Internship Award
Application Deadline: March 19, 2010 at 5pm
(online application opens in late January 2010)
These awards are intended to support UNC Undergraduate and Masters-level students who have secured internationally-focused internships that will advance their academic and professional careers. Upon completing the internship and returning to UNC, students should build the internship experience into their academic program. Ideally, upon graduation, students will land jobs with the same or a similar organization.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, the proposed internships must:
- Be in place by the time the students apply for funding.
- Give students work experience that follows a regular daily work schedule.
- Advance the students’ academic and professional career.
- Allow students to make valuable contributions to the organization by being a productive staff member.
- Initiate or strengthen institutional relations to UNC.
- Take place during the summer.
- Last a minimum of 6 weeks.
Preference is given to internships that:
- Were secured on a competitive basis.
- Take place abroad.
- Are undertaken on the student’s own initiative as opposed to being undertaken because of a UNC degree requirement. Students who are required to do an internship as part of their degree program are limited to $1,500 awards and must demonstrate a match by their department or school; such a match may also come from a faculty member's grant.
The Center for Global Initiatives is currently focusing particular attention on four themes and encourages proposals that address one or more of these themes:
- Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Global Health
- Migration, Citizenship and Identity
- The Globalization of the American South
Restrictions
The following students are not eligible to apply:
Students pursuing a Ph.D.
Part-time students.
Students who are graduating and won’t return to UNC upon completing the internship.
Students who are not currently enrolled at UNC.
Study Abroad experiences, languages training, field research, and self-enrichment ARE NOT eligible.
Students who apply for this International Internship Award MAY NOT also apply to the following Center for Global Initiatives awards:
- Carolina Undergraduate Health Fellowship
- CV Starr Scholarship
Because there is some overlap between these funding opportunities, students must choose only one for which to apply during any given academic year.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Helpful Resources
The International Internship Database [ http://gi.unc.edu/aboutus/internship.html ]
University Career Services [ http://careers.unc.edu/ ]
Faculty International Expertise Database [ http://www.unc.edu/fie ]
Available Funding
Estimated Available Funds: $25,000
Typical Range of Awards: $500 - $3,000
Typical Number of Awards: 14
Typical Number of Applicants: 34
The Center for Global Initiatives is not bound by these estimates and is often unable to award the full amount of funds requested. Each award is made as a stipend, issued as a check.
Application Process
The application is available through our Online Application System. Please note that the online application will only accept attachments in PDF format. If you are unable to convert documents to PDF format, visit http://www.freepdfconvert.com/ or http://www.bullzip.com/ for examples of free software.
Materials which should be submitted by the deadline, via the online application are:
- Project narrative of 750-words or less (in PDF format).
The narrative should examine your internship through the lens of the evaluation rubric (below).
- Budget that details travel and subsistence costs and lists both potential or actual alternate sources of funding.
- One page resume (in PDF format).
In addition, single-sided, unstapled hard copies of the following materials should be delivered by the deadline, to the Center for Global Initiatives, located in the FedEx Global Education Center, Suite 3002.
- Letter of affiliation from the contact person at the organization that is hosting your internship.
Paper, fax, or email copies are acceptable. DO NOT have this letter sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please request that this letter be single-sided and unstapled.
- Letter of recommendation from a UNC faculty member in a sealed envelope with a signature across the seal.
It is in your interest that this letter is specific. DO NOT have this letter sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please request that this letter be single-sided and unstapled.
- Current UNC transcript.
An unofficial transcript (grade summary) from Student Central is acceptable. DO NOT have this sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please print your transcript single-sided and unstapled.
Evaluation of Applicants
Reviewers assign points to each application based on the following rubric:
- Feasibility and Planning (5 points)
Is the internship adequate and appropriate to achieve the student’s expected goals?
Is the student prepared to be a productive intern with this organization, both in terms of skill sets and understanding of the organization?
Are the questions who, what, when, where, and why articulated in the narrative?
- Need (5 points)
Is there a clear need for the applicant to receive this award in order to undertake this internship?
Does the organization have a clear need for the applicant as demonstrated by a compelling letter of support that explains in detail the work to be performed by the applicant and how that work fits in with the overall work and mission of the organization?
- Impact (5 points)
Will the internship advance the student’s academic and professional career?
How does UNC benefit from this internship?
- Budget (5 points)
Is the budget clear, adequate, reasonable, and justified?
Late or Incomplete Applications
If your application is late or incomplete, we will not consider it.
Notification of Award
Applicants will receive award or rejection notices 4-6 weeks after the deadline via email. You may monitor the status of your application through our online application system.
Reporting Requirements
If you receive this award, you will be required to submit a final report at the end of your project using the Center for Global Initiative’s Online Reporting System. This system collects narratives and data about funded projects to enable the Center to determine whether its programmatic purposes are being met.
Contact Information
Tripp Tuttle
Program Officer, Center for Global Initiatives
tripp.tuttle@unc.edu |
