Finding and applying for summer RESEARCH internships

1. Finding and applying for summer RESEARCH internships December 2018 Contact: Roxanne Malé-Brune, male-bru@ohio.edu, 7-1227

2. Workshop Overview • What am I trying to get out of this internship? • How do I find internships on campus? • How do I find external internship opportunities? • How do I apply for internships?

3. What am I trying to get out of this internship? • Testing driving your career options? • Experience in a particular field or method? • Publications/Presentations? • Money? • Other?

4. How Do I Find Internal Internship Opportunities? • Talk to your professors about their research. • Go to the department website, search for faculty and their research. • Go to the Student Expo, April 11, 2019.

5. Tips for Internal Internships • Ask if you will be paid. • Many faculty will only pay after the 1st semester. • Some will only offer summer internships if you also commit to working in the Fall. • Ask how many hours are you expected to work. • Typically the minimum is 10 hours per week during the academic year. The max is now 25 hours.

6. Tips for Internal Internships • Talk with other students in the lab. • See if the environment is right for you. • Make sure you discuss your expectations with the faculty mentor.

7. How Do I Find External Internship Opportunities? Go to: www.ohio.edu/studentresearch Click: Fellowships/Research Internships Click: List of Summer Research Internships

8. www.ohio.edu/studentresearch

9. Click: List of Summer Research Internships

10. http://www.ohio.edu/fellowships/internships.cfm Powerpoint for Summer Research Internship Workshop To find research internships at specific locations: Check out the Pathways to Science search engine; select the undergraduate tab and then select "research and internships for undergraduates" For a list of science fellowships:click hereFor list of government fellowships:click here • Social Sciences and Humanities • Dow Jones News Fund Summer Internships - Nov. 1, 2017 10-week summer internships in business reporting, news, digital and sports copy editing; juniors, seniors and graduate students. • International Radio & Television Society Summer Fellowship - Dec. 3, 2017 9-week summer fellowship for juniors, seniors and graduate students in communication. • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) SITES - deadlines depending on sites Opportunities for life, physical, and social sciences, STEM education and engineering; deadlines now through February.

11. http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/index.aspx Click undergraduate tab, then select summer research experiences for undergraduates and paid internships

12. http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/index.aspx Click undergraduate tab, then select summer research experiences for undergraduates and paid internships

13. http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/index.aspx Click undergraduate tab, then select post-baccaulaurete programs for recent graduates

14. http://www.science.gov/ Insert “summer fellowship” or “postbac” in search box

15. https://www.zintellect.com Under “Find Opportunity” just hit “Go”

16. https://www.zintellect.com

17. https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp NSF REUs have opportunities in several disciplines

18. NSF REUs – Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

19. NSF REUs – Biological Sciences

20. Didn’t Find What You Want? www.ohio.edu/studentresearch, click fellowships/research internships

21. PIVOT Database • Search the database by: • Grants, fellowships, summer internships • academic discipline, academic level, nationality, and more. • Register at http://www.cos.com • Note, the first time you must use a computer connected to the OU network. • Once you confirm your registration you can then use your username and password to sign into PIVOT, http://pivot.cos.com from any computer. • Check out the instructional video

22. http://www.cos.com Click “Login to you PIVOT account” Log on or Sign In Go to Advanced Search

23. http://www.cos.com

24. http://www.cos.com • All fields: type “summer internship” • Amount: leave blank • Deadlines: leave blank • Limited submission: leave blank • Citizenship or residency: • leave blank if US; • if not US use drop down menu and uncheck US citizenship box at top of page

25. http://www.cos.com • Funding Type: Use drop down menu to select • Artistic pursuit; or • Research; • Also select Training, scholarship or fellowship • Keyword: • First time, click browse and figure out where your field is listed. • When typing in box do not hit enter key; wait for keyword to pop up and then select line and hit enter • Requirements: • Select undergraduate student; and women or minority (if applicable)

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32. Applying for Internships • Typically you will need: • Resume/CV • Letter of Recommendation(s) • Transcript • Plus, sometimes you will: • Fill out a form with short essays. • Need a Personal Statement

33. Resume/CV • These are very discipline-specific. • Resources: • Faculty advisor • Faculty mentor (if already doing research) • Career and Leadership Development Center

34. Personal Statement • Personal Statement explains: • How you decided what you want to do (point A) • Your career path (point B) • How you have proactively gained expertise to take you from point A to point B.

35. Personal Statement • Always follow the guidelines. • For this essay, ask yourself: • “what skills do I need to be successful?” • Technical skills – cite: • Special/advanced classes • Research • Internships • Job experiences • Soft skills, e.g., • Communication • Leadership • Teamwork

36. Personal Statement • For each experience, state: • What did you do? • include a context to when e.g., “as a freshman, I” • and duration “for 40 hours during fall semester” • What did you achieve? • How did it benefit others? • How did it benefit you? (skills/insights learned)

37. Personal Statement • Include specific examples of any research and/or professional activities in which you have participated. • Consider stating: • Objectives of the project • for quantitative research: hypothesis; • for qualitative research: research questions; • for other experiences: mission/goal • Timeline • duration and chronology during UG or G career • Your Role: (leader, team member) • Methodology (scientific language, but no jargon!)

38. Personal Statement (cont’d) • How did your research further the knowledge in your field? • Skills Gained/Lessons/Learned? • Reference your publications/presentations/significant fellowships/grants. • Broader Impacts: How did research or other experience benefit society?

39. Reference Letter • Always follow the guidelines. • Typically, recommenders should use letterhead and include the following information: • Name • Title of reference writer • Department • Institution or organization • Include details explaining: • the nature of the relationship to the applicant; • statements about the applicant's academic, research and workforce potential

40. Transcript Always follow the guidelines. If the program allows you to use non-official transcripts, then you can use a DARS. BUT make sure the DARS is complete. I prefer to request a copy of an official transcript, scan it and upload it.