Purpose: Sam ’75 and Meg Woodside established this fund in 2008 to support students pursuing unpaid internships or other workplace experiences with domestic government or non-profit organizations. Preference should be given to students with financial need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.

Sam and Meg Woodside established this fund based on their desire to build a link between young adults in college and real-life work experiences. It is the donors’ hope that students with financial need who have access to these internships and career exploration opportunities will deepen their awareness of career possibilities. This support is intended to create an expanded set of post-graduate choices for students for whom such opportunities would otherwise not have been available. The fund has the potential to support up to five internships per year.

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 with questions at x4446 or bmurphy@carleton.edu.