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Frequently Asked Questions World of Work (WOW) Internship Funding Program

Frequently Asked Questions World of Work (WOW) Internship Funding Program. Jackie Kopyt Assistant Director of Career Development, Brandeis University Meeting of The Minds June 22, 2010. What is WOW?. Competitive, university-sponsored funding program for unpaid summer internships

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Frequently Asked Questions World of Work (WOW) Internship Funding Program

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  1. Frequently Asked QuestionsWorld of Work (WOW) Internship Funding Program Jackie Kopyt Assistant Director of Career Development, Brandeis University Meeting of The Minds June 22, 2010

  2. What is WOW? Competitive, university-sponsored funding program for unpaid summer internships Eliminate financial barriers Encourage career exploration & development

  3. How much do you award? $3,500 paid out in 2 lump sums 174 applicants, 61 stipends awarded in 2010 $215,000 in total

  4. Where does the money come from? Three categories of awards Social Justice WOW – one private donor Social Work WOW – endowed fund Universal WOW – president’s office and private donors

  5. What are the application requirements? Resume Transcript 2 Letters of Recommendation ‘Letter of Offer’ from supervisor Several short essays

  6. Where do students go? United Nations Population Fund, Clayton, Ciudad del Saber, Panama Waltham Alliance to Create Housing, Waltham, MA Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Boston, MA Alternatives for Community and Environment, Roxbury, MA NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, Boston, MA Humane Society of the United States, Washington, DC Baladna Association for Arab Youth, Haifa, Israel Unite For Sight, New Haven, CT / Bahir, India Mapendo International, Cambridge, MA / Nairobi, Kenya Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, Boston, MA Community Dispute Settlement Center, Cambridge, MA Siena Italian Studies, English Teacher, Siena, Italy • The Office of Senate President Therese Murray, Boston, MA • Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA • Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts State Government, Boston, MA • Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, New York, NY • New England Aquarium, Boston, MA • Emotion Lab at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA • California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, San Francisco, CA • Bankgo Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines), Manila, Philippines • Veterinary Practice Dedicated to the Horse, Elizabeth, CO • Sunnite Islamic Legal Court of Tripoli, Tripoli, Lebanon

  7. Which fields are most popular?

  8. What is required of the fellows? Surveys (3) Supervisor Student (2) Internship site Learning** Check-ins with a Hiatt staff member Formal report & campus presentation

  9. What is your timeline? March 15th - application deadline April 2nd - notification April 27th - pre-departure & check distribution August 23rd – final report due October 21st – experiential learning presentation

  10. What do students gain? Progress on individual learning goals Increased career competencies…

  11. Want to know more? jkopyt@brandeis.edu 781-736-3627 www.brandeis.edu/hiatt Thank you!

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