Several programs on campus offer summer internship grants with nonprofit organizations and/or organizations that promote social justice. You may apply for any or all of the grants for which your proposed internship would qualify.
To Apply
Please submit a copy of your Shared Application with each program-specific application.
All materials are due on Monday, April 8, 2013*
Click to Download Shared Application (PDF) Full application (including Faculty Recommendation Forms)
Faculty Recommendation Form (PDF) Separate file to give to your faculty recommender.
Social Justice/Nonprofit Summer Internships Grants: 2013
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Name of Grant/Contact Person |
Description |
Amount |
Eligibility |
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Global Migrations Internship Grants Contact: Ivana Staiti |
Assists students with the costs of interning for nonprofit, non-governmental organizations concerned with transnational migration, human rights, citizenship, security, and other social justice issues that arise from the movements of persons across national and cultural boundaries. |
Up to $1000 |
Hampshire College students at the Division II or III level. |
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CPSC Social Justice Scholars Contact: Ivana Staiti |
Assists students with the costs of interning for nonprofit organizations of their choice in the U.S. whose work must be social justice/social change-oriented. The internship must also relate to and inform the students' Division II academic work. |
Up to $3000 |
Hampshire College Students at the Division II level and on financial aid. |
|
Lester Mazor Honorific Fund
Contact: Jennifer Hamilton |
Assists students by defraying living expenses and related costs for internships with law-related organizations in the U.S.A. or abroad. The student’s internship must substantially involve legislation, legal advocacy or legal institutions and be social justice/human rights oriented. The internship should relate to and inform the student’s Division II studies. |
Up to $2500 |
Hampshire College Div II students and students transitioning between Div II and III. Those on financial aid will be prioritized. |
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CORC Grant: Nonprofit Internship Award Contact: Anna Klein |
Funding to support an internship at a nonprofit agency either in the U.S.A. or abroad. The students' internship should relate directly to their academic goals and career interests. |
From $1500 to $2500 |
Hampshire College students in good academic standing who are currently receiving financial aid (or can otherwise demonstrate financial need) |
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CORC Grant: Iris Barr Contact: Anna Klein |
Funding to support an internship with a community-based nonprofit organization. It should involve direct, hands-on work with the local population, and serve recognized needs within the community. The internship must also relate to your academic work and career interests. |
Up to $600 |
Hampshire College Students in good academic standing who are currently receiving financial aid (or can otherwise demonstrate financial need) |
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CORC Grant: Professor Emeritus David Smith Internship Contact: Anna Klein |
Funding to support an internship in Alaska or another northern region, OR to support an internship with an organization that works with for the environment or indigenous communities in either the U.S.A. or the developing world. |
Up to $1000 |
Hampshire College students in good academic standing who are currently receiving financial aid (or can otherwise demonstrate financial need). |
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Human Rights Fund Contact: Sue Darlington |
Funding to support students with demonstrated financial need doing Division II or III work in the field of human rights and/or social justice. |
Up to $1000 |
Hampshire College students studying in any school or field, so long as their internship, research project or field work directly supports, examines, or raises awareness of human rights or social justice work. |