The Dickey Center
provides funding opportunities for students to broaden their international
perspectives and their understanding of different cultures by carrying out
leave-term projects abroad. The vast majority of Dickey Internships take
place in an international location.
Field of
Internship: The
Dickey Center provides funding opportunities for students to broaden their
international perspectives and their understanding of different cultures by
carrying out leave-term projects.
Course Level:
Internship
Internship
Provider: The Dickey Center
Internship can
be taken at: Abroad
Eligibility: Applicants must be
undergraduates returning to campus for at least one term after completing the
internship. Returning interns agree to participate as requested in workshops or
informational sessions relating to internships in general.
Internship
Open for International Students:
Yes (That being said, international students are encouraged to explore an
internship in a culture and or region that is not their own. Dickey will not
fund international students to return to their own country because the goal of
the Dickey internship is to encourage cross-cultural experience).
Is this paid
internship? No.
Budget as much money as you will need, $4,000 (or $15,000) is just the maximum
you can receive. Budgeting more or less money will not decrease or
increase the likelihood your internship will get funded. BUT, be realistic
about your costs and try not to over or underestimate.
Internship
Description:
Applicants must be undergraduates returning to campus for at least one term
after completing the internship. Returning interns agree to participate as
requested in workshops or informational sessions relating to internships in
general. Applicants are required to submit a 3-5 page report after completion
of their project. Applicants should describe not only the kind of work you did,
but also tell us something about the organizations that hosted them, the people
with whom they worked, and how the experience was meaningful to them. The ideal
Dickey International Internship enriches some aspect of your on-campus academic
work. An international internship should also develop your ability to
communicate comfortably with persons from other cultures, and to understand the
processes for addressing international issues that confront nations.
Students should ideally be familiar with the language of the country in
which they wish to intern.
Number of
awards offered: It
depends from term to term; summer and winter terms are obviously more
competitive because more students are “off.” On average about 40% of
applicants are funded.
Internship
Duration: Minimum
of 8 weeks.
How to Apply: Students have to complete
the online application first and then
complete and submit the following by post or by e-mail:
-Written proposal
-Letters of recommendation
-Supervisor Statement
-Transcript
Internship
Application Deadline:
Applications are due in the Dickey Center office in Haldeman by 4:00pm of the
deadline dates: February 5, 2014 (for Spring 2014) and April 23, 2014 (for
Summer 2014).
