Nonprofit Summer Internship Grants

The Deadline for the 2008 Summer Nonprofit Internship Grant Has Passed Please Check Back Next Spring

2008 Summer Nonprofit Internship Grant for Social & Human Services

The Stipend:

Five Stipends of $3,200 will be available to juniors who plan to do unpaid summer internships in a not-for-profit field dealing with social and human services. Eligibility: Juniors (rising seniors - students who have completed their junior year)

The Application and Selection Process:

1. You must first apply to an internship. For assistance in finding an internship, check the listings on the EagleLink internship database and our other internship resources. Or stop by The Internship Office between the hours of 1-4, Monday through Friday, for assistance.
   - or -
   Create your own internship. Contact an organization with ideas regarding a project you would like to undertake or submit a plan for a project you would like to do independently. Independent projects must be supervised by someone who has expertise in the subject matter.
2. Download, fill out, and submit an internship stipend proposal, attaching a copy of your resume to the proposal.
   • Download an application:
     • 2008 Summer Non-Profit Internship Grant Application
       IMPORTANT NOTE: the applications are in Microsoft Word. If it opens in your Web browser, go to the File menu and choose Save As, to save a copy to your computer.
   • Fill it out in Microsoft Word.
   • Return it to us as an attachment to an e-mail message (internships@bc.edu).
   • Please put "2008 non-profit grant" as the Subject to your email.
3. Be sure to attach a copy of your resume to the proposal.
4. You must be accepted into the internship before the award can be made.

Timeline:
For the 2007-2008 Academic Year

1. DEADLINE: April 4, 2008
2. SELECTION: April 18, 2008

Criteria:

1. The internship must provide valuable, career-related experience and learning goals must be established and met.
2. The internship must be with a nonprofit organization.
3. Supervision and training must be provided.
4. The internship must be non-paying.

Additional Information:

1. Continue searching for an internship/summer employment while you are waiting to hear about the internship stipend.
2. The stipend will be paid through the Boston College Payroll Office (Kronos). Stipend amount will be paid on an hourly rate based on time worked and satisfactory performance. It is considered income and therefore taxable. Pay frequency is done on a weekly basis.