MELLON FOUNDATION INTERNSHIPS FOR 2009
Jan. 29, 2009 by ngarrett
The Environmental Studies Program is pleased to announce our Mellon Foundation Internships for the Summer and Fall 2009. The internships are for students to do research under the guidance of a faculty mentor on projects directly concerned with Environmental Studies. These internships are available to students and faculty across the entire University. Environmental Studies is more encompassing than Environmental Sciences but your application must relate to environmental issues.
Internships are for a duration of 10 weeks and carry a stipend of $3,900. The Summer program runs from May 27 – July 31, 2009. Internships during the Fall run the length of the semester.
The student application, can be downloaded from the Environmental Studies Certificate Program website. It requires two short letters of recommendation. In addition to recommending the student, the faculty mentor must briefly (1-2 paragraphs) explain the project, its importance and relevance, if any, to her/his research program. However, student projects that are not part of their faculty mentor’s research program are welcomed and will be given full consideration as long as their faculty advisor agrees to mentor the research and vouches for the importance of the project. Letters of recommendation may either be sent to Ms. Marinelli through campus mail or by email – pdf preferred.
The applications, including statements by faculty, will be judged by a committee.
The deadline for applications Friday, March 20, 2009, allowing us to announce internship candidates by Monday, March 23. Student applications are to be delivered to Ms. Valerie Marinelli, Administrative Assistant, Environmental Studies, Room #327, Exley Science Center. Students currently abroad may submit their applications by fax (860-685-3781) or by email (vmarinelli@wesleyan.edu)
