Brown Internship Award Program

Administered by the Career Development Center

I. Program Overview:

Each year, the Brown Internship Award Program offers funding for unpaid or low paying summer internships. The award program encourages students to pursue career exploration through summer internships in all career fields, including labor relations, socially responsible careers and careers in the creative arts, music and entertainment. The program is made possible through the generosity of alumni and parents, employer gifts, and support from the Brown University Office of Financial Aid.

There are TWO types of awards:

BIAP —Funding awards in the amount of $2,500 are available for career exploration in a wide variety of fields. Approximately 40 BIAP awards will be available for the summer of 2008.

AIP —Students who are on financial aid and eligible for University scholarship may apply for a waiver of their summer earnings requirement. For summer 2008, 25 summer earnings waivers of up to $2,650 will be awarded.

II. Goals of the Brown Internship Award Program:

The Brown Internship Awards are designed to assist students pursuing career exploration in a variety of career fields and to help students grow intellectually through the application of academic learning. Internships can provide diverse experiences, including:

• Acquiring, applying, and integrating a body of knowledge or a methodology

• Developing competencies (knowledge/skills) specific to a career or setting

• Understanding different cultures

• Acquiring academic skills, e.g. analysis, synthesis, building conceptual models

• Acquiring work skills, e.g. communication, coping with ambiguity, teamwork, time management, interpersonal skills, goal setting

• Exploring career options and understanding career pathways

III. Eligible candidates:

All registered Brown undergraduate students, who are returning to Brown in September, 2008, are eligible to apply. Graduating seniors (May '08) are not eligible. Preference will be given to rising juniors and seniors and to those who have not previously received an award.

IV. Award Descriptions

1. BIAP (Brown Internship Award Program) FOR ALL students meeting eligibility requirements: Funding up to $2,500 (Approximately 40 awards will be available for 2008).

 GENERAL AWARDS - for internships in ANY CAREER FIELD include:

• Fisher Family Endowed Internship Awards

• Goldman Sachs Internship Award

• Barrett Hazeltine Internship Scholarship Fund

• Lehman Brothers Internship Award - sponsored by:

  • Ajay Nagpal ‘90
  • Gerald Donini ’86
  • Peter Ruschmeier ‘89
  • David DeLuca ‘85
  • Joseph Campbell ‘67
  

• Andrea V. Rosenthal '88 Internship Program (assists students on financial aid)

LABOR RELATIONS AWARD includes:

• Peter G. and Paul G. Hanoian Memorial Internship assists students in labor relations (social justice and work in organizations that strive to impact the lives of working people).

ARTS AWARDS include:

• Richard Lee Internship Award (assists students in career fields relating to film, video, or the entertainment industry)

• Timory Hyde Class of 1997 Memorabubble Intern Award (assists students on financial aid in the career fields of creative arts and music)

2. AIP (Aided Internship Program) - FOR STUDENTS ON FINANCIAL AID AND ELIGIBLE FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP: The Aided Internship Program waives the summer earnings requirement of up to $2,650 (25 awards). These students are eligible to receive an AIP waiver, BIAP funding, or both awards.

V. Eligible summer internships for BIAP and AIP awards

• Unpaid or low-paying internship ($1,000 or less)

• 240 hours of supervised work (equivalent of 6 weeks/40 hours/week)

• Offered during the summer and completed by August 31, 2008

• Supervised by a professional in the organization who agrees to guidelines

VI. Experiences/projects/programs NOT eligible for the BIAP or AIP:

• Projects that fulfill the criteria of the Brown University UTRA (Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistantships) Program

• Pre-thesis research at Brown or elsewhere without significant experiential learning component

• Program fees (funding will not cover fees to participate in study abroad, volunteer/service, exchange or other similar programs)

• Tuition-based summer programs including those with an internship component

• Internship or project receiving Brown course credit (e.g. teaching requirement for teacher certification/education concentration; summer school course)

• Non-credit course or training program

VII. Application Guidelines: - NEW!

• Each candidate should submit only ONE application for BIAP/AIP

• Students may apply for a GENERAL AWARD or a SPECIFIC AWARD – but only ONE application may be submitted

• If received, the award is for the original application only. It is not transferable to another internship

• IF A STUDENT ACCEPTS INTERNSHIP FUNDING THROUGH ANOTHER BROWN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT, A BIAP AWARD THROUGH THE CDC CANNOT BE ACCEPTED

VIII. Award Requirements:

• Attend a Career Development Center BIAP Recipient Information Session upon notification of the award.

• Write a thank you letter to the donor once the award is accepted.

• Abide by criteria throughout their summer internship (supervision, 240 hours, earn less than $1,000; internship ending by August 31, 2008).

• Write a reflective essay at the end of the internship which will be forwarded to the donor. Essays are due to the Career Development Center by Monday, September 15, 2008.

IX. Important Dates:

• Notification of award recipients: mid-April 2008

X. To apply:

Applications will be available here during Fall 2007 semester.

Students need submit only ONE application to the Brown Internship Award Program. If students do not identify a specific award, applications will be placed into the GENERAL AWARDS application pool.