer. Once selected, interns will be assigned to specific offices based on their preferences, availability, academic and employment experience, and the number of open positions.
HOW TO APPLY For more information, log on to http://www. myflorida.com/myflorida/government/bushteam/ internships.html. Interested students should download an official internship program application at http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/government/bushteam/application.pdf and submit it (along with a certified transcript, a complete resume including education, employment, and volunteer history; a letter of recommendation from a major professor or teacher; and a letter of personal recommendation) to the preceding address. Applicants should read the Executive Summary of Functions document at http://www.myflorida.
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com/myflorida/government/bushteam/positions. pdf. This outlines the roles and responsibilities of each department within the executive office of the governor. This document will help you select the office that interests you. You should note your preferences on the application.
GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Office of the Governor Georgia State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-1776 http://www.ganet.org/governor/intern/index. html
What You Can Earn: Ranges from a $1,690 summer stipend for 20 hours a week to a $3380 summer stipend for 40 hours a week; the fall/spring stipend ranges from $2340 to $4680. The stipend is paid in three installments during the term of your internship. The amount you receive depends on the number of hours you work per week, the term of your internship, and your academic status. Academic credit is also available. Application Deadlines: Spring, September 23; summer, March 3; fall, July 1. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled junior, senior, or graduate student with at least a 2.75 GPA (grad students must have 3.0 GPA); must be a Georgia resident or attending a Georgia college or university; must have passed both parts of the regents exam. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The Governor’s Intern Program, initiated in 1971, provides the best, brightest, and most ambitious college students with practical professional experience before they enter the working world.
Entering the 34th year of operation, the governor’s intern program offers invaluable work experience each semester in numerous state agencies throughout Georgia. The intern serves as a staff member with professionals in a career of interest to the student. A great deal of emphasis is placed on merging classroom learning with practical application. The governor’s intern program offers invaluable work experience in a state or nonprofit agency and creates a mutually beneficial arrangement for college students, their respective schools, and participating agencies. The intern serves as a staff member with professionals in a career of interest to the student. A great deal of emphasis is placed on merging classroom learning with practical application. College juniors, seniors, and master’s-level students in any academic discipline are encouraged to participate. Internships are available throughout the state of Georgia in all fields of academic interest. Internships last 18 weeks in the fall and spring semesters and 13 weeks in the summer. The governor’s intern program strives to schedule the dates and deadlines for the internships in accordance with the academic schedule of most Georgia colleges, universities, and law schools. At the end of the internship, you’ll be invited to a reception with the governor, where you’ll be able to meet and mingle with the other interns and their supervisors from respective agencies. A photograph will be taken of you and the governor and will be sent to you as a memento.
HOW TO APPLY You can fill out an application online at https:// www.ganet.org/governor_intern/application. After submitting an application and resume, students are selected for an interview with the governor’s intern program staff. After a preliminary interview, the student can be selected for a second round of interviews with one or more agencies that will best utilize their talents and interests. This process is very effective in determining the best placement and provides an excellent opportunity for college students to improve
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their interviewing and job-search skills. Students will be confirmed an internship before the school year concludes each semester. (In the case of the fall semester, students will be notified before school begins.)
IDAHO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator Office of the Lieutenant Governor State Capitol Room 225 Boise, ID 83720-0057 http://lgo.idaho.gov/intern.html
industry, state finance and budgeting, press/public relations, and communications. As an intern for the lieutenant governor, you’ll be involved in the political process, attending committee meetings, researching current and proposed legislation, and so on, and learning or improving office and computer skills. You may be asked to attend and take notes on legislative hearings or other meetings and prepare them for reporting to the governor and other staff members. At other times, your duties will be more routine, and you may be asked to run errands, recycle paper, make copies, send faxes, and help with mail, office filing, and so on. You’ll also spend some time writing letters, reports, minutes, documents, charts, press releases, and so on. Internships are available during the fall, spring, and summer.
HOW TO APPLY What You Can Earn: Small stipend or academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, or graduate students. Requirements: Good written and verbal English skills and good computer skills; ability to take notes and organize them; ability to conduct research on proposed legislation or other pertinent issues; ability to write letters and listen to constituents; willingness to assist policy advisors and constituent services representatives; good telephone skills; and willingness to become familiar with issues, state agencies, staff, and staff assignments. Candidates should have a helpful, pleasant attitude, be willing to do basic office work, and be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel. Some familiarity with a Web browser and the Internet is highly desirable.
You can download and print out the application at http://lgo.idaho.gov/Intern/app_form.pdf (or submit it online). E-mail or mail the completed application, along with a brief essay explaining your reasons for wanting to intern in the office of the governor, a current resume, and a written recommendation from a faculty member or a teacher who is familiar with your qualifications, to the preceding address.
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator, Illinois Governor's Office 100 West Randolph, Suite 16 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 814-2121
OVERVIEW There are many internship opportunities in policy areas such as natural resources, education, social/ welfare services, criminal justice, business and
What You Can Earn: Blagojevich internships are unpaid, but academic credit is available. Curry interns receive $1200 a month.
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Application Deadlines: January 31. Educational Experience: College or graduate students with a minimum GPA of 3.0; see specific internship descriptions for more information. Requirements: Organized, self-motivated, and energetic individuals who possess strong writing and research skills.
state government. Internships are available yearround on a semester/quarter length basis. Intern schedules are based on each student’s hours of availability.
HOW TO APPLY Michael Curry Summer Internship
OVERVIEW The office of the governor provides internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students interested in experiencing the day-today operations of the chief executive’s office. The governor’s office is responsible for overseeing the administration of state departments, agencies, and boards and commissions. Working with the legislature, the governor’s office coordinates policy initiatives and the overall agenda for the state. The governor’s office offers two summer internships: The Michael Curry Summer Internship Program and the new Rod R. Blagojevich Governmental Internship are for college and graduate students.
Download a copy of the application at http://www. illinois.gov/gov/pdfdocs/2005_curry.pdf. Candidates must submit a completed application, college transcript(s) and a brief essay to: Office of the Governor, Michael Curry Summer Internship Program, 107 William G. Stratton Building, Springfield, IL 62706.
Rod R. Blagojevich Governmental Internship Download a copy of the application at http://www. illinois.gov/Gov/pdfdocs/2003govint.pdf. Send a completed internship application, a resume, and a cover letter explaining your interest in being an intern in the governor’s office to the preceding address
Michael Curry Summer Internship This program offers college juniors, seniors, and graduate students in all disciplines (including law) an opportunity to work in one of the agencies under the jurisdiction of the governor full time for 10 weeks during the summer. Positions are available in Springfield and Chicago. Eligible applicants must be Illinois residents who have not previously participated in the Curry Internship Program.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS INTERNSHIP Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540-4500 (202) 707-5213 Fax: (202) 707-3434
Rod R. Blagojevich Governmental Internship As an intern here, you’ll have the opportunity to become familiar with all aspects of the operation of the governor’s office. More specifically, interns will assist administratively, aid in media relations, and, where appropriate, respond to correspondence from Illinois citizens. Interns will be given as much substantive work as possible and will interact directly with staff and assist in
What You Can Earn: Varies with specific internships; see individual programs below. Application Deadlines: See individual programs below for specific deadlines. Educational Experience: See individual programs below for specific educational requirements. Requirements: See individual programs below for specific requirements.
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OVERVIEW There are many internship, fellowship, and volunteer program opportunities throughout the library, as follows:
Ability Internship Program This one- or two-semester internship program is designed for high school, college, and vocational students with disabilities seeking job experience at the Library of Congress. As an intern here, you may choose to work with geography and maps; collections conservation and preservation; government and business administration; humanities, arts, and culture; information technology; law; library sciences; policy analysis; or public relations. The stipend varies with competitive job status and application qualifications. Candidates must be U.S. citizens.
The George Washington University, Columbian School of Arts and Sciences, Museum Studies Internship Program This internship program is a cooperative effort among the various universities and the Library of Congress. This internship is designed to give students a sense of the complexities of a library-based exhibit program, while allowing the intern to help develop and execute a scheduled Library of Congress exhibition. As an intern here, you‘ll be expected to offer a weekly report of your activities and assignments, participate in staff meetings, help with at least two exhibitions, research items to be included in the American Treasures of the Library of Congress exhibition (a changing, ongoing exhibition), and participate in programs such as Treasure Talks, docent training, and exhibition tours.
High School Work-Study Program This program is open to high school seniors who are allowed to work at the library on a paid and volunteer basis. If you’re interested, you must obtain a recommendation from someone at your school and be available to work during the school year on a part-time basis. Work-study employees are selected on a competitive basis.
You’ll be given a one-year appointment at the GS-1 grade level. At the end of this temporary appointment, you may be extended or promoted (permanent or temporary).
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Internship Under this program, Hispanic and other undergraduate and graduate students participate in internships (15 weeks in the spring, 10 weeks in the summer, and 15 weeks in the fall) in various sections throughout the library, including human resources, the office of workforce diversity, and the copyright division. HACU interns aren’t official library employees during the internship, but they may be given a temporary appointment and possibly a permanent position at the end of the internship.
Hispanic Division Junior Fellowship Program This program offers on-the-job experience working on programs in the Hispanic Division, for a $1200 monthly stipend. Candidates should be recent college graduates with real work experience in a research environment, with degrees in the humanities, social sciences, or library science. If you are accepted, you will participate in this program for one summer.
Information Systems and Web Design Internship This program is designed for current or former students with recent experience in any programming language to earn credit hours for field work.
Library of Congress Coca-Cola Fellowship for the Study of Advertising and World Cultures Awards for a fellowship of six months to a year will be made to researchers studying the interrelationships among advertising, culture, commerce, and the media in the 20th century. Administered by the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (M/B/RS) in collaboration with the Library of Congress Office of Scholarly Programs, the fellowship will provide recipients with access to resources for an extended period of in-depth research into the library’s broad-
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cast advertising and other audio-visual collections. The program carries a $20,000 stipend.
Preservation Directorate Book Conservation Internship This internship is designed to offer an educational opportunity in book conservation and provides a stipend. As an intern here, you’ll focus on conservation problems in a research-library context and be challenged to develop solutions for a broad range of book structures and historic styles. You’ll have the chance to work in a variety of areas, including documentation, examination, treatment, housing, preventive conservation, and research. In addition to practical exercises and projects, you may expand your knowledge in fundamental areas of book conservation, such as book theory, book identification, deterioration mechanisms, storage environments, and emergency preparedness and recovery. Interns are given the chance to participate in lab tours and public inquiries and are encouraged to participate in the Washington Conservation Guild by attending meetings and giving lectures. Interns will meet with curators and historians to discuss individual objects and their treatment. The Washington area is home to many museums and other institutions with conservation facilities available for visits. The library may accept one or more advancedlevel interns per year in the book-conservation specialization, typically for an internship of 11 to 12 months (generally following the academic year). Other options are possible, depending on time available, current library staffing and work load, and your interests and qualifications. Candidates will be selected on the basis of conservation knowledge, skills, and abilities, an active commitment to professional ethics, effective communication skills, and an understanding of library and archival collections.
Preservation Directorate Multicultural Fellowship This is an educational opportunity for students with experience in preservation seeking further training.
Preservation Directorate Paper Conservation Internship The goal of this internship is to provide an educational opportunity for conservation graduate students seeking training in paper conservation. Interns focus on conservation problems in a research library context and are challenged to develop solutions for a broad range of formats and collections. Interns may have opportunities in variety of areas: documentation, examination, treatment, housing, preventive conservation, and research. In addition to practical exercises and projects, interns may develop and expand their knowledge in fundamental areas of works of art and manuscripts on paper, including identification of drawing and printing techniques and processes, connoisseurship issues, deterioration mechanisms, storage environments, and emergency preparedness and recovery. The library may accept one or more advancedlevel interns per year in the paper-conservation specialization for a year-long internship. Other options are possible, depending on time available, current library staffing and work load, and your interests and qualifications.
Preservation Directorate Photograph Conservation Internship The goal of this internship is to provide an educational opportunity for conservation graduate students who want more training in photograph conservation. As an intern in this program, you’ll focus on conservation problems in a researchlibrary context, and you’ll be challenged to develop solutions for a broad range of photographs and collections. You may have opportunities in a variety of areas, including documentation, examination, treatment, housing, preventive conservation, and research. In addition to practical exercises and projects, you may expand your knowledge in fundamental areas of photograph conservation such as photographic theory, process identification, deterioration mechanisms, storage environments, and emergency preparedness and recovery. A limited stipend may be available for this internship.
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Preservation Directorate Preventive Conservation Internship
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Interns will focus on institution-wide conservation problems in context and be challenged to develop practical and theoretical solutions for a broad range of formats and collections. Interns will learn how to assess collections, develop conservation strategies, apply preventive treatments, develop treatment work plans, monitor and manage work in conservation, and contribute generally to the conservation of library and archival collections through participation in education and training initiatives. In addition to practical exercises and projects, interns will develop their theoretical knowledge in key conservation areas, including the selection of materials for treatment, environmental monitoring and control, the application of microenvironments, disaster preparedness, response and recovery, program administration, and the development of strategies for the long-term preservation of collections.
Go to http://www.hnip.net for an online application and more information; apply between mid-June and early November to David Christopher at (202) 707-8825 or e-mail:
[email protected].
The Washington Center Native American Leadership Program
To apply, complete and submit an application to the Preservation Directorate at the preceding address. Applications can be obtained at http:// www.loc.gov/preserv/internapp.pdf. In addition to the application, you should provide a resume, two letters of recommendation, and a formal letter of interest. Those applicants most qualified for this fellowship will be scheduled for an interview with fellowship coordinators. Applications will be accepted after January 3 and until February 1 each year; announcement of selection will be made by April 15.
Interns will be assigned to one of 12 policy-research divisions or support offices.
HOW TO APPLY Ability Internship Program You should submit a resume and a personal cover letter indicating the type of work and work schedule you’re interested in performing to Eric Eldritch at (202) 707-0698, fax: 202-252-2045, e-mail: eeld@ loc.gov.
The George Washington University, Columbian School of Arts and Sciences, Museum Studies Internship To apply, contact L. Johnson at (202) 707-5223, fax (202) 707-9063, or e-mail:
[email protected]. Applications are accepted at any time.
High School Work-Study Program Application deadline is February 1. To apply, contact Leon Turner at (202) 707-2087, fax: 202-2522045, or e-mail:
[email protected].
Hispanic Division Junior Fellowship Program To apply, contact Georgette Dorn at (202) 707-2003, fax (202) 707-5400, or e-mail:
[email protected].
Library of Congress Coca-Cola Fellowship for the Study of Advertising and World Cultures Application dates are unspecified. To apply, contact Coca-Cola Fellowship Selection Committee at (202) 707-3302 or e-mail:
[email protected]. For application information, go to http://www.loc. gov/rr/mopic/cokefellowship.
Preservation Directorate Book Conservation Internship
Preservation Directorate Paper Conservation Internship You should complete the application form at http:// www.loc.gov/preserv/internapp.pdf and submit it to the preceding address, along with a resume, two letters of recommendation, and a formal letter of interest. Those applicants most qualified for this fellowship will be scheduled for an interview with fellowship coordinators. Applications will be accepted after January 3 and until February 1 each year; announcement of selection will be made by April 15 for the internship, which begins in the summer.
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Preservation Directorate Photograph Conservation Internship You should complete the application form at http:// www.loc.gov/preserv/internapp.pdf and submit it to the preceding address, along with a resume, two letters of recommendation, and a formal letter of interest. Those applicants most qualified for this fellowship will be scheduled for an interview with fellowship coordinators. Applications are due by February 1; announcement of selection will be made by April 15 for the internship, which begins in the summer.
MAINE STATE GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Office of the Governor #1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0001 (207) 287-3531 Fax: (207) 287-1034
[email protected] http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/ contact/index.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: High school or college student. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The Maine governor’s office is looking for highly motivated Maine residents with an interest in politics to work as interns in the governor’s office. Internships are a great way to gain valuable work experience, serve the state, and possibly earn college credit. A resume and short application must be submitted.
HOW TO APPLY A resume and short application must be submitted to the preceding address.
MARYLAND GOVERNOR’S SUMMER INTERNSHIP The Shriver Center at UMBC Attn: GSIP Selection 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 (410) 455-2493
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $2500 stipend. Application Deadlines: March 18. Educational Experience: Must be rising juniors or seniors attending a two-year or four-year college or university in Maryland or Maryland residents attending an out-of-state college or university. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher; all majors are strongly encouraged to apply. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The Governor’s Summer Internship Program was created to introduce college students to the unique challenges and rewards of working within Maryland State Government. For 10 weeks beginning in June, interns will work on substantive projects with senior-level public administrators and policy makers, in departments or policy areas that closely correspond with their fields of study or career interests. Duties often include attending meetings, drafting correspondence, tracking legislation, and researching policy options. You’ll also develop policy papers that address significant issues facing Maryland today. These papers, researched in teams, are presented to the governor and other senior staff members at the end of the program. You’ll attend site visits and
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seminars designed to introduce interns to specific challenges of public administration and gain valuable exposure to the tremendous talents and resources of the Maryland State Government. Placements may include the Office of the Governor, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Office of the Secretary of State, Comptroller of Maryland, Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families, Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, and many more state agencies and departments.
HOW TO APPLY The presidents of all colleges and universities in Maryland nominate three to five candidates to the governor’s summer internship program. A selection committee will then review the application materials of all nominees, and 20 candidates will be invited to participate in the program. If you’re interested, you should contact the designated on-campus coordinator (for a list of coordinators, visit this Web site: http://shrivercenter. org/gsip/coordinators.html) or the president’s office at your university to learn more about specific application deadlines. You’ll also need to fill out an application, which you download from this Web site: http://shrivercenter.org/documents/GSIP.application.05.doc. If you are a Maryland resident but are attending an out-of-state institution, send a completed application with essays, a current resume, an official transcript, and two sealed letters of recommendation to the preceding address.
MICHIGAN EXECUTIVE OFFICE INTERNSHIP Internship Program Coordinator Office of the Governor PO Box 30013 Lansing, Michigan, 48909
(517) 373-3400 Fax: (517) 241-2910
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but college credit available. Application Deadlines: August 31. Educational Experience: College juniors or seniors majoring in economics, political science, public policy and public administration, sociology, social work, business, or one of the following majors with a demonstrated interest in the publicpolicy aspects of each field: agriculture and natural resources, criminal justice, labor and industrial relations, urban planning, education, public health, nursing or medicine, women’s studies, AfricanAmerican studies, Asian American studies, and similar programs. Requirements: Excellent writing, communication, and proofreading skills; a desire to learn; the ability to ask questions; high degree of integrity and ethical conduct; punctuality and dependability; professional demeanor; strong individual initiative/work ethic; basic computer skills, as well as knowledge of or willingness to learn other computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); ability to work both independently and as a team member; interpersonal skills; and interest in public service.
OVERVIEW The office of Governor Jennifer M. Granholm encourages students and recent graduates from all disciplines to apply for the Executive Office Internship Program. Participants will gain exposure to all divisions within the governor’s executive office. Through meaningful, hands-on work experience, seminars featuring guest speakers, communityservice projects, and other activities coordinated specifically for interns, the Executive Office Internship Program provides insight into the workings of state government, as well as a window through which to view potential careers. The 10- to 12-week program will begin during the second week of September and conclude in December. Participants will be able to work a part- or fulltime schedule and may be eligible to earn school
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credit for their participation (depending upon their educational institution). Positions are primarily based in Lansing; however, limited placements are also available within satellite offices in Northern Michigan (Marquette), Southeast Michigan (Detroit), and Washington, D.C. There are a number of divisions in which interns can work, as follows:
Intern candidates interested in a position within the governor’s residence should have a background in hospitality\business, horticulture, or culinary arts. Depending on candidates’ backgrounds, interested applicants should expect to work closely with the hospitality coordinator, the residence manager, the head chef, or the resident horticulturist.
Appointments Division
Office of the First Gentleman/First Lady
This division recommends people to the governor for appointment to state boards, commissions, judicial vacancies, and boards of certain public universities.
Staff within this office is responsible for reviewing and responding to all requests for event attendance and speaking engagements, managing the first gentleman’s/first lady’s calendar and constituent correspondence, coordinating all communication to state employees, and heading up the Mentor Michigan initiative and first man’s/lady’s Forums.
Office of the Chief Operating Officer This division oversees the day-to-day operations of the office of the governor. It also directs and coordinates state departments, supervises community and statewide liaison efforts, and oversees legislative, public policy, constituent services, and communication responsibilities of the office of the governor.
Communications Division This division works with the media to inform the public of the governor’s goals, actions, and ideas. Information is provided through the preparation and coordination of news releases, news conferences, and audio and video presentations. This division also prepares a large volume of speeches and issues papers for the governor.
Constituent Services Division This division reviews constituent correspondence, drafts replies, coordinates agency support, and issues gubernatorial tributes, proclamations, and letters recognizing special events and noteworthy achievements. It is also responsible for responding to constituent visits and phone calls to the governor’s office.
Governor’s Residence The governor’s residence staff provides logistical planning and coordination of events ranging from large-scale public occasions to small dinner parties. In addition, this staff ensures the upkeep and presentation of the residence grounds and the preparation and presentation of cuisine.
Legal Counsel This division provides legal counsel to the governor. It also reviews legislation; drafts and negotiates compacts; reviews charters, inter-local agreements, resolutions created by local units of government, extraditions, pardons, commutations, certificates of good conduct for prisoners within Michigan’s penal system, and administrative and emergency rules submitted by each state department; confers with the attorney general on significant litigation; and supervises the judicial selection and appointment process. In addition, the division drafts executive orders, directives, and proclamations.
Office of the Lieutenant Governor The lieutenant governor constitutionally serves as governor in the absence of the governor and serves as president of the state senate. Also, the lieutenant governor is a voting member of the state administrative board and serves as chair in the absence of the governor. Some additional responsibilities are to serve as the point person for Bay, Genesee, and Saginaw counties and to take a leadership role in conservation issues.
Operations Division This division provides the day-to-day business needs of the office of the governor. This involves
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the coordination of facilities, personnel, budget, and information technology.
Public Policy Division The policy division assists state officials in the development and implementation of executive initiatives and provides policy advice to the governor. If you’re interested in placement with public policy, the writing sample submitted must be a paper written for an academic class on any publicpolicy topic. Writing samples for public policy can be longer than five pages if necessary.
Scheduling Division This division is responsible for developing the governor’s long-term and day-to-day calendar and coordinating participants of scheduled events, including the governor’s security detail.
Satellite Offices Positions are primarily based in Lansing; however, limited placements are also available within satellite offices in Northern Michigan (Marquette), Southeast Michigan (Detroit), and Washington, D.C. The Northern Michigan office is located in the city of Marquette and serves as the governor’s liaison to the residents of Northern Michigan on issues including rural public policy, special projects, and coordination with public officials. The Southeast Michigan office is located in Detroit and serves as the governor’s liaison for the counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, and Washtenaw. The Washington, D.C., office serves as the governor’s liaison to the nation’s capitol, seeking to maximize Michigan’s influence on legislation and the regulatory and policy process at the federal level. It is also responsible for advising the governor on issues of national importance.
You must submit a copy of your resume and a three-to-five-page writing sample along with your completed application to the preceding address. Applications for the Executive Office Internship Program are reviewed on a rolling basis; as soon as an application is complete, it is reviewed. This means that candidate-selection decisions are made quickly. It also means that the program may fill prior to the published application deadline of August 31. Consequently, you should apply as early as possible. You’ll be notified as to the status of your application (whether you will be invited to interview or not) after your submission has been processed. After completion of candidate interviews, invitations to join the Executive Office Internship Program will be extended. To apply for placement in the Southeast Michigan or Northern Michigan offices, complete the application and specify your satellite office of interest in the division placement preference section. To apply for placement in Washington, D.C., please submit a cover letter and resume to the contact listed on http://www.michigan.gov/mldp. You can visit http:// www.michigan.gov/mldp for additional information on placements in any of these locations.
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Governor’s Office of Administration and Personnel PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 Fax: (609) 292-5212
[email protected] http://www.state.nj.us/governor/intern.html
HOW TO APPLY To apply, interested candidates must complete the application form at http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Internship_Application__Summer_2004_ _79252_7.pdf.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Any college student.
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Requirements: Minimum of 12 hours per week; New Jersey residents only.
(212) 669-7000 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/ employment/summerintern.shtml#acs
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What You Can Earn: Some internship positions are unpaid, and some offer academic credit for work experience; others may provide a travel stipend. Refer to the specific internship descriptions for details. Application Deadlines: See individual descriptions. Educational Experience: Graduate students must be currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate program, and undergraduate students must be enrolled in college or university. Requirements: See individual descriptions.
This year-round internship program places students in many different offices throughout state government and is designed for college students interested in careers in state government. These internships provide an excellent opportunity to gain valuable work experience. Possible agencies include agriculture; health and senior services; banking and insurance; human services; board of public utilities; labor, commerce, and economic development; law and public safety; community affairs; military and veterans affairs; corrections; personnel; education; environmental protection; transportation; governor’s office; and the treasury.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, fax or mail an application, your resume, a writing sample, and a cover letter stating how many and what days you will be able to work, as well as how many hours a week, to the preceding address. Do not submit an application by e-mail. Students are encouraged to earn credits, but doing so is not required. It will take between four and six weeks to complete the placement process. You’ll receive an acknowledgment e-mail once your application is received. Students are placed on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you’re selected for the program, you’ll be contacted for an interview.
NEW YORK CITY SUMMER INTERNSHIP New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services One Centre Street, 17th Floor South New York, NY 10007
OVERVIEW City government internships allow students to make important contributions to the city while participating in a challenging and rewarding work experience. To complement the work experience, all summer graduate and undergraduate interns participate in a special seminar series that features top city officials presenting overviews of municipal government, specific agencies, and the latest issues confronting the city. There are no uniform start or end dates for internship assignments. Internships are available between May and September for a maximum of 13 weeks. Individual agencies determine the actual length and start/end dates for their internship assignments. Participating agencies include the administration for children’s services; office of administrative trials and hearings; department of citywide administrative services; economic development corporation; department of environmental protection; New York City fire department; New York City housing authority; department of investigation; office of the mayor; department of parks and recreation; department of probation; Queens Borough Public Library; department of small business services; taxi and limousine commission; department of transportation;
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and the department of youth and community development.
Administration for Children’s Services This agency is responsible for the protection of New York City’s children. ACS investigates reports of abuse and neglect provides, foster care and adoption services to families, and provides head start and daycare services. Intern opportunities are available in a variety of divisions with the ACS, including: childcare at head start; curriculum department; assessment and evaluation; professional development; community education; office management; training; video unit; deputy commissioner’s office; office for family and children health; collaboration and client services; office of advocacy; office of placement; child evaluation/family assessment; division of child protection; childcare program; and financial services.
Department of Citywide Administrative Services This department’s primary responsibility is to ensure that other city agencies have the resources and support they need to provide the best services to the public. To assist city agencies, DCAS handles the civil service administration for all New York City employees; makes all citywide purchases over the amount of $25,000; and administers the City’s portfolio of 53 public buildings, including City Hall, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Municipal Buildings, and all borough halls and city and state courts. DCAS also purchases, sells, and leases property and locates space for city agencies. A wide variety of internships are available in this agency, including lease compliance unit; audit unit; certification unit; unemployment insurance unit; investigation unit; acquisitions and construction; lease administration; auction sales unit; purchasing unit; appraisal unit; central storehouse; office of surplus activities; food procurement; contract compliance; vendor performance; management services; IT procurement; and the office of contracts.
Economic Development Corporation New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is the city’s primary vehicle for
promoting economic growth in each of the five boroughs. Its mission is to stimulate job growth through expansion and redevelopment programs that encourage investment and strengthen the city’s competitive position. NYCEDC builds relationships with companies that allow them to take advantage of New York City’s many opportunities. Internships are available in budget office, internal audit unit, and the workouts and compliance unit.
Department of Environmental Protection This department manages and preserves the city’s water supply, cleans its waterways, and manages the environment by protecting major investments in the water and sewer infrastructure. To maintain the integrity of these systems, DEP has also undertaken an ambitious program of reconstruction and replacement. Interns may be responsible for many projects, which may include helping to prepare public service announcements used by radio and television stations; developing computer programs to analyze fire and arson trends; performing legal research and drafting legal programs to analyze fire and arson trends; performing legal research and drafting legal reports; compiling statistical and financial data related to revenue collection and projection; and conducting statistical analyses to determine the factors that influence various trends.
Department of Investigation The New York City Department of Investigation’s (DOI) primary mission is to promote the integrity, effectiveness, and efficiency of city government by investigating allegations of corruption and criminal misconduct by city employees and those doing business with the city. Assignments may vary. Investigative, legal, and auditing interns are assigned throughout the city. Interns help collect data and analyze white-collar criminal cases, as well as study mismanagement and waste in New York City government. They help interview witnesses regarding organizational records and procedures, review subpoenaed and seized documents for evidence and leads; prepare
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transcripts of undercover tape recording; participate with attorneys, investigators, and investigative auditors in creating and executing investigative strategies; organize evidence and material in case files; and prepare written factual presentations of gathered evidence. DOI hires both graduate and undergraduate investigative interns during the summer, fall, and spring semesters. Students with any major may apply for investigative internships. DOI also accepts first-year, second-year, and third-year law students. Auditing interns must be accounting majors. Because of the sensitive nature of the agency’s work, all interns must pass a fingerprint screening (at the agency’s expense) before they can begin working at the DOI.
Department of Small Business Services This department makes it easier for companies in New York City to form, operate, and grow. It provides direct assistance to business owners, fostering neighborhood development in commercial districts, promoting financial and economic opportunity among minority- and women-owned businesses, preparing New Yorkers for jobs, and linking employers with a skilled and qualified workforce. Interns in this department work in a variety of areas, including the commercial revitalization program, the division of economic and financial opportunity, or the office of communications and media relations.
Department of Transportation Department of Parks and Recreation This department hires more than 3,000 employees (8,000 at the summer peak) to keep the parks, playgrounds, and sitting areas clean and safe. It also offers quality facilities, programs, and events to meet the needs of all New Yorkers. Interns may work at the Greenbelt summer camp; ecological research; forest restoration; natural resources; mapping; field internships; Manhattan events and permits; office of video production; monuments field crew; Forever Wild; plant ecology; street tree inventory; tree census; Americorps program intern; central recreation; photo archive; map file; historic houses trust; operations; partnerships for the parks; the Dyckman Farmhouse; or the office of public information.
Department of Probation This department promotes public safety in New York City by providing community-oriented justice sanctions. It fulfills its responsibilities by supplying criminal and family courts with information and recommendations, supervising offenders through the monitoring and enforcing of their counseling and access to rehabilitative services, and giving victims and their communities a voice in the justice process. Interns may work in either the adult operations bureau or the general counsel’s office.
The department’s mission is to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods in New York City and to maintain the transportation infrastructure. The department regulates traffic, builds and maintains roadways, sidewalks, bridges, and municipal parking facilities, maintains and operates municipal ferry systems, and monitors private ferry systems. It also serves as an advocate for better transportation. Interns may work in traffic operations, division of bridges, or a variety of other positions to help fulfill this mission.
Department of Youth and Community Development This department awards contracts to a broad network of community-based organizations throughout New York City that support a variety of youth services and activities, including leadership development, runaway and homeless programs, structured recreation and athletics, tutoring and remedial education, cultural enrichment, and delinquency prevention. In fostering the development of communities, DYCD also administers contracts to support programs and services that address their unique needs, including lessening the impact of poverty, helping families and neighborhoods become more self-sufficient, and providing
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services to youth, senior citizens, families, and recent immigrants. Interns work in the Planning, Research, and Program Development Division, helping the assistant commissioner develop requests for proposals for services for runaway and homeless youth and develop adolescent-literacy and adult-literacy initiatives. Interns may help gather and present data, draft research memoranda, interview existing service providers or experts, participate in community forums, and prepare for NYC council hearings. Candidates should be graduate students pursuing a degree in liberal arts, public affairs, or government, with strong writing and analytical skills and good consensus-building skills. The intern should be detail oriented yet flexible; familiarity with program budgets and spreadsheet software is desirable. Stipend is up to $500 a week, not to exceed 12 weeks.
Fire Department The mission of the fire department is to protect the lives and property of the city from fire and to promote fire prevention and fire-safety education, as well as to provide emergency medical services to those in need. Interns may be responsible for many projects, including helping to prepare public service announcements used by radio and television stations; developing computer programs to analyze fire and arson trends; performing legal research and drafting legal programs to analyze fire and arson trends; performing legal research and drafting legal reports; and compiling statistical and financial data. Candidates should have completed at least one year of law school or be majoring in quantitative or financial analysis, business management, economics, computer science, or journalism. A working knowledge of PC applications is required.
New York City Housing Authority The New York City Housing Authority provides decent and affordable housing in a safe and secure living environment for low-income and moderate-
income residents throughout the five boroughs. The largest public-housing authority in North America, its Conventional Public Housing Program has more than 181,000 apartments in 345 developments throughout the city in 2,698 residential buildings. Its 15,000 employees serve about 175,159 families. Interns in this agency may help plan, solve problems, and do research and general administration, as well as help analyze agency programs and develop alternative proposals. Candidates should have an undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a graduate program. Some positions require a major or minor in business, project management, or program review and assessment and a general understanding of technology (but not necessarily a technical background). Some positions require excellent analytical and writing skills, experience in systems analysis, project management, or programming, and knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and other computer applications. Summer graduate interns earn between $400 and $500 per week.
Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings This is New York City’s central administrative tribunal. OATH conducts adversarial trials and related proceedings in a wide variety of matters, including employee disciplinary and medical disability actions, license revocation and other regulatory proceedings, zoning matters, conflicts of interest cases, contract disputes, and other cases. OATH functions as a central tribunal with the authority to conduct administrative hearings for any agency, board, or commission of the city. OATH was established in 1979 to professionalize the administrative hearing system serving city government, acting as an independent agency of government so that its judges would not be unduly influenced by prosecutors or petitioning agencies. The law intern, under the supervision of the senior law clerk, will perform legal research, write legal research memoranda, and assist the administrative law judges as needed on case-related mat-
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ters. Candidates should be currently enrolled in an accredited law school and have completed at least one year of study at an accredited law school. Strong legal research and writing skills is required. Stipend is $500 a week.
Office of the Mayor This office is the city agency that houses the mayor, the deputy mayors, the advisors and assistants to the mayor, and their support staffs. Their function is mainly to develop and implement the mayor’s policies. Under guidance and supervision, interns in the mayor’s office will work in a very broad range of professional work assignments. Strong consideration will be given to the student’s field of education, areas of interest, and work experience as to where they would be assigned. If a candidate’s background makes him or her a better candidate for another city agency, the resume will be forwarded to that agency for consideration. Qualifications vary according to unit assignment and specific tasks. Interns may work in any of the varied outreach offices, such as the community assistance unit and the mayor’s office of special projects and community events. Some units are more involved with service provision, such as the office to combat domestic violence office of immigrant affairs, office for people with disabilities, New York City loft board, office of veterans’ affairs, mayor’s volunteer center and the New York City commission for the united nations, and the consular corps and protocol. Interns also may be assigned to work in units that provide support services, such as administrative operations, fiscal operations, management information systems, payroll/timekeeping, and personnel division.
Queens Borough Public Library The library serves 2 million people from 63 library locations plus six Adult Learning Centers. It circulates more books and other library materials than any other library system in the country. Established in 1995, the Queens Library Gallery is an adjunct
to the Queens Borough Public Library in Jamaica, Queens. The gallery hosts four museum-quality exhibits per year, including a children’s exhibit every summer. Gallery interns would help with planning and giving tours of the exhibit to school-age children, teaching related news themes and craft activities to children, maintaining exhibits, and performing various administrative duties. The ideal candidate is an undergraduate student studying education, museum studies, or fine art and who enjoys working with children and young adults. Candidates must be responsible, punctual, creative, flexible, and able to work as part of a team. Teaching experience is a plus.
Taxi and Limousine Commission This commission (TLC) is the city agency responsible for oversight of the for-hire vehicle industries in New York City, including yellow medallion taxis, community car services and livery cars, black cars services, luxury limousines, commuter vans, and paratransit services. Combined, TLC regulates industries responsible for more than 500,000 daily trips, serving more than a million passengers. Its role is to ensure that each passenger’s riding experience is safe, comfortable, and convenient. Interns here work in a variety of areas, including legal affairs, licensing division, human resources, public affairs, or management information systems.
HOW TO APPLY Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/summerintern.shtml#acs for details on applying for specific internships, which are administered by staffers at individual agencies. There is no centralized internship application processing center. Each agency requires that applicants forward a cover letter and resume to the agency contact person. The agency contact person or assigned staff member will respond to questions about agency internship programs.
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NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP North Carolina Governor’s Internship 217 West Jones Street, 2nd Floor Raleigh, NC 27699 (919)733-9296 Fax: (919)733-1461 http://www.doa.state.nc.us/yaio/intern.htm
What You Can Earn: $8.25 an hour. Application Deadlines: January 20. Educational Experience: Must be North Carolina resident attending a university, college, law school, community college, or technical institute in or out of North Carolina; must be enrolled for the semester after the internship, have completed the first year of college, and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. Requirements: Applicants who have previously served a paid internship with the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office or with the Legislative Program are not eligible.
OVERVIEW Since 1969, more than 3,300 college and law students have worked with the state government internship program. it may be the oldest and largest paid internship program of any state government in the United States! An internship with the North Carolina state government internship program will let you assert initiative and creativity through hands-on involvement and problem solving as you gain essential work experience, improve your resume, and use what you’ve learned at school. Some of the program’s internships have included introducing visitors to reptiles at the Museum of Natural Sciences, working in the governor’s office, tracking the nesting patterns of loggerhead turtles on Bear Island, and clerking at the N.C. Court of Appeals. Internships are offered in virtually all areas of state government through the North Carolina
youth advocacy and involvement office; 75 paid internships are available for 10 weeks each summer for undergraduates, graduate students, and those in professional schools. Unpaid internships during the academic year can be arranged periodically, and part-time paid spring internships are sometimes offered. The makeup of the North Carolina internship council, which oversees the program, is also unique. The council includes former interns, a legislator, a judge (who is a former intern), several college professors, and college-placement professionals. The internship council chooses the projects and interns, thus keeping the program fair. Many interns have accepted full-time state jobs at their internship sites after graduation; even some state legislators were interns in this program!
HOW TO APPLY All application materials (application form, cover letter, academic transcript, and resume) should be mailed in one envelope to the YAIO office at the preceding address. It must be postmarked by the deadline and all materials must be typed or computer printed. You’ll need to download and complete the application form in Microsoft Word or RTF format at http://www.doa.state.nc.us/forms/intern. doc. Remember to provide an e-mail address on the application form, as all applicants will be notified of their status by e-mail. If you’re applying for several different projects, you don’t need several different cover letters. The supervisors understand that you may be applying to several different projects, so your cover letter may be general; however, you should provide a bulleted list of the projects to which you are applying in the body of your letter. State government agencies submit project proposals by mid-August, and the approved projects and program information are placed online by mid-October. Applications can be submitted as soon as project descriptions and
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application information are posted. The firm deadline for applications to be postmarked is mid-January. Applications are screened and approved or rejected by mid-February; supervisors conduct interviews by the end of February. Applicants are informed of placement in the first week or two of March, and internships begin after Memorial Day.
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OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP
Internship Program Attn: Office Administrator Office of the Governor 900 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301-4047 http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/internships. shtml
Office of the Governor State Capitol Building 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 212 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Fax: (405) 521-3353
[email protected] http://www.governor.state.ok.us/internships.php
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, or graduate students. Requirements: Good communication skills and the ability to work independently.
OVERVIEW The Office of Governor Brad Henry offers an internship program in which interns get the chance to become acquainted with the political process and work in a state agency while serving the people of Oklahoma. If you’re chosen, you’ll help various staff members in a variety of tasks and projects, responding to inquiries and requests from constituents, opening and sorting mail, answering phones, greeting visitors to the office, copying documents, and working on various special projects.
Send a copy of your resume, references, and times of availability to the preceding address.
OREGON GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College or community college students; however, exemplary high school students also may be considered. Requirements: Strongly prefer interns to commit to an internship of at least one academic quarter or 10 weeks.
OVERVIEW The governor’s internship program is designed to provide young people with the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge in state government. We are seeking highly motivated individuals interested in a hands-on learning experience. Interns will serve as staff members alongside professionals who are experts in the fields of public policy, communications, legislation, and/or scheduling and constituent services. The following are two typical types of internships available:
Media Clips Internship As a media clip intern, you’ll track, collect, and file newspaper clips of interest to the governor’s
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office. This means you’ll review daily newspapers in print and online for stories related to the governor’s office, clip or print appropriate newspaper articles, set up and managing the media clips filing system for the communications office, and retrieve, copy, and distribute clips from the filing system upon request from the governor’s senior staff. The schedule and number of hours worked per week will be arranged between you and your intern sponsor prior to the beginning of the work period.
Office of Education, Workforce, and Revenue Policy This office works with state, local, and federal governmental agencies as well as with the private and nonprofit sector to address issues involving education, workforce development, and revenue. As an intern in this office, you’ll do research on education, workforce, and revenue issues, help track policy and legislative issues, and help the office respond to citizen and government questions. In addition to the general application materials, you should include a description of how your education and experience would be helpful to the office, and add two references and a recent writing sample of two to four pages.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for an internship with the governor’s office, send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address. The cover letter should include your preferred contact information (phone and e-mail address); any computer experience you have; any honors, achievements, or special qualifications for the position; your areas of interest and your career goals; why you want to intern for the governor’s office; and the time period and hours you are available to work. If there is a need for your services, you may expect to be contacted by a staff member within several weeks. If you are interested in other opportunities that may become available, you can download an interest form at http://governor.
oregon.gov/Gov/pdf/internship/Internship_interest_form.pdf. Submit it to the preceding address.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INTERNSHIP Republican National Internship Programs 310 First Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 (202) 863-8500 http://www.rnc.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students majoring in business, communications, history, political science, or government. Requirements: Loyal Republicans available for the duration of the internship, able to commit to a 30 hour/week schedule; strong computer and communications skills; an interest in learning about our nation’s current political environment.
OVERVIEW The Republican National Committee is the official Republican organization, whose objective is to expand and maintain the Republican Party. The organization provides fund-raising, research, and press-related resources and offers candidates political strategy and advice. Interns can learn about campaign organization and management through hands-on experience. Internships are excellent opportunities to develop fund-raising, communication, and political skills; make valuable political contacts; and become familiar with the political landscape. Interns conduct research, analyze reports, and assemble data. In addition, they assist in drafting press releases and media advisories.
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HOW TO APPLY For information on internships at the Republican Party’s National Headquarters, call and ask for the internship office or send a letter expressing interest to the preceding address.
SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Office of the Governor PO Box 12267 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 734-2100 Fax: (803) 734-5167
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: A minimum commitment of 10 to 20 hours a week.
OVERVIEW Interns will have the opportunity to experience many areas of state government through working directly with senior-level staff members, visiting various agencies, and observing the preparations for the next legislative session. Daily intern duties include assisting the press office and correspondence office, as well as addressing a variety of constituent needs. Interns are often exposed to high-level meetings and officials in an environment where questions and input are highly encouraged. Office schedules are created around class schedules and can be flexible throughout the semester.
HOW TO APPLY Call Morgan Harrell at (803) 734-2100 for an application or to receive further information.
U.S. SUPREME COURT INTERNSHIP Supreme Court Fellow Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States Room 5 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543 (202) 479-3415
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but $1,000 scholarships may be available if the student successfully completes the internship and within one year returns to an undergraduate program or enrolls in a graduate or professional degree program. Interns may receive academic credit through special arrangement with their college or university and consultation with the Supreme Court Fellow. Application Deadlines: June 10 for fall (September through December); October 20 for spring (January through May); March 10 for summer (June through August). Educational Experience: Rising college juniors or seniors and graduating seniors who have interests in law, management, and social sciences. High intellectual development, including an ability to think clearly, speak articulately, and write cogently; substantial research experience; some course work on constitutional law or the Supreme Court; a demonstrated capacity to absorb extensive information and to analyze, summarize, and derive conclusions from it. Requirements: Experience with office and library resources, the ability to work under time constraints, strict attention to detail, creative thinking, and editorial skills. Ability and willingness to work closely with others in a complex and sensitive organization. Capacity to undertake a variety of tasks as assigned and a willingness to handle less glamorous tasks; an ability to function with a low profile in a hierarchical institution, unusual
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trustworthiness and discretion, maturity, and a nondoctrinaire approach to projects and issues. Good judgment is critical. Self-sustaining motivation and initiative. Consultation with staff on specific questions and ideas is expected, but interns should carry research as far as possible and present their findings in succinctly written memoranda. If accepted, you must complete fingerprinting and a background check before starting work. Since interns often have access to sensitive information, anything you write about your experience must be reviewed by the Court’s Public Information Officer; no papers or copies may be taken from the office except by express written permission.
OVERVIEW The judicial internship program at the Supreme Court offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to the field of judicial administration by working in the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice. The program’s location within the country’s highest court, combined with the intimacy of having only two judicial interns each term, creates an environment of substantial responsibility, learning, and collegiality. Interns work eighthour days, five days a week, so don’t plan to work at any other job during this time. Judicial interns perform several routine but important office tasks, which include summarizing news articles and preparing memoranda and correspondence. Interns also conduct background research for speeches and briefings provided to visiting foreign dignitaries. Additionally, interns may participate in the diverse research projects conducted by the Supreme Court fellow and the administrative assistant. These projects require interns to gather, assemble, and synthesize information from a wide range of sources. However, keep in mind that office research is completely unrelated to the case work of the Supreme Court. You won’t do any work on cases pending before the Court or with the justices. However, circumstances permitting and with approval, you may also take advantage of the Court’s extensive resources to work on your own academic or other research projects.
Participants usually find the internship both interesting and educational. Since the judicial branch operates on a fraction of the scale of the executive and legislative branches, you’ll quickly become familiar with the way the Court functions. The program also enables you to become familiar with the various internal offices that support the Court. Recent interns have received tours of the marshal’s office, the clerk’s office, data systems, and the library. When time permits, you may observe Court sessions and take advantage of outside lectures and conferences. The office also sometimes holds educational luncheon meetings with individuals from government, academia, and private institutions. In recent years, interns have attended luncheons with associate justices, the counsel to the president, and the solicitor general. Interns selected for the fall and spring should plan to work for 16 weeks. Summer interns are expected to work for 12 weeks.
HOW TO APPLY Application materials may be submitted in hard copy to the address above, or online at http:// www.supremecourtus.gov. All incoming mail must go through a security screening process that can delay receipt of application materials by several days or even weeks. Therefore, to ensure that all applications are processed, intern candidates are urged to send application materials via a commercial delivery service such as Fed-Ex, UPS, DHL, etc. To apply to the Judicial Internship Program, you must submit the following application materials: ■ ■
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and demonstrating that your experiences (scholastic and non-scholastic), skills, and personality meet the program’s criteria a writing sample (such as a short term paper) no longer than 10 double-spaced pages labeled “Writing Sample”) an essay of not less than two double-spaced pages giving your view of the importance of the American constitutional system from a personal, historical, national, or international perspective (labeled “Constitutional Essay”)
You should apply well before the internship begins. Because candidates are not notified automatically about the completeness of the application, you are responsible for figuring out if all portions of the application have been received. To help schedule internships, you should list preferred alternative times when you’ll be available to participate in the program. Telephone interviews may be conducted after your complete application is received.
VERMONT GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Office of the Governor 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0101 802-828-3333;toll-free in Vermont: 1-800-649-6825 Fax: (802) 828-3339
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Fall term, SeptemberNovember, application due by August 1; spring term, January-April, application due by December 1; summer term, May-August, application due by April 1. Educational Experience: Must have completed two full years of college. Candidates majoring in English, political science, business management, public administration, government, or a related field are preferred.
Requirements: Excellent writing skills, research experience, good communication skills, punctuality, reliability, and professionalism. A minimum commitment of 15 hours per week and a maximum of 30 hours per week.
OVERVIEW The executive office offers a number of internship opportunities to college students interested in governmental affairs. Internships are part-time positions offered during fall, spring, and summer terms. Each intern should expect to complete the following tasks: constituent services, including drafting correspondence and answering phones; researching legislative issues; and offering general support to the senior staff (to include special projects, research, and general office duties).
HOW TO APPLY Download the application at http://www.vermont. gov/governor/priorities/Intern-Application.doc. Fax or mail the completed application, your resume, a writing sample, and a letter of recommendation to the preceding address.
WASHINGTON INTERNSHIPS FOR NATIVE STUDENTS (WINS) WINS 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8083 (202) 895-4900
[email protected] http://www.american.edu/wins/wins_participation.html What You Can Earn: Weekly stipend plus all expenses paid. The program pays for your travel to Washington, D.C., plus all books, tuition, hous-
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ing, meals, metro fare, insurance, scheduled social and cultural activities, and a weekly stipend. Funding is provided by governmental agencies, Native organizations, tribes, foundations, American University, and corporations. Incidental expenses for nonprogram activities, including medical care and independent social activities, are the responsibility of the student. Application Deadlines: Fall semester: first Friday of June; spring semester: first Friday of October. Educational Experience: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and grad students in good academic standing at their university are eligible to apply. Requirements: This internship is open to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives currently enrolled in college.
OVERVIEW This internship enables Native American students an opportunity to intern with government agencies and take two courses at American University during the spring or fall as a guest of the federal government. If you’re selected, you’ll live on the American University campus while earning 12 hours of college credit you can transfer to your home school. All expenses are paid for by a government grant and American University. There are a variety of Washington, D.C., organizations you can choose; recent WINS participants have interned with the departments of agriculture, labor, energy, the treasury, and veterans affairs; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; the National Institutes of Health; the Social Security Administration; the Federal Aviation Administration; and the Federal Communications Commission. Here’s how it works: You select two courses from the multiple course offerings at American University, selecting classes to match your interests and home school requirements. You’ll also intern at an agency for 36 hours a week and prepare a prescribed portfolio on your work experience and research. You’ll live in a university dorm on the Tenley campus of American University, just two blocks from the Tenleytown/AU Metro station in north-
west Washington, D.C. All of your meals will be prepared at the Tenley Café, located on the campus. Members of the WINS Native Advisory Council provide advice and counsel to make sure that the traditional values and practices of the nations and tribes throughout Indian country are maintained. The WINS program also offers a special summer program and a special internship with the FBI.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested, you must submit a completed WINS application form; an essay of at least 500 words about why you would like to participate; a nomination letter from a member of your nation or tribal council or from an official of the applicant’s nation or tribal education department; a recommendation letter from a faculty member at your university; a resume detailing your work experience; and an official copy of your most recent transcript. You may obtain a copy of the application online at (https://my.american.edu/cgi/mvi.exe/A26.APPL. LOGIN?SCH=WINS) or call the WINS headquarters at the preceding number to ask that an application be mailed to you. You also may request an application via e-mail (see preceding address).
WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP SUMMER INTERNSHIP SEMINAR FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS WINS Leadership 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8083 (202) 895-4900
[email protected] http://www.american.edu/wins/wins_ participation.html
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What You Can Earn: Weekly stipend plus all expenses paid. The program pays for your travel to Washington, D.C., plus all books, tuition, housing, meals, metro fare, insurance, scheduled social and cultural activities, and a weekly stipend. Funding is provided by governmental agencies, Native organizations, tribes, foundations, American University, and corporations. Incidental expenses for nonprogram activities, including medical care and independent social activities, are the responsibility of the student. Application Deadlines: First Friday of February preceding the summer session. Educational Experience: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and grad students in good academic standing at their university are eligible to apply. Requirements: This internship is open to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives currently enrolled in college.
OVERVIEW If you’re a Native American and you’ve dreamed of working and studying in Washington, D.C., over the summer, this internship is for you! The sixcredit summer Washington Leadership Seminar for interns is designed specifically for Native students. It’s part of the Washington Internship for Native Students (WINS) and offers three credits for the internship and three credits for the academic course. The academic course covers topics important to Native communities such as tribal sovereignty; trust responsibilities; health and social welfare issues; and gaming and economic development concerns. Special arrangements are made with a wide range of federal agencies, congressional offices, and Native organizations to provide a focused internship experience for WINS participants. If you’re selected, you’ll live on the American University campus; all expenses are paid by a government grant and American University. There are a variety of Washington, D.C., organizations you can choose; recent WINS participants have interned with the departments of agriculture, labor, energy, the treasury, and veterans affairs; the
Bureau of Indian Affairs; the National Institutes of Health; the Social Security Administration; the Federal Aviation Administration; and the Federal Communications Commission. Several major cultural and social activities are planned throughout the program. Recent activities have included a welcoming picnic, a theatrical performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a Powwow hosted by local Native organizations, a tour of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in New York City, and a farewell banquet. Here’s how it works: You select courses from the multiple course offerings at American University, selecting classes to match your interests and home school requirements. You’ll also intern at an agency for 36 hours a week and prepare a prescribed portfolio on your work experience and research. You’ll live in a university dorm on the Tenley campus of American University, just two blocks away from the Tenleytown/AU Metro station in northwest Washington, D.C. All of your meals will be prepared at the Tenley Café, located on the campus. Members of the WINS Native Advisory Council provide advice and counsel to make sure that the traditional values and practices of the nations and tribes throughout Indian country are maintained. The WINS program also offers a special fall and spring program and a special internship with the FBI.
HOW TO APPLY If you’re interested, you must submit a completed WINS application; an essay of at least 500 words about why you would like to participate; a nomination letter from a member of your nation or tribal council or from an official of the applicant’s nation or tribal education department; a recommendation letter from a faculty member at your university; a resume detailing your work experience; and an official copy of your most recent transcript. You may obtain a copy of the application online at https://my.american.edu/cgi/mvi.exe/A26.APPL.
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LOGIN?SCH=WINS or call the WINS headquarters at the preceding number to ask that an application be mailed to you. You also may request an application via e-mail (see preceding address).
WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Program Coordinator Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 612 Woodland Square Loop S.E. Building C Lacey, WA 98504 (360) 725-3641
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $1,873-$2,148 per session, plus sick leave at a rate of eight hours for each fulltime month worked and retirement credits. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Those who have completed one term (quarter or semester) of college enrollment and are actively pursuing a four-year degree. Students are not considered eligible if a degree was obtained prior to the time of hire or prior to completing the first half of the internship. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The governor’s internship program provides college students an opportunity through internships to gain valuable work experience and knowledge in various areas of state government, leading to a potential career in public service. Student interns are also encouraged to seek academic credit for the internship experience with their college or university. Undergraduate internships are three to six months. The governor’s internship program strives to attract, develop, and ultimately retain highly capable program participants as state employees. Program participants will receive work experi-
ence, hands-on training, and the opportunity to observe the various roles and duties within state government. Participants are expected to leave the program as competent, prepared, and experienced public-sector employees whose skills and talents can lead to a career in state government. Current internship positions are listed at http:// hr.dop.wa.gov/gip/examples.htm. Undergraduate internships are three- to six-month appointments and may begin at any time throughout the year. Undergraduate interns will receive a performance evaluation prior to the conclusion of their internship.
HOW TO APPLY Download and complete the supplemental questionnaire at http://hr.dop.wa.gov/forms/gipsupqu. doc. Submit the completed questionnaire along with a letter of interest (include the UG # of the position for which you are applying), a resume, a copy of school transcripts (these need not be official), and two to three letters of recommendation to the preceding address. Application contents should not be together.
WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Governor’s Internship Program WV Division of Personnel 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Bldg. 6, Room 420 Charleston, WV 25305 (304) 558-3950, ext. 260 Fax: (304) 558-1399
[email protected] What You Can Earn: At least minimum wage. Application Deadlines: April 30. Educational Experience: Must be a student at a West Virginia university or a West Virginia resi-
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dent attending an accredited college or university elsewhere; must have completed at least one academic year of study at an accredited college or university by the start of the internship and must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW The governor’s internship program is an extraordinary learning experience for college students in West Virginia. Since its creation in 1989, more than 1,200 talented students have participated in rewarding internship experiences in West Virginia. Private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies may host interns. The governor’s internship program offers highachieving college students the opportunity to step beyond the classroom into the world of experiential learning by participating in coordinated internships in private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Students gain knowledge of the real-world work environment, learn valuable communication and leadership skills, obtain experience, and gain references for the future. Students may also use the internship experience to evaluate current and future career choices. The governor’s internship program strives to place students in internships by matching their interests with the needs of the agencies, businesses, or organizations seeking to host interns. Internships generally last nine to 13 weeks. The Governor’s Internship Program sponsors semiweekly academic seminars for interns. Interns working in the Charleston area are strongly encouraged to attend the academic seminars. Topics may range from graduate scholarship programs to resume-writing skills and much more. Many government jobs are located in Charleston. While the governor’s internship program does strive to open job opportunities across the state for college students, most have traditionally found internships for state government agencies in the Charleston area. If you don’t have a car or aren’t willing to travel, you can still get an internship; few jobs have required a student to have a car or to be willing to travel.
HOW TO APPLY Download an application at http://www.wvgip. org/internshipApp.cfm. You must complete and submit the application online. When you come for an interview, you must bring a current copy of your college transcript (the copy of your transcript does NOT have to be official) and two letters of recommendation from people who can evaluate your suitability for this program. The selection of interns is competitive. Your application materials, including transcripts and letters of recommendations, are reviewed by the agency, business, or organization that will interview and ultimately select the summer intern that best suits its needs. The number of students applying usually exceeds the number of positions available; therefore, not all candidates submitting an application will be interviewed or selected to participate in the program.
WHITE HOUSE INTERNSHIP The White House Internship Program 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 (202) 456-1414 (ask for the White House Internship Program Office) Fax: (202) 456-7966
[email protected] http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/whintern.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Spring term (January to May): applications due October 15; candidates notified mid-November. Summer term (May to August): applications due March 1; candidates notified mid-April. Educational Experience: No specific major. Requirements: U.S. citizenship; age 18 on or before the first day of the internship; college enrollment; security clearance prior to start date; random drug test.
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OVERVIEW The White House Internship Program provides students enrolled in college with a unique opportunity to learn more about the daily operations of the White House and observe government officials. Interns learn how the federal government functions and how they can become a part of it. About 100 interns are chosen each spring, summer, and fall to participate in this highly competitive program. Interns are selected based on their application and demonstrated interest in public service. As glorious and exciting as it may sound, of course, the reality of working as a White House intern is far more pedestrian. If you get an internship at any of the 23 White House offices, you’ll spend weeks working at a variety of unpaid tasks and projects. Most White House interns work in the Old Executive Office Building, which is next door to the White House. Despite this, the competition is intense for the 200 internships offered each year, so don’t be disappointed if you don’t make it on your first try. Consider carefully which White House department you would like to work in. You will be asked for your top four preferences (the complete list follows). Try to choose those that will give you valuable experience for your future career, although your preferences aren’t guaranteed.
Cabinet Affairs The Office of Cabinet Affairs is the liaison between the White House and the president’s cabinet and agency heads, acting as an advocate within the White House for the cabinet agencies; an early warning system of agency initiatives and latebreaking issues for the president and senior White House staff; the primary information source of White House and Administration policy and directives for the Cabinet; and an impartial mediator and policy broker, when needed, among departments and the White House.
Comment Line and Greeting Line This office is responsible for filling requests from the public and congressional offices for greeting
cards from the president acknowledging special occasions. The Comment Line takes calls from the public who wish to convey their opinions and ideas to the president.
Communications This office is responsible for the production and planning of the president’s media events, coordinating with the advance office to handle the president’s public appearances and formal visits outside the White House.
Communications Director’s Office This office oversees the activities of the press secretary, communications, speechwriting, media affairs, and global communications, helping to formulate White House policy and manage the daily operation of communicating the president’s messages.
Fellows Office The White House Fellows Program Office is responsible for the selection process of each class of White House Fellows, as well as the day-to-day management of the program. The office plans, coordinates, and hosts activities for the White House Fellows, including domestic and international policy study trips, an ongoing speaker series, and any social or educational events the Fellows are invited to attend.
First Lady’s Correspondence This office processes all mail sent by the public to the first lady and to the first family, including all first lady’s scheduling requests and e-mail. The office also prepares messages of greeting from the first lady for events throughout the country.
First Lady’s Press Office This office manages the first lady’s day-to-day media relations, promotes her projects, and publicizes White House social activities to the national and international media. The office works closely with the first lady’s scheduling and advance teams to coordinate events and appearances.
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Gift Office
Office of Counsel to the President
This office values and records all gifts received by the first family and members of the White House staff.
This office is responsible for advising on all legal aspects of policy questions, legal issues arising in connection with the president’s decision to sign or veto legislation, ethical questions, financial disclosures, conflicts of interest during employment and post employment, and defining lines between official and political activities. The Counsel’s Office also oversees executive appointments and judicial selection, handles presidential pardons, reviews legislation and presidential statements, and handles lawsuits against the president, as well as serving as the White House contact for the Department of Justice.
Global Communications This office provides strategic direction and themes to the government agencies that promote America’s interests, prevent misunderstanding and conflict, build support for and among United States coalition partners, and inform and persuade international audiences.
Intergovernmental Affairs This office serves as the liaison between the White House and state and local governments and represents the views of state and local elected officials within the administration. As part of this work, the office works closely with organizations representing state and local elected officials such as the National Governors’ Association and the United States Conference of Mayors.
Legislative Affairs The office serves as the liaison between the White House and the legislative branch, developing the strategies used to promote and defend the president’s legislative agenda. Legislative Affairs also acts as a contact through which members of Congress can forward their concerns and priorities to the president and engage in dialogue with the White House.
Mail Analysis This office analyzes, routes, and processes certain correspondence addressed to the president.
Office of Policy Development (OPD) This office includes domestic policy council and the national economic council. Both of these offices accept intern applications, and both are responsible for advising and helping the president formulate, coordinate, and implement economic and domestic policy. The two groups are responsible for ensuring coordination in the development and implementation of executive branch policy.
Office of Presidential Correspondence Agency Liaison This office helps members of the public who request help from the president or first lady in resolving a problem, such as a complaint about failure to receive veteran’s benefits. The office refers many requests to established contacts in federal agencies or with private-sector organizations, depending on the nature of the casework, to assist these people.
Media Affairs This office works with local TV stations, regional daily newspapers, and national and local radio outlets, along with the Spanish language media, religious press, and special interest publications such as sports media and business news outlets. They are also responsible for the design and content of the White House Web site.
Photo Office This office documents the official events of the president, vice president, and first lady; interns help place and track the status of orders for photographs through each stage of the process. There are general duties such as telephone coverage and assisting staff with specific photo requests.
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Political Affairs
Presidential Scheduling
This office ensures that the executive branch and the president are aware of the concerns of American citizens.
The Scheduling Office is responsible for the planning, organization, and implementation of the president’s daily and long-range schedules, handling all requests for appointments, meetings, or time with the president.
Presidential Advance This office is responsible for the organization and implementation of the president and first lady’s visits outside of the White House complex and helps structure activities at each location the president and first lady visit. For most trips, advance staff members serve as the primary coordinators between the White House Military Office, the Secret Service, and the local communities to be visited.
Presidential Messages and Proclamations This office drafts and reviews some individual letters and all messages and proclamations signed by the president. Message requests are provided only for milestone occasions (such as anniversaries of cities, churches, civic groups, and so on) in five-year increments, for annual national observances, for prestigious awards and testimonials, and special events of national organizations.
Public Liaison This office promotes presidential priorities through outreach to concerned constituencies and public interest groups, including planning briefings, meetings, and large events with the president, vice president and other White House staff and coordinating national, state, and local activities on behalf of presidential initiatives.
Records Management The Office of Records Management (ORM) is responsible for maintaining the records of the president and the White House staff, ensuring access and preserving them as a historical record of the administration’s activities.
Speechwriting This office crafts the president’s speeches; writers in this office compose everything from talking points to the State of the Union Address.
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Strategic Initiatives
This office is responsible for recruiting, screening, and recommending qualified candidates for presidential appointments to federal departments and agencies.
This office coordinates the planning and development of a long-range strategy for achieving presidential priorities, conducting research, and helping to develop messages in conjunction with the Office of Public Liaison and the Office of Political Affairs.
Presidential Student Correspondence This office responds to all letters and requests received from students through high-school age and produces publications for the use by teachers in classrooms.
Press Secretary This office handles all national press inquiries and issues press releases to the country’s major newspapers, major radio services, major news magazines, the wire services, and all of the major television networks.
Travel Office This office provides airline and train tickets, rental cars, and hotel accommodations for all officially approved travel and provides logistical support for the White House Press Corps travel in conjunction with the president’s travel.
USA Freedom Corps This group was born out of the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in communities around the country. The USA Freedom Corps
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is a coordinating council responsible for encouraging and helping Americans to answer President Bush’s two-year Call to Service. The policies and programs coordinated by the council include The Citizen Corps initiative, The AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America programs, and The Peace Corps. The USA Freedom Corps is also connecting Americans with service organizations large and small in communities across the country by serving as a resource for individuals, nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations, and government at all levels.
Vice President, Office of The Vice President’s staff helps the vice president carry out executive and legislative duties, providing support on domestic policy, national security affairs, legislative affairs, communications, scheduling, advance, military support, protective matters, administration, and legal matters. The office also supports the vice president’s spouse.
Visitors Office The primary responsibility of the Visitors Office is scheduling White House tours, but duties extend beyond daily tours to include coordination of the White House Easter Egg Roll, Holiday Open Houses, Spring and Fall Garden Tours, State Arrival Ceremonies, Presidential Marine One Arrivals and Departures, and other special events.
White House Management This office provides daily administrative support to the White House staff.
current resume and three letters of recommendation by e-mail or fax. (See the preceding contact information.)
WISCONSIN GOVERNOR’S INTERNSHIP Wisconsin Governor’s Internship Program Office of Gov. Jim Doyle State Capitol 115 East Madison, WI 53702 http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/section_detail. asp?linkcatid=420&linkid=211&locid=19&sna me=Internship%20Program
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: April 15. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates. Requirements: Professional appearance and attitude; strong communication skills (phone etiquette, writing, conversation); the ability to work independently as well as in group settings; proficiency in computer skills and computer research; flexibility and an openness to new and different tasks at all levels; patience and well-developed interpersonal skills; the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment; and diligence and dependability.
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This office helps with the placement process for all White House staff.
There are many diverse opportunities for interns in the governor’s office. This specialized program allows interns to work in either the governor’s office in Madison, Milwaukee, or Washington, D.C., in an area of your interest, enabling you to have a meaningful, hands-on experience and to work as a contributing member of a team. Interns are involved in a wide assortment of activities. Responsibilities include assisting the following departments: appointments (boards,
HOW TO APPLY To apply for a White House internship, you must fill out the internship application form available online as a downloadable application (go to http:// www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-internappl.pdf). Submit this application along with a
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councils, and commissions); constituent relations; executive residence; external relations; first lady projects; legal; legislative; operations/information technology; outreach; policy; press; and scheduling. As an intern, you’ll be involved in constituent casework, processing constituent correspondence, monitoring media sources, researching legislative matters and policy issues, supporting administrative services, and processing applications to serve on boards, councils, or commissions.
HOW TO APPLY Apply online or send a cover letter and resume, including your GPA and a list ranking your departmental preference, to the governor’s office, via hand delivery, fax, or e-mail. After submitting application materials, prospective intern candidates will be contacted by the governor’s office by late April.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY INTERNSHIP Abbott Laboratories 100 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500 (847) 937-6100 http://www.abbott.com
What You Can Earn: Interns receive competitive pay based on experience; eligible interns who plan to drive will be reimbursed per mile for the most direct route to Abbott. Those who fly will receive an airline ticket via the most direct route to and from your Abbott location. Upon arrival, the company will reimburse you for your taxi fare. Subsidized housing may be provided for interns with a permanent address of more than 40 miles from Abbott Laboratories. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: At least a rising sophomore with an occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, or environmental engineering major; must be enrolled in school for the fall term after the internship; excellent academic record with at least a 3.0 GPA. Requirements: Leadership abilities, extracurricular activities, relevant course work, and proficiency in Abbott’s core competencies (integrity, innovation, initiative, teamwork, and adaptability) are also considered.
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More than a century ago, 30-year-old Wallace C. Abbott, M.D., began making a new form of medicine. Using the active part of a medicinal plant, he formed tiny pills that provided a measured amount of the drug. Soon he was produc-
ing pills under the banner of his new company, Abbott Labs. Since then, the company has contributed a host of major medical breakthroughs across the healthcare spectrum. These achievements are the direct result of a commitment to innovative thinking and measurable results. For more than a century, innovation and success in the areas of pharmaceuticals, nutritionals, and diagnostics has enabled Abbott to provide total, integrated solutions for some of the world’s most prevalent medical conditions, including: AIDS, cancer, and diabetes. As an intern in the environmental, health, and safety department, you’ll get hands-on experience as you provide support to the safety program, development/implementation, industrial hygiene laboratory activities, emergency preparedness building plans, hazard communication and/or incident investigation support. During the summer, interns gather for career development activities, a summer social, and an intern program closing event with Abbott’s senior executives. Many of these events provide more information about long-term career opportunities and will help you network with experts in your field. In addition, the Abbott Intern Sports League offers Abbott interns the chance to get together outside of work and participate in various league and weekends sports. During the course of the summer, intern and intern/manager tournaments are organized to promote fun and networking. Tournaments include flag football, basketball, volleyball, softball, and bowling. Abbott Laboratories actively recruits at many universities. To learn when the company will be recruiting on your campus, visit http://www. abbott.com/career/abt_on_campus.cfm.
How to Apply
You can use this Web site to submit your resume to apply for a summer internship: https://jobs. brassring.com/EN/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp? sec=1&partnerid=281&siteid=50.
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ADMINISTRATION ON AGING INTERNSHIP Administration on Aging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Room 4708 Washington, DC 20201
[email protected] http://www.aoa.gov/about/jobs/jobs_internship_ pf.asp
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students Requirements: Serious interest in working with the elderly.
OVERVIEW
For more than 35 years, the Administration on Aging (AoA) has provided home and communitybased services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act. These include the Meals on Wheels program, nutrition services, and transportation, adult day care, legal assistance, and health promotion programs. AoA ombudsmen work at nursing homes to monitor care and conditions and provide a voice for those who are unable to speak for themselves. The National Family Caregiver Support Program provides a variety of services to help people caring for family members who are chronically ill or who have disabilities. Internships with the AoA give students the chance to gain valuable professional federal experience with one of the most comprehensive aging services and research programs in the federal government. These internships are primarily located at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., but there are also potential placements available in nine regional offices at Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Kansas City (Missouri), Atlanta, New York City, and Boston. The internship positions are available throughout the year.
How to Apply
To apply, e-mail or mail a resume with cover letter summarizing your interests in the field of aging and public policy to the address above.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INTERNSHIP American Cancer Society Manager of Student Programs 1599 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329
[email protected] Fax: 404-982-3677
What You Can Earn: Up to $2500; no housing allowance. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students who can demonstrate a relationship between their major and the work of the American Cancer Society. Requirements: Must have completed freshman year of college and will return to college after the internship; minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA; serious interest in pursuing a career in the nonprofit sector.
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The American Cancer Society is a nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. With more than two million volunteers nationwide, the American Cancer Society is one of the oldest and largest voluntary health agencies in the United States, with over 3,400 local offices. The purpose of this internship program is to develop public awareness of the American Cancer Society and the inner workings of nonprofit agencies. During your eight-week session,
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you’ll get hands-on experience in the activities of nonprofit agencies and in-depth knowledge of the Society’s efforts in cancer control, volunteer involvement, and community outreach. Internships are offered in three separate sessions during the year: fall (September through December); spring (January through May); summer (June through Aug). To find a list of the internship positions available by state, visit the Web page of the ACS (http:// www.cancer.org/docroot/AA/AA_5.asp?sitearea= AA&level=1) and click on the state in which you’re interested in working. If no positions are available, you should check the Web site for the next internship season (spring, summer or fall).
Fax: (212) 502-7772
[email protected] http://www.afb.org
How to Apply
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If you’re interested, you should submit an internship application, indicating the complete title and location of the position in which you’re interested, your resume (including honors, awards, and so on), and a typed, double-spaced, one-page essay about why you’re applying and your area of interest. After being preselected, you’ll need to submit two letters of recommendation from faculty and an official school transcript. You should e-mail (preferred), fax, or mail your application form, resume, and essay by the appropriate deadline to the preceding address. Apply as soon as possible, because positions fill quickly. The ACS will accept applications until positions are filled or until the application deadline.
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INTERNSHIP American Foundation for the Blind Internship Coordinator 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001
What You Can Earn: Stipend; college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students with concentrations in communications or a desire to pursue a career in a communications field. Requirements: Motivated, diligent, and organized. An openness to working in an environment where the staff make-up is varied and includes people with disabilities is imperative. Flexibility and the ability to multitask are important.
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)— the organization to which Helen Keller devoted her life—is a national nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that the 10 million Americans who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. The AFB offers a summer internship in the communications department, where you’ll help coordinate AFB’s images and messages through marketing, media outreach, and events. As an intern, you’ll help the communications department with a variety of long-term projects such as implementation of a photo database using the program Extensis Portfolio, monitoring and evaluating media coverage, assisting with the development of a print production archive, evaluating readership and expanding the audience of AFB’s monthly enewsletter, and organizing project information for a department timeline. Short-term duties include drafting press releases, building media lists, and related administrative duties. Hours are flexible, but typically include Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from early June through mid-August.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, send your resume with a cover letter to the preceding e-mail address.
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AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION INTERNSHIP American Lung Association Internship Coordinator 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 (212) 315-8844 Fax: (212) 315-8872
[email protected] http://www.lungusa.org
What You Can Earn: A stipend is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Excellent computer and communication skills and ability to work independently.
OVERVIEW
The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the American Lung Association today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health. It’s funded by contributions from the public, along with gifts and grants from corporations, foundations, and government agencies. The association teaches children how to understand and control asthma, funds scientists seeking better treatments and cures for all lung diseases, works to prevent kids from smoking and gives help to smokers who want to quit, and champions the cause of cleaner air for all. A number of internships are available in different departments, including in online marketing, cultural diversity, and design and production.
Cultural Diversity Internship
Interns will work 15 hours a week to help the cultural diversity office. Duties will include helping to identify, catalog, and develop hard copy
files for articles and documents housed in the cultural diversity office. You’ll also help establish a computer catalog that lists article titles, and you’ll help research diversity-indicator data from the field in order to develop comparative data charts for each field association. Finally, you’ll help organize the operational and archival files. Candidates should have basic computer skills, including the creation and saving of Word documents, and must be well organized and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Design and Production
In this 15-hour a week internship, you’ll have the chance to work with desktop publishing software, including Quark, Illustrator, and Photoshop, and scanning and archiving the existing photo library, with the addition of all digital images used on past publications. Your responsibilities will include scanning and performing file conversions, storage, and retrieval using the PC operating system. You’ll also help adjust images and graphics using curves, cloning, and channel adjustments in Photoshop and set up, and maintain and update photo archives in Acrobat Reader. Candidates should have basic PC platform skills, including scanning, photo manipulation and archiving, organizational skills, and some knowledge of Quark and PDF technology.
Online Marketing Internship
This intern will address the online marketing of press and advocacy materials on http://www.lungusa.org and www.lungnet.org for the American Lung Association. The intern will also help with online marketing tasks for major reports and e-fundraising initiatives. Interns should expect to work Tuesdays and Thursdays through the summer. Candidates should be reliable, have strong communication skills, html experience, and a keen interest in the mission of the American Lung Association.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, send and e-mail and letter of interest to the preceding address.
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AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION INTERNSHIP American Public Health Association 800 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 777-2742 Fax (202) 777-2534
[email protected] http://www.apha.org/wfpha/intrnshp.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: July 15 for fall session (September 1 to December 15); December 1 for spring session (January 15 to May 1); April 15 for summer session (June 1 to August 15). Educational Experience: Sophomore in college or above (including grad students) studying international health and development. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from more than 50 occupations of public health. APHA has been influencing policies and setting priorities in public health for more than 125 years. Throughout its history, it has been in the forefront of numerous efforts to prevent disease and promote health. If public health is your interest, you may be interested in an internship with the APHA, which offers unpaid internships in its International Health section for students and graduates interested in international public health issues. As an international health intern, you’ll work primarily with the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), an international, nongovernmental organization of public health societies from 60 countries, located in APHA headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.
Interns are given substantial responsibility for performing activities such as developing policy resolutions for consideration by the WFPHA General Assembly, researching and writing articles for the newsletter, establishing contact with health and development NGOs around the world, planning international conferences, and fund-raising. Each internship is structured to suit your needs and interests, as well as to fulfill the requirements of WFPHA. In addition to working for WFPHA, you’ll have an opportunity to interact with staff and interns of APHA’s government relations and scientific staff as well as individuals involved in the International Health section of APHA. During the course of the internship, you’ll further develop your writing and research skills and become more familiar with the key issues and actors in international health and development. Although you won’t get to travel, you’ll experience lots of networking opportunities using the most up-to-date electronic communication facilities.
How to Apply
Fill out and submit an online application available at http://www.apha.org/career/intern_app/index. cfm.
AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNSHIP American Red Cross Internship Coordinator 8111 Gatehouse Road, Second Floor Falls Church, VA 22042
[email protected] http://www.redcross.org/services/ youth/0,1082,0_416_,00.html
What You Can Earn: Paid and unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: High school, college and graduate school students eligible. Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
OVERVIEW
The American Red Cross employees, interns, and volunteers help keep the public prepared to respond to disasters and personal emergencies. The Red Cross provides training in lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid, collects and distributes half the nation’s blood supply, and helps victims of more than 67,000 disasters annually. Internships are available at the national office of the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C., (see below) and in many of the 1,100 chapters across the country (call your local ARC chapter to check on area internships). While most internships are available only to college students, The American Red Cross offers paid and nonpaid internship positions for high school students as well as undergraduate and graduate students. These internships offer students the opportunity to gain career-related work experience related to their academic programs. If you participate in the American Red Cross internship programs, you’ll be working on professional projects, assignments, and activities during your tenure with a staffer. Work assignments can include working in the Holland Lab as a research assist, working in International Services as a project manager, or working as a historical resource assistant. All work assignments are designed to provide student interns with stimulating and challenging work that will help both you and the ARC.
age sales contests and sales performance, process sales data and monitor sales trends, and review all plasma services hospital products Web sites. You also may review all current and audit collateral materials, and provide administrative support for sales and marketing function. Undergraduate students are preferred; you must know Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Biomedical Services: Plasma Services (Sales Training and Development)
In this Washington, D.C.-based internship, you’ll create and redesign training manuals for the plasma hospital group and the bio-surgical sales team. You’ll develop individual training plans for the sales territory managers, develop learning challenges for the field, and roll out the new computer sales tracking system). Also, you also may run and analyze reports. Interns must be familiar with Microsoft Word; Excel and PowerPoint familiarity are plusses. Biomedical Services: Process Improvement
In this Washington, D.C., position, you’ll support business process improvement projects to improve quality and decrease the cost of operations. You’ll be trained on Six Sigma tools and will support the use of those tools with project teams. Undergraduate students are preferred. You should know Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint). Biomedical Services: Quality & Regulatory Affairs (Policy Development)
The following positions are examples of typical summer internship positions and include a wide range of scientific, administrative, and organization-related opportunities. (See sections on “government” or “media” for other ARC-related internships.)
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you will undertake the primary responsibility for researching one or more issues and for developing issue papers, drafts, and final policies for the policy review board (PRB) to review. You’ll conduct field surveys, literature searches, executive interviews, and reviews of existing documentation to complete the preparation of materials and then present the results to the PRB. You should be familiar with Microsoft Word.
Biomedical Services: Plasma Services (Marketing and Sales)
Biomedical Services: Quality & Regulatory Affairs (Regulatory Compliance and Quality Systems)
Internship Positions
At this Washington, D.C.-based internship, you’ll help develop marketing and sales materials, man-
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll research and develop one or more tools (such as affinity dia-
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grams, control charts, or Pareto charts), developing a presentation about them and implementing their use. You’ll use the new tools to create process maps, analyze performance data, and monitor various processes/systems for trends and new developments. You should have experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
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In this Washington, D.C., internship, depending on the assignment selected, you may prepare a response to the Food and Drug Administration on a proposed new guidance or rule, help implement good manufacturing practices for tissues, and review advertising and promotional materials. Graduate students are preferred. You should have experience with Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel.
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll work on the Presidential Strategic Initiative—New Generation Outreach. You’ll help work on chapters with questions and support materials, coordinate materials for distribution, research market concepts, and perform online searches for backup research. You also may help with presentations. Alternatively, you may participate in the analysis of various customer surveys and conduct secondary research to improve understanding of various customer segments. You’ll set up questionnaires to be administered as surveys on the Internet and download and analyze results, preparing PowerPoint presentations to brief service leadership. You should know Microsoft Office and the Internet. Statistical Package knowledge is a plus.
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Biomedical Services: Regulatory Affairs (Technical Policy and Promotion)
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll research and evaluate state Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and identify potential operational impact. You’ll also integrate facility EPA data collected by the National Safety Officers into the database and analyze data and identify regulatory compliance issues at each facility. Also, you may work on the current safety and environment Web site. Graduate students are preferred. You should have experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, and Publisher). Communication and Marketing: Hispanic Initiative
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll develop Web banners for Spanish Web sites and other Webappropriate materials that would help promote Red Cross services through the Internet, providing help in developing written pieces for redcross. org in Spanish. You’ll also translate and develop culturally sensitive pieces in Spanish and prepare PowerPoint presentations to use in reaching Hispanic communities. You must know Spanish and be familiar with Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, and Internet graphics design.
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll help the corporate diversity associate in coordinating the presidential intern program, acting as liaison between corporate diversity and all presidential interns. you’ll update and maintain the Presidential Intern database and various other departmental databases, help with program evaluation and planning, and support other corporate diversity department projects that may arise within the 10 weeks. You should know Microsoft Office and Internet search engines. Development: Donor Relations
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll research the best ways to communicate with and obtain information from chapters, and design, test and facilitate a method to gather and measure chapter understanding and knowledge. You’ll also help in donor research and prospecting, and write or edit proposals, stewardship reports, or donor acknowledgement letters. Development: Major Gifts
In this Washington, D.C. internship, you’ll develop and research prospect lists, working with the research department to expand and filter prospects. You’ll
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prepare communication materials for presentation to the field and work directly with foundations and companies on proposals, working with front-line fund-raisers on multimillion dollar proposals, cultivation, and education materials for prospects and donors. Undergraduate students are preferred. General Services Division: Finance
In this Lorton, Va., internship, you’ll help with a variety of department projects. Undergraduate students are preferred. You should know Microsoft Word 2000 Professional. International Services: Tracing—Dissemination and Support
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll work with caseworker staff to learn database entry and general support to family tracing services. You’ll help compile statistical data to help determine allocation of resources, need for capacity building in chapters, current products and services, and service delivery expectations. You’ll also provide casework for Africa or other regions. You must know Microsoft Word; Microsoft Office, Internet, database knowledge is preferred. A second language is a plus. International Services: Tracing—Measles Initiative
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll support Youth Campaign efforts with respect to distribution of materials, outreach and support of programs, and data entry. You’ll also help with logistical arrangements for measles promotional material and assist with development of PowerPoint and other promotional materials. You must know Microsoft Word, Access, and database programs. Microsoft Office and Internet experience is preferred, and knowledge of French is a plus. Information Technology: Architecture and Planning
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll help establish a process assets library, an online repository of documented information for QMS documents, process-related information, lessons learned,
FAQs, project profiles, software-process improvements, tools used in projects, technical papers, training material, process- improvement proposals, and so on. Graduate students are preferred. You must know Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. IBM Rational tools (such as ClearCase, ClearQuest, Requisite Pro, Rose, and SoDA) are preferred; knowledge of HTML, DHTML, Dreamweaver, and MS FrontPage is a plus. Office of the President and CEO (Executive Unit)
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll help the Director of Administration with various projects concerning budget, contracts, and overall operation of administrative procedures. You’ll also help the assistant deputy chief of staff prepare materials for the ARC president’s meetings. You must know Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and be comfortable with Internet research. Spanish is a plus. Preparedness: Research and Product Development
In this Washington, D.C., or Falls Church, Va., internship, you’ll research the effectiveness of CPR education, conduct literature searches of library and Internet resources, and report conclusions and recommendations for research applications. Graduate students are preferred. You must know Microsoft Office and computer search engines. Preparedness: Youth and Young Adult Programs and Services
In this Falls Church, Va., or Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll review National Youth Council projects, programs, and initiatives, and assess program implementation, outcomes, and process improvement. Budget analysis and projections of current and future programs are important, and you’ll help develop report findings and presentations. You should know Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Real Estate Development/Management: Administration
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll participate in administrative projects associated with
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finalizing construction and help with the 17th Street renovation project. You will help with contracts and lease administration and help with administrative projects for the Data Center relocation. Undergraduate students are preferred. You must know Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Presidential Intern Program for Undergraduate and Graduate College Students
The American Red Cross corporate diversity department offers internships for undergraduate and graduate college students to learn about key professional positions with the American Red Cross. The presidential intern program is open to students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies (or who have just graduated the spring immediately prior to their appointment). Students are recruited from Washington, D.C.area colleges and universities, but applications are accepted from any undergraduate or graduate student. You must be eligible to work in the United States.
How to Apply
You should e-mail a request for applications and a list of current available internships to the preceding address.
BOYS HOPE, GIRLS HOPE INTERNSHIP Recruitment & Volunteer Coordinator 12120 Bridgeton Square Drive Bridgeton, MO 63044 (877) 878-HOPE
What You Can Earn: $200 a month for a year, plus room and board, health insurance, and transportation assistance for a year, plus $2500 Commitment to Service Award at the completion of one year of service.
Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College graduate (any major) at least 21 years old. Requirements: Willing to devote a minimum of one year in service; good physical and mental health; openness to travel, change, growth, and challenges; ability to be a positive mentor and role model for kids; reliable, flexible, mature, and dedicated; motivated by a desire to be of service.
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Founded in 1977 by Father Paul Sheridan, Boys Hope Girls Hope is a privately funded, nonprofit, multidenominational organization that gives atrisk children a stable home, good parenting, highquality education, and support. Many of the children come from home environments marked by drug abuse, poverty, or neglect; others come from caring families who can’t meet the child’s needs. Boys Hope Girls Hope serves children in 38 homes in 17 U.S. cities and in Brazil, Guatemala, Ireland. Boys Hope Girls Hope offers a unique program that places children in noninstitutional, family-like homes staffed with live-in residential counselors and supports children financially and emotionally through college and beyond. The program also offers children long-term adult relationships and positive mentoring and provides referral and follow-up services to children not qualified for our program. After-care services are provided for youth who can return to their families. If you choose to intern as a residential counselors at Boys Hope Girls Hope, you’ll help academically capable and motivated children in need meet their full potential by living with the students and staff, assuming the role of a big brother/sister. Responsibilities may include tutoring students, helping them explore college and career opportunities, and providing positive role modeling, guidance, support, care, and nurturing. You’ll also work together with the other staff in the daily operation of the home, including chauffeuring students, shopping, cooking, and cleaning. Also, you may be asked to help local programs with special needs or the national headquarters with office support.
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How to Apply
To request an application, contact the organization at their Web site: http://www.boyshopegirlshope. org/m-contactus2.html.
CENTER FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND THE LAW INTERNSHIP Director, Center for Adolescent Health & the Law 310 Kildaire Road, Suite 100 Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 6. Educational Experience: Law students and graduate students in public health and public policy. Requirements: Excellent research skills, including Internet research and research in computerized databases such as Medline, LEXIS, and Westlaw; excellent writing skills, including the ability to adapt legal and policy information for broader audiences; strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail; ability to work independently but willingness to ask questions when direction is needed.
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The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law is a national legal and policy organization that promotes the health of teenagers and their access to comprehensive health care. Based in Chapel Hill, N.C., the center is a nonprofit organization that conducts research, analyzes legal and policy issues, prepares publications, and provides training and technical assistance. The center’s work focuses on consent and confidentiality and financial issues, specifically, state minor consent laws and the confi-
dentiality provisions they contain, federal medical privacy regulations (HIPAA Privacy Rule), other state and federal confidentiality protections, and the policies governing adolescents’ participation in health research studies. The center devotes particular attention to attempts to repeal, limit, or undermine these laws, which it believes are critically important in maintaining adolescents’ access to reproductive health services and other essential healthcare. To diminish the financial barriers that limit adolescents’ access to healthcare, the center focuses on laws and policies to ensure that adolescents are eligible for and enroll in Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), that the programs cover the full range of services adolescents need, and that adolescents actually receive the services. The center also has a particular interest in strategies to promote the sustainability and financial viability of safety-net providers and sites that serve adolescents. Much of the center’s work involves consent and confidentiality policies and financing care. The center’s work emphasizes the needs of vulnerable populations of teenagers such as those from low-income families, young people who have been in state custody, and homeless and disconnected youth. The center works closely with a broad national community of healthcare professionals, lawyers, and others interested in protecting and expanding adolescents’ access to comprehensive health services, including the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association; and with advocacy groups such as the National Health Law Program, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the ACLU. Summer interns will help the center analyze legal and policy issues that influence the ability of homeless or “unaccompanied” youth to access healthcare and will conduct in-depth analyses of state minor consent laws. Interns also will develop materials on teen healthcare confidentiality to advocates and healthcare professionals, analyze the laws and policies that affect teenagers, and analyze federal health reform proposals related to Medic-
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aid, SCHIP, and the uninsured. Interns also will help develop short user-friendly fact sheets, policy briefs, and charts related to these issues.
How to Apply
Submit a resume with cover letter and contact information for three references, along with a brief writing sample, via e-mail or regular mail, to the preceding address.
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY INTERNSHIP Center for Food Safety 660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20003 (202) 547-9359 Fax: (202) 547-9429
[email protected] http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
What You Can Earn: College Credit or $8.50 an hour (40+ hours a week) Application Deadlines: May 10. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Highly-motivated person able to work in fast-paced environment; minimum commitment of three months.
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The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a nonprofit public interest and environmental advocacy organization working to address the impacts of the industrial food production system on human health, animal welfare, and the environment. CFS works to achieve its goals through litigation, grassroots campaigns, public education, and media outreach. The CFS uses multifaceted strategies (including legal actions, submission of policy comments, and public education) to accomplish
its goals of curtailing industrial agricultural production methods that harm human health and the environment and promoting sustainable alternatives. Legal and policy staff work to monitor and change policies established by the three primary federal agencies involved in regulating the nation’s food supply (the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency). CFS also provides technical help to many legislative initiatives supported by other nonprofit organizations around the country. Public outreach and advocacy staff work to educate CFS members and consumers about key food and agriculture actions and issues and to mobilize their support for all CFS legal, policy, and grassroots actions. Interns with this organization work in a fastpaced environment on cutting-edge genetic engineering and other food-safety issues. Interns attend hearings, agency meetings, and press conferences and also perform research, data entry, and help with membership correspondence and public-outreach efforts. The start date is flexible but typically begins in late May or early June.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your resume and a cover letter explaining your experience or interest in food safety, animal welfare, and environmental issues to the preceding address. Writing samples are optional.
CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH Coordinator Education Program CIIT Centers for Health Research PO Box 12137 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 558-1200
[email protected] http://www.ciit.org/training_edu/undergrade.asp
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What You Can Earn: $480/week plus travel allowance. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: College juniors, college seniors, graduate students, and college graduates. Requirements: None specified.
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CIIT is a private, nonprofit research institute established in 1974 by 11 chemical companies to address concerns about the effects of chemicals on the environment and human health. CIIT has evolved over the years to become a leader in environmental health sciences research and education. The CIIT Centers for Health Research (CIIT) has a strong commitment to the training of future scientists. In addition to its highly competitive and long-standing postdoctoral, predoctoral, and undergraduate programs, CIIT offers a 12-week summer internship program to encourage promising college students to consider careers in the sciences. The CIIT cooperative education program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to integrate their academic studies with related job experience at CIIT. The summer internship program was introduced in 1989 to encourage promising college students to consider careers in the sciences. Under the guidance of scientific staff, interns are exposed to various facets of on-going research projects at CIIT, including literature review, experiments, data analysis, and interpretation of results. Many of CIIT’s summer interns have gone on to earn graduate degrees in toxicology and related fields.
How to Apply
To apply for a summer internship, download an Application for Education Program form at: http:// www.ciit.org/careers/applications/education_app. doc. Submit the application along with letters from two faculty members familiar with your abilities and interests, together with school transcripts.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNSHIP Doctors Without Borders Attn: (Dept. name) Internship Search 333 7th Avenue, Second Floor New York, NY 10001-5126 Fax: (212) 679-7016
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but work-study funds and/or course credit will be available for those who qualify, as well as some transportation reimbursement. Application Deadlines: December 15 for spring internship (February 27 to May 15); April 15 for summer (June 1 to August 15); July 15 for fall (September 15 to December 15). Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Commitment of 20 hours a week; specific requirements depend on individual departments (check Web site for details).
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The purpose of this program is to offer practical administrative and clerical experience, along with a basic introduction to the field of international medical humanitarian aid and advocacy. All internships will take place in the New York office. Each internship position will support the work of a specific department. Interns may choose to work in any of the following departments, including Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, communications, development, foundations & corporate relations, major gifts, human resources, press, and executive.
Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
This intern will provide administrative and research support to the program associate for the campaign for an applicant interested in policy advocacy and international affairs. The campaign works to lower the prices of existing medicines, to
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bring abandoned drugs back into production, to stimulate research and development for diseases that primarily affect the poor, and to overcome other barriers to access. The campaign operates within the program department, which promotes awareness of humanitarian crises and international policy related to healthcare. As a campaign intern, you’ll research events and target audiences, help manage data and files, help prepare information for advocacy meetings and mailings, organize and maintain hard copy and electronic files, and reply to requests for information and help from the public. This internship is ideal for anyone with a particular focus on policy advocacy and the crisis of access to essential medicines in the developing world. Applicants should have a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, excellent attention to detail and proofreading ability, an interest in medical humanitarian aid and the struggle for access to essential medicines, and the initiative and confidence to ask questions in a fast-paced work environment.
Executive
This internship is ideal for anyone considering a career in international relations or administration of nongovernmental organizations. The intern will help the association coordinator and the executive director, board of directors, and executive staff. As an intern, you’ll compile background materials for monthly meetings of the board, provide logistical support to the executive associate when these meetings are held in New York (in September, November, February, May, and June), maintain the archive of official MSF documents, and conduct ongoing research under the direction of the executive associate on trademark and intellectual property issues. You’ll collect research materials (books and articles via New York area libraries, Lexis-Nexis, and the Internet) for occasional articles for books and journals and maintain an archive of these articles and supporting research files. You’ll also update and maintain materials on the association Web site, help edit and distribute the Insider, the quarterly newsletter of MSF, update the association database, establish and maintain
contact with returned field workers, and help the association coordinator prepare for the annual general assembly, held in June. You should be able to work independently on multiple tasks; have excellent writing, computer, administrative, and communication skills; understand issues pertaining to international relations and humanitarian movements; and be familiar with social science research methods. Knowledge of French is a plus for this internship.
Human Resources
The HR intern will respond to requests for information on volunteering requirements and general MSF information. As an intern, you’ll learn about the organization’s changing human resource needs and help cultivate the pool of prospective applicants. You’ll also help gather information on U.S.based training possibilities for volunteers. You’ll be expected to respond to information requests from the general public, help the HR assistant write letters to prospective volunteers or rejection letters to applicants, and research U.S. training programs pertinent to the field. You’ll also do some filing and other administrative support tasks and help with the Welcome Days and other in-house training as needed. You should have strong writing, organizational, and computer skills; experience or interest in human resources for a nongovernmental organization; and the ability to conduct research on training options and analyze the information collected. Knowledge of American medical practices and qualifications is a plus, and fluency in English and French is an asset.
Foundations and Corporate Relations
This internship is designed to help develop and maintain relationships with foundation and corporate donors, while providing a practical learning experience to students interested in foundation fund-raising for a large nonprofit organization. The Foundations & Corporations intern will support the research and administrative activities of a small department team, learning how an organization cultivates founda-
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tions for funding and how different foundations organize their grant-making. This internship is ideal for anyone interested in administration, grant-writing, and fund-raising for a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. As intern in this department, you’ll help research current and prospective corporate and foundation donors, process foundation reports and proposals, and file and do other administrative support tasks. You’ll also review and correct donor database records, process new donations, help to record donations, help respond to foundation requests for information, and help write occasional letters. Applicants should have strong writing and computer skills and a genuine commitment to the principles and work of MSF.
Major Gifts
Interns in this department will support staff, learning how an organization approaches and cultivates individuals in order to generate large donations. This internship is ideal for anyone considering a career in development (fund-raising) and in the administration of nongovernmental organizations. Interns in this department will help manage major donor events, help with large and small mailings, and review and correct donor database records. Applicants should have strong organizational and computer skills (such as Excel) and a genuine commitment to the principles and work of MSF.
Press
The Communications Department works to help the public understand the humanitarian crises and endemic health problems in developing countries addressed by the organization’s medical teams in the field. The organization communicates this information through in-house publications, including a quarterly newsletter and Web site, and via public-education activities such as interactive exhibits, speaking events, screenings, and distributing teaching tools.
An intern in this department will work closely with the press officer and communications assistant, offering whatever support is needed. This position is ideal for a student interested in both humanitarian aid and public relations or journalism. The press intern will help conduct media research and daily monitoring of coverage, maintain media contacts, support media projects in response to developing humanitarian news stories, help organize press conferences, track and file news clippings, and help put together a triannual media highlights kit. Applicants should be able to work independently on a number of separate, simultaneous tasks, be familiar with U.S. TV and print media, have a working knowledge of Word and Excel, and be proficient in writing and Internet research. Knowledge of French or Spanish is a plus.
How to Apply
Submit resume with cover letter to the preceding address.
ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 2950 31st Street, Suite 125 Santa Monica, CA 90405 (310) 314-1459
[email protected] http://www.pedaids.org (go to Grant Applications icon)
What You Can Earn: $2,000. Application Deadlines: March 31.
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Educational Experience: Must be enrolled as a full-time student (high school seniors, college, graduate, and medical school students with at least a 3.0 GPA. Postdoctoral fellows (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent) are not eligible for this award. Students in masters or doctorate programs will not be allowed to perform this internship as part of their dissertations or theses. Requirements: Must apply through a sponsor who has expertise in pediatric HIV/AIDS; must work a minimum of four hours a week.
lated versions) of the application. Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Grant Review Committee. The student and sponsor will be notified by mail.
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Frontier Nursing Service 132 FNS Drive Wendover, KY 41775 http://www.frontiernursing.org/Courier/ TodaysCourier.shtm
The Foundation creates a future of hope for children and families worldwide by eradicating pediatric AIDS, providing care and treatment to people with HIV/AIDS, and accelerating the discovery of new treatments for other serious and life-threatening pediatric illnesses. The Foundation provides an opportunity for interns to engage in clinical and research programs related to pediatric HIV/AIDS, providing motivation for you to consider future careers in pediatric HIV/AIDS. Awards are designed to help you work with a sponsor, conducting basic research or research into clinical care by using a proposal that you develop. To apply, you must find a sponsor who has expertise in pediatric HIV/AIDS. You can find a sponsor by checking a local hospital or clinic in the departments of pediatrics, infectious disease, or social work where pediatric HIV/AIDS research is being conducted. Sponsors must be an M.D., a Ph.D., or a licensed clinical social worker. The internship may be performed any time during the year.
How to Apply
The sponsor and the student must complete an application downloaded from http://www.pedaids.org/fs_search.html. No faxed applications will be accepted. Applicants must send the original and five copies (a total of six stapled and col-
FRONTIER NURSING SERVICE INTERNSHIP
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; housing costs are $250 for two months service. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Not specified. Requirements: Negative TB test within the past year.
OVERVIEW
The Frontier Nursing Service was founded in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge, an aristocrat so devastated after the death of her two children that she divorced her husband and set out to reduce the mortality rate for mothers and children in Leslie County, Kentucky, in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Born in 1881, in Memphis, she was the great-granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson’s attorney, the granddaughter of the Vice President of the United States under President Buchanan, and the daughter of a U.S. Ambassador to Russia. Married at age 23, her first husband died of appendicitis within two years. In 1910 she was awarded a nursing degree and two years later married a second time. After her second child died at birth and her first died at age four of appendicitis, Mrs. Breckinridge divorced her second husband. In 1925 Mrs.
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Breckinridge founded the Kentucky Committee for mothers and Babies, and in 1928 the name was changed to the Frontier Nursing Service. Between 1927 and 1930, six outpost clinics were built and staffed with nurse midwives. These clinics covered nearly 700 hundred square miles, caring for nearly 10,000 people. Today, the FNA works to safeguard the lives and health of mothers and children by providing and preparing trained nurse-midwives and nurse-practitioners for rural areas where there is inadequate medical service, giving skilled care to women in childbirth and nursing care to the sick. The FNS also owns and operates hospitals, clinics, nursing centers, and educational programs for nurse-midwives and nurse-practitioners and carries out preventive public health measures to educate the rural population in the laws of health and to educate parents in baby hygiene and child care. Its experts also provide social service and help the needy obtain medical, dental, and surgical services at a price they can afford. Although the internship program (the FNS calls them “couriers”) has changed over the years, the FNS is still preparing the young for their future by offering opportunities for interns to accompany family nurse-practitioners, nurse-midwives and/ or physicians as they provide care or home health nurses as they travel to patients’ homes. Couriers may also choose to spend time at the Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing, the largest nurse-midwifery school in the United States. If the medical field doesn’t interest you but you’d still like to help in this area, you can become involved with community projects such as the adult learning center, the safe house for abused mothers and children, or the local animal shelter.
Housing
Housing is provided on the historical grounds for a $250 fee. You’ll live at the historical headquarters of FNS called Wendover, which sits on the side of a hill about 10 minutes from Hyden, KY, along the narrow, winding Wendover Road. The
Wendover complex consists of the Big House, the Garden House, and the Barn. The Big House is the original home of Mary Breckinridge and has been designated a National Historic Landmark; today, it’s a licensed Bed & Breakfast Inn. The Garden House is used for the administrative offices on the first floor and housing for the female interns on the second floor. The Barn is renovated with rooms for male interns and guests.
How to Apply
Download the short application at http://www. frontiernursing.org/Courier/CourierApp.pdf. Submit the application, along with a short written article summarizing your future goals and explaining why you want to work in a rural area, three references, and a doctor’s health form (also downloadable at the Web site) to the preceding address.
GAY MEN’S HEALTH CRISIS INTERNSHIP Gay Men’s Health Crisis Inc. Attn: Derry Duncan The Tisch Building 119 West 24 Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 367-1510 http://www.gmhc.org/careers.html#internships
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but GMHC will support academic institution requirements for students by completing all paperwork required by the intern’s school or program. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Students from undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and job-training programs affiliated with an accredited academic institution or job-training program. High school students interested in an internship are assigned to
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supervised onsite internships without direct client contact. Requirements: High school students must have a signed parental consent form.
OVERVIEW
The Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) is the nation’s oldest and largest AIDS service organization and provides internship opportunities designed to nurture talent while providing support in the fight against AIDS. As an AIDS service organization dedicated to providing education, advocacy, and direct services to men, women, and children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, GMHC has supervised internships in a variety of departments, including AIDS hotline, public policy, human resources, communications, marketing, accounting, child life, HIV prevention, recreation, women and family services, treatment education, and support services. All interns will have direct supervision from a GMHC staff member committed to ensuring that interns have appropriate and clearly directed assignments related to students’ academic programs as well as being relevant to agency operations.
How to Apply
Submit your resume with a cover letter stating your area of interest and academic requirements to the preceding address.
GOULD FARM INTERNSHIP Gould Farm Human Resources Director PO Box 157 Monterey, MA 01245 (413) 528-1804, ext. 17 Fax: (413) 528-5051 http://www.gouldfarm.org/opportunity.htm
What You Can Earn: $57 a week stipend, free room and board, medical benefits with a one-year commitment; recent grads can usually defer student loans through volunteer work here. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Mature individuals with experience in any of a variety of disciplines. Requirements: Interest in working with individuals experiencing mental illness.
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Gould Farm is a psychiatric rehabilitation program on 650 acres of farmland and woodland in Monterey in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. For many years, the farm has been providing respectful treatment for individuals over age 18 with mental illness, especially those with schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, bipolar disorder, and depression. The farm is a diverse community of patients (called “clients” or “guests”), staff and their families, and interns and offers guests a strong clinical team as well as residential advisors with training and experience in the field of mental health. As a community, staff and interns live, work, and provide job skills, training, and education for guests on 100 acres. All join in the work, which follows the cycle of the seasons, tapping trees for maple syrup in late winter, preparing the ground and planting seeds in the spring, gardening in the summer, and pressing apples for cider in autumn. The farm’s intensive work program is balanced with educational opportunities, community events, traditional celebrations, and a variety of therapeutic supports. Guests are provided with counseling, goal-setting, planning and evaluation meetings, and medications, all integrated into the normal structure of work and community life. Once guests have improved, they begin to prepare to leave the farm by moving to outlying satellite clinics in the Boston area, eventually moving on to independent living. The farm’s new Harvest Barn provides job training to help guests who are leaving the program. Working at the farm’s Roadside Store is also helpful.
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Gould Farm offers a rehabilitation program steeped in the tradition of social service and fellowship within a compassionate, respectful family environment where people with mental illness learn to build more meaningful lives for themselves. Services are rooted in the belief that every person has something valuable to contribute to the community regardless of his or her mental or emotional limitations. The farm was founded in 1900 by William J. Gould, a visionary and pioneer in social reform who came up with a plan for emotional rehabilitation based on the principles of respectful discipline, wholesome work, and kindness. Will and his wife Agnes bought a farm in Western Massachusetts and set up America’s oldest therapeutic community for people with mental illness. Gould Farm provides opportunities for volunteer interns, especially those looking for quality work experiences before applying for graduate school or starting a career. Volunteer commitments usually last for one to two years, and all positions are live-in and full-time (40 hours per week.) Volunteers are supervised by a senior staff member. The greatest need for volunteers occurs in May and September. Internships are available in a variety of areas, including residential support, maintenance/forestry & grounds, gardening/farming, kitchen/food services, administrative support, and the Bostonarea program support.
Administrative Support
Here, you’ll help make the farm run, helping out with childcare, activities, transportation, reception, special events, and outreach work.
Boston Area Program Support
Interns who live in the farm’s smaller communities in the Boston suburbs provide support, guidance, and advocacy for clients who are on their way to leading more independent lives. Volunteers work with clients in both residential and nonresidential programs.
Gardening/Farming
Guests and interns work together on daily or seasonal tasks, including sowing seeds in the green-
house, planting in the garden, and helping with the chores of a working farm, including tending to cows, chickens, and pigs.
Kitchen/Food Services
Volunteers in the kitchen work alongside guests to prepare three healthy meals a day for the community. At the Roadside Store & Café, interns gain experience in both restaurant management and human services as they work with guests. Both positions involve working with the clinical staff on treatment plans for guests.
Maintenance/Forestry and Grounds
Here, you’ll work beside guests on a variety of work projects including trail maintenance, painting, repairs, forest management, housekeeping and cooking. Seasonal projects include making maple syrup, splitting firewood, and pressing cider.
Residential Support
This volunteer position includes teaching daily-living skills, assisting in crisis management, informal counseling, input into treatment planning, some asleep overnight coverage, and participation in activities.
How to Apply
Applications for volunteer positions are accepted year-round; to apply for an internship position, call or send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MINORITY INTERNSHIP Undergraduate Internship Program for Minority Students Division of Biological Sciences Harvard School of Public Health
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665 Huntington Ave., Building 1-1312 Boston, MA 02115-6021 (617) 432-4470 Fax: (617) 432-0433
[email protected] http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/sip
What You Can Earn: Stipend of at least $3,200 over the nine-week internship, travel allowance of up to $475, and free dormitory housing. Application Deadlines: February 14. Educational Experience: Minority college students who will be juniors or seniors in the fall immediately after their summer internship ends. Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency; a member of an ethnic group currently underrepresented in science: African American, Mexican American, Chicano, Native American (American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo), Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian), or Puerto Rican.
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Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, this Harvard internship is designed to expose minority college science students to the rewards of laboratory research directed toward solving important public health problems such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, or infections. The overall mission of the program is to recruit qualified students for graduate-level training leading to research careers in the biological sciences. During this internship, you’ll apply state-of-the art technology in your own research projects under the direction of a Harvard faculty member. Research projects focus on biological science questions that are important to the prevention of disease, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, infections (malaria, parasites, and AIDS), lung diseases, aging, diabetes, obesity, and so on. As part of your internship, you’ll write a paper and complete an oral presentation. The internship faculty includes specialists in the fields of immunology and infectious diseases, genetics and complex diseases, molecular and cellular toxicology, environmental health sciences, nutrition, and cardiovascular research.
How to Apply
An application may be downloaded from the Web site at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/sip/summer2005.pdf or requested at the previous address. You should submit all in one packet: a completed application form along with a one-page statement describing your long-term career goals in biological research, an official college transcript, and two letters of reference. Confidential letters of reference should be sent in a sealed envelope, which has been signed over the seal. Applicants should be notified by mid-March.
HEAD START NATIONAL INTERNSHIP National Head Start Association 1651 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 739-0875 Fax: (703) 739-0878
[email protected] http://www.nhsa.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but partial subway (Metro) reimbursement provided. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergrad or grad student majoring in political science, psychology, family studies, sociology, child development, or public administration. Minorities and women are strongly urged to apply. Requirements: Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to work well with others.
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The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a private nonprofit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families, representing more than 900,000 children, 190,000 staff, and
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nearly 2,700 Head Start programs in the United States. Created in 1965, Head Start is the most successful, longest-running, national school readiness program in the United States. It provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parentinvolvement services to low-income children and their families. More than 21 million preschool aged children have benefited from Head Start. As an intern, you may help draft articles for newsletters, such as NHSA News and the Legislative Update; perform research and literature reviews; attend and report on research-related events, such as congressional hearings on Capitol Hill and researchrelated press conferences or events; help staff with survey research projects; and maintain a library of reports and journal articles on related topics
How to Apply
E-mail a resume, a cover letter, and a writing sample (no more than three pages) to the preceding address.
HEALTHY MOTHERS, HEALTHY BABIES COALITION OF WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington (800) 322-2588
[email protected] http://www.hmhbwa.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Master’s degree and/or enrolled in a master’s program in public health,
public administration, nutrition or social work; candidates should also have some experience or knowledge of survey design, methodology, and implementation. Requirements: Must be able to work 15 to 25 hours a week.
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington (HMHB) is committed to ensuring optimal health for all families through information hotlines. This private nonprofit organization serves as a catalyst for improvements in maternal, child, and family heath. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies provides information and referral for social and health services across Washington State. Information and Referral Specialists help callers with answers to questions about health insurance, prenatal resources, nutrition and food resources, breast-feeding, immunization, family planning, child care, children with special needs, child development, and parent/ sibling support. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies works with interns on a project-by-project basis.
How to Apply
For additional information, contact Kay Knox at the preceding e-mail address.
INJURY CENTER INTERNSHIP Association of Schools of Public Health 1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 910 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 296-1099 Fax: (202) 296-1252 http://www.asph.org/document. cfm?page=751&JobProg_ID=12
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What You Can Earn: Stipend of $2,500 is provided for the 12-week period. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Grad students at ASPHaccredited schools of public health; doctoral candidates are not eligible to apply. Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent resident.
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The Internship Program is part of a cooperative agreement between the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support injuryrelated internship experiences. If you’re chosen as an intern, you’ll have the chance to gain practical experience by participating in projects under the direction of the school’s experts in injury control and prevention. While participating in this program, you’ll be exposed to state-of-the-art prevention research and given the chance to apply knowledge to real world public health situations. Examples of unintentional injuries include car accidents, man-made or natural disasters, drowning, falls, suffocation, poisoning, fire and burns, cuts, and so on. Examples of intentional injuries include partner/spousal abuse, sexual violence, homicide, assault, school violence, suicide, child abuse or neglect, elder abuse, and so on. Injuries will not include job-related accidents. Internship positions are for 12 weeks, usually beginning in the summer or fall; the actual start date of the internship and weekly schedule (not to exceed 20 hours/week) are mutually agreed upon by the student and internship mentor. Internship opportunities will be located at ASPH Accredited Schools of Public Health.
How to Apply
Full details regarding applications, program information, and internship descriptions are available at your school’s public health office. A downloadable application is available at the preceding Web address.
As part of the application process, you will propose a project that must be related to injury control and prevention activities and endorsed either by your school’s injury center director, faculty mentor and department chair, or the sponsoring individual at the organization where the project will be completed. All applications to the internship program undergo a two-phase review process. In the first stage, applications are reviewed by injury prevention professionals on the following criteria: project proposal (60 percent), public health interest/ background/experience (20 percent), academic achievement/transcript (10 percent), and letters of recommendation (10 percent). Applications approved by the professional review are forwarded to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, where applications are assessed to decide which of the candidates applying for individual projects are most suited for the internships. You’ll be notified about four weeks after the deadline for applications.
NATIONAL HEALthY MOTHERS, HEALTHY BABIES COALITION INTERNSHIP National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Attn: Intern Coordinator 121 North Washington Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 836-6110 Fax: (703) 836-3470
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate students or recent graduates available at least 20 hours per week for at least three months. Requirements: Strong oral/written communication, organizational/interpersonal skills; commitment to maternal and child health; and experience in or desire to work with underserved populations.
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The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is a leader in maternal and child health, reaching about 10 million healthcare professionals, parents, and policymakers through more than 100 local, state, and national organizations. Enhanced by a network of 90 local coalitions, HMHB acts as a catalyst for change and creates partnerships among community groups, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and businesses and government agencies. By promoting optimal health for mom and baby, HMHB works to strengthen families and build healthy communities. From the beginning, HMHB has focused on raising public awareness of the basic components of prenatal care, emphasizing early care; good nutrition; drug, tobacco, and alcohol avoidance; and the importance of breast-feeding. The coalition has targeted low income and underserved communities, where early prenatal care is absent and infant mortality rates are high. HMHB interns work to make a difference for mothers, babies, and their families as they take part in the opportunity to learn more about maternal and child health issues. Winter, spring, summer, and fall internships are available, and students with special academic project requirements are welcome. A limited number of opportunities for interns are available year round. During their internship, students work on various projects such as drafting articles for HMHB publications and helping with the Web site and listservs; researching the Internet, publications, and also utilizing personal contacts; attending and assisting with
meetings, conferences, and seminars; working on an in-depth project in a core program area or on a specific issue; and handling reports, copying, mailings, and other duties.
How to Apply
Call or send an e-mail to request an application from the intern coordinator at the preceding address.
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION INTERNSHIP National Mental Health Association 2001 North Beauregard Street, 12th Floor Alexandria, VA 22311 (703) 684-7722 http://www.nmha.org/contact/index.cfm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students. Requirements: Unspecified.
OVERVIEW
The National Mental Health Association is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research, and service. The association’s internship program provides an ideal opportunity for students interested in mental health issues to gain
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real-world work experience relevant to their academic and career goals. Each intern collaborates with a supervisor to develop a focused curriculum/ work plan. Once on the job, the type of work given to the intern integrates the curriculum/work plan and includes challenging projects and tasks that are both meaningful and stimulating. To enhance the internship experience and help prepare students for future career success, interns are also trained how to identify their unique skills and abilities and develop career goals. Interns are also invited to attend any of the association’s professional development workshops for staff that include many different mental health, skill-building, and information technology topics. As the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illnesses, the association helps prepare students for an exciting future in the field by providing opportunities to explore career options in mental health advocacy, public policy, education, research and service.
Adult Mental Health Services
This internship position provides the opportunity to learn about community-based programs managed by people with mental illnesses. Interns will research and develop materials related to organizational development and fund-raising. In addition, this internship will provide the opportunity to learn about community-based services such as housing, employment, supported education, integrated services, and peer-support services. This position is intended for individuals interested in learning more about the mental health field, particularly those interested in learning about the perspectives of national advocacy organizations and consumer-run programs.
Communications/Media
Here interns will work in the association’s communications department. Applications should be studying communications, public policy, social work, psychology, and marketing. Interns will work on the association’s Mental Health Media Awards
program and “May is Mental Health Month” outreach, among other public relations projects. Ideal candidates will have excellent oral and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, research skills, and the ability to work in fast-paced environment. Knowledge of mental health issues is a plus. Proficiency in Word, Excel, and the Internet is required.
Development Department
In this department, interns will work on a variety of fund-raising projects, including corporate, foundation, and individual fund-raising. The internship offers the opportunity to work in a variety of areas within the organization and will include projects such as developing marketing materials for the department, coordinating end-of-year fundraising programs, and assisting with the launch of a new national fund-raising program.
Federal Affairs
The intern will work on federal policy issues and legislation and provide research and other support to the federal policy team and grass-roots advocates. Issue areas will include expanding access to treatment, children’s mental health, mental health parity, Medicaid, and the Medicare prescription drug program. This internship is located in Washington, D.C., four blocks from Capitol Hill.
Healthcare Reform
In this department, enthusiastic, mature interns with knowledge of health policy will be responsible for tracking state legislation, conducting policy research for conferences and products, providing technical assistance to advocates, and helping coordinate special events. Good writing skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently are important. Graduate students are preferred for this internship.
Marketing/Publications
The primary duties of this internship will be to provide customer service to those ordering NMHA publications, help with the implementation of
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sales and marketing plans, create sales reports, and help plan the organization’s annual meeting. This internship offers a great opportunity to learn about the sale of products in a nonprofit environment, as well as coordinating the content and attendance of a large organizational meeting.
NEW ENGLAND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP
National Association of Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils
New England Healthcare Institute One Cambridge Center, Ninth Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 (617) 225-0857
[email protected] The intern will help coordinate projects, helping to research material for presentations and technical assistance activities and managing logistics associated with meetings and travel. Research supporting brochure development on topics related to mental health also may be part of the internship. Depending on intern experiences and interests, the intern may help with Web site development and database management.
Public Education
In this internship, interns will work on the association‘s public awareness and education programs that address the needs of children and families, college students, mental health consumers, communities of color, older adults, and the general public. Interns will help research and develop materials such as fact sheets, brochures, Web site copy, reports and kits, and participate in other activities as necessary.
Research and Services
The intern is assigned to work on the development of a children’s mental health agenda, helping assess all NMHA child-related activities in all departments. This also may involve a survey of selected MHA affiliates and states on their capacity and readiness to engage in systems-reform activities related to children’s mental health. Finally, activities might include some basic research on funding sources for children’s mental health advocacy.
How to Apply
You should apply online at http://www.nmha. org/intern/internship_apply.cfm, including your resume.
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: April 15. Educational Experience: Bachelor’s degree required; graduate-level interns strongly preferred who have one to three years of work experience in consulting, healthcare, or academic research settings. Requirements: Demonstrated interest/experience in healthcare; ability to synthesize information from multiple sources (academic journals, newspapers, online publications, interviews); attentiveness to detail; ability to interact with senior-level leaders in the healthcare industry and community, and ability to carry out projects. Strong computer and Internet proficiency and excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment.
OVERVIEW
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) is a regional applied health policy research institute dedicated to identifying, analyzing, and resolving critical healthcare issues facing the people of New England. NEHI represents all sectors of the healthcare industry, including members of the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, hospital, physician, physician, researcher, employer, and insurer communities. Interns will provide research assistance in one or more of NEHI´s focus areas: speeding the adop-
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tion of healthcare innovations, reducing health care inefficiency, and improving the healthcare economy in New England. Interns will conduct literature reviews and background research, participate in interviews of experts and senior industry leaders, analyze data and synthesize findings, and help develop policy initiatives. Interns will help identify potential partners, keep up to date on healthcare and health policy issues that affect NEHI´s research and policy development, and support the NEHI team.
How to Apply
E-mail a cover letter and resume to the preceding address, referencing “Summer Internship” in the subject line of the e-mail.
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INTERNSHIP Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Human Resources PO Box 90 Health and Welfare Building Harrisburg, PA 17108 (717) 787-6002
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $10.31 an hour Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university that offers or leads to a B.A., B.S., or graduate degree and be in good academic standing. Applicant must be a Pennsylvania resi-
dent or be attending an academic institution in Pennsylvania. Requirements: Must demonstrate leadership qualities, international experiences and perspectives, a good academic record, and strong writing and oral skills. Knowledge of a foreign language is a must. Candidates should also have a mature sense of purpose and commitment and must be interested in a career in public or nonprofit service.
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Created in 1905, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for protecting the health of the people by preventing and suppressing disease and injury. The department also works closely with local health agencies in cities, counties and municipalities. The department plans and coordinates health resources throughout the state, regulating a variety of facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, surgical facilities, and other in-patient and out-patient facilities. In addition, the department supports outreach, education, prevention and treatment, and helps provide essential services to support programs for women and children, nutrition, immunization, diagnosis and treatment of certain blood and communicable diseases, cancer control and prevention, and the prevention and treatment of substance abuse. The DOH offers a number of internships to college students depending on the needs of DOH, the availability of funds, and the qualifications of applicants. DOH Public Health Internships provide valuable work experience in public health, social sciences, information technology and health related sciences. Internships are primarily in the Harrisburg area.
How to Apply
To apply for a DOH internship, e-mail, or mail your resume to the Bureau of Human Resources at the address above.
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POPULATION INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP Education Coordinator, The Population Institute 107 Second Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 544-3300, ext. 121 (202) 544-0068
[email protected] http://www.populationinstitute.org
What You Can Earn: $24,000 a year plus health, dental, and life insurance, 10 days of annual leave, and one sick day per month. Application Deadlines: April 15. Educational Experience: Must have completed at least two years of college and be between 21 and 25 years old; graduate students are also accepted. Requirements: Must demonstrate leadership qualities, international experiences and perspectives, a good academic record, and strong writing and oral skills. Knowledge of a foreign language is a must. Candidates should also have a mature sense of purpose and commitment and must be interested in a career in public or nonprofit service.
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The Population Institute is an international, educational, nonprofit organization trying to slow population growth to achieve a world population in balance with a healthy global environment. Established in 1969, the Institute has members in 172 countries and headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The Institute tries to help others understand the social, economic, and environmental consequences of rapid population growth and promotes international and U.S. support for voluntary family-planning programs. Its internship program was established in 1980 for qualified upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in the fields of nonprofit international relations and development.
The program is a yearlong, full-time professional development program. You’ll participate fully in all activities, working with experienced professionals in seeking practical solutions to population-related problems. Two to three staff assistants work as public policy coordinators, helping with legislative education projects, providing information to legislators and key staff, and following up on community leaders recruited during field trips across the nation. One fellow is hired as a media coordinator responsible for maintaining a press list and working with the media in writing, reporting, proofreading, and editing. One to two interns are hired as field coordinators to plan and implement educational tours around the nation for Institute speakers. One fellow may be recruited to manage special programs, such as World Population Awareness Week, depending on funding.
How to Apply
Send your cover letter, resume, three recommendations (two from academic sources), and official transcripts to the preceding address. Application material may be sent separately, but do not e-mail any application materials.
PROJECT HOPE (HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE) INTERNSHIP Project HOPE Recruitment 255 Carter Hall Lane Millwood , VA 22646 Fax: (540) 837-9052
[email protected] http://www.projecthope.org/employment/ volunteeropps.htm
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Graduate students or medical students. Requirements: Dedication, responsibility, attention to detail, and interest in serving others.
and the achievement of Project HOPE’s mission are its core values of integrity, excellence, respect, and compassion.
How to Apply
Visit the preceding Web site to apply.
OVERVIEW
Identifiable to many by the S.S. HOPE, the world’s first peacetime hospital ship, Project HOPE now conducts land-based medical training and healthcare education programs on five continents, including North America. Project HOPE’s mission is to improve healthcare around the world by implementing health education programs, conducting health-policy research, and providing humanitarian assistance in areas of need, contributing to human dignity, promoting international understanding, and enhancing social and economic development. The essence of Project HOPE is teaching; the basis is partnership. Volunteers have been at the heart of Project HOPE’s work since the days when the S.S. HOPE first sailed. The project is able to bring medical education and healthcare training to the developing world through the efforts of volunteer physicians, nurses, surgeons, biomedical engineers, allied healthcare workers, and others who give their time and talents to travel overseas for shortterm and long-term training assignments. More than 5,000 healthcare professionals have donated their services in this manner to Project HOPE’s programs during its 47-year history. The breadth of Project HOPE programs throughout the world offers a unique educational laboratory for students of the health sciences. Internship opportunities vary throughout the year. With programs in 32 countries around the world, Project HOPE offers an opportunity to interns to gain a global perspective through clinical and/or academic teaching experience, exposure to health issues and needs in developing countries, development of healthcare systems and research, and experience in program planning and evaluation. Fundamental to its success
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION INTERNSHIP Medical Services Manager Pulmonary Hypertension Association 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 800 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 565-3004 x.107 Fax: (301) 565-3994
[email protected] http://www.phassociation.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but includes $50-aweek stipend for administrative work. Application Deadlines: May 15. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Good communication, writing, and editing skills; interest in healthcare issues and in working with a nonprofit organization; experience with the Internet and/or library research; ability to organize information and document research for future reporting; ability to think creatively and strategically and multitask; ability to work well with a team.
OVERVIEW
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is a nonprofit association of patients, caregivers, and medical professionals looking for a cure for pulmonary hypertension and providing support, education, advocacy, and awareness. The associa-
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tion supports research to develop better treatments; offers support groups, hotlines, and electronic communications; provides information to the general public and the medical community; and works on targeted projects. The association internship offers students a structured experience working with PHA staff, helping the medical services manager provide medical services to physicians, researchers, and patients. As an intern with this association, you’ll gain valuable experience in the field of managing a nonprofit health organization, help develop the medical resources section of the Web site and other educational tools such as brochures and DVDs, research medical topics, and interview researchers, physicians, and other medical professionals who work with PHA. You’ll also help develop communication materials for medical professionals and patients and help coordinate events and meetings for medical professionals and patients. This is a three- to six-month unpaid internship (20 to 40 hours a week), but you can earn a $50 weekly stipend for administrative work (mailings, faxing, filing, photocopying, and so on). Administrative work rarely exceeds 25 percent per week.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, e-mail, fax, or mail a cover letter explaining your interest in working for PHA, a resume, and a three- to six-page writing sample to the preceding address.
SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP Silent Spring Institute Administrative Manager 29 Crafts Street Newton, MA 02458
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate students with excellent academic records; chemistry, biology, or statistics coursework is an asset. Requirements: Energetic, flexible, constructive outlook; excellent attention to accuracy; ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team. Commitment to careful and impartial research.
OVERVIEW
Silent Spring Institute is a partnership of scientists, physicians, public health advocates, and community activists working together to identify and change the links between the environment and women’s health (especially breast cancer). This collaboration began when activists from the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition recognized the need for a new type of research organization to find preventable causes of breast cancer. Silent Spring Institute is named in recognition of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s pioneering book that tied the use of pesticides to adverse effects on wildlife. The organization’s research projects investigate a number of issues key to determining how women are exposed to pollutants with potentially longterm health risks. This research is funded by organizations and individuals committed to furthering research on issues that affect women’s health and, in particular, on potential environmental links to breast cancer. Responsibilities will be tailored to the skills and interests of the applicant. Each intern will work directly as an assistant to a supervising staff member, and interns are encouraged to develop an independent project to be completed during the internship. Responsibilities may include literature searches, interviewing, environmental sampling, data management, and writing. Undergraduate and masters interns are expected to spend approximately 20 percent of their time on office-support tasks (telephones and so on). Interns are expected to maintain regular
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work hours, with some flexibility to accommodate major assignments and exams.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, e-mail or mail a cover letter describing your interests and experience related to this internship and which time period you’re interested in, along with your resume and a copy of academic transcript (photocopy is fine) to the preceding address.
SURGEONS OF HOPE FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP Surgeons of Hope 825 Eighth Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 474-5994 Fax: (212) 474-5996 aheifetz@ surgeonsofhope.org http://surgeonsofhope.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must either be enrolled in a college degree program or have a bachelor’s degree. Requirements: Ability to speak, read, and write in French is helpful; good knowledge of computers and the Internet; must be organized and a creative thinker.
OVERVIEW
The Surgeons of Hope Foundation (SoH) is a nonprofit whose purpose is to bring surgical and medical care to needy children in developing countries. SoH works to transfer necessary medical, technical, and managerial skills to specially devised hospi-
tals, which will use these resources to treat patients locally. The hospitals are designed to become financially independent within the first few years of operation. SoH works with its French partner, La Chaîne de l’Espoir (CdE), which, along with its network of affiliate organizations in Europe, has more than 15 years of experience in the field of pediatric surgery and has operated on more than 6,000 children in developing countries. The organization’s goal is to extend hospital projects and their resource base. Through the creation of a lasting cooperation between the United States and Europe, SoH-CdE seeks to mobilize human, material, and financial resources to train more local surgical teams and operate on more children. If you’re interested in international issues, like to write and create documents using a variety of applications, and want to gain experience working for a nonprofit, this internship could be for you. Part-time (15-20 hours per week) summer interns will help write and edit the Web site, press packages, and other public relations tools.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, send a copy of your resume and cover letter to development and marketing coordinator of SoH.
WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS INTERNSHIP Ylenia Taylor, Human Resources Specialist WakeMed 3000 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 350-4470 http://www.wakemed.org
What You Can Earn: $9.39 to $12.21 an hour Application Deadlines: April 15.
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Educational Experience: At least a junior or senior attending an accredited college or university in a baccalaureate degree program or graduate degree program in public health, health policy administration, or business with an emphasis in healthcare and an overall 3.0 GPA. Requirements: Available to work 12 consecutive weeks during the summer and able to provide your own transportation and housing. Preference will be given to African-American and Hispanic students.
OVERVIEW
WakeMed is a 752-bed private, nonprofit healthcare system based in Raleigh, N.C. The Raleigh campus is a multiservice facility with 515 beds and a 24-hour adult emergency department treating more than 90,000 patients a year. Wake County’s state-designated trauma center is home to North Carolina’s only 24-hour freestanding children’s emergency department. The Raleigh campus also houses a world-famous Heart Center, which brings all cardiac-related services under one roof. WakeMed is one of the state’s leading providers of care for cardiac disease and is one of Modern Maturity’s Top Ten Cardiovascular Surgery Programs. A leader in the care of neurological injury and illness, WakeMed also provides a comprehensive program that includes the county’s only neurological intensive care unit and the only inpatient unit dedicated to neuroscience. WakeMed Rehab offers treatment for patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, arthritis, and neuromuscular disorders in a 68-bed rehabilitation hospital that is the largest and most comprehensive in the area. WakeMed Health & Hospital’s Summer Internship Program is a 12-week program from May through August that provides an opportunity to learn in a fast-paced hospital setting, working alongside an experienced staff of professionals. Interns are mentored by hospital managers who provide each intern with a hospital project and familiarize each intern with procedures and organizational structure and culture.
How to Apply
Apply online at the preceding address. During the interview process, two professional references and an official copy of your most recent transcript will be required.
WASHINGTON, D.C., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INTERNSHIP Andria Barbee, Special Projects Coordinator Department of Health 825 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 4400 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 442-5942 http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/internship_ program/contact.shtm
What You Can Earn: Paid; exact salary civil service grade depends on year of college (one grade higher for each year of college, through graduate school); academic credit is also available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled and attending a university, trade/vocational school, or business school that offers a degree, diploma, or certificate with a C average and must be enrolled at least one semester or quarter prior to the submission of an application. Requirements: Must be in good standing financially at the institution of enrollment.
OVERVIEW
The Washington, D.C., Department of Health works to eliminate disparities in healthcare access and works toward measurable improvement in the health status of all district neighborhoods. The department’s goal is to ensure that the District of Columbia leads the nation in healthy lifestyles.
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Interns may work full time or part time in the department, depending on the scope of work, availability of funds, and the student’s schedule. An initial internship may not exceed one year. Appointments may be renewed based on departmental needs and the availability of funds.
How to Apply
Download an application in PDF format at http:// dchealth.dc.gov/services/internship_program/ eligibility.shtm. Complete and submit the application, along with two letters of recommendation from someone who can attest to your knowledge, skills, and experience (such as a professor, advisor, or former employer), to the preceding address.
YAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INTERNSHIP YAI/NIPD Network 460 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001-2382 http://careers.hodes.com/yai
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is offered. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate student in any majors, including psychology, social work, human services, education, or sociology; nonstudents also considered. Requirements: Must have the desire to work with the developmentally disabled population.
OVERVIEW
For almost 45 years, YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities (YAI/NIPD) has been committed to improving the lives of people with
mental retardation and developmental and learning disabilities and helping them reach their potential. YAI is an award-winning, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency with nearly 20,000 people involved in more than 300 community-based programs. With locations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Orange County, Northern New Jersey (Bergen County) and Puerto Rico, teams provide a full range of early intervention, preschool, family support, employment training and placement, clinical and residential services, and recreational and camping services. YAI offers a variety of internship programs to help students learn more about developmental disabilities, providing hands-on experience, supportive supervision, and state-of-the-art training. Interns also can train in an administrative department (research, professional information, human resources, special events, fund-raising/development, and office management). Participants will receive professional training and supervision, mentorship, professional networking opportunities, and a complimentary pass to YAI’s International Conference. Internships are available in a variety of programs such as residential group homes, structured classroom settings, job readiness programs, community-based programs, clinics, and so on. You may find yourself teaching independent-living skills, providing informal counseling, promoting community integration, teaching job-training skills, or helping with recreational activities.
How to Apply
To check for current intern openings, visit http:// careers.hodes.com/yai/and complete the online application form.
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ANACOSTIA MUSEUM AND ceding address. CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND BUCHANAN /BURNHAM CULTURE INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP
To apply, contact the internship office at the pre-
Anacostia Museum Internship Coordinator Smithsonian Institution 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020-0520 (202) 287-3306 http://anacostia.si.edu
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but funding is available on a competitive basis from the Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in African-American history and culture and black individuals in the Americas. Requirements: Unspecified.
OVERVIEW
The Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, part of the Smithsonian, is a national institution devoted to the identification, documentation, protection, and interpretation of the African American experience and the people of African decent and heritage living in the Americas. The museum encourages the collection, protection, and preservation of materials that reflect the history and traditions of families, organizations, individuals, and communities. Internships are available in the registrar’s office and the following departments: research, exhibits design and production, education, public programs, and public affairs.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications will be considered and accepted based on staff availability and museum schedules.
Newport Historical Society Internship 82 Touro Street Newport, RI 02840
[email protected] http://newporthistorical.org/summer.htm
What You Can Earn: $3,000 stipend for the summer, with possible extra money for weekend or evening work at the Museum of Newport History or for working as tour guides through the end of the tour season. Housing is not provided; please note that summer housing is expensive in Newport. Furnished rooms may be available at a rate of $100 to $150/week. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Graduate and undergraduate students of African American history; colonial history; Early American decorative arts/ architecture; nonprofit management/marketing; museum studies; political history; religious history; women’s history; and related majors. Recent graduate and undergraduate grads are also welcome. Requirements: Enthusiasm for history, research, tour guiding, historic artifacts, and architecture. Experience studying early America, giving tours, speaking in public, teaching, providing visitor service, and conducting historical or marketing research is preferred.
OVERVIEW
Once a leading colonial seaport engaged in worldwide trade, Newport is a remarkably well-preserved and vibrant seaside city. Buchanan/Burnham interns lead tours and educational programs at three key historic sites owned by the Newport Historical Society, which interprets
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three historic sites and manages a fourth: the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (circa 1697), the Great Friends (“Quaker”) Meeting House (1699), the Newport Colony House (1739), and the Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House (1730). As an intern in Newport, you’ll work with mentors from the Newport Historical Society to develop and execute projects to improve the understanding, interpretation, and promotion of these sites. You may be asked to choose projects relevant to the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, which the society is refurnishing, reinterpreting, and marketing as an innovative center for exploring Newport’s history and material culture. You may choose to conduct marketing research related to the house or study the experiences and material possessions of the Anglicans, apprentices, Baptists, children, husbands, lawyers, merchants, politicians, Quakers, servants, shopkeepers, single women, slaves, soldiers, and wives who lived and worked at the house from the 1690s through the 1910s. As an intern, you’ll have access to the Newport Historical Society’s important manuscript and artifact collections, and you’ll present your research findings in writing and conduct a lecture or public program related to your research. Intensive training is provided. As an intern, you’ll work from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. five days a week (some interns work Tuesdays through Saturdays; others work Sundays through Thursdays), from early June through late August. The first two weeks of your internship will be spent training and attending lectures and field trips, bolstered by occasional ongoing training throughout the summer. The remainder of your time will be divided evenly between working on your independent projects and working as tour guides at the three historic sites. You’ll also attend occasional evening lectures and programs.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, send a resume, a recent transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a letter explaining your reasons for applying, your career goals, and
what you hope to accomplish as a Buchanan/Burnham intern to the preceding address. Admission to the internship program is very competitive. The Newport Historical Society will invite leading candidates for telephone or face-toface interviews in mid-March; the NHS will notify successful candidates in mid-April.
BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER INTERNSHIP Collections and Registration 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody, WY 82414 (307) 578-4020 Fax: (307) 578-4090
What You Can Earn: $6.75 per hour, based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week. Application Deadlines: September 1 for fall session; February 1 for spring and summer sessions; however, applications are accepted all year, as new internship opportunities can occur unexpectedly. Educational Experience: Qualified upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students enrolled in colleges and universities majoring in museum studies, art, anthropology, history, or a related field, with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better. Requirements: Open to students who want practical museum experience in fields such as art and art history; natural history; ecology; environmental history; wildlife biology; geography; geology; history; American studies; historical development of firearms; Plains Indian ethnology; anthropology; Plains Indian culture; technology; education; collections; exhibitions; photography; publications; graphic design; library/archives; and communications.
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OVERVIEW
If you’re interested in gaining practical museum experience, the Buffalo Bill Heritage Center offers students hands-on involvement with the museum profession by providing a range of internships. Internships are full-time positions that are usually 12 weeks, including orientation and continuingeducation sessions about the work of a museum. As an intern here, you’ll be expected to complete a special project, and you’ll learn how your department operates.
Buffalo Bill Museum Intern
The Buffalo Bill Museum examines both the personal and public lives of W.F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846–1917) and tells his story in the context of the history and myth of the American West. Highly regarded as a research center focusing on the life and times of Buffalo Bill, the collections of the museum also interpret the history of the American cowboy, dude ranching, Western conservation, frontier entrepreneurship, and the source of popular concepts about the West. As an intern here, you’ll help with acquisitions, collections care, and documentation and research. You’ll also help interpret western history and Buffalo Bill Cody, including participation in exhibitions and education. Candidates should have demonstrated verbal/written communication skills and superior research and computer skills. Graduate students are preferred, but exceptional undergraduate candidates will be considered.
Cody Firearms Museum Firearms Research
Interns in the research department will help organize and index the diagrams and schematics of firearms and firearms-related objects currently archived in the McCracken Research Library so that they can be located and retrieved readily by description and/or function. As an intern in the firearms department, you’ll learn firearms nomenclature and appropriate handling techniques, to identify firearms based on action types, frame and barrel inscriptions, and
proof marks. You’ll help curatorial staff answer questions and maintain a daily journal, including notes on firearms terminology, action types, inscriptions, proof marks, and reference resources. You’ll prepare proposed responses to firearms and firearms-related information inquiries, along with gallery-card requests and comments for review by the curatorial staff. In addition, you’ll locate reference resources in the McCracken Research Library for additional information about firearms of interest for BBHC visitors and to those making telephone, electronic message, correspondence, and walk-in inquiries. Candidates should have good computer and organizational skills; superior verbal and written communication skills; good physical strength, endurance and coordination; a high-level interest in the history and technology of firearms, with a strong basic knowledge of each; and self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
Collections Management Intern
As an intern in this department, you’ll learn appropriate methods and techniques for museum object care and handling, and you’ll fulfill work orders, examine collections for condition, prepare condition reports, and document activities related to collections movement. You’ll also pack and crate objects and clean and prepare objects for storage, exhibition, or travel; maintain permanent and temporary exhibitions; and inspect pest traps and complete written reports on the integrated pestmanagement program. You also may help install or dismantle collections and attend collections workshops or seminars. Candidates should be able to lift 30 pounds and maintain a static position and have basic knowledge of computer skills.
Education
As an intern in this department, you’ll participate in education staff meetings and help department staffers develop programs such as winter workshops, cowboy songs and range ballads, summer gallery presenters, and so on. You’ll also help develop guided tours for each of the five museums.
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Candidates should have superior verbal/written communication skills and a basic knowledge of learning theory and interpretive techniques and demonstrate computer literacy, especially with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Publisher. Candidates also should be self-directed.
Education Outreach
As an intern here, you’ll evaluate current outreach materials and outline suggestions for improvement and evaluate the content, age level, format, and graphic/visual presentation for outreach materials. Candidates for this internship must have superior verbal/written communication skills, basic knowledge of learning theory, good computer skills, and be organized, self-directed, and able to multitask. Graduate students are preferred, but exceptional undergraduate students will be considered.
Graphics Intern
As an intern in this department, you’ll be working in a professional design environment, gaining practical experience in producing printed materials and exhibition graphics. You’ll help produce printed materials and exhibition graphics, scan photographic prints and transparencies for use in printed publications, retouch photographic scans digitally, typeset and mount exhibition labels and vinyl lettering for exhibition graphics, produce graphic print projects, and archive print projects and exhibition labels. Candidates should be fluent with the Macintosh and able to work with QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop in a Mac environment. Candidates should be able to learn computer applications quickly and to troubleshoot common hardware and software problems. Excellent written/oral communication skills are also important.
Photography Intern
In this department, you’ll help the photography staff with the various functions of the studio and photo lab as you learn skills in the area of studio photography. You’ll also help with the demands of lab work and digital needs. You’ll participate in
photography documentation and learn more about the value of objects and collections documented with photography in a museum setting. You’ll also learn the present guidelines of the photography department. Candidates should already have taken one year of photography courses before the internship begins. Candidates also should have a working knowledge of photographic equipment, skills in studio photography, and an active interest in the field of documentation.
Plains Indian Museum Intern
The Plains Indian Museum tells the story of the lives of Plains Indians, their cultures, traditions, values, and histories, as well as the story of their lives today. Since 1979, the museum has been a leader in promoting public recognition of the importance of Plains Indian art. Most of the art from the Plains Indian Museum is from the early reservation period (circa 1880–1930) and relates primarily to Northern Plains tribes, such as the Lakota, Crow, Arapaho, Shoshone, and Cheyenne. Interns in this museum help with collections care and storage and provide documentation and research on publications, exhibition content, and text. They also help interpret the Plains Indian Museum permanent and special exhibitions and its related educational programming. Candidates should have verbal/written communication skills and demonstrated research and computer skills.
Public Relations
As an intern here, you’ll work in a professional communications environment, gaining practical experience in public relations, marketing, and advertising in a museum setting. Your jobs may include conducting research, writing news releases, converting mailing lists to e-mail lists, getting permission from media to mail news releases to them via e-mail, and performing some office duties. You also may act as Historical Center ambassador to welcome bus groups who visit. Candidates should have experience with the Internet, Excel spreadsheets, and Word.
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Registration Intern
As an intern in this department, you’ll work with the registrar and associate registrar to learn appropriate museum policies and procedures for collections documentation and management of collections records and information. You’ll help catalog a variety of collections, maintain the appropriate documentation, enter catalog information in the ARGUS collection management program, examine collections for condition, and prepare condition reports. Candidates should be able to lift 30 pounds, have average physical strength and endurance, and have basic computer skills.
Research Library Intern
As an intern in this area, you’ll learn how to organize and describe archival manuscript and photograph collections and how to retrieve modern information both from in-house resources and from Internet/Web-based bibliographic databases. Candidates should have superior verbal and written communication skills and be self-directed. Graduate students are preferred, but exceptional undergraduate students will be considered.
Whitney Gallery of Western Art Database Research and Development
As an intern in this department, you’ll research, update, and develop a database for the Whitney Gallery of Western Art at the Historical Center, which focuses on works by Western American artist Frederic Remington. You’ll update the current catalogue, develop a cross-reference database for accompanying digital images, and develop a finding guide for the database. Candidates should have taken accredited courses in art history, have good verbal and written communication skills, and have excellent computer skills (especially Access, Microsoft Word, and scanning). Graduate students are preferred, but exceptional undergraduate candidates will be considered.
Whitney Gallery of Western Art Intern
The Whitney Gallery of Western Art includes masterworks by revered artists such as George Catlin,
Alfred Jacob Miller, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, W.R. Leigh, Joseph Henry Sharp, N.C. Wyeth and many others. The H. Peter and Jeannette Kriendler Gallery of Contemporary Western Art displays a stunning collection of modern artworks, a testament to how the West continues to inspire powerful creative works. Some of the artists featured in the gallery include Harry Jackson, James Bama, Deborah Butterfield, and Fritz Scholder. As an intern here, you’ll help with acquisitions, collections care, documentation, and research and help with the interpretation of Western American art, including exhibitions and education. Candidates should have good verbal and written communication skills and superior research and computer skills. Graduate students are preferred, but exceptional undergraduate candidates will be considered.
HOW TO APPLY
Download an application at http://www.bbhc.org/ edu/internshipApp2005.doc. In addition, include three letters of recommendation (Northwest College Students need only include one letter of recommendation), plus a cover letter, resume, and school transcripts. Applicants may be requested to submit a proposal and/or to participate in an interview. Students applying for the Native American internship should include the name of the tribe in which they are enrolled; and one of the letters of recommendation must be from an official of the tribe in which they are enrolled.
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG INTERNSHIP Department of Archaeological Research Colonial Williamsburg Foundation PO Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187
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(757) 220-7330
[email protected] http://www.history.org/history/argy/programs/ argyintern.cfm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Generally, internships are not paid, although grants and specific donations occasionally provide limited funding. You’ll be given information on low-cost housing in the area. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: No specific recommendations, although a major in history or anthropology or archaeology would be helpful. Requirements: Prospective interns must be enrolled in a university program as an undergraduate or graduate student.
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If you long to experience life as our ancestors did in colonial times, an internship at Colonial Williamsburg could be a great choice. Colonial Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the world’s largest living history museum. This restored 18th-century city was the largest, wealthiest, and most populated outpost in the New World. Today, the 301-acre historic area includes hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings peopled by costumed interpreters telling the stories of men and women of the 18th-century city—African American, Anglo American, and Native American, slave, indentured, and free—and the challenges they faced. Internships are available at Williamsburg’s Department of Archaeological Research for the academic calendar year and the summer. Here, in one of the largest and oldest living history museums, archaeologists and other scholars are engaged in projects related to colonial historical archaeology, including landscape reconstruction, AfricanAmerican archaeology, environmental archaeology, comparative colonialism, foodways, animal husbandry, and material life. Colonial Williamsburg provides ample opportunities for interns to study material life in the
late 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Archaeological excavations, CAD-based analyses integrating archaeological data, maps, and historical information, and environmental studies of pollen, parasites, phytoliths, and macrobotanical remains have helped chronicle the growth of the colonial capital of Williamsburg. This town served as a service center for local areas as well as a meeting place for wealthy planters who arrived twice yearly for the sessions of the Burgesses and the General Court. You may volunteer your time to work beside professionals to learn excavation techniques, conduct documentary research, develop collectionsmanagement skills, or identify and analyze artifacts, faunal remains, or archaeobotanical remains. Alternatively, you may complete a more focused research project and earn college credit at their university. Undergraduate interns will work with a professional archaeologist to excavate an archaeological site. This option may or may not be available, depending upon the status of current field programs. Generally, the intern will be required to have some excavation experience. Graduate interns will develop a course of study, depending on experience, to investigate state-ofthe-art techniques and programs for recording and presenting the archaeological record in three dimensions. This might include using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and GIS software. Interns may choose from a variety of projects, described as follows.
African-American Archaeology
Colonial Williamsburg has been a leader in the field of African-American archaeology for many years, which complements the museum’s commitment to the interpretation of the African-American past. This work began with early excavations at the Carter’s Grove slave quarter and continues with recent research at sites within the Historic Area, at plantations that existed at the outskirts of Williamsburg, and at sites elsewhere in the British colonial empire (including Bermuda and Barbados). Internship opportunities include studies of existing archaeological collections, ongoing
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research on slaves and slave owners, or the development of strategies for interpreting findings to the public.
scholars, and to contribute to the overall understanding of Williamsburg’s history.
Conservation
Environmental research is a significant component of archaeology at Williamsburg, since faunal analysis and archaeobotany (including the analysis of seeds, wood, and phytoliths) play an important role in the reconstruction of Colonial life. Since this work requires specialized training, interns interested in laboratory technical work are expected to focus on areas to which they have a strong commitment. However, there are other opportunities for interns, including documentation on gardens, horticulture, animal husbandry, landscapes, database design, or public presentation. Ongoing projects that you may wish to pursue include:
Conservation is important to ensure both the survival of excavated materials and the recovery of significant information about the manufacture, use, and processing of individual items. There are several ongoing projects in the lab that you could choose to work on: Analysis and Remediation of Past Treatments
Conservation methods have changed over time, and some have had a detrimental effect on the collection. If you choose this project, you’ll help survey the collection to determine its condition and then conduct experiments to determine the best method to retreat affected portions of the collection. You also may help retreat materials. The Burial Environment
The Archaeological Conservation Lab and the Department of Archaeological Research are developing a program to study the effects of the burial environment on several classes of archaeological objects and to determine the factors affecting the preservation and deterioration of artifacts. Interns will monitor sites, conduct data analysis, do documentary research, or work with materials excavated from recent sites. Recently Excavated Material Treatments
This internship could involve X-raying artifacts, filing treatment reports, photographing artifacts, and researching specific classes of artifacts and their manufacture.
Curation/Collections Management
Collections management and curatorial responsibilities include the processing, documentation, preservation, and analysis of the archaeological collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The collection is maintained as a research tool to provide support of the foundation’s education and preservation mission, to afford accessibility for
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Documentary database: If you chose this project, you will learn about animal husbandry, agriculture, plant types, gardening, hunting, and fishing in Colonial Chesapeake by researching early documents and helping to enter these records into a computer database. n Archaeobotanical research: Depending on your skill, you could learn the basics of archaeobotanical research, including flotation, processing samples, or the identification of plant remains such as seeds, wood, and nutshell. Other projects include processing soil samples for phytoliths, exploring the use of root and tuber crops, signatures of animal dung, and so on. n Nonlaboratory projects include developing interpretive programs or exhibits, data analysis, and documentary research. n
General Laboratory
This internship is designed as an introduction to archaeological laboratory procedures and curatorial practices. This is the one for you if you want to gain basic experience in a variety of activities.
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Project-Based Internship
Project-focused internships include options for work in documentation/archives, artifact processing, curatorial practices, material culture analysis/research, and cataloging. This internship is a good choice if you have specific material culture research plans.
How to Apply
After your application has been reviewed, you will be notified in writing. You should send a completed application to the Department of Archaeological Research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, along with a current resume and two letters of recommendation. If you want to earn academic credit, at least one reference must be from a current professor at your university.
D. C. BOOTH HISTORIC FISH HATCHERY INTERNSHIP Curator, D. C. Booth HNFH 423 Hatchery Circle Spearfish, SD 57783-2643 http://dcbooth.fws.gov/internship.htm
What You Can Earn: Salary depends on funding, education, and experience. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Upper level or graduate students in museum studies or historic preservation preferred. Requirements: Interns must promise to stay three to five months.
OVERVIEW
The D. C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery, located on a 10-acre site in Spearfish, S.D., is one of the oldest fish hatcheries in the west. Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it was established in 1896 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The museum collection at D. C. Booth gets bigger every day. The collection includes tools and equipment used in fish culture and distribution, uniforms, photographs, personal papers, and archaeological material—as well as two hatchery trucks and a 33-foot long boat used on Lake Yellowstone by hatchery personnel. In 1989, Congress appropriated funding for construction of a state-of-the-art museum property storage building, public restrooms, concession, and underwater viewing area at D. C. Booth with the Fish and Wildlife Service resuming operations of the facility to interpret the history and technology of fish culture. The museum, historic house, and gift shop are open mid-May through mid-September, but the grounds are open throughout the year for the 140,000 visitors. Volunteers provide most of the summer staffing for visitor contact and tours of the buildings. As an intern here, you’ll interact with the public, with Fish and Wildlife Service staff, and with volunteer staff, as well as working with the historic buildings and structures. Part- or full-time interns will work with the museum collection under the supervision of the curator, maintaining inventory, cataloging, preserving, storing, researching, archiving, processing, photographing, and exhibiting. Work will include involvement in several aspects of collection management.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a detailed resume of your work, career goals, and academic requirements (if any) to the preceding address. Include at least three references with their name, address and telephone number.
EISENHOWER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE INTERNSHIP Supervisor Historian 250 Eisenhower Farm Lane Gettysburg, PA 17325
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(717) 338-9114
[email protected]. http://www.nps.gov/eise/home.htm
What You Can Earn: $1,520 for 12 weeks. Application Deadlines: Rolling but internship positions are often committed by late winter. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
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The Eisenhower National Historic Site is the presidential and retirement home of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 189-acre farm, which Eisenhower bought in 1950, supported a herd of prize Angus cattle. Eisenhower used the farm as a combination presidential retreat, temporary White House, and meeting place for world leaders. Bordering the Gettysburg Battlefield, the working farm today includes 690 acres. Three-month interpretive and curatorial internships are both available at the site. As an interpretive intern, you’ll research, prepare, and present 15- to 20-minute orientation tours to visitors at the site and 20- to 30-minute detailed lectures about Eisenhower’s life and work. You’ll work in the Eisenhower home as you give short talks in the living room and answer visitor questions. You’ll also help children participating in the Jr. Secret Service Agent program. If you choose to work as a curatorial intern, you’ll assist the curator to catalog, clean, and reorganize artifacts. Both internships involve a 40-hour week, with two consecutive days off each week. However, interpretive interns also must work on Saturday and Sunday, since the site is open seven days a week. Formal and informal on-the-job training is provided.
HOW TO APPLY
To schedule an interview and a tour of the site, contact the supervisor historian at the preceding phone number or e-mail address. Or mail your resume to the preceding address.
EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES HISTORICAL MONUMENT MULTICULTURAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP Curator, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 485-6855 Fax: (213) 485-8238
[email protected] or scheng@mailbox. lacity.org
What You Can Earn: $3,500 for a 10-week period. Application Deadlines: Mid-May. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled undergraduates who are members of underrepresented groups in professions related to museums and the visual arts and who have completed at least one semester of college by the start of the internship but are not graduating before the end of the year in which the internship takes place. Candidates are welcome from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to museum studies or the visual arts. Requirements: Must be a resident of or attend college in Los Angeles County; must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Computer literacy is strongly desired.
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The El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is the oldest section of Los Angeles, the birthplace of Los Angeles, and home to world-famous Olvera Street, with 27 historic buildings clustered around an old plaza. The El Pueblo Park Association and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument sponsor
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two interns funded by the Getty Grant Program for 40 hours a week from late June to late August. Interns will receive training in the storage and care of archival materials and collections management. Interns also will participate in El Pueblo’s ongoing community-oriented projects and activities, such as the Oral History Project, and institutional research. The Getty Grant Program will host the interns at four events, which will be held at various cultural sites during the grant period.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, mail a letter of interest, a resume, and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address. Electronic and faxed submissions are not recommended.
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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources operates 15 historic sites and 46 state parks, some with lodges and/or golf courses. Together, they offer a variety of natural, cultural, and historical resources, ranging from alpine vistas at Black Rock Mountain State Park to the colonial-era ruins at Wormsloe Historic Site, all of which require interns. Unless previously arranged, you’ll be expected to be on active duty 40 hours a week, with some weekends, nights, and holidays. Since the busiest times are weekends and holidays, it’s in your best interest to observe and participate during high-use times. Most sites, but not all, are in a position to offer comfortable housing at no cost. During application, interns will be asked if they require housing. A signed housing contract will be required prior to occupancy.
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GEORGIA STATE PARK AND HISTORIC SITES INTERNSHIP Training Coordinator, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, PR&HS Georgia Public safety Training Center 1000 Indian Springs Drive Forsyth, GA 31029 (478) 993-4546
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $5.15 an hour; housing will be provided when available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students in a field related to one of the internships; must be in good academic standing. Requirements: Desire to learn more about the management of state parks and historic sites.
Working at parks with lodges, you’ll learn about food and beverage operations, guest services, banquet services, kitchen operations, menu planning, and budgeting. In most cases, park lodging is available.
Golf Operations
Under the supervision of a PGA Class A professional, you’ll learn about clubhouse operations, golf car fleet and turf-grass management, customer relations, tournaments, business planning, course/ facility design, marketing, merchandising, inventory, and volunteer management. At some parks, intern lodging is available. Candidates must be pursuing a career in golf-course management. The turf-grass management intern program will expose you to all aspects of golf-course maintenance, including turf-grass basics, equipment maintenance, and pest management. At some parks, intern lodging is available.
Historic Site Management
Here, you’ll be involved with the daily operation of some of the most interesting historic sites in
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the Southeast, where you’ll help with interpretive programming, artifact preservation, operating procedures, budgeting, maintenance, resource management, and volunteer coordination. At some historic sites, lodging may be available.
Candidates should have an interest in natural sciences, resource management, recreation, criminal justice, or business administration.
Hospitality
Applications can be initiated either by you or your academic coordinator. First, download an application at http://www.gastateparks.org/net/forms/ apply.aspx?alias=georgiaparks.internapp&s=0.0.1.5 and submit it directly to the training coordinator at the preceding address. The coordinator will carefully review the information. The training coordinator will contact you of your application status, usually within two weeks. Once approved by the training coordinator, you’ll be asked to supply the following:
Working at parks with lodges, you’ll learn skills specific to the hospitality industry, such as guest services, front-desk operations, food and beverage operations, banquet services, human resources, group sales, housekeeping and maintenance, and retail sales and programming. In most cases, park lodging is available to hospitality interns.
Interpretation
In this internship, you’ll work with programming staff, planning activities such as guided hikes, holiday celebrations, campfire programs, and nature crafts. At some parks and sites, intern lodging is available. You’ll also learn aspects of state-park management. You can request assigned at either a park or historic site.
Resource Management
Here you’ll be actively involved with ongoing resource-management programs such as invasive plant control, landscaping with native plants, botanical and aquatic surveys, forestry improvement, prescribed burning, and wildlife management. You may be assigned to a park, and housing may be available, or you may be given work at the Atlanta office, which would require commuting. Resource-management interns will be assigned a management project for direct application and experience on their assigned park.
State Park Management
Here you’ll get hands-on experience in a variety of departments, including front-desk operations, operating procedures, budgeting, reports and administration, maintenance, housekeeping, law enforcement, interpretive programming, and resource management. If placed at a park with a lodge, you’ll also gain experience in hospitality. At some parks, intern lodging is available.
HOW TO APPLY
Internship application and information form n Letter from your academic advisor approving the placement n Current resume n Official university transcript n
Upon receiving the application information, the training coordinator will contact the successful applicant with an offer for an internship placement. In some cases, a screening interview is requested prior to an offer. In all cases, a site interview with the manager is required. This gives both the intern and the park staff an opportunity to meet and discuss the requirements of the internship and tour the park to make certain the placement is a good match for all concerned.
GREY TOWERS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE INTERNSHIP Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive PO Box 188
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Milford, PA 18337 (570) 296-9661 Fax: (570) 296-9675 http://www.fs.fed.us/na/gt/volunteering/ mortimerintern.shtml
What You Can Earn: $2,500 stipend for the 10- to 12-week program. Application Deadlines: Early May. Educational Experience: Motivated undergraduate students who are at least sophomores majoring in ornamental horticulture, forestry, landscape architecture, or environmental disciplines. Requirements: Ability to operate equipment, including lawn mowers and string trimmers; a valid drivers license; ability to identify both native and ornamental woody and herbaceous plant species; ability to read landscape plans and drawings; practical knowledge of the appropriate methods and techniques of horticultural science, plant nutrition, and plant growth; sensitivity to historic values as they apply to maintaining and restoring historic gardens and landscapes. A car is not required but is recommended for those interested in personal sightseeing and convenience.
OVERVIEW
Grey Towers is a French-style mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt and built in 1886 on a 101-acre landscaped and wooded site now administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Grey Towers was the home of Gifford Pinchot, first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service and Pennsylvania Governor for two terms. Grey Towers was completed in 1886 by Gifford’s father, James, a wealthy wallpaper merchant and supporter of the arts, including Richard Morris Hunt, a leading architect of the era. Hunt designed their summer home to utilize both local materials and reflect the French heritage of the Pinchot family, who had first settled in Milford in 1818. For 20 years the Pinchots enjoyed summers at Grey Towers, entertaining guests for afternoon teas and dinner parties. It was here that James Pinchot, upset by destructive logging practices then com-
mon, encouraged his eldest son Gifford to consider a career in forestry. In 1963, Gifford Bryce Pinchot—grandson of James—donated Grey Towers and 102 acres to the Forest Service, the federal agency founded by his father and now administers the site. The Forest Service works closely with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, a national nonprofit group committed to leadership in forest policy. Today, conferences and seminars at the estate bring together a diversity of leading conservation and environmental thinkers to help guide the future of naturalresource conservation. The Elisabeth S. Mortimer internship was created in 1994 when Elisabeth and Charles Mortimer made a donation to the Pinchot Institute for Conservation to establish an internship at Grey Towers with a focus on gardening, one of Mrs. Mortimer’s greatest passions. The internship gives students hands-on experience to challenge and broaden their knowledge of practical applications of horticultural theory learned in the classroom. As an intern here, you’ll help the horticulturist manage, maintain, and restore the historic landscape and gardens. Your duties may include planting, preparing, and maintaining annual and perennial flower beds, maintaining woody ornamentals and tress, and maintaining groomed lawns. You’ll also help develop and present horticulture exhibits and interpretive programs on landscape history, plant identification, and garden design for public events and help implement and broaden the horticultural garden volunteer team. You also may be asked to help research and review historic documents and photographs, as related to garden restoration and maintenance. Grey Towers, at the foot of the Pocono Mountains, overlooks the town of Milford, Pennsylvania, and is close to New York City. Government onsite housing is provided, which will be shared with other seasonal volunteers.
HOW TO APPLY
A resume and cover letter that also indicates your field of study and expected graduation date should be faxed, e-mailed, or mailed to the preceding address.
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HERMITAGE FOUNDATION MUSEUM INTERNSHIP
What You Can Earn: Unpaid Application Deadlines: Rolling; internships are offered throughout the year. Educational Experience: Students interested in a career in the museum, historic house, history, library, art education, museum gallery, gardens and grounds, landscape design, or horticulture fields. Requirements: Sense of responsibility and enthusiasm.
42 rooms. The Sloanes were educated art collectors and were among the leading founders of the Norfolk Society of Arts and the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, corresponding with prominent artists. The Sloanes established the Hermitage Foundation in 1937 as a museum to encourage development of arts and crafts and to promote the arts within the community. Ultimately, they contributed the house and its contents, the Hermitage grounds, and all outbuildings on the property to the foundation. The Hermitage house museum opened to the public in 1947, although Mrs. Sloane still lived in the house until her death in 1953; one of her sons lived in the house and led the Hermitage Foundation until the early 1970s. The Hermitage Foundation offers a number of internships in several departments at the foundation, including collections and archives; gardens and grounds; site restoration and renovation; landscape design/horticulture; and public programs/art education/museum gallery.
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HOW TO APPLY
Hermitage Foundation 7637 North Shore Road Norfolk, Virginia 23505 (757) 423-2052 Fax: (757) 423-2410
[email protected] The Hermitage Museum is an early-20th century residence surrounded by 12 acres of formal gardens and natural woodlands in a residential neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia. The house, a combination brick, stucco, and timber building, was built by wealthy New Yorkers William and Florence Sloane in 1907, when the family came to Hampton Roads, where Mr. Sloane operated textile mills. Named “The Hermitage,” the house served as a five-room vacation home at first but soon became the Sloane’s principal residence. Today, the museum and its contents remain as they were when the Sloanes lived there with their two sons, Russian wolfhounds, horses, and sheep, giving visitors a sense of the life and artistic interests of a wealthy family during the early 1900s. Today, the Hermitage Foundation maintains and operates the house and grounds as a museum open to the public. Under Mrs. Sloane’s direction, the house was remodeled and expanded over the years to its final
Interested students should submit a resume, at least one academic recommendation, and a list of relevant coursework to the appropriate contact (the curator of collections, the curator of gardens and grounds, or the public programs manager).
THE HERMITAGE (HOME OF ANDREW JACKSON) INTERNSHIP The Hermitage, Internships 4580 Rachel’s Lane Nashville, TN 37076 (615) 889-2941 Fax: (615) 889-9289
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What You Can Earn: Room, board, and a stipend of $250 per week. Application Deadlines: Early April. Educational Experience: Advanced undergraduates and early-phase graduate students who have had field training in archaeology. Requirements: Should be in good physical condition and should be aware that this internship primarily involves long hours of digging in hot, humid, and dirty settings.
Jackson’s family and later by enslaved African American families. Interested students may apply for terms of two, five, or 10 weeks. The five- and 10-week terms offer an opportunity for more experience in a research-oriented setting, with strong emphasis on direct interaction with museum visitors. The two-week term offers exposure to the archaeological study and public interpretation of the recent past and does not require previous archaeological experience.
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HOW TO APPLY
The Hermitage is a historic site museum, visited by 250,000 people each year, one of the oldest and largest historic site museums in the country. Its mission is to interpret the life and times of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president, by allowing visitors to view his home and the surrounding farm where he lived between 1804 and 1845. Jackson bought the farm on July 5, 1804, for $3,400, hiring a Nashville craftsman to decorate the farmhouse with French wallpaper and painted trim. After moving to the farm in August, the Jacksons renamed the property “Hermitage” and began growing cotton with the help of nine African American slaves. By 1820 he added 35 more slaves and had converted the farm into a prosperous 1,000-acre plantation, adding a distillery, dairy, carriage shelter, cotton gin and press, and slave cabins. Eventually, brick and log cabins for housing 95 African American slaves dotted the Hermitage landscape. Andrew Jackson took office as seventh president of the United States in 1829. While Jackson was president, his son Andrew Jackson Jr. and Jackson’s Nashville friends saw to Hermitage affairs. In 1837, Jackson retired from the U.S. presidency and returned to the Hermitage, where he died June 8, 1845. At the time of his death, 161 African American slaves operated the cotton plantation and lived in dozens of slave cabins on the 1,050-acre plantation. The Hermitage hosts interns in historical archaeology, doing archaeological fieldwork and investigating the First Hermitage, the location of dwelling sites occupied originally by Andrew
You can apply for this internship by letter to the preceding address. Include a summary of your education and research experience and a statement explaining your specific interest in the program. You should include the term for which you are applying and your session preference and dates of availability. You should also send two letters of recommendation under separate cover. If you’d like to be notified once your application is received, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard. All applicants will be notified of selection decisions no later than May 1.
HISTORIC DEERFIELD SUMMER FELLOWSHIP Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship Office of Academic Programs Historic Deerfield, Inc. PO Box 321 Deerfield, MA 01342 (413) 774-5581 (413) 775-7207 for questions about fellowship Fax: (413) 775-7224
[email protected] http://www.deerfield-fellowship.org/apply.html
What You Can Earn: All interns will receive a $7,500 fellowship to cover tuition, books, field trip
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expenses, and room and board for nine weeks. In addition, a limited number of awards from $800 to $1500 will be given to offset lost summer income to students of exceptional promise with demonstrated financial need. Application Deadlines: February for a summer internship (check with the program for precise application deadlines); decisions will be announced in March. Educational Experience: A background in history or anthropology is helpful. The internship offers six credits. Requirements: Students must have must have completed two or more years of college and must have undergraduate status as of January 1 of the year of the program.
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Every summer since 1956, six to 10 college students have experienced the world of Historic Deerfield, a museum of New England history and art in Deerfield, Massachusetts. The nine-week living/earning program offers students a chance to take part in the behind-the-scenes workings of a museum, to study early New England life using the Historic Deerfield collections and historic houses, and to join staff in an investigation of early American history and material life. The internship also provides six hours of academic credit through the History Department of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. If you sign on as a Deerfield Fellow, you will study and work in Historic Deerfield’s museum houses, the state-of-the-art Flynt Center of Early New England Life, Deerfield’s old main street, and historic sites in New England. The program provides hands-on research of daily life and cultural history of New England using the museum’s collections of historic artifacts and American decorative arts and the manuscripts and printed collections of the Memorial Libraries. Professional and academic staff at Historic Deerfield, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, and nearby five colleges also make presentations about their areas of academic expertise and their work in the world of museums.
As a summer fellow, you’d participate in seminar sessions in a classroom setting, on walking tours, and in the museum houses, studying topics such as dating New England architecture; history of daily life in New England as seen through the study of furniture; ceramics in early New England life; gravestone carving; Native Americans in the Connecticut River Valley; probate inventories; the archaeological heritage of Deerfield; the Colonial Revival in New England; and the advantages and challenges of teaching early American history through objects. You’ll also be expected to give guided tours five afternoons in each of three historic houses, using information gathered in seminars and working with Historic Deerfield’s guiding staff. You’ll also work with other fellows to develop, research, and enact one public program for Historic Deerfield. In addition, you’ll go on weekly field trips to other historic cities and museums in New England, including Old Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Plantation, Boston, and the Pequot Museum in Connecticut. At the end of the summer, you’ll take a week-long trip to visit historic areas in the South, including the Winterthur Museum in Delaware; Annapolis; and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. At each stop, you’ll meet with museum staff members for in-depth discussions about their interpretive philosophies and the issues facing museums today. To build practical research and writing skills, you’ll also write a short paper analyzing an object in the collections, and you’ll work on a research project using primary sources from the manuscript, printed, and artifact collections at Historic Deerfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. The research topics should deal with some aspect of the history or material culture of the Connecticut River Valley or with objects in the Deerfield collections. Many summer fellowship papers have become the basis for senior theses or published articles.
How to Apply
You should submit a Summer Fellowship Application form along with an official transcript, a
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resume, and at least two letters of recommendation from college faculty members (additional letters may come from field-related professionals). You should also include a personal statement discussing why you want to come to Deerfield and how your academic experiences and other interests have prepared you for this program. A nonrefundable fee of $15 should be included with the application. For application forms and further information, contact Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship (see the preceding contact information).
HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM Internship Training Program Heritage Preservation Services National Park Service 1201 Eye Street NW, 2255, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 354-2025 Fax: (202) 371-1616
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $12 an hour for 10 weeks at 40 hours a week. Application Deadlines: Mid-March. Educational Experience: Undergraduates and graduate students in historic-preservation programs and related disciplines. Requirements: Excellent computer and word-processing skills, familiarity with historic construction methodology, building-fabric investigation and analysis, and skills in assessing building-fabric pathologies. Experience with field documentation and architectural drawing and design skills are a bonus. Must be willing to travel throughout the metro Washington, D.C., area (MD, VA, WV, D.C., and PA) and possibly further.
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The historic preservation internship training program gives undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to undertake short-term research and administrative projects with the National Park Service either during the summer or the school year. The internship training program trains future historians, archeologists, architects, curators, planners, and archivists by fostering an awareness of the National Park Service cultural resource management activities and providing the opportunity to work under the direction of experienced professionals in the field of historic preservation. Operated jointly with the National Council for Preservation Education, the internship training program places students in National Park Service cultural programs headquarters and field offices and in units of the park system with historic preservation and cultural resource-management responsibilities. You’ll learn about and contribute to the national historic preservation programs operated in partnership with state historic preservation offices and National Park Service efforts to preserve and manage historic properties. The National Park Service leads the nation in implementation of the national historic preservation program, offering students the opportunity to become familiar with the range of programs related to historic-preservation practice. Under the guidance of National Park Service professionals, you’ll help with projects and activities that provide experience while contributing to the mission of the service. Interns also will help senior historical architects and other preservation craftspersons in ongoing historic-preservation projects throughout the National Park System. Duties may include field inspection, documentation, fabric investigation, and condition assessments on a variety of historic structures. You’ll also be responsible for preparing condition-assessment reports. As time permits, you may work with field crews to monitor ongoing preservation treatments and construction administration. A registered architect will supervise interns.
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Since its inception in 1992, the Historic Preservation internship training program has sponsored more than 400 internship opportunities to work on historic preservation projects.
HOW TO APPLY
All application materials should be submitted in duplicate and mailed to the National Council for Preservation Education, Attention: Michael A. Tomlan, 210 West Sibley Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853-6701 (
[email protected]).
LIVING HISTORY FARMS INTERNSHIP Living History Farms 2600 111th Street Urbandale, IA 50322 (515) 278-5286
[email protected] http://www.lhf.org/intern.html
What You Can Earn: $2,000 plus six hours of history credits (tuition free). Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Must be at least a sophomore in college, majoring in history, agriculture, museum studies, leisure studies, folk art, child development, education, or related courses; PR/ marketing interns should be majoring in journalism, English, marketing, public relations, or a related field. Requirements: None specified.
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Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa, tells the story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies of the Midwest into the most productive farmland in the world. At the 550-acre open-air museum, visitors travel at their own pace through
300 years and five historical time periods as interpreters provide seasonal activities and demonstrations. A complete visit lasts three to four hours. The 1700 Ioway Indian Farm shows how Iowa’s first farmers worked the rich black soil. On the 1850 Pioneer Farm, oxen do much of the heavy work and the family lives in a log cabin. The 1875 town of Walnut Hill recreates a bustling frontier community with craftsmen and merchants in 16 shops along the town’s main street. At the 1900 Farm, draft horses supply the power for field work while the family lives in a white-frame farm house. The Henry A. Wallace Exhibit Center depicts the history of the 20th century. Sites are connected by walking trails and tractor-drawn carts. Each site is authentically farmed or worked by interpreters in historical clothing. Many educational programs are available for school and adult groups. Day camps and historical dinners also are available. If you’ve got a yen to don period clothing and interpret history or work with kids, consider interning at Living History Farms, which provides summer internships for 20 to 25 students as historical interpreters, day-camp counselors, or public information and marketing interns. All interns begin the program with an intensive orientation session (day-camp counselors also receive three weeks of training prior to the start of camp). Throughout the summer, you’ll also attend four evening seminars that explore some aspect of history, museum operations, or related topics. You’ll be required to write three short papers and complete a special project. Living History Farms pays all tuition costs associated with the summer internship program; credit is offered through the history department of Graceland University. At the conclusion of the internship, you may transfer the credit hours to your own academic program.
Day-Camp Counselors
As a day-camp counselor, you’ll supervise groups of eight to 12 children in first through seventh grades each week during the summer. Day-camp sessions at Living History Farms run from Monday through Friday, with each day spent at a different
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historical site enjoying games, crafts, and projects that reflect the various time periods. Interns receive three weeks of intensive training prior to the first camp session.
Historical Interpretation
If you intern as an historical interpreter, you’ll dress in period clothing supplied by Living History Farms as you explain and demonstrate what life in Iowa was like in an earlier time. Living History Farms operates four sites where the daily routines of the past are recreated: a 1700 Ioway Indian Farm, an 1850 Pioneer Farm, an 1875 town and a 1900 Farm with horse-powered equipment. As an historical interpreter, you’ll work at a minimum of two sites, and you’ll be supervised by the museum staff. All historical interpreters work five days a week, including weekends.
Public Information and Marketing
Marketing interns help the public relations department promote the museum’s educational programs, membership, special events, fund raising, volunteer opportunities, historic dinners, group travel, rental facilities, and retail.
HOW TO APPLY
Download an application at http://www.lhf.org/ internapplication.pdf. Send the completed application, along with a letter stating the reasons for your interest in the program, to the preceding address. Day-camp counselors also must provide the name, address, and phone number of one person who has observed them working with children (such as babysitting/childcare, youth groups, Sunday/Bible school, and so on). In-person interviews, scheduled in March, are required for all applicants. Living History Farms will notify all applicants of hiring decisions in early April. If you have questions about the internship program, you should contact: Historical interpreters: Leo Landis, 515-278-5286 ext. 130
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Day camp counselors: Carol Wise, 515-278-5286 ext. 138 n Public information/marketing: Tracy Bainter, 515-278-5286 ext. 114 n All other applications: Nancy Wente, 515-278-5286 ext. 119 n
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIP Minnesota Historical Society 345 West Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 (651) 296-6126 http://www.mnhs.org/about/interns
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in arranging work experience for academic credit; see departments for specific requirements. Requirements: Must register for internship credits at your college to be considered for admission.
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At its founding in 1849—nine years before Minnesota’s statehood—the Minnesota Historical Society was composed of a small group of people, including the territorial governor, with a deep appreciation for the past and a vibrant vision for the future. Today, the society is one of the premier historical organizations in the nation, offering a broad array of programs and services to more than 1.6 million people. The society tells the stories of hundreds of generations. Collections include nearly 550,000 books; 37,000 maps; 250,000 photographs; 165,000 historical artifacts; 800,000 archaeological items; 38,000 cubic feet of manuscripts; 45,000 cubic feet of government records; and 5,500 paintings,
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prints, and drawings. The completion of the new $76.4 million history center in 1992, after 10 years of planning and almost three years of construction, brought together the archives, collections, and libraries. Internships at the Minnesota Historical Society are based on learning objectives defined by the intern, the intern’s faculty adviser, and the society’s internship supervisor. The student and supervisor carefully plan a project that will be mutually beneficial and that will help the student develop practical skills. The learning objectives will serve as a basis for evaluation and should describe in detail the internship project and define the signers’ mutual responsibilities, the duration of the internship, an arrangement for academic credit, and the evaluation procedure. Internships typically involve from four to 40 hours a week, which can be modified to suit your needs. With the exception of internships at some of the historic sites, weekend and evening schedules may be needed only if the intern supervisor finds it appropriate for an intern to work during such hours. The intern and intern supervisor will each write a final evaluation of the internship and submit copies to the sponsoring academic institution and the appropriate division head at the society. There are a variety of areas in which you can arrange internships: archaeology; conservation; exhibits; finance/accounting; historic preservation; historic sites; human resources; marketing/ communications; museum education; oral history; processing; publications; reference services; and volunteer services.
Archaeology
In this department, you’ll be able to work with an archaeologist on long- and short-term projects in a broad range of cultural and heritage resources throughout the state. This may include conducting field or laboratory research, computer analysis, collections research, site preservation, public interpretation, and/or historic research. Candidates should have a background in anthropology, archaeology, American studies, history, or
related fields. Contact Pat Emerson, 612-725-2410; e-mail:
[email protected].
Conservation
This department preserves information and objects that make up the physical evidence of the history of the state. It maintains five labs (photographic, microfilm, book and paper, textile and objects). The department provides preservation and conservation services to all Minnesota Historical Society divisions and departments and also provides advice and technical information to help other state agencies, museums, historical societies, libraries and archives, and the general public preserve material culture. An internship in this department can be arranged that relates to your major or your experience, such as in conserving objects, textiles, books, and paper. Contact Sherelyn Ogden, 651-205-4661; e-mail:
[email protected].
Exhibits
The exhibits department orchestrates the planning, artifact acquisition, research, content, development, design, and construction of exhibitions. Staff includes exhibition developers, designers, project managers, curators, and production staff. This department offers research internships to students in American history, American studies, and related fields, who work under the direction of an exhibit developer to learn how to turn historical materials into exhibits for general audiences. The department also offers internships to students in design who are interested in acquiring museum exhibit experience. Contact Dan Spock at 651-2963830; e-mail:
[email protected].
Finance and Accounting
The finance department supports the work of the Minnesota Historical Society by providing accounting, financial reporting, contracting and purchasing, and other financial services. You can arrange an internship in this area related to your academic major and interest in practical experience. You may work in general ledger fund accounting, budget analysis and reporting, cash
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forecasting, or systems and procedures analysis, as well as on special projects. Academic preparation in accounting or a related business field is required. Contact Deborah Mayne, 651-297-7365; e-mail:
[email protected].
Human Resources
This department administers the National Register of Historic Places program for Minnesota and conducts an ongoing statewide survey for properties of historical, architectural, archaeological, cultural, and engineering significance. Students majoring in fields such as law, landscape, archaeology, interior design, architecture, city planning, and other related areas may be interested in internships in this department, learning more about research, library work, grants programs, and data management for historic properties in the state’s inventory as well as in other areas of historic-preservation work. Special joint projects with other departments are also possible. Contact Britta Bloomberg, 651-296-5471; e-mail:
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This department is responsible for policy development and implementation; compensation-plan design and administration; recruitment, selection, orientation, and training; compliance with federal, state, and local regulations; managerial, supervisory, and general staff development; in-house consulting; position classification; and performance management. The department also administers multiple benefit programs, including workers’ comp; health, dental, and life insurance; pretax 125 plans; unemployment; leave programs; retirement plans; and deferred compensation. A variety of internships are available in this department for graduate students interested in gaining experience in a nonprofit setting. Internships are available in benefits administration, employee safety and health, staff training and development, recruitment and selection, EEO/ Affirmative Action initiatives, compensation and classification practices, and other personnel issues. Contact Pat Gaarder, 651-297-1905; e-mail: pat.
[email protected].
Historic Sites
Marketing and Communications
Historic Preservation, Field Services, and Grants
The historic sites department administers 32 state historic sites throughout Minnesota, which represent some of the most compelling aspects of Minnesota history, and provides a place for visitors to hear the stories and visit the real places where Minnesota history happened. This department offers a wide variety of internship opportunities in the development, operation, and interpretation of these historic sites, giving you experience in research, interpretation, or collections management. You may perform historical research in areas important to the interpretation of historic sites; develop interpretive training materials; plan, develop, and implement public programs; or gain experience in site interpretation. You also may help clean, sort, and catalog artifacts or assist with some restoration projects. Other projects may be arranged in cooperation with historic sites department staff or with the manager of a particular site. Contact Jim Mattson, 651-296-4450; e-mail jim.
[email protected].
This department promotes the programs and services of the society through public relations, publications, marketing communications, and information services. A variety of internship opportunities exist here, so you can design an internship around your own interests, in such areas as customer service at the information desk, marketing, news release/newsletter writing, editing, media and public relations, promotion, design, and print production. Alternatively, you can design general internships in the fields of marketing and communications. You would assist office staff in their efforts to promote the Minnesota Historical Society (both the History Center and the Historic Sites), and you’d learn all aspects of the communication effort. Contact Lory Sutton, 651-297-1827; e-mail:
[email protected].
Museum Education
The Minnesota History Center Museum and Mill City Museum create and promote learning experi-
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ences in history and related fields. This department offers internships in public-program development and execution, museum teaching, museum interpretation, applied research, and public-history administration. You also can arrange an internship producing educational materials about Minnesota history for use in elementary and secondary schools and design materials for programs in the museum setting. Candidates should be upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with backgrounds in American history, humanities, education, public administration, or related fields. Contact Danielle Dart, 651-296-3252; e-mail: danielle.dart@mnhs. org.
Publications
Oral History
The reference department provides the public with access to the Minnesota Historical Society’s collections. Reference staff assists researchers in the society’s library and also answers questions through telephone, mail, fax, and e-mail services. Specialized internships may be arranged in this department, especially if you’re interested in archives or libraries. Contact Kathryn Otto, 651-297-3874; e-mail:
[email protected].
Internships in oral history provide opportunities to participate in research for oral history projects; in identification and contact of potential narrators; in the transcription, editing, and preparation of oral history interviews; and in related aspects of oral history program management. Recent projects include those on environmental issues, agriculture and rural life, and the resort industry. Contact James Fogerty, 651-296-9989; e-mail: james.
[email protected].
Processing
The processing department organizes the society’s collection of books, periodicals, state archives, manuscripts, maps, photographs, newspapers, films and videos, sound recordings, works of art, and newspapers and creates tools such as catalogs and inventories that help patrons locate and use these collections. If you’re interested in exploring how to organize and catalog historical-research materials, you may find an internship in this department to be rewarding. Here you can specialize in one or more of the following collection areas: manuscripts, government archives, sound and visual collections, and books and periodicals. Joint projects doing related work with other departments also may be arranged. Contact Lydia Lucas, 651-297-5542; e-mail:
[email protected].
The publications and research department houses the Minnesota Historical Society Press, which publishes scholarly and popular books about Minnesota and the Upper Midwest; the Society’s quarterly journal, Minnesota History; and the research department. Specialized internships may be arranged with the Minnesota Historical Society Press for students with experience in research, editing, or marketing. If you meet these qualifications, you can arrange a special project with staff at the Minnesota Historical Society. Contact Pamela J. McClanahan, 651-297-4461; e-mail:
[email protected].
Reference Services
Volunteer Services
In this department, interns can learn more about volunteer administration, including planning, screening, placement, recruitment, and supervisor training of volunteers. Interns also may work with the program manager to create special projects. Candidates should have previous or current classes in volunteer management, marketing, and/ or human resources. Contact Jean Nierenhausen, 651-296-2155; e-mail: jean.nierenhausen@mnhs. org.
HOW TO APPLY
After you decide which of the society’s programs interests you, you should connect with the contact person listed in the given department, who will give you an application to complete. Once your application has been received, the contact person
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will notify you regarding an interview. Usually, the intern supervisor will interview the candidate in person or by telephone prior to acceptance into the internship program. The learning objective of your internship will be included in a written internship agreement, which is signed by you, your faculty sponsor, the society’s department head, and your internship supervisor at the Minnesota Historical Society. You should allow two to three months to provide time for project development and to consult with academic advisers.
MOUNT VERNON SUMMER INTERNSHIP Historic Mount Vernon 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, VA 22121 http://www.mountvernon.org (703) 799-8611
What You Can Earn: $200 a week, free lodging on the estate, plus round-trip travel. Application Deadlines: February 28 and 29. Educational Experience: Students between the ages of 18 and 22 who have academic backgrounds in agricultural history or American history. Requirements: At least minimal public speaking or teaching experience.
OVERVIEW
When George Washington lived there, Mount Vernon was an 8,000-acre plantation divided into five farms, each with its own overseers, slaves, livestock, equipment, and buildings. The farm where Washington and his family lived was called the “Mansion House Farm,” the part of the plantation that visitors see today. From the Potomac River on the east to the estate’s westgate entrance ran the pleasure grounds and wide
vistas. Along the north-south line were the outbuildings, or dependencies, where much of the work was done. Today, about 500 acres of this historic estate have been preserved 16 miles south of Washington, D.C., on the banks of the Potomac River. Visitors can see 20 structures and 50 acres of gardens as they existed in 1799, along with a museum, the tombs of George and Martha Washington, Washington’s greenhouse, an outdoor exhibit devoted to Washington’s agriculture, the nation’s most important memorial to the accomplishments of 18th-century slaves, and a collection featuring many decorative and domestic artifacts. Mount Vernon is owned and maintained in trust for the people of the United States by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1853, the oldest national historic preservation organization in the country. There are a variety of ways that interns can work at the site. Most interns will be stationed primarily at the Pioneer Farmer Site, which interprets George Washington’s farming practices. As an intern here, you’ll interpret the site to the public while demonstrating a variety of farm-related tasks. You’ll also wear 18th-century costumes that would have been typical for a male or female farmer of the yeoman’s class. You’ll be interpreting typical practices at the farm, which included seven-year crop rotation, a variety of fertilization experiments and methods, and the use of devices that Washington invented to improve planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing crops, which were highly innovative in their day. One of the site’s big attractions is an exact replica of a 16-sided treading barn that Washington designed and had built for use at Mount Vernon. The barn lessened the time and manpower needed to thresh wheat, which was Washington’s major cash crop. Other interns will be stationed primarily at George Washington’s gristmill, which demonstrates to the public how the grain that Washington grew on his farms was milled into flour. The mill is an exact working replica of Washington’s original water-powered gristmill, which occupied the
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same site on Dogue Run, about three miles from the main Mount Vernon estate. These interns also will be dressed in 18th-century costumes.
HOW TO APPLY
For more information and to receive an application, call the preceding number.
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PRESERVATION EDUCATION INTERNSHIPS National Council for Preservation Education 210 West Sibley Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-6701
[email protected] http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/Intern/ summer2005.html
What You Can Earn: $12 an hour for 10 weeks at 40 hours a week. Application Deadlines: Early March. Educational Experience: Highly qualified undergraduate seniors and graduate students pursuing a degree in historic preservation or a closely allied field such as anthropology, archaeology, architectural history, architecture, ethnography, history, landscape architecture, museology, or planning. Individual internships below may require more specific educational experience. Requirements: Excellent computer and word-processing skills; see individual internships below for specific requirements.
OVERVIEW
Under a cooperative agreement between the National Council for Preservation Education and the National Park Service, a number of internships
are offered in the summer. The National Council is a nationwide, nonprofit organization that represents more than 50 institutions regularly involved in historic-preservation education at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Archeology and Ethnography Program
Interns here will work with the departmental consulting archeologist as a research assistant on small research projects, organizing and cataloging office records and archives, databases, resource protection, and related projects. You also may help develop materials for archeology training and research and develop educational materials for archeology outreach, in addition to working on aspects of Web development, including links verification and technical editing.
Cultural Landscape Program, National Capital Region
As an intern in this program, you’ll help historical landscape architects and other preservation professionals complete various cultural-landscape reports associated with different national parks in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. You’ll research the landscape history of a historic property and make site visits and do field work to document the existing conditions with photographs and maps, analyze the landscape features, and prepare treatment plans. Candidates should have a working knowledge of MS Word and experience with ArcView and/ or CAD. This is a good opportunity for students majoring in all preservation fields with an interest in the study of historic landscapes (vernacular, designed, and ethnographic) and historic landscape design solutions.
Everglades National Park (Homestead, Florida)
As an intern here, you’ll help catalog archives and museum objects from Big Cypress National Preserve and Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Everglades National Parks. You’ll also rehouse museum collections to meet professional museum-storage standards.
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Candidates should have a background in archives management or museum studies, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn.
hensive checklist/catalog of artwork from the WPA period (1933–1943).
General Services Administration Internships
As an intern in this program, you’ll help the historic buildings program manager and staff coordinate activities to maintain the function, integrity, and economic viability of 430 public buildings controlled by GSA and to increase GSA leasing of historic buildings and reuse of historic buildings on sites the government acquires for new construction. You’ll conduct research, help take care of GSA’s historic buildings, and provide guidance to GSA headquarters and regional staff. You’ll also coordinate with preservation specialists in educational, nonprofit, and public institutions outside of GSA to exchange preservation solutions and learn about new initiatives. Candidates should be familiar with historic preservation theory and practice and have experience with software programs for digital-image manipulation and desktop publishing.
Art-in-Architecture Program
As an intern here, you’ll help with the Art-inArchitecture program that commissions works of art by living artists to enhance the architectural design of historic and contemporary federal buildings and U.S. courthouses throughout the nation. You’ll help maintain the National Artists Registry, which includes statements of qualifications, slides, and other visual material, and research and catalog federally owned works of art in GSA’s historic and contemporary buildings. Candidates should be familiar with art history and artistic media and materials. Design Excellence Program
The Design Excellence program hires many of the finest architects, designers, and artists working in America today to design future landmarks for the United States. Through collaborative partnerships with private-sector designers, GSA is producing facilities that reflect the dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the federal government. As an intern in this program, you’ll help maintain the buildings library database, digitizing/scanning images of buildings and helping research, inventory, and catalog building models. Fine Arts Program
As a fine arts intern, you’ll help research and develop interpretive information on historic buildings, artists, and works of art installed in federal buildings nationwide (information may be in the form of plaques, brochures, or other publications). You’ll also create computer images of artwork using digitizing/scanning and computer graphics equipment and maintain automated databases and archives of fine arts installed in GSA’s historic and contemporary buildings. In addition, you’ll help research, inventory, and catalog federally owned artwork in nonfederal repositories nationwide and prepare a compre-
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Sunbelt Regional Office
As an intern in Atlanta with the regional historic preservation program, you’ll help with work of the Southeast Sunbelt regional office, with responsibilities based on your knowledge and experience. You’ll help conduct and coordinate the inventory, evaluation, nomination, preservation planning, and maintenance of GSA’s historic buildings. You also may review and comment on construction and rehabilitation project plans that affect historic properties; perform computer database research and analysis; gather background information and prepare documentation for a variety of specific projects or buildings; plan, coordinate, and attend meetings; and maintain and update project files. A special project will focus on inventory and planning for preservation and display of original construction drawings for GSA’s oldest buildings, working with other preservation or art organizations. Candidates should have experience in historic preservation theory and practice and knowledge of software programs for digital-image manipulation and desktop publishing. Research, writing,
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survey, and building evaluation experience would be beneficial. General Services Administration/Fort Worth
As a regional historic preservation intern, you’ll help the greater Southwest regional office coordinate activities to maintain the function, integrity, and economic viability of more than 50 public historic buildings controlled by the region and to increase GSA leasing of historic buildings and reuse of historic buildings on sites the government buys for new construction. You’ll help historic preservation staff with research, and you’ll work on maintaining historic buildings and complying with cultural resource management laws and executive orders. Special projects require knowledge and experience with photographic image scanning for the purpose of developing both electronic and physical photo archives. Images will be used for project review and compliance, interpretation, and educational purposes. Candidates should have experience with software programs for digital-image scanning and manipulation. Knowledge of historic preservation and archival theory and practice is helpful, as is experience in creating presentations and desktop publishing. General Services Administration/Auburn, Washington
As a regional historic preservation specialist intern, you’ll help the Pacific Northwest and Arctic regional office coordinate activities to maintain the function, integrity, and economic viability of 30 public historic buildings controlled by GSA. You’ll help conduct research, take care of historic buildings, and provide guidance to regional staff. You’ll also exchange preservation solutions and learn about new initiatives with preservation specialists in educational, nonprofit, and public institutions outside GSA. In addition, you’ll provide preservation help to project managers and realty asset managers on a variety of restoration projects in different construction phases. The region currently has four very high-profile restoration projects underway, including restoration of the
National Historic Landmark Pioneer Courthouse in Portland, OR. Candidates should be familiar with historic preservation theory and practice and have experience with software programs for digital-image manipulation and desktop publishing.
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
As an intern at the Harry S. Truman park headquarters in Independence, MO, you’ll help with a variety of tasks related to photography of museum artifacts. You’ll work with the National Park Service Automated National Catalog System museum collection database and with site-specific artifacts, reports, and procedures, as well as with collectionsmanagement policies, photographic standards, and park documents. In addition, you’ll develop experience working with photographic collections as you organize, label, and create finding aids and with standard 35mm SLR camera equipment in a studio setting. You’ll also help with routine tasks such as museum housekeeping and environmental monitoring. You’ll be responsible for evaluating museum objects before moving and photographing them. You’ll work independently on some tasks after an initial orientation and training period, and you’ll have the chance to have extra supervised learning experiences related to museum collections care and management. Candidates must have experience in handling artifacts.
Historic Architecture Program, National Capital Region
As an intern here, you’ll work as a member of the historic structures survey and condition assessment team. You’ll be responsible for field investigations and research of historic structures, developing determinations of National Register eligibility in consultation with state historic preservation offices in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. You’ll also be responsible for entering the collected information into the Web-based national computerized database.
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You’ll document historic resources in written form, through digital photographs and by locating resources with GPS equipment. You’ll focus on resources at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park, the Antietam National Battlefield Park, and the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Candidates should be advanced students or recent graduates in architectural history, architecture or historic preservation.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Boise—Snake River Area
As an intern with this program, you’ll help the Snake River area office assemble information on and create a database of archeological properties previously recorded on reclamation lands in the Snake River area. In addition, you’ll help complete file searches to identify previously recorded historic properties and associated consultation records, photocopy site records, organize records, create a bibliography of reports, and enter information into an Access database. Although the program is located in Boise, ID, there might be occasional travel to other locations in Idaho or Oregon. Candidates should have experience in records research and data organization and experience using Access database software. Candidates also must have a valid driver’s license.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Boise— Pacific Northwest Archeology Survey
As an intern here, you’ll help the Pacific Northwest regional office collect archeological site and survey data and enter it into an Access database. You’ll help complete file searches to identify previously recorded historic properties and associated consultation records, photocopy and organize site records, create a bibliography of reports, and enter information into an Access database. This program is located in Boise, but there may be occasional travel to other locations in Idaho, Oregon, or Washington. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license, experience in records research and data organization, and experience using Access database soft-
ware. Preference will be given to students with archeological training and experience.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Denver— Archaeology Collections Management
As a curatorial assistant intern, you’ll help the curatorial staff at the Denver University Museum of Anthropology manage archeology collections recovered in Colorado and complete the catalog records. Candidates should have experience with contemporary museum registration practices and archeological collections.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Denver— Teton Dam Project
As an intern here, you’ll review, arrange, and create an electronic index of the historical records relating to the Teton Dam failure in Idaho during 1976. This failure resulted in the Dam Safety Act of 1978, which established a safety of dams’ inspection program for all federal and most state agencies with dam-management responsibilities. These records have significant historical value at the national, regional, and local levels. They’ll be transferred to the Rocky Mountain Region of the National Archives in Denver. Candidates should be familiar with Access database software or related computer skills.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Flagstaff, Arizona
As an intern here, you’ll help staff of the Museum of Northern Arizona with curation tasks associated with reclamation collections from the Glen Canyon Region. Candidates should be familiar with the archeology of the Southwestern United States and basic museum methods and should have basic computer skills and a valid driver’s license.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Flatiron
As an intern here, you’ll help the Eastern Colorado area office complete file searches to identify previ-
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ously recorded historic properties and associated consultation records. The program is located at the Flatiron office, west of Loveland, Colorado. You’ll photocopy site records, organize records, create a bibliography of reports, and enter data into a GIS-based database with the archeological data gathered by or on reclamation land. An existing GIS mapping system will be extended to include data on archeological sites, including site condition, in an Access database. You may need to do some fieldwork assessment of site conditions as well. Candidates must have experience with ArcGIS and Access database management software.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
As an intern here, you’ll help the Oklahoma-Texas area office gather and organize data on heritage assets and archeological collections from projects in the area. You’ll also help organize files and photographs, copy files to archival paper, and enter data into a database. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Phoenix, Arizona
As a curatorial assistant intern here, you’ll help the curatorial staff of the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) identify, repackage, and label materials from primarily prehistoric collections from Bureau of Reclamation projects in Nebraska. You’ll recopy and reconcile records associated with the materials. Your tasks are part of a comprehensive plan to manage these collections to standards set forth in an existing agreement between the NSHS and the reclamation bureau.
As an intern here, you’ll help reclamation archeologists relocate and assess known archeological sites and update the Phoenix Area Office Cultural Resources Access/ArcGIS database. You’ll plot sites with a handheld GPS unit, and that data will be used to update the database. You’ll also take digital photographs of sites and archeological features as appropriate. Field observations will be recorded according to predefined reclamation criteria, and archeological site assessments will then be used to refine the database. Candidates should have experience with spatial and tabular database operation; prior use of Global Positioning Systems is a plus.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Mills, Wyoming
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Salt Lake City, Utah
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Lincoln, Nebraska
As an intern here, you’ll help the Wyoming area office organize heritage-assets information from projects in the area. The goal is to develop an electronic database of archeological and historical sites and museum property collections to make it easier to retrieve data. You’ll help compile data by reviewing existing records, reports, correspondence, and other documents. You also may conduct files searches in state and other federal agency files; enter data into the electronic data base; organize early project photographs; and update the cultural resource management bibliography, entering that information into an Access database. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license, as some travel may be necessary.
As an intern in this program, you’ll help the curatorial staff manage archeological collections at the University of Utah Museum of Natural History. Staff has been working to relocate the collection to an area of the museum with better storage and improved humidity and temperature controls. You’ll help inventory, assess, analyze, stabilize, and rehouse perishable artifacts and check the database to make sure records exist. You’ll also be trained by museum professionals in proper museum practices for handling objects and taught how to best conserve, stabilize, and store different types of objects. Candidates should have basic computer skills and a valid driver’s license.
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Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Santa Fe, New Mexico
As an intern here, you’ll help the staff of the Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture conduct a basic inventory of reclamation collections at the museum and check items found in the collections during the past five years to verify that no new sensitive objects (such as previously missing funerary objects) have surfaced. You’ll also work on processing archeological records associated with reclamation collections and prepare more detailed and descriptive cataloging on whole (or nearly complete) vessels stored in boxes in the bulk collections, as well as taking digital photos of them. Candidates should be familiar with the archeology of the Southwestern United States and basic museum methods. Good writing skills and experience in archival processing and database development is preferred.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Wichita, Kansas— Bonny Reservoir Collections
As an intern with this program, you’ll work with an archeological collection that was excavated and collected at Bonny Reservoir in eastern Colorado. This program is located at Wichita State University, in Wichita, Kansas. Your tasks will include writing site descriptions from field notes; organizing and preparing a report on the archeological survey; and organizing, duplicating, and cataloging field notes, maps, photographs, and artifacts from the various sites. No driver’s is license required.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Wichita, Kansas— Kansas Collections
As a curatorial assistant intern, you’ll help the curatorial staff at the anthropology department at Wichita State University manage archeological collections recovered in Kansas. You’ll help identify, catalog, document, and repackage materials. Candidates should have experience with contemporary museum registration practices and archeological collections.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Yakima, Washington— Columbia Basin Project
As an historic properties researcher intern, you’ll help the Columbia Basin Project office compile and enter information on a collection of historic structures into an Access database. You may help complete field work to update photographs and record condition of structures. Candidates must have a driver’s license and should have experience in relational databases and be familiar with the vocabulary of historic preservation.
Interior Museum Program, Bureau of Reclamation/Yakima, Washington —Yakima Irrigation Project
As an intern here, you’ll index, catalog, and conserve a collection of photographs, maps and construction drawings, and documents of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Yakima Irrigation Project. The goal is to scan a large collection of historic photographs to be included in the bureau’s online photo archives. You’ll use flat-top, negative, and large-format sheet scanners and Adobe Photoshop imaging software for this project. Candidates should be proficient with scanners, digital photography and imaging software. Related interests in western water development, federal reclamation programs, and public history are useful but not mandatory.
Interior Museum Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
As an intern here in Shepherdstown, W.Va., you’ll help with activities at the National Conservation Training Center Museum, which houses a collection of objects and documents related to service history. You’ll help access and catalog museum objects under the supervision of the museum curator and enter catalog records into the agency Rediscovery Museum property database. You’ll also have other preservation and conservation duties and environmental-monitoring procedures in museum storage and display areas.
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Midwest Archeological Center (Archeological Study of Hopeton Earthworks)
As an intern with this center, you’ll spend 40 hours a week helping with geoarcheological and geophysical studies being conducted in association with excavations at the prehistoric Hopeton Earthworks at the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ross County, Ohio. The archeological center itself is located in Lincoln, NE. You also may help teach and supervise undergraduate students enrolled in an archeological field school at the same site. In addition, you’ll participate in an ongoing geophysical survey of the site, including basic training in geophysical survey techniques. Candidates must have experience in archeological work.
Midwest Regional Office Cultural Landscapes Inventory (CLI) and List of Classified Structures (LCS) Program
As an intern in Omaha, you’ll work with historical landscape architects and architectural historians to research, evaluate, and enter data (including scanning images) into a word-processing program and then into the CLI and LCS databases. Other duties may include helping with research and preparation of National Register documentation for sites located within the National Park Service Midwest Region. Some evaluation of historic structures may be included. You also may help redraft hand-drawn site maps to produce quality scans. You may travel to a Midwest national park to help document a cultural landscape or historic structure; cost for this travel will be paid by the NPS. Candidates should have strong computer, research, and writing skills, plus knowledge of the National Register process and vernacular/cultural landscapes/historic structures. Familiarity with the National Register form is helpful.
Midwest Regional Office Historic Inventory Program (Omaha)
You’ll help organize, preserve, and produce a finding aid for access to a list of classified structures and cultural landscapes inventory program records and resource documentation, including correspon-
dence, reports, field notes, black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, and maps. You’ll also update a file plan or finding aid for current files and label folders as necessary and may digitize inventory images for inclusion in the collection database and do limited research. Candidates should have strong organizational skills and be familiar with fundamental archival theories and methodologies.
NPS Museum Management Program
As an intern in this program, you’ll help manipulate and analyze data of 12 million electronic records in the museum collection’s database, adding preautomation catalog records dating from the beginning of the National Park Service to the automated database. You also may help with inventory and management of the Washington office art collection. Candidates should be familiar with (or willing to learn) museum collection management software.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
As an intern here, you’ll work with the museum curator and regional office archivist in Van Buren, MO, to organize, preserve, and provide access to the Riverways collection of records and resource documentation. This includes the administrative history collection, correspondence, reports, manuscripts, field notes, black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, maps, and blueprints. You’ll evaluate and improve the environmental condition and conservation of the collection and identify and research rare books and documents to be moved to secure archival storage. You’ll also identify items needing repair or other special treatment and research repair options. In addition, you may help catalog elements of park collections into the Automated National Cataloging System database. Candidates must have a museum studies or archives management background and strong organizational skills and familiarity with fundamental archival theories and methodologies.
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Yosemite National Park, Heritage Structures Preservation Team and Cultural Resources Division
As an intern here, you’ll help the park preservation team with fieldwork on National Register structures. You’ll be located in El Portal, CA, at the west park entrance, but you may have field assignments anywhere in the park. This position is geared toward hands-on treatment of historic structures and preservation practices as they apply to the carpentry and masonry trades. You’ll be working with park preservation specialists on preservation projects to develop hands-on techniques in historic fabric repair and conservation, on structures ranging from vernacular log cabins to rustic and Victorian architecture. Work may include both office and fieldwork, depending on your skills and the planning requirements of the preservation program. You also may be expected to handle technical writing, develop treatment plans, research the historic structures database information collection, draft architectural plans, and do onsite investigation work. Construction skills, AutoCAD skills, computer skills, and backcountry outdoor skills are a plus.
Yosemite National Park Archeology Program
At this internship in Yosemite National Park, CA, you’ll help with archeological field, limited laboratory, and database work in support of archeological inventory projects. You’ll learn archeological survey work, conducting systematic transects, identifying archeological material, and using topographic maps and compasses. You’ll also learn to document surface archeological remains through detailed mapping and photography, geographic positioning using Global Positioning System equipment, and describing archeological materials. Lab work will include entering site information into database systems and electronic site forms. You’ll be working in middle and high elevations of the Sierra Nevada, and you should expect to hike long distances over rough terrain at high elevation and with heavy packs.
Candidates should be in excellent physical condition, possess a background in archeological method and theory, and understand basic field techniques of archeological resource documentation.
HOW TO APPLY
To download an application in Word format, visit http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/Intern/summer2005.doc. Submit to the preceding address two copies of the following: an application; a transcript; a reference from a faculty member or advisor; and a short essay indicating why you are applying for this internship, the position in which you’re most interested, and how this position will further your preservation studies and career goals.
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTERNSHIP Office of Human Resources 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Fax: 202-588-6059
[email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org/about_the_trust/ jobs/internships.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College sophomores or above. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
In the late 1940s, leaders of the growing American preservation movement recognized a need for a
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national organization to support and encourage grassroots efforts. A group of interested citizens began working to establish a National Trust for Historic Preservation, which was signed into law by President Truman in 1949. The National Trust supports preservation through a wide range of programs and activities. The trust operates a nationwide collection of historic sites and demonstrates how preservation can revitalize historic downtowns through programs such as the National Main Street Center and the Community Partners, which use preservation to provide affordable housing in older residential neighborhoods. The National Trust also provides technical and financial assistance to state and local organizations. The National Trust’s two-dozen historic sites are located all over the country; some are operated directly by the National Trust, while others are managed by local partners. Its 25 historic sites range from quiet oak-shaded bayous in Louisiana to crowded city streets in New York, from a simple California adobe to a massive castle overlooking the Hudson River, from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House of 1940 to James Madison’s Montpelier, built almost two centuries earlier. These buildings, the collections they house, and the landscapes that surround them are a legacy from the past and a gift to the future. During the Trust’s 10-week summer program in Washington, D.C., between 15 and 20 interns work on individual projects and have the opportunity to attend weekly educational sessions on topics relating to preservation, National Trust programs, and nonprofit management. Projects are available in various departments in the National Trust’s main office and at some of the D.C.-area historic sites, including the Decatur House, the Woodrow Wilson House, and the Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House. As an intern with the National Trust, you may help research and compile case studies on preservation-related topics; develop architectural and collections databases; market the National Trust’s annual conference and other workshops; promote cultural-diversity programs; research community-
revitalization projects; help develop resources for statewide and local partners; improve the Web site; and work on fund-raising, membership development, communications, and marketing. Some internships require graduate study or experience in preservation, urban planning, or historic-site management, while others offer entrylevel opportunities. Schedules are generally flexible for interns who aren’t able to volunteer on a fulltime basis.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for an internship, send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address. If applying by e-mail, specify “Internships” in the subject line.
OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE INTERNSHIP Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road Sturbridge, Massachusetts 01566 (508) 347-3362, ext. 265 http://www.osv.org/pages/volunteer.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Graduates and undergraduates enrolled in degree programs and others with the academic qualifications and professional objectives appropriate for the desired internship project. Requirements: College enrollment.
OVERVIEW
Old Sturbridge Village is an indoor-outdoor museum that brings to life a working community of the 1830s and offers internship opportunities to students interested in gaining practical experience
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for academic credit or professional experience. It’s the largest outdoor living-history museum in the Northeast, with an historical landscape of more than 200 acres. This includes more than 40 structures, including restored buildings brought from across New England as well as some authentic reconstructions. Volunteer internships are available in nearly every department throughout the museum. If you’re accepted, you could spend your summer helping welcome visitors; interacting with young visitors in games, expressive play, reading, and hands on activities at the Samson’s Children’s Museum; working in the Village’s gardens; helping to perform hands-on activities and Village exploration; assisting with basic archival processing, catalog card filing, and data entry; or participating as a marketing or development team member helping to organize and prepare materials for mailing. Although the internship is unpaid, after 50 hours of service interns can earn guest passes and museum discounts.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit a letter of interest and a resume to the Coordinator of Staffing by visiting the Web site http://www.osv.org/pages/SendContact.html?ID=7 to send an e-mail, by downloading an application form at the same Internet address, or by calling the coordinator to request an application at the number listed previously.
PRESERVATION ACTION INTERNSHIP Preservation Action 1054 31st Street NW Suite 526 Washington, DC 20007 (202) 298-6180
[email protected] http://preservationaction.org/intern2.htm
What You Can Earn: $100 to $200 a week, depending on experience, plus participation in the National Trust intern brown-bag seminar program and possible financial assistance to attend the annual National Preservation Conference in October. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer session (early June through late August). Educational Experience: Historic preservation students (graduate and undergraduate) seeking experience in their future fields. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1974, Preservation Action is the only national organization focused on grassroots lobbying for historic preservation in Washington, D.C. The organization monitors federal legislation and keeps members informed of its work in the preservation area through weekly legislative updates, committee conference calls, quarterly national meetings, phone polls, and in-depth policy reports. Preservation Action and its educational partner, the Center for Preservation Initiatives, offer a number of internship opportunities for students interested in historic preservation. Both organizations offer unique learning opportunities in the areas of preservation advocacy, congressional affairs, fund-raising for political causes, policy analysis, and political writing and research. Interns help Preservation Action and the Center for Preservation Initiatives (CPI) manage phone calls about policy issues, poll members to help create a legislative agenda, and write and research CPI’s online journal (now in development). Interns also help with the two organization’s annual fund-raiser—an auction and party at the annual national conference. Just like Preservation Action’s professional staff, interns have to multitask—answering phones, licking envelopes, and meeting elected officials in Congress.
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HOW TO APPLY
To apply, submit your cover letter, resume, and references to the preceding address.
SMITHSONIAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION INTERNSHIP Architectural History and Historic Preservation Division Intern Coordinator Arts & Industries Building, Room 2263 PO Box 37012 Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20560-7012
What You Can Earn: $2,000, pending availability of funding; college credit is available. Application Deadlines: April 1 for summer program; July 1 for fall internships; January 1 for spring internships. Educational Experience: Both undergraduate and graduate students with some previous coursework or experience in art history, architectural history or historic preservation. Requirements: Weekly tutorial sessions with the director or other staff members, a workplan, and a written paper of 20 pages.
OVERVIEW
If you are interested in history and preservation of the Smithsonian Institution buildings, you might be interested in an internship with the Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation (AHHP). The Smithsonian buildings vary in date
and style, from the Patent Office Building (housing the Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery) of 1839 to the National Museum of the American Indian, now under construction. Although they vary a great deal in style and date, the Smithsonian buildings share a common program of creating a unique complex of American public buildings. Interns in this program will attend weekly staff meetings and an independent research project under the supervision of the staff. Internships are available in the AHHP office, in architectural history, or in preservation. An internship in the AHHP office is a structured learning experience under the guidance of the director. Internships in architectural history focus on the use of primary research materials, integrating original documentation, such as correspondence and memoranda, architectural drawings, photographs, and other such archival materials, into the architectural history of the Smithsonian. Preservation internships use similar research materials and methodology to address a specific preservation issue at the Smithsonian.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, official transcript, writing sample and two recommendations from either professors or employers to the preceding address.
U.S. CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIP U.S. Capitol Historical Society 200 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 543-8919; (800) 887-9318
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[email protected] http://www.uschs.org/01_society/subs/01d_ 01.html
What You Can Earn: Small transportation stipend is provided. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate college students. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
If you can’t tear yourself away from Congressional debates and you love to stroll through the Capitol building, an internship with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society might be a good choice for you. The society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization created in 1962 to interpret, preserve, and communicate the history of the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Congress, making these institutions and their history more accessible to more people. The society sponsors annual scholarly conferences and fellowship programs to add new research findings about the country’s democratic and cultural traditions. Its staff works closely with the Capitol architect and Congressional committees to enhance the Capitol collections. It also provides special tours, lectures, and symposia for its members and for visiting history enthusiasts, scholars, students, and the general public. As an intern here, you’ll work on a variety of research-related projects and help administer symposia, youth forums, and other programs. Your primary job will be to conduct research for the annual We the People historical calendar, which involves collecting several historic facts that occurred each day 200 years ago. As part of this research, you’ll need to travel to a variety of off-site locations, including the Library of Congress’s Main Reading Room and the Newspapers and Periodicals Reading Room. Sources include the journals of the House and Senate, newspapers, diaries, collected papers, encyclopedias, and almanacs. You’ll also prepare and edit calendar text.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in an internship at the Society, e-mail the internship coordinator at the preceding address.
VERMONT FOLKLIFE CENTER INTERNSHIP Vermont Folklife 3 Court Street PO Box 442 Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-4964
[email protected] or
[email protected] http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org
What You Can Earn: $4,000 plus mileage reimbursement for the 12-week term of work; academic credit is possible. Application Deadlines: May 1 Educational Experience: Graduate-level work in folklore, ethnomusicology, anthropology, or a related field; course work in and experience with ethnographic fieldwork methodologies. Requirements: Ethnographic fieldwork skills; experience working with analog and digital field audio equipment and photographic equipment; strong writing skills; experience with Windowsbased PCs; knowledge of HTML a plus. Must have a valid driver’s license and your own car; must own a 35mm SLR camera; must be willing to travel extensively throughout state; some weekend and evening work required.
OVERVIEW
The Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury, VT, founded in 1984, is dedicated to preserving and presenting the folk arts and cultural traditions of Vermont and the surrounding region. The center researches and preserves the historic and
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contemporary folklife of the state’s communities with audio and video interviews, photography, traditional arts apprenticeships, exhibits, publications, workshops, and educational outreach. Through ongoing field research, a multimedia archive, and an apprenticeship program, center employees document and conserve cultural heritage that could easily be lost. By producing exhibits, publications, and educational projects, the center brings recognition to the skills, talents, and traditions of Vermonters. The center has focused primarily on preserving the spoken word, assembling an archive of more than 3,800 taped interviews that have been transcribed and electronically indexed. The center uses graduate student interns interested in conducting fieldwork to identify ethnic and traditional artists in the state of Vermont. The intern will be expected to work 30 hours per week on a variety of fieldwork and programming tasks. As an intern at the center, you’ll conduct fieldwork for state-wide traditional arts surveys, perform fieldwork with refugee communities, conduct site visits for the VFC traditional arts apprenticeship program, help with the administration of survey projects and apprenticeship programs, and help with clerical tasks.
HOW TO APPLY
To schedule an interview and for additional information, contact Dr. Gregory Sharrow or Andy Kolovos at the preceding address.
WYCKOFF FARMHOUSE MUSEUM INTERNSHIP Development Project Manager Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum 5816 Clarendon Road Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 629-5400 Fax: (718) 629-3125
[email protected] http://www.wyckoffassociation.org
What You Can Earn: Stipend available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate college student familiar with data entry and word processing. Requirements: Must have experience in MS Excel and MS Word; be comfortable navigating the Internet; pay attention to detail; be organized and a quick learner with the ability to take initiative; and have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
OVERVIEW
Begun in 1652, the Wyckoff Farmhouse is the only structure in Brooklyn that has survived from the period of Dutch rule prior to 1664. The Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum presents the full range of Brooklyn’s agrarian history and culture to the public, from its colonial origins through 19th-century immigration to the urban development of the 20th century. The Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum centers on the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, a national historical landmark and the oldest structure in New York City, as well as the city’s first designated landmark. The museum’s mission is to educate visitors about the diverse peoples of Brooklyn’s colonial farms, which it does by integrating performing and visual arts with the presentation of humanities content. Each year, the museum plays host to more than 5,000 school children and sponsors a year-round calendar of free public events, featuring performers and folk-art interpreters as well as an organic community demonstration garden staffed by local high school students. This program is designed to educate visitors and the local community about sustainable living and food-supply issues. An administrative internship is available at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum to work closely with
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the development project manager and perform a variety of development and membership tasks, as well as perform general office duties. As an administrative intern here, you’ll help process members who join or renew their memberships, maintain and update mailing lists and help with mailings, send out thank you letters to those who make contributions, fold and stuff acknowledgement letters, and perform other duties as assigned. This position lasts between four to six months with work for different lengths of time throughout
the year, including the summer. An intern would work an average of 10 hours in any given work week.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this internship, fax, e-mail, or mail your resume with a cover letter and two references (with contact information) to the preceding address.
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AIESEC AIESEC United States 127 W. 26th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 757 3774 Fax: (212) 757 4062
[email protected] http://www.us.aiesec.org
What You Can Earn: Stipend varies depending on job and country. AIESEC charges $45 dollars for application processing fees; if you’re selected, you’ll owe another $455. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: University junior or senior. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
This international association of students is working to build a better world through a variety of international internships in more than 87 countries, designed to improve cultural understanding, share information and technology, develop entrepreneurs, and help make companies more socially responsible. AIESEC is the world’s largest student organization, running an exchange program that enables more than 3,500 students and recent graduates to live and work in another country. You can work with any of AIESEC’s global partners throughout the world, including Alcatel, Cadbury Schweppes, DHL, Electrolux, InBev, and P&G. AIESEC’s exchange program will give you the chance to learn about the people and culture of a host country, whether you want to teach English in India, work for a small company in South America, or try to bridge the cultural gaps in Middle Eastern countries. You select an internship in accounting, business administration, development studies, economics, education, finance, human resources, information technology, or marketing . AIESEC offers a preparation program before you leave the United States to make sure you’re
ready for the challenge of living and working abroad. In addition, AIESEC will help you obtain travel documentation, insurance, and visas. When you arrive in your host country, AIESEC will make sure you have a smooth transition in your new environment, helping you find a place to live and financial services.
HOW TO APPLY
AIESEC maintains offices at a number of universities around the country. To find the closest university near you to apply, visit http://us.aieseconline. net/apply/sn/default.aspx. Applicants are screened by a review board including academic representatives, members of the local business community, and AIESEC members. Once you pass the review board, your application will then be entered into the global matching system, where internships and student applications are matched. Your local AIESEC representative will discuss this process with you.
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS American Friends Service Committee 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 241-7151
[email protected] http://www.afsc.org/volunteering/intern_ip_ 082003.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: At least a sophomore in college; must have substantial knowledge of inter-
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national regions and issues (this could include campus or community organizing in the USA on peace, economic justice, or other international issues; coming from or having visited the countries where the AFSC works; or substantial research and writing on current issues relevant to current AFSC programs). Requirements: Desire to learn about people and communities around the world and a commitment to working for social and economic justice; commitment to Quaker values of nonviolence and social justice, and commitment to tolerance and understanding class, nationality, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disabilities; ability to work and communicate with a diverse staff.
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The American Friends Service Committee sponsors peacebuilding and social justice programs in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and the Middle East, providing relief, reconstruction, training, and support to local groups and movements, opportunities for dialogue, and peacebuilding/reconciliation. Intern projects are based on your personal interests and the organization’s current needs, learning skills that will help you in future nonprofit work. In addition, an internship here can open the door to the field of international development and connect you with other individuals working for peace and social justice around the world. As an intern in the Philadelphia office, you’ll research and write on current AFSC themes, help with the emergency and materials assistance program, and monitor national and international media. You’ll also provide publications and statements, help with general office work, and undertake other special projects.
HOW TO APPLY
Obtain and submit and application at http://www. afsc.org/volunteering/intern_ip_082003.htm.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY— CANNES INTERNSHIP American Institute for Foreign Study—Cannes 9 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902
[email protected] http://www.aifsabroad.com/InternAbroad/index. htm#apply
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; your fees may range from $9,000 to $12,700 including room and board, tuition, some travel, and social activities. Exact cost depends on whether or not airfare is included, where you fly from, the time of year, and the type of program you choose. Scholarships are available. Application Deadlines: Fall semester: May 15; spring semester, October 15. Educational Experience: Internships are open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Requirements: French proficiency at the 300 level (upper intermediate) is required to participate.
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Perched on the Mediterranean shoreline, Cannes is a sunny, former fishing village turned international Riviera resort with 75,000 inhabitants. A popular destination, Cannes boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in France. If you choose this internship, you’ll study at the Collège International de Cannes, founded in 1931 by poet and philosopher Paul Valéry. The university draws students from around the world, and was designed to introduce foreign students to the French language and culture. The Collège has trained hundreds of students to enter the French university system and is a supportive place for anyone interested in learning another language or about another culture.
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The campus has well-equipped modern facilities with 22 classrooms, audio-visual equipment, a language lab, Internet access, a library, and a theater/cinema/conference hall. It is situated on spacious grounds with views of the sea and is within walking distance of the Old Port and city center. The campus has its own laundry and parking facilities and boasts a café bar with an open-air terrace, gym, large residence hall, and courtyard. The Collège offers diplomas issued by the Ministry of Education, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie and certificates in elementary and advanced language qualifications, including the Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française and Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française (DELF/DALF diplomas). Students are housed in double or triple rooms in Collège residence halls, with breakfast and lunch included. Dinner is optional for a supplemental fee. The Collège can arrange placements in a wide range of public organizations and private companies depending on your academic major, interests, and suitability. Typical internships include a minimum two hours of work a week at local government and housing projects. Interns also may be placed with local TV, youth clubs, hospitals, or the Cannes Festival Hall. However, no college credit can be obtained.
Cannes Film Festival Internship
Spring semester AIFS students are in Cannes during its world-famous film festival, and AIFS students typically receive a festival badge that allows them to attend screenings. For the past several years, AIFS students have been offered the following opportunities during the festival: Internships with a production company from California that supplies crews for CNN, BET, TNT, QVC, and HBO. Although you’re not paid, you are given meals and treated as crew members. You’ll work every day of the festival after morning classes, helping field crews in shootings, logging, duplicating, editing, and arrang-
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ing interviews with stars and invitations to functions. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in careers in communications, public relations, or the arts. n American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) Internship with this group may include a gala dinner hosted by Elizabeth Taylor. n Internship with Cannes TV. Here, you may help translate during live interviews with American film stars and producers for Cannes TV.
How to Apply
Applications are available by calling (800) 7272437; alternatively, you may apply online at the preceding address.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY— FLORENCE INTERNSHIP American Institute for Foreign Study— Florence 9 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902
[email protected] http://www.aifsabroad.com/InternAbroad/index. htm#apply
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; fees may range from $9,000 to $12,700 including room and board, tuition, some travel and social activities; college credit and scholarships are available. Exact cost depends on whether or not airfare is included, where you fly from, the time of year, and the type of program you choose. Application Deadlines: Fall semester: May 15; spring semester, October 15.
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Educational Experience: Internships are open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Requirements: Good knowledge of Italian.
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More and more international corporations are looking for international experience in their new employees; indeed, international commerce remains the most dynamic sector of the world economy. As a way of meeting that demand, many students are looking for internships abroad to hone their global skills in international management positions. For more than 39 years, the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) has been a leader in study-abroad programs for American students, sending more than one million students and teachers throughout the world. In addition to more traditional study-abroad programs, the AIFS offers fall and spring internships in Florence, in either business administration or social science. Classes are offered under the auspices of the American International University in London, an independent, international university of liberal arts and professional studies. Renowned for its emphasis on international and multicultural themes, AIU in Florence has an international student body of more than 1,000 full-time students from 100 countries. During your stay, you’ll live in an Italian household or in a student apartment, complete with restaurant vouchers for five breakfasts and five lunches or dinners a week. After your interviews and application have been accepted, placement is determined by the director of the program.
Internship in Business Administration (3 credits)
In this internship, you’ll work as a part-time volunteer in local companies or small businesses in or near Florence for a minimum of 130 hours. To receive credit, you’ll report to the supervising instructor regularly and submit an analytical paper. You may take only Italian plus one other course, such as history, fine arts, social sciences, and so on.
Internship in Social Science (3 credits)
If you have a strong commitment to social work or social sciences, you may obtain part-time placement (minimum 130 hours) in elementary education, assistance to the elderly, work with the handicapped, or health care assistance. The student is placed as a volunteer and is graded. You may take only Italian and one other course.
How to Apply
Applications are available by calling (800) 7272437; alternatively, you may apply online at the preceding address.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY— LONDON INTERNSHIP American Institute for Foreign Study— London 9 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902
[email protected] http://www.aifsabroad.com/InternAbroad/index. htm#apply
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; your fees may range from $9,000 to $12,700 including room and board, tuition, some travel, and social activities; college credit and scholarships are available. Exact cost depends on whether or not airfare is included, where you fly from, the time of year, and the type of program you choose. Application Deadlines: Fall semester: May 15; spring semester, October 15. Educational Experience: Internships are open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Requirements: None specified.
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for six credits or five days a week for nine credits and meet occasionally in seminars to examine workplace issues. The program runs mid-May to mid-August. Students may take one or two courses, but since some internships are full time, this could limit course selection to evening classes. You can check http://www.richmond.ac.uk to see which courses are offered in the evening. You’ll live with other Richmond students in university housing, use university libraries, computer labs, studios, and other facilities and take part in travel, performances, sports, and social programs. You’ll use public transportation to go to work.
Summer Internship (up to Nine Credits)
How to Apply
If you’re looking for international corporate experience without having to worry about learning another language, an internship in London could be the way to go. With this program under the auspices of the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS), you’ll study at Richmond, the American International University in London, an international university of liberal arts and professional studies incorporated in Delaware and accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This internship enables you to complement classroom learning with practical experience in the workplace, participate in international, intercultural learning, develop personal skills to help you build a competitive resume and make contacts in career areas. The program’s objective is academic training of the highest standard, focusing on the realities of working in a multicultural world. Richmond has organized the International Internship Program to combine an academic program with the opportunity to work in major British and international institutions. If you’re interested in a career in politics, you can work in the House of Commons or in local political organizations. If you’re interested in media or journalism, you could to spend a semester at a media or publishing company. For those who want experience in business and finance, internships include banks, investment houses, business analysis, and development in large or small companies. Performing-arts placements are with theaters, music companies, and in entertainment. During the first three weeks, you’ll take a required social science course (Contemporary British Culture) that meets Monday through Friday and is taught by Richmond faculty, many of whom are practicing experts in their fields. During the last nine weeks, you’ll intern four days a week
Applications are available by calling (800) 7272437; alternatively, you may apply online at the preceding address.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY— SYDNEY INTERNSHIP American Institute for Foreign Study—Sydney 9 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902
[email protected] http://www.aifsabroad.com/InternAbroad/index. htm#apply
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; your fees may range from $9,000 to $12,700 including room and board, tuition, some travel, and social activities; college credit and scholarships are available. Exact cost depends on whether or not airfare is included, where you fly from, the time of year, and the type of program you choose. Application Deadlines: Fall semester: May 15; spring semester, October 15.
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Educational Experience: Internships are open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Requirements: You must have a GPA of 3.0 and/ or a strong supporting recommendation from the study-abroad adviser of your university.
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What could provide a greater international internship than spending the summer in the beautiful town of Sydney, Australia, an energetic city built along a gorgeous harbor? And remember, seasons are reversed down under—Sydney offers students warm sun and beach days from October through April. This program is a combination of studying and internship, so you’ll go to classes at Macquarie University, set on 55 acres of rolling hills in North Ryde, 10 miles northwest of Sydney’s center. It combines the best of Australia’s open spaces with a modern campus that includes teaching and research facilities and extensive areas for sports and leisure. You can spend time outdoors, reading under the shade of eucalyptus trees, hiking the hills, strolling to the university’s complex of shops and restaurants, catching a bus to Sydney’s center, or swimming at the beach. Established in 1966, Macquarie is one of the leading research institutions in Sydney, with an annual enrollment of 16,000. It offers a wide range of academic programs and majors that span the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. During your internship, you’ll live in single rooms in Dunmore Lang residential college and have meals in Dunmore Lang dining hall. You can earn six credits for this internship, which provides you an opportunity to gain valuable work experience within a relevant organization while completing your studies. The internships are normally unpaid positions with companies near the university or a short train or bus ride away. You’ll be placed in positions related to your major and/or interests. You’ll work 18 hours a week, generally over a three-day period under the direction of a workplace supervisor, and in addition complete an academic project. You may then choose to enroll in
either one or two further courses offered by Macquarie University to build a full-time credit load. (A study-abroad student enrolled in one further course will satisfy visa requirements.)
How to Apply
Applications are available by calling (800) 7272437; alternatively, you may apply online at the preceding address.
AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP The American-Scandinavian Foundation Exchange Division 58 Park Avenue New York NY 10016 (212) 879-9779, ext. 731 Fax: (212) 686-2115
[email protected] http://www.amscan.org
What You Can Earn: Income for a four- to fivehour teaching week is estimated at EU 830 a month, which is taxed at the rate of 35 percent. This is not enough income to live on, so the applicant must bring along at least $1000 a month in personal funds to supplement income and must show proof that a total of $9000 ($1000/month for nine months) is available at the time of application. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College junior or senior with a minimum 2.5 GPA; major must be relevant to the placement offer. Requirements: Minimum age 20; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
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The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) works to boost international understanding by offering an educational and cultural internship
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exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Founded in 1910 by Danish-American industrialist Niels Poulsen, the ASF is a publicly supported nonprofit organization that manages an extensive program of fellowships, grants, trainee placement, publishing, and cultural activities. The foundation is governed by a board of trustees of individuals from the United States and Scandinavia with personal or professional ties to Scandinavia. The five Nordic heads of state serve as the organization’s patrons. Over the years, more than 26,000 young Americans and Scandinavians have participated in ASF’s exchange programs of study, research, or practical training. The ASF training program gives American college students insight into the culture and people of Scandinavia. Recently, internships have been offered in the areas of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, environmental science and forestry, or paper science. Offers are usually for two to three months in the summer, although they may last for up to 18 months.
HOW TO APPLY
You can apply online at http://www.amscan.org/ jobs/index.html.
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, Public Affairs Office Embassy of Australia 1601 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20036 Fax: (202) 797-3414 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.austemb.org/PAinternships.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
Educational Experience: Third-year or fourthyear college students with a personal interest in the fields of public relations, journalism, and/or international relations. Requirements: Strong initiative and writing and research skills; strong interpersonal skills; an ability to work independently and with a team.
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If you’ve always had a yen to live Down Under, you may want to start with an internship at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The public affairs office in the embassy recruits one intern each in the fall, summer, and spring. Fall and spring interns usually work two days a week, and summer interns are usually full time, although this schedule is flexible. In this internship, you’ll help write embassy news briefs and features for posting on the embassy’s Web site; help write the embassy’s monthly electronic newsletter (the Australia Report); help compose press releases and embassy fact sheets; undertake research in the library and on the Internet; scan U.S. papers for Australia-related clippings; and handle parcel/package pick-up.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, you can download the application (it’s compatible with Microsoft Word versions 2000 and above), fill it out, and either mail it or e-mail it along with your resume and a cover letter to the preceding address.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— AUCKLAND INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road
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[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but you can earn 16 credits from Boston University; fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to late June); March 15 for fall semester (mid-July to late November). Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA in major. Requirements: None specified.
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The Auckland programs offer students the opportunity to study and work at the same time in Auckland, the gateway to the South Pacific. The Auckland internship program is hosted by the University of Auckland. In this program, you’ll enroll directly in a four-credit course: Aotearoa New Zealand: History, Society, and Politics. You’ll also take two four-credit electives at the University of Auckland. Then you’ll take a four-credit internship in an area in which you’re interested, such as advertising and public relations; arts and arts administration; hospitality administration; journalism; politics and international relations; psychology and social policy; business; or information technology. While working and studying in New Zealand, you’ll live on campus in a three-bedroom apartment at the Railway Campus of the University of Auckland, situated in a vibrant urban environment in the heart of Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand. You’ll also have the chance to take excursions to important New Zealand sites as well as spend several days on the island of Rarotonga, a major Maori cultural site and geological area, and capital of the Cook Islands, plus the scenic Bay of Islands, home of New Zealand’s original capital city, Russell. The University of Auckland is about the same size as Boston University and is located near the waterfront of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. It boasts a comprehensive range of internationally recognized programs of study, outstanding scholars
and teachers, global reach in the dissemination of research publications, extensive involvement in overseas programs, and a richly diverse faculty and student body. (For more information about the University of Auckland, visit http://www. auckland.ac.nz.)
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application here at http:// www.bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— BEIJING INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; significant tuition fee is involved. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (late December through late May). Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA (in major and overall), plus four semesters of collegelevel Chinese (or the equivalent) with grades of B or better. Requirements: None specified.
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The Beijing internship program offers an extended semester in China’s capital city. The program combines an internship with intensive study of the
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Chinese language as it is spoken in both everyday and professional contexts. Study trips to surrounding areas and to local businesses supplement the coursework. All language and culture classes are taught by Chinese faculty in conjunction with CET Academic Programs, an American organization based in Washington, D.C., that has been administering educational programs in Asia for 20 years. Upon successful completion of a semester (20 weeks), students receive 20 Boston University credits. During the first four to five weeks, you’ll be placed into one of two levels of a course titled Chinese in Daily Life. Saturday field trips and a special weekend trip complement the curriculum. During the next seven to eight weeks, you’ll enroll in three courses: Modern China, Professional Chinese, and Advanced Chinese I, II, or III. You’ll be placed in classes with students participating in the CET Chinese program in Beijing. Because of differences in language levels among students, CET usually offers up to eight separate levels of Mandarin to suit the abilities of every student. This portion of your internship will end with a study trip to Shanghai, which includes speakers and company visits and offers you the opportunity to observe professional life in China’s commercial center. Trips have included visits to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the U.S. Consulate, the American Chamber of Commerce, and law firms as well as wholly owned Chinese firms. Students also participate in a seminar on China’s business strategies and network with expatriate executives. During the final seven to eight weeks, you’ll work a minimum of 25 hours a week at your internship and participate in a one-on-one language tutorial to integrate your language study with the specific requirements of your work experience. You’ll also continue the Modern China and Professional Chinese courses. An internship discussion seminar requires you to keep an analytical notebook and present a series of oral and written reports about your internship experiences. During your internship, you’ll live in doubleoccupancy dorm rooms with Chinese roommates. Single rooms are available but limited.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application at http://www. bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— DRESDEN INTERNSHIP Boston University
Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http:// www.bu.edu/abroad What You Can Earn: Unpaid; fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to late April); March 15 for fall semester (late August to mid-December); March 1 for summer semester (mid-May to mid-August) Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA in major and overall. Requirements: None specified.
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If you’re interested in studying and interning in Germany, the Boston University Dresden programs offer a wide variety of options to students, built around a semester or academic year of direct enrollment at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) in the culturally rich city of Dresden, Germany. German faculty teaches all courses. Upon successful completion of a semester, students earn 16 to 20 Boston University credits. After the first eight weeks of an intensive fourcredit German-language and cultural-immersion course, students are placed in their internships.
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Complementary coursework runs in tandem with internships. Students begin their internships during week nine and continue to work for an average of 30 hours a week. While you’re in Germany, you’ll also enroll in two or more courses at TUD and attend three to four faculty-directed sessions on the academic component of your internship. During the final week of the program, you’ll attend a seminar in which you’ll deliver the final presentations on your academic internship projects. Internship placements vary according to students’ interests, backgrounds, work experience, and language abilities, but most are offered in the areas of business, television, human services, international relations, and theater. The program also provides opportunities in a variety of disciplines, so students from all majors are encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application at http://www. bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— DUBLIN INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but 16 credits are offered; fee required.
Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to late April); March 15 for fall semester (late August to mid-December); March 1 for summer semester (mid-May to mid- August) Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA in major and overall. Requirements: None specified.
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The Irish internship program offers a semester of study and work in Dublin, based at Dublin City University. The program combines a professional internship with coursework on various aspects of Ireland’s dynamic history and contemporary culture, including its art, economy, literature, media, and politics. Courses designed specifically for students in the Boston University program are taught by faculty drawn from Dublin-area universities and professional institutes. During the first six weeks, you’ll be taking two required core courses: Contemporary Irish Society and the History of Ireland (evolution of modern Ireland). Students also meet with the program’s internship adviser to be placed according to ability, professional goals, experience, work habits, and availability of local opportunities. During the final eight weeks, you’ll participate in full-time internships with organizations in the greater Dublin area for four days per week, while also enrolling in one of three elective courses: The Arts in Ireland, Modern Irish Literature, or Mass Media in Ireland. Internship areas include: advertising/public relations; arts/arts administration; business/economics; film and radio/television; health/human services; hospitality administration; information technology/telecommunications; journalism; politics/international relations; and prelaw. Students may choose to live with Irish families or in college apartments on the campus of the National College of Ireland in Dublin city center (http://www.ncirl.ie). The homestays are situated in the suburbs of Dublin, close to DCU.
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HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application at http://www. bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— GENEVA INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but you can earn 16 Boston University credits; tuition fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (mid-January to mid-May); March 15 for fall semester (early September to mid-December). Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA in major and overall; students who wish to participate in a French-based internship must demonstrate French-language proficiency. Requirements: None specified.
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Geneva, Switzerland, is an important center of international diplomacy, business, banking, and humanitarian activities, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and surrounded by the highest peaks of the Alps. Home to more than 100 international organizations, Geneva hosts the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the
UN High Commission on Refugees, the International Red Cross, and many more. The University of Geneva has partnered with Boston University to offer an internship program in Switzerland for students specializing in international relations and other related fields, which will provide a unique opportunity to connect with and play a role in these global organizations through a professional internship and carefully focused coursework. All courses are taught in English at the University of Geneva and include introduction to international law (four credits), the activities of international organizations (four credits), Switzerland and small states (four credits), and the internship (four credits). For the internship (available in both English and French), you’ll probably be placed in one of the many international political, economic, and humanitarian organizations headquartered in Geneva. Additional internships will be available in arts and arts administration, communications, international business and finance, or hospitality. Most students will live at the Cité Universitaire de Genève, which houses a mix of international students in a modern, high-rise residence and features a cafeteria and athletic facilities. Additionally, female students have the option of living in Home Saint Pierre-Petershöfli, a residence for women ages 18 to 30 featuring a cozy, friendly atmosphere, a large communal kitchen and dining room, and a rooftop terrace with a view of Lake Geneva. In addition to program field trips to the Swiss capital, Bern, and to Hague in the Netherlands, students have numerous opportunities to explore Europe, including a variety of organized activities and ski trips.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application here at http://www.bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web siteto apply online: https://app.applyyourself. com/?id=BU-I.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— HAIFA INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but you can earn between 16 and 20 Boston University credits; fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to early June); March 15 for fall semester (late August to early January). Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA in major and overall; it’s recommended that students have one semester or more of college-level Hebrew language, or the equivalent, before starting the program. However, prior language study is not required. Requirements: None specified.
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The Haifa Language and Liberal Arts internship program offers a semester in the Mediterranean seaport of Haifa in Israel, combining language study with other coursework at the University of Haifa and excursions in and outside of Israel. As part of the internship, you’ll enroll in the University of Haifa’s department of overseas studies and take four courses (usually three-credit hours each) a semester, including a course in Hebrew or Arabic language (six- and four-credits, respectively), a course related to the culture or history of Israel and the Middle East, and courses in your area of interest in liberal arts. It’s also possible to enroll either in the department of English
or the department of fine arts. Students proficient in Hebrew may enroll directly in courses offered through other departments in the university. In addition, you’ll participate in internships under the supervision of the department of overseas studies and an on-site supervisor. Placements vary according to your interests, background, and language abilities, but you can consider such fields as medical services; archaeology; business; computer technologies; education; international trade; public relations; social work; conflict resolution; and women’s studies. Up to four Boston University credits are awarded for an internship. To get the most out of your time in Israel, you can take advantage of a chance to live in Israel and earn credit before the regular semester begins, at no additional cost. These opportunities vary from semester to semester but may include a study tour, an Ulpan (intensive Hebrew language program), or a presemester internship. While at the University of Haifa, you’ll live with Israeli students in fully equipped dormitory suites in the new residence hall village.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application here at http:// www.bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— LONDON INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
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[email protected] http:// www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to late April); March 15 for fall semester (late August to mid-December); March 1 for summer semester (mid-May to mid-August). Educational Experience: Undergraduate student. Requirements: Unspecified.
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For 22 years, Boston University’s London internship program has offered a semester of study and work in England’s capital city, combining a professional internship with coursework that examines a particular academic area in the context of Britain’s history, culture, and society and its role in modern Europe. Courses in each academic area are taught by British faculty to students enrolled in the Boston University program. Upon successful completion of a semester, students earn 16 Boston University credits. During the first five weeks of the internship, you’ll take one core course in your academic area to prepare for your internship and one elective course. You’ll also meet the program’s internship advisers to refine your area of work placement according to your ability, professional goals, experience, and work habits. The final eight weeks is your actual internship phase, when you’ll participate in London’s professional world through assigned internships designed to complement your particular academic concentration and personal goals. You’ll work full time, four days a week, while enrolled in a related, weekly seminar course. You can choose to focus on one of the following academic areas.
Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations
In this area, you’ll study media and consumer behavior and work in the marketing or public
relations departments of British companies, multinational firms, advertising agencies, or public relations agencies. Previous internship placements have included Universal Pictures, L’Oreal, QBO Bell Pottinger, and Fleishman Hillard.
Arts and Arts Administration
Here, you’ll study the history and sociology of the arts in Britain and work in one of London’s art galleries, theaters, museums, preservation projects, or local arts centers. Internship placements have included Sotheby’s, the Royal Academy of Arts, Latchmere Theatre, Flowers Central, and Dali Universe.
Business and Economics
If business is your cup of tea, you can study the current economic, political, and social issues affecting Britain and work in a London organization with an economic dimension. Internship placements have included Thompson Venture Economics, Center for Economic Policy Research, Business Services Association, and Taylor Rafferty.
Film, Radio, and Television
In this area, you’ll study communications and society in Britain and work for one of London’s radio and television stations or film production companies. Internship placements have included The Travel Channel, TwentyTwenty Television, Raindance Film Showcase, Ruby Films, Prospect Pictures, and Zenith Entertainment.
Hospitality and Tourism
Here, you’ll intern in travel, hotel, or restaurant marketing and public relations firms. Internship placements have included the London Hilton, Radison Edwardian, Planet Hollywood, and United Airlines. Placements are limited.
Journalism
If this is your area of interest, you’ll study Britain’s news media in the context of the political, cultural, and social life of the United Kingdom by participating in the daily operations of a newspaper,
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magazine, publishing house, or broadcast news organization. Internship placements have included CNN, NBC, Food and Travel magazine, The Financial Times, Readers Digest, the Sunday Times, and Simon & Schuster.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application at http://www. bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
Management and Finance
Interns here study international management and work in the accounting, banking, corporate finance, economic research and operations, or personnel management departments of prestigious international organizations. Internship placements have included Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, JP Morgan, and Viacom.
Politics and International Relations
At this internship, you’ll study the issues and institutions of British political culture and work in one of London’s many political institutions, including Parliament, party organizations, lobbying groups, or political public relations agencies. Internship placements have included Labour and Conservative members of Parliament, Labour Party Headquarters, War on Want, Janes Information Group, Overseas Development Institute, and Free Tibet Campaign.
Prelaw
With this internship, you’ll study the history and practice of the law in both the United States and Britain and participate in the daily life of a British law firm or commercial legal department. Internship placements have included such prestigious law firms as Dawson Cornwell, Beachcroft Wansbroughs, and Peter Kandler & Co.
Psychology and Social Policy
In this area, you’ll study healthcare and humanservices issues and participate in the daily work life of hospital rehabilitation, therapy, or education programs, health center administration, social service departments, community care centers, or social activist organizations. Internship placements have included the Cassell Hospital, Russell Unit Eating Disorders Service, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, and Westminster Women’s Aid.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— MADRID INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but you can earn 16 Boston University credits (eight credits for the summer internship); fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (mid-January to mid-May); March 15 for fall semester (early September to mid-December); March 1 for summer semester (late May early July); March 15 for academic year (early September to mid-May). Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA in major plus proficiency in Spanish (qualifying for Level II or III). Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The Madrid internship program offers a semester or academic year of intensive language and cultural study in Madrid, Spain, and housing in Spanish households, where students have their own room and eat with their hosts. If you select this intern-
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ship program, you’ll enroll in three courses at the Insitutio Internacional; the courses are taught in Spanish by Spanish faculty or the resident director. These courses will depend on your major and on the nature of the internship work. Placements take into consideration your experiences, language abilities, and available opportunities in any given semester, so flexibility is essential. The Instituto Internacional en España was founded in 1892 by Bostonian Alice Gordon Gulick and was recently named a national monument of historic interest. The Instituto is located in the heart of Madrid and offers a library, cafeteria, auditorium, computer lab with Internet connection, and areas for students to connect to the Internet using their own laptop computers. You’ll also participate in a four-credit, facultysupervised internship drawn from more than 350 active internship sources in a wide variety of fields, including the arts/architecture; business/economics; politics; comparative law; international organization; health and human services; advertising or public relations; film and television; journalism; or field placement in hospitality administration. During your internship, you’ll also undertake a midterm oral briefing (evaluated by the internship director) and a final reflective and analytical written report, evaluating your personal, professional, and academic development during the internship (evaluated by the internship director). In addition to courses and/or an internship, the programs include day and weekend field trips to such places as Granada, Córdoba, Toledo, Sevilla, and/or Segovia.
Summer Madrid Internship
The summer program offers an intensive sevenweek study abroad opportunity that combines an internship, a liberal arts course, and an integrated homestay placement in Madrid. Courses are taught at the Instituto Internacional en España in Madrid, and you’ll fulfill your internship in major corporations, institutes, and nonprofit organizations. Areas of internship include advertising and public relations; arts and arts administration; business and economics; film and television; health and human
services; hospitality administration; journalism; politics; law; and teaching. In addition to working in an internship full time, five days a week, for six weeks, you’ll take one liberal arts course. Your internship is assessed on the basis of written work, an evaluation by the on-site supervisor, and a review by the Boston University internship director.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application here at http:// www.bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web siteto apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— PARIS INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but 16 credits are possible; fee required. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to late April); March 15 for fall semester (late August to mid-December); March 1 for summer semester (mid-May to mid-August). Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA (in major and overall), plus completion of fourthsemester French with grades of B or better. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The Paris internship program offers a semester combination of internships in Paris (the center of
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French and European business and culture) with intensive French-language study and liberal arts courses. French faculty members from local universities teach courses on contemporary France that are specifically designed for students in the internship program. After an orientation period, you’ll enroll in three courses and begin the internship-placement process. Depending on how good your French is, you’ll be placed into one of two sequences: one language course and two electives or two language courses and one elective. During the second half of the semester, you’ll participate in local professional life through faculty-supervised full-time internships that occur Monday through Friday. At the same time, you’ll attend small group and individual writing tutorials that monitor your progress in the internship and the drafting of an extensive analytical internship report. At the end of the internship, you’ll give an oral defense of your report.
Paris Management Internship Program
During the spring term only, Boston University and the University of Paris IX-Dauphine offer a one-semester management internship program. The program includes two management courses, a special “economic development of Europe” seminar, a French language workshop, and an internship for credit. Students enroll in two management courses at the University of Paris IX-Dauphine and have access to Dauphine facilities and services. This internship provides 18 credits. The Boston University Paris center, including administrative offices and classrooms, is located in the fifteenth arrondissement, within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower. Students have the option of living in a French household or in student housing at the Fondation des États-Unis, a residence hall in the Cité Universitaire international student complex.
Paris Summer Program
This eight-week, eight-credit program offers an internship track in which you take one liberal arts course and do a full-time internship.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application here at http:// www.bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preceding address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP ABROAD— SYDNEY INTERNSHIP Boston University Division of International Programs 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-9888
[email protected] http://www.bu.edu/abroad
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; fee is charged. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring semester (early January to late April); March 15 for fall semester (late August to mid-December); March 1 for summer semester (late May to midAugust). Given visa restrictions, serious candidates for the Sydney internship are strongly advised to apply by September 1 for the spring semester. Educational Experience: Minimum 3.0 GPA. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Boston University’s internship abroad program offers a semester of study and work in Sydney, Australia, one of the hubs of the Pacific Rim. This program combines a professional internship with coursework on Australia’s dynamic history, contemporary culture, and place in the modern world, including its literature, film, mass media, politics, economy, and art. Courses are taught at the Boston University Sydney Center by faculty drawn from leading Australian universities and industries.
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Upon successful completion of a semester, you can earn 16 Boston University credits, which may be transferred to your university with permission from your adviser. During the first six weeks of your internship in Australia, you’ll take two core courses: Australian Culture and Society and a course on Australian art and architecture, film and video production, Australian cinema, or Australian social policy. You’ll also meet an appointed Sydney program internship adviser to come up with an internship placement according to your ability, academic history, professional goals, experience, and work style. In addition, the Australian Culture and Society course requires all students to conduct ethnographic research on a selected aspect of Australian society. During the final eight weeks, you’ll begin your actual internship, when you’ll participate in Sydney’s local work life through internships with Australian and multinational businesses and organizations. You’ll work four days a week while taking an elective course in one of the following Australianfocused subjects: politics, literature, mass media, or economics. Throughout this eight-week period, you’ll have two required formal meetings with your internship advisers and complete portfolios based on your internship experiences. Internship areas include advertising and public relations; arts and arts administration; business and economics; film, radio and television; health and human services; hospitality administration; journalism; and politics. You’ll live at a student residence near the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney, a five-minute walk from Boston University’s classroom and administrative center. You’ll have easy access to public transportation, Darling Harbour, Chinatown, and the City Business District. You’ll share double rooms in fully furnished loft apartments with private bathrooms and kitchenettes.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application at http://www. bu.edu/abroad/apply and submit it to the preced-
ing address. Or visit this Web site to apply online: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=BU-I.
CAMP COUNSELORS USA— EUROPEAN DAY CAMPS Camp Counselors USA 2330 Marinship Way, Suite 250 Sausalito CA 94965 (415) 339-2728; (415) 339-2740; (800) 999-2267 Fax: (415) 339-2744
[email protected] http://www.ccusa.com/PROGRAMS/RU/intro. aspx#
What You Can Earn: Counselors receive €180 (about $216.50) for each week of camp work; senior counselors may receive a higher rate of pay. It is also possible to earn bonuses for exceptional work. Room and breakfast included; if breakfast is not provided, counselors will receive a €35 ($42) weekly breakfast allowance. Counselors are responsible for their other meals. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Proof of your enrollment in a university/college as a full-time student is required. Requirements: Some kind of experience working with children; adaptability; flexibility; must be at least age 18 and able to obtain a U.S. visa; creativity and initiative are essential; must work well independently; be professional, dress appropriately, and not smoke or drink alcohol while on duty; able to travel alone; self-sufficient; ability to communicate with children who don’t speak English (no need to speak their language, but you must be able to work with children whose English ability is low). Drama and arts/crafts skills are beneficial, as are teaching skills, counseling skills, and even experience in sporting and community groups for children.
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OVERVIEW
If you’re super-flexible and like the idea of working with children in several different countries, you may be interested in this summer internship as a day-camp counselor in Austria, Germany, and Hungary, designed for children between the ages of six through 15. In the summer, these children attend one-week sessions to improve their English skills while playing games and sports and enjoying arts, crafts, and drama. As an intern counselor, you’ll need to be creative and clever in order to make the program exciting and be instructional and entertaining while fitting into the camp’s teaching and learning philosophy. Each weekly group has a maximum of 12 campers with a variety of English-language abilities who attend from Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. During this time, you’ll be exclusively responsible for your group. Most counselors are between 20 and 24 years, though some junior counselors might be as young as 16 and some senior counselors as old as 35. All counselors (even those who can’t speak German) are expected to be able to work completely alone if necessary. Camps are located throughout Austria, Germany, and Budapest, including everything from classrooms, an entire building, or a Boy Scout hall. Some day camps are located in the countryside, while others are much more urban. The ratio of the campers per campsite varies from 10 to 12 campers at sites where you’re the only instructor, to large campsites where five counselors will oversee 60 campers. You’ll be expected to work anywhere from six to 12 weeks. The earliest camps (those in Berlin) begin in mid-June; the last one (in Bavaria) ends in the middle of September. Because no singular campsite runs during the entire summer, you’ll be expected to work in a new town almost every week and will often be informed as to where you will be working at short notice. You could begin in Berlin in June, transfer to Hungary in July, move on to Austria in August, and then have a last week in Bavaria in September. Typically, you’ll have no more than one unpaid week off during your internship, and you’ll be
expected to be available to work for the entire period if necessary, as well as participating in the training week, a workshop on the first weekend after your placement has started, and a final “wrap up” feedback meeting. Training is mandatory for all counselors, even returning ones. Training generally takes place during the first week of your work period and is not paid. (But you’ll get room and full board for this week.) Training sessions usually take place in Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Dortmund, or Budapest; ESDC will tell you where your training city is as soon as possible so you can make your travel preparations. A coordinator is responsible for the camps and counselors in a specific geographical area, supervising the camp and counselors and registration of children and ensuring that necessary materials are at each campsite. Coordinators will also act as resources for counselors about the campsite and available playgrounds and so on. Since a coordinator is not always present at the campsite, counselors are solely responsible for the daily campsite program, as well as their spare time. You’ll probably stay at your camp site in simple, rudimentary facilities and often in shared-living quarters. Accommodations will vary according to the camp venue: Boy Scout Houses: Rooms usually have a shower and kitchenette. n Bed and Breakfast: Simple short-stay accommodations providing room and breakfast. n Youth Hostel: Some with mixed dorm rooms. n Family Homestay: Lodging with a family of one of your children at camp. n
HOW TO APPLY
Download the application at http://www.ccusa. com/PROGRAMS/Global/inquiry.aspx?action=d ownload&programcode=RU and submit online. Complete the application form and mail it to the preceding address. CCUSA will evaluate your application and may contact you to schedule an interview within 15 days. If your application is
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successful, you’ll get a letter of acceptance and an ESDC contract. When you receive the CCUSA contract, sign and return it with your application. Your final contract will be ready for you at training week. The duration of your work period will be finalized in May but not finally confirmed until your performance evaluation during training week. You’ll receive weekly correspondence from ESDC and their coordinators containing more information, general greetings, and an exchange of information among the other counselors. Training weeks begin in March and continue until the end of July.
CAMP COUNSELORS USA—RUSSIA Camp Counselors USA 2330 Marinship Way, Suite 250 Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 339-2728; (415) 339-2740; (800) 999-2267 Fax: (415) 339-2744
[email protected] http://www.ccusa.com/PROGRAMS/RU/intro.aspx#
What You Can Earn: Small stipend, plus room and board. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Experience working with children; adaptability; flexibility.
OVERVIEW
If you’re adaptable, adventurous, and thrive on challenges, you may want to consider an internship at a Russian summer youth camp. For 13 years, CCUSA has offered this challenging program for four to eight weeks from June through August. Just like in the United States, every summer thousands of children head off for camps across
Russia, from the shores of Lake Baikal to the beaches of the Black Sea. In many ways, these camps look a lot like those you’d find in the United States and Canada, with their own philosophies and desire to give kids a place to relax while having fun in an outdoor setting. Usually found in rural areas miles away from the nearest town, often by a lake or river, most camps have a large dining hall, crafts and sports buildings, and dormitories and offer swimming, boating, and canoeing. Other activities may include theater, sports, arts, crafts, dance, performing arts, and teaching. Campers usually stay for sessions between 10 to 28 days. You can choose one of two internship positions in the Russia Program: camp counselor or English/American culture instructor. As a counselor, you’ll serve as a teacher, leader, and a friend to a group of children between the ages of 8 and 16. You’re also responsible for their safety and well being as you spend most of the day outdoors.
Camp Counselor
Life as a counselor in Russia is not easy. The hours are long and you’ll be busy constantly, teaching, eating, answering questions, and even sharing dorms with campers. Interning in Russia is not for everybody; you’ll need to be able to adapt to unfamiliar customs, traditions, and uniquely Russian approaches to the summer-camp model. This program is rigorous; you may experience culture shock and physical stress because of dietary changes, climate, and the location of each camp.
English/Culture Instructor
As an instructor, you’ll be teaching English every day to different classes while incorporating lessons about your American culture.
HOW TO APPLY
Download the application at http://www.ccusa. com/PROGRAMS/Global/inquiry.aspx?action= download&programcode=RU and submit online.
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CAMP COUNSELORS USA—UNITED KINGDOM Camp Counselors USA 2330 Marinship Way, Suite 250 Sausalito, CA 94965 (415) 339-2728; (415) 339-2740; (800) 999-2267 Fax: (415) 339-2744
[email protected] http://www.ccusa.com/PROGRAMS/RU/intro.aspx#
What You Can Earn: £175 pounds a week (about $304), plus room and board. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Some kind of experience working with children; adaptability; flexibility; must be at least age 18 and able to obtain a U.S. visa.
OVERVIEW
Just like American children, youngsters in the United Kingdom love going to camp; more than 10,000 of them will go to camp each year. The Youth Hostel Association (YHA) provides these camps in rural areas throughout the country, where campers join in activities, sports, and games. As a camp counselor intern, you’ll work for about nine weeks at a camp specifically suited to your personality and interests. You’ll begin your internship with a 10-day mandatory training session for all staff at Ambleside in northwest England before campers’ arrival at camp in early July. (You’ll travel to the training site via free buses leaving from both London and Manchester.) As a general counselor, you’ll work as a leader, a role model, and a friend to children ranging in age from 11 to 17 years. Your duties include planning, leading, and joining in a variety of activities throughout the day and into the evening, acting as an assistant as you move with your campers from activity to activity. At the end of the day, you’re responsible for getting the campers to bed, having cabin chats, or providing stories or quiet games as the children drift off to sleep.
Your primary responsibility is to ensure their safety, overall supervision, and well being and to make their camp experience fun and rewarding. When your camp assignment ends, you can travel on your own in the UK for as long as your visa permits, exploring Scotland, England, Ireland, and Wales. If you’re interested in working after camp is over, CCUSA can guarantee you a placement right after camp with one of the many employers it works with in a variety of companies throughout the UK.
HOW TO APPLY
Download the application at http://www.ccusa. com/PROGRAMS/Global/inquiry.aspx?action=d ownload&programcode=RU and submit online.
CANADIAN EMBASSY INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator, Canadian Embassy 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 682-1740, ext. 7530. Fax: (202) 682-7791 http://www.canadianembassy.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; college credit possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College undergraduate or graduate. Requirements: U.S. or Canadian citizenship.
OVERVIEW
Prominently located on the Main Street of America, Pennsylvania Avenue, the Canadians are the only embassy located between the U.S. Capitol and the White House. An internship with America’s close ally and neighbor can provide students with an opportunity to get involved in governmental affairs and gain
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a general understanding of the Canada–U.S. bilateral relationship. Established in 1927, the embassy is the official chancery of the Canadian ambassador to the United States and is responsible for watching out for Canadian interests in the United States. The embassy provides information about working and traveling in Canada and tries to boost Canadian corporations. There are several internship positions in the embassy, depending on your particular academic interests, but typically these include public affairs, academic relations, culture, press/media, information services, trade, environment, energy, and Congressional relations. All interns usually work four-and-a-half days per week. Because the internships are unpaid, you should apply for academic credit from your university.
How to Apply
You can download an application form at http:// www.canadianembassy.org/embassy/internshipsen.asp. To apply, fax your application form, resume, an autobiographical sketch stating your goals/ interests and why you are applying to the internship, an academic transcript, and three letters of recommendation (academic/employment).
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE INTERNSHIP Carnegie Endowment 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 483-7600
[email protected] http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/ index.cfm?fa=jrFellows
What You Can Earn: $2,583.00 a month for fulltime fellowship, plus a full benefits package.
Application Deadlines: Endowment deadline is January 15; however, most schools set an earlier deadline to receive and review applications. Consult your university for application deadlines and details on the school’s application process. Educational Experience: Graduating college seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. Requirements: Individuals who have started graduate school are not eligible.
OVERVIEW
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Founded in 1910, its work is nonpartisan and dedicated to achieving practical results. Through research, publishing, and creating new international networks, endowment associates shape fresh policy approaches. Their interests span geographic regions and the relations among governments, business, international organizations and civil society, focusing on the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change. Through its Carnegie Moscow Center, the endowment helps develop a tradition of public policy analysis in the states of the former Soviet Union and improve relations between Russia and the United States. The endowment also publishes Foreign Policy, one of the world’s leading magazines of international politics and economics, which reaches readers in more than 120 countries and several languages. Each year the endowment offers eight to 10 one-year fellowships from a pool of nominees from 300 colleges across the country. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the endowment’s senior associates, providing research assistance to associates working on the Carnegie Endowment’s projects such as nonproliferation, democracy building, trade, US leadership, China-related issues, and Russian/Eurasian studies. Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal
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articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists, journalists, and government officials.
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HOW TO APPLY
Administration
The Carnegie Endowment relies on participating universities to nominate uniquely qualified students. No applications are accepted directly from students. The Carnegie Endowment accepts applications only through participating universities via designated nominating officials; therefore, if you’re interested, you should consult your university on the nomination process. If you graduated during the previous academic year and have not started graduate studies, you may apply through the university from which you graduated. For a list of participating schools, visit this Web site: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/universities.htm.
CENTER FOR WORLD INDIGENOUS STUDIES INTERNSHIP Center for World Indigenous Studies Fellowship/Internship Program PMB 214 1001 Cooper Point Road, SW #140 Olympia, WA 98502-1107
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit may be arranged at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students. Requirements: American citizenship.
If you find the Fourth World fascinating, you might be interested in the opportunity to support a diverse group of world leaders, scholars, and activists who live in this area. CWIS offers internships in Olympia, Washington, and Yelapa, Mexico. Interns in this area will help with public relations and community outreach, write grant proposals, and help maintain the CWIS George Manuel Memorial Library.
Communications/Media
As an intern here, you might write and distribute press releases on a variety of CWIS events and issues, gather information on current media contacts, and update the database for networking and educational programs.
Mexico Internship
Successful applicants will live and learn in the Comunidad Indigena de Chacala in semitropical western Mexico. Interns are accepted to study in areas such as traditional medicine; ethnobotany; traumatic stress studies; health education; tropical public health; anthropology; somatics; health psychology; Fourth World studies; politics; diplomacy; economics; environmental studies; and tourism and development. In addition, a 15-20 hour a week service project that supports the activities of the Center for World Indigenous Studies in Western Mexico is required. Interns in Mexico should expect to work between 20 to 25 hours a week in organization, program, and clinical/educational areas, for at least four weeks. If you land an internship here, you’ll be eligible to participate in two seminars and receive individual/group supervision.
Olympia Internship
You can choose to work in international relations; policy formulation and economic development; health, spirituality, and traditional medicine; and environmental issues including resource management; biodiversity; geography; or mapping projects. Activities may include records and
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documents management, documents research, information management, meeting organization, or office support. Most of the projects and departments are interdisciplinary and offer a broad range of opportunities for learning and practical application. The internships last at least three months for 20-40 hours a week.
Publications
CWIS publishes the Fourth World Journal, as well as occasional papers, books, and online publications. If you intern in this area, you may help to produce both hard-copy and electronic publications, including graphic design, research, editing, and writing. You’ll be encouraged to publish the results of your research, and you may serve as primary or secondary authors with CWIS staff.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, complete an electronic application at http://www.cwis.org/int_app.htm or print this form and mail it to the preceding address, along with the names of two references. After a review of your application, CWIS will e-mail or mail a confirmation of your application. The Olympia internship requires an application fee of $35. The Mexico internship requires an application fee of $35, plus a $125 internship fee, full-month lodging ($610), seminar lodging and meals ($322), and one seminar tuition ($1,524).
COOPERATIVE CENTER FOR STUDY ABROAD: IRELAND INTERNSHIP Northern Kentucky University Cooperative Center for Study Abroad-Ireland 301 Founders Hall
Highland Heights, KY 41099 (800) 319-6015 Fax: (859) 572-6650
[email protected] http://www.ccsa.cc
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is possible; tuition fee charged ($3,495). Application Deadlines: February 28 for summer (early June to early August); Early April for fall (mid-August to mid-October and mid-October to mid-December); early October for spring (mid-January to mid-March and mid-March to mid-May). Educational Experience: College freshmen through seniors. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age.
OVERVIEW
The Dublin internship allows students to get experience in business, industry, social or government agencies, theatres, museums, or other work environments. As an intern here, you’ll be expected to commit to a full-time internship for eight weeks. CCSA will try to tailor your internship to meet your needs based on your academic background, work experience, and interests. Once the application has been received, companies and organizations that may match your skills will be contacted and given your resume to consider. During monthly meetings, students will be able to discuss anything about their internship with their supervisor. When possible, the supervisor will visit the site during your placement and will complete an evaluation form on your performance at the end of your internship.
HOW TO APPLY
Complete the application at: http://www.ccsa. cc/application.html if you are not one of the universities affiliated with the CCSA program, listing your preferred areas of work as clearly as possible.
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COSTA RICA INTERNSHIP INSTITUTE Costa Rica Internship Institute PO Box 1171 C.P. 2050 San Pedro de Montes de Oca San Jose, Costa Rica (011-506) 273-5286 Fax: (011-506) 273-5285
[email protected] http://www.costaricainternships.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; fee is required. While participants don’t receive academic credit, CRINI will issue a certificate of participation that may enable you to negotiate credit with your college. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students and all others interested in academic research or hands-on internship work; an adequate knowledge of Spanish is required; you should have at least the equivalent of two years of college Spanish or may study Spanish in Costa Rica before you begin the internship. Requirements: None specified.
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The internship program includes professionals, researchers, and individuals who are clearly focused or have specific areas of interest or expertise. The goal of each internship is to benefit both the intern and the host community or organization. Internships are available in national parks, communitydevelopment organizations, women’s groups, businesses, health clinics, and indigenous reserves and include diverse projects within both natural and social science areas. The program places individuals with organizations that offer specific internship projects. When necessary, internships can be created to match your own specific goals and background. Before arriving in Costa Rica, you should send CRINI information about the type of work
you’d like to do, in order to begin the process of selecting and negotiating your internship. The institute accepts interns at any time of year (except December) for between two and four months. Interested interns and researchers can negotiate a longer stay if required. The specific program schedule depends on the needs of the individual. No two internships are alike. Some require scientific research, some require hands-on work, and some require your initiative or creativity for designing a project. Some involve a great deal of community contact or interaction with fellow workers; others do not. Each internship, however, will challenge your flexibility and adaptability. Typically, it will take about two or three weeks for you to integrate well into your community and project site and to define or determine the scope and variety of tasks in any given internship. You’ll live with a family (or CRINI will find you appropriate housing for the duration of the internship). If you decide to work within a national park, you’ll be placed at the park’s biological station. You’re expected to keep a daily record of your work and experiences. This record may help your host develop research or policy agendas. These final reports are to be written in Spanish.
HOW TO APPLY
You can apply electronically for this internship or download an application in PDF format. You’ll find the application form at http://www.costaricainternships.com/application.htm. E-mail the completed application form along with one letter of recommendation to the preceding address.
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INTERNSHIP Council on Foreign Relations, New York Office Human Resources Office 58 East 68th Street
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[email protected] http://www.cfr.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but a small stipend is offered upon completion of the internship to defray expenses. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College and grad students majoring in international affairs, political science, regional studies, or economics is preferred. Previous event planning experience also is preferred. Requirements: Interns should be extremely detailoriented, be able to work in a pressured environment, have excellent communication skills and research skills.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens in the United States and other countries, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments. The council does this by convening meetings where prominent thinkers debate and discuss the major issues of our time; conducting a wide-ranging studies program; publishing Foreign Affairs, the journal covering international affairs and U.S. foreign policy; maintaining a diverse membership; sponsoring independent task forces; and providing up-to-date information about the world and U.S. foreign policy on the Council’s Web site. The Council has two locations—one in New York City located in a landmark townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, close to Central Park. The newly renovated Washington, D.C., office is located in Dupont Circle, in the middle of the nation’s capital. The Council’s National Program brings together an increasingly influential group of Americans
involved in international affairs from around the country and the world. The responsibilities of the intern will include helping staff coordinate National Program events, helping staff plan, organize, and coordinate the annual National Conference, which brings together members from around the country to discuss foreign policy issues. Interns also will help with various research projects for the National Conference, as well as provide general administrative support to the department.
HOW TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should e-mail, fax, or mail a resume and cover letter including the internship position you want, and the days and times you’re available to work, to the Human Resources department at the above address.
COUNCIL ON HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS (COHA) INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator Council on Hemispheric Affairs 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1C Washington, DC 20036 http://www.coha.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students should have some knowledge and/or interest in U.S.-Latin American affairs or international relations and should display impressive research and writing skills. Language ability in Spanish or Portuguese is desired, although a track record in journalism, English, or one of the social sciences may be substituted for the normal background requirements. Candidates who lack these qualifications are at times selected if they exhibit proven research and writing skills.
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Requirements: Should be highly motivated with excellent computer literacy. Will be expected to show initiative and a capacity for innovation. Interns are expected to work from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. daily, although the office is open long after 5:00 P.M. and on weekends as well. COHA internships last 18 weeks (14 weeks in the summer).
OVERVIEW
For almost 30 years, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), a major tax-exempt, nonprofit, and nonpartisan national research and information organization, has offered internships in Washington, D.C., in the fields of U.S., Latin American, and Canadian relations. These internships provide entry-level practical experience in dealing with a variety of hemispheric political, economic, diplomatic, and trade issues. They also provide young scholars with an excellent opportunity to be exposed to the policymaking process. COHA internships are highly respected by the Washington policymaking community for their rigor and the valuable learning experience they provide. Former COHA interns have gained prominent positions in journalism, the Foreign Service, and congressional offices, as well as being admitted to some of the most prestigious professional schools in the country. Interns quickly become fully integrated into COHA’s research activities and also select modest administrative tasks that they are expected to fulfill along with their research and writing assignments. COHA internships, which are available throughout the year, are entirely voluntary and are awarded on a highly competitive basis. Part of an intern’s responsibility is to help keep the office and their work areas neat. Interns pursue research topics of their and the organization’s interest. Former interns have had their bylined work published in various COHA publications and in the Congressional Record, as well as in the opinion pages of newspapers across the world including the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Atlanta Constitution, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, Oakland
Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Times, and scores of other dailies. Some of the many responsibilities of interns (research associate) include conducting research and writing articles for the Washington Report on the Hemisphere (WRH), as well as take turns drafting its irregular “News and Analysis” series of press memorandums. Interns also draft press memoranda as often as two or three times per week; conduct research on a variety of economic, political and social issues; initiate telephone queries with congressional and administrative personnel; publish articles under their own by-lines in major newspapers and newsweeklies; attend a variety of Washington conferences and briefings as a representative of COHA; conduct interviews with policymakers; and prepare research for insertion into the Congressional Record and Library of Congress under their own names. Interns also compose sign Opinion-Editorials and letters to the editor, as well as make research inquiries to legislative and executive agency offices; attend meetings, Congressional hearings, legislative seminars, and substantive discussions on topics relevant to COHA’s work. Interns perform telephone and personal interviews with Washington officials concerned with hemispheric affairs and assist in the production and distribution of the WRH, press releases, monographs, and promotional mailings. In addition, you’ll be expected to help in office administration, producing financial reports, maintaining and fulfilling subscription lists, clipping newspapers, sorting and filing resource information, supervising promotional mailings, servicing mail and telephone inquiries, as well as various other supply and maintenance functions. In general, as an intern you can expect to have two-thirds of your time devoted to research/writing activities and less than one-third to administrative functions. Many interns have gone on to solid graduate or professional schools, joined the Foreign Service and other U.S. government agencies, become journalists, or entered other challenging careers in the public and private sectors.
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HOW TO APPLY To apply, submit:
a completed application that you have downloaded from http://www.coha.org/ application.php n an official transcript (photocopies acceptable) n a resume n a writing sample, which is important because we want to be certain you are an effective researcher and author n two letters of recommendation n cover letter detailing what you hope to obtain from a COHA internship and your familiarity with the hemisphere. n
THE ECONOMIST INTERNSHIP The Economist 25 St James Street London SW1A 1HG United Kingdom http://www.economistgroup.com/Employment/ internships.html
What You Can Earn: Nominal. Application Deadlines: January through February. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must be under age 25.
OVERVIEW
Edited in London since 1843, The Economist is a weekly paper of news, ideas, opinions, and analysis that is printed in six countries and published on the Internet. More than 80 percent of its circulation lies outside the United Kingdom. Because of its independent and international editorial perspective, it is read by more of the world’s political and busi-
ness leaders than any other magazine. The paper remains true to the principles of its founder, James Wilson, who championed free trade, internationalism, and minimum interference by government. The Economist has no formal training program, although it does offer two internship programs: the Richard Casement and Marjorie Dean internships. Otherwise, in the summer, one intern is usually taken in the foreign department and another in the business department. Occasionally, a third is hired to write about Britain.
The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Internship
The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation offers an internship for a would-be or junior journalist to spend three months at The Economist writing about finance. This internship is advertised in the finance section of The Economist in March/April.
Richard Casement Internship
This formal internship, advertised in the science section of The Economist in February, allows an intern to spend three months writing about science and technology. The paper’s aim is more to discover writing talent in a science student than to develop scientific aptitude in a budding journalist. Interns are treated much as members of staff and expected to join in accordingly. The competition is fierce, the pay is nominal, and there is no guarantee of a when the internship comes to an end.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested, send a cover letter to the appropriate editor (business affairs, John Peet; Britain, Emma Duncan) with a resume and examples of any writing you think may be relevant. Marjorie Dean internship: Applicants should write a letter of introduction, along with an article of approximately 600 words suitable for inclusion in the financial section. Richard Casement internship: Applicants should write a letter of introduction, along with
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an article of approximately 600 words suitable for inclusion in the science and technology section.
HANSARD SOCIETY SCHOLARS PROGRAM The Hansard Society Scholars Program Coordinator 9 Kingsway London WC2B 6XF United Kingdom
[email protected] http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/programmes/ study_programme/scholars
What You Can Earn: None; fee required. Application Deadlines: June 1 for spring semester (early January to late April); January 1 for summer semester (mid-May to very late July/August ); April 1 for autumn semester (wmid-September to late December); late applications may be considered. Educational Experience: University undergraduate. Requirements: GPA of 3.0 or above; personal integrity and commitment. Upon acceptance, you must pay a deposit; the balance of fees must be paid no later than six weeks prior to the start of the internship. The current fees are $11,472.95 per term, which includes board at private apartments in central London, which are usually shared by about six people, with two (occasionally three) students per room. The apartments include kitchen facilities, furniture, and bedlinen; all apartments are cleaned regularly and are located close to shopping and entertainment facilities in central London. Fees include all tuition, access to LSE student services, IT facilities, events, public lectures, restaurants, and bars; cultural and social events; membership of the British Library of Political and Economic Sciences; self-catering accommodation in central London; a London Transport Travel-
card allowing unlimited travel on public transport throughout Zones 1 and 2; an internship in Westminster or other prominent political organization; and all administration and student support services, including pastoral care and access to the LSE medical facilities.
OVERVIEW
If you’re an anglophile interested in politics and current affairs, you’ll find a summer internship with the Hansard Society Scholars Program an incredible experience. As a Hansard participant, you’d work in the U.K., at the heart of the Parliamentary process, with key decision-makers from Parliament, government, campaign organizations, think tanks, lobbying groups, and the media. The Hansard Society Scholars Program offers an outstanding opportunity for American students to gain academic and practical knowledge of the British political system and current debates in U.K. public policy. Each semester lasts 14 weeks in the autumn and spring or 12 weeks in summer. As a Hansard Scholar, you’ll attend courses in British politics and U.K. public policy at the London School of Economics & Political Science, one of the foremost universities in the world. You’ll have lectures with politicians and other senior figures from a variety of organizations and participate in an intensive internship at one of many political organizations in the U.K., including interest groups, campaign organizations, research institutions, lobbying companies, or Parliament.
Accredited Courses
As part of your internship experience, you’ll take two lecture courses in addition to pursuing an individual research dissertation. Each lecture course requires you to attend a weekly seminar, produce a six- to eight-page essay, and take a threehour exam at the end of the semester. All courses are assessed by a current member of the London School of Economics Government Department faculty. The British Politics & Parliament course examines the constitutional and political process in Brit-
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ain, including the role of Parliament, the Prime Minister, and the Civil Service, the policy-making process. The U.K. Public Policy course analyzes current policy issues, including the economy, social policy, education, foreign policy, and the role of the media. You’re also required to complete a 9,000 to 10,000 word dissertation on some topic that interests you. In addition, you’re required to attend a guest lecture each week, which might include former Conservative and Labour Cabinet ministers, MPs, and peers from each of the main British political parties, political journalists from the BBC and national newspapers, or experienced lobbyists, campaigners, and policy experts.
Internship Placements
The key to the Hansard program is the internship in some segment of the British political system. You may work for a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons or a Peer in the House of Lords, writing speeches, carrying out research, and attending parliamentary meetings. You may work in the parliamentary clerks’ office, with access to the behind-the-scenes workings of Parliament. You may intern for the BBC, researching articles and analyzing the work of the government. Or you may work for a campaign group, helping to devise and run media campaigns on key social and political issues. You may work in the national headquarters of a political party or for one of the other many organizations and businesses that drive the policy agenda in the U.K. and beyond. All placements are individually selected by the Hansard Society to match your interests, expertise, and career hopes. Internships last approximately 250 hours in total. Academic credit is awarded upon successful completion, subject to a performance evaluation. Past internship placements have included Parliamentary offices of the Labour Party, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, and the Scottish Nationalist Party; members of the House of Lords; The Cabinet Office; government departments; National Labour Party Headquarters & Conservative Central Office; BBC Westminster;
campaign groups such as Amnesty International, Liberty, the CLA, and the Womens’ National Commission; lobbying organizations, and various businesses. At the end of your internship, you’ll earn 15 academic credits: three each for British Politics & Parliament, U.K. Public Policy, and the dissertation, and six for your internship. You are responsible for arranging the transfer of credits to your home university.
How to Apply
The society assumes you have no previous knowledge of British politics or any experience with political internships. Instead, it’s more important that you show a genuine interest in politics and public policy and a commitment to working in a high-level political environment. Because you’ll often be involved in work of a sensitive nature, personal integrity, in addition to commitment and enthusiasm, is crucial. You must download and complete the application form (see the preceding Internet address) and return it by post to the preceding address. Along with the form, you should include a short personal statement outlining your reasons for applying, a resume, a sample of written academic work (about 2000 words), two letters of recommendation (at least one academic), copies of transcripts from your current university, or evidence of your completion of a degree.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY INTERNSHIP IAEA Internship Application Brookhaven National Laboratory Building 438 PO Box 5000
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[email protected] http://iaeainternship.bnl.gov/Internship/Home
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What You Can Earn: Competitive stipend based on the current market, a round-trip air ticket to and from Vienna, and a small allowance for shipment of personal belongings. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students or graduates between ages 18 and 32; for specific educational requirements, see internship listings below. Requirements: Capable of independent work, with good communication skills; must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Engineering Services
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Open Source Information Collection
The International Atomic Energy Agency, a member of the United Nations located in Vienna, is an independent intergovernmental science- and technology-based organization that serves as the global focal point for nuclear cooperation. As of April 2002, 134 countries belong to the IAEA, which is responsible for helping with the development and transfer of peaceful nuclear technology, establishing and maintaining a global nuclear safety regime, and verifying that nuclear material is not being diverted for weapons. The IAEA Department of Safeguards is responsible for addressing the verification of this mandate; safeguards inspectors visit nuclear facilities around the world, while staffers provide the specialized equipment, training, and analysis to support the inspectors. Currently, more than 1,100 nuclear facilities worldwide contain safeguard material. This year-long internship program, affiliated with Brookhaven National Laboratory, gives four to 10 interns the chance to live for a year in Vienna and work for the IAEA in computer science, open source information collection, engineering services, and technical writing. Internships typically begin in June or September.
In this area, interns may help develop small applications, support database administration, manage equipment and application installation, and troubleshoot. The IAEA uses portable and installed equipment for radiation monitoring, surveillance, and securing inventories and assets. As a result, interns can help develop and manage this equipment, testing new equipment, troubleshooting and maintaining inspection equipment, monitoring performance, preparing equipment, and developing procedures and software for instrumentation. Candidates should be mechanical, electrical, and nuclear engineering graduates or graduate students. The IAEA uses open source information to clarify the declared activities of its member states. Here, you’ll help collect, process, and evaluate open source information. Candidates should be graduate students specializing in nonproliferation, arms control, or international security, with experience in conducting research (particularly on the Internet) to support analytical programs. Candidates should have an educational background in nuclear engineering, physics, and political science, with experience in nonproliferation and information research.
Technical Writing
Interns in this area are needed to help prepare procedures, technical specifications, user documentation, and training materials. Applicants should have a technical education in science or engineering and excellent English writing skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at http://iaeainternship.bnl.gov/ Internship/Login. To complete the application, you will need a resume and two letters of recommendation in an electronic format (files should have one
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of the following extensions: .pdf, .txt, .rtf, or .doc) or a resume and two e-mail addresses of the people giving you recommendations. If you cannot apply online or you have trouble with the system, you may apply by sending a resume and two letters of recommendation to the preceding address.
UNICEF GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 3 United Nations Plaza, TA-26A New York, NY 10017 (212) 326-7000
[email protected] http://www.unicef.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. UNICEF country offices usually take summer interns and have the following deadlines: October 1 for spring session (January through May); March 1 for summer session (June through August); July 1 for fall session (September through December). Educational Experience: A currently enrolled graduate or postgraduate student in a field related to UNICEF’s interests, with excellent academic performance; must submit a letter from one of your professors supporting your application. Requirements: Fluent in English and one other UNICEF working language (French or Spanish); health and life insurance.
OVERVIEW
UNICEF, involving more than 7,000 people working in 157 countries around the world, works to protect the rights of every child. With the global authority to influence decision-makers and the variety of partners at the grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality, UNICEF
advocates girls education, immunization programs, food programs, HIV/AIDS prevention, and emergency care programs. UNICEF also offers an internship program to qualified students at both its headquarters and country offices for a period of six to 16 weeks, depending on the needs of the office to which you are assigned, your qualifications, and interests. Most interns work on a project or several projects, which will benefit both them and UNICEF, such as research or studies and creating or improving databases and/or Web sites. While most internships are full time, quite a number are not. How long and how often you work in the office depends on the project and office you are assigned to. Sometimes projects can be done on a part-time or even virtual basis.
HOW TO APPLY
To obtain the internship program application (Word) for New York, visit http://www.unicef.org/ about/employ/files/Apply-Internship-NYonly.doc. For the application for internships outside of New York, visit http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ files/Apply-internship-except-NewYork.doc. After completing the forms, if you are applying for the New York internship, you should submit them to the preceding e-mail address. For internships in all other offices in other countries, your application should be sent directly to the head of the given office by checking the list of addresses of UNICEF country offices at this Web site: http:// www.unicef.org/about/structure/index_worldcontact.html. In addition, you should prepare the following documents, which you will need if you are called for an interview and later offered an internship: A letter from your university or institution, certifying your enrollment, course of study, and expected date of graduation/degree. n An original, up-to-date university transcript or equivalent institutional record. n Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the college professor supervising your internship. n
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UNICEF will contact you if they are able to find you an internship position. If UNICEF doesn’t contact you, you may assume that there is no suitable opening for you at this time.
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM INTERNSHIP WILPF Office at the United Nations 777 United Nations Plaza, 6th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 682-1265 (215) 563-7110
[email protected] WILPF National Office 1213 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom 110 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 102 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 546-6727 Fax: (202) 544-9613
[email protected] Director, WILPF International Secretariat 1, rue de Varemb‚, CP 28 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland
What You Can Earn: NY and PA unpaid; Geneva, Switzerland, about $450/month, plus round-trip travel; WILPF pays for round-trip travel from your home to Geneva and provides housing and pays a small stipend to cover basic living expenses. Application Deadlines: November 15 for the internship lasting January 1 to March 30; April 1 for the June 1 to August 30 session; July 15 for
the September 15 to December 15 session; May 15 for the Geneva internship from January to November. Educational Experience: Female college undergraduate and graduate students interested in the environment, human rights, peace studies, and women’s issues; Pennsylvania interns can be high school students or high school graduates. Requirements: Initiative and desire to enhance skills that you’ll need in a social-change organization; details for specific internships are given below.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1915 during World War I by two women who went on to win Nobel Peace Prizes, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the world’s oldest international women’s organization and promotes political rather than military solutions to conflicts. Jane Addams was the organization’s first president (she was also the first woman to win the Nobel Prize). WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, and an end to all forms of violence. The organization also strives to establish political, social, and psychological conditions that can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all. The group works to create an environment of political, economic, social, and psychological freedom for all members of the human community, so that true peace can be enjoyed by all. Focusing on the impact of disarmament, environmentally sustainable development, racism, and human-rights policies for women, WILPF publishes informational brochures and journals as well as collaborates with a variety of UN agencies, including ECOSOC, UNCTAD, UNESCO, FAO, ILO, and UNICEF. Internships with WILPF are offered only to women, in recognition of the fact that women typically have been excluded from positions related to foreign policy and international relations. The group’s current (2005–2008) program campaigns are Women Challenge U.S. Policy: Building Peace
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on Justice in the Middle East and Save the Water. Currently, the group operates sections in 37 countries and 80 groups and branches in the United States. Interns in New York and Geneva, Switzerland, monitor UN meetings and briefings, prepare oral and written reports, and help with administrative tasks. The internships last for three months in New York throughout the year (except for July and August); for 10-15 weeks in Pennsylvania throughout the year; and for 11 months in Geneva, starting in January. Interns are welcome to attend WILPF press conferences and United Nations and NGO meetings.
Geneva, Switzerland, Interns
Since 1981, WILPF has been sending an American intern to its offices in Geneva, Switzerland, to learn about lobbying and participating in U.N. conferences. You can choose an internship from one of three concentrations: disarmament, development, or human rights.
developments, alerting WILPF to events and new publications, and proposing actions for WILPF to take. You’ll also take part in and help organize the activities of WILPF and those organized jointly by nongovernmental groups. Human Rights
If you’re interested in advancing human rights in economic, social, cultural, civil, and political spheres, this internship is for you. You’ll follow the annual session of the UN Commission on Human Rights and its subcommission on prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities, as well as the meetings of working groups and committees dealing with specific aspects of human rights. You’ll report on new developments, alert WILPF to events and new publications, and propose actions for WILPF to take. You’ll also help organize the activities of WILPF and those organized jointly by nongovernmental organizations.
Jane Addams Interns
This program focuses on the work of the UN, related agencies, WILPF, and other nongovernmental organizations interested in development and political relations. As an intern here, you’ll attend the meetings of the UN, in particular those of the UN conference on trade and development and other meetings concerned with issues of development and environment. You’ll report on new developments, alert WILPF to events and new publications, and propose actions for WILPF to take. You’ll also take part in and help organize the activities of WILPF and those organized jointly by nongovernmental organizations.
Pennsylvania interns work with publications as editorial assistants and also in the areas of fundraising, membership, and resources. As an intern in this office, you’ll work in an open, supportive environment with a staff of all women, using a participatory, feminist type of decision making. The internship involves a minimum of 15 hours a week, ranging from 10 weeks to one year, based on availability, project length, and your performance. Typically, though, the term is 12 weeks. Stipends are occasionally offered for this position. You’ll focus on one area of organizing for in-depth experience: the Dean Reed program, leadership/outreach, development, or Internet communications.
Disarmament
Dean Reed Program
Development
This program focuses on the work of the UN and nongovernmental organizations in promoting and strengthening efforts for disarmament and the peaceful settlement of conflict. You’ll track the conference on disarmament and other disarmament-related activities of the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations, reporting on
As an intern here, you’ll help develop and implement national programs, focusing primarily on four national campaigns. You’ll work with WILPF branches around the country, track legislation, use online resources, and enhance skills that you’ll need for organizing work: communication and diplomacy, writing, time management, and so on.
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You’ll also learn a great deal about particular issues on which WILPF focuses. Candidates should be committed to WILPF’s goals, have excellent verbal and interpersonal skills, excellent research and writing ability, initiative, flexibility, responsibility, imagination, patience, a sense of humor, and the ability to see a job through to completion. Development
Here you’ll help work to fund WILPF’s national political campaigns. You can choose projects involving coordinating national board members’ fund-raising, appeal letters, major donors, foundation grants, or planned giving efforts. Candidates should be creative, responsible, committed to WILPF’s goals, have good writing skills, and initiative. Internet Communications
As an intern in this department, you’ll help develop and maintain the Web site, including becoming familiar with WILPF operations, issues, and resources and gathering materials and resource leads from staff, members, and allied organizations. You’ll also recommend materials to be posted and removed, process documents for uploading, update the site weekly, archive obsolete materials, and coordinate Web site maintenance with WILPF listserv postings and membership and branch email alerts and with structure and information of International WILPF’s new Web site. You’ll also survey other sites and recommend improvements to make the WILPF Web site more dynamic and attractive, solicit reciprocal links to the WILPF site, and monitor search engines to improve WILPF Web siteexposure. Finally, you’ll help plan, design, and produce a Washington Internet Starter kit, including a CD or disk and manual for conducting intergenerational workshops for WILPF members and other senior activists throughout the country to increase their use of the Internet as a resource and organizing tool and to improve the WILPF’s communication system. Candidates should have excellent communication, interpersonal, and computer skills, Internet
research experience, and knowledge of HTML. Web site maintenance experience is a plus, and an information-sciences background is preferred. An active interest in peace and economic and social justice or gender issues is necessary. Leadership/Outreach
As a membership intern, you’ll be involved in every phase of the membership department. You’ll keep records, answer phone inquiries and correspondence, and work with database and word processing programs. You’ll also help figure out how to attract new members by working with the young women’s caucus. Candidates should have good organizing and communications skills as well as a commitment to social change.
Jeannette Rankin Internship Program
The legislative office of WILPF in Washington, D.C., provides information, educational materials, and organizing connections for the grassroots work of WILPF’s 10,000 members across the United States. The organization works with other organizations interested in disarmament, women’s human rights, and racial and economic justice to translate women’s experience and vision into new policies to promote peace and justice. As a Rankin intern, you’ll help research issues; track legislation; attend coalition meetings, briefings, and hearings; write short articles, updates, and alerts; keep e-mail list postings current; produce resource materials; fill requests for information; and perform general office duties. Candidates should have excellent communication, interpersonal, and computer skills; academic work in international affairs, politics, or women’s studies; work experience or a demonstrated interest in peace, economic justice, or gender issues; and the ability to work independently. Organizing experience, strong Internet skills, and database proficiency are helpful.
United Nations Intern
Interns in this area work in the UN office in New York, founded in 1985. This internship is a good
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option if you’re interested in international affairs, you’re committed to social and economic change, and you’re dedicated to working for peace and justice. You’ll get the chance to work within the UN system. A willingness to work as part of a team, sensitivity to women’s issues, and a strong commitment to world peace are essential. At this time, there is no stipend attached to the internship. A term may vary in length from three to eight months. Although hours are flexible, you must work at least 12 hours during the week. As an intern in New York, you’ll be expected to attend UN meetings, briefings, conferences, and nongovernmental organization committee meetings; prepare written and oral reports; and perform some administrative assistant work, such as correspondence, typing, filing, and answering phone calls. Candidates should have excellent writing and listening skills, a sense of order, and initiative. Knowledge of Macintosh is useful.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications for the following positions should be sent to the preceding respective addresses. In addition, an office interview is preferred (although phone interviews are possible); an interview will be set up after the group receives your application.
Jane Addams Internship
Send a resume, writing sample, your internship goals, date available, and your preferred internship placement to the Philadelphia preceding address.
Jeannette Rankin Internship Program
Mail, fax, or e-mail a letter of interest, resume, and short writing sample to the legislative organizer at the Washington, D.C., preceding address.
UN Internship in New York
Your application should include a cover letter indicating your interests and expectations, a resume or CV, two written letters of recommendation, and a sample of your writing: an essay, article, a “letter to the editor” you have written, and so on.
Submit the materials to the preceding New York address.
Geneva Internship
Send the following materials to the Geneva preceding address: your resume, indicating education, relevant activities, and experience. n a 1,500- to 2,000-word essay explaining why you want to be an intern in Geneva and how you think the experience would be useful for future work. n your area of interest (disarmament, development, or human rights). n your plans after the internship. n two recommendations from nonfamily members (people writing recommendations should indicate their relationship to you and discuss your ability to take initiative in developing activities, your skills in written and oral communication, and your fluency in English; your long-term commitment to working for peace and justice; and your maturity in dealing with others. n
WORK CANADA Work Canada—BUNAC PO Box 430 Southbury, CT 06488 (203) 264-0901 or 1-800-GO-BUNAC
[email protected] http://www.bunac.org/usa/workcanada/#
What You Can Earn: Varies. The program fee is $250 plus the mandatory travel insurance. This covers administration in America and Canada, overnight courier fees, program handbook and use of SWAP hosting centers in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal (summer only) for job and accommodation listings and program support. Application Deadlines: Rolling.
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Educational Experience: You must be a fulltime student taking at least eight credit hours and enrolled for either the fall or spring after your Canada work experience at an accredited college or university. Proof of student status must be either an official transcript or a signed letter on official stationery from your school. Requirements: You must be a U.S. citizen with a passport, between ages 18 and 30. You must enter Canada with at least $700. While in Canada under this program, you cannot attend any educational institutions and take any courses in Canada other than English or French as a second language. If you plan to work in agriculture, childcare, health services or teaching, you are required to undergo medical clearance before entering Canada.
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Work Canada is a program authorized by the Canadian government to allow U.S. university students to work and travel in Canada. With Work Canada, you can spend up to six months living, working and traveling in Canada. You could choose to work in one of Canada’s excellent ski areas in the winter, or experience big city life in Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal. Noncity summer options include working in a Canadian coastal, mountain or lakeside resort. The Canadian sponsor is the Student Work Abroad Programs (SWAP); while you’re in Canada, which provides on-the-spot backup and support, including a special phonecard featuring voicemail and fax facilities for 24-hour emergency assistance from SWAP. BUNAC (the organization that sponsors this program) will issue you a SWAP certificate of participation. When you get to the Canadian border, you present this certificate to Canadian immigration authorities along with acceptable identification (preferably a U.S. passport). You’ll then be given your Canadian work visa, called an Open Employment Authorization document, which is valid for six months. (You must have the Certificate of Participation from BUNAC in your hand before
you enter Canada.) An Open Employment Work Authorization allows you to be legally employed in Canada for up to six months, anywhere, by any employer. Most participants find casual employment in stores, bars, restaurants, hotels, and ski resorts, but it’s also possible to find career-related work. Most participants look for work once they have arrived in Canada, taking on average seven days to get a job. However, there’s no reason why you can’t start your job hunt before you go, arranging for a job ahead of time. You can choose the date you want to enter Canada within your eligibility period and book your own travel accordingly. BUNAC strongly recommends that you attend an arrival orientation at SWAP offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal (although orientations in Montreal are limited to one a week from September to May only). The orientation includes helpful tips such as advice on bank accounts, tax, and applying for an SIN (Social Insurance Number), as well as practical information on job and house hunting. You should budget carefully for the first few weeks of your stay. Unless you have friends or relatives to stay with, you will typically need to pay in advance for your accommodation (plus a security deposit). Also bear in mind it may be two to four weeks before you receive your first paycheck. On average, a room in a shared house costs approximately $342 to $513 (U.S.) per month with general living costs about $85.50 extra per week. The program requires that you have a minimum amount of $700 (U.S.) personal support funds available at the time of application. Some employers provide accommodation, but if yours doesn’t, you’ll need somewhere temporary to stay until you sort out something more permanent. Youth hostels, student dorms or tourist homes are your best bet when you first arrive in a town to start your job or look for work.
HOW TO APPLY
For a listing of campuses that BUNAC representatives will attend, visit: http://www.bunac. org/usa/events.
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To apply, first download the Work Abroad Application Form at http://www.bunac.org/usa/ brochure/downloads.aspx. Complete the form and mail with a money order or certified check to cover your program fee of $250 plus insurance premium. You’ll also need to provide proof of $700 (either a copy of a bank statement showing name, date, and balance, or a copy of your parent’s statement with a statement
from them that funds will be available to you on request). With this, you should include proof of student status (either an unofficial transcript or a signed letter on official stationery from your school), and a signed Travel Insurance Declaration Form. Once BUNAC receives the documents, they will normally process an application within two working days and send your SWAP Certificate of Participation to you via courier.
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ABC GOOD MORNING AMERICA INTERNSHIP
ABC JOHN STOSSEL SPECIALS INTERNSHIP
Good Morning America Internship Director 147 Columbus Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023
ABC News Recruitment Coordinator 47 W. 66th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023 http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/ story?id=141275&page=1
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: November 15 for spring I semester (mid-January to mid-April); February 1 for spring II semester (early April to early June); April 1 for summer semester (early June to midAugust); July 1 for fall semester (early September to mid-December); October 1 for winter semester (early December to mid-January) Educational Experience: Should have some journalism experience in print or broadcast or internship experience. Requirements: Good written and verbal communications skills; must receive academic credit for participation; must have initiative, grasp concepts quickly, mix well with others, be efficient, reliable, and able to juggle several tasks at one time.
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Good Morning America, hosted by Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson, is broadcast weekdays on ABC-TV in New York City. Internships are offered year-round, in eight- to 12-week sessions (both part time and full time). If you land an internship here, you’ll perform a variety of duties, helping to manage the enormous flow of information every day. Interns are included in some editorial meetings and in all phases of TV production.
How to Apply
Send a one-page resume, cover letter, two written recommendations, and an academic transcript to the preceding address. In addition, provide a notice of credit approval from your school. You’ll be informed of your acceptance four to six weeks before the internship start date.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and be interested in a journalism career. Requirements: Must receive academic credit in return for the internship.
OVERVIEW
ABC News offers a summer internship with John Stossel’s one-hour ABC specials. Your main responsibility is to support the producers through both clerical and research-related tasks. The Stossel Unit is fairly small, so talented interns are heavily relied upon and gain a hands-on learning experience in multiple facets of production.
How to Apply
Interested students should forward a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
ABC NEWS INTERNSHIP ABC News Recruitment Coordinator Nissa Walton Booker 47 W. 66th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023
[email protected] http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/ story?id=141275&page=1
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and be interested in a journalism career. Requirements: Must be willing to learn, have a good attitude, good phone manner, a general curiosity about the world, and a good grasp on current events and public figures. Must receive academic credit in return for the internship.
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ABC News Operations Group
ABC News offers a variety of internships in different areas to qualified students interested in pursuing a career in broadcast journalism. Interns will be placed on ABC News programs and in departments in the New York City or Washington, D.C., bureaus, where they will be exposed to all aspects of network news. ABC’s various units that take interns include the ABC News Operations Group, the graphics department, the Long-Form unit, the ABC film and tape library, the law and justice unit, the affiliate feed (NewsOne), news production, ABCNEWS.com, Brian Ross Investigative Unit; rights, clearance and permissions; advertisement and promotion; and ABC News videosource.
ABC News Advertising and Promotion
This department is the marketing arm for the ABC News brand. Creatively, the staff produces award-winning campaigns using technologically advanced editing and graphic tools. The ABC News brand is then strategically presented in various markets, promoting to an already faithful audience and expanding its reach to new viewers. An internship in this area would expand your knowledge of the broadcast business as you work closely with the producers and interact with various news programs. Here you’ll learn the process of gathering footage, choosing eye-catching shots, and copy writing. You must be energetic and organized with a strong interest in creative production to apply for this internship.
At this 24-hour operation of ABC News, staffers produce text news stories and audio and video and interactive components while covering breaking news and reporting original features. Web site staffers also work with TV correspondents to produce network content for the Web site. Departments within ABCNEWS.com include editorial (including national and international news, business, science and technology, and entertainment sections), graphics, broadband video, photo and graphics, and technical production. This news group serves as a liaison with all news shows, departments, and bureaus and the information systems division of the ABC network (computer applications development, engineering, and implementation). If you intern here, you’ll help schedule and track the acquisition and installation of computer equipment and software through the entire ABC News Division. You’ll also research new communications technologies and focus on those that could be tested and implemented. You also may be able to research story proposals for some network news correspondents and provide general help to the ABC News’ Polling Unit. To apply to this unit, you should be interested in technology, new media, and TV production.
ABC News Videosource
This is the stock-footage sales arm of ABC News, providing commercial producers with licensable content from the vast holdings of ABC News and other represented collections to producers for cable and public TV, movie studios, educators, and corporate and advertising clients. You’ll be exposed to all aspects of the operation and will chiefly help in library database research, videotape ordering and screening, filing, and other administrative tasks. To intern here, you should be interested in current affairs and be able to work well under deadline pressure and with a wide range of people.
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Brian Ross Investigative Unit
This is ABC News’ investigative team, which is looking for hardworking, bright college students who are passionate about investigative journalism. The 10-member Brian Ross Unit produces awardwinning pieces for 20/20, World News Tonight, Primetime, Good Morning America, and Nightline. You should have basic research and office skills if you want to apply here; although you’ll do administrative work, you’ll also conduct extensive research for national and international stories, screen tape, and learn about TV news.
Film/Tape Library
Interns at the film and tape library will work with the air histories department, mainly in screening and dubbing of show tapes, clip reel making in World News Tonight edit rooms, database entry, general administrative support, expediting, filing, and other general office duties.
Graphics
ABC News Graphics interns will help art directors and artists from several ABC shows, including World News Tonight, 20/20, and Primetime. In that capacity, you’ll be able to learn about the design process, the technology, and how to meet deadlines. You’ll be able to see how software you’ve learned about in class is used in a professional environment. In addition, you’ll work on breaking news items, learning how the editorial information from news events is turned into visual images to help tell the story. You’ll help gather information and images and organize them for use on the air.
Law and Justice Unit
This unit includes a group of former attorneys and award-winning producers who report and produce major legal stories for several of the network’s news programs: World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Primetime, and Nightline. The unit works on subjects ranging from crime mysteries to U.S. Supreme Court rulings, juvenile justice, or terrorism-related trials. As a division of the Investigative Projects Unit, the Law & Justice Unit has also con-
tributed to the networks’ coverage of September 11 and its aftermath. Being a small group, the unit relies on interns not only for basic research but also for reporting. Interns will have the opportunity to work on pieces with ABC News’ senior legal correspondent Cynthia McFadden.
Long-Form Unit
This unit specializes in documentary specials for ABC Network, such as Hopkins 24/7, Boston 24/7, State v. and Vanished. Your responsibilities would include topical and investigative research, contributing toward series concepts, logging tape, animation, and other duties.
NewsOne
This is the ABC affiliate news-feed service of ABC News, responsible for gathering and producing news material for ABC affiliates and other clients in the United States and around the world. The internship at NewsOne will expose you to various areas, such as the news desk, satellite operations, the Northeast bureau, digital services, and client services. You’ll also be exposed to the editorial side of NewsOne, so you’ll accompany producers and crews on shoots and help with writing and editing.
News Production
This unit develops and produces a wide variety of programming for a number of cable TV networks, including most Biography programs that air on A&E. The unit also produces documentaries for the Discovery Channel such as Army Psychological Operations Unit, Ghengis Khan’s Tomb, and For the Defense. Recent shows in production include Biographies of James Beard, John Ritter, and George Lucas. If you intern here, you’ll do the same sorts of jobs as would a production assistant, with whom you’ll primarily work. You’ll be informally assigned to a team of producer, associate producer, and one or more production assistants. You’ll then support all facets of the production of a cable documentary, including: library research, ABC news database research, video tape ordering, logging and dubbing, and many other tasks.
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Rights, Clearances, and Permissions
The permissions department negotiates with outside sources and evaluates the permissibility of a request to use ABC News material for educational, political, and commercial endeavors. They also serve as a liaison between the legal department and producers for the ABC newsmagazine shows. If you’re thinking of interning here, you should be interested in TV broadcasting and news and/or legal affairs and be highly motivated, organized, and responsible. You’ll be responsible for providing general administrative support, dubbing tapes, filing, and doing other office tasks.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in interning in any of these areas, forward a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
ABC NEWS PRIMETIME LIVE INTERNSHIP PrimeTime Live Internship Program ABC News 147 Columbus Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10023 (212) 456-1600 http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/ story?id=141275&page=1
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and be interested in a journalism career; however, this internship is not limited to journalism students. Requirements: Must receive academic credit in return for the internship.
OVERVIEW
If you like news magazine shows, you may be interested in interning for ABC’s Primetime, where you’ll learn about what goes on behind the scenes in a news magazine shows. ABC News’ PrimeTime Live is an Emmy award–winning news magazine show anchored by Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer. Since 1989 it has concentrated on investigative news pieces using hidden cameras, as well as profiles of newsmakers. Six to 10 interns per quarter work in all areas of the organization: research, production, and editing. You’ll receive on-the-job training with some of the best producers, directors, writers, editors, and correspondents in the television news business. As an intern here, you’ll learn what’s involved in several aspects of production, from editing to reporting to story development, by participating with and observing professional reporters and producers in action. You’ll also benefit from organized intern seminars hosted by in-house ABC professionals, producers, editors, and onair reporters.
How to Apply
Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
ABC NEWS RADIO INTERNSHIP ABC News Recruitment Coordinator Nissa Walton Booker 47 W. 66th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023
[email protected] http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/ story?id=141275&page=1
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and be interested in a journalism career. Requirements: Must receive academic credit in return for the internship.
OVERVIEW
If you want a career in the radio news business, you may be interested in checking out the ABC News Radio fall, spring, or summer internships. Here you’ll learn about covering news for a network of 4,500 radio stations. You’ll learn how to create a newscast for radio, featuring writing, voicing, and research. You’ll work with producers and correspondents who have years of experience.
How to Apply
Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and be interested in a journalism career. Requirements: Must be interested in journalism; TV news production; willing to learn; have a good attitude; good phone manner; ability to work under deadline pressure and a grasp on current events and public figures. You must receive academic credit in return for the internship.
OVERVIEW
ABC News Special Events produces special reports that pre-empt regularly scheduled programs with breaking news. These events also include election coverage and other nonscheduled programming. As an intern here, you’ll do research, screen video, and handle other aspects of TV news production. You’ll also help producers in videotape, graphics, and control rooms and have an opportunity to research story proposals.
Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
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ABC NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS INTERNSHiP
ABC NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU INTERNSHIP
ABC News Recruitment Coordinator Nissa Walton Booker 47 W. 66th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023
[email protected] http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/ story?id=141275&page=1
ABC News Washington Bureau Internships 1717 DeSales Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships.
Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and have a serious interest in broadcast journalism.
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Requirements: Must be interested in journalism, TV news production, willing to learn, have a good attitude, good phone manner, the ability to multitask, ability to work under deadline pressure, and a grasp on current events and public figures. You must receive academic credit in return for the internship. Above all, initiative is a strong component of a successful internship. Journalism experience is helpful.
OVERVIEW
The Washington bureau of ABC News offers internships with Good Morning America, Nightline, the political unit, news graphics, ABC News Radio, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and World News Tonight.
How to Apply
Interested students should forward a resume and cover letter to the preceding address. No phone calls.
ABC-TV (CHANNEL 7) LOS ANGELES INTERNSHIP ABC 7, Diversity Programs & Community Relations 500 Circle Seven Drive Glendale, CA 91201 (818) 863-7231 http://www.abc7.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Six months prior to the desired semester. Educational Experience: Journalism, English, or broadcast engineering majors preferred. Requirements: Basic computer skills and working knowledge of Windows; students must receive college credit for the internship to be considered.
OVERVIEW
ABC 7 in Los Angeles is an ABC-owned TV station responsible for producing 33 hours of local news a week, as well as weekly public affairs programs, specials, and a number of public service announcements. Internships are available for the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Internships are available for both graduates and undergraduates to do editing, reporting, sales, research, production, community affairs, programming, and computer work. A variety of intern opportunities are offered in the following departments: general news information systems n entertainment n health n sports n weather n creative services n public affairs n early morning news n production n programming n n
How to Apply
To apply for an internship, send a cover letter with your resume and an application form to the preceding address. You can obtain an application by calling (818) 863-7230. This station does not accept faxed applications.
ABC WEEKEND NEWS INTERNSHIP ABC News Recruitment Coordinator 47 W. 66th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and display a serious interest in journalism and a sincere desire to learn more about the business. Although a major in communications is not a requirement, previous journalism-related internships and either print or broadcast curriculum are strongly suggested. Requirements: Must receive academic credit in return for the internship; should demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills as well as an interest in national and international affairs.
OVERVIEW
Weekend News is ABC’s weekend news program, anchored by Terry Moran and Bob Woodruff, who bring viewers all of the latest news on Saturday and Sunday evenings. As an intern here, you’ll play an essential role in producing the evening news program on Saturdays and Sundays. You’ll be responsible for managing the flow of information between correspondents and producers, so you must remain levelheaded and ingenious. You’ll have the most success here if you can mix well with others, juggle several tasks at once, be efficient, and act with integrity. Initiative, both through your approach to tasks and to playing a role in the development of the program, is not only highly respected but is expected as a member of the show. You’ll be included in some editorial meetings and in all aspects of TV production. Weekend News provides interns with valuable behind-thescenes exposure to the making of a network news program.
How to Apply
Interested students should forward a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT INTERNSHIP ABC News Recruitment Coordinator 47 W. 66th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023 http://abcnews.go.com/Reference/ story?id=141275&page=1
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March 15 for summer internships. Educational Experience: Must be at least a junior in an undergraduate college program and be interested in a journalism career. Requirements: Must receive academic credit in return for the internship.
OVERVIEW
For this show, you’ll work primarily on site, although you’ll also have the opportunity to participate in field assignments. The summer will be divided into multiweek sections during which you’ll work with staff at all levels, in both production and editorial departments. Hour-tohour and day-to-day duties may change, but typically your duties will include research, materials search and retrieval, and administrative support. You’ll shadow producers, and you may work off site depending on your ability and the producer. You also may get the chance to participate in story pitching and development, as well as help to coordinate and attend interviews.
How to Apply
Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
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THE AD CLUB (BOSTON) INTERNSHIP The Ad Club Attn: Internship Program 38 Newbury Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02116 http://www.adclub.org/internship.2005.html
What You Can Earn: $3200 summer stipend. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Major in advertising. Requirements: Minority students, juniors, seniors, or graduate students who plan to pursue a career in the ad industry and who have a 3.5 or higher GPA. U.S. citizenship (or permanent residency status) is required.
OVERVIEW
Minority students in New England with an interest in checking out the advertising scene in Boston from June through August may be interested in this internship by the Ad Club. During the 10week program, interns will work about 40 hours a week (which may vary based on company work schedules) in an advertising agency, a marketing department in a large organization, or in the ad department of a radio station, TV station, magazine, or newspaper. Interns will also attend Friday Forum advancement sessions to hear presentations from industry professionals and have the chance to explore major companies in the Boston area. Interns will also work with program mentors and participate in an Intern Community Service Day. At the start of the summer, you’ll meet with your matched mentor to get to know each other. Your mentor will arrange one informational interview based on the mentor’s contacts and will serve as your resource throughout the summer. This program provides minority students with the opportunity to break into the advertising/communications industry, the opportunity to meet ad
professionals, and the opportunity to network with peers. Interns are recruited from top schools across the country, with a focus on those living in New England. In 2004, the program included 23 interns from schools including Harvard, Brown, Boston College, and Amherst. The summer internship is a cornerstone program of the Ad Club, which hopes to expose minority students to opportunities within the Boston advertising and communications industry and to help increase the level of diversity within the industry. Each year, the Ad Club signs on a number of different companies as worksite sponsors; the number of internships available varies each summer based on the number of positions available. The Ad Club runs the program, reviewing applications, scheduling interviews, and placing accepted students at the varied worksites. Once the program begins in June, the intern’s main contact will be the worksite supervisor, who remains the contact for the entire 10-week program.
How to Apply
Complete the application available at the club’s Web site (see preceding section) and submit it along with your current resume, a current official transcript, two letters of recommendations from a faculty member, advisor, counselor, or employer, and an answer to the essay question listed in the application. After the application is submitted, the interview process will include an initial screening followed by interviews by work-sites in February and March.
ADVERTISING CLUB INTERNSHIP The Advertising Club 235 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003
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Attention: Internship Coordinator (212) 533-8080 http://www.theadvertisingclub.org
What You Can Earn: $300 stipend. Application Deadlines: Last day of February; applicants selected for a phone interview will be notified by April 1. Educational Experience: Major or minor in advertising, journalism, or communications helpful. Requirements: Students must be college junior or seniors.
OVERVIEW
If you dream of creating instantly-recognizable ads and producing mind-blowing ad campaigns, you’ll be interested in this internship at the Advertising Club, which offers internships at some of the largest ad agencies in New York City. As an Ad Club intern, you’ll see firsthand what it takes to create an ad campaign, learn the intricacies of developing a brand strategy, map out a media plan, research a product category, or create a collateral package. The Advertising Club’s summer internship program places about 30 students from across the country in New York City ad agencies, marketing, and publishing companies and acts as a mentor during the program, providing weekly seminars to help you learn about different facets of the industry and the opportunity to network. The popular 10-week program also encourages you to attend the Advertising Club’s programs and events, where you’ll be able to interact with other members and hear about current and future trends. Areas of possible internships include account management, creative, media, publishing, and account planning. Many ad interns are eventually offered jobs upon graduation in the agencies where they work.
How to Apply
Download an internship application at the Ad Club’s Web site, http://www.theadvertisingclub.
org/prog_internships.html, or write for an application at the preceding address.
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL INTERNSHIP Akron Beacon Journal Internship Coordinator PO Box 640 44 E. Exchange Street Akron, OH 44309-0640
[email protected] (330) 996-3730 http://www.ohio.com
What You Can Earn: $425 a week for fall and summer sessions; unpaid internships are available year round. Application Deadlines: March 31 for fall session (photography only); November 30 for summer session (copyediting, reporting, graphics). Educational Experience: College and graduate school students eligible. Requirements: A car and driver’s license are required. Prior internship is preferred, but not required.
OVERVIEW
This Knight-Ridder newspaper is located 35 miles south of Cleveland. Photography internships are available in the fall session; summer internships are available in the reporting, graphics, and copyediting departments.
HOW TO APPLY
Send resume, cover letter, and clips to the address above.
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AMERICAN RED CROSS MEDIA INTERNSHIP American Red Cross Internship Coordinator 8111 Gatehouse Road, Second Floor Falls Church, VA 22042
[email protected] http://www.redcross.org/services/ youth/0,1082,0_416_,00.html What You Can Earn: Paid and unpaid.
Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: High school, college, and graduate school students eligible. Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
OVERVIEW
The American Red Cross employees, interns, and volunteers help keep the public prepared to respond to disasters and personal emergencies. The Red Cross provides training in lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid, collects and distributes half the nation’s blood supply, and helps victims of more than 67,000 disasters annually. Internships are available at the national office of the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C., (see below) and in many of the 1,100 chapters across the country (call your local ARC chapter to check on area internships). While most internships are available only to college students, the American Red Cross offers paid and nonpaid internship positions for high school students as well as undergraduate and graduate students. These internship positions offer students the opportunity to gain career-related work experience related to their academic programs. If you participate in the American Red Cross internship programs, you’ll be working on professional projects, assignments, and activities during your tenure with a staffer. All work assignments are designed to provide student interns with stimulat-
ing and challenging work that will help both you and the ARC.
Communication and Marketing: Online Media
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll help maintain and enhance the public Web site as well as a secure Internet site for employees and volunteers. You’ll code and post material, make corrections and other changes, and provide graphic support by helping design new content that meets style guidelines. You’ll also monitor the inbox for requested changes and carry out daily postings, enforce style and graphics rules, and help develop new features for site. You must know HTML coding, HomeSite, Photoshop, and WS FTP. Experience with Flash is preferred, and understanding Spanish is a plus.
Communication and Marketing: Program Communication
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll obtain media clips, identify news articles of organizational interest and forward them to appropriate personnel, and conduct research related to media lists. You also may research and write articles for external and internal communications. You should know Microsoft Word and Excel and have Web site capabilities. Spanish is a plus.
Communication and Marketing: Public Relations
In this Washington, D.C., internship, you’ll research media outlets, develop pitches for the Red Cross president and the organization, and pitch the Red Cross to the media. You’ll write press releases, craft talking points for the Red Cross president and other senior spokespeople, and write stories for redcross.org and CrossNet. You also may help the disaster operations center in times of crisis.
How to Apply
You should e-mail for applications and a list of current available internships at the preceding address.
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS INTERNSHIP American Society of Magazine Editors Internship Program 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 872-3700 http://www.magazine.org/Editorial/Internships
What You Can Earn: $325 weekly (minimum). You’ll be a temporary employee of the magazine to which you’re assigned and will be paid a minimum stipend of $325 a week. However, your stipend may not cover all your expenses, and you’re responsible for your own travel, housing, food, and personal expenses. ASME will help make dormitory arrangements in New York and Washington, D.C.; students who come from the area may live at home. Most interns in New York stay in a New York University dormitory. Application Deadlines: November 15. Educational Experience: Must have completed junior year of college by June and be entering senior year in the fall; journalism majors should have taken some courses in reporting, writing, and editing. Requirements: Liberal arts majors must have held a senior position on the campus magazine, newspaper, or yearbook and have had at least one summer job or internship in journalism.
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The American Society of Magazine Editors sponsors an editorial internship program each summer for college juniors who are journalism majors or deeply involved in campus journalism, offering a 10-week summer session that provides the opportunity to work in the editorial offices of consumer magazines and business publications.
Many journalism schools and career-placement offices are asked to review applications from their students and submit the application of the one candidate who most closely meets the requirements of the program. Although applications are accepted from individual students, preference is given to candidates submitted by their schools. Therefore, you should check with your dean, department head, or career services office before sending an application on your own. The internship program is intended for editorially oriented students, and the emphasis is on editing magazines; other tasks may include handling reader mail, evaluating unsolicited manuscripts, researching articles, checking facts, proofreading, copyediting, interviewing, covering press conferences, and attending editorial meetings. At a number of magazines, there may also be reporting and writing opportunities and even a few bylines. Some interns have the opportunity to see how the circulation, advertising, and other business departments of a magazine function. The program begins with a two-and-a-half-day orientation in New York, during which you’ll get to know other interns, hear from top editors and other magazine executives about magazine editing and publishing, and meet alumni of the program who talk about magazine jobs and living in and enjoying the city. A brief orientation meeting is also held in Washington, D.C., for interns assigned there. During the program, there are weekly luncheons where interns meet and visit a varied group of editors and other magazine people. Each intern is asked to submit a written report by the final day of the internship on specific work experience, suggestions for the program, and comments on journalism education. Students are selected for the magazine internship program on the basis of their complete application package. Strong consideration is given to heavy involvement in journalism and interest in magazine work. Students accepted to the program are assigned to publications based on their skills and the prefer-
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ences of participating editors. It may not be possible to assign a magazine according to an applicant’s preferences. If an applicant refuses the assignment, ASME will offer the spot to another applicant. Because of the diversity and specialization of the magazine publishing business, internships will be offered by some magazines not well known to the applicants. The list of participating magazines may change, but they have included: AARP The Magazine; BusinessWeek; The Chronicle of Higher Education; Essence; Family Circle; Field & Stream; Food & Wine; Glamour; Guideposts; In Style; Kiplinger’s Personal Finance; Ladies’ Home Journal; Money; More; National Geographic; National Geographic Traveler; Newsweek; Parenting; Parents; People; Popular Science; Reader’s Digest; Real Simple; Self; Seventeen; SmartMoney; Smithsonian; Teen People; Travel and Leisure; U.S. News & World Report; and YM.
academic ability, along with examples of your writing, such as clips from your college magazine or newspaper. You also can include a letter from a former ASME intern indicating your qualifications. You should send a recent portrait photograph no smaller than 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” and no larger than 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” (such as a passport photo), which will be used in a promotional folder; it is not used in the selection process. You should add a processing fee of $25. An application with glaring grammar, spelling, punctuation, or syntax errors, or that is incomplete, will not be considered.
How to Apply
Anchorage Daily News 1001 Northway Drive Anchorage, AK 99508
The application form may be filled out online by visiting http://www.magazine.org/editorial/internships/Requirements_and_Application. However, applications can’t be submitted online; you must print the completed application form and mail everything to the preceding address. This includes an application form, signed by you and a dean or department head, along with a cover letter discussing activities or experience in campus journalism, internships or summer jobs in journalism, courses taken or planned, previous summer activity, extracurricular activity, magazines regularly read (such as business, science, entertainment, fashion, alternative press), whether or not you can accept an assignment in Washington, D.C., and why you want to be an intern and what you hope to contribute to the assigned magazine. Your attitude toward magazines as expressed in your letters and your willingness to work hard as a full-time employee are essential to a successful internship. In addition, you should send a supporting letter from a dean, department head, or professor who personally knows your journalistic experience and
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS INTERNSHIP What You Can Earn: $9.50 an hour plus mileage (when on assignment). Application Deadlines: Reporters must apply by December 31; photographers must apply by February 1. Educational Experience: For reporters, at least two years of journalism education. Requirements: Reporter applicants should have published work from school or other publications and should have been trained in the basics of journalism.
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Internships are about 40 hours a week for 12 weeks. Reliable transportation is needed, and mileage is paid when the intern is on assignment.
Photography Interns
The Anchorage Daily News offers one photography internship each summer for a three-month period
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beginning as early as May and ending as late as October. This full-time position includes a variety of office and field duties, ranging from clerical and darkroom responsibilities to general assignment photographic duties. You’ll be expected to pitch in as a member of the photographic staff, sharing in most of the responsibilities. You’ll be expected to provide your own basic photo equipment, but the paper also owns its own Nikon, Canon, and digital equipment. You’ll be expected to go on assignment and bring back photos that can run in the paper each day and produce at least one picture story during the summer.
Reporter Interns
The Daily News offers two reporting internships, one in news, and one in feature writing; you should specify which area interests you most. Reporting interns are considered to be general-assignment reporters, covering stories in a variety of subject areas. Although some stories will be assigned, you’ll also be expected to develop your own ideas.
How to Apply
You should mail a letter and resume (do not fax or e-mail internship applications) to the attention of either the Reporter Internship Coordinator or the Photo Editor. Reporter applicants should include at least six samples of your best articles; photographer applicants should include 20 photo samples in any form (tearsheets, prints, slides, CD, zip, or disc) that represent work appropriate for newspaper publication. If you send your work digitally, make sure it can be displayed on Macintosh computers.
ASSOCIATED PRESS INTERNSHIP The Associated Press Headquarters 450 W. 33rd Street New York, NY 10001
(212) 621-1500 http://www.ap.org/apjobs/internship.html
What You Can Earn: Stipend available. Application Deadlines: November 15 for the next summer’s internship. Educational Experience: A full-time junior, senior, or graduate student at an American college or university. Graphics interns must have two years in basic drawing or computer illustration classes, with proficiency in operating a vector drawing tool. Requirements: Graphics interns must have two years of basic photo manipulation skills in Photoshop, good writing skills, and the ability to read and recognize grammatical and factual error in English or Spanish.
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The Associated Press is one of the world’s bestknown news cooperatives that provide multimedia news coverage, offering fast, aggressive, and distinctive journalism that meets the deadline and media format needs of a range of members and customers. It’s been the backbone of the news and information industry since its creation in 1848. Today, it has transformed itself from a wire service to an interactive news network that integrates text, photographs, graphics, sound, and video for distribution to newspapers, broadcasters, Web sites, and commercial customers worldwide. As the essential global news network, AP hires more journalists than any other news organization who are dedicated to the highest standards of fairness, balance and accuracy, and sharply focused on gathering the facts, presenting the news with authority and clarity, and delivering it fast. The AP has news bureaus in every state and many countries around the world. Because the AP provides content to newspapers, broadcasters, and Web sites all over the globe, there are no formal deadlines; every minute of each day is a deadline. As a result, AP journalists often write more every day than daily journalists in their quest to “get it fast, get it first, and get it right.”
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The AP offers a highly selective, 12-week, individually tailored training program for up to 22 aspiring print, photo, graphics, broadcast, and multimedia journalists. If you’re selected, you’ll get to work in an AP bureau under the supervision of a designated trainer, which may include covering breaking news that may be featured in many media outlets. Interns on the metro desk intern will assist the Metro Washington, D.C. news desk by making beat calls, monitoring newscasts, and going out to assist in coverage of stories for both the broadcast-style and print-style wires. The intern will also train as an in-house writer and reporter for AP’s radio services. Graphics interns get to create breaking and advance graphics for national, international, sports and business fields. You will also get to hone your research and interviewing techniques, and learn to manipulate data and create meta-data oriented graphics. You also get to learn vector rendering, 3-D rendering and rendering styles for graphics. Start dates may be between mid-May and midJune, depending on your schedule.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in an AP internship, inform your nearest AP bureau that you want to apply for the AP Internship Program. Submit a completed employment application, a timed newswriting test, and a 300-word autobiographical essay on this topic: “The Associated Press seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that embodies a wide range of talents, experiences, achievements and journalistic skills. Please describe the qualities and accomplishments you would bring to the company.” You also should include a resume, with five to seven clips; two letters of reference from professors or employers; and have an interview with an AP chief of bureau. You’ll also need to take a timed newswriting test. Photography interns also should submit a portfolio of work. Submissions should be a collection of jpeg images with captions on a CD. You should forego programs that include music or special
transitions. A link to a Web site may be offered as a substitute for a CD. In addition to the above items, applicants for the graphics internship should include a portfolio of their work. In addition to the above items, applicants for the metro desk should also submit three writing samples that can be any combination of the following, but requiring at least one broadcast writing sample: a news writing assignment completed for a journalism class n a clip of a story written for a college newspaper n a script written for a radio or TV newscast n a script or story written for an internship at a newspaper or broadcast station n
ASSOCIATED PRESS BROADCAST NEWS INTERNSHIP The Associated Press Headquarters 450 W. 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 (212) 621-1500 http://www.ap.org/apjobs/internship.html
What You Can Earn: Basic stipend. Application Deadlines: November 15 for the next summer internship. Educational Experience: Full-time juniors, seniors, and graduate students at American colleges and universities; any major is accepted. Requirements: None specified.
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The Associated Press Broadcast News Center (BNC) in Washington, D.C., offers two summer
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news internships. If you’re chosen, you’ll help the Metro Washington, D.C., news desk by making beat calls, monitoring newscasts, and going out to help cover stories for both the broadcast-style and print-style wires. You’ll also train as an in-house writer and reporter for AP’s radio services. Start dates may be anytime in June, depending on your schedule, and last 12 weeks.
How to Apply
Send a completed employment application and a 300-word autobiographical essay on this topic: “The Associated Press seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that embodies a wide range of talents, experiences, achievements and journalistic skills. Please describe the qualities and accomplishments you would bring to the company.” You also should include a resume, including your college or university e-mail address; two reference letters in sealed envelopes; and three to five writing samples that can be any combination of the following samples, but requiring at least one broadcast writing sample. a copy of a news writing assignment completed to meet the requirements of a class n clips of stories written for a college newspaper n a script written for a radio or TV newscast n scripts or stories written during internships at newspapers or broadcast stations n
After you’ve assembled all the requirements for application, e-mail Clyde Blassengale at
[email protected]; you will take a broadcast internship writing test at your nearest AP bureau, where you can submit your materials. All your application materials, including your test, will be forwarded from the bureau to BNC for evaluation. Intern applicants in the Washington, D.C.area will bring all their application materials to and test at the Broadcast News Center. You’ll also need to schedule an interview with AP Broadcast's recruiter.
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION INTERNSHIP News Personnel Manager The Atlanta Journal and Constitution 72 Marietta St. NW Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 526-5151 http://www.ajc.com
What You Can Earn: $550 a week. Application Deadlines: December 31. Educational Experience: Full-time college juniors, seniors, or graduate students or people who have graduated within six months of the start of the internship. Requirements: Must have professional dailydeadline experience; newspaper experience preferred. Must have worked on a campus newspaper or other publications. Must have driver’s license. Internship offers are contingent upon passing a company-required drug test. Interns are responsible for locating their own housing, but the newspaper offers suggestions and generally has several staffers willing to rent out space in their homes to interns for the summer. A car isn’t a requirement; there are a limited number of staff cars available and public transportation is very limited in Atlanta’s suburban areas.
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The Atlanta Journal and Constitution is offering 10-week internships for the winter and summer to college students interested in pursuing a career as a reporter, photographer, page designer, copy editor, on-line editor, or graphic artist. Interns are treated as full-time professional journalists and every attempt is made to place you in departments that match your area of interest or specialization.
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As an intern here, you’ll be assigned a supervisor in the department you’re assigned to work in, who will be responsible for your work schedule, assignments, and five-week and final performance evaluations. You’ll also be assigned a nonsupervisor mentor, who will act as your support system. The number of stories you write varies by department. In general, you’ll be kept very busy with a variety of reporting and writing challenges. Summer interns generally start the second week of June, but the start date is flexible. Winter interns generally start the second week in January. Occasionally, a fall internship is offered, but the paper does not encourage students to take a semester off from school to complete a fall internship.
How to Apply
Send a 500-word essay explaining why you want to be a journalist and how an internship at the Atlanta Journal and Constitution will help you pursue your goal, along with copies of five to 10 news clips or samples of your photos, graphics or headlines, a resume, and references. Specify which of the following areas you wish to apply to: reporting, photography, copyediting, or graphic art.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY INTERNSHIP The Atlantic Monthly 77 North Washington Street Boston, MA 02114 http://www.theatlantic.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; Boston subway system passes available; college credit given.
Application Deadlines: June deadline for fall session (September through December); November deadline for winter/spring session (January through May); February deadline for summer session (June through August); deadlines may be moved up if there are a large number of applications, so let the magazine know of your interest as early as you can. Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors and recent graduates of all ages. Requirements: Ability to work a consistent 16-20 hours a week, although the magazine is flexible regarding school and part-time work requirements.
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The Atlantic Monthly magazine began in Boston, following a meeting with some of the brightest literary stars of the day, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Soon the new magazine acquired an editor, James Russell Lowell, and the first issue of The Atlantic Monthly appeared in November 1857. It billed itself as a journal of literature, politics, science, and the arts and within two years was being read by more than 30,000 Americans. Today the number of readers is estimated to be at least 1.2 million. If you’re interested in interning here, you’ll find yourself reading submissions as a “first reader” and maintaining files of correspondence between authors and editors as part of the magazine’s archives. Each intern is also assigned to a staff editor/fact-checker to help with library research and fact-checking and will serve as backup for switch board operators. You also may be asked to send faxes and photocopies of articles requested by the public and the media. But you’ll also get an education. During each session, editors, writers and members of the production and art departments give informal seminars for all the Atlantic Monthly interns, along with a unique opportunity to be involved
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in many aspects of the magazine’s editorial procedures. Three intern sessions a year offer positions for a maximum of seven interns per session.
Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors and recent graduates of all ages. Requirements: Ability to work a consistent 16 hours a week.
How to Apply
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If you’re interested in interning here, send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address. The Atlantic Monthly will then send you a short story to comment on, which lets the editors assess your ability to read and report on a piece of fiction. This also introduces the primary task of the job. Interns uphold a tradition established by the magazine’s founding editors: Every manuscript submitted receives the attention of a first reader. The magazine does not accept applications by fax or e-mail.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY WEB SITE CONTENT INTERNSHIP The Atlantic Monthly 77 North Washington Street Boston, MA 02114 http://www.theatlantic.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; Boston subway system passes available; one-year subscription to the magazine; college credit given. Application Deadlines: July deadline for fall session (September through December); December 1 deadline for spring session (January through May); March 15 deadline for summer session (June through August); deadlines may be moved up if there are a large number of applications, so let the magazine know of your interest as early as you can.
The Atlantic Monthly’s Web site internship offers a broad introduction to the publishing industry. As an intern here, you’ll work closely with the Web site staff in producing The Atlantic Online. Editors, writers, and members of the production and art departments also will occasionally give informal seminars. The standard responsibilities in the Web site internship are to research, compile, and write an introduction for a “Flashbacks” feature for online publication. You’ll also help code magazine articles in HTML in preparation for publishing articles on the Web site and help editors fact-check, proofread, and complete research projects. You’ll also help analyze the Web site and construct creative ideas for new features and prepare mailings to promote selected features in online editions to members of the media. Finally, you may be asked to perform office-support tasks such as faxing, filing, answering phones, and helping with monthly billings.
How to Apply
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address. The magazine does not accept applications by fax or e-mail.
AUDUBON INTERNSHIP Audubon 700 Broadway New York, NY 10003
[email protected] http://magazine.audubon.org/jobs/applications/ editorial.html
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What You Can Earn: $800 for two-day a week fall and spring sessions; $1600 stipend for four-day week session in summer. Application Deadlines: December 31. Educational Experience: Upper-level college undergraduate or graduate students. Requirements: Some reporting and writing experience and a demonstrated interest in journalism and the environment.
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Audubon, the magazine of the National Audubon Society, is a bimonthly publication with a circulation of nearly 500,000 dedicated to helping readers appreciate, understand, and protect the natural world, with a particular focus on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. Audubon uses interns throughout the year in one of three 13 week-sessions. If you’re chosen as an intern, you’ll get the chance to work with several departments while learning about magazine publishing and the environment. In addition to some clerical duties (opening and sorting mail, copying, filing, and so on), you may be involved with copyediting and copy flow, inputting copy and research changes, creating and circulating galleys, and general editorial work such as responding to reader or writer queries, responding to manuscript submissions, or researching story ideas for writers. You also may get a chance to write for the Audubon in Action department of the magazine. For the fall (September through December) and spring (January through April) sessions, you’ll be required to work at least two days a week for 13 weeks; during the summer session (late May through August), you must work four days a week.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, send a cover letter, clips, application, and resume to the preceding address.
AUSTIN AMERICANSTATESMAN INTERNSHIP Austin American-Statesman Internship Coordinator 305 South Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 512-445-3661
[email protected] http://www.statesman.com
What You Can Earn: $437 a week plus apartmentstyle housing at the local St. Edward’s University. Application Deadlines: November 4 for summer session. Educational Experience: You should be a college junior or senior. You don’t have to be a journalism major, but college newspaper experience or a previous internship is a plus, as is a good academic record. Requirements: Car and driver’s license are required. You should have a strong desire to be a newspaper journalist, and work samples that show talent and promise.
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The American-Statesman is an award-winning daily in the capital of Texas, serving a metro area of more than 1.2 million people. The paper strives to provide a comprehensive newspaper with a focus on issues that affect Austin and central Texas. Eight internships are available in copyediting, reporting, graphics, online, and photography. These interns do news reporting, feature writing, copyediting, online content, photography, graphics, page design, and editorial page writing. Interns do the same work as full-time journalists.
HOW TO APPLY
Send to the above address a resume, a two- or three-page autobiography talking about you and
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your interest in newspaper journalism, and a cover letter. You also should include an appropriate sampling of your work (clips, headline samples, photo slides, copies of graphics or pages you’ve designed); and the names of at least two references with phone numbers.
BALTIMORE SUN TWO-YEAR INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator The Baltimore Sun 501 N. Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21278 http://www.sunspot.net
What You Can Earn: $631 a week in first year; $781 a week in second year; group medical, dental, and life insurance coverage; vacations, holidays, and sick pay. Application Deadlines: November 30. Educational Experience: Senior journalism, English, or writing students who will complete undergraduate degrees by the spring. Requirements: Candidates must be committed to a career in print journalism. Most finalists have already completed two internships at daily newspapers.
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The Baltimore Sun is Maryland’s most trusted daily newspaper, with a more than 160-year history of serving its readers and a circulation of almost 500,000 readers. This unusual entry-level program offers full benefits for journalism interns, along with feedback from supervisors and the editors of the newspaper, advice from graduates who have joined the staff, and a mentor to help you navigate your first year.
How to Apply
To apply, send a cover letter, resume, names, and telephone numbers of three references and up to 12 work samples to the preceding address.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS INTERNSHIP Bangor Daily News 491 Main Street PO Box 1329 Bangor ME 04402-1329 (207) 990-8000 http://www.bangornews.com
What You Can Earn: $9.75 an hour. Application Deadlines: December 31. Educational Experience: Undergraduate or graduate students in English, journalism, or communications. Requirements: None specified. The University of Maine Student Service Office may be able to help you find accommodations.
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The Bangor Daily News offers a summer college internship program that provides realistic experience in news gathering and writing. You’ll get a chance to work directly with assignment editors, cover spot news and features, and research and find your own feature stories. The Bangor Daily News area ranges from midcoast Maine towns as far south as Damariscotta and north to the Canadian border. Bureaus in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Presque Isle, Calais, Machias, Ellsworth, Augusta, Pittsfield, Fairfield, Belfast, and Rockland bring local news of business, the arts, community, and politics. In particular, interns often cover features on anything from symphony orchestras, ballet, or visual-art exhibits in the
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scores of art galleries along the Maine coast and in central Maine. Located near the University of Maine Orono campus, the paper is also within easy driving distance to Camden and Rockport, where community theaters and other art groups are very active.
at Maine’s largest newspaper. Intern work as members of the staff, only with more coaching.
How to Apply
Send a resume, cover letter, and a half-dozen samples of your work to the preceding address.
How to Apply
Send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
BLETHEN MAINE NEWSPAPERS MINORITY SUMMER INTERNSHIP Blethen Maine Newspapers Minority Summer Internship Program c/o Eric Blom Portland Press Herald 390 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101
What You Can Earn: Undisclosed stipend. Application Deadlines: Early March. Educational Experience: Bachelor or graduatelevel college students, as well as recent college graduates. Requirements: Must be an entry-level journalist of minority ethnic or racial descent in any discipline; writers, copy editors, photographers, graphic artists, and other journalists may apply.
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Blethen Maine Newspapers, which is part of the Seattle Times Co., is the largest newspaper company in Maine. This 12-week program gives entry-level journalists of minority ethnic or racial descent some valuable daily newsroom experience
BOSTON GLOBE INTERNSHIP The Boston Globe, Newsroom PO Box 55819 Boston, MA 02205 (617) 929-3212 http://www.bostonglobe.com/newsintern
What You Can Earn: $580 a week. Application Deadlines: November 1. Educational Experience: Not limited to journalism majors, but interns should have an interest in newspapers. Requirements: A driver’s license and typing speed of at least 30 words a minute.
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The largest newspaper in New England, the Boston Globe offers an editorial summer internship program for college students interested in journalism. The internship began more than 45 years ago as an opportunity for college students interested in journalism to gain practical experience on a major newspaper. A number of interns work as general-assignment reporters on the metropolitan staff; others are assigned to sports, living/arts, business, and the Washington bureau. Intern positions also are available in the photography and graphics departments and on the copy desk. A health/science position is provided through the Kaiser Foundation.
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An aptitude for newspaper work is the most important qualification for the internship; although interns don’t have to be journalism majors, most interns have worked on a student newspaper and have had at least one previous internship at a daily newspaper. Summer interns work as full-time employees for 12 weeks, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. An intern supervisor serves as a writing coach, and there are weekly meetings with editors and staff members on a range of issues and topics pertaining to journalism. Members of minority groups and candidates with unusual cultural backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Download an application at the preceding address; submit this with a resume, clips, and cover letter explaining how your background and experience qualifies you for the program. Finalists will be asked to come to the Globe for an interview.
CBS NEWS INTERNSHIP Director, Internship Program CBS News 524 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019
[email protected] http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/26/ broadcasts/main613839.shtml
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but college credit is given. Application Deadlines: February 28 for the summer internship. Educational Experience: Must currently be attending an accredited college and entering your junior or senior year. Eligible majors include journalism, broadcasting, communications, public relations, marketing, advertising, English, history,
international studies, political science, and computer science. Requirements: Basic computer skills; excellent written and oral communication skills; minimum 3.0 GPA; must receive college credit for internship. See specific requirements for specific positions listed below.
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Internships are available in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo for the following shows: “CBS Evening News,” “60 Minutes; 60 Minutes II,” “48 Hours Investigates,” “The Early Show,” “The Saturday Early Show,” “Sunday Morning,” “Face the Nation,” “BET Nightly News,” and “Up to the Minute.” Internships are also available in news and production companies, radio news, press office, advertising/promotions, broadcast marketing, and the political unit.
Internships on CBS Shows BET Nightly News
This newscast addresses topics that are important to people of color. “BET Nightly News” is produced by CBS News and has an editorial responsibility to Black Entertainment Television. There is a diverse staff that produces a 30-minute weeknight newscast whose mission is for the show to cover “our world, our culture, and our issues.” Although the “BET Nightly News” is targeted to people of color, the objective is to give a real sense of the news of the day and news from an African-American perspective to all viewers who tune into the broadcast. Interns should have a strong sense of social commitment, with a sense of “community” and who want to learn how to produce a niche broadcast while bringing a broad base of journalistic excellence into the product. Intern should have strong written and oral communication skills. Research and computer skills are a must. CBS Evening News
This broadcast covers news reports, features, and interviews by CBS News correspondents cover-
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ing events throughout the world. “CBS Evening News” includes “CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer,” “CBS Evening News,” “Saturday Edition,” and “CBS Evening News with John Roberts.” Weekday evenings, interim anchor Bob Schieffer heads the team of correspondents. Schieffer has covered Washington for CBS News for more than 30 years. He also serves as anchor and moderator of “Face The Nation,” the CBS News Sunday public affairs broadcast. The team of “CBS Evening News” correspondents are John Roberts at the White House; Jim Stewart covering the Justice Department; David Martin, who covers national security; and Anthony Mason and Byron Pitts in New York. “Saturday Edition” is co-anchored by Russ Mitchell and Thalia Assuras. “CBS Evening News with John Roberts” continues on Sundays with daily coverage of events by CBS News correspondents. Each week, the “Sunday Cover” segment takes an indepth look at an issue of national importance. John Roberts became the anchor of the broadcast in 1995. He also is the chief White House correspondent for CBS News. Interns must have strong research and computer skills and knowledge of Lexis-Nexis. They also must be able to work the phone with contacts and sources, make affiliate calls, and do light clerical work. CBS Evening News Weekend Editions
This broadcast features reports and interviews by CBS News correspondents covering events, trends, and issues around the world. Interns must have a strong self-motivated desire to be part of that news team and be willing to contribute to the final product. After demonstrating their journalistic talents, interns will be given a chance to co-produce stories for the broadcast. Common sense is required, as are strong research and phone skills. The Early Show
This is a hard-news daily broadcast with breaking news reports and regular feature segments that cover business and personal finance, con-
sumer affairs, entertainment, home improvement, lifestyle, and health. Anchors for The Early Show include Julie Chen, Harry Smith, Hannah Storm, and Renee Styler. Interns must be organized and have strong interpersonal skills. Computer skills are helpful. Face the Nation
One of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, this show premiered on CBS on November 7, 1954. Each Sunday, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer interviews newsmakers on the latest issues. The program broadcasts Sunday mornings from Washington, D.C., where Schieffer has spent more than 25 years covering government and politics. Guests include government leaders, politicians, and international figures in the news. CBS News correspondents engage the guests in a lively roundtable discussion focusing on current topics. The intern assists with gathering research and videotape and works with producers in the control room on the day of air. Candidates should be well organized, efficient, and have good editorial judgment. 48 Hours Investigates
This CBS News magazine goes behind the headlines to investigate baffling crimes, heartless scams, and compelling real-life dramas. In its unique approach, “48 Hours” delves into a single subject, examining it from multiple angles with saturation coverage and action-driven style. The broadcast has received 19 Emmy awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, and an Ohio State Award. Interns must be organized, efficient with their time, and aggressive. Computer skills and proficiency with Lexis-Nexis are required, and strong interpersonal skills recommended. The Saturday Early Show
This live Saturday morning program of news and features made its debut as the CBS News “Saturday Morning” in September 1997. “The Saturday Early Show” broadcasts from the GM building on
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New York’s Fifth Avenue, right across the street from Central Park, covering breaking news and the news of the week. The show also presents special reports from well-known experts on a wide range of subjects from consumer and health issues to personal finance. Anchors are Russ Mitchell and Tracy Smith. Interns must be organized and have strong interpersonal skills. Computer skills are helpful. 60 Minutes
The flagship CBS News magazine provides a blend of investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news. The most successful broadcast in television history, it’s been rated the number one program five times and finished in Nielsen’s top 10 programs 23 consecutive seasons—something no other program has ever done. It still remains among Nielsen’s top 20 programs and finished the 2004–05 season as the number one–rated news magazine. Correspondents include Ed Bradley, Steve Kroft, Lara Logan, Scott Pelley, Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Lesley Stahl, Dan Rather, and Mike Wallace. Since the program was created in 1968, “60 Minutes” has won more Emmy Awards than any other news program—a total of 77, including the Lifetime Achievement Emmy given to Hewitt and the correspondents in 2003. The program has also won virtually every other broadcast journalism award, plus 11 Peabody Awards for exceptional television broadcasting. Interns here must have strong research skills, with knowledge in computers and Lexis-Nexis a must. Sunday Morning
This special news broadcast show reviews events of the preceding week, celebrating human accomplishments and achievements and journeying through the world of fine art, music, nature, sports, science, and Americana. This special feature program on Sunday mornings is anchored by Charles Osgood, who has held the position since 1994. Interns should be organized, have strong interpersonal skills, and basic computer knowledge.
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CBS’s overnight news broadcast offers very late workers, very early workers, insomniacs, and anyone else in the growing Monday-through-Friday overnight audience a unique combination of hard news, news features, interviews, weather, sports, business, and commentary. The show draws from the full resources of CBS News, including the “CBS Evening News,” affiliate stations, the CBS Radio Network, CBS “Marketwatch,” and Reuters Television.
Internships in CBS Departments and Production Companies Advertising and Promotion
This unit produces the advertising and promotions for all news broadcasts, which includes television, radio, and print promos, as well as affiliate sales tapes. Interns should be interested in television and film production and have some technical background. Computer skills are helpful. Broadcast Marketing
This unit deals with all of the CBS News’ broadcasts and acts as a liaison between CBS News and all CBS affiliates. An intern assigned to this unit must have a great phone manner and be able to juggle several projects at one time. The ideal candidate must be interested in marketing and production and have some sales ability. Depending on skills, an intern will have an opportunity to learn how to book and produce satellite tours and edit excerpts and promos for affiliate use. At the same time, the candidate must be a self-starter, patient, capable of handling various clerical assignments, and must enjoy being a team player. There is a certain amount of typing, research, and photocopying. The Intern should have skills in marketing, enjoy writing, and not be averse to pitching in where needed. Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo Bureaus
Interns for the Los Angeles bureau are hired as needed. The London and Tokyo bureaus hire only one to two students per semester. Students interested in the Tokyo bureau must be fluent in Japanese.
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Interns in these bureaus help the staff with the daily duties and functions of the particular bureau. Intern must have strong written and oral communication skills, computer knowledge, and excellent research skills. News Productions
This is the production company within CBS News that creates and distributes a diverse mix of original nonfiction and reality-style programming for domestic and international markets, including network and cable television, home video, DVD, audio books and in-flight, as well as schools and libraries. CBS News Productions and CBS Eye Too Productions produce programs across a wide spectrum of genres, from history to science to entertainment. Interns in this department should understand how to log tapes and have research experience and general administrative duties. Interns must have computer skills as well as strong interpersonal skills. Newspath
This unit is responsible for feeding footage to CBS stations and affiliates. This 24-hour-a-day news service feeds national and international news, weather, sports, medicine and health reports, business and consumer news and a broad range of feature stories from around the world. Interns in this department should have strong written and oral communication skills. Political Unit
Based in Washington, D.C., this department contributes political stories to CBS News broadcasts. Interns must have computer skills, excellent phone manners and oral skills, and must be up-to-date on current political news. Press Office
The press office serves as the liaison between CBS News broadcasts/talent and the media. The department is responsible for publicizing each of the national news broadcasts. An internship
with the press office is an opportunity to experience public relations in a fast-paced, professional environment. Interns here must be well organized and have excellent written and oral communication skills. Computer experience is a must. Radio News
CBS Radio serves radio stations with hourly newscasts, instant coverage of breaking stories, special reports, updates, features, customized reports, and news feed material. Interns here should be interested in broadcast journalism (especially radio), and should have basic knowledge of computers. Interns should also be self-starters with a fundamental concept of reporting and research. Web Site
This department is responsible for producing the CBSNews.com Web site. Students should have an interest in either online journalism, Web design, or Web development. HTML, news writing, and/ or Adobe Photoshop experience is a plus. Journalism students will help write and produce stories; design students will assist in graphic design for the site.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, mail the following materials to
[email protected]: resume two letters of recommendation n a letter from your university guaranteeing you credit for this internship n a school transcript n a two-page essay on a topic of your choice n n
CBS will review all applications and will contact qualified applicants for an interview. CBS will not respond to questions about application status.
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CHARLOTTE OBSERVER INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator, The Charlotte Observer PO Box 30308 Charlotte, NC 28230 (704) 358-5048 http://www.charlotteobserver.com
What You Can Earn: $500 a week; reporting and photography interns receive an auto allowance. Application Deadlines: December 1. Educational Experience: Seniors, although occasionally recent graduates are chosen; a journalism major is not required. Requirements: A reliable car is mandatory for reporters and photographers; experience working for a college newspaper; at least one previous newspaper internship. Must also pass a drug test.
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The Observer is the largest newspaper in the Carolinas, whose staff includes 260 newsroom positions and whose internship salaries are competitive with other medium-sized newspapers in the Southeast. If you land an internship here, you’ll be assigned to one of the following departments: city desk, features, photography, business news, or a regional news bureau. As part of the intern program, you’ll be expected to participate in weekly seminars, where experienced reporters and editors talk about such topics as interviewing, writing techniques, graphics, libel law, and researching public documents. The editors expect you to function as beginning professionals, going out on stories or photo assignments that can be published immediately.
How to Apply
To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, five clips, and a one-page autobiography. Decisions are made by February.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Chicago Sun-Times 401 N. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60611
What You Can Earn: $1500 scholarship paid to your college, plus stipend. Application Deadlines: December 15; notification is May 15. Educational Experience: Must have an interest in newspaper reporting, editing, graphics, or photography. Requirements: Minority college students and recent college graduates who graduated from a Chicago-area high school or have been a resident of the Chicago area for the past five years.
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Selected applicants receive a 12-week paid summer internship and a $1,500 scholarship payable to their schools.
How to Apply
To apply, send a comprehensive resume (include name, social security number, phone numbers, address, education information, extracurricular activities/interests, honors, and job history), two
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letters of recommendations, a 500-word biographical essay on why you want to become a journalist, and writing, editing, or photography samples to the preceding address.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE INTERNSHIP Senior Editor for Recruitment Chicago Tribune 435 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 http://www.chicagotribune.com
What You Can Earn: $567 a week. Application Deadlines: November 1. Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Requirements: Tough, aggressive, professional reporting abilities.
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The legendary Chicago Tribune, founded in 1847, was led for most of its first 50 years by the outstanding journalist and publisher Joseph Medill. The Tribune Company began to expand its operations into other media in the 20th century, launching its first radio venture in 1924 and entering television in 1948. Today, the Tribune Company has a TV station in nearly every major market. On the print side, its newspapers include the Baltimore Sun, the Hartford Courant, and New York’s Newsday. Internships are vital for journalism students who might one day want to work full time at the Tribune, a job that can require anywhere from three to seven years of minimum previous work experience. If you’re a recent college graduate, and you apply for a job as a reporter via the company’s human resources department, you’ll probably get a rejection letter in a few days. Insiders at the Chicago Tribune say no one in editorial
is hired straight out of college. Instead, having a couple of internships under your belt is the way to go. After interning at the Tribune, interns have access to jobs posted in-house and can use their contacts to network and find out about potential openings. The 12-week internship program seeks students who thrive in a “sink or swim” professional atmosphere where the emphasis is on doing, not teaching. Applicants must have at least one previous internship at a daily newspaper other than college. We set the same high performance standards for interns as we do for our regular staff members. Make-work, trivial intern assignments do not exist here. Tribune interns must be able to cover major stories their first few days on the job.
How to Apply
You should send a cover letter, resume, 15 to 20 clips, and the names of at least two professional and one school reference to the preceding address.
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INTERNShiP Senior Editor for Copy The Chronicle of Higher Education 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 466-1017 Fax: (202) 452-1033 http://chronicle.com/help/staff/intern.htm
What You Can Earn: $475 a week, plus academic credit. Application Deadlines: Mid-March. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Strong reporting and writing skills and the ability to work independently; must have experience writing for publication, whether at a student newspaper or professional publication.
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The Chronicle is an award-winning, independent, weekly national newspaper with a Web site updated daily. Full-time editorial internships in the Washington, D.C., office last from winter through spring, running from January to May. Here, you’ll be involved in reporting, writing, research, factchecking, and proofreading, with the opportunity to produce plenty of bylined articles. Your primary responsibilities are reporting and writing brief features for the “Short Subjects” section and daily news articles for the Web site (which usually appear subsequently in print). Other opportunities include writing short features for the various sections of the paper and doing research for special projects. There is some grunt work, but not much. If you prove yourself as a reporter and writer, you’ll often be asked to write full-length features. The Chronicle places a premium on reporting that is accurate and writing that shines. All writing, including that done by staff reporters, is carefully edited. Interns typically leave with a set of strong, varied clips.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, send a resume, cover letter, and five impressive clips to the preceding address. (No phone calls.)
Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and graduate students, including May graduates. Requirements: Vigor, intelligence, ambition, curiosity.
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The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper, typically hires 16 interns each summer to work in the newsroom. An enthusiastic supporter of the internship program, the Plain Dealer offers internships in every corner of the newsroom: metro, features, business, sports, photo, graphics, and the copy desk. If you’re good and want to get better, if you want to work alongside and learn from some of the best journalists in the country, gather up your best clips or artwork and apply for one of these positions. Plain Dealer interns are treated like professionals, earning a wide range of assignments, with lots of opportunities to cover significant stories and get your work on the front page. What’s more, you’re paid like a professional, earning the entry-level Guild scale. Although you’ll be treated like an entering professional, the Plain Dealer also realizes you’re there to learn, so you’ll be assigned a personal mentor, and staff members throughout the newsroom are instructed to share their knowledge and experience with you.
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CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER INTERNSHIP Recruitment and Development Editor The Plain Dealer 1801 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 999-4800 http://www.cleveland.com
What You Can Earn: $675 a week. Application Deadlines: December 1.
To apply for an internship, submit a copy of your resume (including three references), a one-page autobiography, and 10 samples of your work to the preceding address.
CNN NEWS INTERNSHIP CNN News Producer 637 Washington Street Suite 208 Brookline, MA 02446 (617) 264-9905
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CNN News Internship Coordinator 435 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 715 Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 645-8555 CNN News Internship Coordinator, Human Resources 6430 Sunset Boulevard Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90028 (323) 993-5256 Fax: (323) 993-5256 CNN News Internship Coordinator 12000 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 101 North Miami, Florida 33181 (305) 892-5155 CNN News Coordinator 1 Time Warner Center 4th Floor New York, NY 10019-8012 (212) 275-7877 CNN News Internship Coordinator 50 California Street, Suite 950 San Francisco, California 94111 (415) 438-5000 http://www.cnnsf.com/sfbureau/internships/ internships.html CNN News Human Resources 820 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 898-7900
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid; public transit passes may be provided. Application Deadlines: Apply online from November 1 to December 31 for winter internship (January through May); apply online from February 14 to May 20 for summer internship (June through August); apply online from April 4 to July 29 for fall internship (August through December).
Educational Experience: College junior, senior, or graduate students (students must still be enrolled in school during the time of the internships). Requirements: Strong academic record, good character, and course credit.
OVERVIEW
As a CNN intern, you’ll be exposed to how a worldwide news network operates, helping with story planning, script writing, editing, live shots, and satellite feeds. Although an internship with CNN is not an assurance of placement with CNN, many CNN interns have progressed to positions in the broadcast news industry. CNN interns are involved in virtually every aspect of the news-gathering process, scanning wire services, newspapers, incoming mail, and telephone calls; making calls; developing information for stories; sometimes conducting interviews for camera; and helping reporters and producers with background information. Interns also help with office work, screening calls, story and script filing. Interns occasionally accompany reporters and camera crews on breaking news and feature stories.
How to Apply
To apply for an internship in the Atlanta office, you should create a candidate profile on http://turnerjobs.com and submit your resume by clicking on the “Search for Jobs” logo. You’ll be directed to the “Time Warner careers” Web site; select “Turner Broadcasting System” as the Time Warner division and “Intern” as the position type to view intern opportunities. You may submit your resume and cover letter online, along with a list of three references with contact information. CNN cannot respond to application-status inquires. You will be contacted for an interview if you are being considered for a position in the internship program. To apply for CNN internships outside Atlanta, send a resume and cover letter directly to the bureau contact listed previously.
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COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW INTERNSHIP
C-SPAN TV (WASHINGTON, D.C.) INTERNSHIP
Columbia Journalism Review Internship Coordinator Columbia University 207 Journalism Building 2950 Broadway New York, New York 10027 http://www.cjr.org/internship
C-SPAN Human Resources Senior Specialist 400 North Capitol Street, NW-Suite 650 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-626-4868 http://www.c-span.org
What You Can Earn: $8 an hour. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Undergraduates and recent graduates. Requirements: An interest in magazine journalism generally and media criticism in particular.
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Journalism, English, broadcast engineering, or photography preferred, but any major is considered. Requirements: Must receive college credit for this intern experience.
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The Columbia Journalism Review, affiliated with Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, is the country’s foremost journal of media criticism. The magazine offers a summer internship from May through August for college students and graduate students interested in journalism. On this magazine, your duties would include reporting, research, fact-checking, some writing, and administrative tasks. Ideally, interns will be able to work 20 hours a week at the office on the campus of Columbia University. The internship program, which began in 1981, has graduated a number of well-known journalists, including Laurence Zuckerman, business writer for The New York Times, and Andy Court, editor of American Lawyer.
How to Apply
If you’re interested, send your resume with a cover letter, the names and numbers of two references, and three writing samples (clips preferred) to the preceding address. For more information, call (212) 854-9768
C-SPAN (the Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network) provides live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. C-SPAN’s programming also includes in-depth coverage of the federal government’s executive and judicial branches, campaigns, and elections, and so on. C-SPAN offers internships for 15 undergraduate students during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. C-SPAN interns arrive from colleges and universities all over the world, with majors ranging from political science and communications to marketing and American studies. Between one to four student interns work per department, providing an opportunity for a hands-on, real-life experience. Interns also have an opportunity to interact with interns from other departments. The C-SPAN internship program tries to use the talents and education of students interested in communications and politics. During your internship, you’ll become familiar with the workings of a cable television network and you’ll get to watch the political process. You’ll help research, write, and help with production for a specific unit or department, which may
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include learning aspects of print and video production; technical, promotional, and public relations techniques; or program production. Depending on your interests, you can go to Capital Hill to do research; learn camera and technical requirements for field production; help in public relations and advertising; or help develop a daily schedule and coordinate elements for on-air production. Interns can learn about business and sales trends in the cable industry and take part in community outreach programs. Interns also can get involved in the development of online technology. The departments that offer internships include marketing, programming, programming operations, new media, and C-SPAN Radio 90, tape library, and human resources.
C-SPAN Radio 90
Broadcasts a mix of daily programs similar in style to those found on the C-SPAN TV networks, including congressional hearings, speeches, debates, and forum discussions.
Engineering
Responsible for the overall technical quality of CSPAN’s products; works with other departments to purchase and repair technical equipment; tracks new technologies and recommends ways C-SPAN can use these technologies to improve its product.
Marketing
The marketing department consists of four units: Affiliate relations, which maintains carriage of C-SPAN networks among cable affiliates through affiliate promotions and relationships with cable contacts at the corporate level. n Marketing communications, which targets key audiences with promotional and marketing efforts to extend the C-SPAN message, develops and promotes C-SPAN products, and conducts market research. n Community relations, which helps secure carriage of C-SPAN networks by establishing and maintaining relationships. n
Media relations, responsible for providing C-SPAN programming and special-projects information to national local news outlets.
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Develops and implements strategies in online services, audio products, and other developing technologies.
Programming
C-SPAN’s Programming department researches, shoots, and produces the programming for the networks: Book TV: Every weekend, BOOK TV on C- SPAN2 explores the world of nonfiction books, including recently published biographies and historical works; older books that have had an impact on history, politics, or culture; books about current events or public policy issues; and historical fiction and nonfiction for young adults and children. n Field producers: Develop programming ideas by researching specific areas of government, its history, and its processes, as well as coordinate logistical aspects required in production. n Program producers: Develop specific live and taped public affairs programs that air on C-SPAN and C-SPAN2, including Washington Journal, America and the Courts, and campaigns and debates during an election year. n
Programming Operations
This department is responsible for getting C- SPAN’s product on the air and includes editorial and technical staff members who work closely together to ensure quality, balanced programming. Editorial: Develops the daily schedule, tracks House and Senate floor debate, and coordinates elements for the final programming that airs on C-SPAN. Script writing, voice overs, and program schedul-
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ing breaks are some of the responsibilities of this unit. n Technical: Works around the clock to handle the technical aspects of getting CSPAN and C-SPAN2 on air 24 hours a day, including program direction, master control, camera operation, lighting and sound, editing, and on-air promotions.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in media and politics and you’re able to work at least 16 hours a week, send your resume and cover letter, stating which department(s) interests you, and specifying the spring, summer, or fall semester. Because cover letters and resumes are processed as the station receives them, you should plan ahead and submit your materials at the earliest possible date. To apply, send a cover letter with your resume and details on the area and semester in which you’re interested. Students can apply online at http://www.c-span.org. Click “About C-SPAN” and “Job Opportunities.” For a list of current internship openings, visit http://www.recruitingcenter. net/clients/cspan/publicjobs/.
DALLAS MORNING NEWS INTERNSHIP Deputy Managing Editor The Dallas Morning News, Communications Center PO Box 655237 Dallas, TX 75265 Telephone: (800) 431-0010
What You Can Earn: $535 a week; college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: November 1; photography applications must be postmarked by January.
Educational Experience: Must be enrolled in college and working toward a degree or may have graduated six months before your start date. Requirements: Previous daily newspaper experience is desirable. Dallas is extremely hot during the summer, with temperatures often above 100 degrees. Interns should have a car equipped with a working air conditioner. You’ll need to pay for parking.
OVERVIEW
The Dallas Morning News, which published its first edition on October 1, 1885, is the nation’s 10thlargest newspaper with a daily circulation of more than 500,000 and a Sunday circulation of more than 750,000. The paper is owned by Belo, a Dallasbased media company with holdings in newspaper, TV, cable TV, and interactive media industries. With more than 2,000 employees and a network of foreign and domestic news bureaus, the paper has won journalism’s highest honor — the Pulitzer Prize — in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2004 for national reporting, explanatory journalism, feature photography, investigative reporting, spot news photography, international reporting, and breaking news photography, respectively. The Dallas Morning News offers full-time internships for 10 to 12 weeks in summer, in a variety of areas, including the news, copyediting, business, features, and sports departments. Additional internships are available for photography, graphic arts, editorial writers, and the reference department. Once you’re accepted as an intern, every attempt will be made to give you assignments that match your skill level. You’ll be expected to work in and for the departments to which you’ve been assigned unless you have prior approval from a supervisor to do otherwise. If you’re selected, you will become part of the regular staff, with a standard newsroom workload, and your work will be judged by the same standards, including adhering to standard journalistic principles as well as professional decorum in areas of dress, promptness, and courtesy.
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How to Apply
All applicants must send a cover letter, resume, one-page autobiography, and three telephone references. In addition to these, the following materials should be sent for specific positions: Reporters: Send seven to 10 newspaper clips, which must be photocopied onto 8 x 11 or 11 x 14 paper. Clips may be reduced but must be legible. n C opy Editors: Send seven to 10 headline and editing samples. Clips should include notes explaining applicant’s role in shaping the story for publication. n Photographers/Photo Editors: Send a tightly edited portfolio showing a diversity of work (slides or CDs acceptable). Return of the original work cannot be guaranteed. n Graphic artists/Designers: Send slides and photocopies of 10 to 20 work samples; samples may be reduced but must be legible. Return of original work can’t be guaranteed. n E ditorial writers: Send seven to 10 newspaper clips. Editorial writing is preferred, but news stories and columns are accepted. n
You’ll be notified of your acceptance by telephone and/or letter by March.
What You Can Earn: $500 a week. Application Deadlines: October 29. Educational Experience: Rising college seniors and graduate students at an accredited college or university. Requirements: Demonstrated interest in journalism (clips or portfolio) and previous internships and/or work on a college newspaper.
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The No. 1 newspaper in the Rocky Mountain region, The Denver Post offers a full-time, 10week internship for the summer in any part of the newsroom—as reporters, graphic designers, or photographers. The paper is looking for talented young people who want to make a difference. The paper also works with the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund to identify candidates for copyediting and a minority business reporting internship. However, you should apply directly to the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund for these positions.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in an internship, send a cover letter outlining which position interests you most, a resume, and three references. If you’re interested in reporting, include no more than five clips. Photography applicants should add a portfolio submitted on a CD encased in a CD envelope, rather than a plastic jewel case. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of the CD. Graphic artists may send portfolios of 8-1/2 x 11 photocopied designs, nonreturnable tearsheets, or CDs.
DENVER POST REPORTING/ PHOTOGRAPHY DES MOINES REGISTER INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP Internship Recruiter The Denver Post 1560 Broadway Denver, CO 80202 http://www.denverpost.com
Des Moines Register Internship Coordinator PO Box 957 Des Moines, IA 50304
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515-284-8590 http://www.desmoinesregister.com
What You Can Earn: $440 a week. Application Deadlines: November 15 for the summer session. Educational Experience: College undergraduates (journalism major helpful). Requirements: A car and a driver’s license are required. While a previous internship is not required, it’s a distinct advantage.
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The Des Moines Register, published since 1849, employs about 1,100 people responsible for reporting and delivering the newspaper 365 days a year. Part of the Gannett Company, the paper offers internship opportunities in copyediting, reporting, and photography.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume, a cover letter and eight to 10 appropriate work samples for the position you seek.
DETROIT FREE PRESS INTERNSHIP Recruiting & Development Editor Detroit Free Press 600 W. Fort Street Detroit, MI 48226
[email protected] http://www.freep.com/jobspage/interns/fpintern. htm
What You Can Earn: $541 a week. Application Deadlines: December 1. Educational Experience: College undergraduates (journalism major helpful). Requirements: None specified.
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Free Press internships offers students a chance to work side by side with professional journalists, taking progressively more ambitious assignments while being supported by editors and professional partners. This two-week summer internship offers positions in copyediting, design, photography, sports writing, business writing, features and local news reporting, and editorial writing.
How to Apply
You must submit a resume, six clips (for writers, artists, designers) or 20 images (for photographers), along with a cover letter explaining how a Free Press internship can benefit you, a two-page professional essay describing your interest in journalism (including key influences and your plans) and the names of three references.
DOW JONES NEWSPAPER FUND MINORITY SUMMER INTERNSHIP Dow Jones Newspaper Fund PO Box 300 Princeton, NJ 08543-0300; (609) 452-2820 Fax: (609) 520-5804
[email protected] http://DJNewspaperFund.dowjones.com/fund/ cs_internships.asp What You Can Earn: $350 weekly stipend for a minimum of 10 weeks; interns who return to college full time the following fall will receive $1,000 scholarships. Application Deadlines: November 1 for next summer’s program; undergraduate and gradu-
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ate students who will be enrolled in a fall semester are eligible to apply for the next summer’s internships Educational Experience: Professional and former professional journalists, even though attending college or graduate school, are not eligible for these programs. Requirements: Must be a minority college sophomore or junior.
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The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund offers annual summer internships for minority students in business reporting, newspaper copyediting, and sports copyediting, including free preinternship training seminars on college campuses. Participating news organizations include the Wall Street Journal; the Associated Press; Reno Gazette-Journal; the Star Tribune; the Columbus Dispatch; the Tennessean; the Denver Post; Houston Chronicle, Erie Times-News; San Jose Mercury News; the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle; the New York Times; the Washington Post; Detroit Free Press; Philadelphia Inquirer; the Hartford Courant; and the Standard-Times. If you land this internship, you’ll cover business and consumer news at one of these daily newspapers or news services and attend a one-week training seminar at New York University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication in Manhattan. The fund also offers a Newspaper Copyediting Program for juniors, seniors, and graduate students who choose to work as news copy editors at daily newspapers. Those selected as newspaper editors attend the Centers for Editing Excellence at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.; Florida Southern College; Lakeland; University of Missouri; Columbia; San Jose State University; Pennsylvania State University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and University of Texas at Austin. Sports Copyediting Program interns, who will work on sports copy desks at daily newspapers, attend training
at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. These seminars last two weeks.
How to Apply
You may apply for either or both programs, submitting an application, a resume, three to five recently published clips, a list of courses with grades, and a 500-word essay. A business reporting test should be completed no later than December 1. You should designate a professor to receive and administer the test on the application form. You also must take a one-hour copyediting exam, which will be mailed directly to a professor who will act as a monitor on your campus.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY INTERNSHIP Annabel Bentley, Director of Research Services Entertainment Weekly 1675 Broadway New York, NY 10019 (212) 522-1864 http://www.ew.com
What You Can Earn: $10 an hour. Application Deadlines: Deadline February 15 for summer session (June through Aug); deadline June 1 for fall session (September through December); deadline October 15 for spring session (January through May). Educational Experience: The summer program is open to rising junior and senior undergraduates, but because the commitment is full time, the fall and spring programs are open to students who have graduated within the past year only. Applicants are not required to study journalism or to have their school’s endorsement.
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Requirements: Strong writing skills, as well as interest and experience in writing about entertainment, are preferred.
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Entertainment Weekly is owned by Time Inc. This weekly magazine is written for readers looking for the latest news, reviews, and updates in the entertainment world. It has a circulation of 1.6 million. If you intern here, you’ll do the usual beginner stuff: answer phones, make copies, send faxes, and so on. You’ll also maintain databases of forthcoming events, answer reader mail, and do research for upcoming articles. If you’re talented and assertive, you’ll also probably snag opportunities to report and write stories. You can expect to spend 35 hours a week for three months in the summer, four months in the fall, and five months in the spring.
How to Apply
To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and four or five clips or writing samples to the preceding address.
EUREKALERT! WEB SITE INTERNSHIP EurekAlert! Project Director American Association for the Advancement of Science 1200 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-6213 Fax: (202) 898-0391
[email protected] http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/ eurekalert.shtml
What You Can Earn: Modest stipend. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Science, journalism, communications, or a related field. Requirements: Strong computer skills, including familiarity with word processing programs and the Internet; excellent oral and written communication skills; knowledge of HTML preferred (not required, but applicants unfamiliar with HTML must be willing to learn).
OVERVIEW
This unique science writing internship is a Webbased project designed to link the scientific community with the media, sponsored by the office of public programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Since 1996, EurekAlert! (http://www.eurekalert.org) has provided scientific organizations with an effective way to distribute research news to reporters while giving journalists a central location in which to find news-story ideas. The Web site also archives these press releases and makes them available to the public in an easily retrievable system. As an online news service, EurekAlert! provides an inexpensive and effective way for subscribing organizations to distribute science-related press releases to the news media and the public. Subscribers include research institutions, universities, medical centers, government and private agencies, public relations firms, and corporations engaged in scientific research. EurekAlert! is not a medical information Web site nor an online magazine. Like its sponsoring organization AAAS, it is devoted to the promotion of all sciences. If you’re selected as an EurekAlert! intern, you’ll help with site maintenance and operations, formatting and posting press releases on the Web site, helping customers, performing general office tasks, helping proofread Web site articles, and helping with special projects. This four- to five-month internship includes flexible hours totaling between 30 to 40 hours per week.
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To apply, send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address (through e-mail or regular mail).
Washington, Alaska, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and in North and South Carolina.
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FRESNO BEE INTERNSHIP Senior Editor The Fresno Bee 1626 E Street Fresno, CA 93786 http://www.fresnobee.com
What You Can Earn: $450 a week. Application Deadlines: December 1. Educational Experience: Seniors in college, recent graduates, or students in master’s programs. Requirements: Daily journalism experience, either with a university publication or with a daily newspaper; Spanish-speaking skills are a plus.
OVERVIEW
The Fresno Bee, Central California’s leading newspaper, typically has openings for four 12-week summer internships in news, business, features, and sports reporting, as well as photography and graphics. The Fresno Bee was first published in 1922, and today it is Central California’s leading newspaper, serving Fresno, Kings, Madera, Tulare, Mariposa, and Merced counties. The Bee, which employs more than 800 people, tries to reflect the region’s diversity in staff and coverage; the area is home to large populations of people of Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian, and Latin American heritage. The Bee is owned by the McClatchy Company, which also owns newspapers in California (Atwater, Chowchilla, Clovis, Livingston, Los Banos, Merced, Modesto, Oakhurst and Sacramento),
If you’re interested in an internship, submit a resume to the preceding address. In addition, reporter candidates should submit clips; photography and graphics candidates should submit a portfolio.
HARPER’S INTERNSHIP Ben Austen, Associate Editor Harper’s Magazine 666 Broadway, 11th Floor New York, NY, 10012
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: February 15 for summer, June 15 for fall, and October 15 for spring. Educational Experience: College graduates or graduate students; some use the program as an introduction to publishing after having pursued careers elsewhere. Work experience matters far less than how well you know Harper’s and how much you have to contribute to the making of the magazine each month. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Harper’s is an American journal of literature, politics, culture, and the arts, published continuously from 1850 and made famous by its sophistication and high-quality writing. Interns work here in the editorial department on a full-time basis for three to five months and receive practical experience in critical reading and analysis, research, factchecking, and the general workings of a national magazine. Each intern works closely with an editor on one section of the magazine, takes part in the
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creation of the Harper’s Index, and is encouraged to read widely, generate ideas, and approach problems creatively. You’ll be assigned to help particular editors while participating in the more general tasks shared by all interns, such as researching the Harper’s Index and reading unsolicited manuscripts. The range of responsibilities and level of challenge depend largely on your initiative and self-motivation. You’re always welcome to suggest ideas and to generate material for any section of the magazine. You’ll be expected to work from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. with an hour off for lunch. Some flexibility is possible and can be discussed in individual cases.
How to Apply
Applicants must complete a complex application prepared by Harper’s, which requires strong familiarity with the magazine and gives prospective interns a sense of the actual duties involved in this placement. The application process weeds out all but very literate, culturally aware individuals with a passionate interest in publishing and an outstanding ability to express themselves in writing. Ability to generate ideas and sources for Harper’s Index is critical. If you’re interested in this highly competitive program, you are invited to download the application as an RTF file, a format readable by most word processors, at http://www.harpers.org/Harpers Internships.html. You may also request that an application be mailed to you by calling (212) 420-5720.
HBO INTERNSHIP Internship Program; Home Box Office H3-37A 1100 Sixth Avenue H3-33A New York, NY 10036 (212) 512-1000
What You Can Earn: $500 stipend. Application Deadlines: March 1 for summer, June 1 for fall, and November 1 for spring. Educational Experience: College freshmen through seniors majoring in film or TV. Requirements: Check requirements for individual HBO department internships.
OVERVIEW
Home Box Office (HBO) is America’s oldest and most successful premium TV network. It is the largest pay-TV company, reaching more than 38.8 million subscribers with programming ranging from theatrical blockbusters, HBO Films presentations, innovative original series, provocative documentaries, concert events, and championship boxing. From its prestigious documentary division, HBO aired the Academy Award–winning Chernobyl Heart, examining the continuing impact of the worst nuclear accident in history. HBO’s subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and Cinemax On Demand expanded their reach in 2003 to a combined eight million subscribers. At HBO, internships are available in a variety of departments, including original programming, marketing, production, media relations, finance, accounting, human resources, and film programming.
Creative Services (HBO Pictures, HBO NYC, Theatrical Movies)
In this department, you’ll screen HBO movies, theatrical movies, press kits, trailers, clip reels, and so on, while you take extensive notes. In addition, you’ll edit all of the preceding items for online and offline editing purposes. You may help book talent, studios, editing facilities, submit contracts, tape requests, and handle invoices and purchase orders for any/all projects in this group. You’ll also handle responsibilities for doing print, library, and magazine research and other production-assistant responsibilities. Night work may be necessary at HBO studios.
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Requirements include familiarity with Macintosh, Excel, typing, fax, e-mail, extensive longhand notes, duplicating video cassettes, preparing dubs, and operating in-house audio and video equipment for office use only.
of view. Interns must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Now up to Date for Macintosh; any other calendar-making software knowledge is a big plus.
East Coast Production
Interns will help in all phases of production of Inside the NFL, Wimbledon Tennis, World Championship Boxing, and other sports specials and documentaries. Interns will screen and log footage of all ENG shoots, researching and locating footage, assembling production books, and completing filling and other related production work. There will be an opportunity to observe edit sessions, audio sweetening, paintbox, chyron and infinit sessions. This internship is geared primarily toward college juniors, but sophomores are encouraged to apply also. This internship requires some TV production experience either at a local TV affiliate or college TV station. Knowledge of sports and an interest in TV sports production is preferable. Working knowledge of Macintosh would be helpful but is not mandatory.
For this department, interns will help the production department make production arrangements for events such as World Championship Boxing or Wimbledon. Interns will work with many aspects of production and scheduling, answer phones, file, follow up on scheduling, invoicing, and so on. Interns also will have chances to go on studio shoots and local remotes. Introductory TV classes would be helpful but aren’t required; interns do need good computer, letter writing, and communication skills.
Film Programming
In this department, you’ll prepare Microsoft Excel charts of availabilities for international territories and research key title statistics including cast, director, genre, box office, and ratings. You’ll also screen titles, write evaluations, recommend selections for further evaluation, and research and write special reports about product sources, programming models, and so on. Requirements include ability to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (preferred) for Macintosh.
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You’ll help in the administrative area, screening products, editing, and shooting. If you are capable, you’ll be given the chance to handle independent and unsupervised projects. Requirements include the ability to read and write Spanish and English.
HBO NYC
Interns will assist in answering telephones for production executives and will deliver dailies and documents to various HBO departments. The intern will develop an active knowledge of the inner workings of production from a “studio” point
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The intern will be doing research for long-running projects, writing features and brief articles and helping with limited clerical tasks. The ideal candidate will be interested in journalism and have strong writing skills; interest in Web site construction helpful. This internship requires experience in journalistic, expository, and professional writing. Intern must have some interviewing skills; some Microsoft Word, Quark, and Photoshop would be helpful but is not necessary.
Home Video
Interns will provide all types of support in two areas: kids/nature and video and special market/ direct sales. This will involve both analytic and creative talents and will provide opportunity to learn video marketing from soup to nuts. Interns are required to have Macintosh, Word, and Excel computer skills. Sales experience of any kind a is plus.
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Media Relations
Intern responsibilities include maintaining a library of newspaper clips and putting together a daily press digest for the media relations staff. Interns also will participate in departmental brainstorming sessions, staff meetings, and screenings. For this job, interns need to have a strong interest in media and Macintosh/Word. Other interns in the media relations department will assemble press kits and clips for HBO sports events, coordinate conference calls and press conferences, and handle media inquiries. Intern also will work on all New York City-based press events. For this sports-related internship, students need good writing and phone skills, lots of sports knowledge, flexible hours, and familiarity with Macintosh.
Original Programming
In this department, interns will screen, write summaries of, and evaluate various taped documentary and news programs (such as “20/20” or “Sixty Minutes”) each week. Interns also will screen, write summaries of, and evaluate documentaries submitted to HBO for possible acquisition. For this internship, students need good word-processing and writing skills, along with some experience in TV, film, and documentaries. Other interns in this department will help with research, filing, typing dubbing tapes, answering phones, and so on. Interns need to be familiar with Macintosh and be able to do a library search.
Special Projects
In this department, interns will help coordinate corporate contributions, maintain the awards display case, and schedule and set up Bryant Park Summer Film Festivals. Requirements include experience with Mac/Filemaker Pro and excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in an internship in any of these departments, send in only one copy of your cover
letter and resume to the preceding address. Be sure to indicate in your cover letter all of the departments for which you’d be interested in interning, along with information about yourself, your education, relevant experience, and other information you think would be interesting.
KAISER MEDIA MINORITY INTERNSHIPS IN URBAN HEALTH REPORTING Kaiser Media Fellowships Program Kaiser Family Foundation 2400 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Phone: (650) 854-9400 Fax: (650) 854-4800
[email protected] http://www.kff.org
What You Can Earn: Travel to and from Washington, D.C., your internship city, and Boston. All training and accommodation expenses in D.C. and Boston are paid by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The foundation also provides a minimum $500 weekly stipend, but you are responsible for housing and other expenses during the 10 weeks spent working at your news organization. Application Deadlines: Early December for print applications; early January for broadcast applications (check Web site for exact deadlines). Educational Experience: Journalism or communications major. Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
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If the rising asthma rates among young innercity youths or the risk of heart disease in black urban women concern you, you might be inter-
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ested in the Kaiser Media Internships, a program established in 1994 offering an intensive 12-week summer internship for young minority journalists interested in specializing in urban public health reporting. In the program, 12 summer internships are offered by 11 major metropolitan newspapers and three TV stations to young minority journalists or journalism graduates interested in reporting on urban public health issues. If you’re one of the interns selected by the papers and TV stations, you’ll attend a one-week briefing on urban public health issues and health reporting at the National Press Foundation in Washington, D.C., before beginning the internships. Briefing topics include major public health concerns such as AIDS, diabetes prevention, violence, smoking, healthcare provisions, and paying for healthcare. During the week, you’ll meet a wide range of health policy experts, health providers, and senior health reporters and editors. Briefings and discussions focus on journalistic concerns and reporting techniques, with emphasis given to city-specific information about the different internship locations (for example, children’s health programs in Chicago). Then it’s off for 10 weeks to your sponsoring newspaper or TV station, typically under the direction of the health or metro editor or news director, where you report on health issues. The program ends with a three-day meeting and site visits in Boston. Most interns, after 10 weeks, have a significant number of published clips or a professional tape with their own reporting on a wide range of public health topics. This work is pooled, and in the final week you’ll get together with other interns in Boston for more briefings and an intensive clip/tape critique session with leading health journalists.
How to Apply
There is no application form. Instead, you should submit a detailed letter describing your reasons for applying, including information about previ-
ous internships or newsroom work experience, any previous health reporting experience and/ or college course work in health/science-related issues, along with expected graduation date and degree, and a contact mail or e-mail address. You should indicate if you wish to apply to a particular news organization and also include a resume, examples of recent work, and one or more letters of support. Print applicants should send original clips or photocopies mounted on 8.5"x11" or 11"x17" paper. If clips are reduced in size to fit the page, they should be legible. For oversize work or series, you may submit an original in addition to the mounted copy. TV applicants should send transcripts, not tapes.
KFSK-SOUTHEAST ALASKA PUBLIC RADIO INTERNSHIP KFSK-Southeast Alaska Public Radio (907) 772-3808
[email protected] http://www.kfsk.org
What You Can Earn: $100/week stipend, plus housing and roundtrip airfare from California to Petersburg, AK. Application Deadlines: March 31. Educational Experience: Experience or training as a public radio reporter/producer is a definite plus, as is live, on-air experience and knowledge of digital editing and broadcast software such as Cooledit and AudioVault. Requirements: Excitement about being a reporter; an interest in Alaska; willingness to learn on the job; the ability to work independently; and strong interest in producing accurate, well-written stories on a regular basis. The applicant needs to work well
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with the public and genuinely care about how his or her work affects people.
OVERVIEW
KFSK Public Radio, a member of the CoastAlaska and Alaska Public Radio Networks, is seeking applicants for a two- to three-month summer internship at the radio station in Petersburg, AK. About 3200 people live in Petersburg, one of Alaska’s major fishing ports. The community is located on Mitkof Island in the heart of the 17 million acre Tongass National Forest, about 100 miles south of Juneau. If you’re the outdoorsy sort, interning in Petersburg could be a great experience for you, with its opportunities for hiking, watching whales and other wildlife, kayaking, and fishing, in one of the most beautiful environments on Earth. As an intern here, you’ll work full time as a reporter/producer, and you’ll also host local news, weather, community announcements, and station breaks during NPR’s morning edition. You’ll cover a variety of topics, including regional and statewide natural resource issues such as fishing and logging; local, regional, and statewide politics; economics; cultural and social issues; education; crime and courts; healthcare; arts; and local/regional events. There are plenty of opportunities for features and natural sound pieces. Intern stories may air regionally or statewide as well as on local news, since the news department is a frequent contributor to the Alaska Public Radio Network’s statewide news programs as well as local news shows on other APRN and CoastAlaska stations in Juneau, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, and other communities. The station has two reporters (including the news director) who each work full time nine months of the year. Typically, just one is working in the summer, making the intern a critical part of the team.
How to Apply
E-mail a cover letter and resume to the preceding address. Indicate “Internship Applicant” in
the subject line. References and Internet links to audio samples of your work are welcome but not required, unless you’re contacted for an interview. Do not send audio attachments with your resume. You’re welcome to e-mail or call with any questions (Matt Lichtenstein, Joe Viechnicki, or Tom Abbott) at the preceding address. They also can put you in touch with former interns if you’re interested in asking them about the experience.
KNIGHT RIDDER INTERNSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS Knight Ridder Native American Internship Coordinator St. Paul Pioneer Press 345 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 228-5454
What You Can Earn: $5,000 stipend. Application Deadlines: Early January. Educational Experience: Journalism or communications majors Requirements: Internships open only to Native American college students.
OVERVIEW
Native American journalists are invited to apply for 10- to 12-week internships. Interns are placed in paid positions at Knight Ridder newspapers in the Midwest to pursue their career interests in reporting, writing, copyediting, design, and photography. Successful interns may be invited to return to a Knight Ridder newspaper for additional internships and may be considered for future employ-
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ment. Participating newspapers are the Aberdeen American News, Boulder Daily Camera, Duluth News-Tribune, Grand Forks Herald, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Wichita Eagle.
How to Apply
To apply for an internship, call the contact person in each division and get his or her e-mail address. You’ll need to send a resume, cover letter, and references.
How to Apply
Submit an application to the preceding address.
KOCE PUBLIC TV (HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.) INTERNSHIP KOCE Public Television Internship Coordinator PO Box 2476 Huntington Beach, CA 92647-0476 (714) 895-5623 http://www.koce.org
What You Can Earn: Varies. Application Deadlines: Open all three semesters. Educational Experience: Journalism, English, broadcast engineering, and teaching/education. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
KOCE is a nonprofit public TV station serving Orange County and Los Angeles and offers internships for undergraduate and graduate university students. At least five interns each semester are informally placed by division managers according to the station’s needs and the particular skills of the applicant. Positions are available during fall, spring, and summer semesters in the following departments: on-air promotion, news reporting, production, programming, business, and engineering.
KPNX-TV (PHOENIX) INTERNSHIP KPNX-TV 1101 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 257-6508
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: July for the fall semester, November for the spring semester, and April for the summer semester. Educational Experience: College journalism majors preferred. Requirements: Students must receive college credit for their experience.
OVERVIEW
KPNX-TV is a Gannett-owned, NBC-affiliated station that offers unpaid internships during fall, spring, and summer semesters for undergraduates and graduate students. Five interns work a season in three different areas at the station: promotions, community affairs, and the assignment desk.
How to Apply
To apply for an internship, send a cover letter, resume, references, and proof that you’ll be able to receive college credit to the human resources manager at the preceding address.
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KTTV-TV LOS ANGELES INTERNSHIP
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERNSHIP
Fox Television Stations Inc. Human Resources Manager KTTV Fox 11 1999 South Bundy Drive Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 584-2280
[email protected] Los Angeles Times Editorial Internship Director 202 W. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. (800) 283-NEWS, ext. 77992
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Journalism, English, or broadcast engineering. Intern experience is preferred but not required; preference will be given to college juniors and seniors. Requirements: For credit only, with authorization of your school.
OVERVIEW
KTTV Fox 11 is a local news station that offers 10 internships each semester for undergraduates or graduate students majoring in some type of journalism and interested in pursuing a career in the television industry, encouraging hands-on training as well as providing mentoring and feedback. The internship offers experiences in news, sports, promotions, research, community affairs, programming, human resources, and engineering. Most internships require a 12- to 15-hour commitment per week; weekend hours are available for news and sports areas only.
How to Apply
To apply for an internship, send a cover letter, resume, and an application form to the station’s human resources manager at the preceding address. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received, and eligible candidates will be contacted by phone to set up interview appointments.
What You Can Earn: $480 weekly. Application Deadlines: December 1 for summer, June 1 for fall, and October 1 for spring. Educational Experience: Undergraduates with journalism experience; recent graduates are eligible if they’ve finished school within six months of the start of the internship. Requirements: A valid driver’s license and access to a car in good working condition; interns must not have worked professionally as staff reporters.
OVERVIEW
If you’ve got a yen to cover the news in one of the country’s most exciting cities, you may be interested in one of the LA Times’ internships. Spots are available in one of the following areas: reporting, copyediting, photojournalism, graphics, and online systems. The program offers hands-on experience with little training provided, and business, sports, features, and arts/entertainment reporting internships are generally available. Positions are usually in the LA Times’ daily news editions (Los Angeles, Orange County, Valley, and Ventura County) and the Washington, D.C., bureau.
How to Apply
To apply, submit a cover letter indicating that you’re interested in the summer internship and which section of the paper you prefer, along with a one-page autobiography, a resume, a dozen pho-
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tocopies of your work samples (all must be on 8 1/2 x 11 paper) and three references.
basic accounting, and verifying proper backup for travel and entertainment expenses.
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MARVEL COMICS INTERNSHIP Marvel Enterprises Inc. Internship Program Coordinator 10 East 40th Street New York, NY 10016
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must receive college credit for this internship. Requirements: For specific requirements, see individual internships below.
OVERVIEW
With a library of over 4,700 proprietary characters, Marvel Enterprises Inc. is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies whose operations are focused in four areas: entertainment (Marvel Studios), licensing, publishing, and toys (Toy Biz). Marvel’s main job is to create entertainment projects, including feature films, DVD/home video, video games, and TV based on its characters, and it also licenses its characters for use in a wide range of consumer products and services including apparel, toys, collectibles, snack foods, and promotions. Internships at Marvel run year-round on a semester-to-semester basis, in a variety of departments, including art returns; editorial; production; marvel interactive; creative services; sales and marketing; legal; accounting; manufacturing; scanning intern; Marvel Studios; or human resources.
Accounting
Interns are responsible for data entry, general filing, creating Excel spreadsheets for special projects,
In this department, you’ll help organize and process the original artwork that needs to be returned to the artists and also do filing, mailings and deal with extensive paperwork. You’ll also work in the Bound Book Room and digital archives, organizing comic books and CD archives and doing occasional research for the editorial staff or the toy department. Candidates should know how to use Excel and Word.
Creative Services
In this internship, you’ll help maintain a vast character database, scanning and retouching artwork and tracking files. You should be a graphics or illustration major, and you must have a basic knowledge of Photoshop, along with a general knowledge of Marvel characters and comic books.
Editorial
Here you’ll help in the editorial process, including the transmittal and receipt of artwork, plots, and scripts.
Human Resources
Interns in this department should have a business-related or liberal arts major and the ability to devote two days a week to the internship. Ideally, this intern would be interested in working for Marvel in the human resources department after graduation.
Legal
Here, you’ll help in the legal department with dayto-day operations, including drafting and editing contracts, project development, office administration, and helping with the licensing and promotions operations.
Manufacturing
In this area, you’ll help to compile comic books, gaining hands-on experience with several computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop, and Quark.
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Marvel Interactive
How to Apply
Marvel Studios
MIAMI HERALD INTERNSHIP
As a Web intern, you’ll work on Marvel.com and a wide range of other on-line initiatives at the company. Applications for this internship are accepted from both students of design/fine arts, or computer sciences/information technology. Duties include scanning, graphics selection, preparation and optimization, trafficking of editorial content, and HTML/PHP/MYSQL development. For this job, you’ll need to be smart, with initiative and enthusiasm; a working knowledge of the Adobe suite of graphics applications is preferred and experience with Flash, HTML, and/or PHP/ mySQL is a big plus. Development interns in this area will handle script coverage, project research, filing, faxing, photocopying, and other basic office duties in the Los Angeles facilities. You must be eager and work well with others, but no formal experience is required.
Production (the “Bullpen”)
In this department, you’ll format disks containing comic-book interiors and lettering and help organize the reference library, giving you firsthand knowledge about how to produce a comic book.
Sales & Marketing
In this department, you’ll be involved in sales analysis and tracking, helping to prepare marketing materials and gaining a basic understanding of the distribution process.
Scanning Intern
In this internship, you’ll organize and scan various office files, in addition to ad-hoc data entry assignments. The ability to work with a PC is a must, but you will be trained to use the scanning equipment. Organization skills are also very important, and you should be able to work with potentially sensitive/confidential material, as files will range in content from art encyclopedias to legal and financial files.
For the Marvel Studios internship, you should fax resumes to (310) 234-8481. To apply as an intern for Marvel Interactive, go online at http://www.marvel.com/company/ webinterns.htm. For all other internships, send your resume and a cover letter stating your area of interest (no phone calls) to the preceding address.
Miami Herald Internship Director 1 Herald Plaza Miami, FL 33132 (305) 376-2287 http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald
What You Can Earn: $520 a week. Application Deadlines: October 31 for spring and summer internships. Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The Miami Herald is an internationally recognized, prize-winning newspaper serving one of the most vibrant, diverse regions in America; it has published the International Edition for readers in the Caribbean and Latin America since 1946 and in Mexico starting in 2002. Serving a million readers each day in South Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America, The Miami Herald is produced each day in an 800,000-square-foot plant on the edge of Biscayne Bay at the northeast fringe of downtown Miami. Launched in 1903 as the Evening Record and rechristened in 1910 as the Miami Herald, it is South Florida’s oldest newspaper. Now one of the nation’s
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largest daily newspapers, The Herald endured the Florida boom and subsequent bust in the early 1920s, the devastating 1926 hurricane and the Great Depression. Today, it remains one of the nation’s great metropolitan daily newspapers, winning 16 Pulitzer Prizes. The Herald is owned by Knight-Ridder, an international communications company. The paper offers an intensive 12-week journalism internship in metro, business or sports reporting, features writing, design, or photo or copyediting.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter, clips, and the names of at least three references to the preceding address.
MODESTO BEE INTERNSHIP Modesto Bee Internship Coordinator PO Box 5256 Modesto, CA 95352-5256
[email protected] http://www.modbee.com
What You Can Earn: $450 a week plus overtime for work over 7.5 hours in a day and/or 37.5 hours in a week. Application Deadlines: November 1. Educational Experience: Seniors in college, recent graduates, or students in master’s programs. Requirements: Daily journalism experience, either with a university publication or with a daily newspaper; Spanish-speaking skills are a plus.
OVERVIEW
You can choose an internship as the Bee’s reporter or photographer, working on deadlines as a copy editor, or creating informative, attractive graphics as a graphics designer intern.
Modesto, with a population of 185,000, is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, 70 miles east of the Bay Area. The Modesto Bee has a daily circulation of 84,000 on weekdays and 94,000 on Sunday, with about 105 newsroom employees. Coverage isn’t limited to Modesto and its population of about 190,000 people, however. The newspaper also covers six counties spread over a wide geographic area ranging from Merced on the south to Manteca on the north, Interstate 5 to the west and Yosemite National Park and the Sierra to the east. Owned by McClatchy Newspapers Inc., the Sacramento and Fresno Bees are sister newspapers in a fleet that also includes daily newspapers in Sacramento, Fresno, Minneapolis (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Raleigh (News & Observer), Anchorage (Anchorage Daily News), and Tacoma (Tacoma News Tribune). If you land an internship here, you’ll do a rotation through the newsroom that will probably begin in late spring or early summer. (Interns in the sports department, however, begin in winter, usually February.) As an intern reporter, you’ll cover breaking news: crime, courts, politics, education, and health. You might also spend some weeks in the Work and Money section, which covers business-related issues, and some time in the Life section, where you’ll create feature stories. Interns compete for front-page stories from the first day on the job, because the editors at the Bee want to get you onto the street and into real reporting situations right away. You won’t spend your internship rewriting press releases, although that might happen from time to time, as it does with full-time staff. Although you’ll have a designated editor at each step of your internship, you’ll be encouraged to approach any editor if you have a question and your designated editor isn’t on duty. Full-time reporters also are asked to mentor interns, offering advice and guidance throughout the program.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, send a resume, cover letter, and from five to seven writ-
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ing samples sent to the attention of the internship coordinator at the preceding address.
MOTHER JONES INTERNSHIP Mother Jones Magazine Dave Gilson, Research Editor 222 Sutter Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94108
[email protected] http://www.motherjones.com/about/admin/jobs. html
What You Can Earn: $100/month travel stipend, plus a five-vacation allowance; those who qualify may obtain a scholarship stipend to offset the cost of living. Download a scholarship application at http://www.motherjones.com/about/admin/ internships.html. Fellows receive a $1,380/month stipend. Application Deadlines: Two months prior to start date. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Organized, detail oriented, and well informed; ready to track down hard-to-find information, juggle several deadlines at once, and take on a variety of journalistic challenges.
OVERVIEW
Mother Jones editorial interns receive training and hands-on experience in fact-checking, research, and reporting, in addition to a firsthand look at the production of an award-winning national magazine. Interns’ primary focus is fact-checking articles and doing research for upcoming issues. Fact-checking involves calling sources, locating primary documents, evaluating information, and working closely with the research editor, story editors, and writers.
Internships are full time, five days a week, generally from 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. unless otherwise arranged with the assistant editor. Cycles begin during the first week of February, June, and October. Over the course of a four-month internship, interns participate in the production of two issues, working closely with the research editor, story editors, and writers to verify everything that goes in the magazine. When the production cycle is over, interns are expected to pitch ideas and write short pieces for the magazine and Web site. If you’re chosen as an intern, you’ll conduct research in support of articles and special projects published on the site; report, research, and write two significant feature stories; occasionally pitch story ideas and write shorter pieces, including sidebars and boxes for the magazine and short features for the Web site; fact-check feature stories as assigned; and proof/copyedit as assigned. You’ll also work on HTML stories for Web exclusives and the magazine archive, compile letters to the editor, and produce the weekly e-mail newsletter. You’ll also be expected to attend editorial and Web meetings as well as trainings and seminars on various topics and handle other projects as assigned by the research editor. Interns who distinguish themselves in their editorial duties are eligible to become fellows, but keep in mind that promotion to fellow after completing your four-month internship is not automatic. The fellowship requires an additional four-month commitment. In return, fellows receive a $1,380/month stipend. Fellows have the same duties as interns but also have more freedom to pursue their own story ideas and work on larger projects.
How to Apply
Download an application at http://www.motherjones.com/about/admin/intern_app.pdf. Submit it along with a cover letter, resume, two references (with names and numbers), and two clips or writing samples. Decisions will be announced one month prior to the internship start date. No phone calls.
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MSNBC INTERNSHIP
gic operations; human resources; media relations; on-air graphics; or technical operations.
MSNBC Human Resources Internship Coordinator One MSNBC Plaza Secaucus, NJ 07094 Fax: (201) 583-5819
[email protected] http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3080682
Audio Post Production Internship
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Sophomores or above enrolled at an accredited four or five-year university, able to provide proof of credit from college before starting assignment, and on track to receive a bachelor’s or advanced degree. Requirements: Committed to a career in media/ broadcasting through experiences in your major, college clubs, or organizations; prior media-based internships or prior media work experience. GPA, community service, and leadership experience are also important.
OVERVIEW
MSNBC is a partnership between NBC and Microsoft that includes a 24-hour cable news network and an Internet news service. With an MSNBC internship, you’ll have the chance to take that first step into the broadcasting industry. This is a unique opportunity to be a real part of a cable news network, and you’ll earn the kind of experience that will give you an edge in a competitive industry. You may work during the fall, spring, or summer college semesters, either full or part time (but for at least three days a week), based on your schedule and MSNBC’s needs.All internships are located in Secaucus, NJ, unless otherwise stated. There are a range of different internships in various departments, including the newsroom; “Primetime;” “Imus in the Morning” show; marketing; production; audio post-production; strate-
As a post-production intern, you’ll help with the daily tracking of voice-over announcers, music searches, editing music for length, music dubbing, post production, sound-to-picture (effects), and sweetening. You’ll have primary use of Pro Tools music editing system, scenaria mixing console, beta decks, and data recorders, and you’ll need to plan on spending at least three days per week on the internship.
Human Resources Internship
In this department, you’ll help a team of human resources recruiters and managers bring in and maintain top talent at MSNBC cable. You’ll help recruiters with research, job postings, and screening candidates, as well as help with the everyday functions of the office. To be considered for this internship, you must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have excellent interpersonal and writing skills.
Imus in the Morning Internship
During this hands-on internship, you’ll help in the preproduction of the Imus program and log live programs and pieces. You should be dedicated and willing to work early morning hours (from 5:30 A.M. to noon). In return, you can expect to get lots of experience in live TV production, remote cameras, and video editing.
Marketing Intern
If you’re chosen for this internship, you’ll help in marketing, research, copyediting, scheduling, and listings. You’ll work with the vice president of marketing, advertising, and promotions in developing marketing strategies and third-party partnerships for the network. This position will give you valuable insight and marketing skills related to on-air as well as off-channel advertising. You’ll need to spend a minimum of three days a week here. Marketing majors are preferred.
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Media Relations Internship
Duties for this internship include screening tapes, updating and creating press lists, answering phones, distributing press clips, filing, and helping to research upcoming MSNBC programs for releases. To be considered, you should have an interest in media relations, good writing skills, an outgoing personality, and experience in a professional environment. During this internship, you’ll learn a lot about how a media relations department works, including the ability to write a press release, edit information, and field calls from the press.
Newsroom Internship
Here, you’ll be part of a team, working closely with production assistants in completing tasks assigned by the senior producer. You’ll perform various production-assistant tasks, such as answering phones, logging tape, researching story ideas, printing scripts, retrieving tapes, and working within the tape department. For this position, you must know a lot about politics, history, and current events. If you intern here, you’ll end up with a solid understanding of how a live newscast works, from start to finish.
On-Air Graphics Internship
During this internship, you’ll help research and create graphics for all MSNBC programs and help artists and researchers by finding graphic elements for future use. To be considered, you should have basic computer skills; Photoshop and Internet experience is a plus. You also should have an interest in electronic graphics, news, and current events. During this internship, you’ll get hands-on experience with the latest graphics equipment and software as you help create graphics that will be used on-air. Day and weekend shifts are available.
Primetime Intern
If you’re selected for this internship, you’ll work on research and help with production elements for live talk-oriented programming. You’ll work with production assistants to produce key elements of the show such as graphics, tape-cuts, and scripts.
Control room experience will let you learn factual knowledge, so some TV experience is an asset. This would be an ideal position if you’re a detail-oriented, quick learner who can handle pressure and juggle lots of tasks at the same time.
Production Intern
If you prefer the behind-the-scenes work, this internship is for you. Here, you’ll help producers, production assistants, and coordinators research, screen, and log tapes. You’ll get hands-on experience and learn all about the components of creating on-air promotion, including writing, research, editing, and audio. You’ll need to spend a minimum of three days a week on this internship. Communications majors with TV coursework are preferred.
Strategic Operations Internship
If you’re chosen for this internship, you’ll help with audience research, TV Web research, and content production for MSNBC. Your duties will include compiling Nielsen audience data and Web research data for MSNBC and its competitors; analysis of e-mail viewer feedback; and copyediting and updating TV and special programming content on MSNBC’s Web site. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter and a quick learner, as well as organized and detail oriented. You also should have excellent interpersonal and writing skills and an interest in the business side of TV. Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) are required, and Internet experience is a plus. A background in mathematics or statistics is helpful.
Technical Operations Internship
There are various opportunities for students to work and learn the behind-the-scenes aspects of live TV news production at the MSNBC Secaucus, New Jersey, facility. Selected interns will be able to customize their own internship to focus on one or several of the following areas: Editing (cuts-only, avid, online, and nonlinear)
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Studio Operations (camera, stage managing, TelePrompTer, and studio lighting). n Control Room Operations (technical director, audio, video, playback, and electronic graphics). n Remote Operations (Live shot coordination, satellite/fiber feeds, and field logistics). n
To be considered, you should have taken production courses in related areas of interest or relevant experience. MSNBC interns will receive hands-on instruction with staff supervision.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in applying for an internship at MSNBC, you should mail, fax, or e-mail a resume and cover letter specifying which internship you are interested in to the preceding address.
MSNBC MULTIMEDIA INTERNSHIP Director of Multimedia, MSNBC.com One Microsoft Way Building 25/2N Redmond, WA 98052 http://www.msnbc.com
What You Can Earn: Paid. Application Deadlines: March 29. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Journalism experience, the ability to adapt quickly to the evolving medium, the ability to edit effectively on tight deadlines, and the ability to work creatively.
OVERVIEW
MSNBC is a partnership between NBC and Microsoft that includes a 24-hour cable news network
and an Internet news service. MSNBC.com boasts more than 1.5 million users each day. For this special multimedia internship based in Redmond, Washington, interns will edit photographs, audio, and video for stories and special packages. In addition to covering the daily news desk, multimedia interns have the opportunity to work on special projects such as: twip Picture Stories http://msnbc.com/ picturestories n Video News http://video.msnbc.com n Live Video http://livevideo.msnbc.com n Broadband http://highspeed.msnbc.com n n
How to Apply
To apply, send a cover letter, resume, references, a portfolio, your Web address, or a demo tape to the director of multimedia at MSNBC.com, at the preceding address.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS SUMMER JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP NABJ, Student Services Associate 8701-A Adelphi Road Adelphi, MD 20783
[email protected] (301) 445-7100, ext. 108 Fax: (301) 445-7101 http://www.nabj.org
What You Can Earn: $400 to $600 weekly for 10 weeks. You are responsible for your own living expenses.
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Application Deadlines: November 1. Educational Experience: Journalism majors or those planning a journalism career. Requirements: African-American undergraduate sophomores and juniors enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university; must be a student NABJ member.
OVERVIEW
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an association of 3,000 journalists, media professionals, and students dedicated to expanding job opportunities for African American journalists and students and improving the media’s coverage of the African American community and experience. NABJ annually awards 10week summer internships to students committed to journalism careers, in paid print, broadcast, or online positions at news organizations around the country, ranging from small black-owned weekly newspapers to major-market dailies and broadcast outlets. If you’re selected, you’ll get hands-on reporting, editing, shooting, and design experience in professional settings in either print (reporting, business reporting, health reporting, copyediting, graphic design); broadcast (radio and TV); online journalism; sports journalism (a multicultural program sponsored by the Associated Press Sports Editors); or photojournalism. To obtain a print internship, you must have experience at your college paper or with professional media that allowed you to write basic news stories for publication or do basic copyediting, graphic design, or photojournalism in print, broadcast, or online media for publication. Most NABJ internships are at print outlets, which include small weekly newspapers in small cities as well as magazines and major newspapers in large urban areas. Typically, NABJ internships at major magazines and newspapers are for students with at least two semesters of extensive campus print media experience and at least one prior print internship involving reporting, editing, shoot-
ing, or designing under tight deadlines. If you’re interested in a broadcast internship, you would be expected to have had prior broadcast internships or student broadcast media experience. Interns have worked at news outlets such as the Associated Press, the Seattle Times, the Raleigh News & Observer, CBS-TV, National Public Radio, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
How to Apply
You can download an application at http://www. nabj.org/programs/internships/index.html and submit it to the preceding address, along with additional materials listed below (depending on your specialty). To have the best chance of being selected, proofread your application carefully and make sure that it thoroughly describes your journalism skills and college or professional journalism experience. Submit your application on time; late applicants will be placed only if there are unfilled internships after the other applicants have been placed. Print and online applicants must submit a minimum of six samples of published work focusing on reporting or graphic design. Print photographers must submit six mounted samples of published work. Selected broadcast interns are required to attend the NABJ Broadcast Short Course. Broadcast applicants must send a resume tape (VHS or audio cassette), which begins with the following identifying information: name, academic year, college, address, phone, and e-mail. TV on-air applicants must submit three to five stand-ups or anchor sequences and at least two reporter packages; tape should be no longer than 10 minutes. TV off-air applicants (producers, directors, and broadcast photographers) must submit at least two stories or an edited version of a newscast or program produced, directed, shot, or edited by you; tape should be no longer than 10 minutes. Broadcast photojournalists should send a fiveto 10-minute tape with three to five stories you’ve shot.
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Radio applicants should submit at least three on-air reports, stories, interviews, and/or newscasts or an edited version of a program that you’ve written, broadcast, directed, or produced. Tape should be no longer than 10 minutes. Sports journalism interns are required to attend the annual convention of the Associated Press Sports Editors (transportation and hotel accommodations are included).
NBC INTERNSHiP NBC Internships http://www.nbcjobs.com/Internship_Program. html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: For fall: Resumes accepted May through August; interviews scheduled June through August; For spring: Resumes accepted September, November, December; interviews scheduled November and December; For summer: Resumes accepted January through March; interviews scheduled February, March, and May. Educational Experience: Sophomore or above; committed to a media/broadcasting career. Requirements: Enrollment at an accredited four or five-year college or university; able to provide proof of credit from your university before starting; on track to receive an undergraduate or advanced college degree; good GPA.
OVERVIEW
The NBC internship program gives you real-world TV news experience and lets you become familiar with NBC’s organization and work style. NBC works with interns to provide them the opportunity to apply coursework from the classroom to practice in the workplace. Students are placed in TV broadcast/production areas, business operations, and NBC interactive positions related to their major and career goals.
You may work during the fall, spring, or summer semesters full time or part time (minimum three days a week) based on your schedule and the department or show’s needs. You may work at NBC offices in New York City; Burbank, California; the 14 NBC-owned and operated TV stations; MSNBC; CNBC; Telemundo; or mun2.
How to Apply
Because opportunities are limited and competition is high, for full consideration you should apply early. GPA, community service, and leadership skills are all important considerations in landing an NBC internship. To apply, you should submit a cover letter and resume by clicking the link found at the preceding Internet address. In the cover letter, indicate the semester and type of internship desired in the body of the e-mail; resume files must be in MS Word 97 or compatible.
NEWSWEEK INTERNSHIP Newsweek Internship Program 251 West 57th Street New York, N.Y. 10019 (800) 631-1040; (212) 445-4000 http://www.newsweek.com
What You Can Earn: Paid. Application Deadlines: December 15. Educational Experience: College seniors, graduate students, and professionals with a few years of experience in journalism. Requirements: Experience reporting and writing for college newspapers, in previous internships or at other publications.
OVERVIEW
Founded by Thomas J.C. Martyn, a former foreign editor at Time magazine, Newsweek was first pub-
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lished on February 17, 1933 as News-Week, which featured seven photographs from the week’s news on the cover. At 10 cents a copy, it had a circulation of 50,000. In 1961, Newsweek was bought by The Washington Post Company. Today, Newsweek has a worldwide circulation of more than 4 million and a total readership of more than 21 million and has earned more National Magazine Awards than any other newsweekly. It offers comprehensive coverage of world events with a global network of correspondents, reporters, and editors covering national and international affairs; business, science, and technology; and society, arts, and entertainment. Newsweek has a paid, 13-week summer internship program working at company headquarters in New York, where you’ll do reporting, research, and fact-checking and help with the weekly close of the magazine. In addition, if you’re interested in public relations work, you can be assigned to the communications department.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, submit a onepage letter stating your qualifications and aspirations, a detailed resume, five samples of published articles (including name and date of publication), and the names and phone numbers of two references to the preceding address.
[email protected] http://www.nydailynews.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; receive college credit. Application Deadlines: February. Educational Experience: Junior or senior college students. Requirements: Extensive knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, as well as a working knowledge of Quark.
OVERVIEW
The New York Daily News, called “New York’s picture newspaper,” hosts graphics design interns each summer. If you’re chosen as a graphics design intern, you’ll be responsible for the design of advertisements, posters, brochures, and flyers, as well as assisting with work flow and production in the art services department. Points will not be lost for excessive enthusiasm.
How to Apply
E-mail your resume to
[email protected] and be ready to present your portfolio.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS INTERNSHiP
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS GRAPHICS DESIGNER INTERNSHiP
Daily News Internship 450 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 (212) 210-2318 Fax: (212) 643-7842 http://www.nydailynews.com
Daily News 450 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 (212) 210-2318 Fax: (212) 643-7842
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; receive college credit. Application Deadlines: February. Educational Experience: Junior or senior journalism, English, communications, or history majors.
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Requirements: Writing experience, preferably at a daily paper.
OVERVIEW
The New York Daily News was the first successful tabloid newspaper in the United States. It was founded in 1919 as the Illustrated Daily News by Joseph Medill Patterson and was a subsidiary of the Tribune Company of Chicago. Reporter interns at this daily picture-heavy newspaper will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including reporting, writing, research, fact-checking, and proofreading.
How to Apply
Send a resume, six to 10 clips, and a cover letter describing your journalism ambitions and reporting interests to the preceding address. Photo intern candidates should send samples. (Indicate whether you would like your materials returned. Do not send anything that you will need returned in a short time; this can be a long process.)
NEW YORK TIMES COPYEDITING INTERNSHIP Senior Manager, Reporter Recruiting The New York Times 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $800 a week, plus a housing allowance for out-of-area interns and a $1,000 Newspaper Fund scholarship. Application Deadlines: November 1.
Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Requirements: Newspaper experience and academic excellence.
OVERVIEW
A copyediting intern for the New York Times is chosen each year by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund through its national selection process. If you land this internship, before coming to the Times for the summer, you’ll participate in a two-week seminar sponsored by the Newspaper Fund, discussing libel law, journalistic ethics, page layout, headline writing, copyediting, grammar, punctuation, style and the finer points of newsroom protocol. During the 10-week internship at the Times, you’ll be assigned to a major desk in the news department and—under the guidance of the copy desk chief and an assigned mentor—edit copy and write headlines. The intern also participates in workshops with ranking editors and reporters. After completing the internship successfully and returning to school, you’ll be given a $1,000 Newspaper Fund scholarship.
Housing
Housing is available on the New York University campus for interns who live outside New York area, for about $40 a night (offset in part by a housing allowance).
How to Apply
Send your completed application, essay, and editing test to the preceding address. Applications are available through placement offices, campus newspapers, by calling (609) 452-2820, or by visiting http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com. Selection is based on experience (such as work on campus publications, reporting internships, or work as a stringer) academic excellence, an essay, and an editing test that all applicants must pass before being considered for the program.
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NEW YORK TIMES GRAPHICS, DESIGN, AND PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP Senior Manager, Reporter Recruiting The New York Times 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036
What You Can Earn: $800 a week, plus a housing allowance for out-of-area interns; eligibility for one $1,500 intern prize. Application Deadlines: November 15. Educational Experience: College juniors or seniors; in recognition of the school Morgan attended, students from the University of Missouri at Columbia will be given preference for one of the internships each year. Requirements: Newspaper experience.
OVERVIEW
The New York Times offers 10-week summer internships to college students who have decided on careers in journalism. In its first 17 years, it was aimed at members of minority groups who, because of race or ethnicity, had been historically excluded from opportunities in America’s newspaper industry. While internships are now open to all applicants, the program remains an integral part of the Times’ enduring commitment to recruit and hire as diverse and as highly qualified a staff as possible. The Tom Morgan Graphics Internship includes an internship in each of these categories: graphics, design, and photography. The internship was named for Tom Morgan, a reporter, editor, and manager at the Times and a role model in every assignment he has undertaken. A past president of the National Association of Black Journalists, the largest organization of minority journalists in the country, he has
received lifetime achievement awards from NABJ and the University of Missouri, his alma mater. He won a Nieman Fellowship in 1989. If you’re selected for this internship, you’ll be given assignments for publication in various sections of the Times and credit lines where applicable. As a Morgan intern, you’ll participate in workshops with ranking editors, graphics and design specialists, and reporters. At the end of the summer, one Morgan intern will be awarded $1,500—on the basis of performance—the Thomas Morgan Outstanding Summer Intern Prize. The first week of the internship is an orientation program to New York City and the newsroom. Beginning with the second week, interns work in their respective areas.
Design
Working closely with art directors, as a design intern you’ll help design and produce pages and process art and photographs. You’ll attend editorial meetings and learn the Atex and Macintosh systems used at the Times. The goals of the program are to introduce you to newspaper design and to identify future designers for the Times.
Graphics
As a graphics intern, you’ll work with the graphics editors, developing the skills to organize and present the news visually through charts, graphs, and diagrams. Using Macintosh computers, you’ll design and execute graphics for publication in various sections of the Times. The goals are to help you develop fresh, to-the-point informational graphics and to identify future graphics specialists for the Times.
Photography
If you’re selected as the picture desk intern, you’ll work with Times photographers and editors, shooting assignments for every section of the newspaper. The goal is to give you a taste of news, feature, and sports photography, as well as the opportunity to learn lighting techniques from professionals. You’ll also be expected to initiate projects apart from your daily assignments. An
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editor serves as mentor and works with you every day, reviewing contact sheets and providing guidance on work in the field.
Housing
Housing is available on the New York University campus for interns who live outside New York area, for about $40 a night (offset in part by a housing allowance).
How to Apply
Photography applicants should send a resume and portfolio reflecting a cross-section of their best work (portraits, features, sports, and hard news). Graphics applicants should send a resume and samples of writing and graphic design work. Design applicants should submit a portfolio that includes layouts, dummies, and typography. All applications should be sent to the preceding address.
NEW YORK TIMES REPORTING FELLOWSHIP Senior Manager, Reporter Recruiting The New York Times 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036
What You Can Earn: $800 a week, plus a housing allowance for out-of-area interns. Application Deadlines: November 15. Educational Experience: College students. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The New York Times offers 10-week summer internship to college students who have decided on careers in journalism. The Times began the program in 1984. In its first 17 years, it was aimed at
members of minority groups who, because of race or ethnicity, had been historically excluded from opportunities in America’s newspaper industry. While the internships are now open to all applicants, the program remains an integral part of the Times’ enduring commitment to recruit and hire as diverse and as highly qualified a staff as possible. James Reston (called Scotty by virtually everyone who knew him) was a columnist, Washington correspondent, and executive editor in his 50year association with the Times. Perhaps the most influential journalist of his generation, he won two Pulitzer Prizes. He was also a talent scout of prodigious capacity, hiring and training some of the Times’ best-known journalists. He died in 1995 at the age of 86. The James Reston Reporting Fellowship offers regular reporting assignments and bylines, four days in Washington on a behind-the-scenes tour of the nation’s capital, and eligibility for an extended internship of six months, which could lead to a staff reporting position.
Housing
Housing is available on the New York University campus for interns who live outside the New York area, for about $40 a night (offset in part by a housing allowance).
How to Apply
Applicants for the reporting fellowships should send a resume and eight to 10 newswriting samples from daily newspapers to the preceding address.
NIGHTLINE INTERNSHIP ABC News Nightline Internship Coordinator 1717 DeSales Street NW Washington, DC 20036 http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/ ABCNEWSSpecial/story?id=173272
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What You Can Earn: Unpaid; interns must receive academic credit for participation in the program. Application Deadlines: Deadline is November 15 for spring I internship (mid-January to mid-April); deadline is February 1 for spring II (early April to early June); deadline is March 15 for summer internship (early June to mid/late August); deadline is July 1 for fall session (early September to mid/late December); deadline is October 1 for winter session (early/mid-December to mid/late January). Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors in good academic standing in any major; no journalism experience is required. Requirements: Initiative, curiosity, and a solid work ethic; the ability to grasp concepts quickly, work well with others, and be efficient, reliable, and able to juggle several tasks at once. Applicants should have good communication skills and a serious interest in broadcast journalism.
OVERVIEW
Nightline, a late-night news program, is broadcast weeknights on ABC from Washington, D.C., where 95 percent of the show is produced. Full and parttime internship positions are available year round, during sessions lasting eight to 12 weeks. The show was introduced in 1980 as TV’s first late-night network news program. If you land a Nightline internship, you’ll perform a variety of duties, managing the enormous flow of daily information (from phones to faxes, viewer mail to Web site content). In exchange, you’re exposed to all aspects of story development and production. You’ll be encouraged to take part in editorial conferences, and you’ll be able to experience what life in a national newsroom is like.
How to Apply
In you’re interested in this internship, request an application form by e-mailing niteline@abc. com, writing “INTERNSHIP APPLICATION REQUEST” in the subject line. To apply, send this complicated application form to the address
below, along with a one-page resume, a cover letter, two written recommendations (preferably one academic and one professional), an academic transcript, and a notice that your college will grant you college credit for this internship. You’ll receive notice of acceptance by December 1 for the spring I session; by March 1 for the spring II session; by April 15 for the summer session; by August 1 for the fall session; and by November 1 for the winter session.
ORLANDO SENTINEL INTERNSHIP Orlando Sentinel North Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 420-5427
[email protected] http://www.orlandosentinel.com
What You Can Earn: $525 a week. Application Deadlines: October 15 for winter session; November 15 for summer session. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students. Requirements: A previous internship is required, and a car and a driver’s license is required.
OVERVIEW
The Sentinel has won three Pulitzer Prizes and many other national awards for newspaper journalism as the paper’s writers and editors deliver information not just in print, but online, on radio and on TV, in both English and Spanish, through innovative partnerships with network affiliates and a 24-hour cable news channel. The paper reaches much of central Florida—an increasingly diverse community that is one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas as well as one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The
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newspaper covers six counties, with 10 bureaus in its principal coverage area and offices in Miami, Tallahassee, Washington, D.C., and San Juan, Puerto Rico. There are seven internships available in copyediting, reporting, graphics, and photography are available. Sports reporting is only available in the winter.
How to Apply
Apply to the above address with a letter, resume, references, and at least five samples of published work related to the type of internship you’re seeking.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER MINORITY INTERNSHIP For Art Peters minority reporting or copyediting, contact: Internship Coordinator Philadelphia Inquirer PO Box 8263 Philadelphia, PA 19101 (215) 854-4975 Fax: (215) 854-2578
[email protected] For photojournalism, contact Director of Photography Philadelphia Inquirer PO Box 8263 Philadelphia, PA 19101
[email protected] For graphic arts, contact AME/Recruiting The Philadelphia Inquirer PO Box 8263 Philadelphia, PA 19101
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $633 a week; summer housing is available at the intern’s expense at the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Application Deadlines: November. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students. Requirements: Minority students with at least one prior newspaper internship.
OVERVIEW
Founded June 1, 1829, by John Norvell and John R. Walker at 5 Bank Alley, the Philadelphia Inquirer is America’s third-oldest surviving daily newspaper. It is now owned (along with the Philadelphia Daily News) by Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. Over the years, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s tradition of aggressive enterprise, explanatory reporting, and stylish writing has earned 18 Pulitzer Prizes. Today, the paper has bureaus in Moscow; London; Berlin; Johannesburg; Cairo; Manila; Washington D.C.; New York; Chicago; Los Angeles; Houston; New Orleans; Boston; Pittsburgh; Harrisburg; Trenton; and Atlantic City. Since 1982, the Inquirer has added nine “Neighbors” sections, tabloid sections aimed at particular areas of suburbia and the northeast section of the city. There are five in the Pennsylvania suburbs, three in the New Jersey suburbs, and one in northeast Philadelphia. The Inquirer offers seven 10-week summer internships (four for copy editors and three for reporters, one for graphics, and one for photojournalism). Like all the internships available at this newspaper, these positions are very much handson, professional, and tough assignments. Interns typically emerge at the end of the session very tired but with lots of good bylines, photos, or graphics. Interns are assigned mentors and evaluated twice during the summer.
How to Apply
For the Art Peters minority reporting or copyediting position, you should submit five to seven clips, a resume and cover letter, and references to Acel Moore at the preceding address. For photojournalism internships, you should submit 20 to 40 images in any form of news, features, sports, environmental portraits, or a photo
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story and a resume, cover letter, and references to Ed Hille at the preceding address. For the graphic arts internship, you should submit five to seven samples of your work (published or unpublished).
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER NONMINORITY COPYEDITING AND GRAPHICS ARTS INTERNSHIP Philadelphia Inquirer PO Box 8263 Philadelphia, PA 19101 (215) 854-4975 Fax: (215) 854-2578
[email protected] (for questions only)
What You Can Earn: $633 a week. Application Deadlines: November. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, recent graduates, or graduate students at Ball State University (graphics), Pennsylvania State University (copyediting), University of Kansas (copyediting), and Howard University (copyediting). Requirements: Students with at least one prior newspaper internship.
OVERVIEW
Founded June 1, 1829, by John Norvell and John R. Walker at 5 Bank Alley, the Philadelphia Inquirer is America’s third-oldest surviving daily newspaper. It is now owned (along with the Philadelphia Daily News) by Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. Over the years, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s tradition of aggressive enterprise, explanatory reporting, and stylish writing has earned 18 Pulitzer Prizes. Today, the paper has bureaus in Moscow; London;
Berlin; Johannesburg; Cairo; Manila; Washington, D.C., New York; Chicago; Los Angeles; Houston; New Orleans; Boston; Pittsburgh; Harrisburg; Trenton; and Atlantic City. Since 1982, the Inquirer has added nine “Neighbors” sections, tabloid sections aimed at particular areas of suburbia and the northeast section of the city. There are five in the Pennsylvania suburbs, three in the New Jersey suburbs, and one in northeast Philadelphia. The Inquirer offers nonminority summer internship programs with Ball State University (graphics), Pennsylvania State University (copyediting), University of Kansas (copyediting), and Howard University (copyediting). Interns are chosen through campus visits. Like all the internships available at this newspaper, these positions are very much hands-on, professional, and tough assignments. Interns typically emerge at the end of the session very tired but with lots of good bylines, photos, or graphics. Interns are assigned mentors and evaluated twice during the summer.
Housing
Summer housing is available at the intern’s expense at the University of Pennsylvania campus.
How to Apply
For the copyediting position, you should submit five to seven clips, a resume and cover letter, and references to the preceding address. For the graphic arts internship, you should submit five to seven samples of your work (published or unpublished), a resume, cover letter, and references to Acel Moore at the preceding address.
REUTERS INTERNSHIP Summer Internship Program Reuters America Inc. 1333 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
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What You Can Earn: Paid. Application Deadlines: December 1. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, or graduate students enrolled in a degree program with excellent journalism skills and an interest in business/financial reporting. Requirements: Previous internships or other professional experience in journalism.
How to Apply
If you’re interested, submit a resume including your e-mail address, a cover letter indicating preference of location, two letters of recommendation, and three to five clips. Final candidates will be required to take a short e-mailed writing test. Photography applicants must send sample slides, in addition to the preceding requirements; TV candidates should provide a tape.
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Reuters is a global information company providing information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media, and corporate markets, with a reputation for speed, accuracy, and freedom from bias. The company is best known as the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, supplying news (text, graphics, video, and pictures) to media organizations and Web sites around the world. The company also provides news to businesses outside financial services. Founded in London in 1851, Reuters today is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, with 2,300 editorial staffers, journalists, photographers, and camera operators in 197 bureaus serving 130 countries. Reuters publishes about eight million words daily in 19 languages and is among the most read news source on the Internet, reaching millions each day. Reuters typically hires 10 summer reporting interns in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles. Internships are also available for students interested in online publishing, photography, and TV. But make no mistake; an internship here is not easy to land. Typically, about 3000 students apply for the 65 internships in all the departments at Reuters. As a Reuters intern, you will not only be showered with endless opportunities if you’re willing to take the initiative, but you’ll also work in a fun, diverse, and challenging environment. Reuters interns are given real responsibility from day one and are a vital part of the Reuters community. In fact, one of the greatest assets of being a Reuters intern is the unique experience you can gain from working at such an immense multinational company.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS-TV STUDIO AND PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator Rocky Mountain PBS 1089 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80204 (303) 620-5729 http://www.rmpbs.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Deadline for the fall is September 1; spring deadline is December 1; summer deadline is March 1. Educational Experience: Journalism and English majors preferred. Requirements: None.
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KRMA-TV is Colorado’s first PBS station, now a network with stations in Pueblo (KTSC) and Grand Junction (KRMJ). Each fall, spring, and summer semester, the station offers four nonnews internships for undergraduates and graduate students in studio and field productions and development/marketing productions. During the internship, students may obtain experience in editing, promotions, or production.
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How to Apply
To apply for one of these internships, send a cover letter with your resume to the internship coordinator at the preceding address. To receive a brochure, e-mail the internship coordinator at Sally_
[email protected].
SACRAMENTO BEE INTERNSHIP The Sacramento Bee PO Box 15779 Sacramento, CA 95852 (916) 321-1224
What You Can Earn: $475 a week. Application Deadlines: November 1. Educational Experience: Must be working toward a college degree or be a recent college graduate. Requirements: Must pass a drug test and physical examination.
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The award-winning Sacramento Bee, one of the oldest, largest, and best-known companies in the Sacramento region, offers full-time, 12-week internship positions from June through August in reporting, photography, copyediting, or graphics design. Reporting interns may do rotations in the metro, regional, business, and features departments. Sports interns generally spend time writing and working on the sports copy desk. Copyediting, photo, and graphics interns take regular shifts in those departments.
How to Apply
For more information on any of the internships, contact the internship director by phone at the preceding number or via e-mail. If you are looking
for an internship as a reporter or copy editor, you should send a cover letter, a resume with three references, and up to eight clips demonstrating a range of work (including headlines for copy editors) to the internship director at the preceding address. Those interested in a graphic artist internship should send a cover letter, resume, three references and copies of 10 to 20 work samples to thegraphics director at the preceding address. Samples will not be returned unless specifically requested. Aspiring photography interns should send a cover letter, resume, and 10 to 20 work samples to the director of photography at the preceding address. Samples will not be returned unless specifically requested.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE SUMMER INTERNSHIP Summer Internship Program Director of Editorial Hiring and Development San Francisco Chronicle 901 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2988 http://www.sfgate.com
What You Can Earn: $554 a week. Application Deadlines: November 15. Educational Experience: College students and recent college graduates. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The San Francisco Chronicle offers 12-week summer internships for copy editor, reporter, photographer, and graphic artist positions. After a brief orientation period, you’ll become part of the regular staff of journalists, and your work is generally judged by the same standards as staff work.
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The Daily Dramatic Chronicle was first produced on January 16, 1865, as “a daily record of affairs—local, critical and theatrical,” by Charles and Michael deYoung. The teenaged brothers borrowed a $20 gold piece from their landlord, bought an old desk, several fonts of used type and some newsprint, established themselves in the corner of the landlord’s printing shop on Clay Street, and published their first four-page newspaper. Within a month, circulation reached 2,000. Three months later, the theater paper published its first “extra,” reporting the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. By 1868, the newspaper’s aggressive, competitive reputation had flourished, and the deYoungs decided to sell subscriptions to the new Morning Chronicle. With the help of local writers including Mark Twain and Bret Harte, who wrote short pieces in return for desk space, the Chronicle boasted the largest circulation west of the Mississippi. In the more than 130 years since then, the Chronicle has become a pioneer in changing newspaper writing, readability, and design, while adhering to the deYoungs original vision of bold, independent coverage. Every morning, more than 1,175,000 people read the Chronicle, making it the eleventh-largest newspaper in the United States. Owned and operated by the deYoung family for most of its existence, in 2000 The Hearst Corporation bought the Chronicle and merged it with the Examiner, with the staffs of both papers merging into a new Hearst-owned Chronicle.
How to Apply
To apply, send an autobiographical cover letter, a resume, references, and work samples. State specifically what position you would like (reporter, photographer, artist, and so on). Include three references (with names, addresses, and telephone numbers) who may be journalism or other academic advisers or employers. In addition to the preceding materials, you must submit certain items depending on the internship in which you’re interested.
Copy Editors
Submit as many as 10 clippings of published headlines you have written, pages you have laid out, or articles you have written. Photocopies are acceptable. Clips will not be returned.
Reporters
Submit as many as 10 clippings of published articles you have written. Photocopies are acceptable. Clips will not be returned.
Photographers
Submit a portfolio of 20 to 60 slides, including news, features, and sports photos. Do not send oversized slide presentation boards, original clips, prints, tearsheets, yearbooks, or transparencies. However, you should include caption information, and label each slide with your name. Slides will be returned.
Graphic Artist
Submit as many as 10 slides or photocopies of your work, such as illustrations, infographics, and page designs. Do not submit original work. Slides will be returned.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE TWO-YEAR INTERNSHIP San Francisco Chronicle Two-Year Internship Program Attn: Leslie Guevarra, Director of Editorial Hiring and Development 901 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2988 http://www.sfgate.com
What You Can Earn: $35,000 the first year; $40,000 the second year; second-year interns are
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eligible for comprehensive health benefits after three months. Application Deadlines: December 31. Educational Experience: Recent college graduates (those who have been out of school no longer than one year prior to the start of the internship). Requirements: None specified.
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After a brief orientation period, interns become part of the regular staff of journalists. Their work is generally judged by the same standards as staff work. The Chronicle makes no promises about landing a staff position following an internship. Competition for jobs is extremely fierce, and the paper generally requires at least three years of experience at a daily newspaper. However, outstanding interns may be considered for staff openings at the end of their internships.
How to Apply
To apply, send a cover letter describing yourself; the work you have done, what you would like to accomplish in journalism and why you would like to work at the Chronicle. State specifically what position you would like to attain (reporter, photographer, artist, and so on). Also include your resume, which details your experience, educational background, and skills. Include three references (with names, addresses, and telephone numbers) who may be journalism or other academic advisers or employers. In addition to the preceding materials, you must submit certain items depending on the internship in which you’re interested.
Artists
Submit as many as 10 slides or photocopies of your work, such as illustrations, infographics, and page designs. Do not submit original work. Slides will be returned.
Copy Editors
Submit as many as 10 clippings of published headlines you have written, pages you have laid out, or articles you have written. Photocopies are acceptable. Clips will not be returned.
Photographers
Submit a portfolio of 20 to 60 slides, including news, features, and sports photos. Do not send oversized slide presentation boards, original clips, prints, tearsheets, yearbooks, or transparencies. However, you should include caption information, and label each slide with your name. Slides will be returned.
Reporters
Submit as many as 10 clippings of published articles you have written. Photocopies are acceptable. Clips will not be returned.
SCIENCE MAGAZINE INTERNSHIP American Association for the Advancement of Science Senior Human Resources Officer Science Intern Program 1200 New York Avenue, NW #102 Washington, DC 20005
[email protected] http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/ science.shtml
What You Can Earn: “Modest” salary. Application Deadlines: November 1 for winterspring internship (January through June) and April 1 for summer-fall internship (July through December). Educational Experience: A scientific background is advantageous but is not required, with science writing experience; should be prepared to report, research, write, and edit under weekly deadlines.
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Requirements: Must be a college graduate or senior in college when you apply.
OVERVIEW
Science is the largest circulating weekly magazine dedicated to basic research, founded in 1880 by Thomas Alva Edison and published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Science covers a variety of topical issues just like other newspapers and news magazines, but its writers also analyze technical subjects on the research frontier. As a Science intern, you’ll join the regular news staff in Washington, D.C., and devote most of your time to contributing to the magazine and to ScienceNow, the magazine’s daily online news service. In addition, you’ll research and write other news stories, help in production, fill in for absent staffers, and provide help as needed to staff writers and editors.
How to Apply
Send your resume with published writing samples and references to the preceding address. You may be asked to complete a short writing or editing assignment, which (along with experience and submitted pieces) will provide a basis for evaluation by news editors. Editors make a final selection of the January intern in the middle of November and of the July intern in the middle of April.
SCIENCE NEWS INTERNSHIP Science News Internship 1719 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 785-2255
[email protected] http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/internships. asp
What You Can Earn: $1800 a month. Application Deadlines: October 15 for spring session; February 1 for summer session; June 15 for fall session. Educational Experience: College graduates planning careers in science writing; preference is given to students completing an advanced degree in journalism with an emphasis in science writing; skilled writers working toward an advanced degree in science are also considered. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Science News is an award-winning weekly magazine covering all fields of science for a general readership whose 16 pages include short articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists. Published since 1922, the magazine now has more than one million readers. The weekly magazine debuted on March 13, 1922 as the Science News-Letter, as a way to supply newspapers with timely reports on scientific and technical developments. It quickly grew into a primary source of science news; over the years, the Science News-Letter reported a wide range of scientific developments from the beginning of atomic energy to modern genetics. The magazine became Science News with the March 12, 1966 issue and remains the only U.S. science weekly newsmagazine. As an intern, you’ll work as a full-time science writer for three months under the guidance of editors and writers in Washington, D.C. You’ll come up with many of your own story ideas, reporting and writing one or two articles a week, including news stories and longer features. One applicant is chosen for spring (January through April); summer (May through August) and fall (September through December).
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How to Apply
Send a cover letter indicating the period for which you’re applying, a resume, references with contact information, and at least three journalistic sciencewriting samples to the preceding address.
SEATTLE TIMES INTERNSHIP Danyelle Lesch, Coordinator/Hiring & Staff Development The Seattle Times PO Box 70 Seattle, WA 98111
[email protected] http://seattletimes.com/internships
What You Can Earn: Internship is paid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending a fouryear college or university. Applicants must be journalism majors or have a demonstrated commitment to print journalism. Internship experience on a daily newspaper is a plus. Requirements: Must have a car.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning Seattle Times, founded in 1896, is one of the best newspapers in the Pacific Northwest and offers paid summer internships to outstanding students pursuing a journalism career. For 12 weeks, interns attend weekly training sessions and staff meetings with other employees and work on a variety of assignments. Each intern also receives a skill-development plan and guidance from a staff mentor and works as a general-assignment reporters at the city desk and in suburban bureaus. You could also
choose to work as a business reporter, copy desk editor, photographer, artist/page designer, and sports reporter.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter, resume, work samples, names of three references familiar with your work, and a one-page essay on why you’re interested in journalism as a career to the coordinator/hiring & staff development, at the preceding address. Include several samples of reporting, editing, photos, or page designs. For further information, e-mail
[email protected].
SIERRA MAGAZINE INTERNSHIP Associate Editor, Sierra 85 Second Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Fax: (415) 977-5794
[email protected] http://www.sierraclub.org/jobs/edintern.htm
What You Can Earn: $600 per season. Application Deadlines: Winter/spring (January through April): November 1; summer (May through August): March 1; fall (September through December): July 1. Educational Experience: Journalism experience helpful. Requirements: Ability to work 20 hours a week; strong editorial skills and a well-rounded awareness of environmental issues.
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Sierra is the award-winning national magazine of the Sierra Club, which acts as a guide to its more than one million readers to help them reflect their
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passion to explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. Expertly written and strikingly photographed, each issue celebrates the wonders of the natural world, combining analysis with outdoor adventure and travel features. Editorial internships at Sierra give students an overview of the process of selecting and preparing manuscripts for publication in a national magazine. As a Sierra intern, you’ll sit in on all editorial meetings and perform a variety of research and fact-checking tasks for editors in any of three fourmonth internships.
How to Apply
To apply for a Sierra internship, send a letter describing your qualifications and interests, which internship period you prefer, and a resume and a brief writing sample to the preceding address. The most helpful writing samples are not research papers or essays but newspaper or magazine articles that illustrate your ability to research facts, organize information, and interview a variety of sources.
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES SUMMER INTERNSHIP St. Petersburg Times PO Box 1121 St. Petersburg, FL 33731-1121 (727) 893-8780 Fax: (727) 892-2257
[email protected] http://www.sptimes.com/internship
What You Can Earn: $450 a week (no benefits); returning full-time students are eligible to apply for scholarships worth $3,500 for undergraduates and $1,500 for graduate students. Application Deadlines: December 1 for news; February 15 for all others.
Educational Experience: Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in careers in the newspaper industry. Requirements: Experience at a college publication and at least one professional internship; car and valid driver’s license.
OVERVIEW
The St. Petersburg Times’ internship program introduces college students to careers in the newspaper industry. Interns work in departments throughout the company, gaining valuable hands-on experience. Each year, the Times offers about 20 internships in news, advertising, circulation, marketing, production, and Web publishing. Interns work in the downtown St. Petersburg office, the newspaper’s headquarters, and in several bureaus in the paper’s five-county circulation area in West Central Florida. Internships are for a full-time workweek, Monday through Friday. The newspaper has won six Pulitzer Prizes for reporting and was named one of the country’s top 10 newspapers for color reproduction in 2002. It has been ranked consistently as one of the best newspapers in the nation, according to Time magazine; in 1999 the Columbia Journalism Review ranked the Times No. 9 on its list of the 21 top newspapers for the 21st century. Perks for interns include a Poynter Institute seminar on ethics; tour of the printing plant; tour of the bureaus; workshops on job interviews and the business side of the newspaper; a Devil Rays baseball game; and an end-of-summer luncheon.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter with an application (you can download one at http://www2.sptimes.com/pdfs/ intern2004.pdf), a resume, and three references to the preceding address. News intern applicants should include five or six clips that show the range of your work. For advertising internships in classified, retail, and Web sales, contact Joanne Horst, Advertising, at the preceding address.
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For photography internships, contact Sherman Zent at the preceding address. For an online product internship (multimedia reporter and page designer), contact Christine Montgomery, Director of Electronic Publishing.
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES YEARLONG NEWSROOM INTERNSHIP St. Petersburg Times PO Box 1121 St. Petersburg, FL 33731-1121 (727) 893-8780 Fax: (727) 892-2257 http://www.sptimes.com/internship
What You Can Earn: $625 a week with benefits. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: College graduates. Requirements: Experience at a college publication and at least one professional internship; car and valid driver’s license.
OVERVIEW
The St. Petersburg Times’ year-long news internship program begins September 1 through August 31 as a more in-depth introduction to professional print journalism. Interns work in departments throughout the company, gaining valuable handson experience. Each year, the Times offers about 20 internships in news, advertising, circulation, marketing, production and Web publishing. Interns work in the downtown St. Petersburg office, the newspaper’s headquarters, and in several bureaus in the paper’s five-county circulation area in West Central Florida. Internships are for a full-time workweek, Monday through Friday. The newspaper has won six Pulitzer Prizes for reporting and was named one
of the country’s top 10 newspapers for color reproduction in 2002. It has been ranked consistently as one of the best newspapers in the nation, according to Time magazine; in 1999 the Columbia Journalism Review ranked the Times No. 9 on its list of the 21 top newspapers for the 21st century. Perks for interns include a Poynter Institute seminar on ethics; tour of the printing plant; tour of the bureaus; workshops on job interviews and the business side of the newspaper; Devil Rays baseball game; and end-of-summer luncheon.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter, a copy of your resume, 10 or 12 clips that show the range of your work, and three references to the deputy managing editor Rob Hooker at the preceding address.
TAMPA TRIBUNE INTERNSHIP Tampa Tribune 200 S. Parker Street Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 259-7633
[email protected] http://www.tampatrib.com
What You Can Earn: $480 a week with benefits. Application Deadlines: December 1 for summer session. Educational Experience: Requirements: Experience at least one professional internship; car and valid driver’s license.
OVERVIEW
Internships are available in copyediting, reporting, graphics, and photography. The internship program is competitive—the paper solicits applications from across the country. The staff also
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interview students on a dozen or so campuses each fall. However, a personal interview isn’t a prerequisite to being selected—every year some interns are invited to Tampa solely on the basis of their resumes, work samples, and recommendations. At the paper, you’ll work beside talented staffers, competing with them to get the best play for your stories. Every summer at least some interns see their byline on Page 1, but all of them write stories for virtually every section of the newspaper. But at least you won’t be making coffee, distributing faxes, or answering the telephone! It’s not unusual for Tribune interns to write 30 to 50 bylined stories during their 10 weeks in the newsroom. Although there’s no typical intern experience at the Tribune, most interns spend part of the summer in one of the metropolitan bureaus, each of which has an editor and three to six reporters. Bureau interns are responsible for producing local zoned sections once or twice a week which concentrate on broad issues and profiles plus the minutiae of homeowners meetings and zoning boards. Bureau reporters also cover breaking news in their area for the daily newspaper. Interns are given the opportunity to request a new assignment midway through the summer. That means you might start in a bureau and then transfer to county government; or start in business and then transfer to a bureau. Transfers are not mandatory and some interns opt to stay with one editor for the full internship. Your assignment depends on your interests and what is needed in your bureau. You might fill in for a vacationing cops or city hall reporter. You might be asked to develop a little-covered topic. You might be given a general assignment beat, the point person on whatever story develops each day. The editors value enterprise, so you should expect that 50 to 60 percent of the stories you write will be your own ideas. You’ll be treated like other reporters in the office, with allowances for your experience level. That means if the bureau staff takes turns answering the telephones, you’ll have a stint answering telephones. But you will not be the only person in the office assigned that duty.
HOW TO APPLY
To download an application, visit this Web site http://recruiting.tampatrib.com/recruiting/internships/internapplication.doc. Fill out the application and send it, along with your resume along with six clips, a 500-word essay, and a completed application form to the address above. To fill out the online application, visit this Web site http:// recruiting.tampatrib.com/recruiting/internships/ internapplication.htm. Working on your campus newspaper, stringing for your hometown daily, and being able to write on a variety of topics all improve your chances of being selected.
TEEN PEOPLE SUMMER INTERNSHIP Teen People Attn: Kimberly Beder Time/Life Building, Room 35-58B 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 http://www.teenpeople.com
What You Can Earn: $5.15 an hour. Application Deadlines: Early February for summer session (mid-June to early September); July 1 for fall session (early September to December 31); early November for spring session (early January to mid-July). Educational Experience: College students majoring journalism or possessing a serious interest in journalism. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Teen People is an entertaining, inspiring monthly version of People magazine for teens. This takeoff of the popular weekly gossip magazine says it takes
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teens seriously and talks about the issues that matter most to them. Each trimester, the magazine selects four bright, energetic journalism students to intern. If you’re chosen, you’ll get a firsthand look at the inner workings of a monthly magazine while helping assist the staff in a number of capacities. In the past, interns have read and responded to readers’ letters, fact-checked features, and created clip files to help writers with their stories. Some interns have pitched their own ideas to the editors. The magazine is flexible and will work with you to develop a schedule around your classes and other work commitments.
How to Apply
To apply for this internship, send a cover letter explaining your interest in Teen People’s internship program, a copy of your current resume, and at least one writing sample (preferably a journalistic piece that appeared in either a newspaper or magazine, but an essay will suffice). Do not send fiction or poetry. If you want your work to be returned, be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Summer interns will be notified of acceptance by April 15; fall interns will be notified by early August; spring interns will be notified by early December.
TIME INC. SUMMER INTERNSHIP College Relations Manager Time Inc. 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 40-10 New York, NY 10020
[email protected] http://www.timeinc.com
What You Can Earn: Varies, ranging from $5.15/ hour to $16/hour. Application Deadlines: December 1 for summer internship. Educational Experience: Undergraduates who will be between their junior and senior years during the internship or students pursuing a master’s degree in journalism; minority and disabled students are encouraged to apply. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The Time summer editorial internship is a nineweek program for qualified students seeking experience in magazine and book publishing as reporters, writers, photographers or graphic designers. Interns work on the staff of one of Time Inc.’s magazines: Time; Life; Money; People; People En Español; Teen People; Sports Illustrated; SI For Kids; Fortune; Entertainment Weekly; InStyle; Your Company; and Time Digital. As an editorial intern here, you’ll do research, check facts, copyedit, and help with events, shoots, and interviews. You’ll also participate in social events and career development and networking seminars scheduled specifically for interns. Although you’ll probably not be writing finished copy for publication, students with exceptional writing skills have a better chance of writing for the magazines. Applicants for photo editing and graphic design internships are also encouraged to apply. Most internships are available in New York, although a few are available in other offices, including Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, and Miami.
How to Apply
Your application must include an academic transcript, a resume, a 300-word statement of your background (school, jobs, activities, interests, and recent reading) and why you want to become a Time Inc. summer intern. Also send letter-size copies of two or three unstapled writing samples (published work
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preferred but not required). When you apply, rank your top-three magazine choices for assignment.
USA TODAY SUMMER INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator USA TODAY 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22108 (703) 854-3683 http://www.usatoday.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; college credit available. Application Deadlines: December. Educational Experience: College sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduates students. Requirements: Hard-working, ambitious students with outstanding journalistic skills and good academic records. Candidates should have completed at least one internship or have experience working for a school publication or other type of publication.
OVERVIEW
USA Today is the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper, with a circulation of approximately 2.3 million. Owned by Gannett, USA Today is available in 60 countries worldwide. Its newsmagazine weekend edition (USA Weekend) has a circulation of 22.7 million and is included in more than 600 newspapers each week. USA Today offers several internships as reporters, copy editors, editorial page assistants, graphic artists, or photographers available each semester (spring, summer, fall, and winter) in its new facility in Tysons Corner, MD. As an intern here, you’ll be responsible for helping assignment editors with research for graphics and stories and learning online publishing tech-
niques. Hours are flexible, but the daily paper needs you at least two days a week. They promise you a rare inside view of the nation’s newspaper and an opportunity to learn from the best.
How to Apply
To apply, send your resume, cover letter, and six clips (if you have them), writing samples, or examples of your photo or design work to the preceding address. The application package also should include the names and phone numbers of three persons who can serve as references.
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator, U.S. News & World Report 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW Washington, DC 20007
[email protected] http://www.usnews.com http://www.usnews.com/usnews/usinfo/webjobs. htm#editintern
What You Can Earn: $12 an hour. Application Deadlines: December 15 for a summer internship. Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. Requirements: Newspaper or magazine experience.
OVERVIEW
U.S. News & World Report is a weekly news magazine with a circulation of 2 million and was founded in 1948 by a journalistic merger of a weekly newspaper called the United States News and a weekly magazine called World Report. From 1962 to 1984, U.S. News was employee-owned; it was subsequently bought by publisher and real
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estate developer Mortimer B. Zuckerman, who was also chair and co-publisher of the New York Daily News. In 1983, U.S. News began its annual rankings of American colleges and universities. The fall of 1987 marked the first publication of the newsstand book, America’s Best Colleges. It was joined by America’s Best Graduate Schools in 1994. U.S. News began its Internet ventures in 1993, with a two-year stint as a content provider to the CompuServe Information Service. U.S. News Online (www.usnews.com), the magazine’s Web site, went online in 1995. All articles from the print edition of U.S. News also appear on U.S. News Online. If you’re selected as an intern for U.S. News, you’ll work at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., from June to August. As an intern, you’ll be treated like a junior reporter and assigned to one of the magazine’s six sections (although you’ll also have ample opportunity to work in other sections). In addition to researching and reporting for other staffers, you’ll write and report stories of your own. Interns nearly always leave with bylined clips; the quantity, length, and significance of the clips depend on many factors, but creativity, talent, and drive don’t hurt.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in this internship, send a cover letter, resume, five to 10 published clips, contact information for two references, and anything else you think might be interesting to the preceding address.
WALL STREET JOURNAL INTERNSHIP Assistant Managing Editor The Wall Street Journal PO Box 300 Princeton, NJ 08543-0300
(609) 520-7004 http://www.wsj.com
What You Can Earn: $600 a week. Application Deadlines: November 1 for summer internship. Educational Experience: College students (either undergraduate or graduate school). Requirements: Most interns have had prior internships with other newspapers as well as extensive experience on a campus newspaper.
OVERVIEW
Dow Jones & co. publishes the Wall Street Journal, the world’s leading business publication, and its international and online editions, the Wall Street Journal Europe and the Asian Wall Street Journal. Their other publications include Barron’s, the Wall Street Journal Sunday, the Wall Street Journal Special Editions, and the Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition. Founded in 1889, the Wall Street Journal reaches the nation’s top business and political leaders, as well as investors across the country. Earning at last count 29 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, the Journal seeks to help its readers succeed by providing essential and relevant information, presented fairly and accurately, from a dependable and trusted source. Ten-week internships at this newspaper begin in June and end in August. About 18 student journalists are selected each year during a highly competitive process.
How to Apply
There is no application form. If you’d like to be considered, send a cover letter, resume, and a dozen of your best by-lined clips to the preceding address. Your clips should be clear, unbound photocopies on letter- or legal-sized paper. PDF and Web-based clips submitted by e-mail are also acceptable. The screening process puts heavy emphasis on clips and journalistic experience. Only applicants selected for final consideration are interviewed, but all applicants, accepted or not, will be notified of a decision by the end of February.
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WASHINGTONIAN WASHINGTONIAN ART ADVERTISING INTERNSHIP DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP The Washingtonian Media Manager 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-1246
The Washingtonian Design Assistant 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 (202)296-1246
What You Can Earn: $6.15 an hour. Application Deadlines: June for the fall session (September through December); December for the spring session (January through May); May for the summer session (June through August). Educational Experience: All undergraduates eligible for academic credit. Requirements: Must have proof that you are receiving class credit from your university; newspaper/magazine or marketing/sales experience is preferred but not required.
What You Can Earn: School credit only. Application Deadlines: June 1 for the fall session (September through December); October 1 for the spring session (January through May); April 1 for the summer session (June through August). Educational Experience: Any undergraduates eligible for academic credit. Requirements: Knowledge of the Macintosh computer system is essential, especially QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop.
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The Washingtonian is a monthly lifestyle magazine for the Washington area, located in downtown D.C., and offers two or three part-time internships in advertising in three different sessions. As an advertising intern on the Washingtonian, you’ll spend three to five months contacting prospective advertisers and drafting direct marketing and copywriting letters for each monthly issue. You’ll also serve as real estate and travel department sales support. PC and Mac computer data systems are used to update and research advertising files (File Manager, Act, Word, and Excel). This part-time position is typically about 20 hours a week and a flexible schedule can be arranged.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in advertising, submit a cover letter and resume to the media manager at the preceding address. Do not send applications via fax or e-mail. For more information, call the preceding number.
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The Washingtonian is a monthly lifestyle magazine for the Washington area, located in downtown D.C., and offers two part-time internships in art each semester to college students interested in publication design and the production process. The internships are for school credit only, so interns must be enrolled in college. As an art intern, you’ll help with production, scanning photos, designing in-house ads, designing promotional pieces, calling for stock photos, and contacting and filing incoming illustrator and photography samples. Qualified interns also will be given magazine layout assignments. Twenty hours a week is required and a flexible schedule can be arranged.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in art, submit a send a cover letter specifying the term for which you’re applying (spring, summer, or fall), along with a resume and nonreturnable samples of your print design, to the design assistant at the preceding address. Emailed applications are not accepted. You should
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be prepared to attend an interview and present a portfolio. The portfolio should consist of work created in QuarkXpress and Adobe Photoshop.
WASHINGTONIAN EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP The Washingtonian 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036
What You Can Earn: $6.15 an hour. Application Deadlines: July for the fall session (September through December); November for the spring session (January through May); March for the summer session (June through August). Educational Experience: College students and recent graduates. Requirements: Intelligence; good research, reporting, and writing skills; independence.
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Editorial internships are 40 hours a week for four months in the fall, five months in the spring, and three months in the summer. The Washingtonian offers an experience that’s “low on grunt work and high on opportunity.” Duties include fact-checking, research, and some writing. During each session, editors, writers, and the heads of the advertising, promotion, production, circulation, art, and photography departments will meet with you once or twice a week to discuss their own roles at the magazine and careers in journalism. Graduates of the internship program have gone on to publications such as Vanity Fair, People, Entertainment Weekly, National Geographic, Allure, and USA Today.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter, resume, three clips, and a list of references to the preceding address. Do not send applications via fax or e-mail.
WASHINGTON POST INTERNSHIP The Washington Post Attn: Newsroom Summer Internship Program 1150 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20071 For more information, contact Newsroom Personnel Administrator (202) 334-6765
What You Can Earn: $825 a week. Application Deadlines: November 1. Educational Experience: College junior, senior, or graduate student enrolled in a degree program the winter before the summer internship. Requirements: Previous internships and/or experience on a college newspaper are preferred. It is very helpful if reporting interns have a car available for their use during the internship. All interns must provide their own transportation to and from work.
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The Washington Post offers 12-week, paid reporting internships on the metro, financial, sports, and style desks; copyediting internships on the financial, foreign, national and metro desks; page and graphic design internships on the news desk and in news art; a photography internship on the photo desk; and a writing internship in the editorial department. Interns write articles, edit copy, take photographs, design pages and produce graphics, and are treated as staff members during their 12 weeks of employment. During the first week, the paper offers a welcome lunch to introduce interns to senior editors, a daylong bus tour of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, and computer training. The Post also hosts seminars on on various topics. Weekly lunches with senior editors and reporters as guest speakers enhance understanding of the Washington
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Post and the industry. In recent summers, lunch speakers have included Washington Post company chairman Donald Graham; publisher Bo Jones, former executive editor Ben Bradlee; executive editor Len Downie; and assistant managing editor Bob Woodward. The internship program is competitive, with more than 480 applications received for the 2005 summer program. Most of the summer interns have had previous internships at noncampus daily newspapers, in addition to working on their college publications.
HOW TO APPLY
Download an application form at http://www.washpost.com/xnet/washpost/requests.nsf/frmInternsh ipApp?OpenForm. You must submit your application packet by mail. Do not send your packet in a notebook, presentation cover, clear plastic pages or other fancy packaging. The packaging will be discarded before your application is evaluated. The packet must include, in this order: checklist (download at: http://www.washpost.com/news_ed/summer_internships/ pdf/checklist.pdf
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signed application typed autobiographical essay of at least 500 words n resume n work samples (on 8 ½ x 11 paper); don’t staple materials together n reporters, copy editors and Editorial Page candidates: 6 to 8 clips, preferably photocopies, on 8 1/2 x 11 paper. n photographers: portfolio of 20 to 40 shots that include sports/action, features, portraits and a picture story; prints (preferred), CD or slides n graphic artists and news editors/page designers: portfolio of 10 to 20 samples on 8 1/2 x 11 photocopies, slides, prints or PDF files on CD n two letters of recommendation (Use the greeting “To whom it may concern:”) n college transcript (Note: Although the paper prefers they be included in your application packet, some colleges and/or references may want to send transcripts and letters of recommendation directly to the Washington Post.) n n
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AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST INTERNSHIP American Farmland Trust Internship 1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 331-7300 Fax: (202) 659-8339
[email protected] http://www.farmland.org
What You Can Earn: $500-$750 depending on number of hours worked for three-four months; college credit is possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College junior or senior. Requirements: Organized; self-motivated; flexible; and interested in nonprofits, fundraising, land conservation, and/or the environment. Attention to detail is very important.
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American Farmland Trust (AFT) is a national nonprofit organization working with communities and individuals to protect the best land, plan for growth, and keep the land healthy. As the leading advocate for farm and ranchland conservation, since its founding in 1980 AFT has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. AFT has three strategies for saving America’s farmland: protecting the best land through publicly funded agricultural conservation easement programs; planning for growth through effective community planning and growth management; and keeping the land healthy for farmland through encouraging stewardship and conservations practices. Internships (both part time and full time) are available in the development department (major gifts, foundations, and events). You can work either 10 to 20 hours or 20 to 30 hours a week for the summer (beginning and ending dates are flexible).
While at AFT, you’ll be able to work on projects for the entire department and will learn about multiple facets of nonprofit fund-raising, from events to individual and corporate fund-raising to prospect research. The position is highly administrative, helping behind the scenes to cultivate donors. You may be involved in correspondence to funders; mailings; planning for events; identifying and researching prospective donors; and so on. Responsibilities will be based on performance.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to the preceding address. No phone calls.
AMERICAN FORESTS INTERNSHIP American Forests 734 15th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (202) 955-4588
What You Can Earn: A small stipend (typically $50 a week) or academic credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Interns should have completed their first year of studies at a college or university; see specific internship requirements below. Requirements: See specific internship requirements below.
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American Forests is the nation’s oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organization. Internships at American Forests are a great way to get on-the-job experience, whether you’re interested in a conservation career, trees and forests, or simply want to learn more about communications, development,
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marketing, policy, or research. American Forests offers opportunities for internships in the following areas: communications, development and marketing, forest policy, global ReLeaf, and urban forestry. In general, interns may help research and write articles and press releases and assist with event coordination; research and develop materials on the value of urban forests; develop tree-planting partnerships with community groups or corporations; and help plan policy initiatives and workshops. Interns may work 20 to 40 hours a week. Exact hours will be discussed during the selection process. Internships normally last three to six months.
Communications Intern
In this department, you’ll write, research, and edit for American Forests Magazine, newsletters, and brochures; draft press releases; learn printing and production processes; communicate with authors and photographers; help with media outreach; and help with administrative tasks as needed. The intern will work half time with publications and half time with media relations. Candidates should be English or communications majors and have an interest in conservation issues and possess good writing and editing skills, a desire to learn, organizational skills, flexibility, and creativity. Knowledge of Microsoft Word for Macintosh and familiarity with QuarkXpress are pluses.
Development and Marketing Intern
This intern will help with corporate-outreach efforts, prospect for new clients, and help maintain corporate files and databases. Other duties will include researching potential foundation supporters, calling foundations for preliminary discussions of interest, drafting letters, proofreading grant proposals, and visiting local trust-management offices to review annual reports.
Forest Policy
Forest policy interns will work on American Forests’ community-based ecosystem management
program, which helps build the capacity of citizens to participate in policy issues and, ultimately, implement projects on the ground. The intern will attend congressional hearings and report to community partners nationwide, meet the public and within the organization, help set up and manage the database, redesign and update publications, redesign and update Web pages, participate in program and strategy development, and work on special projects. Candidates should have excellent communication and organizational skills, creativity, a sense of humor, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Solid writing skills are essential. You must be computer literate and familiar with the Internet and interested in forestry/natural resources issues that relate to communities. Study in environmental studies/forestry, political science, or sociology or related interdisciplinary experience is required.
Global ReLeaf
In this area, interns will play an integral role in restoring forests ecosystems across the United States and abroad by creating and fostering good relationships with organizations to plant trees and promoting and facilitating the planting, caring, and understanding of rural and urban trees through community grants, shared expertise, and public education. Candidates should have strong oral and written communications skills; strong organizational skills; knowledge of Microsoft Word and/or Word Perfect, Excel, and database programs; knowledge of HTML helpful; interest in forestry and environment; and must be creative and flexible.
Urban Forestry
Urban forestry interns will help with local and regional analyses of the economic benefits of trees and forests. Interns will help perform analyses, develop presentations, and help develop new versions of CITYgreen, an ArcView extension designed to quantify the benefits of trees and forests. Other geographic information systems (GIS) research or administrative tasks may also be assigned.
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Candidates should have experience with ArcView software; experience with ERDAS Imagine and remote sensing, ArcInfo, or Avenue is helpful.
HOW TO APPLY
Email or mail a resume and one-page writing sample, along with a cover letter indicating the internship for which you’re applying and reasons for your interest in American Forests, to the preceding address. If you’re applying for the communications internship, your writing sample should consist of clips.
AMERICAN RIVERS INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator American Rivers 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 720 Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (202) 347-9242
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students interested in river conservation, public policy, communications, and community development. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1973, this group is the leader of a nationwide river conservation movement that seeks to protect and restore rivers and the variety of life they sustain. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the group also operates northwest regional offices in Seattle and Portland and eight field offices across the country that work with local communities and river activists.
Interns work with members of the conservation staff in one of the campaign or program areas, including legislative research, grassroots organizing, working on various conservation programs, responding to requests from river activists, researching conservation issues, and various longterm projects. If you intern here, you’ll do much more than answer phones or make copies; staffers will rely on you to do substantive work, such as writing articles for the membership newsletter, doing research for a report, or working on the American Rivers Web site. In addition, the organization regularly hires former interns as full-time staffers. Other former American Rivers interns currently work in other aspects of environmental policy and communications, both in D.C. and around the country. American Rivers internships are 25 hours per week; most interns work three full days a week and get a paid part-time job besides.
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This department at American Rivers oversees the development and implementation of the organization’s media affairs; publications; Web site and online community development; the organization’s annual report on the nation’s most endangered rivers; and a full-sized traveling museum exhibit. Working in Washington, D.C., gives interns valuable firsthand experience in national conservation, policy, and communications efforts. Typically, there are two internships in this area: general communications and Web site/online community development. In these internships, you’ll work with communications and conservation staff to promote the goals, accomplishments, and actions of American Rivers’ campaigns. In general communications, the summer communications intern will work on a number of projects, writing stories for the membership newsletter and Web site, researching and acquiring photography for publications, proofreading and copyediting documents and publications, calling reporters to pitch stories, maintaining the department’s press clippings system, and assisting in the general day-to-day operations of the
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department. You’ll also have a chance to research a project that interests you. In Web site development, you’ll continually develop and support an online community of River friends and activists as a Web assistant helping the director of Internet strategies with daily maintenance of the American Rivers Web page (http://www.AmericanRivers.org), including basic coding, design, content development, management of community members, and brainstorming about new and innovative ways to use the Internet to communicate American Rivers’ message.
Conservation/Policy Internships Community Rivers Campaign
This campaign works to identify and implement how U.S. communities can best use water. You’ll research information related to water-scarcity efforts, including researching community innovators in sustainable water-management practices, preparing information on these innovators for a Web report, preparing an expanded drought and water conservation media tool kit, and conducting research for media pitches in the southeastern and Great Lakes states on water-scarcity issues. Corps Reform Campaign
American Rivers is one of the leaders of a national effort to reform the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a 225-year-old federal agency that helps build and maintain the nation’s infrastructure for navigation, flood control, and other water projects. You’ll help with legislative/public policy duties, outreach to grassroots organizations, maintain and develop Web-related information/activist toolkits, and research issues to support the reform campaign. Legislative/Public Policy Campaign
The government affairs department interacts with members of Congress, the administration, federal agencies, and other conservation groups to monitor public policy related to rivers. You’ll work with the director of government affairs and conservation staff to develop resource conservation legislation, craft strategies for working with Congress and the administration to protect rivers, and educate
key members of Congress and their staffs. You’ll also research specific river-conservation issues and legislation, help develop strategies for protecting and restoring rivers, write position papers, and create briefing materials for Capitol Hill. Outreach Campaign
You may help produce the River Budget, an annual publication that brings together hundreds of conservation groups across the country to advocate federal funding for river protection and conservation. You may help write sections of the report, identify important river conservation programs and the level at which they should be funded, contact conservation groups for their endorsement of the report, do photo research, and perform administrative tasks. You also may work on content development and/or outreach for the River Agenda, a collaborative initiative involving national, regional, and local river conservation organizations working together to create a common agenda for the river community. The outreach internships provide an excellent opportunity for students to develop expertise in the area of river conservation and gain direct experience working with local, regional, and national environmental groups across the country. Rivers Unplugged Campaign
This campaign helps facilitate the removal of dams that no longer make sense. You’ll help draft resource materials for the dam removal toolkit, implement policy initiatives at the state-agency level, and help on individual removal projects. Duties will also include managing the distribution of the dam removal toolkit resource materials and reorganizing the information-collection system. The ideal candidate will have strong writing and research skills, demonstrable initiative, and passion for the environment.
How to Apply
Download an application at http://www.amrivers. org/doc_repository/Jobs/Internship%20Brochure %201103.pdf.
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Submit the application form with a cover letter, resume, three references, and a brief writing sample to the preceding address.
THE ANTARCTICA PROJECT INTERNSHIP The Antarctica Project 1630 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Third Floor Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 234-2480 http://www2.asoc.org/support_volunteer.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: International studies and law students are encouraged to apply; a strong interest in environmental protection is helpful. Requirements: College junior or senior with at least a 3.0 GPA.
OVERVIEW
If your heart yearns for wild, open spaces and saving the environment, the Antarctica project could be a terrific internship opportunity for you. As the only nonprofit environmental group in the United States that deals solely with the protection of Antarctica and the southern oceans, current issues include the implementation of the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty, the protection of the southern ocean marine ecosystem, which includes the southern ocean whale sanctuary. The Antarctica Project is part of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), which contains nearly 230 organizations in 49 countries and leads the national and international campaigns to protect the biological diversity and pristine wilderness of Antarctica, including its oceans and marine life. The group works for passage of strong measures that protect the marine
ecosystem from the harmful effects of overfishing and works to ensure that the integrity of the southern ocean whale sanctuary is maintained and internationally respected. The organization works closely with the key users of Antarctica, including scientists, tourists, and governments to ensure that activities have minimal environmental impact. The organization conducts legal and policy research and analysis and produces educational materials. The Antarctica folks cope with small quarters in their Washington, D.C., office, so they are looking for two to five interns a year who can work independently and take on a lot of responsibility. Interns are usually assigned a major project to complete and must be willing to assist in an administrative capacity. You can earn academic credit for this 12 to 16 week internship in fall, spring, or summer.
How to Apply
Send a resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample to the preceding address.
ARNOLD ARBORETUM OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Isabella Welles Hunnewell Internship Program 125 Arborway Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3500 (617) 524-1718 Fax: (617) 524-1418 Email:
[email protected] http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs/ intern.html
What You Can Earn: $8.25 an hour. Application Deadlines: Mid-February.
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Educational Experience: Some experience or training in horticulture or botany or other plantrelated studies. Requirements: Maturity, self-motivation, and flexibility.
as field-checking plants, labeling, mapping, and collecting herbarium specimens. You should be familiar with woody plants, preferably through formal coursework, and have experience with computers.
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How to Apply
The arboretum internship combines practical handson training in horticulture with educational courses for 14 interns accepted for 12- to 24-week appointments. Ten interns will work with the grounds maintenance department, two in the Dana Greenhouses, and two in the curation department. As part of the training program, interns are required to take three courses (multiple sessions) in woody plant identification, cultural maintenance of woody plant materials, and plant propagation. Additional lectures and field trips to gardens and historical landscapes are also required. Interns are eligible to audit courses in the arboretum’s adult education program on a space-available basis.
Grounds Maintenance
In this internship, you’ll be working with mature shrubs and trees planted over large expanses of grass and meadow. Working with the permanent grounds maintenance staff, you’ll weed, mulch, mow, plant, prune, and perform other horticultural tasks and participate in renovation and/or hardscape projects as needed.
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In this internship, you’ll be working where all arboretum plant material is propagated and maintained until planted on the grounds. You’ll help water, weed, mulch, pot, and propagate softwood cuttings. You should have experience in woody plant propagation and/or greenhouse operations.
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Curation of the living collections is a fundamental part of the arboretum’s mission; in fact, detailed plant records have been kept since 1872. You’ll help the curatorial associates in the daily tasks required to maintain these records, such
Download the application at the preceding Web address and submit it. Preference will be given to candidates who have one or more years of education in horticulture, botany, landscape design, or other plant-related fields at college or technical high school; related work experience in a nursery, greenhouse, garden center, park, arboretum, or botanical garden; and interest in horticulture, botany, or another plant-related field. You should be healthy, since you’ll be expected to work productively in all weather conditions (heat, humidity, and rain) and have some flexibility in start dates (the latest acceptable start date is the end of May, and interns are expected to work through mid-August).
ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES INTERNSHIP Aspen Center for Environmental Studies 100 Puppy Street Aspen, CO 81611 (970) 925-5756 Fax: (970) 925-4819
[email protected] http://www.aspennature.org
What You Can Earn: $125 per week stipend, plus housing provided. Tuition-free participation in one or more of ACES’ Naturalist Field School courses is offered. Application Deadlines: March 1.
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Educational Experience: Educational background in the natural sciences, environmental education, or related fields. Requirements: Interested and enthusiastic about environmental education; self-motivated with a sincere interest in the environment; experience working with the public. First aid and CPR certification is necessary.
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The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) is a nonprofit environmental education center with two locations: 25 acre nature preserve at Hallam Lake in Aspen and 113-acre wildlife preserve at Rock Bottom Ranch in Basalt. ACES is open year-round and provides a variety of natural science programs for people of all ages and interests, dedicated to inspiring life-long commitment to the earth by teaching environmental responsibility, conserving and restoring the balance of natural communities, and advancing the idea that the earth must be respected and nurtured. Elizabeth Paepcke formed ACES in 1969 and donated the 22-acre property behind her West End home, which included Hallam Lake, for the development of an environmental center and preserve. Although many organizations provide outdoor education, only very few have significant direct involvement in natural science education of elementary and secondary school students. ACES is one of the few that maintain an involvement with children from an early age, conducting about 180 field-study programs each school year at Hallam Lake, Rock Bottom Ranch, and various other outdoor sites serving students from public and private schools. In addition, the Aspen Center conducts an intensive summer naturalist internship program that trains and employs 12 naturalists each year, from early June through early September. As an intern here, you’ll receive valuable education, training, and experience while you conduct environmental education programs and natural history interpretive tours at Hallam Lake Nature Preserve,
Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, and at the Maroon Bells. As an intern, you’ll help manage the visitor center and 25-acre nature preserve, teach environmental education programs for children, and lead interpretive nature walks at Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, and the Maroon Bells in the White River National Forest. You’ll also conduct birds of prey programs with ACES’ resident injured birds of prey (including a golden eagle, peregrine falcon, and red tail hawk) and get involved in special projects including caring for the resident birds of prey, caring for the indoor plants and live animals, upkeep of the indoor trout stream and rearing troughs, and development and maintenance of the self-guided trails. After serving in the summer internship, you’ll have the opportunity to apply as a winter naturalist and educator. Since 1996, more than 80 percent of all winter naturalists and educators came to Aspen through the summer naturalist internship. While most of the hiring for these advanced positions is done in-house, applicants whose background includes experience equivalent to ACES’ summer naturalist internship will be considered.
HOW TO APPLY
Download an online application at http://www. aspennature.org/Images/ACES_intern_form.pdf. Fax or mail the completed application form along with three references to the preceding address.
AULLWOOD AUDUBON CENTER AND FARM INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm 1000 Aullwood Road Dayton, OH 45414
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937-890-7360
[email protected] http://www.audubon.org/nas/hr/internship/ aullwood.html
What You Can Earn: $120 a week plus housing (when available). Application Deadlines: Rolling. Internships are available in winter/spring (January to May), summer (June through August), and fall (September through December). Educational Experience: Completion of two years of college-level coursework in environmental studies, education, or a related field. Some teaching experience and/or curriculum development is necessary, as is a strong natural history background. Requirements: Excellent communication skills, enthusiasm, physical fitness, self-motivation, and a desire to learn; willing to work 40 hours a week, including weekends.
OVERVIEW
The National Audubon Society’s mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the Earth’s biological diversity. The Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm is located 10 miles north of Dayton, Ohio, along a river valley featuring the Stillwater River. The 350 acres of natural areas and organic farm provide outstanding learning opportunities in a diverse and beautiful setting. The land includes flat farmland and leads down through woods, prairie, pond, and meadow to the level of the river. Internships have been a part of this program for more than 30 years. An Aullwood internship is a full-time responsibility that lasts anywhere from 10 weeks to one year. You’ll be working mostly on weekdays but also on some weekends and evenings, to develop and teach programs to school groups, from pre-school through high school. You’ll plan and conduct programs for the general public and assist with special events and off-site exhibits. You’ll also care for resident ani-
mals at the center and livestock at the farm, and complete an approved project around a chosen field of interest. You’ll also be expected to serve in other capacities as needed to assist with dayto-day operations.
HOW TO APPLY
For more information and an application, contact the intern coordinator at the address above.
BAY NATURE MAGAZINE INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator Bay Nature 1328 Sixth Street, Suite 2 Berkeley, CA 94710
[email protected] http://www.baynature.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid, but you may be considered for a paid internship after four months. Application Deadlines: December 31. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: Strong interest (and ideally some prior experience) in journalism, environment, marketing, fund-raising, or office administration. Intern should be mature and self-motivated; able to work independently once a project is assigned; have a commitment to experiencing and protecting the natural environment; basic computer skills (Macintosh), including Word, Excel, Filemaker, Internet. Expertise in design, photography, natural history, computers (software or hardware), accounting, and so on, are highly desirable.
OVERVIEW
Bay Nature is a full-color quarterly magazine that explores the Bay Area natural world—
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uniting artistic, scientific, conservation, literary, and recreational perspectives to celebrate, understand, and protect the environment. This two-yearold nonprofit magazine is based in West Berkeley, and affiliated with Heyday Books. As an intern here, you’ll get a chance to discover how a small magazine works while making substantive contributions; you’ll be exposed to many aspects of the business, such as editorial, photo research, advertising sales, circulation, newsstand sales, marketing, community outreach, special events, foundation grants, and administration. While not every project will tax your intellect to its limits, there are ample opportunities to learn, exercise your creativity, and help build a successful magazine. At the same time, you’ll help keep the office functioning as you answer phones, ship magazines, and so on, which is crucial to the magazine’s day-to-day survival. You will be matched with a staff member, who will help manage your workflow and make sure you have a good experience.
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Send cover letter and resume to the address above.
CALLAWAY GARDENS INTERNSHIP Callaway Gardens, Internship Coordinator PO Box 2000 Pine Mountain, GA 31822-2000 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292); (706) 663-2281 Fax: (706) 663-6812 http://www.callawaygardens.com
What You Can Earn: $7.26 an hour. Application Deadlines: January 15 for spring session; February 1 for summer session. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: Unspecified.
This award-winning, 14,000-acre gardens, resort, and preserve lies in the southernmost foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Pine Mountain, Georgia, where year-round programs provide guests opportunities to explore the environment and learn more about the world around them. The Callaway Education Department presents workshops on many different horticultural, wildlife, and environmental topics. Callaway is a manmade landscape in a unique natural setting created by businessman Cason J. Callaway and his wife, Virginia Hand Callaway, to provide a wholesome family environment of beauty, relaxation, and inspiration. During the summer, college students from throughout the country are selected to intern at Callaway in horticulture and education. The internship program exposes students to challenges and opportunities in the field to give them a wellrounded experience to enhance their classroom education.
Write to the preceding address or call to request an application.
CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE INTERNSHIP Volunteer Coordinator, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge PO Box 62 Chincoteague, VA 23336 http://www.fws.gov/northeast/chinco/ internships.htm
What You Can Earn: $125 a week plus free housing.
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Application Deadlines: For interpretive internships: January 15 for spring (mid-March to midJune); March 15 for summer (late May to early September); July 15 for fall (late August to early December); for environmental education internships: January 1 for spring (mid-March to early June); for field research assistant/wildlife management internships: March 1 for summer (mid-May to mid-August), August 1 for fall (early September to late November). Educational Experience: A background in biology, wildlife management, recreation education, interpretation, or a related field; see individual internships below for more specific information. Requirements: Applicants must have experience speaking in front of groups, knowledge of animal and plant identification (especially birds), and the ability to communicate well in writing. You must agree to spend 12 weeks at the internship. See individual internships below for more specific information.
OVERVIEW
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge includes more than 14,000 acres of beach, dunes, marsh, and maritime forest located mostly on the Virginia end of Assateague Island. The refuge’s location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vital resting and feeding spot for a large number and diversity of birds. Within a workday’s access to millions of people, Chincoteague Refuge is one of the most visited refuges in the United States, providing visitors with outstanding opportunities to learn about and enjoy wildlands and wildlife. Chincoteague Refuge, originally established in 1943 to provide habitat for migratory birds (with an emphasis on conserving greater snow geese), today provides habitat for waterfowl, wading birds, shorebirds, and song birds, as well as other species of wildlife and plants. Refuge staff manages this barrier-island habitat to allow many species of wildlife to co-exist, each establishing its own place in the environment. Refuge management programs restore threatened and endangered
species and conserve local wildlife and plants. The refuge also provides environmental education and wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities such as fishing, hunting, wildlife observation, interpretation, and wildlife photography. A number of internships are available at the refuge center, in interpretation, environmental education, and field research and wildlife management.
Environmental Education Internships
Interns work directly with the refuge’s education staff to present curriculum-based environmental education programs for school and youth groups, develop teaching aids, and assist with teacher workshops. Applicants should have experience working with young people in an outdoor setting, with good oral and written communication skills.
Field Research Assistant/Wildlife Management Internships
The refuge offers field research assistant internships during the summer and fall, allowing interns an array of biological activities, including collecting data and monitoring a population of the threatened piping plover. Duties include weekly population surveys, nest searches, behavioral observations, nest monitoring, ghost crab and predator monitoring, vegetation transects, waterfowl surveys, and data collection at the deer check station. Applicants should be recent graduates or undergraduates in wildlife biology, ecology, environmental biology, general biology, natural resource management, or related fields. Communication skills, writing skills, the desire to work with people, good observational and recording skills, and a valid driver’s license are required. Experience working with shorebirds, waterfowl, and wading birds or a background in ornithology/general biology and knowledge of computers are desirable.
Interpretive Internships
Spring, summer, and fall interpretive interns staff the Refuge Visitor Center and develop and conduct interpretive programs as well as other informa-
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tional material. These duties provide interns with the opportunity to reach diverse groups of people with a knowledge and appreciation of the environment and the National Wildlife Refuge System. Applicants must understand animal and plant identification (especially birds) and have the ability to communicate well in writing.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address, specifying in which internship you’re interested.
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNSHIP Friends of the Earth 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036-2002 http://www.foe.org
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Bachelor’s degree (although upperclassmen with demonstrated interest and experience in the environment will be considered); see specific internships for details. Requirements: Experience or interest in environmental issues and politics; superb oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex issues into layman’s terms; flexibility and willingness to work long hours if needed; and computer skills; see specific internships for more details.
OVERVIEW
Friends of the Earth (FoE) is a nonprofit organization and a leading national environmental group dedicated to protecting the planet from environmental degradation; preserving biological, cultural
and ethnic diversity; and giving citizens an influential voice in decisions affecting the quality of their environment.
Economics for the Earth Intern
This three-month internship (20 hours a week) promotes sustainable transportation and energy, green fiscal and tax policy, and protection of public lands. Interns will work directly with FoE staff to research and write policy papers and conduct outreach to grassroots groups. Candidates should have a degree in, or strong interest in, public health; environmental economics; ecology; energy and climate change; transportation; community planning; economic and social justice; grassroots organizing; or preferably some combination of the above. You’ll also need strong analytical and communication skills, the desire and ability to work as part of a team, and experience with spreadsheet and/or database programs.
Government Affairs Internship
FoE offers summer internships in government affairs, to help advance the group’s agenda on Capitol Hill and work on issues including energy policy, public lands, the federal budget, and international trade. As an intern here, you’ll help provide support on a variety of legislative activities including monitoring bills and attending hearings and markups; researching and writing fact sheets and other materials for distribution on Capitol Hill; and helping with lobbying by making whip calls to congressional offices, representing FoE at meetings, and directly lobbying members of Congress. You’ll also help write action alerts, draft “letters to the editor,” and assist with other grassroots organizing on key votes; and maintain the congressional database and help out with administrative tasks.
Grassroots Intern—D.C. Environmental Network
The D.C. Environmental Network (DCEN), spearheaded by Friends of the Earth, seeks a volunteer grassroots intern to assist with the activities and campaigns of DCEN. The intern will work with DCEN’s grassroots coordinator and director to carry out local campaigns and events contributing
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to the growth of DCEN and leading to improvements in quality of life for all D.C. residents. As an intern here, you’ll conduct outreach to nonprofits and community groups to expand membership of the network; help organize volunteer opportunities and events including monthly luncheon highlighting local environmental issues; conduct outreach to D.C.-area colleges and universities, establishing a connection to relevant professors and campus groups and involving them in local efforts; and help develop DCEN campaign materials, including pamphlets, display materials, and so on. You’ll also serve as an additional contact for community members and network member groups. You must be at least a college sophomore and have good communication and interpersonal skills; experience working with diverse groups of people; the ability to write clearly and succinctly; and the ability to do outreach (that may require public speaking) and to work independently. Good computer skills are a bonus, and knowledge of D.C. neighborhoods and city politics and basic knowledge about particularly urban environmental and environmental-justice issues are major pluses.
Public Lands Advocacy Internship
The public lands of the American West present rugged and remarkable landscapes that FoE is working to conserve by protecting entire ecosystems and archaeological communities, not merely small, isolated tracts surrounded by development. With this internship, you can protect the environment while learning to work effectively with the grassroots; research and write practical policy papers; develop proactive Internet and electronic outreach efforts; and reach out to the media, Congress, and the states. You’ll have the opportunity to organize and build a national campaign to increase funding and protections for our public lands; track news coverage and write materials to influence it; monitor legislative and regulatory developments and perform outreach around them; research and write brief reports or other materials on lands, environmental economics, and ethics in government;
and develop campaign Web sites, e-mail listservs, databases, and other tools that can help to build a strong grassroots movement to protect the country’s national treasures. Candidates should have a passion for protecting the environment, human health, and the public interest; education, background, or demonstrated interest in public health; political science/policy; environmental economics; ecology; energy and climate change; economic and social justice; or preferably some combination of the above; strong analytical, computer, and communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly for a variety of audiences; an eagerness to learn; and the desire and ability to work as part of a team. Experience in activism, advocacy, and issue campaign work, including as a volunteer, is especially helpful. This internship requires a 20-hour weekly commitment for between three to six months.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, e-mail a letter, resume, and brief writing sample to
[email protected] for the government internship n
[email protected] for the public lands advocacy internship n
[email protected] for the economics for the earth and grassroots internship n
HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY INTERNSHIP Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Acopian Center for Conservation Learning 410 Summer Valley Road Orwigsburg, PA 17961 (570) 943-3411, ext. 108 Fax: (570) 943-2284
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What You Can Earn: Free housing at the sanctuary, plus a $500 monthly stipend; you may receive academic credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students, college graduates, and others interested in careers in conservation; must have at least two years of college coursework. Requirements: A willingness and ability to interact with the public.
Ecological Research
OVERVIEW
Science Education
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1934, whose mission is to foster the conservation of birds of prey worldwide and Appalachian environments locally. The sanctuary is one of the oldest conservation associations for raptors and features an internship program that has trained more than 230 interns from 30 countries all over the world since 1976. Internships, which are offered twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn, are designed to provide training and support for those interested in contributing to raptor conservation programs in their own countries or abroad. The internships draw together education and research programs to give interns a broad view of how global raptor conservation can be achieved. You can apply for an internship in science education, ecological research, or biological survey and monitoring. Interns work with professionals in the field and gain hands-on experience in their chosen areas of conservation. The spring/summer session runs from April to July; the fall session runs from mid-August to mid-December. Other times are by special arrangement.
Biological Survey And Monitoring
As a monitoring intern, you’ll learn about longterm monitoring programs for migrant raptors, songbirds, and other flora and fauna. Emphasis is on data management and analyses and report writing. You’ll also participate in the interpretive activities for sanctuary visitors and design and complete a final project report.
As a research intern, you’ll learn how the sanctuary studies migrating raptors, worldwide, and Appalachian mountain fauna and flora, with an emphasis on designing field protocols, capturing and banding birds, studying hawk migration, conducting library research, managing databases, and writing results for publication. You’ll also participate in interpretive activities for sanctuary visitors and design a research project and complete a proposal or paper for publication. As an education intern, you’ll learn fundamental principles and concepts of nature interpretation, including the use of migrating raptors in teaching nature conservation to school groups and the general public. Emphasis is on the development of science-based education programs and on refining presentation techniques. You’ll also learn about the care and use of captive live raptors in education programs. As an important part of your internship, you’ll design and complete a project that may include the development of new programs or teaching materials both on the sanctuary and at other conservation centers.
HOW TO APPLY
Download an online application at http://www. kjb211.org/application/apply.asp. Complete the application and send it to the preceding address, along with a two-page resume indicating all college-level courses applicable to the internship program, positions held and job responsibilities, and certifications (such as first aid, CPR, raptor care, and so on). Include type of certification and expiration date. Also provide the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. Also, attach a two-page writing sample that answers the following: n
How will an internship at Hawk Mountain help you achieve your educational and conservation career goals?
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How have your experiences prepared you for an internship at Hawk Mountain? n What are your career plans after the internship? n What are your skills, hobbies, pursuits or interests? n What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? n Discuss your most rewarding nonacademic experience. (This could include travel, a hobby, cultural activity, employment, community service, and so on.) n
JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP Jane Goodall Institute 8700 Georgia Avenue, Suite 500 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3606 (240) 645-4000 (301) 565-3188
[email protected] http://www.janegoodall.org
What You Can Earn: $1,000 stipend (unless otherwise noted below). Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: See specific internships for details. Requirements: Strong computer skills, a pleasant telephone manner, and excellent organizational skills.
OVERVIEW
Grounded in Dr. Jane Goodall’s pioneering study of chimpanzee behavior in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, more than 40 years ago, the Jane Goodall Institute emphasizes the power of the individual to make a difference for all living things. Since 1977, the institute’s research, conservation, and education programs have created a worldwide network
of individuals joined in their commitment to improving life on earth. With Dr. Goodall’s words and examples as guiding principles, the Jane Goodall Institute inspires hope for a brighter future. Several internships are available at the institute, including Web development, communications, development, Roots & Shoots, and chimp research.
Africa Programs Intern
This internship, which requires at least a threemonth commitment and pays a modest stipend, involves work on the Goodall creative team to conserve wildlife in Tanzania and the Congo Basin. Interns here will carry out small library and Internet research projects, handle office administration and organization, public outreach projects, and the processing information requests. Applicants must have a B.A. or equivalent degree, and preference will be given to individuals with knowledge of African primate conservation, environmental education, community conservation/sustainable development programs, and the commercial bushmeat trade. Requirements include strong communication skills, excellent writing ability, and computer knowledge. French translation and writing skills are helpful.
ChimpanZoo Intern
The ChimpanZoo program consists of professionals and volunteers who conduct behavioral research on captive chimpanzees and strive to improve chimpanzees’ living conditions. A limited number of internship positions for college students are available at the ChimpanZoo office in Tucson. Although funding is not available for ChimpanZoo interns, academic credit can be arranged for students who wish to study chimpanzee behavior while taking part in a research project. Only individuals interested in chimpanzee research are accepted.
Communications Department
The Jane Goodall Institute Communications Department is seeking two summer interns beginning July 1. One intern should have strong writing
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skills and the other experience in digital images and photo-editing software. Both interns will help with a wide variety of duties, including writing press releases and news items for the Web site, maintaining and updating the electronic photo library, providing Web site updates, performing general office administrative support, and participating in other ongoing projects. The internships require at least a four-month commitment.
Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian program designed to engage and inspire youth of all ages through service-learning projects, will sponsor two full-time, six-month internships at its West Coast office in Berkeley, CA. Here, you’ll gain experience in various aspects of program management and development. All Roots & Shoots groups plan and implement service projects showing care and concern in three areas: people, animals, and the environment. Candidates must have a B.A. or equivalent degree or be currently enrolled in college. You also should have computer experience, experience in an environmental or educational field, good communication and organizational skills, and an interest in helping young people learn about and take responsibility for their environment and community.
ship Manager with the day-to-day administration of the Roots & Shoots program, including member services, marketing, and outreach. While many of the interns’ duties are administrative, these positions offer a unique behind-the-scenes look at a small, fast-growing non-profit organization and the opportunity to effect lasting change on an evolving program. As an intern here, you’ll help handle general program information requests by phone, mail, e-mail, and fax; enter and acknowledge activity reports received from Roots & Shoots groups; interact with the general public and representing the program at events; and help with member mailings. You’ll also administer and write content for program listserv, respond to and track letters from children, help design and implement the program’s membership plan, write articles for Roots & Shoots Newsletter and eNewsletter, handle phones on a rotating basis with the receptionist, and complete one or two long-term projects based on your interests and staff needs. Successful applicants will want to help kids make a positive difference and have a bachelor’s or equivalent degree or be currently enrolled in a college program. You also should have experience working with young people or in education, have office and/or business experience, strong computer skills (Microsoft Office and prior database experience preferred), a courteous and professional phone manner, exceptional writing skills and prior journalism experience, and be able to be flexible in a fast-paced and constantly changing working environment. You should be able to work independently and have some foreign language ability (Spanish, French, German, and Kiswahili are especially useful). The internship requires a minimum threemonth commitment (four to six months preferred) and pays a $1000 monthly stipend. Hours are full time from 9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Monday through Friday (with some flexibility). Work will be based out of the Arlington, Virginia, office.
Roots & Shoots Membership and Outreach Intern
Web Development Intern
Development Intern
If fundraising interests you, the Jane Goodall Institute offers a three-month internship to help with various fund-raising initiatives. Tasks vary from general administrative support and office organization to Internet research, responding to information requests, and assisting with other projects as required. Candidates should be detail orientated and computer literate, with excellent organization and communication abilities and a desire to work for the Jane Goodall Institute.
Roots & Shoots Administrative and Education Internship
The Membership and Outreach interns will help the Special Projects Coordinator and Member-
The Web Development intern will help the director of Web development and the communications
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director maintain and develop the Jane Goodall Institute family of Web sites and INSITE, the institute’s employee extranet. Immediate responsibilities will include editing previously created code as well as creating new pages. This position will be geared toward polishing coding skills as well as developing Dreamweaver, Web usability, information architecture, and project-management skills to a professional level. The Web intern also will assist as needed with other communication department daily tasks, working with the communications coordinator and manager. Candidates should be proficient using Dreamweaver for HTML, ASP, and VBScript coding, with a basic understanding of databases, CSS, and ODBC. You must have working knowledge of HTML and ASP/VBScript, experience using Macromedia DreamWeaver and Microsoft Access, basic knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), experience with Photoshop, and knowledge of Web usability and accessibility guidelines. Experience with content-management systems is a plus. The internship requires a three-month commitment.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a copy of your resume and a cover letter to: Bryce Tugwell at the address above for the Web development internship n Stacy Stryjewski at:
[email protected] or the address above for the communications internships n Diane Skinner at the address above, or email at
[email protected] for the development internship n Dr. Virginia Landau at:
[email protected] for the ChimpanZoo internship. The cover letter should detail your proposed research project; applications will be judged on the merit of the proposed research project n Hans Cole at
[email protected] for the Roots & Shoots administrative/education internship n
Elan Wang, Roots & Shoots Membership Manager, at
[email protected] or fax to 301-565-3188 for the Roots and Shoots membership and outreach internship n Lisa Pharaoah to the address above. Include a writing sample n
LONGWOOD GARDENS INTERNSHIP Longwood Gardens Student Programming PO Box 501 Kennett Square, PA 19348 (610) 388-1000, ext. 508 Email:
[email protected] General Web site: http://www.longwoodgardens. org Application: http://www.longwoodgardens. org/Education/student%20programs/ College%20Internship/CollegeInternship1.htm
What You Can Earn: $6.50 an hour plus free housing and garden space Application Deadlines: February 1 for internships starting in June; May 1 for September; November 1 for January or March. Educational Experience: Current college students and individuals who have graduated within the past year and are legally able to work in the United States. Requirements: You must have a valid driver’s license and be able to lift 50 pounds.
OVERVIEW
Interning at Longwood Gardens offers excellent opportunities for you to gain practical experience, learn career skills, and study amid the world’s premier horticulture display. Internships last three to 12 months, and you specialize in one work area. These include arboriculture; nursery; continuing
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education; indoor horticulture display; curatorial; outdoor horticulture display; greenhouse; production; performing arts; groundskeeping, horticulture research; integrated pest management; student programs; landscape design display; visitor education; and library science. In addition to their regular tasks, Longwood interns participate in student activities one afternoon a week, together with occasional all-day activities, to learn about local and regional horticulture. These activities will give you the opportunity to explore the diversity of the horticulture field. During these activities, you’ll go behind the scenes at Longwood Gardens, visit private estates, and tour orchards, public gardens, and nurseries. You’ll be paid for your regular work hours while participating in student activities. College interns are paid $6.50 an hour for a 40-hour week. If you wish, you may live rent free (a taxable benefit) on the grounds of the former estate of industrialist Pierre S. du Pont. The student houses are furnished and include nearby garden space and are located on Red Lion Row. Each house has three or four bedrooms. At any given time, there are 20 to 40 students are living on The Row. Red Lion Row was originally built around the turn of the century by Pierre S. du Pont to house his employees and their families. The Row is within easy walking distance of Longwood Gardens. To see pictures of what the houses look like, visit the Web site http://www.longwoodgardens.org/Education/student%20programs/Housing%20and%20A ctivities/Housing/Housing.htm. Directly south of the student houses is the student garden space, where you may have garden space. You’re responsible for the upkeep of your garden, and you must return the plot to its original condition before leaving. Communal tools are available, as well as mulch, potting soil, and leaf mold. A greenhouse and head house are provided for the professional gardeners’ class work; any space they aren’t using in the greenhouse may be used by interns. After work, from May through October, you may go on weekly plant walks, guided garden
walks to nearby private and public gardens, where you can meet the gardeners and see some amazing landscapes. Longwood internships start four times a year: January, March, June, and September. Typically, you will start your orientation the first Monday of the month. For information on availability and start dates for specific internships, you can check the internship availability age at http://www.longwoodgardens.org/Education/ student%20programs/College%20Internship/ internship_availability.htm.
Arboriculture
If you intern in this area, you’ll learn tree-care skills, involving tree climbing and pruning as well as the use of hand tools, chain saws, chippers, and bucket trucks. Duties may include tree trimming and cabling, bracing, taking down trees, hedge pruning, and tree-health evaluation. A fall internship involves several months of Christmas-light installation and maintenance. Previous arboriculture or urban-forestry training or experience is preferred. This internship is a one-year position designed to teach the practical aspects of tree care through hands-on training in a safety-oriented environment. You are required to be elevated in a bucket truck, learn how to operate a chain saw, and work in adverse weather conditions.
Continuing Education
In this internship, you’ll gain exposure to an extensive lifelong learning program and help plan and implement this program. Ongoing responsibilities include preparation, setup, and assistance for courses, workshops, and lectures, including the operation of audiovisual equipment, plant material collection for horticulture and botanical art courses, floral-design preparation, development of self-guided study walks, course manual preparation, writing of press releases and publicity, and Web site updates. You’ll also help with plant society flower shows. This one-year position involves some evening and weekend hours and starts in June. You must be willing to work weekends and evenings.
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Curatorial
This internship provides exposure to a wide variety of plants in all parts of the garden and is designed to teach you methods and techniques used in curating a plant collection in a public garden. You’ll work closely with the curatorial staff on diverse projects including plant acquisition, identification, labeling, inventory, mapping, and plant trials data collecting. You’ll also help with field trips and preparation for courses and lectures given by the curatorial staff. This one-year position begins in June. During this internship, you’ll develop a thorough understanding of the principles of plant nomenclature, with special emphasis on cultivated plants; become familiar with a wide range of cultivated plants and become proficient in utilization of plant identification keys; learn and practice all aspects of plant-records management, including name verification, accessioning, database maintenance, inventories, and labeling; learn techniques of field mapping by triangulation utilizing grid markers, measuring tapes, and electronic measuring devices; and contribute to plant-evaluation trials by collecting data in the field, entering data into a computer, writing reports, and coordinating help from other students. You’ll also become proficient in personal computer applications, including database use, word processing, image scanning, e-mail, intranet, and Internet use; and become familiar with a wide variety of publications and other informational resources, including on-line databases. You must have basic computer skills and familiarity with plant nomenclature and be willing to work alone in adverse weather conditions.
Display Design
In this internship, you’ll work closely with the display specialist on design projects in an effort to learn the process of implementing permanent and seasonal displays from concept to construction. Your duties will include evaluating the effectiveness of current displays and helping with drafting projects, presentation drawings, field-note taking, and site measuring. You’ll need to take a leadership role with individual design projects as well as active roles in
the staging and installation of indoor and outdoor designs. You’ll evaluate the effectiveness of current displays, help with research for design and display development, play an active role in the staging and installation of major outdoor designs, take part in presentations to various committees, and help with Christmas-display design and implementation. You should have a strong desire to learn and a high degree of self motivation. This nine- to 12month position is ideal for a student in landscape architecture, landscape design, or architecture who has a strong interest in horticulture. You also must be enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a landscape architecture, landscape design, or landscape construction program. You must have excellent hand-drafting skills and interest or experience in horticulture, garden design, and/or fine art. Excellent written and communication skills are important; experience with surveying is helpful but not necessary. Also, experience with AutoCAD and/or GIS and experience with MS Office are good but not necessary. A portfolio of five samples of your creative work must accompany your application.
Greenhouse Production
This internship offers practical experience in growing flowering plants in a controlled greenhouse environment, so you can learn about the systems and horticultural skills needed to manage a state-ofthe-art container production greenhouse through hands-on involvement in the daily operations of a production facility. You’ll sow, seed, and handle seedlings; propagate by cuttings; transplant, pot, and repot; and stake, tie, groom, water, fertilize, and transport potted plants. You’ll also help in the upkeep and cleaning of the greenhouse and other work areas, help install the larger displays and any special garden-wide projects, and perform primary plant care in the absence of full-time staff. This experience could be useful if you intend to grow plants for a display garden or for commercial purposes. Opportunities range from three to 12 months. You must be willing to work independently doing repetitive tasks and willing to work some weekends.
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Groundskeeping
This internship is designed to help you learn proper turfgrass management techniques through handson involvement in the day-to-day management of the turf within Longwood Gardens. You’ll cut turf, weed and edge beds, prune shrubs and trees, prepare soil and compost, and help in other maintenance projects important to outdoor-display horticulture. You’ll also maintain lawns, including mowing and string trimming; weed and edge beds; perform turf repair, renovation, and fertilization; and help remove leaves in fall; Winter internships involve woods-cleanup work and removing woody invasives and snow. This internship is a six-month to one-year position. You must be willing to participate in student activities and field trips as scheduled, be willing to work independently and at repetitive tasks, and be willing to work in adverse weather conditions.
Indoor Display
If you select this internship, you’ll learn about the special nature of gardening in conservatories through hands-on involvement in the day-to-day process of installing and maintaining greenhouse displays and collections. You’ll have the opportunity to work in one of several areas in the conservatory, including seasonal changing displays in the main conservatory; a rotation through permanent displays including palms, aquatics, orchids, bananas, roses, ferns, and the Mediterranean, Silver, or Cascade Gardens; or assignment to the children’s garden, bonsai, and espaliered fruit houses. Duties include grooming, planting, and maintaining plant displays. A general knowledge of greenhouse environments and plant culture is preferred for this threeto 12-month internship. You also must be able to lift 30 pounds and be willing to perform repetitive tasks, work independently, work some weekends, and work in adverse weather conditions.
Landscape Design
This internship offers interdepartmental exposure to planning and design in a world-class publicdisplay garden and is designed to introduce the
intern to the relationship between design and horticulture. You’ll work with design and engineering staff on projects related to master planning, computer graphics, teaching, display horticulture, and a variety of design projects. You’ll help with garden, architectural, display, and graphic design at different stages and scales, from conceptual to detail design. Projects also may include the design and development of interpretive signs and exhibits associated with projects and displays. You’ll also help design plantings ranging from landscape buffers to plantings for seasonal displays and present designs to staff groups and committees using effective and creative verbal, written, and graphic communication skills. You’ll also interact with consulting architects, artists, artisans, landscape architects, engineers, and designers and help with construction issues related to the aesthetic and interpretive intent of various projects. In addition, you’ll help teach various design courses offered through continuing education and the professional gardener training program, preparing material for class, helping with studio critiques, and taking notes for the instructor. To qualify for this internship, you must be pursuing a design degree at the university level and must have basic knowledge of ornamental plants along with competence in basic graphics, hand-drafting, and proficiency in AutoCad, Microsoft Word, and Excel. A portfolio of five samples of your creative work must accompany your application. You also must have strong skills in written and verbal communication and be able to work independently as well as part of multidisciplinary teams. You also should have a strong desire to learn, a high degree of self-motivation, and a basic knowledge of plants and horticulture. This oneyear position is ideal for a student in landscape architecture, landscape design, or architecture with a strong interest in horticulture. (Note: the internship will not provide time creditable to licensure requirements.)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
This internship prepares you to practice essential pest management and plant health diagnostic
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skills, such as proper pest scouting and identification techniques and the recognition of common plant disease/pest infestation symptoms on plants. You’ll learn these skills while working on a wide variety of crops grown in greenhouse, conservatory, landscape, and natural environments. You’ll release beneficial insects throughout Longwood Gardens, mainly in certain conservatory areas, and perform outreach and educational activities such as discovery carts and pest walks. You’ll also learn proper pesticide-application techniques and apply chemical pest control materials (usually only for internships longer than six months). In addition, you’ll study proper pest management decision-making through discussion and observation. You’ll help the IPM coordinator diagnose pest problems throughout the gardens, indoors, and outdoors, performing applied research projects, designing and implementing pest sampling and monitoring programs, and developing lectures and displays concerning IPM. You’ll learn about beneficial insect releases, cultural control methods, and least-toxic chemical controls often utilized in Longwood’s display settings and help to evaluate the effectiveness of these treatments. Opportunities range from three to 12 months. You must be willing to work in adverse weather conditions, to perform repetitive tasks, and to work independently.
Library
This internship will allow you to learn about the workings of a horticultural library through handson involvement in the day-to-day operation of Longwood Gardens’ library. You’ll check in new publications and check circulated items back in; help patrons perform searches in Sydney Plus, OCLC, Agricola, and so on; compile daily statistics and shelve and organize library materials; and type, file, sort mail, and answer phones as needed. You’ll also prepare materials for archives; learn copyright requirements; pull books on bibliographies; help prepare new bibliographies; help in collation and binding; perform basic book repairs; help patrons with AV equipment, copier, fax, and microform
equipment; and cover the responsibilities of head librarian as needed. You must be willing to work independently do repetitive work.
Nursery
This internship involves propagation, potting, labeling, record-keeping, pruning, transplanting, and other duties related to the day-to-day operation of Longwood’s nursery. You’ll prune and maintain woody and herbaceous material at Longwood’s nursery; prepare plants for potting; and transplant and install plants in display gardens by hand-digging, ball and burlapping, or using a tree spade. You’ll also help with labeling and recordkeeping; conduct general nursery maintenance including controlling weeds and mulching; and cover all the responsibilities of a full-time gardener as needed. You’ll also evaluate woody plant material for potential use in Longwood’s displays. The internship runs March through December. You must be willing to work in adverse weather conditions, do repetitive work, and work independently.
Outdoor Display
In this internship, you’ll learn a variety of horticultural skills through hands-on work in the outdoor display gardens, working in all sections of the gardens helping with garden tasks such as planting, weeding, mulching, pruning, deadheading, staking, and general garden maintenance. Additionally, you may help with plant labeling and other projects. You’ll be exposed to a wide range of plant material, from spectacular displays of annuals, groundcovers, vegetables, roses, and formal topiary to a vast variety of trees, shrubs, and native plants. Your interaction with staff gardeners provides you with excellent opportunities to learn proper techniques and cultural requirements while working in some of Longwood’s most intensively cultivated areas. Opportunities range from three to 12 months. You must be willing to work in adverse weather conditions, to work independently, and to do repetitive tasks.
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Research
Research at Longwood focuses upon applied, practical studies to enhance the indoor and outdoor horticultural displays. In addition to an on-going evaluation of new plants, current trials include camellia hardiness, boxwoods, and shrubs. You’ll work with extraordinary hardy and nonhardy plants, performing relatively mundane horticultural tasks in research plots at the nursery and in the research greenhouses, performing weeding, watering, soil preparation, planting and transplanting, labeling, and data collection. The internship is designed to teach you about the daily tasks involved in operating a horticultural research facility through hands-on involvement with the research team. You’ll work with a research physiologist, research employees, professional gardener students, and international students to maintain trial plants in the field and greenhouse including weeding, mulching, watering, fertilizing, and pruning; plant in field and greenhouse; and prepare soils and apply pesticides. You’ll also help evaluate and develop new ornamental plants; collect data on seed germination, bloom periods, and hybridization results; and propagate plants by seed, cuttings, grafting/ budding, and tissue culture. Additionally, you’ll use the plant records database for plant inventory management and help with laboratory procedures for soil testing, virus testing, and plant tissue culture. Attention to detail is important. This three- to 12-month internship is ideal for students eager to learn about a wide range of plants. You must be willing to work independently, do repetitive tasks, work in adverse weather conditions, and work some weekends.
Student Programs
This internship is ideal for those interested in helping to coordinate resident student programs in a public garden. You’ll learn to plan, implement, and manage various student programs through handson involvement in the daily operation of the five student programs run by the student programs office. You’ll help revise student information; eval-
uate programs; conduct orientations and student meetings; organize field trips; write press releases; and work on special projects. You’ll also help coordinate the high school internship program and the groundskeeping apprenticeship program. You’ll also arrange weekly field trips/learning opportunities for intern, international, and high school students and evaluate the effectiveness of those activities; answer questions from the public about student programs; help with requests for student involvement in special tours, community events, and other public relations activities; prepare a quarterly summary of activities; and help in the coordination, instruction, and day-to-day logistics of the high school groundskeeping apprenticeship program, summer internship program, and discover program as well as the middle school “after the bell” program. Personable individuals with writing, computer, and communication skills are idea for this oneyear internship, which involves working with all levels of staff within the organization. You must be willing to work independently and be organized and attentive to detail.
Visitor Education
These interns become an integral part of the visitor-education team, sharing responsibilities for program development and implementation. You’ll develop programs and activities for children and adults; write interpretive materials about plants and garden displays; train, schedule, and manage volunteers; create and post daily activity schedules and event signs; research and respond to visitor inquiries; act as intern editor for Longwood’s inhouse newsletter; and assist with the development and implementation of special displays and events, such as Arbor Day, Plant Experts, Pot-a-Plant, GardenFest, Chrysanthemum Festival, and the Christmas Display. You’ll need good organizational, communication, and people skills, as well as an interest in horticulture and working with children. Knowledge of word processing and graphics programs is a plus. There are two one-year positions available; both positions involve flexible hours including some
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weekends. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and QuarkXPress is helpful.
How to Apply
The internship application is available online in PDF format, downloadable at the Web site provided previously. To receive an application by mail, send a letter of request to the preceding address.
MORRIS ARBORETUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, Morris Arboretum 9414 Meadowbrook Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19118 (215) 247-5777
What You Can Earn: As full-time employees of the university, interns earn $8.32 an hour; health, dental, and vacation benefits from the University of Pennsylvania; college credit; and an administrative vacation for all staff and interns is provided between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Interns also become eligible to receive tuition benefits from Penn, Chestnut Hill College, or Temple University’s Ambler Campus. Arboretum staff assists interns in finding housing by providing a list of nearby moderately priced possibilities. Occasionally, there are opportunities for interns to live with hosts and exchange work around the home of their hosts for reduced rent. Application Deadlines: February 15 for all sessions. Educational Experience: Individuals who have already obtained or are working toward an undergraduate degree in horticulture, landscape architecture, or a related area.
Requirements: Interns must commit themselves to a full-year internship and be able and willing to communicate with arboretum visitors, work independently and as part of a team, work in all weather conditions, and be able to lift at least 25 pounds. See additional individual requirements below.
OVERVIEW
The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is an interdisciplinary center that integrates art, science, and the humanities. Thousands of rare and beautiful woody plants, including many of Philadelphia’s oldest, rarest, and largest trees, are set in a romantic 92-acre Victorian landscape garden of winding paths, streams, flowers, and special garden areas. In the early 1900s, John and Lydia Morris envisioned that one day their estate would become a world-class educational institution. John said he imagined the arboretum would be “a school where young men, and possibly young women, may be taught practical gardening and horticulture.” The internship program marked its 25th anniversary in 2004, where students can come for a one-year internship to study botany, biology, propagation, arboriculture, landscape design, landscape architecture, and education. This year-long, paid internship program starts in mid-June and focuses on providing practical training as well as the development of a wide range of management skills. Graduates of the program have gone on to administrative careers in the horticulture industry and in botanic gardens, arboreta, and government as well as positions in research, education, and extension service. While at the arboretum, you can sign up to take free arboretum classes and arboretum-sponsored conferences and symposia.
The Arboriculture Intern
Here, you’ll work alongside the chief arborist in maintaining and caring for the trees on the Morris Arboretum’s 167 acres. You’ll participate in all aspects of tree-care management, including tree pruning, hazard inspection, tree-support systems,
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and integrated pest management. You’ll learn to teach climbing techniques and basic arboriculture concepts by assisting with arborist training for tree-care professionals and climbing enthusiasts. The arboriculture internship is physically demanding and involves climbing and working in trees at heights in excess 60 to 80 feet. Safety-conscious techniques are emphasized, and recent innovations in climbing and rigging are demonstrated and put into practice. Other opportunities include attendance at the International Society of Arboriculture Conference and outreach activities including workshops and off-site consulting. Applicants should have an academic background in forestry, horticulture, landscaping, or a related field; basic tree climbing ability; good written and verbal communication skills; and working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. A valid driver’s license is required.
Education Internship
As an intern here, you’ll be an integral part of the education team, which develops and delivers educational programs for professionals, adults, families, and children. You’ll work with staff to direct the activities of volunteer guides, including training and workshop planning, and provide committee leadership and education program support. You’ll meet regularly with volunteer guides and other professionals to plan, coordinate, and evaluate programs. You’ll also have the chance to communicate with the public through newsletter articles, coursebrochure descriptions, and a monthly volunteer publication. Although you’ll spend most days indoors, you’ll have ample opportunity to be outside in good weather. The position involves regular field trips with guides as well as the opportunity to attend at least one professional conference. You’ll also have an excellent opportunity to meet others in the field of informal education and to work as part of a team to develop hands-on, curriculumbased educational programs. Candidates should have good communication and interpersonal skills; a working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Publisher; and be adaptable and flexible.
Flora of Pennsylvania Internship
This is a joint program between the Morris Arboretum and the Academy of Natural Sciences. As an intern here, you’ll receive training and work experience in all aspects of managing collections in a major herbarium, along with an opportunity to do a research project on some aspect of the flora of Pennsylvania. You’ll gain hands-on experience to increase your skills as a professional botanist as you divide your time between the botany departments at the Morris Arboretum and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The Academy of Natural Sciences in Center City Philadelphia houses the oldest natural history museum in the United States, including an herbarium of more than 1.5 million specimens of plants, fungi, and algae. Candidates should have an undergraduate degree in botany or biology with coursework in botany and be self-motivated and reliable.
Horticulture Intern
The horticulture internship is a hands-on program in which interns help care for the arboretum’s extensive collection of plants. As an intern here, you’ll get hands-on training in all phases of garden development and care of the living collection, with emphasis on refining practical horticultural skills. You’ll help direct the activities of volunteers and part-time staff as you develop integrated pest management (IPM) skills, arboriculture techniques, and the operation and maintenance of garden machinery. Special projects will be assigned to develop individual skills in garden planning and management. The horticulture intern helps manage various specialty gardens throughout the arboretum, rotating through all areas of the garden. The intern also helps manage and coordinate the horticultural volunteer group. Candidates should have a strong academic background in horticulture or a closely related field. A valid driver’s license is required.
Plant Propagation Internship
This internship covers the whole range of traditional plant-propagation skills and production
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schemes. You’ll get hands-on training in managing the field nursery and the arboretum’s state-of-the art greenhouses and maintenance of the Victorian fernery. Emphasis is placed on the refinement of skills and developing the protocols for the propagation of a wide range of plants, with a concentration on woody plants. On a typical day, you’ll begin by checking environmental data reports on the computer, watering in the glasshouses and outdoor areas, and preparing for the volunteers. The propagation and management calendars are consulted for scheduled activities such as covering outside hoop houses with plastic for the winter, grafting witchhazels, planting in the nursery, taking holly cuttings, weeding pots, researching protocol for the seed propagation of newly wild-collected seed, or releasing beneficial insects as part of the IPM program. Candidates should have a strong academic background in horticulture, especially woody landscape plants, with coursework in physiology, botany, and propagation.
Plant Protection Internship
As an intern here, you’ll work with the arboretum’s senior botanist and plant pathologist to monitor plant pest and disease problems affecting the living collection. You’ll spend time each day out of doors or in the greenhouses observing plants in the collection for pest and disease problems. In addition, laboratory facilities are provided for researching, diagnosing, and culturing pest and disease organisms. You’ll also be responsible for scheduling and coordinating other interns’ participation in staffing the plant clinic. Interacting with plant-clinic users, either in person or by telephone, is another important role. Follow-up may include drawing on the expertise of other arboretum staff members or conducting research via the Internet or more traditional avenues to answer specific questions. Candidates should have a good working knowledge of the ornamental flora, coursework in plant pathology and entomology, good communication skills, the ability to relate to the public both in person and on the telephone and to work well with peers, keen powers of observation, and curiosity.
Rose and Flower Garden Internship
This intern helps the Rosarian in garden development, management, and care of the collections. Specialty gardens include: formal rose garden with rock wall; cottage; hardy fern; herb, hosta, and meadow gardens; mixed border; and crabapple orchard. You’ll have the chance to refine your horticulture skills, including techniques in formal garden maintenance. At the end of this internship, you’ll have mastered the skills used in the culture of modern and antique roses and their garden companions. You’ll be encouraged to attend workshops, classes, and conferences, such as the Woody Plant Conference in July and the Perennial Plant Conference in October, both at Swarthmore College, and the Philadelphia Rose Society meetings and the Rose Show in June. You’ll spend about four days a week working outdoors in the rose garden section, which will provide a great opportunity for hands-on training in an array of specialty gardens. Candidates should have a strong academic background in horticulture or a closely related field, with coursework or a very strong interest in herbaceous and woody landscape plants.
Urban Forestry Internship
As an intern in this area, you’ll work in urban forestry and learn natural resource management practices, assessments, programs, and planning for public gardens, government agencies, and educational and community organizations. You’ll also learn and teach stewardship concepts and practical applications through natural land restoration and urban tree management projects, as well as developing community partnerships, vegetation analysis, and management-planning skills. In addition to urban forestry, you’ll spend time helping the natural areas manager with land management in the Paper Mill Run Restoration Project, the Wetland Project, and the forest restoration of the Thomas Mill Ravine. Candidates should have an academic background in urban forestry, ecology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape design, or a related field. Landscape design, ecology, or woody plant experi-
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ence is desirable. Experience in publication production or report writing is useful, and a range of computer experience is important, including a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as AutoCAD and ArcView.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should first download an online application at https://jobs.hr.upenn. edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset. jsp?time=1116199944924 and proceed with the online application process. Alternatively, you may send the application with a letter indicting the internship position desired and how it will help the organization in achieving its goals, along with a resume, academic transcripts, and three letters of recommendation, including one academic and one work reference, to the preceding address.
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP Intern Coordinator, National Park Foundation 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 238-4200 Fax: (202) 234-3103
What You Can Earn: $1,300 a month, plus one personal day and one sick leave day a month, for working five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Recent college graduates who are highly motivated. Requirements: Strong written and oral communication skills, demonstrated organizational and research skills, high energy and enthusiasm, the
ability to juggle multiple tasks, and a keen interest in the National Park System.
OVERVIEW
The National Park Foundation (NPF) is the congressionally chartered nonprofit partner of America’s National Parks. The NPF strengthens the enduring connection between the American people and their national parks by raising private funds, making strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and increasing public awareness. A variety of internships are available in different areas, including profit management, marketing/ communications, development, grants/programs, and graphics. Internships are six months in duration. Each department of NPF has a dedicated intern. NPF interns work on a variety of tasks including research/development, publications, promotions, and special events. Interns will also spend some of their time with administrative duties, including file maintenance, phone inquiries, and donor and financial database upkeep. Interns are encouraged to share ideas and approaches to improve current systems and to actively get involved with other departments in addition to their own. The Nonprofit Management intern will work closely with the NPF’s president, executive vice president, senior vice president of marketing and communications, senior director of finance, and associate for government relations to understand the day-to-day management of a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization. The intern will also work closely with the director and manager of special events to help learn about board, donor, and in-house events for the National Park Foundation. This internship will have an emphasis on communication and relationships with key constituencies: members of Congress, the presidential administration, the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, and so on. Intern responsibilities and focus vary depending on the department to which you are assigned. Responsibilities may include working on publications,
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events, research, development, data management, and promotions. The Nonprofit Management intern will gain experience in the following areas by assisting staff with day-to-day duties: participate in monthly and quarterly NPF budget reviews n writing, editing, and publishing of the Hill Update, the National Leadership Council Update, and Finance communications n organize and participate in meetings with members of Congress and their staff in relation to legislative initiatives n research on future events to support site selections, contract negotiations, and so on n provide assistance on event preparations immediately prior to events (day-of support for in-town or in-house events) n participate in other various meetings or events as needed to help understand the day-to-day workings of a Washington, D.C., nonprofit n
On a rotation basis, interns are responsible for maintaining the office environment, including the kitchen area and mailroom, and providing (backup) coverage for the front desk. Required knowledge, skills, and abilities: highly motivated individuals with written and oral communications skills. n demonstrated research and organizational capabilities. n high energy and enthusiasm n the ability to juggle multiple tasks and demands n a keen interest in management and the National Park System. n
HOW TO APPLY
Please send cover letter, resume, references and writing sample to the intern coordinator at the above address.
STUDENT CLIMATE OUTREACH INTERNSHIP Grassroots Coordinator, Chesapeake Climate Action Network PO Box 11136 Takoma Park, MD 20912 (301) 891-6726
[email protected] http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org
What You Can Earn: $1,000 a month. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Someone who learns quickly, takes responsibility, has a good grasp of environmental issues and some ideas on how to expand the movement; interest and experience specifically with climate change or energy policy; experience with some form of organizing, including media work, research, advocacy, and lobbying; ability to work independently and carry a task from start to finish.
OVERVIEW
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is the first grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Its mission is to educate and mobilize citizens of this area to foster a quick switch to clean, efficient energy, slowing the dangerous trend of global warming. CCAN has been instrumental in passing landmark renewable energy bills in D.C. and Maryland over the past three years. The student outreach intern will work 40 hours a week with the grassroots coordinator to design an outreach campaign. The intern will build coalitions with existing student climate groups, design campaign materials, and conduct early outreach with summer contacts. In addition, the intern will aid CCAN in designing its grassroots strategy for renewable energy in Virginia. The intern will research student environmental organizations in
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D.C., Virginia, and Maryland; conduct outreach to existing organizations to set the grounds for a Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. climate coalition; help plan a summer-outreach event in Maryland to raise awareness about the importance of clean cars; and help with general CCAN activities.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume, cover letter, and references (professors, advisors, or friends) to Josh Tulkin at josh@ chesapeakeclimate.org. The subject line should read “summer internship application.”
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INTERNSHIP Student Conservation Association Recruitment Department PO Box 550 Charlestown, NH 03603 (603) 543-1700 Fax: (603) 543-1828
[email protected] http://www.thesca.org
What You Can Earn: Conservation internships across the country: biweekly stipend and paid travel to the site, free housing, free or low-cost health insurance, loan deferment on qualified student loans, possible student loan forbearance and AmeriCorps Education awards of $1,000 to $4,725 (only some positions qualify); Houston-area internships include a $125/week and possible AmeriCorps Education Award worth $1,000. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: See specific internships below. Requirements: See specific internships below.
OVERVIEW
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to changing lives through service to nature. From the Rocky Mountain terrains of the Northwest and the arid deserts of the Southwest across the Great Plains to the Appalachian Mountains, SCA positions span the entire United States. From environmental education and historical interpretation to botany and fisheries management, SCA offers internships in more than 50 disciplines and in all 50 states for individuals ages 18 and up. SCA is the nation’s leading provider of highschool and college-aged volunteers for the conservation of public lands. This organization’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities.
Conservation Internships
Conservation internships are available throughout the United States. Internship positions vary from 12 weeks to 12 months and offer valuable training and certifications and possible academic credit.
Fire Education Corps Internship
With this internship, you’ll experience the heritage and culture of America’s Native Americans when you live and work on a reservation as part of SCA’s Fire Education Corps. As a team member, you’ll participate in an education project to provide tribal communities with education and information designed to reduce the impact of wildland fires. You’ll help specialists conduct a variety of essential fire-management activities. (For more information, visit http://www.thesca. org/pdfs/fireflyer.pdf.) Teams will be located across the United States. Tribal partners include the Oklahoma Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Confederated Tribes of the Salish Kootenai (MT), Nez Perce (ID), Menominee Reservation (WI), Southern Pueblos Agency (NM), White Mountain Apache (AZ), and the Mescalero Apache (NM). Your responsibilities include starting grassroots fire-education initiatives; attending community
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events and meetings; conducting home-risk evaluations; and planning and staffing youth-education days and school presentations. You’ll also help implement fuels-reduction projects. Site-specific projects are developed with guidance from the project staff leader and tailored to meet local tribal needs. Interns will participate in training conducted in Boise, ID, before traveling to specific sites; this training may include fire ecology and history; fire behavior; Wildland Firefighter/ Red Card certification; defensible space concepts; team building; community education and outreach techniques; driver training; risk management; and extra onsite trainings. Candidates should have excellent organizational and communication skills; experience living with and working in a group environment; the ability to take initiative and work both independently and as part of a team; the ability/willingness to learn to drive a 4WD vehicle; and the ability/willingness to learn to use various field equipment and tools. You also should have a valid driver’s license, first aid/CPR certification, and interest/experience in one or more of the following areas: community outreach, public speaking, GPS, basic computer programs, fire behavior, tutoring/teaching, and communication/media skills.
Houston-Area Conservation Internships
Several internships in the Houston area are available in environmental education, youth development, conservation, and interpretation. Environmental Education at Sheldon Lake State Park
This summer internship takes place at Sheldon Lake, a 2,800-acre outdoor education and recreation facility located in northeast Houston. The park is home to a self-guiding nature trail that winds over 20 naturalized ponds with alligators and other wildlife. As an intern, you’ll help with educational programs for schools and other children’s groups, conduct a control program for invasive species, canoe on Sheldon Lake as nec-
essary for invasive plant location, and plan new educational curricula. You’ll need a car. Botany/Horticulture/Environmental Education at Katy Prairie Conservancy
This summer-long internship is available at Katy Prairie, a protected nature sanctuary 30 miles west of Houston. Interns will help with botany and horticulture projects and conduct environmental education for young visitors, including creating new field trip activities. Environmental Education/Wetlands Conservation at San Jacinto State Historic Site
This summer internship takes place at the San Jacinto State Historic Site, home to the Battleship TEXAS and a five-mile Marsh Trail located east of Houston in LaPorte, TX. As a San Jacinto intern, you’ll conduct environmental education, provide visitor services and interpretation of the San Jacinto site and Marsh Trail for children’s groups and other visitors, and help with wetlands conservation by monitoring water quality. GIS at Trees for Houston
Trees for Houston utilizes GIS for urban forestry and planning applications. As an intern, you’ll add to current data collection systems and develop new data-collection techniques and processes. This 12week position requires good knowledge of GIS.
Wildland Fire Internships
In this internship, you’ll work in teams of three to gather forest inventory and fire hazard risk assessment data for tribal lands using GPS and GIS to record and display fuel data. Site-specific projects are developed with guidance from the SCA project staff leader and agency fire fuels coordinator and tailored to meet local tribal needs. Teams will be located across the United States. Tribal partners include: The Oklahoma Bureau of Indian Affairs (OK), The Confederated Tribes of the Salish Kootenai (MT), Nez Perce (ID), Great Lakes Agency (WI), Bemidji Agency (MN), Southern Pueblos Agency (NM), and Mescalero Apache (NM).
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You’ll travel by truck and hike up to six miles a day to locations throughout the tribal lands to collect and record vegetation and landscape data, manage data and build fuel data layers for reservation GIS maps, and present project information and results in organized formats for reservation and National Interagency Fire Center. Candidates should have experience with GPS hardware such as Trimble Recon; GIS familiarity including the ability to use software such as ESRI ArcView, ArcPad, and ArcGIS 8.3; a valid driver’s license; the ability or willingness to learn to drive a 4WD vehicle; first aid/CPR certification; desire to work with people of various backgrounds; selfmotivation and willingness to take initiative; ability to work independently and as part of a team; experience living and working outdoors; and the ability to hike over rough terrain. You should have college coursework in GPS, GIS, botany, forestry, fire/resource management, geography, fire ecology, environmental studies, or related fields; presentation skills; experience collecting field data and performing data entry; the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
and the ability to navigate using topographic maps; and knowledge of basic computer programs and fire behavior. You also must be 21 years of age and able to pass a driver’s background check and training.
HOW TO APPLY
For the conservation internships, e-mail your resume and cover letter to:
[email protected]. n For the fire education corps internship, submit a letter of interest, along with a resume and contact information for three references to:
[email protected]. n For the Houston internships, send a resume and cover letter indicating your interest, skills, and availability (spring, summer, part time or full time) to Sheryl Wallin, SCA Texas Program Coordinator, at
[email protected]. n For the Wildland Fire internships, send a cover letter, resume, and contact information to SCA at:
[email protected]. n
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE INTERNSHIP American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Human Resources Department 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite #100 Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (202) 682-1630
[email protected] http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships
What You Can Earn: Varying stipends; some positions are paid, but some are unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling (check with individual areas). Educational Experience: Science background helpful. Requirements: Applicants must be graduate or undergraduate students.
OVERVIEW
Volunteer internships at AAAS exist to make use of the abilities of undergraduate and graduate students in developing special projects or studies for the organization. Students can relate their education and training to particular subject areas in providing services. Volunteer internships can be full time or part time, and students can earn college credit depending on the requirements of the college or university. Paid internships at AAAS provide actual or practical work experience and can be full or part time; they are granted for a period of less than six months. A variety of science and policy program internships are available, including the Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy (CSTSP); Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program; Science & Human Rights Program; Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Programs; and
Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER).
The Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy (CSTSP)
This center was established by AAAS with a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to encourage the integration of science and public policy for enhanced national and international security. The center facilitates communication among academic centers, policy institutes, and policymakers. This internship allows a part-time undergraduate or graduate student intern interested in the fields of science and public policy to work at the center for about three to four months (with an extension possible). Scheduling is flexible, but an intern is expected to work 20 hours per week and will receive course credit from his or her university. If selected, you’ll have the opportunity to be trained in numerous aspects of monitoring science, technology, and security policy issues. You’ll help monitor legislation; conduct science, technology and policy research; attend Congressional hearings and meetings and report back to the center; and help draft policy briefs. The ideal candidate will have strong research and writing skills and an interest in national and international security issues.
Science and Human Rights Program
This program was established in 1976 to help scientists assist their colleagues around the world whose human rights are threatened or violated. The program is concerned with violations of scientific freedom and the professional rights of scientists; violations of the human rights of scientists in their capacity as ordinary citizens; and participation by scientists in practices that infringe on the rights of others. If this sounds interesting to you, you might find yourself as an intern researching topics important for science and human rights, helping with publications and activities, and providing support for other activities. Internships are unpaid part-time positions of up to six months, usually based on spring, summer, and fall semesters. You should have a strong interest in human rights and how they interact with science, excellent written
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and oral communication skills, and a strong academic background. All majors will be considered, but computer experience is necessary and research experience is desirable.
Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program
This AAAS program provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to experience how issues in science, ethics, and law are handled within a policy setting. Interns work closely with AAAS staff to prepare proposals, organize meetings, contribute to publications, manage computer databases, obtain resource materials, participate in research, and attend conferences and meetings in Washington, D.C. Scheduling is flexible, but interns are expected to work at least four days per week. Internships are unpaid, but you can receive course credit from your university. Further information is available at http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/.
How to Apply
To apply for one of the AAAS internships, send a resume along with a cover letter indicating the type of internship (volunteer or paid) and the department/program sponsoring the internship, via email, fax, or regular mail to the preceding contact address.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE ENTRY POINT INTERNSHIP AAAS Project on Science, Technology and Disability 1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005-3920 (202) 326-6649 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (202) 371-9849
[email protected] http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/index.html
What You Can Earn: Stipend varies according to internship; travel funds included. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in a science or engineering field (some fields of business also considered) with at least a B average. Requirements: Internships available only to students with disabilities and who are U.S. citizens or who have a right-to-work permit.
OVERVIEW ACCESS
This program (Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering, and Space Science) is a joint effort by AAAS and NASA managed by Entry Point that offers a summer internship program for students with disabilities. The application process is identical for both ACCESS and Entry Point.
Entry Point
Entry Point is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which offers internships in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some areas of business to students with disabilities who have demonstrated motivation, persistence, and achievement in academic areas. Internships are available at research labs and centers throughout the United States, where you’ll work with mentors who advise you on future undergraduate coursework, plans for graduate study, and jobs. As part of the Entry Point program, AAAS locates opportunities for students in all parts of the country and helps negotiate any accommodations you might need or any geographic limitations you might have. In fact, one benefit of this internship is the chance to spread your wings and work in an area far from your university or hometown. AAAS works with a variety of national corporations, including IBM, NASA, Texas Instruments,
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and JPMorganChase to screen students with disabilities. In addition to offering competitive salary stipends, the companies and agencies provide assistive technology and other accommodations, such as TDDs, screen readers, and magnifying software, that allow students with disabilities to be productive members of an R&D team.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for an Entry Point or ACCESS internship, first fill out and submit the online preliminary application (also available in PDF format; see below) at http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/ application.cfm. Next, submit a full application package: letter of introduction including field(s) of interest n current resume n official transcript n two letters of recommendation (one of which must be from faculty) n statement of disability, plus assistive technology needs n
Or, if you prefer, you can download and print the application form in PDF format at http:// ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/application.pdf and mail it in with your other information to the preceding address. Acceptances will be announced in late April.
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIP American Geographical Society 120 Wall Street, Suite 100 New York, NY 10005-3904 (212) 422-5456
Fax: (212) 422-5480
[email protected] http://www.amergeog.org/organization.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but recommendations for graduate school are possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students, recent college graduates, and graduate students. Requirements: Interest in geography, environment/nature studies, or animal rights.
OVERVIEW
The oldest nationwide geographical organization in the United States, the American Geographical Society is an international organization interested in geographical research and education, whose members are professional geographers and others interested in the field. The society sponsors expeditions and travel programs; presents lectures, conferences, and symposia; awards honors to scholars and explorers; and conducts research on a wide range of geographical topics. In addition, the society performs geographical research and specialized cartography under contract for many branches of the United States government, the National Science Foundation, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American universities, and corporations. Its publications include the Geographical Review and FOCUS on Geography. Interns play an important part in activities at the AGS, working either part time or full time for at least 10 weeks. As an intern here, you might find yourself researching Web sites, looking for travel information that could be used by participants in the AGS travel program. You might conduct biographical research of the signers of the Fliers’ and Explorers’ globe or construct a database of all American institutions offering courses or a major in geography. You might find yourself preparing letters and mailings to individuals who have just earned a Ph.D. in geography, completing various research tasks on the Internet, and creating an e-mail database of all AGS media contacts. You might edit the American Geographical Society
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Information Booklet or sift through the AGS archives and create records of the holdings. Most assignments are for work in the AGS office in New York on Wall Street, but a few projects could be carried out elsewhere.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a current resume to the preceding address.
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH INTERNSHIP ASM Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship Education Board American Society for Microbiology 1752 North Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 942-9283 Fax: (202) 942-9329 http://www.asm.org/Education/index. asp?bid=4322
What You Can Earn: Up to $5840 for minority undergraduate research fellows and $5,000 for undergraduate research fellows. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Must be either a freshman with college-level research experience or a sophomore, junior, or senior who will not graduate before the completion date of the summer program; have taken introductory courses in biology, chemistry, and preferably microbiology prior to submission of the application; have a strong interest in obtaining a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in the microbiological sciences; and have lab research experience. Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent visa status. For minority undergraduate research fellows, students must be Black/African
American, Mexican American, Native American, Puerto Rican, Alaskan Native American, or Pacific Islander.
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The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest life-science membership organization in the world, representing 25 disciplines of microbiological specialization plus a division for microbiology educators. Microbiologists study microbes (bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, mycoplasma, fungi, algae, and protozoa) some of which cause diseases but many of which contribute to the balance of nature or are otherwise beneficial. Some of the world’s leading scientists (Pasteur, Koch, Fleming, Leeuwenhoek, Lister, Jenner, and Salk) have been microbiologists. Eligibility to become a member of the society is open to anyone interested in microbiology who holds at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in microbiology or a related field. Microbiology students can become student members. The society accepts both undergraduate and minority undergraduate research fellows and encourages students to pursue careers in the biological and microbiological sciences by offering opportunities to participate in research projects and to present their results at regional or national meetings. Microbiological research focuses on learning more about infectious diseases, recombinant DNA technology, alternative methods of energy production and waste recycling, new sources of food, new drug development, and the etiology of sexually transmitted diseases, among other areas. Microbiology is also concerned with environmental problems and industrial processes. The goal of the Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (MURF) is to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate students who want to pursue graduate careers in microbiology. During this program, you’ll have the chance to conduct full-time summer research and present research results at the next ASM general meeting.
Community Based Program
Here, five to eight fellows are placed at the same institution to conduct basic science research for 10 to 12
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weeks. Fellows will participate in a weekly seminar series, journal club, GRE preparatory course, graduate admission counseling, and career counseling.
Minority Undergraduate Research Fellows
These interns will work either through a New York School of Medicine organized program or individual laboratories nationwide. Applicants should be African American, Mexican American, Native American, Puerto Rican, Alaskan Native American, or Pacific Islander and be U.S. citizens or hold permanent visa status. You’ll be allowed to choose the institution, research area, and level of activity for the summer. Based on your interests, independence, and ability, you can choose the model that best meets your needs. The ASM MURF host institution program offers two models for students to choose from: traditional and community based.
Traditional Program
In this program, you’ll have the choice of remaining at your home institution or request to be placed at a host U.S. institution of your choice to conduct basic science research. From a list provided on the application, if you’re interested in conducting research at a host institution, you’ll choose three where you’d like to conduct your summer research. In most cases, you’ll be the only ASM fellow at that institution, and you’ll become a participant of a larger summer program already in existence at the institution. You’ll also have the chance to participate in poster presentations, journal clubs, social activities, and so on. Summer activities vary at each institution.
Undergraduate Research Fellows
These interns will work at their home institution in collaboration with an American Society for Microbiology faculty mentor and present research results at the ASM general meeting the following year. The program requires a joint application from both the student and his or her corresponding faculty mentor. The ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) is aimed at highly competitive students who wish to pursue graduate careers in microbiology.
HOW TO APPLY
This program requires a joint application from both the student and a faculty mentor; applications are available online: http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=4322.
BETTIS ATOMIC POWER LAB INTERNSHIP Internship Coordinator, Bettis Atomic Power Lab PO Box 79 West Mifflin, PA 15122 Fax: (412) 476-5363
[email protected] http://www.bettislab.com/internprogram.html
What You Can Earn: Stipends vary according to placement. Application Deadlines: September 30. Educational Experience: Rising college juniors or seniors and graduate students majoring in metallurgical, electrical, mechanical, chemical, or nuclear engineering; computer science; material science; numerical analysis; chemistry; physics; mathematics; welding engineering; or environmental science; high academic achievement (at least a 3.2 GPA). Requirements: U.S. citizenship; applicants selected will be subject to a federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified material.
OVERVIEW
Bettis is a lab that plays a key role in all aspects of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program by focusing on fundamental research in a range of areas, developing superior materials, chemistry controlled environments, and components for better nuclear propulsion technology.
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Bettis scientists design new reactor and propulsion systems and components that will be installed on new or existing navy surface ships and submarines. Researchers at Bettis also work on the design of new reactor and propulsion systems and components that will be installed on new or existing navy surface ships and submarines and provide technical expertise during new construction, periodic maintenance, and refueling of surface ships and submarines. The lab also trains enlisted and officer propulsion-plant operators at its Charleston facility and operates a reactor core examination facility at its Idaho Falls, Idaho, location. Each year, Bettis hires about 30 summer interns, which can provide you with a unique opportunity to participate in research at the lab. Interns at Bettis participate in the all of the projects at Bettis.
HOW TO APPLY
Bettis Laboratory sends recruiters to many different universities around the United States; check this Web site for the most recent recruiting schedule: http://www.bettislab.com/campusinterviews. html. Interested candidates should fax or send a copy of their resumes, unofficial transcripts, and cover letters to the preceding address. Interviews are conducted in late November and early December for internships lasting from May/June through August/September (start and end dates are flexible).
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE A. CRAWFORD COOLEY INTERNSHIP IN CALIFORNIA BOTANY A. Crawford Cooley Internship c/o Research Division California Academy of Sciences
875 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103-3009 http://www.calacademy.org/research/internship/ crawford_cooley_internship.html
What You Can Earn: $3,500 for the internship period. In addition, some travel costs (up to $450) to San Francisco will be reimbursed, and a $1,500 housing allowance is given (some housing may be available) Application Deadlines: Mid-February Educational Experience: Junior and senior undergraduates with a B average or better Requirements: U.S. citizenship
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The California Academy of Sciences is a comprehensive natural history museum supporting research and collection activities in anthropology, botany, diatom research, entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology, ornithology, and mammalogy. Founded in 1853 as the first scientific institution in the western United States, the academy is dedicated to exploring, explaining, and protecting the natural world. With eight scientific research departments, the academy’s natural history collections are used by scientists from around the world. The collections provide essential tools for comparative studies in biodiversity and are ranked among the world’s largest. Each summer the academy offers an internship in California botany, in which you’ll work with an academy scientist to revise text, rewrite taxonomic keys, identify collections, and work with published literature about the plants of Marin County. The internship begins in late June and runs through mid-August.
HOW TO APPLY
The application can be downloaded at http://www. calacademy.org/research/internship/ssi/appform. htm. Send a letter of interest, a completed internship application, a summary of experience and/
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or coursework in the natural sciences, a letter of recommendation from a science professor, and one set of official transcripts to the preceding address.
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION Biological Illustration Internship c/o Research Division California Academy of Sciences 875 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103-3009 http://www.calacademy.org/research/internship/ biological_illustration_internship.html
What You Can Earn: $3,500 for the internship period. In addition, some travel costs (up to $450) to San Francisco will be reimbursed, and a $1,500 housing allowance is available (some housing may be available). Application Deadlines: Mid-February Educational Experience: Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students interested in developing illustration techniques related to biological specimens. Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
OVERVIEW
The California Academy of Sciences is a comprehensive natural history museum supporting research and collection activities in anthropology, botany, diatom research, entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology, ornithology, and mammalogy. Founded in 1853 as the first scientific institution in the western United States, the academy is dedicated to explor-
ing, explaining, and protecting the natural world. With eight scientific research departments, the academy’s natural history collections are used by scientists from around the world. The collections provide essential tools for comparative studies in biodiversity and are ranked among the world’s largest. As part of the internship in biological illustration, the intern will work with one or more academy scientists to develop illustrations that may be used in scientific publications.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, send to the preceding address a letter of interest, an internship application, a resume, two letters of recommendation from faculty members, an official set of transcripts, and a sample of your work (original materials, including slides; no e-mailed images, CDs, or floppy disks can be accepted). Your samples will be returned to you after the applications are reviewed. The application form can be downloaded at http://www. calacademy.org/research/internship/ssi/appform. htm.
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ROBERT T. WALLACE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Robert T. Wallace Research Intern c/o Research Division California Academy of Sciences 875 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103-3009 http://www.calacademy.org/research/internship/ robert_wallace_internship.html
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What You Can Earn: $3,500 for the internship period. In addition, some travel costs (up to $450) to San Francisco will be reimbursed and a $1,500 housing allowance is given (some housing may be available). Application Deadlines: Mid-February. Educational Experience: Junior and senior undergraduates (graduating seniors are not eligible) with a B average or better and participation in a wide range of campus activities. Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
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The California Academy of Sciences is one of the 10 largest natural history museums in the world. Like its sister institutions, the Smithsonian Institution, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the Field Museum in Chicago, the California Academy of Sciences is devoted to the study, display, and interpretation of scientific collections that inspire people of all ages to explore the rich variety of life on Earth. Founded in 1853 as the first scientific institution in the western United States, the academy is dedicated to exploring, explaining, and protecting the natural world. With eight scientific research departments, the academy’s natural history collections are used by scientists from around the world. The collections provide essential tools for comparative studies in biodiversity and are ranked among the world’s largest. As the museum’s valuable collections of natural history specimens have grown, so have its public exhibits. A variety of classes, lectures, and trips also are offered for adults, children, and teachers. The California Academy of Sciences offers an eight-week Robert T. Wallace undergraduate research summer internship that matches a student with an academy scientist working on a specific research project. As a Wallace intern, you’ll have the chance to learn about a specific group of organisms, be involved in original scientific research, and learn more about the how a natural history museum is involved in research and education. The research project may
include laboratory and field-expedition components, and you’ll take part in all activities offered by the institute.
HOW TO APPLY
You can find the application form at http://www. calacademy.org/research/internship/ssi/appform. htm. To apply, send: a statement of interest in working at the academy n a completed application form n an adviser and project n two letters of recommendation (at least one must be from a science professor) n one set of official transcripts n
All application materials should be sent to the preceding address. Decisions will be made in mid-March.
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INTERNSHIP Center for Science in the Public Interest Internships 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, #300 Washington, DC 20009 http://www.cspinet.org/about/jobs_internship_ 2005_2006.html
What You Can Earn: $6/an hour ($7 an hour for graduate students). Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students; specific requirements for CSPI programs are listed below. Requirements: None specified.
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OVERVIEW
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a national consumer organization that focuses on health and nutrition issues. CSPI offers internships for a small number of qualified students in undergraduate, graduate, law, and medical schools each summer and during the school year. CSPI was started in 1971 by three scientists who recognized the need for an organization to evaluate the effects of science and technology on society and to promote national policies linked to consumers’ interests. CSPI focuses primarily on health and nutrition issues, disclosing deceptive marketing practices, dangerous food additives or contaminants, and flawed science propagated by profits. Findings are communicated in interviews and in reports, books, posters, software, videos, and the center’s Nutrition Action Healthletter. CSPI has a number of programs in which an intern can play an important role.
Alcohol and Public Policy
CSPI has taken the lead in advocating public health-oriented policies on alcohol. Through coalition-building, media attention, and information campaigns directed at legislators, the project campaigns to reduce the health and social consequences of alcohol use and abuse and to counter the industry view that alcohol is a necessary part of the good life. Interns in this program will help with publicizing tighter restrictions on marketing strategies aimed at minorities and youths, warning-label legislation, and increases in alcohol excise taxes. Applicants should be senior undergraduates or graduate students.
Biotechnology
The CSPI biotechnology project is concerned with government policies and corporate practices related to genetically engineered plants, animals, and other organisms. The program is currently working on advocating a mandatory approval process at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for all genetically engineered foods, strengthening the environmental regulation of biotechnology products at the Environmental Protection Agency
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, publicizing the benefits and risks of biotechnology, and ensuring that developing countries have access to biotechnology. Applicants should have some background in the biological sciences.
Communications
Through public-information campaigns, media attention, and its Web site, CSPI advocates a variety of progressive public health policies including honest food labeling, healthier foods, safer food additives, sensible alcohol policies, and sustainable agriculture. As an intern in the communications department, you’ll help with many different assignments, such as conducting research using newspapers, magazines, LEXIS/NEXIS, and online sources; preparing reports, press releases, press kits, and fact sheets; and updating the media database. Excellent computer skills and knowledge of nutrition or food- safety issues are important. Preference will be given to students who have completed coursework in public relations or communications.
Eating Green Project
The goal of the Eating Green project is to get people to eat less meat as a way of improving human health and the environment. CSPI believes that intensive animal agriculture production and their feed grains are affecting air, water, soil, and objects to the fact that industrial farming methods use more than twice the amount of antibiotics as do humans, which could affect the usefulness of these essential medicines. CSPI wants to lessen meat consumption because the center believes eating meat has been linked to numerous cancers, obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and a shortened life expectancy. As an intern with this project, you may be involved in research, data analysis, Web design, and writing.
Food Safety
This project covers a broad array of topics, divided into the production and inspection of meat, poultry,
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and seafood; sustainable organic agriculture; food additives; and pesticide safety. Applicants in this area must have a strong background in either toxicology, biochemistry, biological sciences, law, or public health, plus strong writing and computer skills.
Foundation Fund-raising
This department identifies foundation funding sources for all of CSPI’s work. As an intern here, you’ll help the director of foundation development research foundation prospects, asking for information from foundations and researching other organizations’ funding sources. You’ll also help draft foundation fund-raising correspondence (such as acknowledgments and updates), proposals, and reports and assemble materials for grant proposals and update databases and files. Applicants should be upper level undergraduate students with an interest in fund-raising.
Integrity in Science
This project investigates and publicizes the influence of corporate interests on scientific research and promotes policies for the ethical conduct and oversight of science in an effort to prevent conflicts of interests that color research findings, news stories, and public-policy decisions. Target audiences for the project include academic researchers, journalists, environmental and public health organizations, policymakers in Congress, and federal agencies such as the EPA and the FDA. Candidates should have strong research and writing skills and an interest in public policy.
Legal Affairs Office
CSPI’s attorneys work with project directors and scientists to develop strategies for legislation and regulatory action. As an intern here, you’ll help prepare legal documents and research issues involving food and drug law and consumer protection. Second- and third-year law students who have completed administrative law are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to students who have completed coursework in food and drug law and/or
consumer protection. A science background is useful but not required.
Litigation Project
In 2005, CSPI decided to add litigation to its agenda and is working to join or offer helpful insights to existing lawsuits around the country in the areas of private consumer fraud, products liability, and personal injury. In addition, CSPI is developing its own advocacy lawsuits with private lawyers. As a result, at least one law student intern will be needed to work either in Washington, D.C., or Dallas, where the litigation project is based.
Marketing
CSPI solicits new members through a variety of venues, including direct mail campaigns and inserting preprinted advertising in newspapers throughout the country. Projects for interns primarily focus on reviewing and analyzing demographic data, coordinating and tracking the placement of acquisition packages in newspapers, and analyzing and tracking the results of advertisements. Candidates should be undergraduate students with an interest in marketing and strong organizational, phone, and computer skills. Experience with WordPerfect 6.1 and LOTUS 1-2-3 is also required.
Nutrition Action Healthletter
The Healthletter is read by the organizations’ 800,000+ members, as well as by the press and members of Congress. Interns can help with many aspects of the publication of this newsletter, including research for future articles.
Nutrition and Public Policy
This program covers a broad area of topics related to nutrition and health policies. Current issues include nutrition education, healthcare reform, food additives, restaurant foods, vitamins, saturated fats, synthetic foods, pesticides, and microbial contamination of foods. As an intern here, you may get involved in research for policy analysis and development, op-ed pieces, reports, tracking
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legislation and regulations, and assisting in policy advocacy. Applicants should have a strong college-level science, public policy, or law background and must submit a writing sample.
Technology
This department keeps all the company computers running. As an intern here, you’ll help with software training and support, hardware troubleshooting and support, and basic programming. Applicants should be upper-level undergraduate computer science students with extensive computer knowledge. Familiarity with Novell networks is helpful.
HOW TO APPLY
To the preceding address, send a cover letter indicating your issues of interest, future plans, and dates of availability; your resume (experience with advocacy groups is helpful); and a writing sample, if required by the specific project (a popularly written piece is preferred over a technical report). You should also include two letters of recommendation from instructors or employers that address your academic/work ability and character and an official transcript of courses and grades.
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB SUMMER INTERNSHIP Undergraduate Research Program Watson School of Biological Sciences Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory One Bungtown Road Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 (516) 367-8460
[email protected] http://www.unc.edu/pmabs/northeast/ coldspring.htm
What You Can Earn: $3000 stipend, plus free room and board; health insurance provided if needed. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Women and minority sophomore or juniors with good academic standing especially are encouraged to apply. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Located 35 miles from Manhattan on a secluded inlet off Long Island Sound, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has for 100 years served as an intellectual watering hole for some of the finest minds in biology. This educational institution specializes in research programs focusing on cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics. It also has a broad educational mission, including the recently established Watson School of Biological Sciences. The undergraduate research program at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory provides one of the few places in the world where as a college student you can learn techniques of molecular biology while joining a vibrant scientific community. The fundamental principle of the internship program is to present students with opportunities to conduct research, to help them understand what kind of training they’ll need to biological research, and to learn about what research is currently under investigation in the biomedical and life sciences. Independent research projects may focus on areas such as cancer biology, neurobiology, plant biology, cell biology, genetics, molecular and structural biology, or bioinformatics. Each intern works in a different laboratory directly under the supervision of a senior member of that research group. In addition to research and participation in many social activities, a series of seminars and special events are presented specifically for interns by members of the faculty. Also, as an intern at the lab, you’re eligible to attend advanced training
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postdoc courses taught by visiting eminent scientists during the summer. In these courses, you’ll have the chance to learn the latest experimental techniques and to seek advice about future schooling and research. Interns also are invited to all lab social activities, such as Broadway plays or New York City concerts, pool parties, or visiting Long Island beaches. Internships typically last for about 10 weeks over the summer.
Housing
Interns live in new cabins on the lab’s campus. Each cabin provides single-gender housing for eight individuals with two per room and two full bathrooms. All linens and towels are provided, along with full housekeeping services. Lamps, desks, dressers, and small refrigerators will be available in each cabin. One phone with voicemail option is available per cabin, and all cabins are air conditioned. Meals are served seven days a week in the dining hall.
HOW TO APPLY
All applicants must complete an URP application with a personal statement; you may download an application at http://www.cshl.edu/URP. A PDF version of the application is available here: http:// www.cshl.edu/URP/urp2005_application.pdf. Documents should be mailed to the preceding address. Faxes or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. In addition to the application, you should include a transcript (official transcripts are not required) and two letters of recommendation. Letters should be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope, with the referee’s signature across the seal and attached to your application. Letters of recommendation may not be sent to the program office separately from the application. Applications that are incomplete will not be accepted by the program office. The lab will acknowledge the receipt of your application via e-mail, so be sure to include a valid e-mail address. Selection is made by a committee of scientists at the lab.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Special Programs Coordinator Cornell Center for Materials Research 621 Clark Hall of Science Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-0633 Fax: (607) 255-3957
[email protected] http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/reu
What You Can Earn: $3,750 plus housing and travel expenses. Application Deadlines: April 30. Educational Experience: Undergraduate chemistry, physics, and engineering majors; minority and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent residents.
OVERVIEW
At Cornell, materials research includes everything from theoretical physics to synthetic chemistry to the design and fabrication of new magnetic, photonic, and microelectronic devices. The Cornell Center for Materials Research is offering a special summer research program for students who will work with Cornell faculty on interdisciplinary materials research projects involving chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering disciplines. Research projects for all sorts of materials research interests will be offered, and students will be assisted in choosing a project that matches their interests. Interns will live in one of Cornell’s on-campus dorms during the 10-week
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period. In addition, interns will participate in an organized program of lectures, minicourses, laboratory visits, and a variety of recreational activities. Samples of typical projects with which interns might get involved include the migration of additives in polymers; imaging nanomaterials; molecular tetris; engineering DNA into a generic material; water in glass; characterization of silica biomaterials from vascular plants; synthesis of polymers; bioinspired drugs; and solid state nitrides.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit an application that you can download at http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/reu/application.html and accompanying materials to the preceding address.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROGRAM INTERNSHIP Outreach Coordinator Boyce Thompson Institute Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 254-6732
[email protected] http://outreach-pgrp.cornell.edu/program/ program_index.asp
What You Can Earn: $320/week plus housing and some travel. Application Deadlines: Mid-February. Educational Experience: Qualified high school and undergraduate students interested in plant genome research. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The rapid advances in biological discovery have important consequences in medicine, agriculture, and law, and it is therefore vital that the public be informed in order to better understand these scientific findings. Cornell University has recently developed outreach programs designed to bring together research scientists and public educators. In particular, scientists have begun to address topics related to plant genomics, establishing the Plant Genome Research Program. The programs are designed to provide high school teachers with training in plant genome science and to introduce high school and undergraduate students to laboratory and field research in plant science. If you’re chosen as a summer intern in this program, you’ll be placed in one of 16 participating labs according to preference and availability for the internship lasting 40 hours a week for eight to 12 weeks (undergraduates) and six to eight weeks (high school students). You’ll work with a graduate student or postdoctoral associate on a project related to plant genomics, learning the latest in molecular biology techniques and perhaps participating in fieldwork. You’ll also attend lab meetings, read and discuss recent literature related to your project, and present your research to other students, principal investigators, and mentors at student symposia. The summer internship culminates in a student symposium called the Colonel’s Cup Challenge. This full-day event allows students either to give a presentation or create a poster communicating what they have learned and accomplished during the summer. The posters and presentations are judged by a panel that determines the winner of the Colonel’s Cup.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply online, visit http://outreach-pgrp.cornell. edu/program/program_index.asp and fill out separate applications for the high school and collegelevel internships. Mail them to the preceding address.
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DUKE UNIVERSITY NEUROSCIENCES SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM IN MECHANISMS OF BEHAVIOR Duke Undergraduate Neurosciences Program 9 Flowers Drive Department of Psychology Duke University, Box 90086 Durham, NC 90086 (919) 660-5765
What You Can Earn: $2,500 for the 10-week program. Students will also be provided with housing at no cost and given a food allowance. Students are expected to cover their own travel expenses. Application Deadlines: Early April. Educational Experience: Qualified college students interested in behavior and neurobiology who are considering a career in basic scientific research. Strong preference will be given to sophomores, although awards may be made to exceptionally qualified juniors who have not had previous research opportunities. Women and members of minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Requirements: U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
OVERVIEW
The Duke University Undergraduate Neurosciences Program, with support of the National Science Foundation, offers a summer research program for undergraduates to conduct supervised independent research in behavior and neurobiology. During this 10-week program, you’ll work with a participating faculty mentor at Duke University studying integrative neurobiology, systems neurobiology, or animal behavior. You’ll also participate in a two-day orientation conference at the outset of the program and will meet several times each week
thereafter for seminars by participating faculty and for tutorials and workshops covering topics such as experimental design and analysis, science writing and oral presentation, science ethics, career paths in science, and applying to graduate school. At the conclusion of the program, you’ll report on your work at an undergraduate research conference held jointly with other summer research programs.
HOW TO APPLY
First, download the application: http://www.duke. edu/neurosci/research/mobappl.doc. Fill out the online application and submit it, along with two recommendations, an essay addressing how your participation in the program will fit into your academic and career interests, a transcript, and a choice of faculty mentors, to the preceding address.
DUPONT ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP DuPont 1007 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19898 http://ca.dupont.com/dupontglobal/corp/ careers/univ_internships.html
What You Can Earn: Guidelines based on education and experience. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled in an ABET accredited chemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering undergraduate program with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Requirements: Ability to work in the United States without restriction; strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills; resourcefulness in challenging work environments; motivation to drive projects to completion.
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OVERVIEW
Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture; nutrition; electronics; communications; safety and protection; home and construction; transportation; and apparel. The company began in 1802 by producing explosives but evolved over the next 100 years, broadening its focus to include chemicals, materials, and energy. Today, the company delivers science-based solutions in food and nutrition, healthcare, apparel, safety and security, construction, electronics, and transportation. If you look closely at the things around your home and workplace, chances are you’ll find dozens of items made with DuPont materials. DuPont looks for bright, talented students majoring in engineering and chemistry with the leadership capabilities and determination to create new technologies. DuPont offers a wide range of engineering intern opportunities to B.S./M.S. engineering students at sites throughout the United States. As an intern, you’ll integrate classroom theory with practical work as you perform meaningful assignments. DuPont offers assignments in the following disciplines.
Chemical Engineering
In this area, interns typically learn more about various processes such as extrusion, compounding, distillation, compression, and pumping/piping/fluid flow. Interns will apply this knowledge to specific areas such as improved control strategies, process improvements, or new technology scale-up. In addition, knowledge of areas such as reaction analysis, heat transfer, or material balances would be applied to various developments. In the manufacturing process, assignments might involve statistical analysis of data, quality and process improvement, project justification and implementation, and assistance to operations. Duties might include technical computing and running computer simulations with modeling software such as ASPEN or TMODS.
Chemistry
Interns in this area will be assigned to handle chemistry tasks that may include understanding various chemical operations, chemical synthesis, process development, and support to various processes.
Mechanical Engineering
In these assignments, interns typically learn and understand processes such as extrusion, compounding, distillation, compression, and pumping/ piping/fluid flow. Students apply this knowledge and solve problems related to mechanical development; new processes and equipment design; project justification and implementation; process optimization; troubleshooting mechanical equipment failures; reliability testing on existing equipment; installation and startup of new systems; and process refinement and improvement.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply online, visit http://www1.dupont.com/ dupontglobal/corp/careers/univ_internships. html.
GENENTECH INTERNSHIP Genentech Attn: Summer Internship Program 1 DNA Way MS 39A South San Francisco, CA 94080
What You Can Earn: Competitive monthly stipend, plus membership at a health club. Application Deadlines: February 10. Educational Experience: Students must have completed their sophomore year at an accredited college or university and must have plans to return to school in the following term. If you have already graduated, you are not eligible for internship positions. Although interns are hired in many areas of study, most internship opportunities are for students who major in the life or physical sciences or
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chemical engineering. You must have completed one year of college algebra, college chemistry, and biology. Requirements: None specified.
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Genentech is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes biotherapeutics for significant unmet medical needs. The Genentech Internship Program is an intensive 10- to 12-week program during the summer. Interns participate as members of project teams in research and development that complement their college curricula with relevant handson experience. Working side by side with some of the most talented people in biotechnology, the networking and mentoring provide an excellent environment for academic and career growth. Each year, Genentech hosts approximately 165 interns. Of the available internships, generally 35 percent are in research or development. Research projects vary from year to year and from department to department; however, all internships have interesting and valuable assignments. Most likely you will be working on a small piece of a big project or independently exploring an idea. Research projects in the past have included screening for molecules involved in cell differentiation and regeneration; building tools to analyze the shapes if bioactive small molecules; and developing and performing assays on different clones to determine the roles they play. Nearly every department in Genentech hosts summer interns, and many host interns yearround. As an intern, you might be a member of one of the following teams: analytical chemistry, antibody technology, assay and automation technology, automation engineering, bioanalytical methods development, bioorganic chemistry, bioinformatics, biostatistics, cell biology and technology, cell culture and fermentation r&d, endocrinology, environmental health and safety, fermentation, immunology, manufacturing sciences, molecular biology, molecular oncology, pathology, pharmacokinetics and metabolism, protein engineering,
small molecule pharmacology, thrombolytics research, or toxicology.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply you must submit a resume to the address above. Genentech does not require completion of a formal application to apply.
GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTERNSHIP GlaxoSmithKline http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/ university_us_employment.htm
What You Can Earn: Intern salaries are paid hourly and are competitive with the pharmaceutical industry. Application Deadlines: Mid-March, but the process opens in January and the earlier you submit, the better. Educational Experience: College students currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. level degree program. To be eligible, students must have at a minimum completed their sophomore year of undergraduate studies. Requirements: None specified.
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GlaxoSmithKline is the result of the merger of the Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham drug companies, resulting in one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The company offers summer internships in research and development and pharmaceuticals. The company has more than 16,000 employees based at 24 sites in seven different countries. The research and development department is a world leader in genomics/genetics and new drug discovery technologies. The company’s small, thera-
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peutically aligned Centres of Excellence for Drug Discovery conduct the middle phases of research efforts, identifying and validating potential compounds with the possibility of becoming new medicines for patients. Interns in this company have the opportunity to help with meaningful work and make integral contributions. These intern opportunities are available at sites in the Raleigh, North Carolina, and the greater Philadelphia areas. Internship positions are full time, and last for between 10 to 12 weeks, typically beginning in May and ending in August.
HOW TO APPLY
Hard copy resumes will not be accepted. Visit the following Web site to apply online: http:// www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_ us_employment.htm. Before you start your application, you should have a cover letter and/or resume in either plain text or HTML format. The online application form will time out and cannot be retrieved after 30 minutes of inactivity. To avoid the risk of losing your application, it’s best to draft out and refine as much information as possible prior to going online. You’ll receive an onscreen notification that the company has received your application. If you’ve provided an e-mail address, they will send you e-mail confirmation that your application is being processed.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOUR DIRECTIONS SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM Four Directions Summer Research Program Harvard Medical School/ Division of Medical Sciences 260 Longwood Avenue, MEC 432
Boston, MA 02115 (800) 367-9019, ext.2
[email protected] http://www.fdsrp.org/index.htm
What You Can Earn: Airfare, transportation, and lodging, plus a stipend large enough to cover food and incidentals. Application Deadlines: Mid-February Educational Experience: Minimum one year of undergraduate studies completed prior to start of program (June 2005) with at least one introductory science course (can include biology or chemistry) and a demonstrated interest in careers in medical sciences. This internship doesn’t require the highest grades (transcripts are not requested) or the most extensive research background (research experience is not required). Requirements: Commitment to the health of Native American communities and evidence of motivation to achieve the highest goals possible. You should not take the August MCAT immediately after this internship; the time constraints of the program do not allow adequate time for studying for this important exam.
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Harvard University’s Four Directions Summer Research Program is designed to give a handful of talented interns new skills, experiences, and knowledge that they can use to help themselves, their communities, and future generations of Native Peoples from all of the Four Directions. Begun in 1994, the Four Directions has more than 10 years of experience providing a uniquely tailored program to those who want to serve Native American communities through science and medicine. The program is run by medical students and members of the Native American Health Organization. Interns participate in a full-time, two-month research program at Harvard Medical School, participating in a basic science research project under the guidance of a medical school faculty mentor. The mentor works closely with the student to ensure completion of a project over the summer period. At
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the end of the summer, participants will share their experiences and research in a short presentation to other members of the program and to faculty members of HMS. They will also be given other opportunities to explore their interests through activities, which could include shadowing doctors, shifts in the emergency room, and visiting surgeons in the operating room. As an intern in this program, you’ll get to experience cutting-edge research at a leading medical school, learn more about the medical school application process, be exposed to Native American healthcare issues, integrate Native traditions (including talking circles and the largest local Pow-Wow), and spend time networking with Native American students and faculty. Research projects have included sudden infant death syndrome, immune system development, nervous tissue regeneration, and pain-processing pathways.
HOW TO APPLY
Application forms and additional information are available at http://www.fdsrp.org/fdsrpapp/index. htm.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY SUMMER HONORS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM SHURP Director Division of Medical Sciences Harvard Medical School M.E.C. Room 432 260 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (800) 367-9019 Fax: (617) 432-2644
[email protected] http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/ shurpintro.html
What You Can Earn: $3250, housing, travel expenses, and health insurance if needed. Application Deadlines: February 2. Educational Experience: Students considering careers in biological or biomedical research sciences who have experience in a research laboratory. Requirements: Must participate in various sponsored activities such as an orientation session, weekly meetings, laboratory group meetings, and tours of the Boston area. You must participate for the full 10 weeks of the program, although arrival and departure dates of one week earlier or later may be arranged in a few cases if needed.
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Harvard University will offer a 10-week summer research program primarily for college students belonging to minority groups who are considered underrepresented in the sciences. Summer research opportunities will be available in a variety of biological sciences, including cellular and developmental biology; cardiac and cardio-pulmonary functions and pathology; studies of blood cells; causes and treatments for high blood pressure; immunology; microbiology; molecular biology; transmembrane signaling mechanisms; and virology. As an intern here, you’ll also take part in an informal student-faculty seminar course, where you’ll meet every week during supper to discuss your research projects with other student participants and faculty. You’ll also participate in a weekly career discussion luncheon series, where you’ll learn about the career paths of current minority faculty and graduate students and learn about the many aspects of choosing a graduate program, preparing for interviews, and completing applications.
Housing
Interns live in single rooms in the renovated Harvard Medical School dormitory, located across the
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street from the medical school quadrangle and within one or two blocks of many of the Harvard teaching hospitals and their research laboratories. Medical students, graduate students, college students participating in other summer programs, and visiting scholars also live in the dormitory in the summertime. The medical school is located in Boston.
HOW TO APPLY
Application forms are available on the SHURP homepage at http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/ diversity/application/app.html. Students should enclose with their application: A letter describing their laboratory experience, research interests and goals, and reasons for wanting to participate in this particular program. n An updated resume. n An official copy of latest college transcript. n Two letters of recommendation: one from a science faculty member who can discuss your intellectual and personal suitability for the program and one from a research supervisor, another science faculty member, or (if applicable) from a science program director. Letters of recommendation should be in signed, sealed envelopes or sent separately by the recommender. n
HARVARD UNIVERSITY SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM IN ECOLOGY Harvard Summer Research Program in Ecology PO Box 68 324 N. Main Street Petersham, MA 01366
(978) 724-3595
[email protected] http://www.unc.edu/pmabs/northeast/Harvard3. html
What You Can Earn: $4200 for the 12-week session, with free housing at Fisher House and Raup House as well as a full meal program for participants who live on site; academic credit may be arranged with the student’s home institution. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Students from diverse backgrounds attending colleges and universities across the country with a variety of science experiences. Most positions are for students currently enrolled in a community college, college, or university. A small amount of funding is available each year for recently graduated students with significant research experience. Requirements: U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
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Harvard Forest is one of the oldest and most intensively studied forests in North America. Since 1908, the scientists, students, and collaborators at the 3,000-acre forest have explored topics ranging from conservation and environmental change to land-use history and the ways in which physical, biological, and human systems interact to change Earth. The forest is located in central Massachusetts about 70 miles west of Boston, in the transition hardwood-white pine-hemlock forest region, and includes a variety of forests and wetlands. Facilities include laboratories for nutrient analysis; physiological and population ecology; isozyme, tree-ring and pollen analysis; greenhouses; herbarium; computer laboratory; library; archives; and the Fisher Museum. Each summer, Harvard Forest offers an internship program for up to 20 undergraduate students and recent graduates to collaborate with scientists conducting ecological investigations for 12 weeks. Each student will participate in an ongoing research project with a researcher from Harvard University, the University of New Hampshire, the
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Marine Biological Laboratory Ecosystem Center, or other institutions. Interns may find themselves field sampling, conducting lab studies, analyzing data, and working on scientific writing. In addition, students attend weekly seminars and workshops given by nationally known scientists on ecosystem research, career planning, and graduate school preparation. In July, participants attend a one-day symposium on careers in ecology at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. At the end of the summer, students develop their research results, prepare an abstract, and present their findings at a student research symposium. Students are encouraged to give a presentation regarding their summer research project upon returning to their home institution. Harvard Forest research focuses on the effects of natural and human disturbances on forest ecosystems, including atmospheric pollution, global warming, hurricanes, treefalls, and insect outbreaks. Researchers come from many disciplines, and specific projects center on invasive plants, pests, and pathogens; plant biology, population, and community ecology; paleoecology; land use history; biochemistry; soil science; ecophysiology; atmosphere-biosphere exchanges; aquatic studies; large experiments and permanent plot studies; retrospective studies; conservation and management; atmospheric chemistry; and soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics. Specific projects may include the following:
Ecological and Historical Aspects of Invasion of Alliaria petiolata in New England
This project investigates landscape, community, and population-level interactions between Alliaria petiolata and native plants in New England forest habitats. Interns working on this project will use comparative methods, vegetation sampling, experimental design, and field identification of native and invasive plant species. Opportunities for independent research include but are not limited to soil fungi community sampling, mapping sites using GPS, analyzing spatial data with GIS, and leaf chemistry analysis. You’ll be expected to
help with data entry and analysis, with direction from your mentor, and your summer supervisor will meet with you one to three times a week.
Disturbance Histories as a Predictor of Habitat Invasibility in a Mosaic Landscape: Cape Cod National Seashore
Nonnative species are a major threat to native species and ecosystems, and Harvard scientists are trying to understand why certain upland habitats in Cape Cod are invaded by nonnative species while others are not. As an intern, you’ll help researchers set up a heathland restoration and maintain and complete two community-level experiments on nonnative species invasions in heathland and black locust habitats. You’ll be gathering data five days a week, and you’ll have long hours in the field, setting up experiments involving planting and weeding the assembled communities, identifying plant species, and maintaining the experiments. In addition, you’ll have the option of designing a small experiment within the context of the larger project.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestations
The hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, is an invasive insect decimating hemlock forests in the eastern United States. The invasion front has passed through Massachusetts and has entered Maine, New Hampshire, and probably Vermont. The extent that trees are infested continues to increase, yet the dynamics of the spread is poorly studied. Scientists are trying to understand these processes through documentation and modeling changes in the insects’ distribution, development, and survival. As an intern working on this project, you’ll use existing sampling plans to monitor population increase and small-scale range expansion of HWA in hemlock stands at Harvard Forest and the surrounding area. You’ll observe tree health and its relationship to adelgid density and rate-of-range expansion, and you’ll work with scientists to evaluate the vertical distribution, development, density, and survival of HWA on individual trees.
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Recent Forest Harvesting and Historical Land Use on Forest Composition and Invasive Species
This study investigates the ecological influence of forest harvesting in central and western Massachusetts. As an intern, you’ll help conduct extensive field sampling to evaluate harvesting impacts on critical ecological characteristics, including tree regeneration, invasive species distribution, and native plant species richness and composition. You’ll also determine whether the impact of recent cutting activity differs according to prior land use. The study involves active collaboration of Harvard Forest researchers with staff from The Nature Conservancy. Although the study is based at Harvard Forest, field crews will also spend a few weeks during the summer at field stations close to sampling locations. Your responsibilities will include daily travel to field sites across central and western Massachusetts to collect vegetation and soils data. You’ll also help with soil sieving, drying, plant identification, data entry, and analysis.
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This research is focused on understanding how stress (such as climate change or acid rain) changes the dynamics of food webs and alters patterns of species distribution and abundance. If you work as an intern here, you’ll help conduct greenhouse and field experiments designed to determine how the structure of the invertebrate food web alters growth and form of the pitcher plant and how these shifts are related to nutrient budget of the plant. You’ll be responsible for field collections of invertebrates, maintenance of experiments, and ecophysiological measurements of plants and invertebrates. You should expect to spend one or two days a week in the field and two to three days a week in the greenhouse and lab. There should be opportunities for students to develop independent research projects associated with this larger project. The Forest is located in Petersham, a small town in central Massachusetts about 70 miles west of Boston. You’ll be living on the grounds of the Harvard Forest in Fisher House or Raup House
with one to three roommates. The closest town is Athol; while the forest is in a rural area, summer students often visit the college towns of Amherst and Northampton, take day trips to Cambridge and Boston, organize hikes in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, and explore Maine’s coastline at Acadia National Park.
HOW TO APPLY
You may apply by downloading an application at http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/ reu/reuapp.pdf. You should submit the completed application by mail, fax, or e-mail to the preceding address, along with: two Harvard Forest Summer Program recommendations from science professors or other appropriate persons n a typed 250-word essay describing your career objectives, science background (including relevant courses, employment, or experiences), and why this program and the selected projects would be beneficial to you n your resume n
HOWARD HUGHES HONORS SUMMER INSTITUTE Howard Hughes Honors Summer Institute Associate Program Director New York University Department of Biology 1009 Silver Center 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003-6688 http://www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/ HonorsProgram/hhhsi/
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What You Can Earn: $2,000 stipend; $1,000 research grant for supplies; room and board on New York University campus (including access to NYU facilities); campus health coverage; and travel costs to and from New York City for each participant (one time only). Application Deadlines: Early February. Educational Experience: Mature, well-qualified undergraduates who have completed their sophomore or junior year of college. Underrepresented minority students and women are strongly encouraged to apply. Students with an interest in research are encouraged to apply regardless of experience. Requirements: An interest in research.
OVERVIEW
The Howard Hughes Honors Summer Institute (supported by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute) offers college undergraduates the chance to experience cutting-edge research in genomics, bioinformatics, and computational biology at New York University. Each intern will be paired with a faculty member who shares the student’s research interests. Through lab work, seminars, discussion groups, faculty lectures, and social activities, you’ll learn about a variety of topics related to contemporary life sciences. The program culminates in a research festival, during which you’ll present your findings to each other, faculty, and guests. Your faculty mentor will work with you on a problem-based research project, and you’ll also attend seminars, discussion groups, faculty lectures, and social activities. You’ll also learn about lab safety, ethics, the importance of keeping accurate lab notes, and publishing scientific papers. During the summer, each week there is a weekly seminar featuring the research of participating labs. Research associates, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students present their work to students in an informal setting designed to stimulate active discussion and inquiry. In addition, once a week interns get together to discuss their individual progress. These informal sessions are designed to allow students to learn about each other’s projects,
ask questions about basic lab issues, and talk about the satisfaction and frustration often associated with scientific research. The associate director of the Honors Institute leads the discussions. In addition, faculty lectures in genomics, bioinformatics, and computational biology are given during the program, featuring professors from NYU and other universities. Each lecture is followed by a reception where you’ll be able to meet the speaker. Finally, the Summer Honors Institute provides several opportunities for students to visit the city’s museums, parks, and theaters.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested students must complete the application forms, available in RTF or PDF format at http:// www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/HonorsProgram/ hhhsi/application.html. In addition, you must ask your college registrar to send your transcripts directly to the program coordinator. You also must request two letters of assessment, at least one of which must be from a faculty member who has taught you in a science course. It’s your responsibility to ensure that all application materials, including letters of assessment and official transcripts, are received by the application deadline. On-site interviews won’t be conducted. Interns are chosen by considering their academic record, major area of concentration, and letters of assessment. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance in April.
INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES INTERNSHIP Undergraduate Research Program Institute of Ecosystem Studies PO Box R, 181 Sharon Turnpike Millbrook, NY 12545 (845) 677-7600 ext. 326
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Fax: (845) 677-6455
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $3,600 for the 12-week program plus free housing in an Institute dormitory; some assistance is available for travel to and from the program. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: Undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or first-semester seniors are eligible for consideration. Minority students and women are encouraged to apply. Requirements: U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
OVERVIEW
The Institute of Ecosystem Studies combines research and education in fulfillment of its scientific mission to create, disseminate, and apply knowledge about ecological systems. A society with a basic understanding of ecological systems and an appreciation of its role in the quality of human life is essential if natural areas are to be sustained. Founded in 1983 by the eminent ecologist Dr. Gene E. Likens, the institute is one of the largest ecological programs in the world. Its internship program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) is a 12-week summer program that gives students an opportunity to conduct independent research as part of a research community. Supported by the National Science Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the program involves many students from colleges that don’t provide undergraduate research opportunities. During the 12-week program, interns will complete independent ecological research projects under the guidance of IES staff scientists and will be able to use the field, laboratory, and library facilities while they develop scientific inquiry and procedural skills. Students receive a great deal of support and guidance from their mentors and other IES scientists, post docs, graduate students, and research staff. The group will also explore the broader contexts (socio-economic, intellectual, political, ethical,
and personal) within which research takes place. Interns also have plenty of time to interact with other students, research scientists, and many different guest speakers. Each student is required to prepare an oral presentation for a formal undergraduate research symposium and a final paper for inclusion in an Institute Occasional Publication. The program tries to help students understand research so they can make good career decisions. Students who want to pursue a research career receive exceptional training, but everyone who participates gains valuable skills and experiences. The program emphasizes the community nature of scientific enterprise. Through a case study of a regional environmental issue, a career forum, and a day spent teaching high school students from a nearby city, interns also explore the social, political, intellectual, and personal dimensions of being an ecologist. Alumni surveys indicate that the IES-REU program is the most influential factor in shaping student career choices, surpassing both prior interest and undergraduate courses and professors. More than half of the participants go on to graduate school. Interns stay in a small dormitory (Bacon Flats) located on the grounds of the institute, next door to the Plant Science Building and the Likens Laboratory, where students conduct much of their work. The IES-REU program gives interns opportunities to think about the process of science and its place in the world. Because of this, students have a strong grasp on the life and work of a research scientist upon completion of the program. Students participate in many activities that help broaden their perspective and deepen their understanding of the various contexts and applications of science. Projects include the following.
Changes in Nutrient Limitation in Mirror Lake
Studies in the early 1970s found that algal production in Mirror Lake was limited by both nitrogen and phosphorus. In the 30 years since, nitrogen inputs increased and levels of development changed, and changes in the food-web structure may alter the algal standing stock. Several experiments can be
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carried out to test whether there have been changes in the limiting nutrient or whether eutrophication may be of future concern for Mirror Lake. Examining pathways of nutrient input and loss provides additional areas to pursue. One interesting input of nutrients may be stocked fish. Interns will work at Hubbard Brook in New Hampshire with several trips to IES.
Community Ecology of a “Hub” Species
Recent studies have shown that the white-footed mouse is central to many important processes in eastern deciduous forest communities. Mice are a key host for blacklegged (deer) ticks and the main reservoir for Lyme disease spirochetes; they are important consumers of tree seeds, forest pests such as the gypsy moth, and eggs of some groundnesting songbirds; and they are a preferred prey of raptors and carnivores. Because of their broad diet, they also might compete strongly with other forest vertebrates, such as the eastern chipmunk. In this project, the intern will help design a project to assess one or more of these important links between mice and their parasites, pathogens, prey, predators, and competitors.
Ecological Functions of Hudson River Marshes, Shallows, and Tributaries
The Hudson River has a large number of diverse tidal wetlands along its shores and important vegetated shallow areas where tributaries deliver their loads of nutrients and sediment. There is little understanding of how these marshes and littoral areas contribute to food webs, serve as habitat, or modify water chemistry. This project introduces students to the diversity of wetlands, streams, and shallow habitats in the Hudson Valley and teaches valuable field techniques. Depending on the interests of the intern, simple procedures for determining some of these functions could be applied to a range of sites.
Ecosystem Impacts of an Introduced Aquatic Plant in the Hudson River
Past research suggests that an introduced aquatic plant (the Eurasian water chestnut, Trapa natans)
may have strong effects on both the biotic interactions and chemical reactions in the Hudson River ecosystem. Interns would work on projects to better understand the impacts of this alien species and/or to develop educational materials designed for managers, educators, and the broader-interested public. Potential research projects include: the interaction of light and the oxygen balance of aquatic plants; the contribution of sediments to nutrient and oxygen in aquatic plant beds; or the interaction of aquatic plant beds and waterfowl. The projects would be done in the context of a larger ecosystem study on the chemistry, biology, and hydrology of aquatic plant beds in the Hudson River ecosystem.
Impacts of Introduced Trout on Mirror Lake
Recently, non-native rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta trutta) have been stocked in Mirror Lake. Studies could explore competition with or predation upon native fish and amphibian species; cascades through zooplankton to algae; utilization of terrestrial energy sources reducing interaction with other aquatic species; socioeconomic value of trout/angling versus other fish or uses of the lake; and stocked fish biomass contributing to the loading of limiting nutrients to the water column. Interns will work at Hubbard Brook in New Hampshire, with several trips to IES.
Invasive Species and Soil Biogeochemical Cycling in Urban and Rural Forests
In the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, scientists have been focusing on the role of earthworm community composition as a regulator of microbial community composition and nitrogen cycling in forest soils. Interns can participate in several different projects examining the effect of spatial heterogeneity, vegetation type, lawn maintenance, and different earthworm species on microbes. The work involves data gathering in the field (surveys and measurement of abiotic data) and measurements of soil characteristics and microbial processes in the laboratory. Students will work in Baltimore with several trips to IES.
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Microbial Processes in Urban Ecosystems
The maintenance of natural microbial nutrient cycling processes in urban ecosystems is important. In this project, students can participate in several different studies that are part of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a long-term study of the effects of exotic species in Baltimore on soil nutrient cycling processes, microbial processes in urban riparian forests and nutrient cycling in forest, and agricultural and residential areas within the city.
The Mystery of Mystery Snails
Two species of large Asian mystery snails (Cipangopaludina spp.) were introduced into North America around 1900, which are now conspicuous and abundant in quiet waters across the continent, including several Hudson Valley lakes and ponds. Introduced snails have serious ecological impacts in many ecosystems around the world, but very little is known of the ecological roles or impacts of the Asian mystery snails. In this project, the intern will conduct field or laboratory research on some aspect of the role or impacts of these animals.
People and Earthworms
The idea that earthworms are “good” is common in popular literature and in gardening and K-12 ecology education. Scientists are developing a Web site about the ecological roles of worms. To help guide this development, interns will carry out their own research to reveal what different groups of people know, or think they know, about the ecology of earthworms. Areas to be explored include where the public’s ideas come from and what barriers or positive pathways exist to helping people develop a more accurate view of earthworms in Northeastern ecosystems. The intern will have access to many different groups for interviews, focus-group discussions, and surveys, including youth and educators in IES education programs in New York and Baltimore; adults participating in the IES Continuing Education Program (representing general public and gardening enthusiasts); and the general public. This research will help scientists understand how people develop ideas about organisms and ecosys-
tems and will give the student experience in social science research linked to biological inquiry.
Plant Interactions with Their Environment
Plant species not only respond to their environment; they play an active role in altering their habitat. Different plant species can have distinct effects on ecosystem processes and provide valuable services such as soil stabilization, soil water retention, pest control, and maintenance of soil fertility. An understanding of how plants provide these services can help predict the consequences of vegetation shifts, plant invasions, and loss of plant diversity. Interns may investigate a number of different topics, including the ways plant species alter ecosystem processes; how abundant a species must be to alter its environment; how agricultural management practices influence the ecosystem effects of plant species; how global change may alter species effects on nutrient dynamics in croplands; or how management practices, environmental conditions, and soil nutrients affect weed species in croplands.
Plant Population Effects on Soil Nitrogen and Carbon Cycling
It’s clear that patterns of plant growth, death, and reproduction can have a large impact on biogeochemical cycling. In this project, interns will investigate how variation in seed size, seed density, and seed identity affect seedling thinning and soil dynamics of nitrogen and carbon.
HOW TO APPLY
You can obtain an application by visiting http:// www.ecostudies.org/reu.html. You can submit this application electronically, but paper copies are also available by request or online as a PDF file, which may be submitted through the mail. It is not necessary to provide official transcripts with your application; you can just fill out the relevant course and grade information on the application to fulfill this requirement. However, transcripts may be requested by your mentor if you are selected for this research opportunity. Nor is it necessary
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to provide letters of recommendation with your application. You can simply provide three references and their contact information. If you are selected for this research opportunity, your mentor may ask for letters of recommendation at that time. However, these items are not necessary when applying, since each mentor handles this process differently.
JACKSON LABORATORY SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAM Training and Education Office The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1500 (207) 288-6250 Fax: (207) 288-6079
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $2500 plus room and board in a dorm (two to four students to a room). Application Deadlines: End of January. Educational Experience: High school seniors or seniors who have just graduated, who are at least 15 years old, or college undergraduates enrolled as full-time students with at least one semester of undergraduate school remaining before graduation. Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
OVERVIEW
An internationally recognized center for mammalian genetic research, The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit institution where outstanding students conduct interdisciplinary research as apprentices in the labs of staff scientists from mid-June to mid-August. The laboratory, an
NIH designated cancer-research center, is located in the coastal Maine community of Bar Harbor, adjacent to Acadia National Park. The Jackson Laboratory is home to more than 30 scientists conducting research into mammalian genetics, in the fields of cancer; bioinformatics and computational biology; developmental biology; immunology and hematology; metabolic diseases; neurobiology and sensory deficits; genomics; and resource-related research. Many of the scientists’ research pertains to more than one category, and virtually all work done at the lab has a basic connection to unraveling the genetic causes of disease. If you’re selected as an intern in this nine- to 11-week program, you’ll work full time on an independent research project under the supervision of a member of the laboratory scientific staff, who provides training, laboratory space, and resources. Projects are tailored to the student’s background and interests. Research areas focus on advancing the knowledge of molecular, developmental, genetic, biochemical, and immunological mechanisms related to normal growth and development and human disease. Major areas of focus are cancer; bioinformatics and computational biology; developmental biology and aging; genomics; hematology/immunology; metabolic diseases; neurobiology and sensory deficits; and research associated with resource development. The laboratory provides a stimulating environment for students interested in experiencing the day-to-day challenges of scientific research. Students live at Highseas, a Jackson Laboratory residence and historic 32-room former summer estate, overlooking Frenchman Bay and immediately adjacent to Acadia National Park. Evening talks by students, accompanied by their sponsors, enrich the intellectual environment at Highseas, and recreational outings usually are organized by the students to take advantage of Acadia National Park and coastal Maine.
HOW TO APPLY
You can access an application at http://www.jax. org/education/ssp/app.html, which you can mail
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to the preceding address. Notifications of decisions will be mailed in mid-March. Applications from minority students are strongly encouraged.
LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE SUMMER INTERNSHIP The Leadership Alliance 015 Sayles Hall, Box 1963 One Prospect Street Providence, RI 02912 (401) 863-7992 Fax: (401) 863-2244 http://www.theleadershipalliance.org/matriarch/ default.asp
What You Can Earn: Stipend, travel, and room and board provided (stipend amount varies by institutions). Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or better; must have completed at least two semesters at your respective undergraduate institutions, with a demonstrated interest and potential to pursue graduate study. The SR-EIP is not designed for students pursuing nonacademic careers in law, business administration, clinical medicine, clinical psychology, or the allied health professions. Requirements: Must present a written report at the end of the summer-research activity and complete an anonymous program evaluation.
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The Leadership Alliance is a consortium of 31 leading research and academic institutions dedicated to improving the participation of underserved and underrepresented students in graduate studies and Ph.D. programs. The Alliance sponsors a Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP), principally for these students, offering the chance
to work for eight to 10 weeks under the guidance of a faculty or research mentor at a participating Alliance institution. If you’re selected as an intern, you’ll work daily under the guidance of a faculty member to gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation. Your experience may also include weekly seminars, regularly scheduled field trips, and social and cultural activities. The program office will assign students to an Alliance institution with the approval of the host campus. After acceptance, the host campus will contact you with the name of the faculty mentor, research project, and research materials to review before the program begins. Through this one-onone collaboration, you’ll get theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation. You’ll be required to present a written report and/or abstract at the end of your summer research activity, along with a program evaluation. All participants are expected to participate in the Leadership Alliance’s annual national symposium and to make oral or poster presentations of their research. The programs also offer weekly seminars and regularly scheduled field trips, as well as social and cultural activities. The institutions set high standards and offer outstanding, closely mentored research experiences in the areas indicated in the “Research Fields” section of the application form. You should review these research areas carefully and make selections that best link your own interests and experience with the institutions’ programs. You also should check each institution’s Web site for specific information on research fields and mentors before submitting the application.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download the application in PDF and use your computer to fill in the form, but you must submit it by mail, along with an official transcript(s), a personal statement, a current resume, and two letters
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of recommendation to the preceding address. It’s a good idea to mail all elements of the application together in one package, but it’s not required. You can download an application at http://www.theleadershipalliance.org/matriarch/MultiPiecePage. asp_Q_PageID_E_39_A_PageName_E_ApplicationProcedure. All complete applications will be initially reviewed by a committee at the executive office and will then be forwarded to the appropriate institutions for consideration. You’ll get a letter from the executive office if your application doesn’t meet the eligibility requirements or if the institutions are unable to match you with a mentor. All offers of placement will come directly from the institutions. Biomedical science programs notify applicants by March 1. All other disciplines notify applicants in March or April.
LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP LPI Summer Intern Program 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, TX 77058 (281) 486-2180 Fax: (281) 486-2127
[email protected] https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/application/ form.cfm
What You Can Earn: $500 a week stipend (and help with travel expenses to a maximum of $1000); shared low-cost housing in apartments near the institute can be arranged. Application Deadlines: January 21. Educational Experience: College undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit interested in pursuing a science career in the sciences (spring semester graduates are also eligible). Relevant fields
of study include the natural sciences, engineering, computer sciences, and mathematics. Requirements: Selection is based on scholarship, curriculum, and experience; career objectives and scientific interest; and match of your interest with available research projects.
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The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites undergraduates to experience cutting-edge research in the planetary sciences through its summer intern program. As a summer intern, you would work oneon-one with a scientist at the LPI or at the Johnson Space Center to complete a research project of current interest in planetary science. In this program, you’ll experience a real research environment, learning from some excellent planetary scientists and learning more about careers in research. The 10-week program runs from early June to mid-August, and is located near the Johnson Space Center on the south side of Houston. On NASA’s behalf, the institute leads the way in researching lunar, planetary, and solar system sciences and linking with related terrestrial programs. If you’re chosen for this program, you’ll be assigned a project designed by a scientist-advisor at the institute or the Johnson Space Center. Projects could include activities such as the research into meteorites and their origins; the geology of Mars and Venus; astrobiology; lunar samples and resources; geophysical data analysis and modeling; remote sensing and spectroscopy; atmospheres of giant planets and extrasolar planets; geology of giant planet moons; image processing; interplanetary dust particles and presolar grains; and impact cratering.
HOW TO APPLY
You will need to apply using the new online application at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/ application/form.cfm. Paper applications will not be accepted. After you fill out the form and receive an application number, have three people submit online
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reference letters. (They’ll need your application number and the correct spelling of your last name.) Then have your college mail an official transcript no later than January 21 to the preceding address. Interns will be notified by the end of February.
MARINE BIOLOGY LAB AT WOODS HOLE MARINE MODELS IN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Department of Biology Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109
[email protected] http://www.wfu.edu/%7Ebrowne/mmbr (336) 758-5318 Fax: (336) 758-6008
What You Can Earn: $2,000 plus room and board. Application Deadlines: March 1. Educational Experience: Must have completed three years at an undergraduate institution with a major in science or have the equivalent laboratory experience. Applicants with fewer than three years of college will be considered but will be expected to have strong documentation of laboratory experience. Requirements: Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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The Marine Biological Laboratory is an international center for research, education, and training in biology. Established in 1888 as an institute for the study of cell biology, neurobiology, and embryology, the lab hosts 200 year-round scientists and support staff, plus 800 summertime scientists and
students from more than 200 institutions throughout the world. In addition, the MBL’s Ecosystem Center houses a large group of marine ecologists, microbiologists, and population geneticists. Scientists are attracted to MBL as well to the opportunity to collaborate with investigators at the other scientific institutions in Woods Hole. These include the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Woods Hole Research Center (devoted to research in ecology and environmental policy). In addition, there is the state-of-the-art Marine Resources Center, which provides for the latest approaches in husbandry and mariculture of marine organisms, the NIH-supported BioCurrents Research Center, and the MBL/WHOI library, one of the most complete science libraries in the world. Each summer, up to 10 students are accepted as interns for the Marine Models in Biological Research Program, an eight-week intensive research experience for advanced undergraduates at the Marine Biological Laboratory. If you’re selected as an intern here, you’ll attend lectures and seminars and conduct individual research projects under the guidance of faculty mentors matched with your coursework, experience, and/or expressed research interest. There are numerous opportunities to attend a variety of seminars and lectures taught by leading researchers. There is also the MBL Friday Night Lecture Series and a number of courses and groups who sponsor informal evening or lunch-time seminars. However, most of your time will be spent on your research project. On the first Monday of the program, you begin work in your respective laboratories and start attending lectures in some of the MBL summer courses such as embryology, physiology, neurobiology, neural systems, and behavior. These all begin the same week as the MMBR program, as well as seminars in the neuroscience seminar series and the cell motility and cytoskeleton seminar series. The lectures are selected by the program codirectors for their value in presenting significant research areas and techniques in cell biology.
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Each Wednesday a lunch seminar is arranged by the program co-directors specifically for MMBR students, during which an MBL investigator talks to students about the value of the marine model to broader research questions and presents some research observations at a level appropriate for undergraduates. Every Friday afternoon there is a group research and discussion meeting. At the first one, you’ll give a brief overview of your research project, consisting of a statement of the question or problem being investigated and the organism being used. Subsequent Friday meetings are used for a variety of purposes, such as discussions on how research is funded, applying to graduate school, or applying to medical school with the objective of doing biomedical research. After the first week, you’ll settle into the routine with your mentors of frequent morning lectures, a Wednesday brownbag lunch, a Friday afternoon research seminar, and a Friday evening lecture, with the rest of the time devoted to laboratory research. The lab maintains basic dormitory housing for summer students on campus, right on Eel Pond in Woods Hole and a stone’s throw from the ocean. Rooms are shared, and MMBR students are usually assigned rooms together.
HOW TO APPLY
Click here to download an HTML application and evaluation form: http://www.wfu.edu/~browne/ mmbr/applicat.html. After filling it out, mail it to the preceding address. Applications will be evaluated after the March deadline and successful applicants will be notified beginning in April, at which time additional registration and housing information will be provided. Applications received after the deadline will be considered if space is still available. Students are accepted based on their academic credentials, letters of recommendation, and potential to benefit from an intensive research experience. A particular effort is made each year to select at least some students who have no research experience and who come from smaller colleges, such as Lycoming College, Colby-Sawyer College, Clark
University, North Carolina A&T University, Bucknell, Hope College, College of Charleston, University of Texas at El Paso, or Fairfield University.
MICKEY LELAND ENERGY FELLOWSHIPS Office of Fossil Energy U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 (202) 586-7421
[email protected] http://fossil.energy.gov/education/ lelandfellowships
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Early February. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled in an accredited university as a math, science/geoscience, or engineering major with at least a 2.8 GPA. Requirements: U.S. citizenship and minority status.
OVERVIEW
If you’re interested in learning more about fossil fuels and you’re a minority college student studying courses related to fossil energy, this internship could be the job for you. The U.S. energy department’s office of fossil energy offers summer internships from June to August as a way for you to learn more about fossil fuels while getting handson experience and a potential job with the federal government after graduation. The previous Minority Education Initiative internships were renamed after the late Houston Senator Mickey Leland in 2000, who died August 7, 1989, in a plane crash. In the past, the department of energy established research and training grants to historically black colleges and universities and other minority
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institutions. In 2000, a new fellowship program was inaugurated to bring promising minority students to DOE-Fossil Energy facilities for summer internships.
HOW TO APPLY
Complete an online application at http://www. armanagement.org/mlef/default.asp.
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADS Director of Education, REU Program MDI Biological Laboratory PO Box 35 Old Bar Harbor Road Salisbury Cove, ME 04672 (207) 288-9880 ext. 102 Fax: (207) 288-2130 http://www.mdibl.org/edu/undergrad.shtml
What You Can Earn: NSF program: $375 a week stipend plus housing, dining, and travel; Maine Idea program: Room, board, travel, supplies, and stipend. Application Deadlines: End of January (check individual programs for specific dates). Educational Experience: NSF program: College undergraduates with a minimum of one year of biology and one year of chemistry; Maine IdeA program: College graduates who have completed at least one semester of undergraduate biology (chemistry is strongly suggested but not required); graduating seniors are not eligible for IDeA funds. Requirements: NSF program: Underrepresented minorities in science are strongly encouraged to
apply. Maine IdeA program: Students must attend Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, College of the Atlantic, The University of Maine, The University of Maine–Farmington, and The University of Maine–Machias. Students from other Maine colleges and universities are also invited to apply.
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The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is located on the north shore of Mount Desert Island in the village of Salsbury Cove, Maine. In 1898, Professor J.S. Kingsley of Tufts University invited students to the Tufts Summer School of Biology, held in South Harpswell, Maine. The summer school blossomed, and when the laboratory was moved to Mount Desert Island in 1921, the tradition of undergraduate research moved as well. Interns are given the opportunity to work and study at the MDIBL in laboratories of senior research scientists during the summer months. These scientists use marine models and cellular and molecular techniques to advance biomedical research. There are two programs for undergraduate education to enhance scientific training in the biological and biomedical sciences: the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates at MDIBL and the Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Fellowships.
Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Fellowships
The Maine INBRE supports several biomedical research training and internship programs for Maine undergraduate students. The INBRE Summer Research Fellowship is an eight- to 10-week intensive biomedical research fellowship in which students pursue independent research questions in the laboratory of an INBRE mentor. All of the programs described below provide students with a mentored and hands-on biomedical research project. Maine INBRE mentors conduct research in a variety of areas, from molecular toxicology, bioinformatics, genetics, and neuroscience. A full list of mentors and projects can be found at
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http://www.maineidea.net/Undergrad/mentors. html. The mentor directory lists all Maine INBRE research mentors and describes their ongoing research projects. Interested students should read the research summaries and identify the top-three mentors with whom they would like to work this summer. Students may select any mentor on the list, irrespective of the student’s or mentor’s institution.
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
The National Science Foundation sponsors summer internships at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory for undergraduates interested in enhancing their scientific training in the biological and biomedical sciences. The lab provides highquality undergraduate training for students planning careers in research or medicine. If you’re chosen for this internship in this collaborative, collegial, and camp-like environment, you’ll work with scientists to design and conduct experiments together and discuss results over homemade chowder in the dining hall. Research groups represent 65 universities, graduate schools, and research institutions in the United States, Europe, and South America. Mentors are senior research scientists chosen for excellence in undergraduate teaching and top-quality research. Between 2000 and 2003, these mentors published more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, and undergraduate interns are often listed as co-authors.
HOW TO APPLY
Maine IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Fellowships
Electronic applications may be submitted online at http://www.maineidea.net/Undergrad/ instructions.html#shortanswer. Alternatively, you may mail a hard copy that you download at http://www.maineidea.net/Undergrad/Content/ INBREapp.doc. Whichever method you choose, you must include the application form, written answers to short-answer questions, two faculty recommendations, and an official transcript. All forms are available online.
A faculty committee composed of members of each Maine INBRE institution reviews applications. Each application is read by three reviewers who assign both a score and a rank. Final decisions are made by the committee, and students are notified by e-mail one month after the application deadline. The Maine INBRE Outreach Core makes final student and mentor assignments. Final awards are typically made by one month after the deadline.
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
To apply for this internship, you’ll first need to review the list of lab research mentors at http:// www.mdibl.org/edu/mentors.shtml. You’ll be asked to list a preference for three mentors or research areas on your application. Next, apply online at http://www.mdibl.org/fellowships/reu_app.shtml. You can send a transcript, recommendations, and short-answer questions either electronically or by hard copy to the preceding address. (You can download and send the application in hard copy as well.)
NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE FLIGHT AND LIFE SCIENCES TRAINING PROGRAM Space Life Sciences Training Program Tuskegee University 100 Campbell Hall Tuskegee, AL 36088 (334) 724-4589
[email protected] http://slstp.nasa.gov
What You Can Earn: Weekly stipend to be used for food and other expenses; can receive four to six academic credits. Application Deadlines: January 31.
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Educational Experience: Undergraduates through nongraduating seniors who are pursuing a hard science or engineering degree and who have a minimum GPA of 3.0; hard science majors include animal science, botany, biochemistry, bioengineering, biology, biophysics, biostatistics, chemistry, computer science, ecology, engineering, environmental science, geology, life sciences, mathematics, pharmacy, physics, plant science, predentistry, premed, prevet, psychology, and soil science. Requirements: U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age.
OVERVIEW
The Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program is an intensive, academically challenging six-week summer program at the Kennedy Space Center for undergraduates who want to know how to design and conduct biological research and operations in space and how to assess the environmental impacts of a launch site. The program emphasizes the unique features of experiments conducted in the space-flight environment and the challenges associated with planning and conducting long-duration space-flight missions and experiments. The curriculum also examines the use of space-related technology to study the environmental impacts of the Space Shuttle Program on the ecosystem of Kennedy Space Center. As an intern, you’ll be assigned to one of three emphasis groups: Controlled Biological Systems, Ecological Programs, and Flight Engineering/ Management Program. During a typical day, you’ll complete between five and six hours of research and attend two to three hours of lectures related to spaceflight and research.
Controlled Biological Systems (CBS)
Humans will always need food, water, and air when traveling in space or establishing permanent bases throughout the solar system. For long-term missions, we’ll need to develop ways to produce food, purify water, and create oxygen from carbon dioxide. Research on human life-support began in the 1950s with oxygen regeneration using algae. Since
that time, the CBS program at NASA has examined growing plants for food and oxygen regeneration and using chemical and biological methods to process waste into usable resources. Three NASA centers are involved in the CBS program; Johnson Space Center, Ames Research Center, and the Kennedy Space Center. At Kennedy, a life-support effort called the CBS Breadboard Project studies crop production and biological waste processing in an integrated manner. The Breadboard Project aims at using biological systems to recycle material: Interns working in the CBS laboratories are generally involved in the first testing of plant growth on composted material. Examples of research projects for the CBS group may include: mixed “salad machines” for spaceflight development and evaluation of space shuttle trash analog treatments n susceptibility of bacterial pathogens from the spaceflight environment to phageresistance n effects of ethanol on the growth and development of radishes n the WONDER project: wheat strain comparison study n n
Ecological Programs
Environmental monitoring and research has been conducted at Kennedy Space Center since the early 1970s, and The Ecological Program is responsible for developing information necessary to predict the environmental impact of activities at the space center. Ecological Program employees assess the effects of space shuttle launches and other pointsource emissions and monitor the long-term effects and environmental impacts of the cumulative effects of NASA activities. This includes monitoring air quality, precipitation, and particulate sampling; surface and ground water quality; soil and sediment chemistry; flora and fauna assessments; fire ecology; threatened and endangered species population studies; and wildlife habitat management. This assessment includes remote sensing from aircraft and satellites to note change
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over time. Global positional system data can be directly input into a GIS system for mapping and environmental monitoring purposes. Interns working within the Ecological Program may work in the following areas.
group interacts with Shuttle operations teams, mission management, and safety personnel and is responsible for training the astronaut crew to perform in-flight activities for KSC-managed experiments.
Air Quality
The Hardware Engineering Group
Interns research precipitation, particulate sampling, and biogenic emissions. Aquatics
Interns here monitor water quality, manatees, horseshoe crabs, and sea turtle biology and seagrass distribution. GIS
The GIS group gathers remote sensing imagery and manages research data. Habitat Assessment
The habitat assessment group conducts research on threatened species such as Florida scrub-jays, Eastern indigo snakes, gopher tortoises, and the Southeastern beach mouse and is also involved in fire ecology studies. Vegetation
The vegetation studies group is involved in studies of fire ecology, scrub habitat restoration, landscape history and dynamics, and physiological ecology.
Flight Engineering and Management Program
All aspects of biological spaceflight experiments at Kennedy are primarily supported by several groups, including the Flight Experiments Management, Hardware Engineering, and Mission Operations. These teams generally develop, manage, and process payload hardware to support NASAfunded scientific experiments. Students may work with scientists and engineers on projects associated with the supporting spaceflight experimentation. The Flight Experiments Management Group
This group works with scientists who have experiments designated for flight experiment on the Space Shuttle or International Space Station. The
This group translates experiment requirements into a suite of hardware capable of meeting those requirements. Engineers in this group design, build, and test this new hardware. This includes hardware performance testing and several different types of verification tests. The Mission Ops
This team ensures that all ground processing of experiments at KSC goes smoothly, before and after the Shuttle mission. The group maintains an animal husbandry facility including crickets, rats, mice, fish, frogs, flies, snails, mushrooms, bacteria, and a variety of plant types. The team is ready to support launch and landing slips and maintains the back-up shuttle landing facilities at Edwards Air Force Base. Members of the Mission Ops group often assist visiting researchers to optimize laboratory conditions at KSC. As an intern here, you’ll learn that success in space research requires an integrated team of individuals with diverse knowledge, skills, and abilities. You’ll spend the majority of each day actively involved in planning and executing laboratory and engineering projects that span a range of life-sciences activities of current interest to NASA. The curriculum includes lectures from leading research scientists, managers, engineers, and astronauts from NASA centers, universities, and industry. You’ll have tours of the KSC Shuttle and Payload facilities to obtain firsthand knowledge of the processes involved in conducting life-science experiments in space.
HOW TO APPLY
Download the application at http://slstp.nasa.gov/ 2004SLSTPStudentApplicat.pdf.
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Submit the following application materials to the preceding address. An application typed or printed in black ink. n An official transcript from every college or university attended up to and including the present semester (except from institutions that were attended for less than two semesters). n A self–addressed postcard to be returned to you when all of the application materials have been received. n A typed essay (double spaced), which will be used to evaluate your experience and writing skills. The essay should relate to your classroom, laboratory, and/or research experiences in the sciences or engineering. You should also discuss your career goals along with a statement reflecting your interest in this space program. Print your full name on each page of the essay. n Three reference request forms or letters of recommendations from persons familiar with your academic record. n
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH National Institutes of Health Summer Internships http://www.training.nih.gov/student/internship/ internship.asp
What You Can Earn: Stipends may vary slightly from one NIH internship to another but usually range from $1,400 a month for high school stu-
dents to $2,800 a month for students with three or more years of graduate school. (These stipends may be lower in Arizona, Montana, and North Carolina.) Students are responsible for their own travel expenses and housing. Application Deadlines: March 1 for NIH internships that begin in May and end in August. All candidates are advised of their status by mid-May. Educational Experience: Although internships are not limited to certain majors, most summer positions are in research labs. Interns should therefore have successfully completed courses in biology and chemistry. There is no minimum GPA. Requirements: U.S. citizenship (or permanent U.S. residency); enrolled at least half time in an accredited U.S. high school, college, or graduate school at time of application; must be at least 18 before June 1.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the federal government’s primary agency for biomedical research. If you’re interested in health science, there’s probably no better opportunity in the country than to intern at NIH, one of the most highly respected centers of lab research in the world. NIH offers eight-week summer internships at research laboratories around the country: at their main NIH campus in Bethesda and also in Baltimore and Frederick, MD; at Research Triangle Park (Raleigh/Durham), NC; Hamilton, MT; and Phoenix, AZ. In 2003, NIH received more than 4,000 applications for 1,000 positions in the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. If you’re one of the chosen few, you’re in for an exciting summer of intensive lab work. During your internship, you’ll participate in meetings and seminars in your individual lab. With permission from your mentor, you may attend formal lectures and symposia at NIH. A typical day at NIH might involve compiling data gathered from another lab as well as generating some new data yourself. You might be asked to explore the meaning and usability of data with the help of other staffers, or you may work with a statistician to come up with
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meaningful results. Many interns are able to meet many of the patients involved in their labs’ studies and interact with them and their families. You may be asked to see patients with your mentor, which can give you more exposure to the clinical side of medicine. At the end of your summer internship, you’re strongly encouraged to participate in the Summer Research Program Poster Day, which allows students the chance to present their work for the NIH scientific community. The following institutes and centers offer summer research opportunities for students in a variety of program areas: National Cancer Institute National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine n National Eye Institute) n National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute n National Human Genome Research Institute n National Institute on Aging n National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism n National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases n National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases n National Institute of Child Health and Human Development n National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders n National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research n National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases n National Institute on Drug Abuse n National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (RTP: Raleigh/Durham, NC) n National Institute of Mental Health n National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke n National Library of Medicine n Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research n n
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Although housing is not available at NIH in Bethesda, staffers will help you locate housing in the area (several local colleges rent dormitory rooms to students during the summer). NIH will send housing details if you’re selected for the program. Students who participate in programs at the National Institute of Aging’s Gerontology Research Center in Baltimore may find housing in the house staff apartments at the Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, located about 10 minutes from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, 15 minutes from downtown Baltimore and the hospital at the University of Maryland.
How to Apply
All internship applications are handled online at http://www.training.nih.gov/student/internship/ internship.asp. The application will ask you to choose an area of scientific interest (such as cell biology) and a medical disease (such as Alzheimer’s) and to select an institute where you’d like to work. NIH encourages students to contact investigators by e-mail or phone if they have an interest in working in a particular lab. Before you do so, you should review the various research programs at NIH by visiting www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/ sci-prgms/sci-prgms-toc.htm. On the application, you’ll also need to insert information about your resume and your coursework, a cover letter discussing why you’re interested in the NIH internship, and two letters of recommendation from people in the scientific or academic world who are familiar with your scientific accomplishments, motivation, and skills. This might include previous employers, college professors, or high school teachers. The deadline is March 1 for an internship beginning in May (with the exception of the National Cancer Institute, which doesn’t have a deadline). Once you’ve submitted your application, you’ll
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receive an e-mail confirming that your application was received. NIH isn’t equipped to handle applications the old-fashioned way (on paper), but if this causes a problem, you can discuss your situation by calling NIH at (800) 445-8283. NIH researchers review internship applications on a continuous basis. Selections are made by individual labs, not by a selection committee. If you’re chosen, you’re still not done; you must submit the following documents to the appropriate summer coordinator where they have been accepted: official school transcript proof of citizenship or U.S. permanent residency n letter from your school verifying that you are in good academic standing n
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY INTERNSHIP National Museum of Natural History Research Training Program 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560-0166 (202) 357-4548 Fax: (202) 786-2563 http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/information/index. html
What You Can Earn: $3,000 plus housing, transportation, commuting costs, and research costs. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students interested in a career in natural history research, especially systematic biology, geology, and anthropology. Applications from women, international and minority students, and persons with disabilities are encouraged.
Requirements: Must provide proof of enrollment and coverage in the D.C. area of medical insurance in case of accident or injury.
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If natural history is your passion, you might be interested in an internship at the National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. The museum’s research training program offers a 10-week training course in botany, entomology, invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, paleobiology, geology, mineral science, and anthropology for students seeking a career in these natural history disciplines. As part of the program, you’ll work with a Smithsonian mentor to develop confidence and competence in the natural history research process, from hypothesis to presentation. You’ll also participate in a varied series of lectures, discussions, workshops, behind-the-scene tours, and field trips featuring one-on-one interaction with Smithsonian professionals. Since the program’s beginning in 1980, more than 400 students have participated and gone on to graduate school and successful careers in natural history. Natural history research is the study of the natural world and your place in it, including the exploration, investigation, and communication of new ideas and discoveries about humans and their culture and the earth and its biology, geology, and ecology. During the 10-week program, you’ll learn more about the diversity of scientific disciplines, research techniques, and career choices available in the field of natural history. The structured curriculum covers all the natural history disciplines and includes a personalized research project that you’ll design, plus group lectures, workshops, discussions, demonstrations, and tours of the NMNH specimen collections. You’ll be guided by a dedicated staff committed to every aspect of the program. In particular, you and your advisor will identify critical research questions and develop a scientific hypothesis. Examples of some possible research projects include species
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concepts, measuring biological diversity, biogeography, molecular systematics, paleoecology, forensic anthropology, global volcanism, and mass extinctions. Next, you’ll design and conduct original research, use the library, work in the museum collections, and gather and interpret data. Some projects include short-term fieldwork during the program. Other projects are followed by more extensive fieldwork at a distant site, generally in subsequent summers and usually supported by your mentors’ research grants. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll give a 15-minute oral presentation on the progress of your research and prepare a final report in journal style. A poster session is also held to share research results with the Smithsonian professional community. Your adviser will interact with you each day and monitor your progress with a written hypothesis proposal, a midterm report, and a midterm evaluation. As part of your project, you may travel to scientific meetings (sometimes to observe before presenting your research findings). Work on your research project will be complemented by a 10-week curriculum of events covering the biological, geological, and anthropological sciences through a series of research lectures, issues discussions, laboratory demonstrations, techniques workshops, tours of the collections, field trips, and social events. Equally important to the research and curriculum is the personal interaction between interns and the museum’s scientists. If you’re selected to participate in the program, you’ll become part of the museum’s scientific community, and you’ll be included in museum activities such as the Senate of Scientists, research seminars and discussion groups, special lectures by visiting scientists, exhibits preparation, and interaction with the nonscientific public. You choose your advisor based on the person’s scientific discipline, the techniques he or she uses, and the person’s history of working with other students. A complete listing of all students and the research projects they pursued is also available as part of the alumni directory at http://www.nmnh.
si.edu/rtp/information/index.html. Potential advisors include emeritus researchers and scientists employed by affiliated agencies such as the agriculture department, the U.S. Biological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, or U.S. Geological Survey, who are permanently housed within the museum and who are an integral part of its scientific community. Through a formal lecture series, Smithsonian staff provides personal instruction on the concepts and methodologies used in natural history research. Weekly discussions and seminars are held to present topics in an open format and to help you learn about the different job opportunities available in natural history research. In the laboratory, traditional and modern methods of systematic research are demonstrated, and you’ll be given the chance to learn and experiment with these various techniques. Workshops also are offered on how to prepare, use, and maintain museum specimens. Free housing is provided during your participation in an apartment in Alexandria, VA. Typically, these apartments are four-person occupancy and include a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A shopping center located directly across the street from the apartment complex includes a grocery store, bank, and other conveniences.
HOW TO APPLY
All forms can be completed on-line at the program’s Web site, http://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/ information/index.html, and can be completed online and electronically transmitted directly to the RTP office. Your application package should include a one-page cover letter, application form, and two letters of recommendation (the form is available at http://rathbun.si.edu/rtp/application_procedure/ recommend_form.html) and a transcript or course and grade listing and the selection of an advisor (form available at http://rathbun.si.edu/ rtp/application_procedure/advisor_list2.html). Materials also can be completed and mailed to the preceding address.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 292-5111 http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp
What You Can Earn: Stipends and travel costs, depending on host institution. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: See specific sites for details, but in general students must be undergraduate or graduate students. Requirements: U.S. citizenship; see individual site information for more details.
OVERVIEW
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. With an annual budget of about $5.5 billion, the NSF funds about 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by U.S. colleges and universities. The NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site includes about 10 undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, working closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An REU Site may be at either a US or foreign location. By using the Web page http://www.nsf.gov/ crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm, you can check out
various opportunities in your favorite subject areas. Also, you may search by keywords to identify sites in particular research areas or with certain features, such as a particular location. Students may check out opportunities in a variety of fields, including astronomical sciences; atmospheric sciences; biological sciences; chemistry; computer and information science and engineering; department of defense; earth sciences; education and human resources; engineering; ethics and values studies; international science and engineering; materials research; mathematical sciences; ocean sciences; physics; polar programs; and social, behavioral, and economic sciences. For example, the REU in astronomy at Flagstaff brings eight undergraduate students to Flagstaff, Arizona, for individual research experiences in astronomy. The program, which is open to undergraduates at all levels, pairs students with mentors from Northern Arizona University, the Lowell Observatory, the Flagstaff station of the U. S. Naval Observatory, the astrogeology branch of the U. S. Geological Survey, or visiting members of the National Undergraduate Research Observatory. Although not every field in astronomy research is available every summer at this site, possible projects include work in planetary sciences, stellar astrophysics, extragalactic astrophysics, astrogeology, and instrumentation. In some of the projects, the students will have the opportunity to conduct observations on local telescopes. In addition to their research work, students will attend a seminar series consisting of research talks by local and visiting scientists. At the conclusion of the summer, each student will turn in a written report of their work and will give an oral presentation of the results of the research. As part of the experience, each student will receive three hours of university credit and will be housed together in a campus dormitory. Four students each year will be selected, and travel support offered, to present their work at a national professional scientific meeting. In another example of a possible NSF internship, the REU site in archaeological research methods at Veszto, Hungary, is part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary, international research project co-organized by Florida State University,
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Ohio State University, and the Munkacsy Mihaly Museum, Bekescsaba, Hungary. Ten students will have the opportunity to participate in research aimed at understanding the later prehistory of the Great Hungarian Plain. They will help excavate the Early Cooper Age settlement of VesztoBikeri, working side-by-side with Hungarian students as they receive instruction in survey and excavation techniques; participate in seminars taught by experts on archaeological method and theory and on the culture and history of Eastern Europe; visit museums and archaeological sites; plan and complete an independent research project; and live in the small town of Veszto and learn about life in Hungary from the villagers and Hungarian students and archaeologists. Students will be responsible not only for helping excavate the site but also for analyzing archaeological material that will provide a better understanding of prehistoric economic and social organization. They’ll present papers and publish their results on the project Web site and in archaeological journals.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in working in one of the NSF sites, you should apply directly to the REU site in which you’re interested and should consult the directory of active REU Sites on the Web at http:// www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm.
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Academia Resource Management 535 East 4500 South Suite D-120
Salt Lake City, UT 84107 (801) 273-8911 http://hroffice.nrl.navy.mil/student/seap.htm
What You Can Earn: $1,600 academic award from the Academia Resource Management. No transportation allowance and no temporary housing are provided. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: High school student in grades 9-12 who is recommended by a high school official (guidance counselor, math, or science teacher). Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent status.
OVERVIEW
It’s not so easy for high school students to find internships, but this program is designed to do just that. The Navy Research Lab offers select high school students a unique opportunity to explore and pursue careers in science and technology by allowing students to spend eight weeks working full-time on a variety of unclassified tasks. Under the direction of NRL scientists and engineers, students can actively engage in research problems, planning sessions, special program seminars, and writing and presentation of a final research paper. The specific programs available change throughout the year; the next year’s list is available beginning in early April at http://www.armanagement.org/seap/ default.htm. Students will be chosen on the basis of grades, science and mathematics courses taken, scores on national standardized tests, areas of interest, teacher recommendations, and a personal student statement.
HOW TO APPLY
You can apply online at http://www. armanagement.org/seap/default.htm. Program
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information can be viewed anytime at this site; however, you’ll be able to access the application form only between December and February, when applications are being accepted. Alternatively, you can print a copy of the SEAP application from this site and mail it, along with your letters of recommendation and transcripts, to the preceding address. Offers will be made in early April.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR NEURAL SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM Center for Neural Science New York University 4 Washington Place, Room 809 New York, NY 10003-6621 (212) 998-3949
[email protected] What You Can Earn: A stipend for living expenses, housing in NYU dorms, a full meal plan, and reimbursement for travel. Application Deadlines: March 31. Educational Experience: Rising college seniors from any university with strong academic records with courses in biology, mathematics, psychology, and if possible, neuroscience, and a GPA of 3.0. Priority will be given to minority students and women. Requirements: U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
OVERVIEW
The Center for Neural Science is the focus for teaching and research in the brain sciences at the Washington Square Campus of New York University. Formed in 1987, the center’s researchers are interested in a broad range of topics in neural science, including molecular and cell biology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, brain imaging, human and animal behavior, and mathematics and computation. Each summer, the center hosts a research experience program for undergraduates with an interest in neuroscience from May 31 through early August. Students apply for positions in a 10-week summer program, during which they actively participate in research projects in the laboratories of New York University science faculty. If you’re chosen as an intern for this program, you’ll be matched to laboratories primarily on the basis of your background preparation and areas of interest, where you’ll conduct a research project under the direction of your mentor be involved in all phases of the research process from experimental design to data analysis and communication of results. You’ll also meet regularly for neuroscience seminars. At the end of the program, you’ll prepare an abstract and write a journal-style report on your work, and give a 20-minute oral presentation in a special summer research conference.
HOW TO APPLY
You can submit an application electronically at http://www.cns.nyu.edu/undergrad/surp/surpapp. html. In addition, you should arrange to have the following items sent to the preceding address to complete your application: Two letters of reference. Your transcript. n A personal statement. n n
Candidates will be notified in April of the internship decisions.
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM Summer Undergraduate Research Program Sackler Institute New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 (212) 263-5648
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $3,000 plus travel expenses and room and board. Application Deadlines: Early February. Educational Experience: Must be a highly qualified rising junior in college and have taken courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics; research experience is preferable. Underrepresented minority students are encouraged to apply. Requirements: Mature, well-qualified undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in the biomedical sciences (M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D.)
OVERVIEW
The Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at New York University’s medical school offers programs in the basic medical sciences leading to the Ph.D. degree and, in coordination with the Medical Scientist Training Program, combined M.D./Ph.D. degrees. Each summer, the Sackler Institute sponsors a research internship program in the basic medical sciences for undergraduate students. The program provides highly qualified students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical sciences (M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D.) the opportunity to conduct research while exposed to the excitement of an academic medical environment at a major research center. Students may work with faculty in the dis-
ciplines of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, developmental genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular oncology, neuroscience and physiology, parasitology, and pharmacology.
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This program involves investigators in six basic science departments, and training is offered in the general areas of structure, function, and biogenesis of macromolecules and subcellular organelles and the mechanisms that regulate cell metabolism, differentiation and growth, and intercellular interactions during development.
Developmental Genetics
This program explores genetic approaches to understand developmental mechanisms, working with a variety of genetic systems including Drosophila, C. elegans, Arabidopsis, Xenopus, mouse, and zebrafish to study diverse developmental processes such as pattern formation, cell determination, cell lineage, and cell-cell interactions.
Medical and Molecular Parasitology
The department of medical parasitology studies those organisms primarily affecting developing nations, with particular emphasis on malaria and trypanosomes. Research is also conducted on pneumocystis, which produces life-threatening infections in AIDS victims and other immunosuppressed patients.
Microbiology
The microbiology program offers a wide variety of research opportunities with emphasis on the mechanisms of viral and bacterial pathogenesis, host defense mechanisms, microbial and molecular genetics, oncogenesis, growth factors, and cytokines and regulation of gene expression.
Molecular Oncology and Immunology
In this department, particular emphasis is placed on a combining these two disciplines to better understand the regulatory mechanisms involved in cellular transformation and immunological cell response. This can lead to entirely new approaches to studies
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of oncogenes and immunologically competent cells, while fostering the development of cancer research.
Molecular Pharmacology
This department offers multidisciplinary training in molecular pharmacology and neurobiology.
Neuroscience and Physiology
This program provides training in molecular, cellular, and organ system neuroscience and physiology strongly oriented toward research.
Structural Biology
This program studies the structural basis of molecular and cellular function using a variety of research methodologies common to structural biology. The multifaceted program includes hands-on research on a project directed by senior faculty members of the medical center, exposure to the practice of medicine at a major teaching hospital by individual physician mentors, participation in introductory and professional-level seminars, and career seminars conducted by deans and other faculty regarding opportunities available in the biomedical sciences and how to apply to specific programs. In most cases, you’ll be matched with an investigator of your choice; otherwise, you’ll be placed in a lab working in an area in which you’re interested. You’ll be given your own project, and you’ll be expected to perform as a graduate student. At the end of the summer, you’ll be expected to present your research at a poster session. If you’re interested in having a physician mentor, you may request assignment to a physician in an area of medicine in which you’re interested. You’ll meet weekly with the physician, attend grand rounds and clinical conferences, and be able to observe the physician with patients. You will also be escorted to concerts, museums, theater, ethnic restaurants, and other events in New York City.
HOW TO APPLY
Before linking to the application form, you’ll be required to write a 500-word personal essay explaining your career plans and reasons for applying to this program. You’ll need to indicate your areas of inter-
est and describe any research experience, courses, or laboratory work that has stimulated your interest in research and discuss what graduate courses and laboratory work have best prepared you for this program. The essay should be double spaced and written with a size-12 font, and you should proof your essay, since you’ll be required to upload this document to attach it to the online application. The application is available at http://www.med. nyu.edu/Sackler/summer.html. In addition to completing the online application and the personal essay with the application, you must include two letters of recommendation and an official transcript from all colleges and universities you’ve attended. It’s a good idea to request recommendation letters from someone with whom you’ve done research, as well as a letter from a professor, dean, or advisor who knows you well. Interns will be selected based on their academic record, research experience (if any), and letters of recommendation from faculty advisors or research supervisors. Significant importance will be given to their commitment to a career in biomedical research. A committee composed of Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. students and faculty will review applicants for admission; candidates will be notified by early March.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES STUDENT RESEARCH INTERNSHIP NRC HBCU Research Participation Program Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, MS 36 PO Box 117
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200 Badger Avenue Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
What You Can Earn: Weekly stipend of $500 for undergraduates and $600 for graduate students; limited travel reimbursement (round-trip transportation expenses between facility and home or campus). Application Deadlines: Third Tuesday in January. Educational Experience: Undergraduate and graduate students from historically black colleges and universities with a 2.5 GPA majoring in computer science; engineering; earth or geosciences; health physics; materials science; mathematics; molecular/radiation biology; performance and risk assessments; physical sciences; statistics-related to nuclear material control; and accounting. Grad students must maintain a 3.0 GPA. Requirements: U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.
OVERVIEW
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was established as an independent agency in 1975, whose mission is to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, common defense and security, and the environment in the use of nuclear materials and facilities. The NRC’s responsibilities include regulation of commercial nuclear power reactors; nonpower research, test, and training reactors; fuel-cycle facilities; medical, academic, and industrial uses of nuclear materials; and the transport, storage, and disposal of nuclear materials and waste. The NRC’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Participation Program offers opportunities for faculty and students to participate in research education and training at federal facilities or designated university research programs. Its purpose is to benefit historically black universities, their faculty members, their students, and their programs by involving them in NRC research and development activities. The program offers a variety of summer research opportunities
for faculty, graduates, and undergraduates to conduct research with NRC contractors. Some internships will take place on black college and university campuses, and some appointments will be at host universities under the guidance of principal investigators with Nuclear Regulatory Commission research grants. Internships will last for 10 to 12 weeks for summer appointments; some part-time appointments are offered for one year.
HOW TO APPLY
Mail completed applications to the preceding address.
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Academia Resource Management ONR Program 535 East 4500 South Suite D-120 Salt Lake City, UT 84107 (866) 863-3570 Fax: (801) 277-5632
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $5,500 undergraduates and $6,500 graduates. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Junior, senior, or graduate student (students who currently are sophomores may apply if they will be juniors by the start of the summer internship) majoring in a subject relevant to the research interests of the laboratories. Candidates must be enrolled at an eligible university (see list at http://www.armanagement. org/onr/schools.htm). Requirements: U.S. citizenship required (permanent resident alien status will also be considered by some labs).
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OVERVIEW
Participating laboratories are located in California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory at Quantico, Virginia
This lab’s purpose is to improve the naval warfare capabilities by supporting the warfare development division and conducting war games and experimentation to evaluate new tactics, techniques, and technologies. The lab has five focus areas, including military operations in urban terrain; unconventional, unexpected, innovative warfare; reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition; over-the-air Internet systems; and the development of promising prototypes from experimentation to acquisition.
Naval Air Warfare Center/Aircraft Systems
Located at Patuxent River, Maryland and Lakehurst, New Jersey, the NAWCAD lab is the fullspectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support center for air platforms. The product test areas include aircraft systems (manned and unmanned); airborne technology; propulsion; flight test and engineering; avionics design and production; crew systems; and aircraft-platform interface. More than 8,000 scientists and engineers and technicians work at this lab. Interns can help in various technical areas such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, electronics, aerodynamics, and material science engineering (software, hardware, processing, and so on). Areas of research include acoustic science and technology; advanced aircraft materials; advanced processors/computer systems technology; aircraft controls and displays; avionic systems; environmental sensing and information display; fiber optic technology; flight-control design and aerospace test and evaluation engineering; high-speed fiber optics networks; high-strength cables and harnesses; life support and human factors; manufacturing technology; microwave technology; com-
puter technologies; and weapons system analysis, design, and integration.
Naval Air Warfare Center at Orlando
This division is the principal navy facility for research, development, acquisition, and logistics support of training systems. Scientists at the lab perform a full range of research and development activities, including basic and applied research, advanced development, prototype development, and technology transfer, in a wide variety of subjects related to training systems. This includes individual and team training methodology; virtual environment technology; advanced distributed learning; human cognition; human computer interaction; performance measurement; tactical decision-making; embedded and deployable training technologies; distributed team training strategies and technologies; intelligent tutoring in virtual and distributed simulation; sensor simulation; weapons simulation; optics; aircrew training; distributed simulation; speech recognition; and digital communications. In particular, scientists are working on diagnostic feedback displays; digital communications; distributed and deployable training technologies; distributed simulation; student/crew performance measurement; human computer interaction; human factors evaluations; scenario-based training; virtual tour-based training; and weapons simulation.
Naval Air Warfare Center/Weapons Systems
Located at China Lake and Point Mugu, California, this lab is the principal Navy research, development, test, and evaluation center for air warfare systems (except antisubmarine warfare systems) and missile weapon systems. About 5,000 civilian and 900 military personnel work here, 2,300 of whom are scientists and engineers. The Research and Technology Group, where 130 scientists, engineers, and supporting staff work, includes sensors and signals sciences, chemistry, and engineering sciences divisions. Scientists here study many different areas of material science, including synthetic programs in energetic materials, propellant evaluation
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solid state and polymer chemistry, fabrication of prototype optical and electronic devices, environmental analysis, and materials characterization. Other research areas include the generation, propagation, interaction, and detection of electromagnetic waves, propulsion and terminal ballistics, signal and image processing, and applied mathematics. There are facilities for basic and applied laser spectroscopy, including combustion diagnostics, a thin film laboratory, crystal growing facilities, machine shops, and a complete optics shop with a unique diamond single-point precision machining capability. Major facilities exist in the Research and Technology Group to support fundamental and applied studies in radar scattering; inverse radar scattering; signal processing; microwave and millimeter wave devices; combustion of propellants; flow dynamics; shock dynamics; and missile propulsion. The lab also maintains a major scientific computing facility. Optical sciences research includes optical properties of solids, optical coatings, ellipsometry, optical scattering, laser effects, surface finishing, and optical metrology. Electrooptical technology research involves sensors and seekers, laser dyes, charge coupled devices, and compact laser devices. Scientists in the electronics area study microelectronics, compound semiconductors, and MBE-grown heterostructures. Microwave technology research possibilities include sea scatter; target modeling; inverse scattering; automatic target identification; microwave materials; electronic warfare; missile seekers; one-dimensional and synthetic aperture radars; and superdirective superconductive antenna components. In applied mechanics, scientists study detonation physics, warhead dynamics, damage mechanisms and theory, and internal explosions. Scientists in propulsion technology research the combustion of propellants, deflagration to detonation transition, combustion instability, fuels and propellant ingredient synthesis, acoustic turbulence/combustion interactions, electromagnetic propulsion, and ramjet propulsion. In the energetic materials area, scientists study fuels, explosives, polynitrogen compounds, explosives
formulation, and propellant components. Those who specialize in chemistry research instrumental analysis, electrochemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry, applied spectroscopy, and synthesis. Interns in material science may study organic and inorganic films for electronic and optical applications; nano-powders; Langmuir-Blodgett films; organic-matrix structural and energetic composites; ceramics; coatings & adhesives; metallurgy; corrosion; and IR-transparent materials. Targeting technology research includes RF; IR; laser sensors; multisensor fusion; and automatic target recognition. In human factors, scientists study multisensor targeting, manmachine interface, and decision aiding. Embedded computing involves the study of simulation and modeling, domain analysis and software reuse, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, software testing, and reliability. At this lab, scientists also study numerical analysis/digital signal processing: wavelet theory, pattern recognition, fractal compression, optimal smoothing/interpolation, neural networks, fuzzy logic, and genetic programming.
Naval Research Laboratory and the Stennis Space Centers
Established in 1923, the NRL—one of the largest scientific institutions within the U.S. government— still occupies its original site on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The corporate research lab of the navy, the NRL conducts a broad-based multidisciplinary program of scientific research in advanced technological development, techniques, systems, and related operational procedures. Additional facilities are located at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and Monterey, CA, and other support facilities and field experiment sites throughout Maryland and Virginia. Current research focuses on areas including computer science; artificial intelligence; plasma physics; acoustics; radar; fluid dynamics; chemistry; materials science; optical sciences; condensed matter and radiation sciences; electronics science; environmental sciences; marine geosciences; remote sensing; oceanography; marine meteorology; space technology; and space sciences.
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Naval Surface Warfare Center/Carderock
The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center specializes in ships, submarines, and their systems. Research at Carderock includes the fields of hydrodynamics and hydromechanics; the science and technology of ship silencing and signature control; advanced electrical and mechanical systems; advanced metallic and nonmetallic materials; ship structural design and testing; ship survivability and vulnerability; and shipboard environmental quality. Scientists and engineers at this lab work in broad disciplines such as physics; chemistry; biology; mathematics and computer science; electrical and mechanical engineering; and naval architecture. With unique laboratories and test facilities, large-scale land-based engineering and test sites, and at-sea measurement facilities throughout the United States, Carderock has been working in technology vital to the navy and the maritime industry for more than a century. The division’s primary locations are its headquarters in West Bethesda, Maryland, and the Ship Systems Engineering Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Facilities include deep-water model basins for ship hydrodynamics measurements; unmanned vehicle R&D; water tunnels for propeller R&D; and other hydrodynamic and wind tunnel facilities; deep ocean pressure tanks; a BEOWULF cluster; and other high-performance computers and modern materials science and testing laboratories. Scientists at this lab study acoustic ship silencing; survivability, structures and materials; environmental quality; ship machinery systems (Philadelphia); ship systems and logistics; ship hydromechanics; advanced electronics instrumentation; submarine maneuvering; and electromagnetic signatures.
Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, Virginia
The Dahlgren division is the principal navy center for surface warfare analysis; surface ship combat systems; sensor technologies; strategic systems; mines; mine countermeasures; amphibious warfare and special warfare systems; and diving. The
organization was formed in 1992 with the merger of the Naval Coastal Systems Center in Panama City and the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren. More than 10 percent of the work force is engaged in basic research, applied research, and technology. The NSWCDD research and technology departments at each site work on exploring scientific opportunities, anticipating the future, and inserting technological innovation into surface warfare systems. Scientists at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren study advanced computer systems and electronic/space systems, mathematical technologies, and advanced technologies. Scientists in engineering, software development, logistics, configuration management, and systems integration at Dam Neck, VA, create and maintain computer programs for several combatant platforms and multiple versions of programs for each platform.
Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, Maryland
The Indian Head facility was established in 1890 as a naval gun-testing facility, eventually moving into a lab that developed munitions, specialized ordnance devices, and components. Located in Charles County, Maryland, 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., the warfare center involves a number of scientists studying energetics research; weapons product development; detonation science; underwater warheads; chemical/physical characterization; chemical processing/nitration; nitramine gun and high-energy propellants; extruded products; cartridge-actuated devices/propellant-actuated devices ordnance test and evaluation; weapon simulation; quality evaluation; and packaging, handling, storage, and transportation. Its research and technology department conducts research and development on all types of energetic materials, explosives and propellants processing, explosive components, and warhead technology. The test and evaluation department plans, directs, administers, and conducts destructive and nondestructive tests and analysis required for the evaluation of propulsion systems. Scientists here also design and develop new test technologies,
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maintain facilities being used for test, analysis, and evaluation, and serve as the navy’s primary technical resource for laboratory test and quality evaluation of the strategic systems programs’ re-entry systems. The applied technology department maintains state-of-the-art facilities for the engineering, development, and transition of new formulations for chemicals, munitions, explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, and energetic ingredients/products in support of DOD systems. The underwater warhead technology and development department comes up with warhead systems for underwater mines, torpedoes, mine neutralization, and SEAL weapons. The lab also conducts theoretical experimental research on the effects of chemical and nuclear explosion in air, water, and ground media and develops technology in applied mechanics to assess the damage to underwater targets from advanced underwater warheads.
Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Newport, Rhode Island
This is the navy’s principal research, development, test, and evaluation center for submarine warfare systems, weapon systems, and surface-ship sonar systems. Scientists at this lab have designed virtually all underwater acoustic sensors and weapons systems operating in the navy today and introduced the use of a supercomputer onboard a submarine. As an intern here, you may work in departments such as acoustics; numerical analysis; communications; optics; signal and information processing; hydrodynamics; underwater propulsion; chemistry of materials; ocean sciences and technology; and systems engineering.
Naval Surface Warfare Center at Panama City, Florida
This lab in Panama City, FL, is the main navy center for surface warfare analysis; surface ship combat systems; sensor technologies; strategic systems; mines; mine countermeasures; amphibious warfare; special warfare systems; and diving. The organization was formed in 1992 with the merger of the Naval Coastal Systems Center in Panama City and the Naval Surface Warfare Cen-
ter in Dahlgren. Scientists are involved in basic and applied research and technology, including sensor technology; superconductivity; acoustics; electrooptics; electromagnetics; hydromechanics; control systems; and signal and image processing.
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center— SPAWAR at San Diego
At this lab, more than 2,200 scientists and engineers with degrees in physical and biological sciences and engineering study a wide range of projects, including electromagnetic and acoustic signal generation, detection, and propagation; electromagnetic and acoustic information and signal processing; ocean and biotechnology; solid-state physics and engineering; high-performance computing; human-computer interfaces and human factors; and navigation. In addition to the preceding areas, this lab is looking for graduate students concentrating in government, international relations, public policy, and business to help with the center’s strategic analysis and assessment process. Researchers at the lab are specifically looking for interns to consider working at the lab’s mobile tactical networking, robotics, and advanced clinical technologies in marine mammal medicine (to work in this area, interns must be enrolled in veterinary school and preferably have completed the first year of their professional curriculum). Researchers are also looking for interns in the areas of development of decision support tools. For the internship in flow-induced bioluminescence, the graduate or undergraduate student must have a background in experimental fluid dynamics and should have a car, since some of the research will be at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Scientists here study ocean dynamics and prediction ocean measurement and analysis, ocean optics, and remote sensing. They also study marine geoscience, including marine sedimentology; marine seismology; marine gravity and magnetics; sediment and transport/dynamics; surf zone processes; seafloor morphology; geographic informa-
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tion systems; object-oriented database technology; and hydrography.
Stennis Space Center, Monterey, California
In this lab, scientists study marine meteorology, involving prediction systems, forecast support, atmospheric processes, predictability, data assimilation, numerical weather prediction, remote sensing applications, and aerosols.
U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington, D.C., and Flagstaff, Arizona
Established in 1830, the observatory is one of the oldest scientific organizations in the federal government and provides astronomical and timing data to the navy and the defense department for navigation, precise positioning, command, control, and communications. The observatory also supports research, develops instruments, and makes astronomical observations. Today, USNO is one of the leading authorities in the world in astrometry, Earth rotation measurement, precise time, fundamental reference frames, and solar system dynamics. The observatory is a small institution, with a total technical staff of about 60 in Washington, D.C, and 20 in Flagstaff. Technical staff consists of civilian experts in astronomy and physics, who make astronomical observations in both Washington, D.C., and Flagstaff. Dark-sky observing is done at Flagstaff, where several ongoing observing programs are supported on 1.5-meter and smaller telescopes. Washington, D.C., is home to one of the most complete astronomical libraries in the world, a 26-inch refracting telescope, the U.S. Master Clock (an ensemble of over 70 atomic frequency standards), and an experimental atomic “fountain” clock. Many USNO programs involve partnerships with other national or foreign laboratories and international organizations, and most research programs are unclassified and results are published in the open professional literature. Current areas of active research involve all-sky ground- and spacebased astrometric surveys; stellar dynamics and astrophysics; binary star orbits; long-baseline radio and optical interferometry; Fourier transform spectroscopy, 2D sensor arrays (optical and near-
infrared); speckle interferometry; Earth rotation dynamics; astronomical reference frames; astrometry and dynamics of solar system objects; artificial satellite orbits; photometric standards; planetary nebulae; quasar structure monitoring; atomic clock development; clock ensemble characterization and control; satellite two-way time transfer; numerical and statistical techniques; and automated daytime stellar imaging.
Washington, D.C., Naval Research Laboratory
Scientists at the Naval Research Lab study space science; plasma physics; acoustics; radar; tactical engineering; computational physics and fluid dynamics; structure of matter; chemistry; material science and technology; optical sciences; condensed matter and radiation sciences; electronics technology; information technology; space systems and technology; and remote sensing.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at http://www.armanagement.org/ onr/. When your online application is complete, you will receive an e-mail with procedures for submitting your transcripts and letter. Both should be sent to the preceding address. Applicants interested in the Naval Observatory should indicate on their application form whether the Washington, D.C., or Flagstaff location is preferred.
PFIZER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP Pfizer Research and Development Coordinator Pfizer Inc. 235 East 42nd Street, MS 13-4 New York, NY 10017-5755
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What You Can Earn: $1350 weekly plus college credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in a degree program related to Pfizer’s primary research efforts (science, business, computer science, and so on). Requirements: Solid academic standing (3.0 GPA or above); authorized to work in the United States; satisfactory completion of a drug test and background investigation.
OVERVIEW
At Pfizer Global Research and Development (PGRD), the company’s scientists, clinicians, and technicians develop new pharmaceutical and animal health products to deliver medicine to enhance the quality of life for people and animals around the world. The Pfizer Global Research and Development division of Pfizer Inc. is the principal research and development unit in the company, which periodically offers six-month co-op positions and summer internships in scientific fields such as chemistry and biology. The internship program offers a wide range of challenging projects involving issues critical to Pfizer’s research and development. As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on scientific research, business, or technical experience, participating in structured projects under the guidance of a Pfizer mentor. The goal of this program is for students to experience working in a pharmaceuticalcompany setting and to understand the vital role of research in the drug-development process, perhaps becoming interested in careers as researchers. The summer internships typically offer full-time (40 hours per week) experiential training opportunities for 12 weeks. You may work in one of three areas: Worldwide Development, Worldwide Research, or Functional Support Lines.
Functional Support Line
This department consists of a variety of business areas, including finance/procurement, human
resources, strategic management, global operations, informatics, public affairs, and information technology.
Worldwide Development
This department must deliver a high-quality stream of new products to market using closely monitored trials of safety and efficacy to help select reliable candidates with the best potential. Only then does the department move onto the design, monitoring, and interpretation of extensive Phase III studies, often involving dozens of international study sites and thousands of people. Finally, if the results are positive, the preparation of trial reports for submission to regulatory agencies worldwide begins. As an intern in the Worldwide Development group, you will be part of a team that must prove the effectiveness of the compounds discovered and developed by the group. Internships are available in worldwide regulatory affairs and quality assurance, clinical sciences, worldwide development operations, or biostatistics/reporting.
Worldwide Research
This department focuses on generating new ideas for drugs that address areas of significant medical need. This department uses the skills of a wide variety of chemistry, biology, and molecular science specialists to find promising treatments in major therapeutic areas including antibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, and many other drugs. Internships are available in three departments: biology, chemistry, and technology. To work in this department, you should have a background in biology, molecular biology, medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, biophysics, or chemical engineering.
How to Apply
Send a resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
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ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY SUMMER UNDERGRADuate RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP The Rockefeller University Office of Graduate Studies Box 177 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10021-6399 (212) 327-8086
[email protected] http://www.rockefeller.edu/surf
What You Can Earn: $3,000 stipend and free oncampus housing. Application Deadlines: Early February. Educational Experience: Currently in your sophomore year or junior year, majoring in biology or chemistry and possessing an interest in a career in basic biomedical research. Requirements: High academic credentials and a high degree of motivation.
OVERVIEW
The Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offers a unique chance for college undergraduates to conduct laboratory research. As a SURF intern, you’ll work with some of the country’s top scientists in a variety of areas, such as biochemistry; structural biology and chemistry; molecular, cell, and developmental biology; immunology; virology and microbiology; neuroscience; physics; and mathematical biology. Centered on 75 cutting-edge labs working in anything from infectious diseases to neurochemistry, the SURF program will give you a chance to explore almost any area of research you can imagine. You’ll be matched according to your area of interest with faculty, postdoctoral researchers, or
graduate students, who volunteer to help design and supervise your individualized summer projects for the 10-week internship. The program begins the first week in June and ends the second week in August. Competition for these internships is keen. Each year, students are chosen from a wide variety of about 300 applicants who have diverse scientific backgrounds and training, but only 15 are accepted. To fully experience the world of scientific research, you’ll work on projects under the direct supervision of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and/or senior graduate students, and you’ll be required to discuss scientific publications at weekly Journal Club meetings. This will help you get used to speaking to a scientific audience. You’ll also attend a special lecture series to hear Rockefeller faculty discuss their research and how they got involved in their particular scientific interests. At the end of the program, you’ll be expected to present your research results to fellow students and mentors at a poster session. When the internship is over, you’ll be strongly encouraged to return during your college breaks to complete or extend your summer research projects. This can mean you’ll be developing some really helpful long-term professional relationships with Rockefeller faculty. Interns have worked in the labs of a variety of noted Rockefeller University researchers, including Nobel Prize winners. Recent projects have included developing a composite model of the cerebellar basket cell for use in large-scale network simulations; development of yeast system to screen for g-secretase modulators; structural basis of transcriptional activation; and the effects of cytidine deaminases on gene conversion in Trypanosoma brucei; and the effects of early-life stress upon adult mu opioid receptor mRNA expression. When you apply, you should state a preference for working in particular laboratories or areas of research, although there’s no guarantee that your specific preferences will be met. The dean’s office handles placement in laboratories, and you’ll be matched with labs according to your research interests. You’re neither expected nor encouraged
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to make your own lab arrangements. For a listing of faculty members and a brief description of their research, you can obtain further in-depth information by viewing the Rockefeller Web site at: http:// www.rockefeller.edu/research/. But working as a Rockefeller intern isn’t all drudgery. You’re also encouraged to attend social and cultural events occurring both on and off campus. Organized outings for interns include trips to see a Broadway show and a professional baseball game. The campus is located on New York City’s Upper East Side amidst a culturally enriched area of Manhattan. The rest of New York City is conveniently accessible by train, bus, or taxicab.
HOW TO APPLY
First, download the application at http://www. rockefeller.edu/surf/application.php. Submit in one envelope the completed application form along with a two-page summary describing your academic background, scientific interests, research experience, career goals, and what why you would benefit from the SURF program. You also should include an official transcript sealed by the university registrar, plus two letters of recommendation from professors or mentors who can evaluate your performance in science courses or recent research projects. Completed applications will be reviewed in the order they are received. Final decisions will be made by early March, so it’s imperative that you provide contact information (preferably e-mail or telephone) for the first two weeks of March.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SUMMER INTERNSHIP Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory PO Box 519 Crested Butte, CO 81224
(970) 349-7231 Fax: (415) 750-7346
[email protected] http://www.rmbl.org/index.php?module=Conten tExpress&func=display&ceid=3
What You Can Earn: $600 toward travel costs, a $3000 stipend, and all expenses at RMBL such as room, board, and tuition if you wish to receive credit for your research project. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: Minorities currently underrepresented in biology (defined by the National Science Foundation as African American, Hispanic, and Native American) are encouraged to apply. Requirements: Sincere interest in a career in field biology research and the mental and intellectual maturity to commit to hard work.
OVERVIEW
The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) was founded in 1928 to focus on research and education in the biological sciences. One of the leading field stations in North America, the laboratory owns 245 acres and more than 50 buildings, including research laboratories, offices, cabins, a library, dormitories, a dining hall, classrooms, and a store and visitors center. The lab is surrounded by national forest and wilderness, which is available for research. During the summer, 150 research scientists, students, and staff arrive to complete research, forming an active community complete with local newspaper, seminars, educational programs, and social events. Students in this program will work with a mentor to develop a testable hypothesis, gather data, analyze it, and produce a written and oral report. The program is intended to assist students who must work through the summer to complete their education. As a result, RMBL gives special consideration to members of minorities currently underrepresented in biology (defined by the National Science Foundation as Black, Hispanic, and Native American).
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HOW TO APPLY
To obtain an online application, visit this Web site: https://lisa.gendns2.com/~rmblorg/applications/CourseworkREU.php. Submit the application together with two recommendations and an essay to the preceding address. The application will be judged on the basis of financial need and on student motivation, but the essay and recommendations count significantly.
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE SUMMER COLLEGE INTERNSHIP Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Program Office Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263
[email protected] What You Can Earn: At least $2,500, which varies according to program; plus room, board, and travel expenses. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Must have current junior standing; should be interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the biomedical or natural sciences. Requirements: Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
OVERVIEW
The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is the oldest and among the largest cancer research, treatment, and educational facilities in the world, offering effective means of diagnosis and treatment while addressing both the physical and emotional needs of the cancer patients it serves. The institute’s internships, which last from early June until mid-August, are designed to introduce
students to scientific research, help interns develop their own philosophy of science, give students the opportunity to experience the graduate student lifestyle, and help interns plan their graduate education and field of study. Selected students will be assigned to laboratories of graduate professors in molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, bioinformatics, experimental pathology, biochemistry, immunology, tumor biology, or pharmacology. As an intern, you’ll also be able to attend classes and seminars taught by a faculty of internationally known scientists and present your research findings at a science conference and poster session. Out-of-town students stay in a supervised local college dormitory two miles from Roswell Park; social activities and field trips occur on weekends.
HOW TO APPLY
You can obtain application materials by visiting the Web site at http://www.roswellpark.org/document_3324.html. Application forms including a $5 application fee, preaddressed stamped postcard, application, essay, transcripts, and recommendation from a science professor should be mailed to the preceding address in one envelope.
ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Program Office Elm and Carlton Streets Buffalo, NY 14263
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What You Can Earn: Stipends and allowances for room and board are available to out-of-town students and underrepresented students from minority groups or financially disadvantaged families. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: High school seniors who have demonstrated a pronounced ability and interest in science. Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent resident of the United States.
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The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is the oldest and among the largest cancer research, treatment, and educational facilities in the world, offering effective means of diagnosis and treatment while addressing both the physical and emotional needs of the cancer patients it serves. During a typical summer, more than 30 high school students participate in programs designed to provide an opportunity to learn and become active participants in cancer research. The institute’s intern program for high school students is particularly designed for applicants who may be the first in their families to attend college, who are from nonscience/nonprofessional families, or who are underrepresented minority students and students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. The program, which runs from late June to midAugust, is partially funded by the National Cancer Institute. This program has been offered at RPCI every year since 1953, as a way of giving high-ability high school juniors the chance to develop the skills, habits, and attitudes they’ll need to conduct scientific research and to help them with career planning. It’s also intended to interest participants in pursuing future careers in scientific cancer research. As an intern, you’ll be introduced to scientific research by working on a project supervised by graduate faculty members, who will also help you develop your own philosophy of science. You’ll
also have the chance to discover and experience the graduate student lifestyle and, if you’ve not already decided on a field of specialization, to select your undergraduate college major. During the seven-week program, you’ll work on an independent research project under the guidance of scientific staff for four days each week, spending the fifth day attending lectures, classes, and seminars. You’ll also prepare critiques on various lectures you attend and present your research (poster and oral) results during a scientific conference held at the end of the program.
HOW TO APPLY
A $10 application fee must accompany your credentials with checks made payable to “RPCI – Summer Program.” All admitted students will be charged a $100 activity fee, but there’s no tuition. You can obtain application materials by visiting the Web site at http://www.roswellpark.org/ GradEducation/HighSchoolApplicationPacket. pdf Your completed application must be signed and mailed in one envelope by your high school guidance counselor or academic advisor. Completed applications must include a transcript of grades through the January before the internship begins, plus one science or math teacher’s recommendation. You also should enclose an essay of not more than 300 words discussing why you want to participate in this program and what you hope to achieve as a future scientist, as well as briefly describing your participation in science activities, extracurricular activities, periodicals you subscribe to or read regularly, and the titles of the last two books you read not required for a class. You must enclose a preaddressed stamped postcard that will be date-stamped and returned to you to verify that your file has been received and is complete. Only complete files will be considered. Those chosen will be notified of their appointment by April 1.
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SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY INTERNSHIP Program Director SAO Summer Intern Program, MS-83 Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden Street Cambridge MA 02138 (617) 495-7094
[email protected] http://hea-www.harvard.edu/REU/BULLETIN. html
What You Can Earn: $3,500 take-home pay for the nine or ten-week program, 10 percent of the stipend at the beginning and the remaining 90 percent in two equal installments at the end of June and at the end of July. The Smithsonian does not issue 1099’s because the students are not on the payroll; the funds are considered fellowships. Housing at Harvard dorms is included. Travel to and from Cambridge at the beginning and the end of the summer is subsidized; the observatory sends students a round-trip air or train ticket in advance (up to $500), plus taxi fare to and from Logan airport or the train station when you arrive and leave. Application Deadlines: February 6; decisions are made in March. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students interested in a career in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, or related physical sciences, or with a strong interest in science and math, are encouraged to apply. Must be enrolled in a degree program leading to a bachelor’s degree; seniors who will graduate in June right before the internship begins are not eligible. Requirements: Must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (Green Card holders).
OVERVIEW
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). More than 300 scientists at the CfA are engaged in a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and science education. Each summer a number of internships are hired to work at the observatory. Potential areas of research include observational and theoretical cosmology, extragalactic and galactic astronomy, interstellar medium and star formation, laboratory astrophysics, supernovae and supernova remnants, planetary science, or solar and stellar astrophysics. As an intern here, you’ll work with an SAO/ Harvard staff member on a research project for the duration of your stay. You’ll also enjoy field trips, discussion evenings, and a summer colloquia series. The observatory staff try hard to match students well with their science advisers, and to make sure that the students don’t feel overwhelmed by their projects. Interns get on-the-job training and plenty of support as they work. Mentors stay in touch with their interns to help with all kinds of matters. The observatory does not expect students to have special knowledge about X-ray astrophysics or radio astronomy when they arrive. What matters most is that a student be willing and able to tackle a project with good organization skills and a curious mind. The projects are not busy-work. Students help scientists with their actual research, but the work interns do is appropriate for their academic level. The program will provide students with the opportunity to present a paper at a scientific meeting. Summer Interns are required to write a research-style paper (approximately 10 pages long) over the course of the summer and to present the results of their work in the form of a 10-minute oral presentation at an Intern Symposium at the end of the summer.
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HOW TO APPLY
There is no required application form for the SAO Summer Intern Program, although you can download a helpful form at: http://hea-www.harvard. edu/REU/form.html. You should submit the following information to the address above: name, permanent and school addresses, e-mail address and phone numbers n college or university, major and minor, academic year, cumulative GPA, GPA for science and math courses, and anticipated date of graduation n a list of the names of two faculty members or other people who have worked with you and who have agreed to send letters of recommendation n a three-page essay (either double or singleline spacing) describing your academic and career goals, your scientific interests, relevant work experience, why you would like to participate in the SAO Summer Intern Program, and why you think you would be a good candidate for this program n official transcript(s), spring courses you plan to take, and two letters of recommendation (from the faculty members or others you listed, as explained above) n
The Smithsonian does not accept faxed, e-mailed application materials or electronic resumés. All materials need not be mailed in one package or at one time. If an application is not complete, it will not be considered.
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER SUMMER FELLOWSHIP Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Katherine E. Pope Fellowship 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS11
Menlo Park, CA 94025 Fax: (650) 926-4999
What You Can Earn: $500 a week stipend, transportation to and from SLAC, and lodging for the time of the appointment. Application Deadlines: Mid-March. Educational Experience: A sophomore or higher in a university whose faculty and students are participating in the research program at SLAC, with a cumulative college GPA of 2.5 or higher. Preference will be given to students with a project in experimental particle physics but will not be confined to physics majors. Requirements: Must be available for a summer internship lasting for up to three months from June through August; must have a sponsor for a summer project who is a SLAC user.
OVERVIEW
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is one of the world’s leading research laboratories. Established in 1962 at Stanford University, the center focuses on designing and operating state-of-theart electron accelerators and related experimental facilities for use in high-energy physics and synchrotron radiation research. More than 3,000 visiting scientists from universities, laboratories, and corporations work at the center and have contributed to the research that has netted two Nobel Prizes in physics. Center scientists are making discoveries in photon science at the frontiers of the ultra-small and ultra-fast in a wide spectrum of physical and life sciences. They also are focused on making discoveries in particle and astroparticle physics to redefine humanity’s understanding of what the universe is made of and the forces that control it. The Katherine E. Pope Summer Fellowship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) was established in the memory of Katherine Pope, an undergraduate student at Smith College who was working at SLAC under the direction of her physics advisor. Katherine was killed in July 2001 as she rode a bike to the center. This fellowship remem-
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bers Katherine and encourages other undergraduates with an interest in science (especially physics) to pursue their academic interest at SLAC.
HOW TO APPLY
If this internship sounds interesting, you can apply by downloading an application at http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/hr/forms/ summerfellowshipapp.html. Or you can download it a .pdf format at http: //www-goup.slac.stanford. edu/hr/forms/summerfellowshipapp.pdf. Mail to the preceding address the completed application, along with a college transcript and two letters of references (one must be from your summer supervisor stating that he or she is committed to your internship and project).
SUNY ALBANY SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES SUNY Albany Summer Undergraduate Research Program Department of Biomedical Sciences Wadsworth Center, C-236 Empire State Plaza, Box 509 Albany, NY 12201-0509 (518) 473-7553
[email protected] http://www.wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm
What You Can Earn: $3,400 plus travel, housing, and food allowance; students are housed within walking distance of the labs. Application Deadlines: February 1. Educational Experience: Undergraduates majoring in a natural science, computer science, or mathematics who will have completed their second or third year of study by the summer; students graduating the month before the internship begins aren’t
eligible. Applications are encouraged from students attending colleges with limited research opportunities and from students who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences, such as women, racial minorities, and the physically challenged. Requirements: Must be interested in attending graduate school with the goal of pursuing a career in science; must be a U.S. citizen or a resident alien.
OVERVIEW
The Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research in Albany is the central public-health science facility of New York. The center is unique among the state public health labs for its state-ofthe-art facilities and the scope of its research programs. Participating scientists are also faculty of the biomedical sciences department (a graduate department of the University of Albany’s School of Public Health). Each year, the center offers 10-week summer internships for students interested in direct participation in a variety of research projects, as part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Students are selected from colleges across the country to work from early June through midAugust on independent research projects in the laboratories of Wadsworth scientists. You might find yourself working with microscopy and computer-image analysis of cells and macromolecules; gene expression and regulation; protein biochemistry and structure analysis; viral mechanisms and mechanisms of immunity; or neurobiology and neurotoxicology. Recent intern projects have included structure and function of viral replicase complexes; imprinted and captured genes in development, cancer, and smallpox virulence; structure and dynamics of the ribosome, studied by cryoelectron microscopy and computer image processing; structure and catalytic mechanism of human DNA repair enzymes; molecular genetics of enzymes involved in detoxification; introns and inteins: structure, function, and applications;
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trophic utilization of carotenoids in the Great Lakes; mycobacterial conjugation; yeast retrotransposons; development of a rare cell-fractionation device; microtubule formation in Foraminifera; genetics of intron mobility in bacteria; structure/function of viral replicase complexes; mouse mutations as models for studying cancer progression; mosquito-borne viruses; neuroimmunological regulation of host-defense against bacterial infections and autoimmune disease; RNA editing in trypanosomes; development of genetic analysis systems in the bacterium Treponema denticola; structure and function studies of proteins related to bacterial or viral infection and host response; and the functional analysis of murine virgin and memory T cells.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download an application at http://www. wadsworth.org/educate/molcel.htm. Once you’ve completed the application, submit it to the preceding address, along with a resume, official college transcripts, letters of recommendation from two faculty members, a one-page statement describing why you want to participate in this program, and a statement of your field of interest.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY Department of Environmental Toxicology University of California – Davis One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8588 (530) 752-4521 Fax: (530) 752-3394 http://www.envtox.ucdavis.edu/niehs_summer
What You Can Earn: $1,664/month stipend, $400/month living allowance, travel, tuition, and fees. Application Deadlines: February 28. Educational Experience: Highly qualified college students who will have completed at least one year of undergraduate education by summer and who are exploring graduate school and careers in environmental health sciences and are from underrepresented groups. Requirements: U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
OVERVIEW
This internship, sponsored by the University of California at Davis, allows undergraduates to study the harmful effects of chemicals on human health and the environment and learn more about toxicology—the unique science that combines the principles of biology and chemistry. The program, which lasts eight to 10 weeks, involves a basic introduction to basic concepts in laboratory research. As an intern in this program, you’ll work full time in research labs on projects of mutual interest, participate in lab research conferences, present written and oral reports on their work, attend seminars on special topics, and receive independent-study credit.
HOW TO APPLY
First, fill out the application at http://www.envtox. ucdavis.edu/niehs_summer. Then submit to the preceding address a data sheet and statement of purpose, official transcripts of undergraduate grades, financial aid transcripts, and letters of recommendation from two faculty members.
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER SUMMER MINORITY ACCESS TO RESEARCH TRAINING SMART Program University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate School Campus Box 26 Boulder, CO 80309-0026 (303) 492-4607 or 1-888-709-1997 (toll free)
[email protected] http://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/ SMART/SMARTWebsite/index.html
What You Can Earn: $2,800 plus room, board, tuition, travel, books, and supplies. Application Deadlines: Mid-February. Educational Experience: Undergraduates from schools throughout the United States and Puerto Rico who have completed 60 semester credit hours of undergraduate coursework. Requirements: Must be from one of the following minority groups: African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaskan Native.
OVERVIEW
The University of Colorado/Boulder’s Summer Minority Access to Research Training (SMART) program offers 10-week research internships in science and engineering as a way of providing handson experience in research and an introduction to graduate education at a leading university. Typically, 20 undergraduates from schools throughout the United States and Puerto Rico take part in this challenging and informative program each summer. SMART interns conduct research projects in science engineering fields under the guidance of a
faculty mentor and see firsthand graduate-student life at a major institution. Interns also interact in the social environment of a large university and in a community of minority peers. The SMART program focuses on developing research skills and the faculty mentor/student relationship. As an intern with this program, during the first week you’ll write a research project proposal, and in the next eight weeks you’ll carry out that proposed project. In the final week, you’ll present your research results in oral and written form. Other activities include workshops devoted to technical writing and oral presentation skills, informal evening seminars, seminars on the nature of graduate study and the application process for graduate school, and a GRE preparation workshop.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download a copy of the application in pdf format at http://www.colorado.edu/graduate school/SMART/SMARTWebsite/docs/SMART_ Application.pdf. You can download the application as a word document at http://www.colorado.edu/ graduateschool/SMART/SMARTWebsite/docs/ SMART_Application.doc. Next, complete a letter of interest, describing on two to three typed pages your interest in the SMART program. Your personal academic statement should explain why you want to participate in the SMART program, what you hope to gain from the program, and how this research experience will help you achieve your academic and career goals. Your statement should include a description of your specific research interests, any relevant research experience you’ve had in an academic or work setting, your goals after earning a B.A. or B.S., the qualities you’d contribute to the SMART program, and how those qualities would benefit the program and its participants. The letter of interest is the most important part of your application. Successful applicants are those who can demonstrate an understanding of research topics in their field and can express a particular interest in one or two areas.
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Submit the completed application and letter of interest to the preceding address, along with: two letters of recommendation. transcripts from all institutions attended. n financial aid information (if necessary for eligibility). n n
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Department of Biology University of Massachusetts at Boston Boston, MA 02125-3393 (617) 287-6600 Fax: (617) 287-6650
[email protected] http://www.bio.umb.edu/special_REU.htm
What You Can Earn: $3500; plus a room and board allowance of $1950. Application Deadlines: April 1. Educational Experience: Must be a junior or senior and must have completed at least one upper-level biology course as well as mathematics through college algebra. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
OVERVIEW
The University of Massachusetts at Boston, located on Boston Harbor, offers a 10-week REU program
in biology to 10 undergraduate interns each summer. Each student carries out an independent research project under the close guidance of a faculty advisor. The program stresses the integration of diverse fields of biology, demonstrating common themes across the biological sciences and especially the connections between cell and molecular biology on one hand and ecology and conservation biology on the other. Accordingly, student research projects will span a diverse array of problems in biology. Their projects are designed to help interns develop independence in making research decisions, understanding the complexities of experimental design, and appreciating their broad field of research. In addition to carrying out research projects, you’ll participate in enrichment activities designed to promote a sense of community, enhance your communication skills, help you understand the issues surrounding modern biology, and prepare you for advanced work in science. These experiences occur during weekly discussions and workshops that focus on practical, personal, and ethical aspects of research. The program also features a three-day retreat at the Nantucket Island Field Station, other field trips in and around Boston Harbor, and final research presentations. Close mentoring relationships, as well as collegial interactions among interns, are key components of the experience. The program is designed to stimulate and support interest in biological research and to equip students to pursue research careers. The program runs from early June to mid-August, but you may adjust starting or ending times by prior arrangement. The following programs are available.
Atypical Patterns of Gene Expression in Spermatogenic Cells
This research focuses on spermatogenesis, the complex process of cell proliferation, meiosis, and cell differentiation. Using the mouse as a model system, scientists are investigating the mechanisms that regulate mRNA translation and focusing on
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the strikingly atypical patterns of gene expression in spermatogenic cells.
Bacterial Toxins
Scientists in this area are investigating small protein toxins produced by bacteria and then exported to the extracellular environment, where they kill other sensitive bacteria. Current work focuses on the E. coli toxin colicin V, which is being studied on both molecular and ecological levels. In particular, this lab combines methodologies of molecular biology and genetics to study the genetic regulation of toxin synthesis and the transport system that exports toxins across membranes. In addition, scientists are analyzing mixed communities of bacteria to study the role of the toxin in microbial interactions, as well as the conditions that modulate toxin production.
Community Assembly and Susceptibility to Invasion or Global Environmental Change
This research focuses on how plant species become established in or excluded from communities and how global environmental changes affect ecosystems. In California grasslands, scientists are studying how the initial composition and diversity of a plant community determines which introduced species become established and which species dominate the community after several years. In Massachusetts, scientists are examining how global environmental changes such as climate change, increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, and increasing nitrogen pollution affect old-field ecosystems.
Concealment by Countershading
This research focuses on two mechanisms that have been proposed to account for the concealing effect conferred on animals with coloration that is both dark and pale (countershading), which may improve concealment by reducing contrast against the background when an animal is viewed from both below and above. In this research, scientists are comparing the conspicuousness of
countershaded three-dimensional spheres versus countershaded two-dimensional discs relative to three other colorations by recording the sequence of discovery when human participants picked out the objects when placed against a splotchy black and white background.
Conservation Genetics
This research in Costa Rica involves assessing plant-mating systems and the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation on plant pollination mechanisms, breeding systems, and seed dispersal. Scientists examine the molecular basis of evolution of unisexuality from a heteromorphic, hermaphrodite system in the genus Cordia and how landscape-level processes such as fragmentation might disrupt the reproductive system. The project integrates molecular and landscape-level approaches. Interns will have opportunities to conduct fieldwork in Costa Rica, studying breeding systems in environments that span a gradient of disturbances. In Boston, they can use molecular tools to study evolution of breeding systems and population genetic structure.
Control of Cellular Organization
Although most cells contain the same basic set of organelles, the internal architecture of a particular cell type reflects the specific properties of the cell. This research seeks to answer questions of how signal-transduction processes are used for spatial and temporal regulation of cellular organization, using molecular, genetic, and biochemical methods to understand the regulation of cellular architecture in the budding yeast S. cerevisiae.
Genetic Bases of Biodiversity
This research combines components of field work, greenhouse experiments, and molecular biology to examine the genetic bases of biodiversity. At the genomic level, scientists study the evolution of suites of selectively critical interacting genes that affect the genetic structure and fitness of species. In plants, genes responsible for
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shifts from outbreeding to inbreeding or from hermaphroditic to dioecious are one focus. Genes that bestow resistance to pathogens and the genetic bases of host-pathogen interactions are another.
Genetic Diversity and Adaptation of Bacteria
This research focuses on genetic diversity of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, rhizosphere bacteria, and coliforms in the environment. Interns will examine the abundance, distribution, and/or dynamics of specific bacteria in coastal waters, sediments, or on plant roots and will design experiments for the laboratory or field to answer questions about genetic diversity and bacterial adaptation in the environment. Students will use microbiological and molecular methods, including DNA fingerprinting tools to address these problems in microbial ecology.
Growth Control in Plants
Because land plants cannot move to avoid harsh environmental conditions, they have evolved highly regulated cellular mechanisms (primarily cell division and elongation) to modify growth patterns of root and shoot organs. Scientists use cellular, molecular, and genetic tools to understand the contribution of cell division to the regulation of organ growth during seedling development. They are also studying the role of the motor proteins kinesins in cytoskeletal changes during organ formation and are using molecular methods to search for genes that can be used in bioengineering plants to biodegrade petroleum-based pollutants. All three projects use the plant-model system Arabidopsis thaliana.
Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
This research explores several aspects of gene expression regulation in eucaryotes, using plants and animals. Some investigations focus on transcription initiation for pre-mRNA synthesis in plants and animals. The overall goal is to learn how a plant responds to environmental stimuli, where scientists can model the system to study
how the signal pathway activates repressed genes to respond to a challenge.
Molecular Evolution of Alzheimer’s-related Genes and Circadian Rhythms in Primates
This research focuses on applying bioinformatics approaches to conduct integrated evolutionary and functional studies. In particular, one research project is studying the molecular evolution of Alzheimer’s-related genes in primates, in which evolutionary analysis is used to provide new perspectives on functional studies of Alzheimer’s disease. Another project looks at molecular evolution of circadian rhythm in primates, in which scientists hope to address certain intriguing primate-evolution issues. Students will use PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA sequencing, nucleotide substitution estimation, and molecular phylogenetic analysis to address their research problem.
Pollutants in Aquatic Systems
This research focuses on maintaining the quality of the environment and understanding interactions of aquatic ecosystems. The focus of current research is the effect of acidic precipitation and includes monitoring water systems and aquatic organisms. These experiments are a continuation of a 10-year acid rain study. Interns will focus on the relationship among acid rain, transient pH changes, and pond biota.
HOW TO APPLY
Download the application at http://www.bio.umb. edu/Documents/2_application.doc or call or email the lab for a hard copy. Send a completed application form to the preceding address, along with the following: a resume; a letter describing your background, career goals, interests in biology, and preferences among listed research topics; a current undergraduate transcript; and letters from two faculty members familiar with your academic performance.
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Office of Outreach Programs University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 (877) 395-3149 http://www.umassmed.edu/outreach/sep.cfm
What You Can Earn: Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will receive a stipend and a certificate of achievement. Application Deadlines: February 15. Educational Experience: Sophomore and junior undergraduate college students interested in health careers. You must have completed a minimum of eight credit hours of organic chemistry (desirable) and 30 hours of college work. Requirements: Must be either a Massachusetts resident or attending a Massachusetts college or university and be designated underrepresented. (Underrepresented individuals include those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, firstgeneration college graduates, or underrepresented minorities in medicine, nursing, and biomedical research.) All participants are required to stay in the dormitory.
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This is a four-week residential program designed to reach and encourage students early enough in their academic careers and to help them increase their qualifications for admission to graduate and medical schools. It seeks to increase the number of underrepresented individuals successfully entering the health
profession and biomedical research. Underrepresented individuals include those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, first-generation college graduates, or underrepresented minorities in medicine, nursing, and biomedical research. The program helps students make the adjustment from an undergraduate experience to professional school. The tuition-free, four week program includes enrichment classes in science, seminars, and lectures. Additionally, the program offers participants the opportunity to interact daily with medical students, scientists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. The SEP is held Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. from early June through July 1. The SEP provides participants with medical and graduate school admission requirements and an opportunity to become familiar with a professional school setting. Academic enrichment focuses on communication skills, study skills, time management, and test-taking skills. Science enrichment focuses on physics and its application to physiology. All participants receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification. Step-by-step sessions on completing the application process and writing a personal statement for the American Medical College Admissions Service (AMCAS) are presented. Practice medical-school interviews and workshops on financing a graduate/professional education are also offered.
Housing
The University of Massachusetts Medical School does not have dormitories. Participants are housed in dormitories at local colleges.
HOW TO APPLY
You can download a copy of the application at https:// www.umassmed.edu/outreach/apply/sepapp. cfm.hr. Required supplemental documentation includes an official college transcript, three letters of recommendation (two from faculty), a GPA calculation sheet (available online at https://www. umassmed.edu/outreach/apply/sepapp.cfm.hr),
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and a resume and a personal statement discussing briefly your background, tentative career plans, and explaining any unusual aspects of your preparation and record. Each application will be reviewed during the month of March by the selection committee; faceto-face interviews may be conducted by the program coordinator. Students will be notified of their selection during the month of April. For assistance with the application process, call the office of outreach programs at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester) at (508) 856-2707 or (toll free) (877) 395-3149 (press 2).
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL UNDERGRADuate SUMMER NIH RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Outreach Programs 55 Lake Avenue North, Room S1-842 Worcester, MA 01655 (508) 856-2707; toll free: 877-395-3149, press 2 Fax: (508) 856-6540 http://www.umassmed.edu/outreach/sep.cfm
What You Can Earn: $4,000 plus subsidized housing at about $50 a week at local dormitories, plus travel to Worcester up to $500. Application Deadlines: March 15. Educational Experience: College undergraduates. Requirements: Must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States; must be minority; immunization records and physical exam required.
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The University of Massachusetts Medical School NIH Summer Research Fellowship Program offers a noncredit, 10-week structured research experience from early June to mid-August as a way of providing minority undergraduate students exposure to opportunities in biomedical research. The program consists of hands-on laboratory research experience with an investigator serving as a mentor, role model, and adviser. As an intern in this program, you’ll get indepth exposure to the actual practice of scientific research; the university hopes that the excitement, challenge, and creativity of the enterprise will convince you to consider basic research in the sciences as a viable career choice. You’ll be placed in laboratories for 10 weeks at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center with an investigator serving as a mentor, role model, and advisor. As an intern here, you’ll be required to attend all seminars, lectures, group discussions, brown-bag luncheons, socials, and field trips. You’ll also need to create and present a professionally prepared scientific poster.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online at https:// www.umassmed.edu/outreach/apply/srfpapp. cfm.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXASHOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM University of Texas HSC at Houston— Medical School Summer Research Program 6431 Fannin St., JJL 450
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Houston, TX 77030 (713) 500-3192
[email protected] http://www.med.uth.tmc.edu/srp/ug.htm
What You Can Earn: $2500 stipend. Application Deadlines: Mid-February. Educational Experience: College sophomores, juniors, and nongraduating seniors who have at least 12 hours in a science discipline. With AP credit, freshman can apply to the program. Undergraduate freshman who successfully completed the UT-Houston Summer Program for High School Students may apply. Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or an international student enrolled at an accredited undergraduate institution in the U.S. All undergraduate students must be 18 years of age by the start of the program and must be able to work at least 40 hours a week in a research lab.
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UT-Houston is a large academic institution located in the Texas Medical Center near Houston’s museum district and includes six schools: medical, dental, nursing, biomedical sciences, public health, and allied health sciences. Each year, about 60 undergraduate students from Texas and across the nation spend 10 weeks during the summer gaining intensive hands-on laboratory experience under the direction of seasoned faculty researchers and teachers. All undergraduate students perform at least 40 hours per week in a research lab. In addition, interns also attend weekly, onehour seminars on cutting-edge biomedical research topics. At the conclusion of the 10-week program, students write a brief abstract, listing their name and a description of their project, for inclusion in the annual UT-Houston Summer Research Program Abstracts. Students will be provided with instructions and an outline and will have faculty help in preparing their abstract.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, complete an on-line application (no paper applications will be accepted) at http://www. med.uth.tmc.edu/srp/appprocess.htm. In addition to the application, you should have original transcripts, a 250-word personal statement to be sent by e-mail, and two letters of reference. These can be sent by e-mail but must come directly from you.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S SCIENCE UNDERGRADuate LAB INTERNSHPS (SULI) Department of Energy http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SciEd/erulf/ about/html
What You Can Earn: $400 a week, plus housing allowances (or direct housing) and transportation; round trip travel costs are paid for students who live more than 50 miles away; local transportation is provided. Application Deadlines: Naval Reactor lab, November 15. Educational Experience: Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above. Students majoring in natural science, engineering, mathematics, or computer science have the best chance of being selected. Requirements: Must be interested in a career in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; be at least 18 years of age at the start of the program; be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien; and have health insurance. Students are required to participate for the full term of the program.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Science Undergraduate Laboratory internships are available at a number of national laboratories (described below) and at DOE headquarters. Interns may choose to work in a variety of basic scientific research programs, including physical and life sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. Also available are applied research programs related to coal, conservation, environmental impact and technology, fission, or fusion technology. This program places students in paid internships in science and engineering at any of several DOE facilities. As an intern in one of these labs, you’ll work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories’ research programs; each lab offers different research opportunities. The lab summer programs last from late May to mid-August; fall programs run from August through December, and spring programs from January through May. The exact start date will depend on the laboratory and will be given to participants who have been accepted at that specific laboratory. Participants should expect to spend more than 40 hours per week and more than eight hours a day in activities or research related to their internships. Some of the labs described below offer only SULI internships during the summer; others also accept interns for the fall or spring terms. Both you and your mentor will be asked jointly to prepare a research paper and abstract by the end of the appointment. Some laboratories have poster sessions for students or require oral presentations at the end of the appointment.
Ames Laboratory
Scientists at this lab research energy-related problems by exploring chemical, engineering, materials and mathematical sciences, and physics. Established in the 1940s with the successful development of the most efficient process to produce high-purity uranium metal for atomic energy, Ames Lab now pursues much broader priorities than the materials research for which it is so well known. Lab scien-
tists are actively involved in research, science education, and the development of applied technologies. Integrated within a university environment, the lab is located in Ames, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa State University.
Argonne National Laboratory
This lab performs a variety of research in four basic areas. Its basic science research includes experimental and theoretical work in materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, high-energy physics, mathematics, and computer science. The lab’s scientific facilities department designs, builds, and operates sophisticated research facilities that would be too expensive for a single company or university to maintain. The lab’s energy resources programs help ensure a reliable supply of efficient and clean energy for the future and include developing advanced batteries and fuel cells, as well as advanced electrical power generation systems. The environmental management area includes research into alternative energy systems; environmental risk and economic impact assessments; hazardous waste site analysis and remediation planning; electrometallurgical treatment to prepare spent nuclear fuel for disposal; and new technologies for decontaminating and decommissioning aging nuclear reactors. The Argonne lab is located about 25 miles southwest of Chicago’s Loop.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Scientists at this major multidisciplinary laboratory have earned four Nobel Prizes, as they carry out basic and applied world-class research in physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as energy technologies. Brookhaven sponsors programs for students and faculty in physics, biology, chemistry, medical science, and environmental science. As an intern in this lab, your duties may range from working with physicists to investigate the nature of matter at its newest accelerator to investigating the structure of proteins with biologists. Brookhaven National Laboratory is located on Long Island.
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DOE Headquarters—Naval Reactors Internship
If you’re interested in nuclear engineering and reactor design, the internship at the Naval Reactors (SULI-NR) might be of interest. These internships are available only in Washington, D.C., during the summer term. Candidates must be U.S. citizens in their junior or senior year, working toward a major in aerospace, ceramic, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical, nuclear, or optical engineering; chemistry; computer science; materials science; or physics. The internship at Naval Reactors doesn’t involve lab research but instead focuses on program management and science policy. As an intern here, you’ll spend 10 weeks during the summer working with the engineers, scientists, and naval officers responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, refueling, and decommissioning of nuclear propulsion systems used in U.S. Navy ships and submarines.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Scientists here conduct basic research in highenergy physics, in a lab that houses the world’s highest-energy particle accelerator, used by more than 2,500 scientists to study the structure of matter and the forces that govern the universe. Experiments at Fermilab can involve hundreds of scientists from all over the world who work for years designing and constructing large detectors and then analyzing the resultant data. As an intern here, you’ll get the chance to work on projects that support these particle-physics experiments in areas such as engineering, applied physics, and computing. In addition, the Fermilab site offers the chance to study the environment, particularly in the hundreds of acres of restored tall-grass prairie. Located in Batavia, Illinois, Fermilab is 30 miles west of Chicago’s loop.
Idaho National Laboratory
As an intern at this multipurpose national laboratory, you’ll help participate in specialized science and engineering solutions for the DOE. This lab offers research opportunities in the environment, subsurface science, nuclear energy systems,
advanced computing and collaboration, advanced waste management solutions, biotechnology, and engineering. INL specializes in environmental management and stewardship. In partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, it also specializes in nuclear energy. It is home to one of the largest concentrations of technical professionals in the northern Rocky Mountain region. Located in Idaho, the INL covers 889 square miles of the Snake River Plain between Idaho Falls and Arco, Idaho. Offices and laboratories are also in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s research and development includes new energy technologies and environmental solutions with a focus on energy efficiency, electric reliability, carbon management and global climate change, and fusion. Frontier research experiences exist in nanoscience, genomics and cancer research, advanced computing, and observing matter and energy at the most fundamental level in the universe. Ernest Orlando Lawrence founded Berkeley Lab in 1931. Lawrence invented the cyclotron, which led to the Golden Age of particle physics, the foundation of modern nuclear science, and revolutionary discoveries about the nature of the universe. Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source is its premier national facility located centrally on the lab site overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
This research and development lab focuses on national security and the safety and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons and applies its expertise to prevent the spread and use of weapons of mass destruction while strengthening U.S. security. Scientists at this lab study programs in advanced defense technologies, energy, environment, biosciences, and basic science, serving as a resource to the U.S. government, to industry, and to academia. The lab is located east of San Francisco.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
At this lab, located in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, you’ll have the chance to
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work at a multidisciplinary research facility with a team of top scientists and engineers on critical issues involving national security, environment, infrastructure, and security. Internship opportunities are available in a variety of areas, including biology; chemistry; computer science; physics; mathematics; materials science; environmental science; and chemical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, and software engineering. Candidates should be independent problem solvers who can function well on a team and possess good communication skills.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Interns at this leading lab for renewable energy research will help develop new energy technologies to benefit both the environment and the economy. Scientists at NREL conduct research in more than 50 areas, including photovoltaics; wind turbine and blade research; energy; biomass-derived fuels and chemicals; energy-efficient buildings; advanced vehicles; industrial processes; solar thermal systems; hydrogen technologies fuel cells; superconductivity; geothermal; distributed energy resources; measurement and testing of renewable energy systems; hybrid systems; basic energy research; and waste-to-energy technologies. The lab’s 300-acre main campus lies at the foot of South Table Mountain in Golden, CO, a western suburb of Denver.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The largest of DOE’s national laboratories, Oak Ridge develops new energy sources, technologies, and materials in the biological, chemical, computational, engineering, environmental, physical, and social sciences. As an intern here, you might help work in a variety of areas, including materials science and engineering; neutron science; life sciences; computer and computational science; environmental sciences; chemical sciences and chemical engineering technology; fusion science and technology nuclear physics; instrumentation and measurement science; and technology social sciences. Oak Ridge is located in East Tennessee, about 25 miles from Knox-
ville, near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A world leader in environmental science research, this lab has built an international reputation in environmental sciences by focusing on chemistry, biology, computer sciences, and a wide range of other fields. If you intern here, you may choose an appointment in atmospheric science and global change; computational sciences; experimental chemistry; marine sciences; molecular biology; environmental studies; remediation; environmental microbiology; wildlife and fisheries biology; materials research; process science and engineering; economics; or political science. The lab is located at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima rivers in Washington.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
This Collaborative National Center for Plasma and Fusion Science focuses on developing an attractive fusion energy source, in addition to conducting research in plasma science. This lab supports graduate education primarily through Princeton University’s Program in Plasma Physics in the astrophysical sciences department. In addition, through the interdepartmental program in Plasma Science and Technology, this lab supports students in affiliated engineering and science departments pursuing research in plasma physics.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
This basic research laboratory is operated for the DOE by Stanford University, known internationally for its research in particle physics, accelerator physics and engineering, and the applications of synchrotron radiation to studies of matter at the atomic and molecular scale with a wide variety of applications in biochemistry, materials science, and environmental science as well as in fundamental condensed-matter physics. Astrophysics is a relatively new area of interest at this lab; a detector for the planned Gamma Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is currently being built there.
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Candidates for an internship at this lab should be majoring in physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, computer science, or electrical/ mechanical engineering; at least one year of college-level physics is required. Interns here are housed as a group on the Stanford campus, with access to Stanford facilities for the summer. The lab itself is located about two miles from the central campus of Stanford University. As an intern here, you’ll be working in some aspect of the lab’s experimental program. Particle physics experiments are large-scale, multiyear projects, but interns can get involved in many aspects of detector upgrades or maintenance, data analysis, or simulation studies. Computer science students may be placed in projects related to data handling and/or simulation. Accelerator physics includes the maintenance and upgrades of existing on-site facilities; design studies for future facilities; and research on novel accelerator designs. Some electrical or mechanical engineering internship projects are available in this area. Synchrotron radiation provides an intense photon beam with a continuous spectral distribution extending from IR to hard X-rays. A variety of spectroscopic and imaging techniques allow this radiation to be used to determine structural and electronic properties of various materials such as microstructures, ultra-thin layers or small clusters. The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) is the division of SLAC responsible for synchrotron radiation studies and has internship openings for physics, chemistry, and biochemistry as well as for biophysics majors. High-intensity synchrotron radiation can be applied to detect trace impurities on Si wafer surfaces and to determine the structure of protein molecules or amorphous materials. In biology, form and function are closely related, even at the molecular scale. Studies of the structure of biological macromolecules from proteins lead to better understanding of disease processes and the ability to design treatments. Materials science studies with synchrotron radiation range from surface science to X-ray physics with applications for the structure of metal, metal
oxide, and semiconductor surfaces and interfaces as well as their interactions with small molecules or chemical reactivates in the gas phase. The ability to track the migration of pollutants such as heavy metals in the environment can allow development of targeted remediation efforts. Highintensity synchrotron radiation enables the detection of very low concentration pollutants with high sensitivity, which allows more accurate tracking. Astrophysics opportunities at SLAC all involve the GLAST project scientists. In the future, a new astrophysics institute will offer further opportunities. GLAST will study the array of gamma-ray sources in the universe with improved sensitivity and improved localization. At present, the very energetic gamma-ray burst sources that are seen are poorly understood. GLAST can contribute much to understanding these effects. Projects may range from analysis of data from previous related experiments to testing of GLAST components.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
This basic research laboratory is designed to probe the nucleus of the atom as a way of learning more about quarks, the particles that make up protons and neutrons in the atom’s nucleus. The accelerator delivers a continuous beam to a target. When the beam collides with its target, particles scatter. By studying the speed, direction, and energy of the scattered particles, scientists learn more about the nucleus. This lab is located in Newport News, Virginia, between Williamsburg and Norfolk/Virginia Beach on the coast of Virginia between the deep-channeled James and York Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for any of the DOE lab programs, submit an electronic application at the Department of Energy Web site at http://www.scied.science.doe. gov/SciEd/erulf/about.html. You must select a specific term when you apply. The application process runs on a 12-month cycle, which means that applications open on June 1 and close around May 20. To increase your chances of
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being selected, it is a good idea to select at least two lab choices on your application. References should be submitted by someone familiar with your academic achievements and your academic ability, such as college faculty members who teach science, technology, engineering, or mathematics courses. However, you may use former high school teachers, lab assistants, teaching assistants, or employers (especially if they are in a research setting). For summer interns, selection will consist of two rounds. In round one, your first-choice lab will view your application. In round two, both your first- and second-choice laboratories will look at your application. Throughout the process, you can receive only one offer. If you’re selected in the first round, your application will not appear in the second round. Fall and spring semesters have an open process with no rounds. Your application will be judged on your educational experience, research interests, and references. Researchers are looking for someone interested in the kind of research they are conducting and who will benefit from their expertise and facilities.
Naval Reactors Internship
To apply, complete the application for the summer term and check the box in question #22 to indicate that your application should include consideration for the SULI-NR program. Students who are not selected for SULI-NR will automatically have their completed applications evaluated for the standard SULI program at one of the other DOE national labs.
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE INTERNSHIP Summer Intern Program Office of the Graduate Dean Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester Point, VA 23062 Fax: (804) 684-7097 http://tethys.vims.edu/reu/apply.cfm
What You Can Earn: A stipend of $3075 for the 10-week program (paid on the first and 16th of the month), housing in a dormitory on the main campus, and transportation between campuses. In addition, most interns will receive travel costs to and from the program. Application Deadlines: Mid-February. Educational Experience: College juniors and seniors are preferred because of their better course preparation, but all students, including those traditionally underrepresented in the marine sciences, are encouraged to apply. Requirements: None specified.
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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is one of the largest coastal and estuarine science institutions in the world, with more than 65 faculty members and a graduate student body of more than 130. With its state-of-the-art oceanographic instrumentation and analytical facilities, a large fleet of coastal research vessels, a world-class marine science library, and a location near a variety of habitats ranging from freshwater tributaries to the coastal ocean, it can make a great summer internship experience! The School of Marine Science is a part of the College of William and Mary. Each year, 12 to 16 undergraduates with the Summer Intern Program study with faculty mentors for a summer research experience. As a summer intern, you’ll experience an individualized research experience along with a variety of group activities. You’ll work closely with a mentor and often within the context of a research team, and you’ll be expected to develop an individual project. Depending on the project, the summer may involve lots of hands-on experience in the field or laboratory or both. You’ll have access to one of the best marine science libraries in the country, as well as extensive computer facilities. You’ll be expected to work with your mentor to develop a
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project idea in the form of a brief research prospectus, conduct research, and then present results in a final program that is open to the VIMS community. Interns also prepare a summary research paper that is maintained in the program archives. In some cases, this has been the basis for a subsequent publication in scientific literature. Internships are available in many areas of marine science, including biological, geological, chemical, physical, environmental science, fisheries, and management. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program, VIMS, The College of William and Mary, private donors, and grants to individual faculty. Potential areas of internships include the following.
and fish; and the immunological responses to disease.
Aquaculture
Geology/Geological Oceanography
Cultivation of native and non-native species; effects of food quality on growth and reproduction of species in culture.
Benthic Ecology
Ecology of soft sediments, marshes, oyster reefs, or seagrass meadows; effects of pollution, nutrients, or disturbance on biodiversity and structure of invertebrate soft-sediment and vegetated communities; predator-prey interactions; effects of environmental factors growth and reproduction; effects of food-web structure on community function; bioenergetics of estuarine organisms.
Biogeochemistry and Marine or Environmental Chemistry
Cycling of carbon, nutrients, and contaminants; effects of microbial processes on carbon, nutrients, and oxygen in estuarine ecosystems; sources and characteristics of organic carbon in marine and estuarine sediments; biogeochemical processes governing the transport and fate of contaminants in the environment.
Biology, Immunology, and Disease Processes
The effects of environmental factors on disease in marine organisms; effects of nutrition and energy reserves on host/parasite interactions in shellfish
Conservation Ecology
The utility of marine sanctuaries for estuarine species; ecology and restoration of seagrasses; wetland or dune restoration; index development for effective management and conservation of estuarine habitats.
Fisheries
The application of techniques in molecular biology to help resolve problems in fishery science; factors affecting the population dynamics of commercial species; biology and ecology of billfish, tunas, sharks, and turtles. The effects of hydrodynamics on geomorphology and particle transport in estuaries; shoreline behavior (erosional hotspots) and its relationship to underlying geology; processes controlling sediment dispersal in coastal systems.
Hydrology
The effects of the coastal landscape on groundwater processes.
Physical Oceanography
Modeling physical processes such as estuarine circulation, waves, water residence time, and sediment transport in estuaries and lagoons; interactions of physical and biological processes.
Plankton Processes
You may choose to study the ecology of microbes, phytoplankton, and zooplankton; the effects of light availability and nutrients on plankton growth rates; temporal and spatial variations in zooplankton communities in estuaries; zooplankton predator-prey interactions; effects of zooplankton nutrient and carbon cycling in marine and estuarine environments.
Policy and Management
It’s not all work under a microscope—you can choose to investigate integrated coastal zone
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management, integrating science, and policy and public resource management.
HOW TO APPLY
Download the application at http://tethys.vims. edu/reu/apply.cfm. After filling it out, mail the following items together in a single envelope to the preceding address. Two letters of recommendation in sealed, signed envelopes; these letters should be from science faculty at your college or university and should address your academic and research capabilities/ potential. n An official copy of your transcript (this may be an original released to student). n
WELLESLEY COLLEGE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES INTERNSHIP Wellesley College Department of Biological Sciences 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481 (781) 283-3154 Fax: (781) 283-3642
[email protected] http://www.unc.edu/pmabs/northeast/wellesley. html
What You Can Earn: Stipend plus housing allowance. Application Deadlines: February 27 by 4:30 P.M. Educational Experience: Applicants should have completed introductory biology courses and have had at least one other course in the area of specialization. Graduating seniors are ineligible. Prefer-
ence will be given to those beginning or continuing academic year independent research. Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
OVERVIEW
As a research intern at Wellesley, you’ll help conduct research in the lab of one of the faculty advisors, participate in the group seminar-journal club and in seminars presented by biologists in research careers, attend field trips to a biotechnology company, industry, and/or ecological site, and work on a poster session in final week of project. Participants will be expected to contact their sponsor the spring before the summer internship begins and to begin suggested readings in preparation for the summer program.
HOW TO APPLY
Download and complete an application at http:// www.unc.edu/pmabs/northeast/wellesley.html. Mail it to the preceding address, along with three letters of recommendation from faculty, a resume, a personal statement, and an official transcript of grades. Be sure to note any research experience.
WHITNEY LABORATORY MARINE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES Undergraduate Coordinator The Whitney Laboratory 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd. St. Augustine, FL 32086-8623 (904) 461-4000
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Fax: (904) 461-4052 http://www.whitney.ufl.edu/reu/REUprogram. htm
What You Can Earn: Competitive stipend, travel expenses, and housing allowance. Application Deadlines: February 20 for the summer internship; at least two months before the start of other session internships. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
OVERVIEW
The Whitney Laboratory, a research institute of the University of Florida, offers training in marine biomedical research and biotechnology to students interested in exploring careers in science. The lab provides hands-on research experience using cellular, molecular, and neurobiology. As an intern here, in cooperation with a faculty supervisor, you’ll choose a project that fits with ongoing investigations and can be completed within the 10- to 12-week training period. You may work at any time during the year, but you should plan to stay for at least 10 weeks (preferably longer).
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, first fill out the information form at http://www.whitney.ufl.edu/reu/forms.htm. The form should be submitted electronically from the Web site or faxed or mailed to the preceding address. This form helps the lab determine if you satisfy National Science Foundation requirements
for funding your position and establish an address for future communication. Next, you should submit your application materials at least two months before your anticipated starting date. These materials include: your resume, including a list of courses and your grades n letters of reference from two people able to evaluate your academic performance and potential n a letter briefly describing your interests and goals and how work at the Whitney Laboratory would help you to achieve these goals n a list of the two or three projects (see list below) at the Whitney Laboratory that interest you the most, with an explanation of your selection. n
Choose from these projects: physiology and biochemistry of olfaction structure and function of ion channels n biochemistry of vision n membrane transport and microanalytical technology n synaptogenesis and synaptic physiology n molecular and cell biology of complex systems n molecular evolutionary ecology and marine biotechnology n neurogenomics, nanotechnology, and neuronal evolution n structure and function of neuropeptide receptors n cellular neurobiology and signal transduction. n n
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BOSTON CELTICS INTERNSHIP Boston Celtics, Human Resources 151 Merrimac Street Boston, MA 02114 Fax: (617) 722-4348 http://aol.nba.com/celtics/news/opportunities_ 001019.html
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must be enrolled in a degree program as a junior or senior undergraduate or a graduate student. You must be eligible to receive course credit toward your degree for the successful completion of the internship. See individual departments for more specific requirements. Requirements: Excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills; a serious interest in the field of the internship for which you would like to be considered; hard working, dedicated, and self-motivated; and able to function productively in a challenging environment. Prior experience in sports is preferred but not required. In addition to working the full 40-hour workweek, interns are required to work all home games; summer interns are required to work 40-hour workweeks.
OVERVIEW
A charter member of the Basketball Association of America (which evolved into the NBA), Boston flies more title banners from the rafters of its home arena than any other franchise. The mission of the Boston Celtics internship program is to educate its participants in all aspects of operating a professional sports organization. Through observation and practical experience, interns learn how to function in a professional environment that requires a high energy level, the ability to perform under pressure, and the utilization of essential time-management skills. Through these developments, the Boston Celtics strive to
prepare their interns to compete for positions in the professional sports industry. The Celtics accept interns in marketing, sales, community relations, media relations, operations, and basketball operations departments each semester (fall lasts from September through December, spring from January through May, and summer from May through August).
Community Relations
In this department, you’ll help manage and track all charitable donations and help manage various programs such as Stay in School, Read to Achieve, and community ticket programs. You’ll also handle incoming inquiries for the department. For this internship, the Celtics prefer interns with experience working with nonprofit organizations and who are comfortable working with and managing children and young adults.
Corporate Sales/Business Development
As an intern in this department, you’ll help provide marketing support to corporate sales and business development staff in creating sales tools to support sponsorship sales efforts. You’ll help develop market research, database marketing, and sales forecasting tools, and you’ll support game-night sponsorship activities. For this position, the Celtics prefer an MBA candidate or undergraduate working toward a B.S. in marketing or finance.
Information Technology
Interns here will help provide day-to-day computer support and network administration and conduct general OS, application, phone/voice mail and e-mail administration. You must be a candidate for a bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering, with proficiency in Windows hardware and software support with basic networking.
Marketing
As an intern here, you’ll get experience in marketing, promotions, and event management. You’ll help with coordinating game operations, half-time entertainment, game-night giveaways,
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and in-game entertainment, and you’ll be responsible for assisting with some administrative duties.
(such as econometrics). You also must have experience in executing successful statistical-analysis projects.
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Ticket Operations
Interns in this department help staff with all duties relating to media relations, help disseminate media information, and work on publications and Web sites. You also must be ready to assist with any other duties as needed.
Sales
In this internship, you’ll help support account executives with day-to-day activities and gamenight duties and check out new leads for group sales via the Internet. You’ll also use the ticketing system and database to help handle incoming calls and inquiries, coordinate mailings designated by sales staff and management, process payments and ticket requests from existing clients, and help with season-ticket holders and ticketing events. You’ll also help support the sales and marketing department on game nights.
Sponsorship Sales and Service
As an intern here, you’ll help create and prepare sales presentations, create and maintain material directory, and update and maintain a collateral tracking system for sponsor programs and sponsor review books. You’ll also help with gamenight sponsor hospitality events and promotions and other game-night sponsor needs; help with sponsor communications regarding ad materials, specs and logos; update and post sponsor content on Celtics.com; monitor execution of in-arena sponsored elements; and maintain sponsor storage areas.
Statistics
Interns in this department will help design and execute statistical analysis, gather and format data, decide an analysis approach, execute analysis, and interpret results. Candidates should have a degree in, or be a candidate for a degree in, statistics or another major with focus on statistical analysis
Interns here will help resolve client concerns or issues related to their accounts, provide operational support related to all season and groupticket accounts, maintain computerized records of all season and group accounts, and help with ticket promotions and community events, as well as other special events as requested.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for an internship, forward your resume and cover letter to the preceding address.
CBS-4 (KCNC-TV) SPORTS DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP KCNC-TV Sports Internship Coordinator 1044 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80203 (303) 830-6464; (800) 444-5262 Fax: (303) 830-6593 http://news4colorado.com/employment/local_ story_116121756
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: January 1 for spring session; April 1 for summer session; August 1 for fall session. Educational Experience: A junior or senior in college. Requirements: Minimum GPA of 2.5 for fall and spring application and 3.0 for summer application; three nine-hour days a week for three months.
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OVERVIEW
CBS-4 is Channel 4 (KCNC-TV) in Denver, Colorado. As an intern in the sports department, you’ll be responsible for logging sporting events, helping producers and anchors produce a newscast and shadowing a reporter on stories.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, mail an application to the preceding address (e-mailed applications will not be accepted). An application must include a cover letter, resume, official transcript, letter of recommendation from a professor or previous employer, and a letter from a different professor than indicated above (or an academic advisor) stating that the internship is for credit at the school you are attending.
CHICAGO BEARS GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP Chicago Bears Halas Hall 1000 Football Drive Lake Forest, IL 60045 (847) 295-6600 http://www.chicagobears.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: May 31. Educational Experience: College student seeking a degree in graphic design. Requirements: Knowledge of the printing process and working knowledge of Quark, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign in a Mac environment. Must be able to take direction and balance multiple projects; exceptional communication and organizational skills, commitment
to quality creative work, and ability to meet daily deadlines are required.
OVERVIEW
The Chicago Bears were one of the original teams in the National Football League (NFL) when it formed in 1933. Coached by the legendary George Halas from 1933 until his retirement in 1968, the Bears have won six NFL championships and are represented in the Pro Football Hall of Fame by 26 players. The Chicago Bears are offering an internship in graphic design within their Internet/new media department. Interns will collaborate with the director of creative services to ensure that the appropriate message is communicated and the brand image is consistent. Responsibilities include design of marketing collateral, logos, advertising, Web graphics, newsletter, magazines, and other Chicago Bears print and Web media.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at http://footballjobs.teamworkonline. com/teamwork/jobs/apply.cfm?jobid=5659&aid= 1459&supcat=325&subcat=2211.
CHICAGO BULLS TICKET SALES REPRESENTATIVE INTERNSHIP Chicago Bulls, Internship Coordinator 1901 W. Madison Street Chicago, IL 60612-2459 http://aol.nba.com/bulls/news/internship_ 010328.html
What You Can Earn: Minimum wage as a draw against commissions earned ($6.50 per hour), a
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flat fee tiered commission structure for all sales that exceed the minimum wage draw, and weekly/ monthly bonus potential. Parking and lunch at the United Center are provided daily, free of charge, and employees will receive two complimentary tickets for each home Bulls game. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A four-year college degree. Sports administration, business, advertising, marketing, communications, or liberal arts degrees are preferred. Requirements: An interest in sports marketing or a career in sales, excellent verbal and written skills, willingness to be a team player, a positive attitude, self-confidence, professionalism, integrity, motivation, and a very strong work ethic. Sales experience, although not required, is very helpful.
COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX INTERNSHIP
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The Chicago Bulls made their NBA debut in 1966, but their most significant move in came in the 1984 college player draft, when the team selected Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina. Jordan, arguably the greatest player in NBA history, led the Bulls to six league championships in eight years. The Bulls offer internships for ticket representatives, to be responsible for soliciting new season and group ticket business by telephone; each intern is expected to make a minimum of 50 new phone calls a day (leads are provided). Interns also will handle all incoming requests for season and group ticket information and provide additional support to the ticket and marketing departments when necessary. The internship begins in July and ends in February, Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Although there are no guarantees for fulltime employment once the internship ends, individuals who excel are considered for future positions or placement with another organization.
HOW TO APPLY
Send a cover letter and resume to the preceding address.
Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball Club 4385 Tutt Boulevard Colorado Springs, CO 80922 (719) 597-1449, ext. 351 http://www.skysox.com/subpage. asp?page=internships#
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: See specific requirements for individual internships below.
The Sky Sox are the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies that play in the Pacific Coast League. Formerly the Hawaii Islanders, the Sky Sox moved to Colorado Springs in January of 1988. They play their home games at Sky Sox Stadium, located 10 miles east of downtown Colorado Springs; their offices are located in the stadium complex. There are three classifications of minor league baseball: Triple A, Double A and Single A. The Pacific Coast League consists of Triple-A teams, one level below the major leagues. The Sky Sox have been affiliated with the Colorado Rockies of the National League since 1993. The Sky Sox offer the opportunity to learn the business of baseball from the ground up to seven full-time interns. Internships are available for a season, all beginning in early January and ending sometime in September. The internships include corporate sales (advertising, promotional sponsorships, ticket plans), preseason ticket-book sales (Bonus Books), group sales, and work in one of the following areas: public relations, promotions, operations, or box office. The Sky Sox expect that interns consider themselves a part of the staff. Within minor league baseball, the front-office staff performs duties at
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all levels of management and maintenance. From time to time, staff members will be required to help sell tickets, help in the on-site restaurant, interact with players and coaches, and pull tarp over field and other tasks, in addition to their primary duties. Everyone working in minor league baseball wears many different hats, and a willingness to go above and beyond one’s normal duties is expected.
Box Office
During the preseason, you’ll help with advertising and group sales and prepare ticket packages. During the season, you’ll help handle box office ticket transactions; prepare ticket packages; print group tickets; schedule birthday parties; handle all pass lists (front office, home clubhouse, and visiting clubhouse); coordinate ticket outlet distribution; reconcile daily tickets and cash; and handle group sales and front desk shifts. Candidates should have the ability to solve problems, good interpersonal skills, the ability to think on one’s feet, and basic computer skills (Word and Excel).
Group Sales
During the preseason, you’ll help with group sales, corporate event planning, and ticket office and catering operations. Sales are the highest priority during this time. During the season, you’ll also help with printing of group tickets, daily coordination of group events including set-up, client support, and customer relations. Candidates should be able to solve problems and think quickly, have good inter-personal skills, be self-motivated., and have good basic math and computer skills (Word and Excel).
Operations
During the preseason, you’ll help with advertising and group sales and help hire and train game-day employees in March and April. During the season, you’ll help manage game-day employees/stadium staff, supervise parking lot operations, work with grounds crew on daily game-day field preparation, do stadium maintenance, upkeep stadium sky box
suites, set up closed circuit TV system, and handle group sales and front desk shifts. Candidates should have basic mechanical ability and a willingness to get their hands dirty, good interpersonal skills, and self-motivation.
Promotions
During the preseason, interns will be responsible for advertising sales; group sales; planning/coordinating the season in-game promotional schedule; maintaining the fan rewards program database; preparing memorabilia for the Sky Sox Youth Foundation Auctions; and collecting ad copy for scorecard/insert. During the season, you’ll help participate in daily promotional meetings; coordinate with corporate sponsors; prepare for daily promotional activities (such as on-field games/activities, pregame giveaways, and upkeep of promotional items/equipment); schedule concourse table space and national anthem singers; maintain the fan rewards program database; and coordinate with local schedule outlets. Candidates should be able to multitask, have good interpersonal skills and problem-solving capabilities, and be able to think on their feet.
Public Relations
As an intern in this area, you’ll work from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. during preseason in advertising sales, group sales, preparing team publications (media guide, program, and season ticket holder newsletter), and collecting sponsor ad copy (print/radio). Corporate sales are the highest priority during this time. In-season duties include updating daily statistical books; preparing daily game/media notes; maintaining working press box; coordinating with local/national media outlets; writing press releases; updating the official team Web site (http://www.skysox. com); operating souvenir sales carts (every other game); coordinating with flagship station on radio spot rotation; and shifts in group sales and front desk. Candidates should have good writing, interpersonal, and computer skills (Word, Excel,
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PageMaker, and Web site maintenance software), and be self-motivated.
HOW TO APPLY
Download an application at http://www.skysox. com/content/intern_application.pdf and submit it to the preceding address.
INDIANA PACERS INTERNSHIP Indiana Pacers, Internship Coordinator 1 Conseco Court 125 S. Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 917-2500
What You Can Earn: Unpaid; commission for sales internships. Application Deadlines: See specific internships below. Educational Experience: See specific internships below. Requirements: See specific internships below.
OVERVIEW
The Indiana Pacers joined the NBA for the 1966– 67 season. The team was one of four from the rival American Basketball Association to be accepted into the NBA when the two leagues merged. After struggling for their first 15 seasons, the Pacers became one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, reaching the conference finals five times and the NBA finals in 2000. Those selected to be a Pacers intern will acquire practical knowledge through hands-on experience and will gain the invaluable skills necessary to compete for jobs in the sports industry when their program is completed. The Indiana Pacers offer internship positions in ticket sales; premium
sales; event planning; game operations; broadcast production; sponsorship sales and promotions; community relations; media relations; basketball video; and sports marketing. While you will see some similarities in their descriptions, most of their internship positions are different in their responsibilities and time commitments.
Athletic Training
Interns in this area will help the training staff of the Indiana Pacers run their department and will assist in the daily operation of the department. Special projects will be assigned. Interns in this area should be pursuing a degree in physical therapy or athletic training.
Broadcast Production
These interns will help the broadcast department log all Pacers game and production tapes; maintain the video edit suite, video library, and tape stock; and serve as production assistant for all Pacers programming. Interns will work at least 20 hours a week in one of three sessions: September through December, January through April, or June through August. The production intern must be available in fourhour shifts (minimum) and during some home games. Interns will be responsible for logging all Pacers game and production tapes and maintaining the video edit suite, video library, and tape stock and will serve as production assistant for all Pacers programming, including Pacers television network broadcasts, Pacers cable, and Pacers Full-Court TV show. Interns also may help with video research, script writing, and grip work for location shoots. Candidates should be majoring in video production or related majors or have production backgrounds. Candidates also should have an excellent attitude, extensive knowledge of basketball and the NBA, good written and verbal communication skills, and the willingness and ability to work flexible schedules. Knowledge of broadcast cameras, VTRs, editing systems, character generators, lighting, and computers is desired.
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Community Relations
Interns in Community Relations will assist this department in planning and implementing community-related events, help with game day/night responsibilities, and perform project work for the community relations department and the Pacers Foundation. Positions are for 40 hours a week, from either September through January (first half of the season), January through May (second half of the season), or May through August. Dates are somewhat flexible. Interns in this area contribute to the writing of in-game announcements, public service announcements, and so on for the community relations department and Pacers Foundation. You’ll also help coordinate and implement community relations programs and Pacers Foundation events, help coordinate internal autograph sessions, and work some game nights and help the department with implementation of game day/night elements. You’ll also report on and research information pertaining to the community relations department and Foundation and help other front-office departments as needed. General office duties will include data entry; answering phones; copying; filing; faxing; maintaining mailing lists; collating; distributing packets and mass mailings; responding to fan mail; and helping with various aspects of the newsletter. You should be creative and detail oriented and have excellent organizational skills, strong written and verbal skills, excellent computer skills, and the ability to work a flexible schedule, including some weekends and evenings. The ability to meet deadlines and work on multiple tasks in a timely manner is preferred, as is some experience in special events planning. Marketing, sports administration, communications, or related business majors are preferred.
Community Relations – Indiana Fever
Interns in this area will help the community relations department plan and implement community relations events for the Indiana Fever. Interns will be involved with grassroots marketing efforts
geared to increase interest in the WNBA and Fever, both during the season and off-season. Interns will have game day/night responsibilities (if applicable) as well as perform project work for the department. You’ll work 40 hours a week during one of three sessions: August through January, January through May, or May through August. Dates are somewhat flexible. As an intern here, you’ll help coordinate internal autograph sessions and work some game nights and help the community relations department implement game day/night elements. You’ll also help other front-office departments as needed and help coordinate and implement community relations programs and Pacers Foundation events. In addition, you may report on and research information pertaining to community relations and the Pacers Foundation, perform general office duties, and contribute to the writing of in-game announcements and public service announcements. Candidates should have strong written, verbal, computer, and organizational skills, and be creative, detail oriented, and able to work flexible schedules (with some evenings and weekends), meet deadlines, and work on multiple tasks in a timely manner. Candidates should be current undergraduate or graduate students majoring in marketing, sports administration, communications, or business; some experience in special events planning is helpful.
Event Coordinator/Meeting Planner
Interns in the event department will assist managers in event planning to schedule, plan, and implement all types of events taking place at Conseco Fieldhouse. You’ll be responsible for dealing with patrons at events and working with event coordinators on production details. You’ll work with the box office, deal with various promoters and meeting planners, and work with promoters and agents regarding event scheduling and event calendars. You’ll help input data to maintain accuracy of calendars and scheduling and do general office work such as data entry, answering phones, copying, filing, faxing, collating, and distributing departmental information.
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Internships in this position run January through May, May through July, and August through December and are 40 hours a week (including weekends and evenings; schedule must be flexible). Candidates should have some production knowledge (concert; radio; television; theatre; game operations); be computer literate with knowledge of Windows, Excel, the Internet, and e-mail, and have strong organizational skills. You must be able to track and manage details of events from start to finish and work with managers to make events run smoothly. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required. Candidates should be majoring in sports marketing, recreation, or hospitality. Professional volunteer or student event coordination experience and work experience in an entertainment or sports venue are preferred.
Fever Video
This intern will help record Indiana Fever practices for Fever coaching staff. Interns will assist with basic edits and maintenance of tape stock and video room. Fever video interns must be available to assist with Indiana Fever home games and therefore must be flexible with schedule (including weekends). Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Windows programs is required. Candidates must be eager to learn and operate various types of digital-editing equipment. Basketball/coaching experience is a plus.
Game Operations and Promotions
Interns in this department will help coordinate talent bookings for Pacers and/or Fever home games, help with the Pacers and Fever mascots on their appearances, help with invoicing and contracts as necessary for appearances and talent bookings, and help coordinate and execute game timeouts, contests, game activities, and events prior to, during, and after games. Interns will work 20 to 30 hours a week during either the full season (September 1 through May 1) or the summer (May 1 through August 30). You’ll also sit in on all game-operations meetings as well as marketing meetings. You’ll be given
various assignments and projects to work on, including interaction and information exchange with other NBA teams and WNBA teams. Candidates should have excellent writing, phone, and computer skills (Microsoft Word) and be detail oriented and able to keep track of multiple calendars and deal with internal and external clients in a professional manner. You should be a marketing, sports administration, or related business major.
Group Ticket Sales
Interns will work with the ticket sales and service staff in all aspects of group sales-related events. The successful candidate should have solid marketing and interpersonal skills.
Human Resources
Interns in this area will help the human resources department with various day to day generalist duties as well as work on relevant projects within the department.
Internet Marketing
With three Web site covering the NBA Pacers, WNBA Fever and Conseco Fieldhouse events, this small department has large responsibilities working with all areas of Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Candidates should have a wide variety of interests, including writing, Web design, graphics, publishing, database management, and e-mail marketing.
Media Relations
Interns in media relations will help in game-day setup of the media work room, get post-game quotes from visiting coaches and players, distribute monthly media clippings, and help in compiling statistical/historical information. You also may help with administrative tasks such as data entry, copying, filing, faxing, and so on. Interns work at least 35 hours a week, from either September through January, January through end of season, or mid-June through August or September. Candidates should be college juniors, seniors, or graduate students majoring in media/public
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relations, communications, or journalism. You should have strong writing skills, interviewing experience, good communications skills (verbal and written), and be adaptable, able to meet deadlines, able to work under pressure, and available for long hours. Computer and basketball knowledge is a plus.
Merchandising
Interns in this area will support the merchandising department, helping with the selection of items to be carried in the company’s retail outlets, helping with projects involving warehousing and inventory-control management, and helping with retail sales, as well as supporting the department on a variety of special projects. This internship opportunity is for the fall semester only.
Pacers Foundation
Interns will assist with grant review, accommodation, and evaluation; help contribute to the longterm strategy of the Pacers Foundation; help with the foundation’s annual report and the community relations newsletter; correspond with organizations around the state about scholarship programs; and plan special-event functions. For either the summer or fall, you will work between 20 and 40 hours a week, from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Some nights and weekends are required, depending on events. Interns here will help with grant review, grant recommendation and evaluation, and correspondence to high schools and universities regarding scholarship programs, as well as with editing information for the annual report and community-relations newsletter. In addition, interns may help with day-to-day administrative duties, preplanning for special-event fund-raisers, correspondence with donors and grant recipients, and development of foundation strategy, along with the long-range planning committee. Interns will be required to perform community relations department activities and game-related activities. Candidates should have excellent writing and organizational skills, some familiarity with the nonprofit sector, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access.
Premium Sales/Club Seat Sales
Interns in the premium sales department will assist with premium sales and service events and activities, including receptions and game-night activities, and will help support the department’s efforts in providing excellent service to all their premium seat holders. Interns in this area also will help with planning and implementing new ideas, attending out of office sales calls, and working on any number of department-related projects. Interns will work 40 hours a week, either during January through May, May through August, or August through January. As an intern, you’ll help with premium sales activities and events, including receptions and game-night activities. You’ll also take part in brainstorming, planning and implementing ideas and proposals in the department, attending out of office sales calls, and completing a project that applies some knowledge of a problem or opportunity currently confronting the department. Candidates should be majors in business, sales, or sports marketing; sales experience is a plus. You should have strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent organization and computer skills, and be a creative and outgoing self-starter.
Sponsorship Sales
Interns in the sponsorship area will help with sponsor activities and events, including receptions, game-night entertainment, and so on. You’ll also initiate, implement, and complete a project designed to solve a problem or create an opportunity in the sponsorship sales and promotions area. Internship dates are somewhat flexible, but generally run from September 1 to December 31 (first half of season); January 1 to May 15 (second half of season); or May 15 to August 31. All internships require 20-plus hours a week. As an intern in this department, you’ll help implement and complete a project that applies some knowledge of a problem or opportunity currently confronting the sales department. This project must be significant and have an ongoing practical value to the Pacers following the completion of the internship. You’ll also help with
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sponsor activities and events, including receptions, game-night entertainment, and so on. You’ll also attend two or three out-of-office calls with an account executive and possibly attend one with the director of sponsorship sales. You’ll help brainstorm, plan, and implement sponsorrelated promotions and sales proposals. In addition, you’ll be responsible for general office duties such as data entry, answering phones, copying, filing, faxing, collating, and distributing departmental information. Candidates should be majoring in business, sports marketing, or sales. You must have strong communications and computer skills and be creative, a selfstarter, well-organized, and enthusiastic.
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Ticket Sales
Broadcast Production
These interns will help the ticket sales department with ticket sales activities and events. Enthusiasm for sales and sales experience are helpful. Internships are 20 to 30 hours a week (flexible) from either May 1 through August 15, September to December, or January through May. Dates are flexible according to college schedules. Internships in this department will help implement and complete a project that applies some knowledge of a problem or opportunity currently confronting the sales and promotion department. This project must be significant and have ongoing practical value to the Pacers following the completion of the internship. You’ll also be responsible for general office duties such as data entry, answering phones, copying, filing, faxing, maintaining lists, collating, and distributing departmental information. Telephone sales (for commission sales positions only) are also included. You’ll help with ticket sales activities and events, including receptions and game-night entertainment, and help in brainstorming, planning, and implementing ticket sales plans, ideas, and proposals. Candidates should be enthusiastic, creative, outgoing, well organized, and self-starters, with strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent computer knowledge. Candidates should be majoring in business, sports marketing, sales, or related areas.
You may submit your resume, indicating the individual department in which you’re interested, to the preceding address. Or you may send your resume via e-mail to
[email protected]. If you apply via e-mail, you should attach your resume and specify the internship title in the subject line. Any candidate selected as a finalist will be interviewed at the Pacers front office in Indianapolis; travel or accommodations will be at the intern’s own expense, during both the selection process and internship. The following internships have more specific application requirements. All applicants will be reviewed by a broadcasting panel and will be invited for preliminary interviews. Two weeks after the final interviews, the intern will be selected and all applicants will be notified by phone.
Community Relations
Although this department accepts applications year round, you should submit your formal application at least three months before the period for which you are applying. Applicants will receive acknowledgment of receipt of their applications.
Community Relations—Indiana Fever
You should submit your resume two to three months prior to the period for which you are applying. Applications will be kept on file until one month before the start of an internship period. At that time, between six to eight students will be selected to come in, at their own expense, for the interview process. Finalists will be contacted by phone to schedule an interview. If you aren’t selected for an interview, you’ll be notified in writing.
Event Internship
Apply by October 31 for January; by March 31 for May; and by June 30 for August. All resumes will be reviewed, and the top applicants will be called
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to set up an interview. In some cases, phone interviews may be considered when the cost of travel is unreasonable.
Game Operations and Promotions
You should submit a formal application four months before the starting date. All applicants will receive acknowledgment of receipt of their applications, which will be kept on file until two months before the start of an internship period. At that time, you’ll be selected to come in, at your own expense, for the interview process.
Media Relations
You must have your cover letter and resume mailed to the preceding address six months prior to the semester you wish to do your internship. All students will be notified by telephone of their interview status if they meet the criteria. Otherwise, a letter will be mailed to you. If you are selected for an interview, an appropriate time for the interview will be set up. You will need to travel at your own expense.
Pacers Foundation
Applications for this internship are rolling; you may apply anytime.
Premium Sales/Club Seat Sales
Applications are accepted year round, but the Pacers suggest you submit your formal application at least two to three months prior to the period for which you are applying. Qualified candidates will be contacted by phone to set up a formal interview. About six to eight people will be selected to come in at their own expense for an interview, three or four weeks prior to the start of the internship program. Finalists will be contacted by phone to schedule an interview. If you are not selected for an interview, you will be contacted in writing.
Sponsorship Sales
Although this department accepts applications year round, you should submit your formal application at least two to three months before the period for which you are applying. Six to eight students will
be selected to come in at their own expense for an interview, three to four weeks before the start of the internship program. Finalists will be contacted by phone to schedule an interview. If you are not selected for an interview, you will be notified in writing.
Ticket Sales
Although this department accepts applications year round, you should submit your formal application at least two to three months before the period for which you are applying. Candidates will be selected to come in at their own expense for an interview, two months before the start of the internship program. Finalists will be contacted by phone to schedule an interview. If you are not selected for an interview, you will be notified in writing.
KANSAS CITY BLADES INTERNSHIP Kansas City Blades Internship Coordinator 1800 Genesse Kansas City, MO 64102 Fax: (816) 842-6673
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but academic credit is available. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Unspecified. Requirements: 20-40 hours a week; game-night internships require 10 hours a week plus evenings and weekends.
OVERVIEW
The Kansas City Blades have been active members in the local community since 1990 and serve as a catalyst for community pride and spirit. From clinics, school assemblies, and community festivals to hospital visits, grand openings, and
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in-arena events, the Blades are involved in hundreds of programs and events throughout the community each season that enhance the mental, physical, and social welfare of Kansas City citizens.
Fax: (720) 931-1547
[email protected] http://www.pepsicenter.com/About/Intern_Desc. asp?EmploymentID=int3
Game Night Only
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: April 11. Educational Experience: You must be able to receive academic credit for the experience; specific educational requirements vary by department and are listed below. Requirements: Proof that you’re covered under your school’s workers compensation insurance. Other specific requirements vary by department and are listed below.
Between October and May, three intern positions are available in the game operations and marketing department, where you’ll help with on-ice promotions, fund-raising events, giveaway distribution, and mascot escorts.
Off Season Internships
The Kansas City Blades offer one or two internship positions between May and September in the marketing department. As an intern here, you’ll help plan promotional events during the summer, attend promotional events, research for sponsorship sales, design the monthly Kids Club Newsletter, and help sales staff with mailings to current and potential ticket buyers.
Season Internships
Full-time internships are available between August to May in the marketing department, helping with games, designing the monthly Kids Club Newsletter operations, planning and attending promotional events, and promoting games.
HOW TO APPLY
Send your resume to the preceding address.
KROENKE SPORTS ENTERPRISES INTERNShiP KSE Internship Program 1000 Chopper Circle Denver, CO 80204
OVERVIEW
Kroenke Sports Enterprises is the Rocky Mountain West’s leading provider of live sports and entertainment events, where you'll see the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, Colorado Rapids, Pepsi Center, and the Altitude Sports & Entertainment network. The KSE Summer Internship Program consists of a range of internship opportunities in departments throughout the organization. The following are brief descriptions of KSE internships. The duties are tentative and can change depending on business needs.
Altitude Affiliate Marketing
This internship teaches students about the relationship between a TV network and its affiliates. You’ll help with affiliate research, monthly newsletters and press releases, special events, and updating materials on affiliate Web site. Business majors are preferred.
Altitude Production
This internship gives students hands-on experience in studio production and live events. You may log tapes, record television feeds, write scripts, and perform research. Candidates should be radio, TV, film, or communications majors.
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Altitude Programming
This internship allows students to see what goes into developing a programming lineup. You’ll be involved in researching TV listings (local, regional, and national), programming opportunities, and programming partner Web site. You’ll also compile and mail programming documents.
Community Relations
This internship teaches students about community affairs, fund-raising, special events, and other charitable initiatives of KSE. The ideal intern should have strong communication and interpersonal skills and a desire to help the community.
Corporate Sales/Sponsorship Marketing
This internship shows students what goes into the relationship with sponsors, including research, promotions, special events, and customer service. Business majors are preferred.
Corporate Travel
This internship allows students to learn about corporate travel sales and service, the Apollo airline reservation system, and international travel and bookings. You should have strong communication and customer service skills.
Event Operations
This internship teaches students what goes into putting on an event at Pepsi Center. You may be involved in event planning, facility surveys and research, game-day productions, and special projects as needed.
Game Entertainment
This internship teaches students about promotions and entertainment at Colorado Rapids games. You may be involved in securing halftime entertainment and anthem singers, as well as preparing in-game promotions and throwing t-shirts. You should be comfortable in front of large crowds and must be able to work two hours before and through the completion of all Colorado Rapids home games.
Information Technology
This internship allows students to get hands-on experience in hardware/software installation, support, and troubleshooting. Strong communication skills are needed, and any previous IT training is a plus.
Lacrosse Operations
This internship gives students a close look at the daily operations of a professional sports team. You may also be involved in the development of a new KSE venture, National Development Program (NDP) Lacrosse.
Premium Sales and Service
This internship allows students to work with the Suite and Club Seats sales team. You may be involved in sales and service, arena/event operations, and setting up the club level on event days.
Rapids Media Relations
This internship teaches students the relationship between the Colorado Rapids soccer club and the local/national media. You’ll be involved in writing media guides, press releases, and updating coloradorapids.com. The ideal candidate is a journalism or communications major, and the ability to speak and/or write in Spanish is a plus.
Youth and Fan Development
This internship allows students to work with KSE’s youth initiatives, including the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Mammoth Kids Clubs, Avalanche street hockey program, Junior Nuggets, Break the Ice, Rapids Dribble Pass & Score, and school and mascot appearances. The ideal intern should enjoy working with children and be available for nights and weekends.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the summer internship program, send a cover letter and one-page resume via e-mail, mail, or fax to the preceding address. If there are specific
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internships you’re interested in, mention them in your cover letter. Students selected for an interview will be contacted by a hiring manager within a few weeks after the deadline.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS INTERNSHIP Los Angeles Lakers Attn: Internship Program 555 North Nash Street El Segundo, CA 90245 (310) 419-3100
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates and grad students (within two years of graduation). Requirements: Must live in the Los Angeles area.
OVERVIEW
Six-time NBA champs, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the world’s most prestigious sports franchises. The Lakers’ purple-and-yellow uniforms have been worn by stars such as Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, James Worthy, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant. The franchise moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles before the start of the 1960–61 NBA season. The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the league’s elite teams, thanks to its roster of all-time greats. Since moving from Minneapolis, the Lakers have won nine NBA titles. Interns work in the public relations office at least one day a week as well as on game nights, which occur about eight times a month. Also, interns work at all home Laker’s games, dinners at the arena on game nights, and other Lakers functions (Stay in School, Jam Session, and so on).
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your resume, cover letter, and recommendations to the preceding address.
NASCAR DIVERSITY INTERNSHIP NASCAR Diversity Internship 1801 W. International Speed Blvd Daytona Beach, FL 32114
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: March for the summer session. Educational Experience: College students of any major. Requirements: An interest in the motorsports industry; must be of Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Island, African American, Hispanic, or other minority descent.
OVERVIEW
The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a sanctioning organization for various classes of automobile racing throughout the United States, including the Nextel Cup and Busch Series. Founded in the Southeast, NASCAR racing has spread in popularity throughout the country. The organization is committed to attaining greater diversity within its organization and throughout the industry. To help with this endeavor and assist in growing the industry’s representation of communities of color, NASCAR has created the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program to run from June through August. This program will provide meaningful opportunities for qualified candidates to work with NASCAR’s sanctioning body, NASCAR sponsors and licensees, NASCAR teams and tracks, and other motorsports-related companies.
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Minority college students will work in a 10-week summer program designed to introduce them to the world of NASCAR and the exciting career opportunities available throughout the motorsports industry. The program offers internship opportunities in broadcasting, communications, competition, design, engineering, event management, fund-raising, general business, licensing, marketing, media services, public relations, sales, and sports marketing.
the United States, including the Nextel Cup and Busch Series. Founded in the Southeast, NASCAR racing has spread in popularity throughout the country. The program offers a number of internship opportunities in broadcasting, communications, competition, design, engineering, event management, fund-raising, general business, licensing, marketing, media services, public relations, sales, and sports marketing. A sample of possible internships appears as follows.
HOW TO APPLY
Fall Public Relations Internship (Daytona Beach)
You can always check for current internship openings by visiting http://employment.nascar.com. If you are interested in a particular internship, you can e-mail your resume to the preceding address; be sure to include the position you are applying for and your salary history.
NASCAR INTERNSHIP NASCAR Internships 1801 W. International Speed Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114
[email protected] What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must have completed at least your sophomore year of college and must currently be an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Requirements: An interest in the motorsports industry computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
OVERVIEW
The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a sanctioning organization for various classes of automobile racing throughout
This intern will help in daily public relations activities, including writing press releases, correspondence, and various projects.
Summer Public Relations (Charlotte, North Carolina)
This public relations intern will help with daily public relations activities, including writing press releases, correspondence, and various projects to assist the public relations department.
Summer Brand/Consumer Marketing (Charlotte)
This intern will help with daily brand and consumer marketing activities, helping account executives with both market and media research results and related research projects.
Fall Series Operations (Daytona Beach)
This intern will help with daily series operations activities, helping account executives and coordinators and developing individual projects.
Fall Publishing (Charlotte)
This intern will help on all publishing projects and approvals, work with publishers on production needs and requests, and coordinate projects between offices. The intern also will update and maintain the NASCAR publishing library, conduct research for new business, retail programs, and the publishing industry as a whole, and will track all editorial materials in publications and create presentations for partners.
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HOW TO APPLY
You can always check for current internship openings by visiting http://employment.nascar.com. If you are interested in a particular internship, you can e-mail your resume to the preceding address; be sure to include the position you are applying for and your salary history.
NEW YORK RANGERS INTERNSHIP New York Rangers Human Resources Department Madison Square Garden 2 Penn Plaza 16th Floor New York, NY 10121
[email protected] http://www.newyorkrangers.com/employment.asp
What You Can Earn: $25 a day. Application Deadlines: First week of November for spring session (January through May); first week of March for summer session (June through August); first week of June for fall session (September through December). Educational Experience: Students must be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs. Undergraduate juniors and seniors are preferred, but qualified sophomores can be considered. Requirements: Between 25 and 40 hours per week; students must be eligible to earn credit through their university by submitting letters of credit eligibility from their academic advisers, indicating how many credits they will earn.
OVERVIEW
The New York Rangers were one of the National Hockey League’s “Original Six,” a term used to describe NHL teams prior to the league’s expansion in 1967. The Rangers joined the NHL in 1926
and won three Stanley Cups, emblematic of the NHL championship, over the next 14 years. It would be 54 years until the Rangers won another Stanley Cup, a drought that ranks as one of the most famous in sports. The New York Rangers Internship Program offers students real business exposure within the various departments of Madison Square Garden. Internships are available within the New York Rangers organization in administration/team operations, marketing, and public relations.
HOW TO APPLY
E-mail or mail applications for Madison Square Garden’s internship program to the preceding address. To become a Madison Square Garden intern, review your academic status with your professor/advisor and mail your resume along with the required letter of credit for further consideration. Your resume will be reviewed. If a suitable position is available, you will be contacted by human resources for an interview.
ORLANDO MAGIC INTERNSHIPS Orlando Magic, Human Resources Attn: Internship Program 8701 Maitland Summit Blvd. Orlando, FL 32810 Fax: (407) 916-2884
[email protected] What You Can Earn: $750 a month plus Sportsplex Athletic Club access, game tickets during Magic season, and a 25 percent discount at RDV Sportsplex retail stores. Application Deadlines: Apply by May or June for an internship for the entire season or by January or early February for the summer (May-August/September).
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Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and graduate students, along with recent college graduates (up to 18 months following graduation date). Requirements: Must work game nights, including weekends and holidays.
OVERVIEW
The Orlando Magic joined the NBA as an expansion team for the 1989–90 season. By drafting seven-foot, one-inch Shaquille O’Neal out of Louisiana State University, the team was an instant contender. In 1995, O’Neal led the Magic to the NBA finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets. Orlando Magic interns will acquire practical knowledge through hands-on experience and gain invaluable skills necessary to compete for jobs in the sports industry when their program is completed. Interns will work at least 40 hours a week from September 1 to May 31 (the entire NBA season) or from June 1 to August 31; dates are somewhat flexible. Internship positions are offered in arena operations/retail; broadcasting radio and tv production; business strategy; communications; community and government relations; corporate sales; fan relations; human resources; Latin affairs; marketing; Orlando Magic Youth Foundation; publicity; and strength and conditioning. Most intern positions differ in their responsibilities and time commitments.
Arena Operations/Retail
You’ll help the arena operations manager with event planning and game preparations, serve as a security checkpoint for all home games and distribute credentials, and help manage all aspects of program sales, including scheduling and supervision of game-night staff, receiving shipments of programs, and preparing monthly reports. You’ll also help prepare merchandise for game-day sales, be responsible for inventory control and handling money, help schedule and supervise game-night staff positions for security check-in, and help manage the online shop, including site management
and order processing. You’ll also be responsible for general office duties. Management, marketing, sports administration, communications, or related business majors are preferred. Candidates should have strong written and verbal skills, strong communication and organizational skills, solid knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, and the ability to work independently and lift up to 25 lbs. Event-management experience and forklift certification are preferred.
Broadcasting Radio and TV Production
As an intern here, you’ll help the assistant director of broadcasting and the radio producer for Magic radio broadcasts. You’ll be responsible for gathering pregame/post-game sound and conducting game-day interviews for all home games played at the TD Waterhouse Center. You’ll help gather production elements for all radio broadcasts and productions (including halftime features), feed to and retrieve sound from the NBA retrieval system, archive and log sounds bites and game broadcasts for future productions, maintain organization of audio suite and audio library, and write and produce commercials for Magic broadcasts, including upcoming game-promotion spots. You’ll also help the chief engineer complete engineering projects for video and radio. Audio production, journalism, communications, or a related major or production background is preferred, but prior engineering experience is not required. Candidates should be enthusiastic and have a solid knowledge of basketball, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and knowledge of audio recording equipment (minidisc, DAT, and so on). Tape editing, digital audio work stations, and some on-air experience are pluses.
Business Strategy
Interns in this area will help the director of business strategy and the corporate office with projects, ongoing research, analysis, and strategic planning. You’ll perform detailed research on new business strategies (via Internet and or/other resources), help with both long- and short-term strategic planning,
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provide additional support to the director of business strategy, help maintain the office and project files, prepare correspondence, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll also help organize all project communication. Gamenight responsibilities will vary depending on the scope of current projects. This internship is reserved for recent college grads or graduate students with business, sports management, or related majors. Candidates should have strong accounting and budgeting skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, handle multiple tasks and prioritize goals, and be proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
Communications
In-season interns will help with Magic Magazine (the team magazine) and Hoop (the game program); all interns will help with the Internet site, media guide, and department manuals. You’ll also help with the NBA draft media-viewing party and summer league (summer only); prepare daily news clippings from local, national and international news media and the Internet; participate in planning, setting up, and controlling all aspects of press conferences; write press releases and follow through with the editing process; distribute press conference and post-game quotes to local and national media; and coordinate video and slide libraries. You’ll also help with game-day/night operations; be responsible for media credentials; be responsible for keeping and updating team statistics during the NBA season (in-season interns); help create public relations plans and follow through with specific community projects; organize and implement High School Media Day (in-season interns only); and perform general office duties as needed. Candidates should be college senior or graduate students or recent college graduates in sports management, public relations, communications, journalism, or related majors. Candidates should have excellent writing and communication skills and be self-starters who can meet deadlines and think creatively; available to work long, irregular hours; able
to handle several simultaneous projects; work well with others; and be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and QuarkXPress. Previous SID experience is preferred; basketball knowledge is a plus.
Community & Government Relations
Interns will help coordinate and evaluate all community relations programs, including holiday programs, community ticket programs, NBA Read to Achieve, Awareness Months, and OMYF events. You’ll also help with monthly events by coordinating communication to schools, gathering incentive items for the youth involved, recruiting volunteers if needed, working with creative services on any signage needed, and assisting in the development of the agenda and other logistics. Interns also will manage the ticket program by developing relationships with community partners, database management, distribution and tracking tickets, and reporting the number of tickets used per home game to your supervisor. Helping with Magic Magazine and Web site articles for all community relations programs is another part of the internship, along with general office duties. In addition, you’ll work all home games by being the main contact through radio communication to troubleshoot any issues as they relate to community relations and help evaluate and track all programs. Candidates should be college seniors or graduate students (or recent college graduates) with marketing, sports administration, communications, or related business majors. Candidates should have strong written and verbal communication skills, flexibility to work long hours, and the ability to meet deadlines, balance multiple tasks, and think and write creatively. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel is required; experience with special event planning, community relations, community service work, public relations, multitasking, and database management are preferred but not required.
Corporate
As an intern in this area, you’ll help organize sponsor activities and events and update and distribute weekly reports on inventory sold and sponsor
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promotions. You’ll also help update current sponsor lists and the Magic Magazine distribution list, attend client meetings, gather information, and write the corporate sales Magic Magazine spotlight page each month. You’ll maintain and create a supply of welcome kits and sales kits, make all necessary deliveries, fulfill any internal or external requests, and work all Magic game nights (duties include staffing the corporate sales ticket window, game-night set up, and take down of signs and promotions). You’ll complete a significant project that applies some knowledge of a problem or opportunity currently confronting the corporate sales division. You’ll also participate in weekly departmental sales and game-related marketing meetings, attend all planned intern-related functions, and promote ticket sales as they relate to the ticket synergy program. Candidates should be college juniors or seniors, graduate students, or recent college graduates with business, marketing, or sales-related majors. Candidates should have strong verbal and written communication skills, and be a creative and outgoing self-starter. Candidates should be well organized, with an enthusiasm for sales and proficiency in Microsoft Word; knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and mail merges is a plus.
Fan Relations
Interns in this area will help fan relations representatives by answering questions and help service representatives’ accounts and develop strong client relationships with season ticket account holders, through regular communication and contact opportunities, including telephone, e-mail and in-game visits. Interns also will be responsible for working at all Magic home games, staffing the TD Waterhouse Centre/Magic Will Call, Guaranteed Giveaways table, Guest Service windows, and fan relations booth on the concourse. In addition, interns will help review surveys of season ticket holders and communicate with season ticket holders to gauge satisfaction levels and to inform them of upcoming season ticket holder exclusive events. Interns will also answer phones and respond to e-mails, process incoming mail and faxes, track
general trends regarding fan comments, and help with all season ticket holder events, including first-year orientation and open practices. Finally, interns will help organize and distribute season ticket holder gifts and birthday cards; help plan, organize, and execute season ticket holder events.; help the Orlando Magic booster club Hoop Troop as the Magic liaison for game-night needs and membership meeting assistance; and help with departmental marketing strategies and fan communication efforts, including the orlandomagic. com fan relations page and Magic Magazine. Candidates should have completed course work in marketing, communications, or similar fields; have excellent computer skills (Word and Excel required); excellent oral and written communication skills; proven organizational and time-management skills; research and analysis skills and experience; the ability to handle and prioritize multiple assignments; and excellent interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and the flexibility to work long and irregular hours are necessary. Marketing experience is preferred.
Human Resources
Interns in this area will help with all aspects of recruitment (scheduling of drug testing and background checks, respond to inquires, application data/file management); help with new hire packets; recruitment filing system; and create new hire personnel files. Interns also will help with job fairs and special recruiting events, answer employment questions, and create a job description book and online files. Interns also will help with benefits administration; monthly benefit enrollment for new hires and preparation related to the session; the audit and process of monthly insurance billing; coordinate 401(k) quarterly distribution instruction mailings; and attend College of Knowledge sessions. Interns also coordinate the Magic Game Ticket distribution, compile data for exit summary reports; help with terminations, I-9, and medical filing; with merit review process; and help with Game Night and special project duties as needed. Candidates should be juniors or seniors pursuing bachelor’s degrees in human resources,
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organizational, development, or related fields. Candidates should be able to maintain confidentiality and have excellent oral and written communication skills. Organizational skills and attention to detail, proficient computer skills (word processing and spreadsheets), proven people skills, cooperative attitude with team-oriented disposition, and the ability to work extra hours as needed are essential.
Latin Affairs
Interns in this area will serve as support to all members of the division in order to gain insight and experience into the operation of a major sports operation as it relates to Latin Affairs issues. If you’re chosen as an intern in this department, you’ll help organize sponsor activities and events, attend client meetings, make all necessary deliveries, and fulfill any internal or external requests and help with the creation of the Latin Nights. You’ll also work with the creative services department to fulfill sponsor-related signs and promotional needs and handle general office duties. You’ll participate in weekly departmental sales and game-related marketing meetings and help with game day/night operations (season interns only). You’ll also help with daily maintenance of orlandomagic.com en espanol, including developing original site content and keeping up with current knowledge of online innovations and technology, creating special event Web pages (Draft, Summer League, and Playoffs), weekly five-game scheduler, and more. You’ll also post and translate post-game quotes, press-conference quotes, and press releases and perform daily site updates (postpractice reports, headlines, calendar, promotions, polls, and all secondary pages). Candidates should be juniors, seniors, graduate students, or recent college graduates with business, marketing, or sales majors. Candidates should also have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and be organized, enthusiastic, creative, outgoing, and bilingual (reading, writing, and speaking both Spanish and English proficiently). Proficiency in Microsoft Word is required; knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and mail merges is a plus.
Marketing
Interns in this area will coordinate content and materials for the production of collateral pieces, signs, and promotional items and work closely with outside vendors in producing and delivering materials for the creative services department while communicating progress to the creative services manager. Interns will help with in-game market research, input advertising media placement information into a database to track marketing return on investment, help analyze market research data, and help update a monthly creative services cost-savings-analysis report. Interns also will participate in game-night responsibilities, including game-night research, game operations, activities, fan fest, monitoring the image and artwork management database, and producing banners, signs, and so on. Candidates should be juniors, seniors, graduate students, or recent college graduates majoring in advertising, communications, graphic design, or related areas. Candidates should have excellent phone skills and be able to deal with the public in a professional manner; be detail oriented and able to think and write creatively; and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, and knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Access are a plus but not required; knowledge of the NBA is required.
Orlando Magic Youth Foundation
Interns in this area will help coordinate various fund-raising events, including in-game and online auctions and raffles, the Black Tie & Tennies Charity Gala, and the Players Championship for Charity Golf Tournament. Interns also will help with the grant cycle, site visits, and generating revenue for the foundation. You’ll be responsible for all autograph and donation requests, including tracking requests, coordinating delivery or pick-up of items, managing inventory, and reporting items donated. You’ll also help create and manage databases for the golf tournament and the gala, which includes silent auction donations items and donor contact information items as well as final bid and
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buyer contact information. You’ll maintain current knowledge of league and team foundation events and generate ideas on how to improve existing programs, follow current trends in the sports and entertainment industries to aid in procuring auction items, and research other national sports teams’ fund-raising activities to enhance those of the OMYF. You’ll also manage the silent auction process for the golf tournament and gala; generating solicitation letters; receiving; assessing value; tracking; displaying items; payment collection; and item delivery and generating thank you letters to donors and buyers. In addition, you’ll help manage game-night auctions and raffles and solicit fans to purchase raffle tickets and bid on items at the table, and you’ll manage online auctions by securing creative Orlando Magic items to place on site and coordinate league affidavits and certificates of authenticity. You’ll monitor the bidding process and handle the payment process, distribution of items, and thank you letters to the buyer. You’ll help with all aspects of the golf tournament and gala as necessary and help in the grant cycle and site-visit phases as necessary. Candidates should be college seniors, graduate students, or recent college graduates in marketing, public relations, sports administration, or communications; proficient computer skills in Word and Excel are required. Candidates also should have excellent oral and written communication skills; proven organizational and time-management skills; excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to handle and prioritize multiple assignments; and excellent attention to detail.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for an internship program(s), please e-mail, fax, or mail a resume with a cover letter detailing which internship(s) you are interested in to the preceding address. Any candidate selected as a finalist may be asked to interview in Orlando at his or her own expense. Candidates for the communications internship should include writing samples with their resumes.
PERFORMANCE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Performance Research 25 Mill Street Queen Anne Square Newport, RI 02840 (401) 848-0111 Fax: (401) 848-0110 http://www.performanceresearch.com/ internship-info.htm
What You Can Earn: $750; academic credit possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: No specific academic background is required. Requirements: Strong writing skills, a great attitude toward work, a sincere interest in learning, a high energy level, and a minimum of 45 hours a week (8:30 A.M. to 5:45 P.M.). Any weekend work trips are mandatory and additional to the 45 hours a week.
OVERVIEW
As the world leader in consumer-based sponsorship evaluation, Performance Research has conducted more than a million personal interviews and hundreds of focus groups on sports-sponsorship issues. The company’s clients include more than 50 worldwide corporate sponsors, including Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Bank of America, Eastman Kodak, Pepsi-Cola, and Visa, as well as leading properties and cause-related organizations. Realizing there is little opportunity for learning about sponsorship research in college, Performance Research has set up an internship program for those interested in pursuing careers in the sponsorship industry. Positions for interns are open just one or two times each year. As an intern, you’ll travel throughout the United States to sports and special events,
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collecting data by conducting sponsorship interviews with sports fans or event attendees (all travel and accommodation expenses are paid during research trips). You’ll work within the company’s in-house telephone research facility, helping to generate research tabulations, and design and write sponsorship research reports and presentations using PowerPoint and Word. Full internships are for 10- to 12-week periods, depending on the time of year.
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HOW TO APPLY
Interns will help promote family shows and arena sporting events; help in day-of-event operations with promotions, operations, and security departments; conduct demographic and psychographic research for various department projects; and participate in the brainstorming sessions related to proposed marketing projects.
To apply for an internship, complete an on-line application form at http://www.performance research.com/intern-application.htm, stating the dates of the internship program that’s best for you. You also need to provide a one- to 10-page writing sample, anything you’ve written that you’re proud of. It doesn’t have to be about sponsorship, marketing, or research.
PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS INTERNSHIP Philadelphia Phantoms Internship Coordinator Wachovia Spectrum 3601 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19148
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, or graduate students; must receive academic credit (students are required to provide documentation of receiving academic credit for the internship experience). Requirements: Some game nights and/or weekends may be required.
The Philadelphia Phantoms play in the American Hockey League, which is one level below the National Hockey League. The Phantoms have been in existence since the 1996 season and affiliated with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. A number of internships are available including positions in marketing, public relations, and sales.
Marketing (Including Complex, Premium Seating/Hospitality, and Wings)
Public Relations
Interns will help pitch story ideas to national, regional, and local media; help with brainstorming, planning, and executing Wachovia Spectrum/Center publicity events; help with media tours and publicity mailings; handle correspondence concerning the Wachovia Spectrum/Center and other related issues; and keep a comprehensive record of events that occur at the Wachovia Spectrum/Center.
Sales (Including Advertising Sales, Event Services, and Premium Seating)
Interns will help coordinate special events and promotions for all Wachovia Spectrum/Center family shows and sporting events; develop new concepts for advertising venues at the Wachovia Spectrum/ Center; and organize, prepare, and maintain stock on all Wachovia Center sales information.
HOW TO APPLY
You may apply for these internships online at http://comcast-spectacor.teamworkonline. com/teamwork/jobs/apply.cfm?jobid=5997&ai
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d=807&supcat=429&subcat=3010. During the online-application process, you’ll be asked to select one of the positions as your first and second choice.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS INTERNSHIP Philadelphia 76ers Internship Coordinator 3601 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19148
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Juniors, seniors, or graduate students; must receive academic credit (students are required to provide documentation of receiving academic credit for the internship experience). Requirements: Some game nights and/or weekends may be required.
OVERVIEW
The 76ers moved to Philadelphia from Syracuse for the 1963–64 season, replacing the Philadelphia Warriors, who moved to San Francisco. The 76ers won NBA championships in 1967 and in 1983. The 76ers also have the dubious distinction of the league’s worst record ever (nine wins and 73 losses in 1973). A variety of internships are available with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Electronic Media/Arena Vision
As an intern here, you’ll be responsible for editing and logging highlights from each Flyers/76ers game, helping the producer during game nights, and learning how to operate cameras, editors, audio, routing switchers, and graphics.
Finance
Interns here will maintain data files, prepare bank reconciliations, analyze various accounts, enter accounts payable invoices in the accounting system, help with payroll editing on Kronos time and attendance system, help prepare payroll on Ceridian P/R system, and perform clerical duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Graphic Services
As an intern in this department, you’ll help the graphic designer in advertisement design, editorial layout, and brochure design; maintain computer files; help produce four-, two-, and single-color pieces; actively participate in brainstorming sessions related to proposed graphic services projects; and help produce game and event related materials.
Human Resources
Interns here will help provide support to the employment manager by screening incoming applications and resumes, including daily updates of database and mailing responses; help post positions to the employment opportunities Web site; coordinate the internship program; help the staff with various individual projects involving research and design; plan an Internship Orientation event; and handle incoming calls and answer inquiries.
Information Technology (Including Web Development, Digital, Media, and Information Systems)
Interns in this area will help prepare computerized mailing lists and mailing labels, customize Lotus spreadsheets and write Lotus macros, write documentation for custom systems, and help update and maintain the department database.
Marketing (Including Complex, Premium Seating/Hospitality and Wings)
Interns will help promote family shows and arena sporting events; help in day-of-event operations with promotions, operations, and security
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departments; conduct demographic and psychographic research for various department projects; and participate in the brainstorming sessions related to proposed marketing projects.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS INTERNSHIP
Operations
San Diego Chargers Internship Coordinator 4020 Murphy Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92123
[email protected] Interns will help the operations department with event-related activities, help create a production book concerning events held at the Wachovia Spectrum/Center, maintain clear and precise reports on event activities, help with changeover responsibilities, and help staff with various projects involving research and design.
Public Relations
Interns will help generate and pitch story ideas to national, regional, and local media; help with brainstorming, planning, and executing Wachovia Spectrum/Center Publicity Events; help with media tours and publicity mailings; handle correspondence concerning the Wachovia Spectrum/ Center; and keep a comprehensive record of events that occur at the Wachovia Spectrum/Center.
Sales (Including Advertising Sales, Event Services, and Premium Seating)
Interns will help coordinate special events and promotions for all Wachovia Spectrum/Center family shows and sporting events, develop new concepts for advertising venues at the Wachovia Spectrum/ Center, and organize, prepare, and maintain stock on all Wachovia Center sales information.
HOW TO APPLY
You may apply for these internships online at http://comcast-spectacor.teamworkonline.com/ teamwork/jobs/apply.cfm?jobid=5997&aid=807 &supcat=429&subcat=3010. During the online-application process, you’ll be asked to select one of the following positions as your first and second choice: electronic media/area vision; finance; graphic services; human resources; information technology; marketing; operations; public relations; and sales. (If you’d be willing to work in any of these positions, type ANY.)
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: April 29. Educational Experience: Rising college seniors or seniors intending to enter a graduate or professional school in the fall or graduate or law students returning to school in the fall. First consideration will be given to undergraduate students with an overall GPA of at least a 3.0 and 3.3 in their major; graduate students with a GPA of at least 3.3; law students in the top half of their class. Requirements: Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
OVERVIEW
The San Diego Chargers moved from Los Angeles after their inaugural season in 1961. The Chargers were one of eight teams in the American Football League (AFL), created to rival the National Football League. The Chargers, who won the AFL title in 1963, joined the NFL for the 1970–71 season, when the AFL and NFL merged. Interns will work about 40 hours a week, from June to August, in a variety of positions with the Chargers.
HOW TO APPLY
Download a summer internship application at http://www.chargers.com/employment/intern.cfm. E-mail the completed application along with your resume and an unofficial transcript to the preceding address, with “2005 Summer/Seasonal Internship Application” in the subject line. If you’re chosen to interview for an intern position, you must then submit an official transcript prior to the scheduled interview. Do not telephone regarding the status of
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your application; only applicants chosen to interview for intern positions will be contacted.
TOLEDO MUD HENS BASEBALL CLUB INTERNSHIP Toledo Mud Hens Internship Coordinator 406 Washington Street, Fifth Floor Toledo, OH 43604 http://www.mudhens.com/FrontOffice/ Employment/
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: February for the summer session. Educational Experience: Not specified. Requirements: Not specified.
OVERVIEW
The Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club is the TripleA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The Mud Hens’
first year of baseball began in 1896. Since then, many famous individuals have played for the Hens, including Jim Thorpe, Casey Stengel, Kirby Puckett, and Kirk Gibson. The Mud Hens were made world famous when Toledo native Jamie Farr appeared on the hit TV show M*A*S*H wearing a Mud Hens jersey. Interns play a large role in the success of any minor league baseball organization. Positions include marketing, public relations, corporate sales, stadium operations, groundskeeping, and merchandising. Interns who have completed the Mud Hens internship program have gone on to successful careers with many organizations, including Sports Illustrated; the Michigan International Speedway; Detroit Tigers; Lansing Lugnuts; Richmond Braves; Chicago White Sox; New Orleans Saints; Hagerstown Suns; Pittsburgh Pirates; and Cleveland Browns.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for an internship, download the internship application from the Web site http://www.mudhens. com/FrontOffice/Employment/InternBrochure. pdf. Submit the completed application and your resume to the preceding address.
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AEROSPACE CORPORATION INTERNSHIP Aerospace Corporation Manager, Staffing Administration PO Box 92957, M1/050 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2957 (310) 336-1614 Fax: (310) 336-7933
[email protected] http://www.aero.org/careers/intern.html
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students, at the sophomore level and above, studying science and engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, information systems, or mathematics. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The Aerospace Corporation has provided independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national-security space programs since 1960. The company operates a federally funded research and development center for the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office and supports all national-security space programs. The company also applies more than 40 years of experience with space systems to projects for civil agencies such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, commercial companies, universities, and some international organizations in the national interest. The company doesn’t manufacture anything, but it provides technical expertise on a consultant basis. The company offers research in all facets of space systems, including systems engineering, testing, analysis, and development; acquisition support; launch readiness and certification; anomaly resolution; and the application of
new technologies for existing and next-generation space systems. Summer intern positions are available at company headquarters in El Segundo, California, and at Chantilly, Virginia. Job assignments are designed to give students the opportunity to work in scientific, technical, or administrative areas of the company. The difficulty and level of responsibility of each job depends on the needs of the project and on the student’s career interests and level of experience.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, fax or mail your resume with cover letter to the above address.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNSHIP Agilent Technologies 395 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 752-5000 http://www.jobs.agilent.com/students/usa.html
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus holiday pay, medical insurance, relocation assistance including lump sum payment, round trip travel, roommate- and housing-sourcing services, as well as housing and transportation allowances to help offset the cost of short-term housing; service credit earned toward benefits once full-time employee status is reached; and access to on-site health and fitness facilities. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: You must have completed your freshman year in college with strong academic achievement in a technical or business curriculum pursuing a B.S., B.A., M.S., M.B.A., or Ph.D., and be majoring in electrical, mechanical,
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industrial, computer, or chemical engineering; chemistry; biological science; materials science; physics; management information systems; computer information systems; information technology; or computer science. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Agilent Technologies, once a part of HewlettPackard, specializes in test, measurement and monitoring devices, semiconductor products, and chemical analysis tools for the communications, electronics, and life sciences industry. Agilent delivers critical tools and technologies that sense, measure, and interpret the physical and biological world. The company’s innovative solutions enable a wide range of customers in communications, electronics, life sciences, and chemical analysis to make technological advancements that drive productivity and improve the way people live and work. Depending upon your major, as an intern here you’ll gain 10 consecutive weeks of full-time employment in research and development, manufacturing, marketing, quality, materials, facilities, information technology, finance, or human resources. The goal of this program is to hire students into regular jobs after graduation.
HOW TO APPLY
To talk to Agilent about internships, you can schedule an appointment when they visit your campus. For a schedule of campus visits, check out http:// www.jobs.agilent.com/events/usa.html#campus. The company also appears at major employment events and conferences held by such groups as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, and at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. To check out current internships being offered and to apply online, visit http://www.jobs.agilent. com/search/uscampus.html.
AMAZON.COM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER INTERNSHIP Amazon.com 1200 12th Avenue South Suite 1200 Seattle, WA 98144-2734 (206) 266-2335 http://www.amazon.com
What You Can Earn: Unpaid. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must have junior-level standing or above in a computer science, computer engineering, EE, or math degree (or related technical discipline). Requirements: Strong fundamental knowledge of software design, coding (C, C++, Java on Unix platform), relational databases, and quality assurance. Intern experience building production software is strongly preferred. Technical people with a passion for creating a fantastic customer/enduser experience are encouraged to apply.
OVERVIEW
Amazon.com, one of the fastest-growing companies in the country, is a personalized virtual marketplace attracting more than 35 million customers a year. Originally an online bookstore, the company has branched out into a variety of other items but remains passionate about using technology in new ways. Internships are available at this giant online retailer, which is looking for exceptional students interested in software development to join its growing technology organization for the summer in many different areas. As an intern here, you might find yourself working on anything from forecasting systems to recommendation technologies, from GUI development to database systems.
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As an Amazon.com intern, there will be little distinction between you and full-time Amazon.com employees. You can expect to interact with your mentor and participate as part of the development team as a responsible employee, providing analysis, design, programming, and quality assurance. The company will expect you to be open minded, willing to take risks, and start working on real projects right away. The internship lasts three months, primarily during the summer, although start dates are flexible. If you’re interested in an internship during other times of the year, you can apply and simply indicate your availability.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in this internship, e-mail your cover letter and resume to college@amazon. com.
APPLE COMPUTER INTERNSHIP Apple Computer 1 Infinite Loop MS: 84-3CE Cupertino, CA 95014
[email protected] http://www.apple.com/jobs/internship.html
What You Can Earn: $750 to $1,400 weekly, depending on education an work experience, plus round-trip travel expenses and benefits (including medical insurance) and discounts on Apple products. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Most successful interns have a computer or information systems technology college background or engineering (computer engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering). Apple does hire
interns from nontechnical areas as needed, including MBAs or undergraduates studying finance, media arts, or graphic design, among others. Successful intern candidates from nonengineering fields tend to have some technical knowledge or experience. Requirements: You must be a full-time student enrolled in a four-year university degree program. If you’ve already completed your undergraduate degree, you must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program for the following term in order to apply for an internship. Apple doesn’t offer internships to high school students at this time. To apply, you also must be a U.S. citizen or national, a U.S. permanent resident, a student who has been granted asylum, or a refugee. People with temporary work authorizations, such as students in practical training status (F1, J1 visas) will be considered only if enrolled in graduate programs.
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It’s probably no surprise that the employeefriendly, innovative Apple Computer company is also a terrific place for interns. If technology is your mantra, look no further for a great internship experience! As an Apple intern, you’ll play a key role in developing the latest hardware and software while immersing yourself in Apple’s highenergy environment. You’ll be working with teams that challenge you and appreciate your ideas and contributions. Internships are available in both technical and nontechnical positions, including software and hardware, marketing, sales, and administration. Apple is located in Cupertino, California, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, with easy access to San Francisco, national parks, beaches, and mountains. Apple has a casual work environment on a beautiful campus with a world-class cafe, sport courts, state-of-the-art fitness center, and a company store. What’s more, there’s a casual dress code; no suits required!
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This company believes that internships should be challenging, offering quality hands-on experience that can be taken back to school, to another internship, or to a full-time job, whether at Apple or at another company. To achieve that, Apple interns work on teams that develop cool Apple products. Apple interns are assigned roles and functions on small teams with other full-time employees. Apple’s formal intern program is held during the summer, beginning in May and June and lasting at least 12 weeks. Apple occasionally hires interns to work at other times of the year, but this isn’t a formal program. Apple’s university relations department hosts a variety of activities for interns each summer. As an intern, you might participate in team contests, with fabulous Apple products as prizes. You might attend an Executive Speaker Series, where you’ll get a ‘view from the top’ from executive team members across the company. Technical talks and presentations are given throughout the summer, where you’ll learn more about Apple’s creative products and processes. Many Apple interns are eventually offered permanent employment. At Apple, you will work with one of the major groups, including software engineering, applications engineering, product marketing, and developer relations.
Applications Engineering
This group develops, tests, and enhances Apple’s consumer and professional software applications, such as Final Cut Pro, the iLife Suite of iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie, and DVD Studio Pro. They typically hire interns as software engineers to help test and develop the next generation of applications for Apple.
Developer Relations
This group provides technical support and business and marketing resources for nearly 20,000 Apple developers. Their activities include marketing programs, technical and marketing briefings, escalation and resolution of technical issues, and hardware and software seeding. They typically look
for interns who can be partnership managers or who can provide technical services to developers.
Finance
These are the money experts, providing financial and strategic support to the company by forecasting, performance reporting, and offering investment analysis. This group hires both undergraduate and graduate students as financial analysts.
Product Marketing
This group collects global customer and developer requirements and feedback that affect future product development. They’re looking for exceptional candidates for product marketing manager positions.
Software Engineering
This group produces Apple’s operating system and OS X and typically looks for engineering interns for OS X Server, Core Mac OS, OS Technologies, technical publications, and graphics and imaging.
HOW TO APPLY
Apple regularly appears at campus job fairs all over the country, and you can visit one of these events to schedule an interview. To check out whether and when Apple is coming to your school, visit http:// www.apple.com/jobs/campus_events.html. Once you’ve scheduled an interview, you should learn about the company before you meet with an Apple representative. Go to Apple.com and find out all you can about their latest products, including hardware, software, and music offerings. Review the job descriptions and make sure you’re comfortable with the job requirements. Create a list of questions to ask about Apple, the job, Cupertino, and more; you get to interview the company as well! You can search the Apple job database to see what’s currently available at https://jobs. apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Employment. woa/wa/intern. If you find something that looks interesting, you can apply directly online (see contact information
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below). If you don’t see exactly what you’re looking for, e-mail your resume and tell Apple what your interests are.
AT&T UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM AT&T Laboratories 32 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013-2412 (212) 387-5400 http://www.research.att.com
What You Can Earn: Stipend plus travel to the internship. Housing is not included, but AT&T makes arrangements with local universities to provide dorm housing and also provides a database of alternative housing options. Application Deadlines: The formal deadline is March, but to have the best chance at a position, you should apply before mid-January. Educational Experience: College juniors through graduate students. Requirements: You must be a woman or a minority and have demonstrated interest in communications sciences, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, information science, mathematics, operations research, physics, statistics, human computer interaction, or industrial engineering.
OVERVIEW
Participating students work on individual projects that are parts of the ongoing research in the lab, designed so that they can be completed over the 10-week course of the summer. As a participant, you’ll get valuable exposure to the challenges and rewards of a scientific career and you’ll be part of a quest to make a significant contribution to your field of study. Current areas of research at AT&T Labs include: IP networks; artificial intelligence; broadband
access; distributed IP-based virtual environments and communities; human-computer interface; mathematics and information sciences; mobile wireless networks; information; optical networking; photonics; secure systems; wireless technology; and visualization. AT&T hires many summer research interns from all over the country, most of whom work with individual members of staff on specific research projects related to the ongoing research program in the organization. (A few work in groups.) The typical internship is 10 to 12 weeks during the summer; at the end of the internship, students normally give a 20 to 30 minute talk on their work.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for these summer internships are made online. Before you start, you should contact your two technical references to let them know that they’ll be receiving an electronic request for a reference letter from the AT&T database. The requests will arrive within seconds of your resume submission, so contacting them before you start might head off some questions. Once you’re ready to start applying, click here: http://www.research.att.com/~kbl/ cgi-bin/resume.pl. After your resume is submitted, you will receive instructions by e-mail for submission of a personal statement as an optional addendum to your resume. This also provides you with a mechanism for updating your resume after submission. AT&T encourages you to use this mechanism to submit additional information on your interests and expertise. A number of technical staff members maintain relationships with particular academic departments, where they serve as recruiters, making periodic trips to talk with students. Some of the recruiters use the Web-based interview scheduling system (check out http://www.research.att. com/academic). Others will merely post signs around a department, so watch your bulletin boards as well.
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BALL AEROSPACE INTERNSHIP Ball Aerospace 1600 Commerce Street Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 939-4000 http://www.ballaerospace.com/hr_recruit.html
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary, company product discounts, relocation reimbursement, housing assistance, and possible future employment. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College juniors, seniors, and graduate students majoring in computer engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, laser electro-optics, optics, or physics (but check internship listings for exact requirements). Requirements: U.S. citizenship, effective communication skills, and team skills. Computer program experience with Mathcad, Matlab, or similar programs is a benefit for some internships; check online internship listings for details.
OVERVIEW
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.’s is a global leader providing advanced imaging, communications, and information solutions to the government and commercial aerospace markets. They conduct domestic and international business in the defense, civil space, and commercial arenas. Ball Aerospace supports national policy-makers, military services, NASA, and other U.S. government agencies, as well as numerous aerospace industry allies. Internships are available in a variety of technical disciplines, such as software engineering, electrical engineering, and materials engineering. All summer intern opportunities last 10 to 12 weeks and are available at the company’s Colorado offices. Throughout the summer, management takes the opportunity to meet with the interns; topics of
these meetings vary depending upon the interests of the students. There are also occasions to tour company facilities in Boulder, Broomfield, Westminster, and Golden. At the end of the session, students present their completed project to managers, coworkers, and other students.
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in working at Ball Aerospace, you can check out internship possibilities at a college career fair (click here for the schedule: http://www.ballaerospace.com/hr_fairs_college. html). Or you can submit your resume for consideration by checking out available internships at http://www.recruitingsite.com/csbsites/ball_aerospace/Search.asp. After clicking on a particular internship, you’ll be taken to a page where you can apply online.
BECHTEL INTERNSHIP Frederick Bechtel Corporation Human Resources 5275 Westview Drive Frederick, Maryland 21703-8306
[email protected] Glendale Bechtel Staffing Support Center PO Box 7700 Glendale, AZ 85312-7700
[email protected] Government Services Bechtel Staffing Support Center PO Box 7700 Glendale, AZ 85312-7700
[email protected] Hong Kong Bechtel Human Resources Suite 3501, 35/F Jardine House 1 Connaught Place Central, Hong Kong
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(852) 2970-7000 Fax: (852) 2840-1272 Houston Bechtel Corporation Human Resources PO Box 2166 Houston, TX 77252
[email protected] London Bechtel House PO Box 739 245 Hammersmith Road London W6 8DP United Kingdom
[email protected] Melbourne Bechtel Human Resources Level 4, Boeing House 363 Adelaide Street Brisbane QLD 4001 Australia
[email protected] San Francisco Bechtel Staffing Support Center PO Box 7700 Glendale, AZ 85312-7700
[email protected] Singapore Bechtel Attn: Human Resources 137 Telok Ayer Street #07-05 Singapore 068602 (65) 6332-1220 Fax: (65) 6332-1335
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must be enrolled in a formal college or university cooperative education program and must have satisfactorily completed at least one year of study in engineering or computer science. Bechtel hires interns only from local colleges and universities in closest proximity to the hiring Bechtel office. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1898, Bechtel is one of the world’s premier engineering, construction, and project management companies. Its 40,000 employees are teamed with customers, partners, and suppliers on a wide range of projects in nearly 60 countries. Bechtel has completed more than 22,000 projects in 140 countries, including Hoover Dam, the Channel Tunnel, Hong Kong International Airport, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, the reconstruction of Kuwait’s oil fields after the Gulf War, Jubail industrial city (Saudi Arabia), and the Alma aluminum smelter for Alcan Inc. (Quebec, Canada). This global engineering and construction firm provides science and engineering interns with practical, hands-on experience and exposure to Bechtel, while giving the company an opportunity to evaluate a student’s professional potential.
HOW TO APPLY
Mail or e-mail a letter to the College Relations Department at the address of the closest staffing center, explaining your interest in the company’s internship program, or requesting more information about the program. If you e-mail your letter, be sure it is in ASCII text format and left justified. Selection priority will be given to students within one year of graduation, to recipients of Bechtel scholarships, and to students who have previously worked for Bechtel and have been identified as high performing and/or having high potential.
CALLaWAY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP Calloway Advanced Technology 3 High Street Old Lyme, CT 06371 (860) 434-9002
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http://www.callawaycars.com/Engineering_ Services/services.htm
What You Can Earn: Unpaid but discounts available on Callaway merchandise, such as T-shirts, caps, and so on. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students, recent graduates, and graduate students majoring in electrical/computer engineering, engineering (general), industrial/manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering Requirements: None specified.
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Callaway Advanced Technology, part of the Calloway Companies, which includes Callaway Cars, is an automotive engineering firm specializing in the design and manufacture of high-performance cars and engines. The Callaway team creates cars, products, systems, and components that exemplify technological sophistication, artistry in design, and craftsmanship in fabrication. Students will get to work alongside automotive engineering experts for a 12-week experience offered in the spring, summer, or fall. Eventually, about half of all interns will be offered full-time jobs.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your resume with a cover letter to the preceding address.
CISCO SYSTEMS INTERNSHIP Cisco Systems Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 526-4000 (800) 553-NETS
(800) 553-6387
[email protected] http://www.cisco.com/college/intern-co-op_ program.shtml
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus paid time off and paid holidays. However, you aren’t eligible for other company-sponsored benefits. College credit is also possible. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: None specified. Requirements: None specified.
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Cisco Systems Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Networks are an essential part of business, education, government, and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol– based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen competitive advantage. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company’s inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)–based networking technologies. This tradition of IP innovation continues with industry-leading products in the core areas of routing and switching. Cisco Systems has ongoing opportunities for interns who wish to gain valuable work experience while continuing their education. Interns are given the opportunity to work on interesting projects that are of real value to the company. You will work side-by-side with experienced employees while getting the chance to learn more about your career plans. As an intern at Cisco, you’ll be involved in a career-related work assignment supervised by a professional with expertise in your career interest. An intern can either be a part-time or full-time position, which can take place at any time during the calendar year. Your internship can last from
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three to six months, for which you may or may not receive college credits (depending on your university’s guidelines). Intern opportunities are available in the San Jose, California; Chelmsford, Massachusetts; and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina locations and are ongoing in engineering, information systems, and manufacturing.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in an internship at Cisco, you should attend national recruiting conferences and job fairs or sign up for a meeting at your university campus. Check out the campus schedule at http:// www.cisco.com/college/campus_schedule.shtml. If the company isn’t visiting your campus, you can fill out an online Profiler at http://tools.cisco. com/careers/applicant/ciscorm/careers/applicant/ index.jsp. The Profiler tailors its questions to you, and when your profile is complete it will be routed to college recruiters at the company. Alternatively, if you already have a resume written, you can e-mail it to the address above in plaintext (ASCII) format.
DELL COMPUTER INTERNSHIP Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 http://www.dell.com
What You Can Earn: Stipend plus expenses for travel to and from the Dell internship location; fully furnished corporate apartment with two bedrooms, two bath, washers and dryers, and housekeeping service every other week (housing is based on a roommate plan unless a family plan is needed); 10-percent discount on Dell products; corporate health club membership at a discounted rate; intern executive speaker
series that includes a Q&A session with Michael Dell and Kevin Rollins; plus intern events and orientation. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Sophomore or junior college students with a 3.0 GPA and graduate students currently enrolled in a full-time academic program at an accredited college or university with at least one semester of school remaining before graduation; must have good academic standing in a field of study consistent with Dell’s needs for intern assignments. Requirements: Unspecified.
OVERVIEW
Dell is the world’s leading computer systems company and designs, builds, and customizes products and services to satisfy its customers. Since 1994, Dell has been identifying, recruiting, and hiring university students for internship positions. By establishing working relationships with colleges and universities, Dell gains exposure to talented students. Dell sponsors and participates in many on-campus activities, including career fairs, information sessions, events with student organizations, meetings with faculty and campus officials, and on-campus interviews. Interns share the same job responsibilities as full-time employees and will be given real work with business-related problems to solve. As an intern, you’ll be continually working with fulltime employees to accomplish the goals outlined in your performance plan. Internships at Dell last between 10 to 12 weeks during the summer (May to August). Undergraduate and graduate student internship opportunities are available in the IT and engineering departments in both the company’s Austin and Nashville locations. The internship will help you evaluate Dell’s work processes, management style, culture, values, and work ethic. At the same time, Dell will have a chance to assess your performance during the summer and to evaluate your problemsolving skills, the extent of academic training and abilities, and your overall fit in the Dell organization.
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At the end of a successful internship, some students may receive full-time offers for employment.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested in internship opportunities at Dell, you should meet with the company representatives at one of their scheduled campus events; full-time interviewing takes place on campus during the fall semester each year. You can apply for an internship by registering with your school’s career services office. Alternatively, you can submit your resume online through the Careers Direct link. Go to http://www1. us.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/ hybrid/careers/content/6a40a237-caa1-4333-83d94f90ee6c8b31?c=us&l=en&s=corp#top.
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY INTERNSHIP Dow Chemical Company 2030 Dow Center Midland, MI 48674 (989) 636-1000 http://www.dow.com
What You Can Earn: A competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates (excluding freshmen) and graduate students in a wide range of career fields, including chemical engineering, chemistry, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. Requirements: None specified.
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The Dow Chemical Company was founded in Midland, Michigan in 1897 and remains headquartered in the same town more than 100 years
later. Dow manufactures food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction products, among others. Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic, and agricultural products and services to many consumer markets. With annual sales of $40 billion, Dow serves customers in 175 countries. Dow and its 43,000 employees are committed to the principles of sustainable development and seek to balance economic, environmental, and social responsibilities. Dow people around the world develop solutions for society based on Dow’s inherent strength in science and technology. At Dow, you’ll be able to take advantage of training and development opportunities while working with a mentor/teacher. You’ll gain business knowledge and be involved in projects with a global scope and reach. You can apply for internships in various career areas such as engineering, research and development, and information technology. Dow internships are typically offered during the summer months at various locations.
HOW TO APPLY
To search for an open internship, or to submit your profile, visit http://www.dow.com/careers/ studentjobs.htm.
EASTMAN KODAK INTERNSHIP Eastman Kodak Company 2/15/KO - Mailstop: 00539 343 State Street Rochester, NY 14650 http://www.kodak.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary based on your major and education level; round-trip travel
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expenses (from your school/home to Kodak and back); help in locating housing. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Full-time rising college sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students (master’s or Ph.D.) with at least a 3.0 GPA. Requirements: Must be able to work a minimum 10-week work block during the year and must complete and pass a drug screen.
OVERVIEW
Eastman Kodak is a world leader in imaging and provides customers with the solutions they need to capture, store, process, output, and communicate images, anywhere, anytime. The company delivers cost-effective solutions (including consumables, hardware, software, systems, and services. Kodak offers positions in a range of science and technology fields, including computer science, engineering (general), industrial/manufacturing engineering, mathematics, optics, and science. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in activities that will expose you to other company business units and groups, Lunch & Learn sessions, and company tours, plus meet and interface with other students in social events and activities. Outside of work, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in activities that will expose you to area highlights, thanks to the CIP Council of new employees, mentors, managers, and students—all encouraging interaction between Kodak peers.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for an internship at Kodak, you must place your profile/resume in Kodak’s online database at https://sjobs.brassring.com/ EN/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?PartnerId=515&Si teId=251&codes=. Cooperative internship positions may be posted at selected colleges/universities and at www.kodak.com/go/careers. To see if Kodak is coming to your college, click here:
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/careers/ events/index.jhtml.
FERMILAB SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Equal Opportunity Office Fermilab MS 117 PO Box 500 Batavia, IL 60510-0500 630-840-3415 Fax: 630-840-8365
What You Can Earn: Salary plus partially subsidized housing arranged by the laboratory; paid airfare and/or ground transportation to and from the laboratory; and cars for use between local housing and the laboratory. Application Deadlines: February 25. Educational Experience: Satisfactory completion of at least one full year of college, current enrollment in a four-year college or university with at least a 3.0 GPA, and a balanced course load of science and nonscience electives. Requirements: Good recommendations from one or more scientific staff. Preference is given to qualifying U.S. citizens of Native American, Hispanic, and African-American ethnicities.
OVERVIEW
The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is dedicated to the understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy. It provides resources for researchers to conduct basic research at the frontiers of high-energy physics and related disciplines. Originally named the National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab was commissioned by
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the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in1967. In 1974, the laboratory was renamed in honor of 1938 Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi, one of the preeminent physicists of the atomic age. The Fermilab summer internships in science and technology (SIST) program focuses on giving opportunities in science and technology to the minorities that historically have been underrepresented in science in the United States— Hispanic, African-American, and Native American. This program has been developed to familiarize these minority students with opportunities at the frontier of scientific research and to provide experiences that support their choice of science as a career. About 20 internships are offered in physics, electrical engineering, computer programming, and mechanical engineering. Interns work with Fermilab scientists or engineers on a project within the context of laboratory research. The SIST committee, consisting of Fermilab scientists and engineers, selects the best candidates from the pool of applicants. The intern will join a Fermilab staff member in some scientific, engineering, or computer work to carry out experiments, to improve the operation of the particle accelerator, or to support and develop specialized research. Interns are assigned projects appropriate to their interests and academic levels. The 12-week program consists of a work assignment, an academic lecture series, and a final report that you’ll present orally to the Fermilab staff and submit to the lab in writing. Reports from previous years are available at the lab’s Web site. There are no grades or quizzes. The SIST Committee will follow your progress to help ensure you get the maximum benefit from the program. The internship program is expected to be the primary source for candidates for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Graduate Fellowships for Minority Students and for GEM Consortium fellowships.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, visit http://sist.fnal.gov/applicants/ how_to_apply.html and follow the directions
to complete the online application form. You’ll need to submit the following to the address above: Application form: This can be the online form available at http://mccrory.fnal. gov/sist2005/login.php or the paper form (available at http://sist.fnal.gov/forms/ PDF/InternForm.pdf. n Official university transcripts: Be sure to provide transcipts from all the colleges you have attended. n Letters of recommendation: You need to have two letters of recommendation, preferably from college professors, but other sources are acceptable. One recommendation ideally should be from a professor in your major field. n Essay: This is specified on the application form. A tip: Be personal and be interesting! n Resume: You must submit a professional resume with your application. Your work experiences, and how you describe them, are very important in understanding your qualifications. n Course descriptions: Submitting a description of your courses is optional, but it certainly helps the company know about the classes you have taken. n
For more helpful tips on completing the application, visit http://sist.fnal.gov/applicants/tips.html.
IBM EXTREME BLUE INTERNSHIP IBM Corporation 1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604 1-800-IBM-4YOU 888-839-9289
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[email protected] http://www-913.ibm.com/employment/us/ extremeblue/index.html
What You Can Earn: IBM offers a competitive salary (based in part on current academic level) including relocation and housing assistance, overtime pay, paid holidays, sick leave, and much more. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates (excluding freshmen) and graduate students in a wide range of career fields. Preference is given to candidates within 12 months of their graduation date. Requirements: Passion; strong experience in a technical industry in C, C++, or Java™ software development; advanced computer science skills; experience and passion for technology; and a history of giving back to the technical community through teaching, mentoring, and tutoring experiences. Students also should have completed complex independent software projects.
OVERVIEW
The Extreme Blue internship program is IBM’s incubator for talent, technology, and business innovation. It challenges project teams of interns (along with their technical and business mentors) to develop new high-growth businesses. What began in 1999 with 25 summer interns in Cambridge, Massachusetts, now serves more than 200 students in 12 worldwide labs year-round. IBM considers its internship program a valuable recruiting tool to find qualified candidates who fit the organizational style of the company. Interns not only have a chance to gain valuable professional experience but also to take part in IBM educational programs, social events, and workshops. Some may have the opportunity to travel. Internships are available in chemical engineering; computer science; electrical/computer engineering; industrial/manufacturing engineering; mechanical engineering; and metallurgical/materials engineering. In general, hours are flexible, but work can be intense at times, as teams strive to complete their
projects by the end of the summer. Individual teams decide together on their hours and schedule, but all students must work a minimum of 40 hours per week. (September to March), fall (March to May). Each project will be extremely challenging, so we expect interns to focus on a single project during the program. Given the laboratory environment, you will be exposed to all projects and are expected to lend assistance when it is required or where you are uniquely qualified. You will also have personal access to the senior engineering team serving as project mentors. The Extreme Blue program will give you the opportunity to interact with both senior engineers, executives, and other exceptional students from across the country, access to scientists and business leaders as part of the ongoing lecture series, and a competitive compensation package. Extreme Blue projects are varied—focusing on topics such as emerging business opportunities, including e-business on demand, grid, autonomic computing, and other emerging technologies. Extreme Blue projects also represent and potentially affect all of IBM’s core businesses, including hardware, software such as Linux, services, and research. Your impact on the project will be immediate. In the first days, you and your fellow interns will set a series of goals: baseline, target, and stretch. Your project sponsors and mentors will be banking on your fresh ideas to make your project extreme—so your input is critical. And at the end of the project, you’ll have a chance to show off your work to the decision makers that matter within the company. You’ll participate on a small team to conceive and deliver the technology, business plan, and go-to-market strategy for an emerging business opportunity. Extreme Blue project teams mix business and technical disciplines with a variety of experience from undergraduate and graduate interns—all lead by IBM’s technical and business experts. Sessions run from January to April and June to August. Each program runs approximately 10 to 12 weeks and varies by location, which might be in Austin, Texas; Raleigh, North Carolina; or San Jose, California.
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HOW TO APPLY
Apply online at http://www-913.ibm.com/ employment/us/extremeblue/apply/questionnaire. html. All applications are screened individually, but the company cannot respond to every individual directly. The Extreme Blue internship is an extremely competitive program and requires that you meet the minimum qualifications in order to be considered. For a schedule of recruiter visits to your campus, go to http://www-913.ibm.com/employment/ us/extremeblue/calendar.html.
INTEL INTERNSHIP Intel 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95052 (800) 628-8686 http://www.intel.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary; vacation and holiday time; earned credit toward a sabbatical; relocation assistance; access to Intel University classes for professional and personal development; opportunities to network with Intel managers and other interns at informational sessions; career fairs; social events; and recreational activities. Application Deadlines: Rolling (although Intel usually searches for and recruits summer interns between January and March). Educational Experience: College students enrolled in a four-year college or university with at least a 3.0 average, majoring in chemical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, material science, mechanical engineering, or physics. Requirements: U.S. citizenship.
OVERVIEW
For more than 35 years, Intel Corporation has developed technology that enabled the computer
and Internet revolution, which has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world’s first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software-building blocks that are the basis of computers, servers, and networking and communications products. These products are used to create advanced computing and communications systems. Intel is a leader in semiconductor manufacturing and technology and has established a competitive advantage through its scale of operations, the agility of its factory network, and consistent execution worldwide. Intel has 11 fabrication facilities and six assembly and test facilities worldwide. Intel produces the silicon for its high-performance microprocessors, chipset, and flash memory components in its fabrication facilities. After the silicon-based products are created, they are sent to Intel’s assembly and test facilities, where each wafer is cut into individual microprocessors, placed within external packages, and tested for functionality. Intel Corporation offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to join their staff for a professional work experience in one of several technical disciplines. Both 10 to 12 week internships and three nine-month co-op opportunities are available year-round, although most interns participate in the summer. Intel’s student programs are well established; more than 60 percent of all previous interns have ended up working for Intel after they graduate. Internships are located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.
HOW TO APPLY
You can check Intel’s U.S. recruitment calendar at http://appzone.intel.com/uscalendar/calendar. asp to see when an Intel recruiter will be in your area, but you’ll still need to submit your resume online, even if you meet a recruiter and provide your resume in hard copy. You can go to https://jobs.intel.com/jobs/signon. iccw to submit your resume online now. Intel regu-
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larly searches its database for qualified candidates. If an opportunity matches your skills, you will be contacted by a staffing representative. Your resume will be kept on file for at least six months, so it is not necessary to resubmit your resume within six months unless it has changed.
LAM RESEARCH INTERNSHIP Lam Research Corporation Corporate Headquarters 4650 Cushing Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 (510) 572-0200 http://www.lamresearch.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Must be at least a rising sophomore, enrolled in school for the following semester/quarter; majors typically are in physics, materials science, or chemistry or chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1980, Lam Research Corporation is a leading supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the worldwide semiconductor industry. Headquartered in Fremont, California, the company is known for its innovative etch technologies. The company also offers a nextgeneration wafer cleaning solution, which can be used throughout the semiconductor manufacturing process. Lam maintains a network of facilities throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe to meet the complex and changing needs of its global customer base. Lam offers internship opportunities in a number of technical fields to students at all university
academic levels. During the internship, you’ll work with a business group and be exposed to a broad view of the company through workshops and seminars. Interns are assigned career-related projects supervised by a professional experienced in that field. At the end of the summer, Lam interns present their research to company executives. You can start your experience at Lam at the end of your freshman year, and you may come back each summer until graduation, where you’ll get new projects each summer. As a Lam intern, you’ll also be eligible to receive one of two annual scholarships awarded via an essay contest on your involvement with the company’s values.
HOW TO APPLY
To submit your qualifications for an internship, copy your resume into the online text box at http://www.lamresearch.com/main.cfm?section= 7&subsection=3&subsubsection=0&subnav=sub nav_7.cfm&contenturl=careers_3.cfm. Once you have entered your resume information, indicate your educational background and functional area of interest. If your qualifications match a current need, you will be contacted by human resources. Otherwise, your resume will be retained for a three-month period.
LEXMARK INTERNSHIP Lexmark International Inc. 740 New Circle Road NW Lexington, KY 40550
[email protected]. http://www.lexmark.com
What You Can Earn: All student positions are paid, depending on your total credit hours earned and your length of service with Lexmark. In addition, all students moving more than 50 miles to work at Lexmark are eligible to receive a relocation package; all students who live more than
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50 miles outside of Lexington also receive housing at an extended-stay hotel, just minutes from Lexmark. Students staying at the hotel receive free breakfast and appetizers every Wednesday, plus housekeeping, cable, and access to swimming and fitness facilities. Other perks include sporting tournaments, pizza parties, movies, Kings Island, and Cincinnati Red’s baseball games. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College students with at least a 3.0 GPA, majoring in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, material science, chemistry, or computer science. Requirements: Permanent U.S. work authorization; see specific intern openings for details.
OVERVIEW
In a little more than a decade, Lexmark has become a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of printing solutions, including laser and inkjet printers as well as associated supplies and services, for offices and homes in more than 150 countries. Lexmark offers two primary products: business and consumer printers. The company’s printing solutions and services division delivers highpowered solutions, services, and supplies to large corporate enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Its consumer printer division develops and delivers innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable black-and-white and color inkjet products and supplies for homes, home offices, and small and medium businesses. The company maintains about 12,000 employees worldwide to support its products and customers in more than 150 countries. Lexmark’s summer internship program offers employment for at least 40 students in a variety of technical fields. Normally, interns work at the company for three to four months between the months of May and August.
HOW TO APPLY
To find out if Lexmark recruiters are coming to your school to discuss internships, click here for a
recruitment schedule: http://www.lexmark.com/ US/hr/employ/current_student/at_your_campus. html. To apply for an internship, complete the online application at https://careers.lexmark.com/ HRFRAMES/apply_default.html. When the company receives your on-line application, you will be notified via e-mail that they’ve received it. A recruiter will review your qualifications against the internship openings and determine if you need to come in for an interview. On the day of your interview, you’ll meet with several Lexmark people to discuss your background and qualifications. If the company thinks your skills are what they’re looking for, they’ll present an offer with complete compensation and benefits information.
LOCKHEED MARTIN INTERNSHIP LMMO-LaSPACE Department of Physics and Astronomy Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001 http://laspace.lsu.edu/intern
What You Can Earn: The successful applicant will receive a competitive stipend determined by their classification and field of study. Assistance with housing will be provided for those who must live and attend school farther than 50 miles from LMMO. Application Deadlines: February 11. Educational Experience: Rising juniors or rising seniors at a Louisiana university, with at least a 2.5 GPA, majoring in physical sciences (physics, chemistry, or computer science); engineering (aeronautical, chemical, electrical, mechanical, industrial, or material); or materials science. Requirements: U.S. citizenship. In addition to relevant coursework, a student should have demonstrated an interest in or commitment to science,
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technology, or engineering through participation in science fairs, clubs, laboratory work, awards, tutoring/mentoring, internships, or other related experience.
OVERVIEW
Although Lockheed Martin is world-renowned for their aerospace advancements, they also specialize in satellite telecommunications and microgears for artificial hearts. They’re also the world’s largest producer of public-sector systems engineering, software, and integration. The company was formed in March 1995 with the merger of two of the world’s premier technology companies: Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation. In 1996, Lockheed Martin completed its strategic combination with the defense electronics and systems integration businesses of Loral. Lockheed offers summer internships in a variety of technical fields for a 10-week summer internship, including aerospace, computer, electrical, mechanical, and nuclear engineering; computer science; and other technical degree areas.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit a copy of your resume plus an unofficial transcript from your university to the preceding address. Your resume should include address and contact information (include phone and e-mail) permanent address n educational history (including coursework taken) n previous employment n relevant skills n extracurricular activities n interests/career plans n naturalized U.S. Citizens must include proof of naturalization n
While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, selected interns will need to supply an official transcript before beginning the
program. Preference may be given to applicants who specify that they are interested in two consecutive summer internships. To see when the company may be recruiting at a college near you, check out http://www. lockheedmartin.com/wms/findPage.do?dsp= fec&ci=12939&sc=400
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL CO-OP PROGRAM Student Program Staffing Los Alamos National Laboratory MS P219 Los Alamos, NM 87545
[email protected] http://www.lanl.gov/education/jumpstart/ studapp_procedures.shtml
What You Can Earn: $6.88 an hour ($14,320 a year); post-high-school program $7.77 an hour ($16,170 a year); plus holiday pay. Application Deadlines: April 1 for summer internship. Educational Experience: Must be a rising high school senior in good academic standing. Students who have graduated high school but have not been accepted to college are also eligible (see details below). Regional students from alternative schooling, including home-schooled students, are also welcome to apply (with guidance counselor approval). Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old and a U.S. citizen.
OVERVIEW
The high-school cooperative program at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) offers qualified high school seniors an opportunity to develop
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work-related skills and to gain experience in a variety of technical and administrative careers. High school co-op appointments can be full time during the summer between a student’s junior and senior years and may continue on a part-time basis during the senior academic year. Internship and coop programs are administered through the education program office (STB/EPO). The high school co-op program provides regional qualified high school seniors the opportunity to develop skills and gain work experience, while receiving exposure to a variety of technical and administrative career fields. This popular program provides employability skills and assists local area high school students with the schoolto-work transition. Participants who successfully complete the program may be eligible to receive high school credit from their school. The participating high schools establish eligibility criteria to receive this credit. The high school co-op program also offers recent high-school graduates an opportunity to work at LANL. Students in this category have graduated from high school, but have not yet been accepted to or enrolled in an undergraduate college program. Postgraduate students can remain in this program for one year and are encouraged to take classes during that year. After a student provides proof of acceptance into an undergraduate program, the student can move to the undergraduate student program. All student program participants in every category are paired with a laboratory mentor who serves as a guide and resource to students.
HOW TO APPLY
For a schedule of when Los Alamos may be visiting your school, check out http://www.lanl.gov/education/precollege/hsrecruit_calendar.shtml. Participating high schools receive application information and materials during annual scheduled campus visits by LANL representatives. Materials cannot be picked up from the Laboratory’s Student Programs Office. Applicants are screened by designated high school representatives for apti-
tudes and interests, grade point average, and number of credits toward graduation. Students interested in applying for the high school co-op program will need a resume, a completed LANL supplemental employment form, a skills profile, and a current transcript. Applications must be submitted through a high school counselor and received by the deadline. Once an application is submitted to the student programs office, it is made available for all interested LANL hiring officials to view. Hiring officials are LANL employees who have the funding and work available to hire a student. Hiring officials can search for qualified applicants using different search criteria (such as area of interest, major, university, skills, and so on). Once hiring officials have narrowed their search, they may contact the student directly to conduct a phone interview. When a selection has been made, the hiring official will submit a hiring package to the student programs office. The package is then reviewed by the student programs office, and an official offer letter is processed and mailed to the student. Students review and accept the offer, include a start date, and return the signed offer letter to the student programs office within two weeks of receiving the letter. Once the offer letter is received by the student programs office, the student is scheduled for the new hire and orientation process.
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY INTERNSHIP Student Programs, HR Staffing Los Alamos National Laboratory MS P290 Los Alamos, NM 87545
[email protected] http://www.lanl.gov/education/jumpstart/ studapp_procedures.shtml
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What You Can Earn: High school graduates who will be starting college in the fall can earn $8.59 an hour ($17,870 yearly); college students who have completed their freshman year and have earned 24 credit hours earn $11.01 an hour ($22,910 yearly); those just completing their sophomore year with at least 48 cumulative credits earn $12.89 an hour ($26,820 yearly); those just completing their junior year with 72 cumulative credits earn $15.76 an hour ($32,790); those just completing their senior year with at least 96 cumulative credits earn $18.64 an hour ($38,780 yearly); and those with a bachelor’s degree but not yet in grad school earn $19.60 an hour ($40,770 yearly). Application Deadlines: April 1 for summer internship; for all other internship dates, your application materials are accepted year-round and will be kept on file for one year from date of receipt. Educational Experience: Must have graduated high school by the start of the UGS internship and be able to provide documentation of acceptance into an undergraduate academic program and enroll in college or university courses. Recent college grads who have not yet started graduate school are also eligible for post-baccalaureate internships. You must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 upon completion of your first year and 2.5 upon completion of subsequent years or proof of good academic standing from your college or university. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
From its origins as a secret Manhattan Project laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has attracted world-class scientists who have applied their energy and creativity to solving the nation’s most challenging problems. As one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s multiprogram, multidisciplinary research labs, Los Alamos thrives on having the best people doing the best science to solve problems of global importance. The University of California (UC), which has operated the laboratory since its founding by UC physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, has contributed signifi-
cantly to the scientific quality of the laboratory’s work and technical staff. Los Alamos combines security awareness, intellectual freedom, and scientific excellence to generate scientific and engineering solutions for the nation’s most pressing problems. Maintaining the nation’s nuclear stockpile is the most important responsibility of Los Alamos. Certifying that the nation’s nuclear weapons remain safe and reliable without underground testing remains the biggest technical challenge. The laboratory is the secondlargest manufacturing site in the nuclear weapons complex. The undergraduate student (UGS) program in technical fields at LANL offers summer, part-time, and full-time internships for undergraduate students. This year-round program gives students the opportunity to obtain valuable work experience while they pursue their undergraduate degree. The UGS program includes a post-baccalaureate category for college graduates who have not yet been accepted to or enrolled in a graduate program. Participants have the opportunity to conduct research and gain valuable work experience at LANL. Participants may remain in this category for up to one year. All student program participants in every category are paired with a laboratory mentor.
HOW TO APPLY
Fill out and submit the online application at https:// www.hr.lanl.gov/stuapp/default.asp, and send your transcripts to the above address. If your university doesn’t include a calculated GPA on your transcript, you should contact your registrar’s office in writing to request this information. Once an application is submitted to the student programs office, it is made available for all interested LANL hiring officials to view. Hiring officials are LANL employees who have the funding and work available to hire a student. Hiring officials can search for qualified applicants using different search criteria (such as area of interest, major, university, skills, and so on). Once hiring officials have narrowed their search, they may contact the student directly to conduct a phone
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interview. When a selection has been made, the hiring official will submit a hiring package to the student programs office. The package is then reviewed by the student programs office, and an official offer letter is processed and mailed to the student. Students review and accept the offer, include a start date, and return the signed offer letter to the student programs office within two weeks of receiving the letter. Once the offer letter is received by the student programs office, the student is scheduled for the new hire and orientation process.
LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, TX 77058 (281) 486-2180
[email protected] http://www.lpi.ursa.edu
What You Can Earn: $500 a week stipend to cover living expenses and assistance with travel expenses, to a maximum of $1000. Shared low-cost housing in apartments near the LPI can be arranged. Application Deadlines: January. Educational Experience: College undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit and recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in the sciences. Major should be in the areas of the natural sciences, engineering, computer sciences, or mathematics. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
The Lunar & Planetary Institute is a NASA-funded institute that studies and promotes education and
public involvement in lunar, planetary, and terrestrial studies. It’s a focus for academic participation in studies of the current state, evolution, and formation of the solar system. The institute includes a computing center, extensive collections of lunar and planetary data, an image-processing facility, an extensive library, education and public outreach programs, resources, and products. The LPI also offers publishing services and facilities for workshops and conferences. Located near Johnson Space Center on the south side of Houston, the LPI leads the scientific community in research in lunar, planetary, and solar system sciences and linkage with related terrestrial programs. At the institute, student interns have the opportunity to engage in hands-on research work with scientists from the institute and the nearby Johnson Space Center. Interns will be assigned a project designed by a scientist/advisor at LPI, working on projects that probably will include research in meteorites and their origins (petrology and geochemistry); the geology of Mars and Venus (volcanoes, faults, volatiles); astrobiology; lunar samples and resources; geophysical data analysis and modeling; remote sensing and spectroscopy; atmospheres of giant planets and extrasolar planets; geology of giant planet moons; image processing; interplanetary dust particles and presolar grains; and impact cratering.
HOW TO APPLY
Paper applications aren’t accepted. Fill out the online form at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/ application/form.cfm, and receive an application number. Have three people submit online reference letters (you can obtain a reference form at https:// www.lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern/references/form.cfm). References will need your application number and the correct spelling of your last name. Next, have your college mail LPI an official transcript, which must be received by the application deadline. Notification of selection will be made by the end of February. You should be prepared to make a decision regarding the offer to participate within two days of notification.
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MARATHON OIL CORPORATION INTERNSHIP Marathon Oil Corporation 5555 San Felipe Road Houston, TX 77056-2723 (713) 629-6600 http://www.marathon.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: High school or college students who thrive in an environment full of challenges and professional development prospects. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Marathon Oil Corporation is engaged in the worldwide exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the domestic refining, marketing, and transportation of petroleum products. Headquartered in Houston, Marathon is among the leading energy industry companies, applying innovative technologies to discover valuable energy resources and deliver the highest quality products to the marketplace. Marathon offers exciting internships at many company offices for students interested in pursuing engineering, geosciences, health and environment, or information technology. Interns can look forward to a paid summer internship at Marathon, corporate mentorship, networking opportunities, and the potential for a full-time position after graduation.
Engineering
Depending on your skill and interest, interns at Marathon immediately become involved in diverse and challenging projects including joining a team of experienced engineers and geoscientists responsible for an offshore field development projects in a production-, reservoir-, or facility-engineering
capacity. Interns can participate as integral members of a team evaluating and making recommendations on acquisitions and other business development opportunities.
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Interns in this department contribute to meaningful projects that are designed and implemented to deliver significant opportunities and results for both the intern and the company. Projects include interpreting 3-D seismic data for high-profile offshore prospects, conducting Gulf of Mexico field studies, and interpreting log and seismic data for deep gas plays in onshore North America.
Health, Environment, and Safety
Interns in this area may work in either the environmental or safety areas. In these assignments, students gain broad exposure to issues involving implementation of company policy. Environmental projects may include soil sampling, air emission surveys, report writing, site remediation, permitting, regulatory reviews, waste disposal, employee exposure monitoring, and procedural updates. Safety duties may include facility audits, assisting with training, industrial hygiene research/monitoring, report writing, and incident investigations. Where possible, health, environment, and safety interns will be trained across both functional areas.
Information Technology
At Marathon, interns and entry-level full-time employees in Information Technology immediately become involved in strategic projects such as implementing connectivity and delivering applications to remote locations, developing Web applications, and performing business analysis of processes and procedures. Marathon looks to information technology professionals to bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas technology application to help meet the company’s goals and objectives.
HOW TO APPLY
For a list of scheduled campus visits, see http://www. marathon.com/Careers/Career_Opportunities/
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College_Students_Entry_Level. Students should submit a resume and letter of recommendation to the address above.
MARATHON OIL CORPORATION/UNCF CORPORATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM Marathon Oil Corporation/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive Fairfax, VA 22031 http://www.marathon.com/Careers/Career_ Opportunities/College_Students_Entry_Level/ Internships/UNCF_Corporate_Scholars_ Program
What You Can Earn: Scholarships of up to $10,000 and transportation and housing stipends of up to $2,500. Application Deadlines: Between September 1 and mid-January. Educational Experience: Sophomores majoring in chemical, civil, electrical , mechanical, or petroleum engineering; health, environment, and safety; geology; or geophysics; and seniors or graduate student candidates with plans to earn a master’s degree in geology, geophysics, mathematics, or physics. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average. The scholarship is restricted to the following major fields of study: chemical engineering; civil engineering; electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; petroleum engineering; health, environment and safety; geology, geophysics, mathematics, and physics. Requirements: Must be African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, American Indian/ Alaska Native or Hispanic American.
OVERVIEW
Marathon Oil Company works with the United Negro College Fund in offering the Marathon Oil Corporation/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for minority students with academic promise and significant financial need. It is also meant to increase the representation of minorities in chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, or petroleum engineering; health, environment and safety; geology; geophysics; and mathematics or physics disciplines and allow Marathon to develop relationships with minority students to increase the company’s entrylevel pool of prospective minority employees. Each student will be paired with a mentor, exposing the students to outstanding examples of achievement and to career- and leadership-building opportunities. During the summer, in addition to working closely together, mentors and interns will be encouraged to spend informal time together participating in recreational and cultural activities to build and nurture relationships that will endure throughout each student’s educational career and beyond.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must complete an online application, have a faculty member complete a letter of recommendation, and submit a current transcript and resume to the address above. Online applications are available during the annual application period at https://internships.uncf.org/CSP/login. aspx?id=15.
MICROSOFT INTERNSHIP Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (800) 642-7676 http://microsoft.com
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What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus relocation and travel expenses (including taxi fare to Microsoft from the airport; mileage rates if you drive); fully furnished housing, including basic cable, electricity, water, and housecleaning services; health club memberships at very nice gyms; free beverages; free T-shirts; bus passes to anywhere; educational training and workshops; and merchandise discounts; plus, either a subsidized rental car plan or a bike purchase plan during your stay. They’ll also contribute toward shipping expenses to help get your stuff to and from your new location and send you to training seminars for free. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: College undergraduates at any level majoring in computer science or engineering (although you do not have to be a computer science major). Requirements: A deep passion for technology as well as a drive to solve the issues involved in getting world-class software ready to ship.
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Microsoft, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, is the world’s largest software developer. Microsoft is busy building the next generation of cutting-edge technologies, from mobile devices to business servers to better game-development platforms. It also has a well-established intern program that appoints about 700 interns a year, who work in either California or Washington for 12 weeks in the summer, just like full-time employees on group projects (usually in software design and testing). With more than 300 products in production, Microsoft offers so many different things to work on that interns may have trouble making up their minds which to choose! Applying for Microsoft internships is competitive, but the benefits are outstanding, and the internship program is a gateway to full-time employment after graduation. In the past quarter century, Microsoft has grown from a small start-up to a Fortune 500 success by
creating innovative software and working diligently to help customers realize their full potential. During that first crazy week, the company will orient you to your job and to Microsoft in general. You’ll be teamed up with a full-time mentor from your group who will show you the ropes, give you advice, and help you get the most out of your internship. Along the way, interns are invited to parties and special events sponsored by Microsoft or their particular team. It’s a great way to meet other people and get to know the Northwest at the same time. At Microsoft, interns are treated just like fulltime employees. You have enormous responsibility, project ownership, and impact; in fact, the only difference between you and a full-time employee is that you’re here for a few months instead of years. You’ll be given real work with tremendous problems to solve, and you’ll be working right alongside fulltime employees as part of a team charged with delivering world-class software on schedule. Because Microsoft wants you to become very involved with your project, they’ll ask that you commit to a specific group during your internship. It’s the best way to make sure you have the opportunity to make a real contribution. However, there will be plenty of opportunities to attend discussions about different Microsoft technologies and to pick the brains of other employees working around campus. There are a number of areas in which you might work, including the following.
Program Manager
If you’re looking for a position where you’re at the center of the action, think about working with the program manager. As keeper of the product vision, the program manager designs and applies breakthrough technologies to new software solutions while tracking the product plan, driving communication among all team members, and working to define features.
Software Design Engineer
If you’re the creative type, think about working with software design engineers (SDEs), who write
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code, construct data structures and algorithms, and work closely with the program manager to define and prioritize features.
Software Design Engineer in Test
A Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET) combines software design engineering with software test engineering. You’ll break the product down (including creating tools such as automation, stand-alone programs, and device drivers), then work with software design engineers to take the product to beta stage. But there’s more than just work at Microsoft, although much of its culture is dedicated to technology (which is why you’ll find employee-driven think tanks and new product ideation sessions). Besides being a driven culture, however, the company encourages employees to indulge their playful spirit as well. Microsoft sponsors “puzzle day” (a one-day puzzle-solving competition for summer interns, with great prizes), sports teams, a volunteer network, a theatre troupe, an orchestra, and a singing group (the Microtones).
HOW TO APPLY
Before writing your resume, spend some time thinking about your goals and your strengths. You should compile a resume and cover letter that tells Microsoft who you are as well as offer ways you can contribute. You should include a short statement of your objective, including the job title and location you’re seeking. If you’re interested in more than one job or location, rank them in order of preference. Next, explain your experience (both academic and real-world). Cover the extracurricular projects you’ve worked on, and definitely include any other internships you’ve had and any on-the-job responsibilities. Explain the roles you played in each, what you contributed, and what you learned. Once you’ve written your resume, there are several ways to get it into the hands of a Microsoft recruiter. You can simply hand your resume over when you attend a Microsoft recruiting event, either at your school or in your area (check
out the schedule to see when Microsoft will be at your school at http://www.microsoft.com/college/YourSchool.aspx). If you do attend a recruiting event, it’s not unusual for recruiters to conduct interviews on the spot, so be prepared! Research the company’s business and product groups, and have an idea of what roles you might be interested in. This will also help you ask questions about life at Microsoft. If you can’t attend a recruiting event, or you don’t want to wait until one is scheduled in your area, you can also submit your resume online at http://www.microsoft.com/college/app_overview. mspx. After you submit your information, Microsoft will match your qualifications with the specific position or positions you want. You need to send only one resume, even if you’re interested in multiple jobs or different locations. A recruiter will contact you if Microsoft is interested in scheduling an interview. (For helpful interview tips, visit: http:// www.microsoft.com/college/int_tips.mspx.)
First-Round Interviews
The recruiter will want to figure out if Microsoft is a place where you’ll flourish and if they have an opportunity that aligns with your current goals. They want to hear about you—what types of projects have inspired you, what self-directed missions may have influenced your career direction, and whether you had a moment of epiphany when you KNEW what you wanted to be when you grew up. They’ll want to know how Microsoft fits into your vision and what excites and motivates you. First-round interviews are usually held over the phone or at your school and are typically casual. Besides thinking about your career goals, you should do some research about Microsoft and its various product groups and businesses. After your conversation, your interviewer will consider your skills and interests, along with their current business needs, and determine the roles and business groups for which you might be considered. You can generally expect to hear from your recruiter within two weeks if you will be asked back for a second-round interview.
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Second Round Interviews
If your first interview went well and Microsoft has a position that seems good for you, you’ll be invited to meet for a second day of interviews, which will give you a chance to meet some sharp Microsoft people, look at the campus, and get an inside perspective of what the company is all about. During the secondround interview, you’ll meet people from a couple of different product groups. The groups you are matched with will be determined by your skills and interests, as well as by available opportunities within the company. It’s not uncommon to meet four or five people. Because you’re on site, second interviews really give you a feel for what life is like at Microsoft, so ask questions and look around. After your visit, your recruiter will follow up with your interview results within two weeks. If they make you an offer, they’ll work with you to help you make your decision. You will have one week to make a decision.
MOTOROLA INTERNSHIP Motorola 1299 East Algonquin Road, Second Floor Schaumburg, IL 60196 (800) 331-6456 http://www.motorola.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary, healthcare benefits, investment options and work/life programs, plus extras that make your career rewarding, such as on-site fitness centers, sports and recreation teams, and product discounts. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: All levels of college students or graduate students may apply, but the company is especially interested in engineering majors (electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, and so on). Students should have a GPA of at least 3.2 and have held a leadership position in a student organization (such as an engineering society, fraternity or sorority, sports team, and so on.)
Requirements: Enthusiastic, dynamic, innovative candidates who think critically and creatively and have had at least one prior intern or co-op term.
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If you dream about inventing new technology, creating new markets, and participating in a new competitive landscape, you might consider an internship at Motorola. Originally founded in 1928 as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, today Motorola is a large manufacturer of wireless and other communication hardware, a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems, and wireless networks. “Seamless mobility” means you can reach the people, things, and information you need in your home, auto, workplace, and everywhere in between, using smarter, faster, cost-effective, and flexible communication. Today, Motorola is composed of four businesses: Connected Home Solutions, Government & Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Mobile Devices, and Networks. Internships are offered three times a year, in spring for 16 weeks (January through April), in summer for 12 weeks (May through August), and in fall for 16 weeks (September through December). During the co-op term, the student works full time. Co-op terms at Motorola alternate with semesters in school. Most universities provide some semester credit for co-op terms. As a co-op or summer intern, you will have an opportunity to apply your education to solving reallife problems. Internships are available in a wide range of areas, such as student engineers, hardware engineering, and development engineering. Positions are primarily available in Illinois and Florida, although opportunities can arise in any of the 21 states where the company operates. A wide range of internships are available; to check out what’s available, visit http://careers.peopleclick.com/client40_motorola/external/ola/Welcome.xml. Motorola claims to strive to “make things smarter and life better.” It does this by developing
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high-tech wireless, broadband, and automotive solutions for individuals, on the job, at home, and in your car. The company maintains a businesscasual work environment, emphasizing integrity, dignity, and respect for the individual, business ethics, diversity, and continuous professional development.
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for an internship, visit Motorola’s Career Portal at http://careers.peopleclick. com/client40_motorola/external/ola/Welcome. xml and register with the site. At the career portal, you can sign up for a “Job Agent” to e-mail you when future internship openings are posted that meet your interests, view the status of your application to specific openings, and store up to five resumes. At this Web site, you can search and apply for posted positions that meet your requirements, or you can simply drop off a copy of your resume by clicking Submit CV/Resume at the top of the Job Search or Search Results screens. When openings arise, recruiters search the database for available candidates. If your qualifications align with the requirements for the position, either a manager or recruiter will contact you directly. If a match isn’t made, your resume will remain in the system for other recruiters to search. If you applied for a specific position and registered with the site, you can check back with Motorola’s Career Portal to view the status of your application.
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS INTERNSHIP Human Resources Coordinator National Instruments 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin, TX 78759-3504 Fax: (512) 683-7500
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus paid holidays, medical/dental benefits for full-time interns, relocation assistance. (Students coming from schools outside of Texas receive $1,000, less taxes, to help with relocation. Those coming from schools within Texas, but outside the Central Texas area, receive $750, less taxes.) Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A full-time student currently enrolled in an accredited degree program (preferably engineering). Requirements: U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents (LPR), temporary residents granted legalization under IRCA, asylees or refugees.
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Today, it takes a sophisticated mix of computers, networks, and machines to manufacture anything from light bulbs to lightwave communications. National Instruments (NI) is revolutionizing the measurement and automation industry with virtual instrumentation, a concept that gives customers the freedom to define solutions that meet their particular needs, using industry-standard technology. National Instrument’s vision is to create innovative computer-based products that improve everyday life by improving technology. Their customers include engineers, scientists, and technology professionals in diverse industries who use NI software and hardware tools to research, design, manufacture, test, and improve a wide array of products and services. The company’s strategy is to innovate, constantly improve, and deliver a steady stream of new products that deliver greater productivity and higher value. At NI, interns get to work on real projects with a fair amount of independence, which is why you must have lots of initiative and talent to qualify. An internship with this company can help you hone both your technical and entrepreneurial skills as you work with leading edge technologies. In addition, National Instruments offers a relaxed work environment and countless activities and training
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opportunities. Internship terms are offered in fall, spring, and summer. Internships are offered in applications engineering, information technology, manufacturing engineering, and research and development.
Applications Engineering
In application engineering, you’ll be working with your own projects and you’ll get to see the impact they have on the company. Some intern projects have even resulted in that person filing for patents.
Information Technology (IT)
IT positions are available throughout the company. Whether you intern as part of the applications group, in operations, or in the infrastructure group, you have the opportunity to learn about many functional areas, using different technologies and working with more than 35 international offices. IT interns take full ownership of their projects, which include anything from requirements gathering through project implementation. Internships are available in each of the IT groups, working with programmer/analysts, systems administrators, and business analysts. You’ll have flexible start and end dates, but the projects assigned usually span a three-month period. Projects are assigned throughout many areas of the business with the overall goal of integrating the company’s systems into one single IT solution.
Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing engineering interns at NI have the opportunity to work on projects such as designing, developing, and qualifying cutting-edge manufacturing technology; reducing cycle time and improving throughput and costs; or introducing and integrating new products into manufacturing.
Research/Development
National Instruments creates innovative computerbased products that improve everyday life, giving customers a better solution for measuring and automating the world around them. As an intern in research and development, your technical exper-
tise can help the company create better, faster, and more accurate ways to make measurements.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, you may fax or mail your resume and cover letter to the above address, or send these materials electronically. To submit your resume electronically, go to http://digital.ni.com/universities/library. nsf/basic?openform&intern&node=33300_us and browse the opportunities available under InternCo-op. Go to the position in which you’re interested, and then click on the “Apply for this Job” link at the bottom of the position description. Send plain ASCII files only. You will receive an instant message letting you know that we received your resume when you apply for the position. If the company believes your skills and experience may match their needs, they will contact you at that time.
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY INTERNSHIP National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, CO 80401-3393 (303) 275-3000 http://www.nrel.gov/about.html
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary; onetime, round trip transportation might be available for participant depending on eligibility (residing more then 50 miles from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory work site). Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Undergraduates who have completed their sophomore year by the time the internship begins in the summer, and graduate students, who are enrolled full-time in a U.S. college or university, and who plan to continue
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full-time education immediately after the internship. Must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours as an undergraduate and 9 credit hours as a graduate student. Preferred minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last completed semester. Students should be majoring in one of the following fields: aerospace, biomedical, chemical, electrical, computer, metallurgical, materials, or mechanical engineering; biology; chemistry; or physics. Requirements: U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency.
OVERVIEW
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation’s primary laboratory for research, development, and transfer of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Established in 1974, NREL began operating in 1977 as the Solar Energy Research Institute. It was designated a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 1991, when its name was changed to NREL. Today, NREL is the principal research laboratory for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. NREL is managed for DOE by the Midwest Research Institute and Battelle. Typical internships might include a position at NREL’s Energy and Environmental Applications Office or at the National Bioenergy Center at NREL. At NREL, interns can work 40 hours per week during the summer and breaks, and a maximum of 25 hours per week for undergraduate students and 30 hours per week for graduate students during the academic year.
HOW TO APPLY
Go to the NREL Web site at http://www.nrel.gov/ hr/employment/rpp/internships.html to search for open positions; applications are accepted as positions become available. When applying for an internship position that you have found on this Web site, you should follow the instructions for submitting your resume at the bottom of the internship vacancy page. In general, when
applying you should send your resume and a cover letter to the address above, stating your areas of interest, along with the prior semester school transcripts (these do not need to be official). You should include a requisition number on your resume if you’re applying for a specific open position.
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNSHIP National Semiconductor 2900 Semiconductor Drive PO Box 58090 Santa Clara, CA 95052-8090 (408) 721-5000 http://www.national.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus paid holidays, medical/dental benefits for full-time interns, relocation assistance (if eligible). Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: A full-time student currently enrolled in an accredited degree program (preferably engineering). Requirements: U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. lawful permanent residents (LPR), temporary residents granted legalization under IRCA, asylees or refugees.
OVERVIEW
National Semiconductor, the industry’s premier analog company, creates high performance analog devices and subsystems. National’s leading-edge products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions. National’s key analog markets include wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad
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electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, National Semiconductor will place you on a small team of experienced professionals where you’ll contribute to developing products that people will use every day. The company primarily looks for electrical engineering students for assignments in circuit design, product engineering, test development engineering, applications engineering, and technical marketing. The intern program is very flexible; assignments can be full time or part time and can alternate on a quarterly or semester basis.
HOW TO APPLY
Search for specific internship openings by visiting http://www.national.com/careers/search.html. Register at this Web site http://www.national.com/ careers/register.html to receive information about internships, and to apply for available internships.
NCR INTERNSHIP NCR 1700 S. Patterson Blvd Dayton, OH 45479 (80) 225-5627 http://www.ncr.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: January. Educational Experience: Undergraduate computer science and engineering majors. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
NCR (founded as the National Cash Register Company) provides transaction and data warehousing solutions for thousands of companies throughout the world. NCR provides hardware, software, and solutions to simplify transactions across the coun-
ter, by telephone, at a kiosk or ATM, or over the Internet, NCR combines customer outreach with powerful data warehousing solutions to help companies use this information to better understand and serve each customer. The NCR Corporate Summer Intern Program is an integral part of NCR’s recruitment strategy and a great opportunity for you to spend the summer working on projects related to your career interests in engineering or computer systems. In addition to assigned projects, you’ll participate in program events designed to network with other interns, learn about NCR’s business and culture, and support the community through volunteer events.
HOW TO APPLY
Internship opportunities will be posted on http:// www.ncr.com/careers/interns.htm as soon as they are available; you can apply at the same site. You can check out the company’s recruiting schedule to see when NCR is coming to your school at http:// www.ncr.com/careers/camptour.htm.
ORACLE CORPORATION INTERNSHIP Oracle Corporation 500 Oracle Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 (650) 506-7000
[email protected] http://www.oracle.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus housing (fully furnished corporate apartments), paid car/bike rentals, paid round-trip travel expenses from school; the program also can include helicopter ride over/under the Golden Gate Bridge, festive lunches and dinners, and special events such as San Francisco sightseeing and trips to Disneyland/SeaWorld.
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Application Deadlines: March 15. Educational Experience: Students with computer science or equivalent majors attending college in North America. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Oracle, the world’s leading developer of database management software and services, was founded in 1977 with a vision of finding faster, easier, less expensive, and more powerful ways to access and manage information. The company built the first commercial relational database system and sold the first products using structured query language, which is now the industry standard. The company recognized the value of low-cost, client/server systems over proprietary mainframes, and pioneered portable software that today runs on practically all hardware, from PCs to mainframes. In recent years, Oracle championed parallel software as the breakthrough that will power very large database applications such as data warehousing and informationon-demand. Recently, the company introduced the Oracle universal data server, an extremely powerful software platform with the ability to integrate and consolidate all types of data for thousands of users over any network, including the World Wide Web. Each summer, the company hires about 35 to 40 outstanding interns to work for three months in the summer, experiencing the thrill of developing cutting-edge software. Interns typically work alongside Oracle staff on projects related to software development, design, and service.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, e-mail your resume to the above address, attaching your resume as text or Word, or paste content directly into the e-mail. Do not send your internship resume through other resume links on the recruiting Web site provided for permanent job applicants. Selection is based entirely on your resume, and no interviews are conducted. Students who are selected for internships will be notified by April 1. Although each resume is reviewed, we receive a vast
number of applications and are only able to notify applicants who are selected for the internship.
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY INTERNSHIP Pacific Gas and Electric Company One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400 San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 (415) 267-7070 http://www.pge.com/careers/college/summer_ internships
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary plus paid holidays and medical benefits. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Currently enrolled with good academic standing in an accredited university, or with a graduation date within the last six months by the time your internship starts. Requirements: Strong work ethic, initiative, motivation, ability to work well in a team environment, strong written and verbal communication skills, and active involvement in extracurricular activities.
OVERVIEW
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. The company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, serves approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. Pacific Gas and Electric Company offers summer internships to undergraduate students in a number of technical field. Interns with this company perform project-focused assignments in the utility field, which provide hands-on experience. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to con-
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tribute and you’ll be surrounded by people who are committed to helping you learn. In addition, as an intern, you’ll increase your prospects for a full-time position upon graduation. Positions are available throughout northern and central California, with many located in San Francisco at corporate headquarters. Internships typically last 10 to 12 weeks.
HOW TO APPLY
Summer internship positions are posted on the corporate Web site during the month of January preceding the summer when the internship will take place. Once the internships are posted, you should review the various opportunities and select the ones you are interested in and for which you qualify. To apply, submit your resume and cover letter using the company’s online resume submission process. After you submit your resume, it is entered into the company database. If your resume is a potential match for a current open internship position, you’ll be contacted in February or May to schedule an interview. If you have questions, you may communicate with the company by using the online e-mail form available at http://www.pge.com/careers/college/ comments/index.html.
PACKER FOUNDATION ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP The Packer Internship Program Attn: Recruiting Director 1950 N. Washington Naperville, IL 60563
[email protected] http://www.packerfoundation.org/internships/ index.cfm
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Generally, internships start by mid-May or early June and end by mid-August or early September. Educational Experience: Most college interns are engineering and science majors. High school students can work as interns in the laboratory services department, where they are exposed to testing and experiments. High school students considering an engineering curriculum in college may find this an excellent way to figure out if engineering is a possible career. Requirements: You should have basic writing and computer skills and be a self-starter with a strong sense of personal responsibility, vision, and assertiveness. You should be a freethinker, focused both academically and practically, a communicator, a team player, accomplishment-oriented, and above all a leader.
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Packer Engineering is a multidiscipline, multifaceted engineering company with locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Columbia, Maryland; and Naperville, Illinois, serving a broad range of manufacturers, process industries, insurers, litigants, researchers, and developers throughout the United States and around the world. This business-casual environment of 120 employees includes engineers and technicians in a variety of engineering and science-related disciplines. The internship program consists of about 15 to 25 students, each with different skills and backgrounds, who are given the opportunity to work on projects which will help them excel. Several members of the Packer staff started as summer interns and became full-time employees after graduation. Because Packer Engineering is a multidisciplinary engineering consulting and technical services company, interns are involved in a wide range of disciplines and engineering fields. Although interns have the opportunity to work with many different people inside and outside the company, they’ll also be given a mentor in their area. The mentor will be responsible for guiding
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the student on a one-to-one basis, responsible for developing tasks and projects composed of multiple tasks for the student. Paired with mentors in their area of study, interns work full time on real projects with real clients. Their tasks may include billable projects, research and development, marketing, field inspections, and laboratory work. Interns also participate in professional-development seminars on topics such as career management and professional ethics and work together on group presentations to build teamwork, leadership, and communication skills. Site visits to local corporations allow interns to experience other types of industries and testing facilities. But it’s not all work—interns and mentors have picnics and weekly volleyball games to provide plenty of opportunity for fun with coworkers.
January through May for fall semester (July through December). Summer internships are also available. Educational Experience: Must be currently pursing a degree at an accredited college or university in one of the following disciplines: engineering (aerospace, chemical, computer, industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, or materials), computer science, or information technology. Engineering students should be familiar with ProEngineer or AUTOCAD design. Requirements: Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; working knowledge of all Microsoft software applications. Candidates should be self-starters and have the ability to work with minimal direction. Leadership and teamwork skills are a must.
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For details, visit: http://www.packereng.com/jobsintern.cfm. Submit your resume to the preceding address, along with a cover letter describing your personal and academic short-term and long-term goals, as well as what you wish to realize from the internship.
PRATT & WHITNEY CO-OPS AND INTERNSHIPS Pratt & Whitney 400 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06108 (860) 565-4321 (800) 565-0140 http://www.pw.utc.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary. Application Deadlines: July through November for spring semester (January through June);
Pratt & Whitney is a pioneer in flight and in technology—the world’s leading producer of engines for corporate jets, commuter aircraft, and helicopters, powering space vehicles, and military and commercial aircraft,. Over the years, the company has patented hundreds of innovations, from heatresistant coatings to aerodynamic blades, to make air travel more cost effective, more comfortable, and more dependable. Today, Pratt & Whitney engines power nearly half of the world’s commercial fleet. Every few seconds, more than 20,000 times a day, a Pratt & Whitney-powered airliner takes flight somewhere in the world. The company’s military engines are used in the Air Force’s F-15 and F-16, and its F119 and F135 engines will power the frontline fighters of the future, the F/A22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Its rocket engines send payloads into orbit at 20,000 miles per hour. Its gas turbines are also used to generate electricity in a growing number of locations. To ensure its ability to shape the future of aerospace technologies, the company focuses on recruiting ambitious, innovative achievers for intern and co-op programs. There are various co-op and internships positions available at Pratt & Whitney in almost all locations. Working side-by-side with
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the industry’s top people in some of the world’s most technologically advanced facilities, you’ll earn a good income while you learn the very latest techniques in the business. Through a combination of classroom work and practical experience, with alternating periods of attendance at college and co-op employment at Pratt & Whitney, you’ll have opportunities to integrate theory and practice, confirm your career choices, and help finance your education. As part of its co-op and intern programs, you’ll benefit from supervised and comprehensive onthe-job training in your field of professional endeavor, and you’ll be encouraged to contribute your fresh ideas in an environment that ignites the imagination and brings innovative results.
HOW TO APPLY
To check out internship vacancies, click on http:// careers.hodes.com/pratt-whitney. To apply online, click on http://careers.hodes.com/pratt-whitney/ apply_online_1.asp?JobID=533134&User_ID=. This Web site requires you to paste your resume (text only) onto the electronic application.
SANTE FE INSTITUTE INTERNSHIP Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduates Santa Fe Institute 1399 Hyde Park Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 946-2746
[email protected] http://www.santafe.edu
What You Can Earn: Modest living stipends plus housing in single-occupancy rooms with shared bathrooms at St. John’s College, a partial board plan, use of a car, plus some support of round-trip travel expenses from the home institution.
Application Deadlines: February 18. Educational Experience: Undergraduate students interested in science, excluding graduating seniors. Requirements: U.S. citizenship. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Because Santa Fe lacks a full public transportation system, autos are provided to participants on a shared basis. However, if possible you should try to bring your own car.
OVERVIEW
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) is a private, nonprofit research institute founded by Los Alamos Lab scientist George Cowan, and other scientists, who wanted to create a place where scientists could pursue problem-driven science directed at the “hard” problems. Since its founding in 1984, its researchers have defined the frontiers of complex systems research, which tries to understand what unites artificial, human, and natural systems. By their very nature, these problems transcend any particular field. For example, if scientists understand the fundamental principles of organization, they will better grasp cell function in biology and magnets in physics. This research relies on theories and tools from across the sciences. Part of the rise of the complex systems research agenda can be tied to the use of theoretical computation as a new way to explore such systems. Typically, there are about 35 researchers in residence year round, with about twice that number during the summer months. SFI is an institute without walls, and hosts about two dozen workshops a year, an external faculty of 60, annual summer schools, and many other activities. As an intern here, you’ll work with faculty mentors on an individual research project focused on some aspect of complex systems. SFI’s broad program of research is aimed at understanding both the common features of complex systems and at comprehending the enormous diversity of specific examples. Possible focus areas include adaptive computation; computational aspects of complexity; energy and information in biological
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computation; scaling laws in complex phenomena; network structure and dynamics; robustness and innovation in biological and social systems; and the dynamics of human social interactions including state and market formation, economics as a complex system, and the evolution of language. This program is highly individualized. Each student works with one or more faculty mentors on a specific, mutually selected project. The project may be based on a suggestion from the SFI mentor, an idea from the student intern, or a combination of the two. The initial weeks of the program will be devoted to meeting potential mentors and determining the choice of project. Participants are expected to be in residence approximately 10 weeks, within an early-June to mid-August time frame.
HOW TO APPLY
You can use the institute’s online application form on the “job openings” page of http://www.santafe. edu/education/reu/2005/index.php to submit most of your materials electronically (including a feature which allows your referees to upload letters of recommendation directly to your file). The institute strongly encourages you to apply online in order to speed up your application. Otherwise, you may mail your materials to the above address, including a current resume a statement of your current research interests and what you intend to accomplish during your internship (suggested length one to two pages) n three letters of recommendation from scholars who know your work n official transcripts from each college or university you attended n n
If you mail your application material, be sure to include your e-mail address and fax number. Do not bind your application materials. If you apply by postal mail, transcripts and letters of recommendation may be included in the application package in
sealed envelopes, or they may be sent directly to the address above.
SILICON GRAPHICS INC. (SGI) INTERNSHIP Silicon Graphics Inc. 1500 Crittenden Lane Mail Stop: 410 Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 933-7777 http://www.sgi.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary, plus other benefits that may include relocation, housing, and transportation assistance. Participants are eligible for one paid day off per month of employment and paid holidays. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: You should at least have completed your freshman year in college (most interns are juniors with some of their core curriculum under their belts) with a technical major. Masters, MBA, or Ph.D. students are also eligible. Requirements: None specified.
OVERVIEW
Silicon Graphics Inc. is a world leader in hardware (severs, workstations) and software (for Internet, entertainment, and design applications) solutions for many different industries including, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, defense and intelligence, and media. This leader in high-performance computing, visualization, and storage provides technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it’s sharing images to improve brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense, or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing
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the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering, and creative users. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Its technology is used to design and build safer cars and airplanes, discover new medications and oil reserves, understand and better predict the weather, and provide movie special effects. SGI has a well-established intern program involving more than 200 participants each summer. The company provides a unique professional work experience and offers educational and social activities to involve interns in the team-oriented atmosphere that’s part of SGI’s corporate culture. The intern program typically runs from May to August or June to September, for 10-12 weeks. Internships are available across the United States, although most take place in Mountain View, California; Eagan, Minnesota; or Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. As an intern here, you might work in microprocessor design, design verification, and diagnostics; software kernel development for Linux and IRIX, or technical support, IS support, or tech writing.
HOW TO APPLY
SGI does not review or make any record of unsolicited mailed-in resumes; instead, you should apply online at http://www.sgi.com/company_ info/employment/f_apply.html and paste your resume. When the company gets your application, it’s entered into a database; from there, they will evaluate it against appropriate positions that open anytime during the year.
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary (you’re paid based on the number of hours/units/credits you’ve completed toward your degree, plus raises); paid relocation (airfare, truck rentals, and gas and mileage if you drive); relocation assistance (TI helps you find an apartment, and even a roommate, if you want, and can help with settling in). You’ll also get employee benefits (students are treated as regular, full-time employees with all of the benefits TI offers, except health insurance, including paid vacations and holidays, profit sharing, and tuition reimbursement for qualified courses during your work term, including co-op tuition). You’re also eligible to participate in TI’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, plus its fitness and health program as well as the credit union. When you go back to school, they’ll put you on an educational leave of absence so that many of your benefits continue uninterrupted, and you continue to accrue service time, qualifying for more benefits, while you’re finishing your degree. Application Deadlines: At least four months before your internship starts. Educational Experience: Successfully pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering or science (students in other disciplines may occasionally be accepted) with a 3.0 GPA. Requirements: Values must be consistent with TI’s ethics and business philosophy. Students should be able to hit the ground running, take initiative, dream and make that happen, work with changing technologies and markets, be unafraid of taking risks, and value and support each other.
OVERVIEW
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INTERNSHIP Texas Instruments Incorporated 12500 TI Boulevard Dallas, TX 75243-4136 (800) 336-5236 http://www.ti.com
Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. In addition, Texas Instruments focuses on sensors and controls and educational and productivity solutions. It’s also a leader in the realtime technologies that help people communicate, moving fast to drive the Internet age forward with semiconductor solutions for large markets such as wireless and broadband access and for emerging markets such as digital cameras and digital audio.
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The company offers an intensive student coop and internship program for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing engineering or science-related degrees. TI prefers that students co-op, which means you’ll go to school a semester, then work a semester for two terms (five to eight months). You’ll find offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Texas. At TI, you’ll be able to work while you’re still in school, as a real employee, not in some paper-pushing job but in a real job, with your hands on great technology. And if you have the right stuff, once you graduate, the company will offer you a permanent spot.
HOW TO APPLY
TI recruits on campus, so check with your career center for representative contacts. If you’re interested in talking to a TI recruiter during a campus visit, check out the recruitment schedule: http:// www.ti.com/recruit/docs/campvis.shtml. To apply for an internship, submit your resume to the preceding address, including: Your current GPA, degree level and discipline (such as BSEE) n Anticipated graduation date n Any co-op, intern, or other work you've done related to your major n
When TI gets your resume, a supervisor will review it and match your qualifications with open internships; students are selected by supervisors. If you're selected, the company makes an offer; once you accept a position, you'll work with your supervisor to pick a date when you'll report to work at TI.
XEROX INTERNSHIP Xerox 800 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06904
203-968-3000 http://www.xerox.com
What You Can Earn: Competitive salary ($700 to $1,000 a week) for summer internships and workstudy; benefits change according to location. No salary for internship for academic credit. Application Deadlines: Rolling. Educational Experience: Full-time undergraduate juniors and seniors enrolled in a college-level program leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher in math sciences; chemical engineering; civil/ environmental engineering; computer science; electrical/computer engineering; industrial/manufacturing engineering; mechanical engineering; or information management. You must intend to continue academic pursuits until completion of the degree requirements. Requirements: Successfully passing a drug test and background investigation, providing proof of work eligibility, and satisfactorily completing all offer forms.
OVERVIEW
Xerox Corporation is a $15.7 billion technology and services enterprise that develops innovative technologies, products, and services. Xerox provides the document industry’s broadest portfolio of offerings, including digital systems (with color and black-and-white printing) and publishing systems; digital presses and “book factories”; multifunction devices; laser and solid ink network printers; and copiers and fax machines. Xerox’s services help businesses develop online document archives, analyze how employees can most efficiently share documents and knowledge in the office, operate in-house print shops or mailrooms, and build Web-based processes for personalizing direct mail, invoices, brochures, and more. Xerox also offers associated software and support and supplies such as toner, paper, and ink. The company offers its College Experiential Learning Programs (XCEL) as summer Internships and Work/Study programs to undergraduate and graduate students. These internships provide Xerox
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with an opportunity to recruit and evaluate students for potential full-time new college positions, and they provide college students with an income, plus real-life, on-the-job experience in their field of study. Internship-for-Credit (unpaid) positions are also offered, in which a student visits Xerox for research or learning/training experience.
Summer Internship
This paid position is available only from May to August on the East Coast and June to September on the West Coast, for 10 to 12 weeks (10 weeks is the minimum).
Work-Study
This paid position will have you working part time (fewer than 20 hours a week) while attending school
full time. Occasionally, summer interns continue to work for Xerox part time once they start school in the fall; these participants “convert” from internship status to a work-study status at that time.
Internship for Credit
This unpaid position allows you to visit Xerox for research or a learning/training experience. Although you’ll not be paid, you’ll get academic credit from your institution.
HOW TO APPLY
You can apply by submitting your resume online at http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/009.jsp? view=Feature&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US&ed_ name=Careers_University_Internships.
Part IV
Further Resources
Appendixes
Appendix A Internet Resources This two-volume set offers a listing of some of the most well-known and exciting internships and summer jobs available in the United States in a wide range of areas. But as many entries as we’ve included, there are many more out there in just about every city in the United States and around the world. With this volume, we’re trying to provide you with a taste of internship options you maybe never knew existed. Before applying for any internship, you’ll want to do more research to make sure that it is really something you want to pursue. You should learn as much as you can about the internship or summer job in which you’re interested so that as you talk to people in those particular fields, you can ask informed and intelligent questions that will help you make your decisions. You also might want answers to questions not addressed in the information provided here. If you search long enough, you can find just about anything using the Internet, including additional information about the internships in this book. The Internet is also a wonderful resource for networking; many internship sites have bulletin boards where students can interact with former interns or provide bios and quotes from former interns about what they liked about their experience. Some sites even offer online chats where you can communicate with former or current interns in real time. But as you use these forums and chats, remember that anyone could be on the other side of that computer screen, telling you exactly what you want to hear. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the excitement while you’re in a forum or a chat, interacting with people that share your interests and dreams. Remember to be cautious about any personal information you provide in forums and
chats, and never give out your full name, address, or phone number. And of course, never agree to meet someone you’ve met online. As you use the Internet to search information on the perfect career, keep in mind that, as with anything you find on the Internet, you need to consider the source from which the information comes. Some of the most popular Internet search engines include http://www.alltheweb.com http://www.altavista.com n http://www.ask.com n http://www.directhit.com n http://www.dogpile.com n http://www.excite.com n http://www.google.com n http://www.goto.com n http://www.hotbot.com n http://www.looksmart.com n http://www.lycos.com n http://www.mamma.com n http://www.msn.com n http://www.vivisimo.com n http://www.yahoo.com n http://www.allsearchengines.com n n
The Internet offers a wealth of information on internships, with countless sites devoted to helping you find the perfect internship or summer job experience using your interests, skills, and talents. The sites listed here are some of the most helpful ones that the authors discovered while researching the jobs in this volume. These sites are offered for your information and are not endorsed by the author or publisher. 727
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American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) http://www.asne.org Provides an internship guide listing paid internships at daily newspapers by state and application deadline. Also available online. Associated Collegiate Press Guide to Internships at the Top Newspapers and Magazines http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/tclanin/jobs/ internguide03.pdf http://www.studentpress.acp A guide to getting a variety of journalism internships at a variety of newspapers and magazines. Association for International Practical Training http://www.aipt.org Nonprofit organization offering internships in 65+ countries. Also offers assistance with work permits. Best Bets for Internships Abroad http://www.transitionsabroad.com University of California, Irvine International Opportunities Program. Site outlines internship programs and Web sites for great international internships. British Universities North America Club http://www.bunac.org BUNAC makes work and travel programs possible for students in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
4International Careers and Jobs http://www.4icj.com Choose your country of interest to find links in 18 different categories such as job boards, companies, internships, temporary, government, and newspapers. The site also lets you know whether or not the services offered by the linked organizations are free to use. French American Chamber of Commerce http://www.faccparisfrance.com This organization arranges internships in France. Fun Jobs http://www.funjobs.com Fun Jobs lists fun summer jobs at ranches, camps, ski resorts and more, with information about positions, requirements, benefits, and responsibilities. You can apply online for most of the positions. In addition, the “Fun Companies” link will let you look up companies in an A to Z listing, or you can search for companies in a specific area or by keyword. The company listings offer you more detailed information about the location, types of jobs available, employment qualifications, and more. GoAbroad http://www.goabroad.com At this Web site, you can search for internships abroad, among many other things, such as country-specific travel guides and tools such as rail-pass information and student ID cards.
CDS International http://www.cdsintl.org Web site that specializes in internships in Germany, with opportunities in commerce and business.
Idealist.org (Action without Borders) http://www.idealist.org This helpful Web site lists a wide variety of resources, products, organizations, and interns in more than 165 countries, with lots of helpful info on cultural and travel issues abroad.
Council on International Educational Exchange http://www.iaeste.org This work-abroad program supplies the necessary work documents and practical information on finding work and housing.
Institute of International Education http://www.aipt.org This Web site offers information on internships, practical training, and volunteering for more than 1300 programs, most of which charge tuition and give academic credit.
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Internabroad.com http://internabroad.com This Web site is a terrific source for international internships. Search for paid and volunteer, academic and nonacademic internships, as well as college credit practical training programs around the world. The Web site also includes resources and lots of helpful info about working and traveling abroad. International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience http://www.iaeste.org IAESTE offers worldwide internships to juniors and seniors in engineering, architecture, mathematics, computer sciences, and natural and physical sciences. International Cooperative Education http://www.4icj.com Arranges paid internships in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Finland, and Japan. One year college-level German, French, or Italian and/or two years minimum collegelevel Japanese required. International Volunteer Programs Association http://www.volunteerinternational.org An alliance of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations based in the Americas involved in international volunteer and internship exchanges. This Web site is filled with information about volunteering abroad, tings to know, resources, and much more. Internship Programs.com http://internships.wetfeet.com With this award-winning Web site, students can check out listings of internship programs or individual internship openings and can post resumes for employers looking for interns. In addition, this Web site allows you to search an extensive database of internships, read internship reviews, create a real-intern profile, or research companies and careers on Wetfeet.com.
Internships in Francophone Europe http://www.ifeparis.org This organization offers a semester-long academic internship program to students and recent graduates of North American schools. Job Monkey: Cool Summer Jobs in the U.S. and Abroad http://www.jobmonkey.com Job Monkey claims to be your gateway to “The Coolest Jobs on Earth,” which includes listings for summer jobs around the country and around the world. Life-in Jobs UK http://www.livein-jobs.co.uk This Web site offers info on seasonal employment opportunities in hotels in England, Scotland, and Wales (three-to six-month positions), including waiting tables, bartending, or being a receptionist or chef. National Association of Hispanic Journalists Job Bank http://www.nahj.org Job/Internship/Fellowship/Workshop listings for NAHJ members. Opportunities in all media. Pennsylvania Newspaper Association http://www.pa-newspaper.org PNA Foundation Newspaper Internship Guide (Free directory of internships offered by PNA members.) Resortjobs.com http://www.resortjobs.com This Web site offers a database of summer job listings at worldwide resorts, ski areas, camps, parks, cruise ships, and hotels. Society of News Jobs Foundation http://www.snd.org/jobs/jobs.lasso SND Foundation Internship Directory (free) of newspapers with internships in graphics and design. Search on the word “intern” in the job title field.
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Southern Cone Internships http://www.internabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/ listing/12061 This Web site gives students the opportunity for professional work experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina or Santiago, and Chile. A fee is charged for participation in the language immersion course, as part of the internships. Southern Newspaper Publishers Association http://www.snpa.org Provides a list of internship programs offered by SNPA member newspapers. Summerjobs.com http://www.summerjobs.com This Web site offers a database of summer teaching, tourist, and service sector jobs all over the world.
Teen Jobs, Quintessential Careers for Teens http://www.quintcareers.com/teen_jobs.html This site has job and career advice for teens, including part-time and summer employment. Transitions Abroad http://www.transitionsabroad.com A very detailed site with information for those wanting to work, study, or travel abroad. Includes listings of programs offering opportunities as well as a classifieds section. Virginia Press Association http://www.vpa.net/internships Provides the Journalism Internship Guide, a list of newspaper internship opportunities throughout Virginia.
Appendix B Further Reading INTERNSHIPS AND SUMMER JOBS
Gonyea, James C. and Wayne M. Gonyea. Electronic Resumes: A Complete Guide to Putting Your Resume On-Line. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Hinds, Maurene J. The Ferguson Guide to Résumés and Job-Hunting Skills: A Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing for Your Job Search. New York: Facts On File, 2005. Morin, Laura. Every Woman’s Essential Job Hunting & Resume Book. Cincinnati: Adams Media, 1994. Nemnich, Mary B., and Fred Jandt. Cyberspace Resume Kit: How to Make and Launch a Snazzy Online Resume. Indianapolis: JIST Works, 1998. Schuman, Nancy, and Adele B. Lewis. From College to Career: Winning Resumes for College Graduates. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barrons, 1993.
Culbreath, Alice N. and Saundra K. Neal. Testing the Waters: A Teen’s Guide to Career Exploration. New York: JRC Consulting, 1999. Dawicki, Ed. Adventures Unlimited: The Guide for Short-Term Jobs in Exotic Places. iUniverse, 2003. Mannion, James. The Everything Alternative Careers Book: Leave the Office Behind and Embark on a New Adventure (Everything: School and Careers). Cincinnatti: Adams, 2004.
Writing Resumes
Adams, Robert L. The Complete Resume Job Search Book for College Students: The A-To-Z Career Guide for College Students and Recent Grads Who Want to Stand Out. Cincinnatti: Adams Media, 1999. Cochran, Chuck, and Donna Peerce. Heart & Soul Resumes: 7 Never-Before-Published Secrets to Capturing Heart & Soul in Your Resume. Mountain View, Calif.: Davies-Black, 1998. Criscito, Pat. Designing the Perfect Resume: A Unique ‘Idea’ Book Filled With Hundreds of Sample Resumes Created Using Wordperfect Software. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barrons, 1995. Deluca, Matthew. Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Fein, Richard. 100 Quick Tips for a Dynamite Resume. Atascadero, Calif.: Impact Publishers, 1998. Fry, Ron. 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions. Clifton Park, N.Y.: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2000.
Writing Cover Letters
Beatty, Richard. 175 High-Impact Cover Letters. 3d ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley and Sons, 2002. Besson, Taunee. Cover Letters Made Easy. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley and Sons, 1999. Block, Jay. 101 Best Cover Letters. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Enelow, Wendy S. 201 Winning Cover Letters for $100,000+ Jobs: Cover Letters That Can Change Your Life! Indianapolis: Wendy S. Enelow, 1998. Greene, Brenda. Get the Interview Every Time: Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals’ Tips for Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters. Chicago: Dearborn Trade, 2004. Hansen, Katherine and Randall Hansen. Dynamic Cover Letters: How to Sell Yourself to an Employer 731
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by Writing a Letter That Will Get Your Resume Read, Get You an Interview, and Get You The Job. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2001. Kennedy, Joyce Lain. Cover Letters For Dummies. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2000. Toropov, Brandon. Last Minute Cover Letters. Clifton Park, N.Y.: Thomson Delmar, 1998. Yate, Martin John. Cover Letters That Knock ‘Em Dead. 3d ed. Cincinnatti: Adams Media, 1998.
Preparing for Interviews
Block, Jay A. Great Answers! Great Questions! For Your Job Interview. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
DeLuca, Matthew J. and Nanette F. Deluca. 24 Hours to the Perfect Interview: Quick Steps for Planning, Organizing, and Preparing for the Interview That Gets the Job. New York: McGrawHill, 2004. DeLuca, Matthew J. Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Kador, John. 201 Best Questions To Ask On Your Interview. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Gottesman, Deb. The Interview Rehearsal Book. New York: Berkley Trade, 1999.
Appendix C Governors' Offices Almost all offices of the governor accept interns; contact the governor in your state to see if an internship is possible. (The names of the governors were accurate at the time of publication.)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814
[email protected] http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_ homepage.jsp
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130-2751
[email protected] http://www.gov.state.ak.us
Colorado Gov. Bill Owens 136 State Capitol Denver, CO 80203-1792
[email protected] http://www.colorado.gov/governor
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski State Capitol PO Box 110001 Juneau, AK 99811-0001 http://www.governor.state.al.us/email/contact_ form.htm http://www.governor.state.al.us
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
[email protected] http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/site/default. asp
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 http://www.governor.state.az.us/post/feedback.asp http://www.governor.state.az.us
Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner Tatnall Building William Penn Street Dover, DE 19901
[email protected] http://www.state.de.us/governor/comments. shtml http://www.state.de.us/governor/index.shtml
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee State Capitol Room 250 Little Rock, AR 72201
[email protected] http://www.arkansas.gov/governor/staff/index. html
District of Columbia Mayor Tony Williams http://dc.gov/mayor/talk.htm http://dc.gov/mayor/index.shtm 733
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Florida Gov. Jeb Bush The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
[email protected] http://www.myflorida.com/b_eog/owa/b_eog_ www.html.main_page Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue 203 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 http://www.gov.state.ga.us/contact_dom.shtml http://gov.state.ga.us Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle State Capitol Executive Chambers Honolulu, HI 96813 http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/gov/email http://gov.state.hi.us Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne State Capitol 700 West Jefferson 2nd Floor Boise, ID 83702 http://gov.idaho.gov/ourgov/contact.htm http://gov.idaho.gov Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich State Capitol 207 Statehouse Springfield, IL 62706 http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor. cfm http://www.illinois.gov/gov Indiana Gov. Joseph Kernan 206 State House Indianapolis, IN 46204 http://www.ai.org/gov/contact/index.html http://www.ai.org/gov/index.html
Iowa Gov. Thomas Vilsack State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319-0001 Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius State Capitol, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1590 http://www.ksgovernor.org/comment.html http://www.ksgovernor.org Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher The Capitol Building 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 Frankfort, KY 40601 http://governor.ky.gov/contact.htm http://governor.ky.gov Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco PO Box 94004 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004 http://www.gov.state.la.us/govemail.aspWeb Sitehttp://www.gov.state.la.us Maine Gov. John Baldacci 1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
[email protected] http://www.state.me.us/governor/index.html Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich State House 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD, MD 21401 http://www.gov.state.md.us/mail http://www.gov.state.md.us Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney State House Room 360
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Boston, MA 02133 http://www.mass.gov/Agovwebmail/ WebMailPageControl.ser?level=101 http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=g ov2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Agov2 Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm Governor’s Office PO Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-16821995---,00.html http://www.michigan.gov/gov Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty 130 State Capitol 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55155
[email protected] http://www.governor.state.mn.us Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour PO Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 http://www.governorbarbour.com/Data/Services/ Services.asp http://www.governorbarbour.com
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns PO Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
[email protected] http://gov.nol.org/mail/govmail.html http://gov.nol.org Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn State Capitol 101 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 http://gov.state.nv.us/contact.htm http://gov.state.nv.us New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson State House Concord, NH 03301
[email protected] http://www.state.nh.us/governor New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html http://www.state.nj.us/governor
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden Missouri Capitol Building Room 216 Jefferson City, MO 65101
[email protected] http://go.missouri.gov/index.htm
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Office of the Governor State Capitol Building Santa Fe, NM 87503 http://www.governor.state.nm.us/ constituentcontact.html http://www.governor.state.nm.us
Montana Gov. Judy Martz PO Box 0801 Helena, MT 59620 http://www.discoveringmontana.com/gov2/staff/ contact.asp http://www.discoveringmontana.com/gov2
New York Gov. George Pataki State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 http://161.11.3.75/ http://www.state.ny.us/governor http://www.state.ny.us/governor
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North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 http://www.governor.state.nc.us/email.asp?to=1 http://www.governor.state.nc.us
Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri Office of the Governor 222 State House Providence, RI 02903 http://www.governor.state.ri.us/contact.shtml http://www.governor.state.ri.us
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven Governor’s Office 600 E. Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505
[email protected] http://www.governor.state.nd.us
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Office of the Governor PO Box 11829 Columbia, SC 29211 http://www.scgovernor.com/Contact. asp?sitecontentid=33 http://www.scgovernor.com
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft 77 S. High Street Columbus OH 43215 http://governor.ohio.gov/contactinfopage.asp http://governor.ohio.gov Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry State Capitol Bldg. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 http://www.governor.state.ok.us/message.php http://www.governor.state.ok.us Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski State Capitol Building 900 Court Street NE Salem OR 97301 http://www.governor.state.or.us/Gov/contact_ us.shtml http://www.governor.state.or.us Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell 225 Main Capitol Harrisburg, PA 17120 http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Governor/ govmail.html http://www.governor.state.pa.us
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds Office of the Governor 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501 http://www.state.sd.us/governor/Main/forms/ RequestForm.asp http://www.state.sd.us/governor Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243
[email protected] http://www.state.tn.us/governor Texas Gov. Rick Perry Office of the Governor PO Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact http://www.governor.state.tx.us Utah Gov. Olene Walker 210 State Capitol Salt Lake City, UT 84114
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http://www.utah.gov/governor/contact.html http://www.utah.gov/governor Vermont Gov. James H. Douglas 109 State Street, Pavilion Montepelier VT 05609 http://www.vermont.gov/governor/contact.html http://www.vermont.gov/governor Virginia Gov. Mark Warner Office of the Governor State Capitol Richmond, VA 23219 http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Contact/ Contact.html http://www.governor.virginia.gov Washington Gov. Gary Locke Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504 http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/contact. htm http://www.governor.wa.gov/ West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, WV 25305 http://www.wvgov.org/New_eform.cfm http://www.wvgov.org
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle Office of the Governor 115 East State Capitol Madison, WI 53702 http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/contact. asp?locid=19 http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne WY 82002 http://wyoming.gov/governor/staff/staff.asp http://wyoming.gov/governor/governor_home. asp Puerto Rico Gov. Sila Calderon La Fortalenza San Juan, PR 00901 http://fortaleza.govpr.org http://fortaleza.govpr.org Virgin Islands Gov. Charles Turnbull Government House 21-22 Kangens Gade Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 http://www.usvi.org
