GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING
Application Deadline is Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m.
The following Grant Programs are available to current second or third-year students for unpaid summer internships only. Grant Programs are competitive and look for clarity in presentation, support from the sponsoring agency, academic preparation and a link to the applicant’s interest. These programs also call for well-defined responsibilities, originality, uniqueness of the internship opportunity, and how it fits within the criteria of the specific internship Grant Program.
Arts and Museum Administration - Lesley Wright, Chair
Supports internships with established arts organizations, including theatre companies, museums, community art centers, and performance spaces offering internships in arts administration, publicity, event coordination, directing, arts education, collection care, and/or curatorial projects. Students are required to meet with the Chair before applying.
Environmental Studies - David Campbell, Chair
Supports internships that offer students meaningful educational experiences in environmental studies, including especially research on environmental issues but also in natural resource conservation, environmental policy, energy, food systems, environmental education, and other areas. Interns are expected to prepare a PowerPoint presentation on their experience for the Board of Directors of the external foundation that funds these internships. Consult the Environmental Studies website for a list of past internship locations.
Lilly - Deanna Shorb, Chair
Supports internships that engage the participant in projects and activities that will lead to greater discernment of the role that their religious and spiritual commitments will play influencing their vocational goals. Students are encouraged to meet with the Chair to assess the fit of their internship to the Program prior to applying.
Noun - Astrid Henry, Chair
Supports internships that focus on women and/or LGBTQ communities and that offer students first-hand experience working for feminist, queer, and anti-racist organizations. Students are encouraged to meet with the Chair to assess the fit of their internship to the Program prior to applying. Consult the Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies website for a list of past internship locations.
Noyce/Intel - Janet Davis, Chair
Supports internships in applied technology (e.g., agriculture, transportation, computing, biotech) within a non-profit or governmental agency in the United States. Internships may focus on technology design, use, policy, or other issues. Students are encouraged to meet with the Chair to assess the fit of their internship to the Program prior to applying.
Peace Studies - Val Vetter, Coordinator
Supports internships that deepen the student's understanding of the causes of violence and violations of human dignity and gives them direct experiences by applying creative strategies for conflict prevention, resolution, or reconciliation in international or interpersonal disputes. Students are required to meet with the Program Coordinator before submitting their application. Participation in a campus poster session or presentation is required following completion of the internship.
Prairie Studies - Jon Andelson, Chair
Supports internships that engage students in learning about either the natural or cultural aspects, past or present, of the prairie region of North America (especially the Upper Midwest) – in arts and humanities, science, or social studies. Consult the Center for Prairie Studies website for a list of past internship locations.
Rosenfield - Sarah Purcell, Chair
Supports internships in the areas of public affairs, international relations, and/or human rights. The Committee interprets this mandate broadly, but it will be up to the student to articulate the connection of their internship to one or more of these program areas. Students are required to meet with the Chair before applying. The Committee conducts an interview and selection process for their internship grants. Delivery of two public presentations about their internship on campus is required following completion of the internship. Consult the Rosenfield website for a list of past internship locations.
Sunnen Foundation - Monty Roper, Chair
Supports internships working nationally or internationally in the area of social services, particularly those that serve to empower women and men in family planning.
Wilson - Mark Montgomery, Chair and Wilson Program Director
Supports internships primarily in the for-profit sector, but also in government and non-profit – ideally, internships should build skills in innovation and leadership. Students are required to meet with or e-mail the Wilson Program Director before applying. Consult the Wilson website for a list of past internship locations.
Writing - Janet Carl, Chair
Supports internships in organizations focusing on writing as a profession. Applicants should describe one or more specific pieces of writing they will produce during their proposed internship.
CDO Open
Supports internships opportunities that would not meet the criteria of the above referenced Grant Programs. Currently enrolled first-year students are eligible. Academic credit is not available for approved CDO Open internships. This funding is limited and may be more competitive than other Grant Programs.
*NEW* CDO Open Research
Supports one or two supervised, off-campus, lab or field research, internship experiences. Only research experiences that cannot be done with a Grinnell College faculty member will be considered. Currently enrolled first-year students are eligible.
ENDOWED FUNDED INTERNSHIPS
Application Deadline is Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m.
Please pay special attention to the requirements of each Endowed Program. Applicants must be currently enrolled (first, second, or third-year) and in good academic standing at the time of the internship. Review criteria of each individual opportunity to see if you are eligible to apply. Endowed opportunities are not eligible for academic credit.
Evangelical Christian Internship
This fund provides an opportunity for two (2) Grinnell College students to receive partial funding to intern with Christian organizations. Applicants must possess good character and be in good academic standing.
Andrew W. Loewi '71 Washington, DC Internship
This fund provides a student with an opportunity to explore and experience work on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Individual donors to the Loewi fund have joined to support a Grinnell student proposing a Capitol Hill internship in Washington, DC, a place which Mr. Loewi cared deeply about and where he solidified his value of public service and civic engagement.
James C. Randall '94 Memorial Internship
This fund provides financial support for a summer internship by a Grinnell student of any major who wishes to undertake an internship in Spain or Latin American country (preference will be given to applicants without prior in-country experience). Only current second or third-year students are eligible to apply. Recipient must also have demonstrated financial need.
Rioff Affordable Housing Internship
This fund provides a student with an internship opportunity to explore and experience practical efforts to create, maintain and/or promote affordable housing for populations in need, whether internationally or domestically. This internship experience must deepen the student's understanding of the causes of homelessness and substandard housing and provide direct experience applying creative strategies to help solve these problems within the limits of the local situation to which the internship has brought them. Preference will be given to proposals that reflect student initiative and creativity.
Brewster H. Woodburn '29 Physics Internship
This fund supports an internship (not research) for a student majoring in Physics, and is sponsored by the Grinnell College Physics Department.
LILLY EXTERNSHIPS
Application Deadline is Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m.
The Lilly Grant Program also offers opportunities to create an externship related to exploring a vocation within a religious tradition or a denominationally-related social justice opportunity. The 4-5 week summer externship experiences are available only to students following the completion of their first year at Grinnell.
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING – Global Development Studies Language Acquisition Fellowship
Application Deadline is Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m.
If you are the recipient of internship funding from a Grant Program, an Endowed Program, or Lilly Externship, you may be eligible to apply for the Global Development Studies Language Acquisition Fellowship. The goal of this Fellowship is to fund foreign language study in the country in which the internship or externship will be performed just prior to and/or during the experience. Eligible students will be contributing to the social good in a low-income country by interning with an appropriate service provider (e.g. health clinic, NGO, school, etc.). Recipients will be expected to submit a brief (1-2 page) reflection on the value of the language training as well as participate in the annual fall GDS internship presentations (typically Family Weekend), if you are not presenting as part of another Program. If you are interested in this supplemental funding or have questions about your eligibility, please contact Professor Monty Roper. The Global Development Studies Language Acquisition Fellowship Application is to be submitted with your Universal Grant Application.
