Purpose: James and Jill Lipton, parents of Gordon B. Lipton ’06, initiated the Lipton Family Fund for Career Exploration in December 2008.  The fund is intended to support externships and other career exploration opportunities for students with financial need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services or its successors.  It is the donors’ preference that the funds be used to support career exploration opportunities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area when possible.  In establishing this fund, the Lipton family affirms Carleton’s foundational role in preparing students to lead thoughtful, caring, and service-oriented lives.  Because an important component of the educational process is the creative discovery of diverse post-graduation opportunities, this Fund seeks to provide these opportunities to students without the financial means to pursue such explorations on their own.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2012

Eligibility:

• Seniors are not eligible
• Applicants must have already accepted an internship and must be receiving financial aid to be eligible.
• Students will be selected based on financial need and how the internship relates to their career goals.

Application Checklist:

• Career Center Funded Programs Cover Sheet (form can also be downloaded from the document library in the Tunnel).
• Submit a résumé.
• Provide a letter or email of acceptance for an unpaid or low pay internship, including name and address of organization. (Also include name and phone number of work supervisor.)
• Submit a short essay (no more than one page) on how this internship fits with your professional career goals.
• Submit a statement of financial need (no more than 1 paragraph), including if you are receiving any other funding for the internship and how much.

**Student must be receiving financial aid to be eligible. By applying, student is allowing us to verify his/her financial need status with Carleton’s Student Financial Services office. Student will be paid a summer stipend of up to $5000. Award amount will be at the discretion of the selection committee. Please indicate if you are receiving any other funding for the internship and how much. The grant will be paid in two installments. Half will be paid at the beginning of the internship and the balance will be paid at completion of the Bring Back Session. A work evaluation of the student by the work supervisor will be required before the final payment is made.**

Deadline: Apply through the Tunnel by Monday, April 30, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.

Contact: Brian Murphy in the Career Center at x4446 or bmurphy@carleton.edu.