SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY MAJORS: GRANTS FOR INTERNSHIPS
Dr. Kenneth Olsen, who passed away in 1986, taught in our department for twenty-one years. He worked to incorporate concern for peace and non-violence on campus during the Vietnam War. He was also concerned with issues of racial justice and the inclusion of Native Americans on the St. Olaf College campus. We have a memorial fund in his name to support student activities. We have decided to use our annual budget for the Ken Olsen Fund to help students doing internships. We can support up to nine students this year with a grant of approximately $300 each for internships during interim (3), spring semester (3), or summer 2010 (3).
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO APPLY:
1. Arrange for one of the sociology/anthropology faculty members to supervise your internship.
2. Visit the Center for Experiential Learning for advice on how to set up an internship. Get the necessary CEL internship forms, which detail all the procedures to earn academic credit for your work. Fill out these forms in consultation with your proposed advisor and submit copies with your grant application.
3. Write a summary of your goals for the internship and how you will accomplish them, as well as how the internship fits with your sociology/anthropology major (1 - 2 pages).
4. Answer the following questions: Is this a paid or unpaid internship? If paid, how much will you be paid? What additional costs (such as transportation, housing, food, etc.) will you need to pay for? Will you be giving up the opportunity to earn income from employment to do this internship? If so, how much will you be forfeiting?
5. Turn in the above information to Dr. Carolyn Anderson, Sociology/Anthropology Department Chair.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION AND DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF THE GRANT:
1. Relevance of the internship to the sociology/anthropology major and the student's goals.
2. Thought and effort put into planning the internship.
3. Financial costs to the student during the internship.
4. Recommendation of the supervising faculty member.
DEADLINES:
For interim internships: 11-13-09
For second semester internships: 12-21-09
For summer internships: 04-14-10
