1.    DEPARTMENT OF STATE---INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Students interested in working as an intern this summer with this cabinet level department that is responsible for U.S. foreign policy should contact:  Dr. Samuel Moseley (226 Gibbs Hall, 334-7666).

2.     WHITE HOUSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

White House Internship Program
Old Executive Office Building
Room 84
Washington, DC 20502

202/456-2742
 

3. Congressional fellowships for African-American students and faculty members

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is accepting applications for Legislative fellowships on Capitol Hill. The fellowships will allow African-American men and women to serve as Congressional staff members for nine months of the academic year.

Who is eligible: full-time graduate or law students, professionals with five or more years of experience who are pursuing part-time studies, and college faculty members who have an interest in the legislative process. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Total amount to be awarded: not specified.

Amount of individual awards: up to $20,000.

View the full text of the announcement on the foundation's World Wide Web site: http://www.cbcfonline.org/programs/#fellows

4. Subject: Barbara Jordan Congressional Scholars Program

The Kaiser Family Foundation is launching the Congressional Scholars Program at Howard University to honor the legacy of former Kaiser trustee and Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan. The purpose of the Scholars Program is to create new opportunities for minority students in health policy and eventually increase the numbers of minority health policy professionals. The program will annually provide 10 talented, economically disadvantaged college seniors or recent graduates with a 9-week summer college internship in the office of a member of the

US Congress who has major health policy responsibilities. Scholars will gain exposure to health policy issues and a firsthand understanding of how the federal government works. Seminars, lectures, and field trips will augment the work experiences of the Scholars. Desired

attendant results of the program are to assist the Scholars to hone their skills in decision-making, critical thinking, research, and leadership, and to provide them a greater understanding of the issues and forces that shape national debate and health policy.

Barbara Jordan Scholars will receive:

1.    a stipend of $1,500 upon completion of the program;

2.    an allowance for incidentals (i.e., meals and local transportation);

3.    transportation/airfare to and from Washington, DC; and

4.    lodging at Howard University in Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL:

(757)-727-5864
 

5.    University of New Orleans, Graduate Assistantship

       Graduate Assistantship Announcement

The College of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of New Orleans has funding for two-year graduate assistantships for pursuit of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Master of Urban Studies, or Master of Public Administration degrees in Urban Studies.  The assistantships include eligibility for in-state tuition and provide monthly stipends beginning at $850, payable in 9 installments per year, and are renewable for up to two years.

Please help us in locating superior students who might be interested in this opportunity for support of their graduate studies. The College houses the Journal of Planning Education and Research and has funded research grants and contracts in excess of $2 million per year.  The productivity and diversity of our faculty, who have advanced degrees in anthropology, city and regional planning, civil engineering, urban history, landscape architecture, political science, public administration, regional science, social policy, and urban geography, allows students to pursue a variety of research interests.

The University of New Orleans is a Carnegie Doc II institution and the urban university of the Louisiana State University System.  Currently some 16,000 students are enrolled, including 3,900 in graduate programs.

Please inquire at:

Division of Urban Research and Policy Studies
Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D. in Urban Studies
College of Urban and Public Affairs
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana 70148

Purpose

The American Bar Foundation sponsors a program of summer research fellowships to interest minority undergraduate students in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences. The summer program is designed to introduce students to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science.

Located in Chicago, Illinois, the American Bar Foundation is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to the study of law, legal institutions, and legal processes. The Foundation conducts empirically-based research on a broad range of civil and criminal justice issues. Current research areas include: patterns of civil litigation and their causes, professionalism and the transformation of the legal profession in the United States and abroad, alternative means of resolving domestic and transnational disputes, the impact of civil rights law on the economic progress of minorities, the influence of family and environmental factors on juvenile delinquency, jury decision-making, procedural justice, income tax compliance, relationships between law and medicine, law and language, legal education, historical analyses of labor and regulatory law, and the role of law in struggles around racial relations and colonialism. The Foundation's research is conducted by a multidisciplinary resident staff of Research Fellows with academic training in law, sociology, psychology, political science, economics, history, and anthropology. Half of the ABF's Research Fellows hold joint appointments at Chicago-area universities. Recognized as a major institution in the field of law and social science, the Foundation offers a rich environment to students considering an academic or research career.

Eligibility

Eligible are American citizens and lawful permanent residents including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Mexican, Native American, or Puerto Rican.

Applications will be considered only from sophomores and juniors, that is, students who have
completed at least the sophomore year and who have not received a bachelor's degree by the time
the fellowship begins. Applicants must have a Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and be moving toward an academic major in the social sciences or humanities.

Program, Tenure, and Stipend
Four summer research fellowships will be awarded each year. Each student will be assigned to an American Bar Foundation Research Fellow who will involve the student in the design and conduct of the Fellow's research project and who will act as mentor during the student's tenure. The students also will participate in a series of brown bag lunch seminars and field visits to acquaint them with the many facets of socio-legal research. The students will work at the American Bar Foundation's offices in Chicago, Illinois for 35 hours a week for a period of 10 weeks. Each student will receive a stipend of $3,600.

An application form is available on the following pages, or it may be requested from:

Summer Research Fellowships for Minority Undergraduates
American Bar Foundation
750 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
312/988-6512
Email: fellowships@abfn.org

7.     Subject: internship - Library of Congress

Any interested students (junior to senior), please pass this along -- and, of course, contact me if you have any questions/need additional info

Program: Library of Congress Junior Fellows
Position: "Junior Fellow" (intern)
Schedule: 40 hours/week. start/end dates are flexible -- generally May or June thru August or September

Stipend: $300 per week (taxable)

General Information:

Fellows, working with primary source materials, will assist selected divisions (see below) in organizing and documenting archival collections, producing finding aids and bibliographic records, preparing materials for preservation and service, and doing bibliographical research; and, contribute to the Library's efforts to digitize its historical collections.

Summer Projects (5 divisions):

American Folklife Center - Vance Randolph Collection and Working in Paterson Collection

Manuscript Division - NAACP Records (Administrative Files, primarily from 1970-1990, but may include material from early years as well)

Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division - White House LP Collection, Columbia Records Label Files (collection at Landover), Jim Walsh Papers

Music Division - Martha Graham Archives processing project (Jr. Fellow with a background in the history of US modern dance is highly desirable)

Prints and Photographic Division - Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record

How to Apply:

Rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligible to apply (US citizenship not required for fellowship programs). Academic credit for the fellowship work is at the discretion of the student's home institution. For the 1999 program, over 300 students applied for 12 slots.
 

A. Cover letter indicating subject area/division in which applicant is interested (You may indicate interest in more than one division in the same cover letter. However, your education, experience, and background should show that you wish serious consideration for each of the divisions to which you apply. You will not increase your chances for selection by stating that you would like to work in any/all of the divisions.)

B. Application for federal employment (SF 171) or resume (resume must include social security number, date of birth, and citizenship)

C. Letter of recommendation from an appropriate professor or employer attesting to the applicant's proficiency, reliability, and the feasibility of his/her carrying out projects

D. Official transcript from the current or most recently attended university or college

Applications should be sent to:

Junior Fellows Program Coordinator
Library Services
Library of Congress, LM-642
Washington, DC 20540-4600

Each division will arrange telephone interviews with the most promising applicants. Applicants will be notified of final selection in May.

8.    North Carolina State Government Internship Program

This program offers student work experience that will bridge th egap between their classroom experience andintended career.

Salary:
Approximately $270/per week for a 10 week period

Students work 40 hours per week and participate inseminars, tours and other activities designed to broaden their perspectives of state government.

Qualifications
Students must have:

1.    2.5 GPA or greater
2.    completed their Freshman year
3.    completed the first year of law school to qualify for an internship specifyinh "law"
4.    students graduating from a four-year or two-year program must be conitnuing their education in the
        fall

9.    Ralph Bunche Summer Institute for Students of Color.

If you have an interest in graduate school in Political Science and/or its related fields (e.g.-Public Policy) then this program is for you.  (Aggies have been well represented in this distinguished program).

Form May Be Otained From: Dr. James Daniel Steele (232 Gibbs Hall)

10.        United Negro College Fund, Special Programs Corporation.
             Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP)

The purpose of the IIPP program is to develop a diverse talent pool of professionals fom which U.S. international agencies and organizations can draw qualified personnel.