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Internship program 2011
APPLICATION FORM
Minimum eligibility criteria
In order to be elegible for an internship, applicants must:
 Be studying or have completed a graduate (masters) or post-graduate (PhD) program.
 Be willing and able to intern on a full-time basis spending five days a week for a
minimum period of three months.
 Be able to read, speak and understand Spanish at an intermediate level. Please note
that non-native speakers will be required to demonstrate their proficiency in a phone
interview in Spanish.
Please include the following with the completed application form.
 Cover letter explaining the relationship between your academic training, work
experience and the internship with Natura you are applying for. Please be specific.
 Updated CV
 Phone number or email from a tutor or professor who can act as personal reference
Instructions
1. Please read the questions carefully.
2. Answer each question clearly and completely.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 28 FEBRUARY 2011
Please note, all applications received by February 28 will be reviewed together: future
applications will be reviewed if there is space in the program, but only as secondary priorities
once the first round has been processed.
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2. Personal details
1. Family name(s) First name Other names
2. Date of birth 3. Nationality 4. Gender
5. Address 6. Telephone number
7. Email address
8. Proposed internship period
Start date: End date:
9. Why are you interested in Fundación Natura for a potential internship?
10. Describe any environmental work or activities you may have done previously, especially as
it pertains to working in non government organizations.
11. Which of the projects outlined in the guide, in order of preference, would you most like to
work on during your internship?
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3. 12. Explain how your past experience and studies have prepared you to investigate these
aspects of conservation work.
13. Please mention some of the other skills, experiences and personal attributes you could
contribute to our organization.
14. Please describe your capacity for independent work and study.
15. Knowledge of Spanish (please tick)
None Basic Intermediate Advanced
Read
Write
Speak
Understand
16. List of emergency contacts
Name Telephone Email
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THANK YOU!! PLEASE SEND APPLICATION TO NATURA BY 28 FEBRUARY 2011.
Email: joseluisizursa@naturabolivia.org
Fax: +591 3 3532126
Post: Fundación Natura Bolivia
Avenida Roque Aguilera #3355
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia
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