Privilege & Poverty Local Summer Internships
Gain skills, make community connections and do direct service work addressing the impacts of poverty and economic inequality – right here in Addison County – through a P&P Summer Internship.
Internships offered in: Healthcare, Criminal and Restorative Justice, Housing, Hunger, Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivor Advocacy, and Youth Programs.
The Privilege & Poverty Academic Cluster integrates rigorous academic study with direct service, supporting the work of marginalized communities and persons as we work to address the causes and consequences of economic inequality . This summer internship program provides students with an opportunity to extend prior classroom learning about poverty and inequality out into communities, both local and national, through funded summer internships with community agencies addressing the impacts of economic inequality. The P&P Summer Internship program fulfills the experiential learning component of the P&P Academic Cluster curriculum.
Learn more and apply in Handshake here
Center for International Policy has multiple remote internships
CIP is now accepting applications for summer 2021 interns for its four programs (FITI, ASP, Africa Program, and SAM) and its Development/Communications team.
The Center for International Policy is an independent nonprofit center for research, public education and advocacy on U.S. foreign policy. CIP’s scholars, researchers, journalists, analysts and former government officials provide a unique mixture of issue-area expertise, access to high-level officials, media savvy and strategic vision. We work to inform the public and decision-makers in the United States on policies to make the world more peaceful, just, and sustainable.
CIP was founded in 1975, in the wake of the Vietnam War, by former diplomats and peace activists who sought to reorient U.S. foreign policy to advance international cooperation as the primary vehicle for solving global challenges and promoting human rights
We bring diverse voices to bear on key foreign policy decisions and make the evidence-based case for why and how the United States must redefine the concept of national security in the 21st century.
All the details in Handshake here.
Event: Intro to Applying to Jobs in the Federal Government and the US Development Finance Corporation
On Wednesday, March 17 at 1 pm, attendees can gain a greater understanding of the many career paths and developmental programs available across the federal government and specifically through the US Development Finance Corporation.
No matter the field of study or professional background, attendees can learn how to be a part of the workforce that’s supporting American businesses investing in emerging markets to help address critical developmental challenges around the world.
Women in International Trade Scholarships
WIIT scholarships are awarded twice per year to support and encourage women studying all aspects of International Trade including commercial relations, trade policy and negotiations, economic development, women’s economic empowerment, and more.
Applicants must identify as female and be currently enrolled at an accredited US university or college, either full-time or part-time. They can be of any citizenship/nationality. Applicants must be undergraduate Juniors or Seniors or enrolled in graduate studies. Awards ($1,500) and professional development opportunities will be awarded on the quality of an essay submitted and the applicant’s demonstrated interest in international trade. Scholarships are made without regard to race, religion, age, national origin, ability, or sexual orientation.
Deadline: April 1, 2021
More info at: https://www.wiit.org/wiit-scholarships
Immigration Justice Corps Community Fellowship
Each year, the Immigration Justice Corps awards Community Fellowships to recent college graduates with the linguistic skills, passion, and cultural competency to work with diverse immigrant communities.
They are placed in community-based organizations mostly in and around New York City, as well as in other states. Fellows are provided a full salary and benefits. IJC trains Fellows to become experts in immigration law and pairs them to work within leading non-profit legal services providers and community based organizations.
We require Community Fellow applicants speak a language in addition to English. The languages that are in highest demand are Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Haitian Creole, and French.
Deadline: March 24, 2021
More info here: https://justicecorps.org/community-fellowship/
First-Year and Sophomore Internships: Should I Do One this Summer?
On Monday, March 15 at 4:30 pm, join previous student interns who will give firsthand advice and insight on:
- decision-making related to internships or other summer experiences
- picking an internship if you have multiple interests
- finding paid internships or applying for CCI’s funding for unpaid internships
- preparing for and being successful in your internship
- the impact of internships, and more
CLICK HERE to register in Handshake and get the Zoom link.
Reminder: CCI’s Internship Funding Grant Deadline is April 14!
Don’t forget! The Center for Careers and Internships has funding for unpaid summer internships and applications are due April 14! This year’s grants may be used for remote, hybrid, or in-person internships.
Summer Internship Grant Overview:
- $3000 Summer Funding Grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships for Sophomore Febs through Senior Febs.
- $1000 First-Year Explore Grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships for First-Years (including new Febs) and Sophomore Febs.
- $3000 Dance Festival Grants support dance students attending dance intensives.
- Resume approval with a Peer Career Advisor (PCA) is required by April 7 before submitting application.
- Meeting with a CCI Advisor to discuss your plans is required for First-Year Explore Grants (and strongly encouraged for all other applicants.)
- Find all details and forms at go/summerfunding, including CCI’s Quick Guide: CCI Summer Funding.
- Grant application deadline: Wednesday, April 14. Award notifications sent out on May 3.
Searching for an internship?
- Over 2200 great internships (paid and unpaid) in Handshake.
- Check out CCI’s Find an Internship page for more tips on finding or creating an internship.
- Watch the recorded Find and Fund Your Summer Internship presentation.
- More internships and information on CCI’s Career Path Pages.
CCI is here to help!
- Drop into Zoom Quick Questions for help with your internship search or to have your resume approved by a Peer Career Advisor (PCA). A CCI-approved resume is a requirement for applying for CCI funding and always strongly encouraged before applying for internships and jobs.
- Visit go/Handshake and click on “Career Center” to schedule a Zoom appointment with a CCI Advisor in your area of interest.
Make Summer 2021 a great one! We look forward to receiving your application!
Americorps Panel – national service opportunities
Interested in joining a large network of service programs meeting community needs in education, the environment, and public health and safety all over the country?
Join the Center for Community Engagement on Wednesday March 10 from 6-7pm EST to learn about AmeriCorps.
The panel will host recent Middlebury graduates to share what AmeriCorps is, the kinds of service programs you can serve in and how AmeriCorps can help you gain experience. Come hear from current AmeriCorps members who are serving at various sites across Vermont about their experience.
Click here to register in Handshake and get the link
Special internships not to miss
Here are 4 internships that looked really good to me!
FirstGEN Summer Fellow
The First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship Program, or FirstGEN, is a paid summer program for undergraduate students who are the first in their immediate families to attend college and who intend to pursue careers in social justice. Our mission is to identify and support first generation college students as they emerge into tomorrow’s social justice leaders. Fellows receive hands-on civil rights experience, participate in weekly advocacy training and professional development seminars, and join a growing community of emerging leaders in the FirstGEN Alumni Network. Fellows are placed with the national Lawyers’ Committee and its partners at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC). Click here to learn more and apply in Handshake.
Atlantic Council’s Young Global Professionals Paid Internship Program
This prestigious paid internship program for intellectual entrepreneurs offers hands-on experience working at the forefront of international affairs and global engagement. The program is also designed as a career accelerator. Inspired by the Atlantic Council’s enduring purpose of working with friends and allies to shape the future, our Young Global Professionals Program has been designed to harness the potential of rising young leaders. Those with expertise, a passion for the work, an entrepreneurial and solutions-oriented ethos, an innovative mind, and an optimistic and collegial attitude are encouraged to join us to further this audacious undertaking. Click here to learn more and apply in Handshake
Brennan Center for Justice – interns in DC and NYC
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve the systems of democracy and justice in the United States. We work to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all. The Brennan Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving Constitutional protections in the fight against terrorism. We are seeking an intern to provide research and administrative support for our Liberty and National Security Program. The Liberty and National Security program works to advance effective national security policies that respect constitutional values and the rule of law. Click here to learn more and apply in Handshake
Global Taiwan Institute summer internship
The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) is a private, non-profit policy incubator located in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Our vision is to raise awareness, deepen affinity, and create opportunities for strengthening the relationship between Taiwan and the international community, and especially Taiwan’s relationship with the United States. We do this through policy research and programs that promote better public understanding about Taiwan and its people. Click here to learn more and apply in Handshake
Terrorism internship at MIIS this summer
The Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is seeking qualified Middlebury College students for an internship for Summer 2021.
These students will assist CTEC’s Deputy Director and Digital Research Lead (both Midd grads!) with a wide array of extremism- and terrorism-related projects. Specifically, CTEC is looking for students to pursue one of two paths.
The first path focuses on qualitative, in-depth research and program assistance. A qualitative intern will: work on literature reviews, help develop educational programming, contribute to research strategy discussions, write reports, and communicate findings to CTEC leadership and stakeholders. A possible example project is developing a foundation of knowledge for CTEC’s digital literacy and countering violent extremism educational initiative.
The second path focuses on data analysis and digital research, as well as broad program assistance. This technical intern will: use data analysis skills to discover, collect, and process social data related to extremism, create visualizations to share CTEC’s research with the public, conduct research related to AI ethics and security, and contribute to building predictive models for detecting and measuring extremist content online. This intern will contribute to advancing CTEC’s research on the possible weaponization of AI by extremists, among other projects.
This is a very Midd-friendy opportunity and is PAID. Read more and apply in Handshake here.