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 Not to Be Missed: Summer Fellowship Opportunities Please note: Check the program Web sites regularly for more current information. AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION, Chicago, IL, sponsors four ten-week summer research fellowships for minority sophomores and juniors interested in pursuing graduate study in law and social science. Each student will be assigned to an American Bar Foundation Research Fellow who will act as mentor during the fellowship period. The program also includes seminars and field visits to acquaint students with the many facets of sociolegal research. Eligible are American citizens and permanent residents including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Mexican, Native American, or Puerto Rican. Stipend: $3,600. THE AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER, an educational and cultural center in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) Poland, annually offers four scholarships to college graduates for a unique summer internship program. The primary purpose of the Center is to provide educational programs focused on the Holocaust, the moral and ethical issues that derive from the Holocaust, and the Jewish history of Oswiecim/Poland. The Center houses an exhibition on pre-WWII Jewish life, a geneology center, a small theater, classroom space, and a restored synagogue. Student Scholars will undertake meaningful projects in their respective areas of expertise while abroad. The program is eight weeks long. Covered expenses include airfare (NY-Poland-NY), housing in Oswiecim, and a stipend. THE BALTIMORE CITY MAYORAL FELLOWSHIP is one of the foremost urban policy fellowships in the country. The program provides broad exposure to the highest level of local government officials in a city nationally recognized for its urban management initiatives. Fellows are assigned to a ten-week project within a city agency, such as the Health Department, Recreation and Parks, Finance, the Police Department, the Office of Neighborhoods, Communications, Office of the Mayor, etc. Fellows attend a weekly speaker series that features leaders from government, business, foundations, and the media. Fellows also participate in various outside activities, which have included a day of Outward Bound, serving dinner at a homeless shelter, and painting an inner-city school. No housing is provided, but there is a stipend of $3,500 for undergrads and $4,500 for grads. Exceptional undergraduates who are currently juniors or seniors as well as graduate students from every discipline are welcomed to apply. Details/application: . The Fellowship runs from June 11 to August 3, 2007. Contact information: Mary Page Michel, 6 Hillside Rd, Baltimore Md 21210. Mpmichel@aol.com 410-243-0353. DEPARTMENT OF STATE CRITICAL LANGUAGE SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS. The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for intensive overseas study for Summer 2007 in critical need languages, including Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish and Urdu.
THE DOROT FELLOWSHIPS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE IN ISRAEL is a project of the Dorot Foundation in coordination with Shatil: the New Israel Fund’s Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change. The program will provide up to ten (10) $5,000 awards to U.S. citizens who are enrolled at any accredited U.S. college or university to work during Summer 2008 with an Israel-based Mentor who is engaged in promoting Progressive Social Change in Israel. Up to three (3) Awards will go to graduate students; the remaining Awards will go to undergraduate students. THE GALBRAITH SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT HARVARD is a special summer week-long offering open to all undergraduates (some preference to rising juniors and seniors) with strong intellectual interests in issues of inequality and social policy. The program aims to introduce outstanding undergraduates to educational and career opportunities in the field. Students of color and students of limited economic means are particularly encouraged to apply. Students selected as Galbraith Scholars will receive fellowships to cover full travel, accommodation, and activity expenses to participate in a variety of specially-designed seminars, panel discussions, off-site field trips, and collaborative activities during their week at Harvard (usually mid-June). Details/application: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/inequality/Summer/Summer.htm THE GILDER LEHRMAN AMERICAN HISTORY SCHOLARS PROGRAM offers 15 History Scholarships (stipend of $2,400 plus room, board, and travel) to current sophomores and juniors with a serious interest in American history to participate in a six-week residential research program in New York City, running from June 24 to July 28, 2007. Up to 50 awards will be available for runners-up, who will be named finalists and invited to an all-expenses-paid, one-week program in New York City, from June 9 to June 16, 2007. Applicants must have completed at least one course in American history and should expect
to major in that field.
THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM STUDENTSHIPS are salaried internships at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. The studentship offers participants the opportunity to become involved in the life and culture of Venice and to gain practical experience in modern art and museum management at the Collection. The program offers seminars on modern art and museum management, independent study options, and visits to other museums and exhibitions in Venice. Eligible are non-Italian citizens over the age of 20 with a university background in art, art history, architecture or related fields. Fluent English and spoken Italian are prerequisites. Stipend: 750 Euros per month. The minimum duration of internships is one month; the maximum is three months. Application deadline: March 23, 2007 (2008 TBA). THE HISTORIC DEERFIELD SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM provides a nine-week program during which students participate in seminar sessions in the classroom, on walking tours, and in the museum houses. Topics include dating architecture by details, masterpieces of New England furniture, ceramics in early New England life, Native Americans of the Connecticut River Valley, the art and craft of gravestone carving, understanding domestic space through probate inventories, and the interpretation of historic sites. Each fellow works on an individual research project, utilizing the manuscript, printed, and artifact collections at Historic Deerfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. Eligible are juniors and seniors of undergraduate status as of January 1. Students receive a $7500 fellowship to cover tuition, field trip expenses, and room and board. In addition, a limited number of awards ranging from $550-$1500 are available to offset lost summer income. The program runs from June 13th to August 14th. HUMANITY IN ACTION (HIA) conducts educational programs that run simultaneously in Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Poland (May 30-July 6, 2007). University students from the U.S. will participate, along with Danish, French, German, Dutch, and Polish students. HIA focuses on three interrelated areas of historic and contemporary importance: 1) examples of resistance to the Holocaust; 2) the development of international human rights institutions and doctrines in the aftermath of Word War II and the Holocaust; 3) current human rights and minority issues in Europe and the United States. Eligible are college sophomores, juniors and seniors. HIA pays the expenses for each student relating to travel, accommodations, and the HIA educational programs both in the United States and in Europe. A Diversity in America program in New York City was added in 2006; it will run July 7-August 11, 2007. THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO & TELEVISION SOCIETY FOUNDATION offers a nine-week summer fellowship program (early June - early August ) in New York for juniors, seniors and graduate students who have a strong interest in the electronic communications industry. The program includes an orientation with industry professionals (panels, lectures, group discussions), related field trips and career counseling, and an eight-week internship in broadcasting, cable, advertising, or news media. IRTS Fellows receive air or train fare, housing at a local college dormitory, and a small salary. Details/online application: THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., PAPERS PROJECT SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP offers full-time employment for eight weeks, from mid-June through mid-August every year. The Project provides participating students with a unique opportunity to actively contribute to scholarly research and publishing. Fellows will engage in staff-designed research projects based on their individual skills and experience and will participate in weekly discussions with the Project's staff and guest speakers on various aspects of the civil rights movement. The Project provides on-campus housing and a stipend of $2,880; transportation is not provided. Eligible are college juniors and seniors as well as first- and second- year graduate students in the humanities or social sciences. CHARLES G. KOCH SUMMER FELLOW PROGRAM provides a $1500 stipend, furnished housing, airfare to and from DC, books, seminars, and career workshops during its eight-week, full-time internship. The Koch Summer Fellow Program seeks to encourage understanding and application of market-based solutions to social and economic problems, especially through public policy. By offering Fellows hands-on experience at public policy organizations and an integrated educational experience, the program is designed to enhance participants' understanding of the market process, develop participants' analytic, communication and problem-solving skills, and expose participants to the opportunities available in public policy. Eligible are college students, graduates, graduate students, and professional students with a demonstrated interest in public policy issues. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JUNIOR FELLOWS PROGRAM is designed to increase knowledge and use of the Library's collections throughout the nation, help the Library inventory, chronicle, and make available hitherto unexplored materials, give fellows an opportunity to explore the Library's unique collections, and expose fellows to the challenging career opportunities available at the Library of Congress. Junior Fellows' appointments are for two to three months and Fellows are paid a taxable stipend of $300 per week. Eligible are college juniors, seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students. THE ARTHUR LIMAN PUBLIC INTEREST UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM at the Yale Law School offers college students at selected schools an opportunity to participate in public interest law projects. Undergraduate Fellows have worked on issues such as children's rights, immigrant's rights, drug policies, and the death penalty. Placements can include organizations providing civil or criminal legal services to individuals, representation of particular groups, entities focused on problems of legal and public policy and law-related media. The usual stipend is $3,000. All currently-enrolled Yale College students are eligible to apply, including graduating seniors wishing to work the summer immediately following their graduation. Fellowships are offered to students at Yale, Barnard, Brown, Harvard, Princeton, and Spelman. THE PULLIAM JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM offers a ten-week internship from June 4 through August 19, 2007, in either Indianapolis (The Indianapolis Star) or Phoenix. (The Arizona Republic). Fellows receive a stipend of $6,500 and will be assigned as reporters or writers, depending on their areas of interest and expertise. The program also includes group and individual sessions with a writing coach, guest and staff lecturers. Twenty Fellows are selected annually; eligible are current college sophomores, juniors, and seniors. More information and application: http://www.indystar.com/pjf THE STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization, which runs academic programs that provide educational opportunities for motivated Boston schoolchildren. The Steppingstone Academy prepares fifth-, sixth-, and eighth-grade students from Boston to enter and succeed at top independent or public exam schools. The summer internship at Steppingstone provides talented college students with an opportunity to learn about careers in education and the non-profit sector through first-hand experience working with children in an academically rigorous program. This six-week internship grants significant exposure to different facets of Steppingstone programs, including direct curricular, non-curricular, and administrative responsibilities. Eligible candidates should have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior year. It is helpful for candidates to have attended an independent or public exam school. Steppingstone will hire up to five interns for the 2007 summer session. Stipend: $2,750. SUMMER JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN CAMBODIA.
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS), with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, is offering five Junior Fellowship awards for a period of two months beginning on July 1, 2007. Junior fellows will be based in Siem Reap, near the historical complex of Angkor, where CKS has its headquarters, library and conference facilities. The objective of the program is to introduce young United States undergraduate students to Cambodia and Khmer civilization, history and culture. Eligible are U.S. citizens enrolled as undergraduate students in a U.S. university at the time of application.
Some knowledge of Cambodia and/or Southeast Asia is desirable but not necessary. The Junior Fellows will attend: (a) Khmer language classes for 6 hours/week; (b) at least one weekly seminar on Khmer history, culture and civilization organized by CKS; (c) field trip(s) in the vicinity of Siem Reap; and (d) a study trip to the Cambodian capital city, Phnom Penh. Fellows will also be expected to: (e) interact with French and Cambodian Junior fellows; (f) conduct and write up a research project on a topic of their own choice (20 pages maximum; including a critical bibliography); and (g) present their research to their peers at the end of the two month program. To foster connections to the local community, volunteer opportunities can be arranged.
Junior Fellow awards include round trip airfare from the United States to Cambodia, food, local transportation and books. CKS covers accommodation, tuition and field/study trips. In addition, Junior Fellows have access to CKS's resources in Siem Reap, including the library, Internet and lecture/presentation facilities. Except for the study trip to the capital city, Junior Fellows are expected to remain in Siem Reap for the two months and will be under the responsibility of CKS's Summer Fellowship Program Director. Details: http://www.khmerstudies.org/fellowships/junior.htm#top THE EBEN TISDALE FELLOWSHIP offers outstanding opportunities for students to learn about high tech public policy issues with hands-on experience in Washington, D.C. The Fellowship has two components: a full-time eight-week public policy summer internship (June 16 - August 8, 2008) with a high-tech company, firm or trade association, and weekly issues seminar lunches hosted by Tisdale sponsors. The Fellowship offers a $5,000 grant to students who are accepted. Eligible are juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Details: http://www.tisdalefellowship.org THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE offers summer internships in Washington, D.C. and at embassies abroad. Eligible are sophomores and juniors who are U.S. citizens. Duties and responsibilities vary according to the post or office assignment. Some of these positions are paid, some are unpaid. (Note: A number of fellowships can support an unpaid internship; interested students should consult an IEFP adviser for information.)
Details/online application: http://www.careers.state.gov/docs/4.0_Student_Intern_brochure.pdf. This page was last updated on June 23, 2008. |
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