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Serving in the Peace Corps is a tremendous way to launch a career in the international arena. In more than 60 countries, Peace Corps Volunteers are putting their purpose, passion, and skills to work in partnership with welcoming host communities. As a Volunteer, you will live and work on locally prioritized projects, receiving a stipend and other support as you are immersed in a new culture. You’ll build relationships, exchange knowledge, and help transform lives for generations. From leading health campaigns to boosting local entrepreneurship to teaching digital literacy, Peace Corps offers a range of opportunities for making a difference.
DAVIS LIBRARY: Throughout TUESDAY, there will be several events happening on campus. Stop by the Davis Library and talk to Bill Bridgeford, who has held positions in international development in the Marshall Islands, Myanmar, and most recently, in North Macedonia, as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 14th 2023 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm (stop by any time)
WHERE: Vestibule (Near Wilson Cafe) – Davis Library
PEACE CORPS INFORMATION SESSION: DIVERSITY, PEACE CORPS AND YOU: Bill will share insights gained from his experiences as a BIPOC American serving abroad and speak on how you can build on your Middlebury education and individual uniqueness to become a better global citizen.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 14th 2023 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
WHERE: AFC – Carr Hall
Learn more about Middlebury Social Impact Corps, a cohort-based program including MIIS Scholars and Middlebury College interns who will be living and learning in Monterey, California, USA with this year’s community partners Big Sur Land Trust and Impact Monterey County.
Learn more about the cohort summer internship during the virtual Info Session:
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 @ 7-7:45 pm EST:
Applications are due on Sunday, April 2, 2023 by 11:55pm
MSIC Intern Application (for undergraduate students)
For questions or for more information, please contact: Dana Anderson (Associate Director, Creativity & Innovation, Middlebury College Innovation Hub), danaa[at]middlebury.edu
Don’t forget to update your Handshake ‘Career Interests’ so that you have Handshake curating and working for you! Here are some opportunities that dropped into my inbox today:
International Affairs/Development/Policy:
Environmental/Sustainability/ESG/Conservation/Sustainable Agriculture:
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Renewable Energy:
Social Services/Nonprofits/Advocacy:
Applications close Sunday! | Open to rising university juniors
Designed for rising juniors with disabilities, The Lime Connect Fellowship Program For Students with Disabilities is our flagship program in the United States. This prestigious program:Connects Fellows with our corporate partners – some of the world’s leading corporations – for potential Summer 2024 internships and more.Deepens Fellows’ leadership skills through the Leadership & Development Symposium in New York City this summer.Builds Fellow confidence as a person with a disability.and much more!Deadline to apply: Sunday, February 26th at midnight PST |
Lots and lots of internships and jobs in social impact on Handshake:
Interest in Social Justice? Food Justice? Education? Child Development?
Join an info session event with FoodCorps open to all NESCAC schools and sponsored by Connecticut College.
WHEN: Thursday, March 30, 2023
TIME: 12:00-1:00PM EST
FoodCorps partners with schools and communities to nourish kids’ health, education, and sense of belonging. Our AmeriCorps members serve alongside educators and school nutrition leaders to provide kids with nourishing meals, food education, and culturally affirming experiences with food that celebrate and nurture the whole child. Building on our service program, FoodCorps develops leaders, grows networks, and advocates for policy change in service of every kid’s health and wellbeing.
We are seeking a summer-season, Middlebury student interested in learning from and working alongside our farm-based education programs and staff. The student will live onsite and is immersed in the daily rhythms of the farm and the cycle of the seasons. Farm-Based Camp Educators team-teach up to 9 weeks of our summer camp program. This season we will offer day camps for ages 4-17, which provide youth with opportunities to engage in their food system, build relationships with peers, and explore natural communities. Mentorship will be provided by education staff members; a variety of texts and resources; and through independent reflection.
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit education organization whose mission is to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. Our campus is a 1,400-acre working farm and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. We also feature a farm to table restaurant located in the historic Inn at Shelburne Farms on scenic Lake Champlain. We are often seeking staff and interns for positions in education, hospitality, buildings and grounds, and more! Shelburne Farms is committed to fostering a culturally aware learning community that is open to multiple perspectives.
This internship is funded with a CCI award of $4,000.00. If you are offered and accept this internship, please be aware that your funding for this position is provided by CCI, and therefore you will be required to complete funded internship paperwork. Typically, seniors graduating in May and those who have not been enrolled for Spring ’23 are not eligible for CCI sponsored internships, but occasional exceptions are made. Students planning to transfer in the Fall are also not eligible.
The Kibale Chimpanzee Project is seeking a highly motivated, hard-working, and adventurous applicant interested in biological fieldwork with wild primates in remote settings. This field research internship will specifically involve traveling to the Makerere University Biological Field Station in western Uganda (East Africa) and assisting with behavioral observation, sample collection, and naturalistic experiments on wild, yet habituated chimpanzees in Kibale National Park. The research will help support a Middlebury College alum (’16) and University of New Mexico PhD candidate, whose dissertation focuses on between-group conflict and within-group cooperation, at one of the world’s longest-running field sites for chimpanzee research affiliated with Harvard University, Tufts University, and the University of New Mexico as part of a Leakey Research grant.
If interested, apply before the March 12, 2023 deadline through Handshake and reach out to John Lower ’16, jlower[at]unm.edu with any questions about the specific. This is an intense internship given the living and workload, but incredibly rewarding work for the right person!
Applications are open for the Center for Community Engagement’s Cross Cultural Community Engagement Grants! To learn more and apply, visitgo/crosscultural. This is a great funding source for students considering international or intercultural experiences that address the public good.
For summer projects, the priority deadline March 17. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
This grant program supports community-engaged internships, conferences, or service opportunities in intercultural environments (internationally based, or in a culture distinctly different from the applicant’s background). Funds are available throughout the academic year and for summer experiences. Funding is available to current, returning undergraduates. Graduating seniors are not eligible to apply for funding for activities that occur after graduation.
Read this blog post to hear from recent students about their funded experiences.
Email Kailee Brickner-McDonald with questions or to request a consultation in advance of applying (kbricknermcdonald@middlebury.edu).