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Lang Internships
The internship should be connected to the area in which your think you might do a Project. It should give you working knowledge of a community and/or the issue you wish to address. It should help you formulate ideas for a Project, make connections and think about the feasibility of the Project.
Internships must be done the first two years of the Scholar's college career.
Lang internships are not part of the financial aid package formula.
They are to be funded for 10 weeks of full time involvement. Scholars should seek funding from the agency, but the Lang Program will provide $500 regardless of what the agency gives the student. If the agency does not give the student any money, the Lang Program will provide up to $3,000. Otherwise, the Lang Program will make up the difference between the money the agency offers and $3,000. The exact amount received depends on the expenses encountered, the summer earnings component, and the amount of money given by the host agency.
If the internship is less than 10 weeks of full time work, the funds will be prorated.
Scholars must make satisfactory academic progress. Generally, this means that a first year student has passed all courses taken, and that other students are on track to graduate in 8 (not necessarily consecutive) semesters. Exceptions are considered only with the support of the student's academic advisor.
The Internship Application Process
Scholars write a brief proposal that will outline:
- Details of the organization, place, mission, etc
- Personal goals for your participation: learning about a community or topic, helping a group with their on-going work. Be specific.
- How is this tied to a Project concept? Summarize your project idea: the problem to be solved, the interventions considered, etc.
- Time-line of activities. Internships are to be done when you are not in school.
- Letter of support from the organization or agency, detailing what they are providing and what you will be doing.
- Budget
Please submit a detailed, itemized listing of expense noting the following:
- What resources are being provided by the organization (salary, housing, food, transport, mentor, time to learn, etc.)
- What resources are being provided by you and your family or others (like living at home or in an alum's house, use of the family car, etc.)
- What resources you wish to have from the Lang program. Living and travel expenses for your work plus summer earnings expectation and other miscellaneous expenses.
- Funds will be dispensed in 2 parts. The first check will be for the projected expenses and is issued at the beginning of the internship. The second check will be for the earnings part. If the second is not part of the budget, you will be advanced only 2/3 of the money until a final report is submitted. Reports for work done during the summer are due October first. Reports for Lang work done completed in the fall are due June first. Failure to meet this deadline could mean the forfeiture of remaining financial reimbursements. Any unused funds are to be returned to the Lang program.
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