How to find and fund unpaid internships and research opportunities. For Dartmouth undergraduate students. 2011-2012

1. FUNDING
FINANCING FOR
UNPAID
INTERNSHIP OTHER UNPAID
FUNDING
& RESEARCH
EXPERIENCES WHERE TO GO… INTERNSHIP
Dartmouth encourages you to spend one FINANCIAL AID OFFICE 6024 McNutt Hall, 646-1414 AND
or more of your leave terms doing work
that will enhance your personal and
www.dartmouth.edu/~finaid/fao/policies
• Funds for Educational Enrichment*
Financial assistance for students with demonstrated financial need
RESEARCH
academic goals. Often the ideal
(i.e., those receiving scholarship assistance from the College) for
expenses normally not covered by financial aid. These grants allow OPPORTUNITIES
students to pursue educational opportunities that would
opportunity involves working for an otherwise be unavailable to them.
organization that cannot afford to pay an
intern. For others, it might be an unpaid
opportunity to conduct faculty-mentored DEADLINES
research during a leave-term or while *Programs marked with an asterisk
taking classes. do not follow the deadlines listed here.
Several on-campus offices offer the
WINTER 2013 PROJECTS
opportunity to apply for funding. Read Wednesday, October, 10th, 2012
on to find out more.
SPRING 2013 PROJECTS
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
ELIGIBILITY
SUMMER 2013 PROJECTS
Criteria for eligibility vary from program Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
to program. Typically, recipients must be
returning to campus for at least one term
after completion of their projects. Check Get Valuable
the details with the office associated with Experience
the grant in which you are interested.
Without
Breaking
Your Bank!

2. Get With The INTERNSHIP FUNDING RESEARCH &
(Cash) Flow! WHERE TO GO… CONFERENCE
CAREER SERVICES 63 S. Main, 2nd Fl, 646-2215 FUNDING
YOU ARE HERE! www.dartmouth.edu/~csrc/students/internships/funding.html WHERE TO GO…
• M.R. Robinson
For work in educational media or children’s media or work that DEAN OF FACULTY OFFICE
directly benefits at-risk or inner-city children, or trains teachers.
• E.H. Fisher UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING & RESEARCH
For work in advertising, public relations, or publishing Parker House, 646-1632
www.dartmouth.edu/~ugar/undergrad
DICKEY CENTER 141 Haldeman, 646-2023 • Leave term research
CONSIDER dickey.dartmouth.edu/opportunities/dickey-internships Grants available for faculty-mentored research in any academic
• Dickey International Internships discipline.
your options and interests For internships in countries other than the intern’s home country. • Research during “on” terms
Applicants should demonstrate how the internship will enhance the Funding available through specific programs (e.g., WISP,
TALK international dimensions of their academic work. Sophomore Science Scholars, Presidential Scholars) and for senior
to relevant faculty and administrators • Global Health Internships & Fellowships* honors thesis research.
For international internships and research fellowships with Global
to narrow your focus Health Initiative partner sites. SCHOLARSHIP ADVISING 646-1632
www.dartmouth.edu/~scholarship
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, • Undergraduate*
& SOCIETY (ISTS) 067 Sudikoff, 646-0700 Scholarships in specific academic areas (e.g., study abroad, math &
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http://ists.dartmouth.edu/opportunities science, public service, environmental public policy).
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• ISTS-Neukom Institute Grant • Post-graduate*
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For internships in information technology that specifically focus on Scholarships & fellowships for research and graduate study.
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topics related to security and privacy OR the application of
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computational methods to problems in the Sciences, Social Sciences
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and Humanities, including the development of novel
computational techniques. DICKEY CENTER 141 Haldeman, 646-1040
http://dickey.dartmouth.edu/research
ROCKEFELLER CENTER 1 Floor Rocky, 646-3874
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• Stefansson Fellowship
http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/studentopps Travel support for research projects in arctic regions.
DEVELOP INQUIRE, • Rockefeller Public Affairs & Public Policy
YOUR PROPOSAL INTERVIEW, For internships in non-profit and public sectors, with a clear tie to
public policy. Completion of the Management & Leadership
WITH A FACULTY AND SECURE Development Program is highly recommended for those applying NEUKOM INSTITUTE 121 Sudikoff, 646-8737
MENTOR INTERNSHIP for Internship Funding. www.dartmouth.edu/~neukom
• First-Year Fellows Program* • Neukom Scholars
Program specifically for first-year students interested in the field of For faculty-advised research that utilizes computational methods to
public policy. Students complete Public Policy 5 and a statistical solve problems in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities or
methods course, participate in pre-internship training, and are the development of novel computational techniques. Third and
APPLY matched with an alumni mentor for a summer fellowship in fourth year students are eligible for awards for 1 or 2 terms.
Washington, D.C.
FOR • Neukom Travel Grants*
F TUCKER FOUNDATION S. Fairbanks, 646-3419
www.dartmouth.edu/~tucker/fellowships
For students who will be presenting their faculty-advised research
at conferences, workshops, or symposia; research must include a
U • Tucker Fellowship
computational component. Grants are awarded on a first-come-
first-served basis, two per month.
N For international community service and humanitarian
experiences, structured around intentional moral or spiritual
D development. Fellowships should focus primarily on direct
community service, but may also include research, activism, policy ROCKEFELLER CENTER 203 Rockefeller Center, 646-2229
S HERE... development, and administrative support to a non-profit or non-
governmental organization.
http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/studentopps
• Senior Honors Thesis Grants*
• Dartmouth Partners in Community Service The program provides grants for students writing honors theses in
For direct community service work within the U.S.; DPCS enables the social sciences.
students to invest in their civic, career and personal growth. Each
intern is matched with a Dartmouth alumni mentor.