A presentation given at the 2015 PA Drive In Conference for Internship Professionals. This presentation detailed how Temple University awards Merit Scholar stipends, and how those are used to fund unpaid internships.

1. temple.edu/careercenter
Meritorious Money for
Many Students
Laura Craig, Assistant Director

2. • A time of change at Temple
•Across the institution and career services
• Who are these students?
Getting Temple Made for Success

3. • Admission qualifications
• Details of the award and maintaining it
• Options for using the award: type of activity, when, and where
Becoming a Merit Scholar

4. • Academic Unit
• Class Year
• Major
• Total Institutional Impact
Key aspect of this money: it is financial aid, not an endowed fund!
Who Receives The Money?

5. • Students must:
• Find a qualifying internship, research opportunity, or study abroad
experience.
• Commit to participating or secure a position.
• Complete an application that requires 2 signatures and submit to
administration by March 9th
•How do students actually use the money? Do they always use it?
• Research leads for now
How Does It All Work?

6. • Staff must:
• Publicize the application process
• Sign off on hundreds of applications
• Ensure that applications secure all proper signatures
• Work with students who haven’t secured an internship
• Assistant Vice Provost pores over paper applications: verify completion, work
with University payroll to disburse funds.
How Does It All Work? (Part 2)How

7. • Who collaborates?
• How do they collaborate now?
•What happened in the past?
Making It Work…Together

8. • Merit Scholar Fair
• Professional Preparation of Students
Spring Semester Partnerships

9. • Posting and managing positions
• Internship, research, reporting, and management
• Maintaining accurate records
• Converting those positions to internships open to all students.
Spring Semester Partnerships Part 2

10. •Improving the application process
•Extremely paper intensive
•Confusing to students
•Puts pressure on the approver
•Managing students money
Spring Semester Partnerships Part 3

11. • Lots of moving parts and we decide very little
• Definition of an internship
• Accounting for very different student interests-Internships aren’t the only option
Challenges

12. • University wide visibility
• Connect non-profit employers with top Temple talent
• Enhance student internship opportunities
Opportunities

13. • Site Visits
• Capturing Student Stories
• Merit Fair Improvements
• Risk management and responsibility
Future Ideas and Plans

14. Laura Craig
laura.craig@temple.edu
(215) 204-4474
www.linkedin.com/in/lauramn
Twitter: @BuckeyeVirginia
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