TED STRAUSS CIVIC INTERNSHIP AWARDS
University of Texas undergraduate students who will not be graduating before December 2009 are invited to apply for The Ted Strauss Civic Internship Award to supplement their paid or unpaid internship in the fields of public policy, public service, government, or politics for the summer. Previous award winners have worked for CNN, the U.S. Department of Education, the United States Senate, Defenders of Wildlife, the Muscular Dystrophy Association among other organizations and governmental agencies.
Applications for 2010 will be accepted in the Spring semester.
Amount of the stipend: $2,000
Internship Requirements:
- Internship must be in the area of public policy, public service, government, or politics.
- Must be an undergraduate and not be graduating before December 2009.
- Internship must be a minimum of 10 hours a week for 10 weeks.
- Internship must not include more than 25% clerical work.
Course credit is preferred, but not required. To apply, please email to chuck.courtney@austin.utexas.edu:
- Contact information including name, address, email, and telephone number.
- Major field of study and current overall GPA.
- Resume
- Letter of acceptance from the office or agency where the internship will take place
- 250 word description of your reason for applying
Expectations by the Institute: The recipients will be expected to write a summary of their experience by September 15, 2010 and to make a brief oral report at the Strauss Institute’s advisory council meeting following their internship experience if requested. Please contact Chuck Courtney, Assistant Director for Administration at chuck.courtney@austin.utexas.edu or 471-7208 with questions.
