BOLD Scholarship–Apply by April 30!
Are you a sophomore/sophomore Feb woman? Applications for Middlebury College’s fourth cohort of the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network are being accepted now! With funding and inspiration from the late Helen Gurley Brown’s foundation, the Pussycat Foundation, BOLD focuses on facilitating opportunities for women’s career development and networking through scholarship funding, programming, and post-graduation fellowships.
If you are interested in applying for the BOLD Scholarship, please do so by Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
A complete application consists of this form and a copy of your unofficial transcript and a photo sent tobold@middlebury.edu. The criteria candidates must meet to be considered for the BOLD scholarship are:
● Junior standing (as of Fall 2019); Class of 2021 or 2021.5
● Students who identify as women
● Full-time enrollment
● Good academic standing
● Exceptional leadership ability
● Demonstrated ability to work well in groups
● BOLD Scholars are required to reside on campus for the duration of the official programming (Spring2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021); students studying abroad in Fall 2019 may apply. BOLD Scholars who will be on campus in Fall 2019 may participate in unofficial programming in the first semester.
From the pool of all applicants, finalists will be invited for individual half-hour interviews on Thursday, May 9, 2019 sometime 4:30-7pm so please save that date/time window. The Middlebury cohort of 7 women will be selected by early summer 2019.
Feel free to email BOLD Director Elaine Orozco Hammond with any questions.
Sign up for 1:1 Chats with Sarah Bidgood from MIIS about Russia and Nonproliferation Issues
Sarah is a Senior Research Associate and Project Manager at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS in California. She’ll be on campus April 25 and 26 and is happy to talk with you. Bring your questions and curiosity!
Her areas of research include US-Soviet and US-Russia nonproliferation cooperation, as well as nonproliferation and disarmament diplomacy. She earned her BA in Russian from Wellesley College. She also holds an MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
These times are informal slots for you to ask questions and have a casual conversation about her career path and talk about common interests, including in all things Russia and nonproliferation.
Sign up HERE
What it Takes to Get Admitted: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Law School Admissions Process
Join the webinar on Tuesday, April 23 at 8 pm
What does it take to stand out in the law school admissions process? Most applicants just focus on their GPA and LSAT score. Yes, these numbers are crucial. But admissions officers at top law schools are looking for more. Those numbers don’t paint a complete picture of who you are as an applicant and, more importantly, who you are as a person.
We’re ready to share what law school admissions officers really hope to see. Watch our webinar and we’ll take you behind the scenes!
During this presentation, we will cover:
-Key factors admissions officers consider when deciding which applicants get accepted
-Ways to make the story of your application a memorable one
-How applicants are compared in the admissions process
-Do’s and don’ts for the law school personal statement
-Action points for writing a legal style resume
-Strategies for your letters of recommendation
Join Joel Butterly, Co-Founder and CEO of InGenius Prep (JD, Yale Law School; BA: Dartmouth College), for our FREE webinar on 4/23 at 8pm EST!
Register HERE.
Careers in Global Development: alum talk on Thursday 4/18
Truman Scholarship Info Session: Get money for graduate school in public service
Talk with Truman Scholar
Kesha Ram and learn more about the Truman scholarship! The Truman scholarship supports graduate school
funding for young people committed to public service and working for the public
good. Students apply as juniors for this scholarship, so this is a great
opportunity for first-years and sophomores to learn more about the scholarship
and to meet a dynamic leader in Vermont! (Note: you must be a US citizen
at the time of application.) Here are the details:
Truman Scholarship Conversation with Kesha Ram
Thursday, 4/18/19 12:30-1:30pm in the CTLR (Davis Family Library)
Lunch will be served! RSVP
online by Wednesday, 4/17 to have lunch available.
And here’s more information about Kesha:
Kesha Ram is a 2007 Truman Scholar from the University of Vermont who competed in the Southern California region. She has been a speaker at the Truman Scholar Leadership Weekend and recently sat on the New England Truman Scholar Interview Panel. After graduation from UVM, she won a seat in the Vermont Legislature, serving as the youngest state legislator in the country at the time. She served four terms in the Vermont House of Representatives on behalf of Burlington on the House Ways & Means Committee and as Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources & Energy Committee. In 2016, she ran for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and became the first woman of color to earn double digits in a statewide race. Most recently, she successfully pursued a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Economic Research Intern at American Enterprise Institute with alum.
This position involves helping Dr. Smith with his research projects in American business history. Specifically, we will be working on understanding how the Jones Act affected ocean shipping, shipbuilding, and rail firms between 1900 and 1940.
To do this, we will combine data from the National Archives’ records on the United States Shipping Board and investment data from Moody’s to build a panel of companies over this time period. The goal is to learn how the Jones Act changed the shipping industry more broadly and to apply those findings to today’s policy environment.
This project will require an interest in economics and history. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, an interest in high-quality academic research, and technical writing skills are required. Familiarity with R and Stata are helpful but not required.
Apply now in Handshake here. Deadline is April 19
PAID intern in DC at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
If you are looking for a place to make an impact, what better place than a top 5 agency? We are looking for the best and brightest to join our team of dedicated professionals here at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
FERC’s role is to oversee various aspects of the energy industry, including transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil. We also analyze proposals to build liquefied natural gas terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines and license hydropower projects. To help support the modernization of the electric system here in the U.S., we are focusing on issues associated with a smarter grid.
This position is located in the Division of Analytics and Surveillance in the Office of Enforcement, which serves the public interest by ensuring effective regulations and protecting customers through understanding markets and their regulation, timely identifying and remedying market problems, assuring compliance with Commission rules and regulations, and detecting and crafting remedies to address market manipulation and other non-compliance issues.
Apply now in Handshake here
Intern at CSIS on China issues in DC
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington-based non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization established in 1962 to provide strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers concerned with global security and prosperity.
The Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS is recruiting for 3 full-time, paid interns who can provide dedicated support for research related to China’s economic issues, during the period from June 3, 2019 to September 7, 2019.
The Freeman Chair is dedicated to delivering informed public policy debate, expert briefings, and strategic policy recommendations on China and East Asia. Key research areas include U.S.-China relations, cross-Strait relations, Chinese domestic politics, and Chinese foreign policy. An ideal candidate will have substantive knowledge on contemporary China’s economy and policy process, particularly on issues related to technology, and familiarity with how to find and analyze primary Chinese documents and data.
Here are the 3 opportunities. Deadline is April 19.
Research Intern – Economics (link)
Research Intern – Politics and Security (link)
Data Intern (link)
Global Health non profit job available in DC
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced, early stage, global health nonprofit that is transforming healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. Expand your knowledge of global health and developing country issues, connect with leading experts in the field, and acquire skills in research, analysis, administration and project management. This is an exciting opportunity with an organization seeking to change the global health sector.
Aceso Global (www.acesoglobal.org) is a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that provides strategic healthcare advisory services to strengthen health systems and achieve affordable, high quality healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. We advise governments, insurers, foundations and nonprofits in diagnosing problems, devising solutions, and creating value in hospital and healthcare networks. Aceso Global undertakes research, analysis, and data collection to drive learning and collaboration across the global health community. Our work informs policymaking, healthcare investments, hospital financing and front-line integrated care improvements.
An alum is in the position now and is leaving for graduate school.
Check it out in Handshake here.
Intern in DC with international strategic advisory firm
McLarty Associates is an international strategic advisory firm. Our work lies at the nexus of business and diplomacy. We understand the complexities of international markets and help our clients navigate the strategic and operational challenges they face around the globe.
We counsel corporations and non-profits on strategic planning, government issues and advocacy, market access, mergers and acquisitions, corporate communication, and political and economic risk issues worldwide. We also assist with high-level commercial and political negotiations.
McLarty Associates has built a global team of seasoned specialists with expertise in all the major markets of the world. Our team members have served nearly 300 clients in every region. Our professionals are former diplomats, trade negotiators, intelligence officers, journalists, and business people.
There are 3 summer interns available focusing on Brazil, Africa or Southeast Asia. Learn more and apply in Handshake here by deadline of April 15
