American Federation of Teachers has an interesting list of summer internships, with topics such as Information Technology and International Affairs. Application deadline 3/1/20.
Annunciation House in El Paso has a ten-week summer internship program to work with refugees. Application deadline 4/25/20.
BASF. Amelia Paulsen (UNC '23) had a conversation on the plane with the head of Seed Technology and Analytics who was on a recruiting trip. He's looking for grad students and beyond to join his team and asked Amelia to help spread the word to stats departments etc. He spends his time in Belgium and RTP. This might be an excellent opportunity for a Launch Summer Scholar with an analytics background. If you contact him, let him know you received his info via Amelia: Rene van Schaik, Head of Seed Technology and Analytics, rene.van-schaik@basf.com, BBCC - Innovation Center Gent, Technologiepark - Zwijnaarde 101, 9052 Gent, Belgium
Bellweather Education Partners, a national nonprofit dedicated to underserved children, is looking for summer interns in Policy and Evaluation. Jagir Patel (UNC '13) recommended this excellent opportunity, and Jeremy Knight (UNC '13) is working there now.
Bike and Build offers a unique way to bike across the country in support of affordable housing. Working with this group would definitely meet the "physical challenge" requirement for Exploration Summer!
City Internships has opportunities in many disciplines around the world. Apply here.
DistributeAid: Kyle Ryan and Jake Sheridan (2021) recommend this network that supports refugee groups. This group is strongly interested in supporting a Robertson Summer 2020.
Finance. This page from Duke has excellent resources, including a guide to summer internships.
The Last Girl Project at the Kenan Institute for Ethics is a three year multi-sited study that examines the contemporary dynamics of domestic minor sex trafficking in the US. This project will interview youth who have experienced domestic minor sex trafficking and stakeholders on their work with this population. All backgrounds in research (even none) are welcome. Fieldwork (all expenses paid) will be conducted across the U.S. during the summer for 8 weeks, with the possibility of continuing fieldwork in the Fall and Winter months. Researchers will be trained in qualitative and quantitative research methods and analysis throughout the Spring semester. Researchers will be collecting data in teams of 4, potentially working in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Nashville summer 2020. Apply by 2/14/2020: https://forms.gle/wjpGsoGPpdPsJxxq7
The Lord's Acre (near Asheville), devoted to increasing community strengths by growing and sharing food, has summer internships.
National Parks Service/Yellowstone National Park. Lawton Ives (2021) strongly recommends this organization for Scholars in science fields as well as others.
One Virginia 2021, a group that studies gerrymandering, is looking for a summer intern and would really like a Robertson. Annie Evans (2021) worked for them.
Openspace Ventures. Matt Smith (2021) strongly recommends this venture capital firm in Singapore.
Peachy is a start-up in NYC (founded by the wife of a Robbie alum, Kenneth Barshop, below), and Abby Gay (2017), head of Growth Strategy, is looking for a summer intern. They need "anyone from pre-med to marketing to design to tech." Email Abby to learn more.
PEAK6 Abby Gay (2017) is setting up a summer internship with this investment firm in NYC. Here's the application for a 2-week boot camp in Chicago, strongly recommended by Abby. They also have two summer internship programs in Chicago for rising senior women--technology and trading experience.
Public Consulting Group provides management consulting in the public sector. Internships are available in a number of areas, such as Consulting, Technology, and Corporate Operations.
RTI International offers domestic and international internships in social and lab science, engineering, and international development, such as this one in Government Relations and this one in International Project Management. This is an excellent internship program--I attend their end-of-summer presentations every year.
Student Action with Farmworkers, Into the Fields Internship. SAF places college students with organizations that serve, organize, or advocate for farmworker justice including migrant health clinics, legal aid, community-based organizations and Migrant Education programs. Students receive excellent training in documentary work and activism. Watch this documentary from Dateline Australia. Deadline 2/10/20.
Tech or social entrepreneurship in India? Vishnu Ramachandran (2019) is working on a unique project with Deshpande Startups (he's building an agritech accelerator program!) and is interested in working with Scholars on positions there or with other organizations (e.g., Desphande Foundation in Boston, Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore and Delhi). Contact him!
US Trade and Development Agency internships apply by 1/31/20
Unite for Sight supports eye clinics worldwide by investing human and financial resources in their social ventures to eliminate patient barriers to eye care. The Global Impact Corps provides year-round health care delivery in Ghana, Honduras, and India and offers summer fellowships.
Urban Education Leaders Internship Program in Washington, DC gives summer interns a chance to learn about managing an urban school district. Here's the blog.
Kenneth Barshop: I am a UNC '12 graduate who went to medical school at University of Chicago, internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and have stayed affiliated with Harvard as a fellow in gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. I'd love to serve as a resource for past and current scholars, and could potentially be able to connect any pre-medical candidates with some summer research opportunities if they were interested in coming to Boston. Contact: kbarshop@gmail.com
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American Dance Festival, an internationally acclaimed summer-long festival that takes place in Durham, has Production and Arts Administration internships --application deadline 2/7/20. They also have really interesting employment options for the summer, such as Festival Services Coordinator and Video Producer and Editor. Those deadlines are 2/3/20 unless the positions are filled earlier.
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Program is fantastic. Application due 2/4/20.
Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) of Chapel Hill sponsors summer internships that address many of the community issues Scholars face Community Summer. Apply here by 1/20/20.
Critical Language Scholarship.Sponsored by the US Department of State, the CLS Program is an effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Rachel Anderson (Duke '16) and Joe Calder (UNC '16) received this scholarship for summer study. Application deadline is 11/19/19.
Department of Labor, International Relations Internship --research and analyses of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking issues Apply by 1/29/20
Elemental Excelerator, an accelerator supporting "startups tackling urgent challenges in food & agriculture, water, energy, and mobility" is looking for interns for Hawaii and California partners. Some interesting options in marketing, engineering, and the sciences! Application deadline 2/1/2020.
Humanity in Action Fellowship For scholars interested in human rights, history, international relations, conflict resolution through a collection of outstanding programs. . . ask Rachel Anderson (Duke '16) about her experience. Application is here.
John Lewis Fellowship. In partnership with The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc., Humanity in Action will convene a group of 30 American and European university students and recent graduates for an intensive program about diversity and civil rights in America. Trey Walk (Duke '19) did this in 2017. Application deadline is January 5, 2020.
The Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke has a great summer internship program. The application is due January 22, 2020.
Oliver Wyman. Scholars interested in a summer internship in financial consulting should send a resume and cover letter to Professor Emma Rasiel by late December. Selected Scholars will be notified in January about Skype interviews. Recent Oliver Wyman Scholars include Mary Ashley Murrah, Evan Rodgers, Brock Schoenfeld, and Michael Zhang.
Wall Street Journal. Matthew King (2018) shared this info. The Editorial Page is seeking juniors, seniors or recent graduates who intend to pursue a career in journalism for 10-week paid summer internships. All materials must be received by December 1, 2019.
