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The University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict
and Cooperation (IGCC) will offer five summer internships in Washington,
D.C., to master’s, professional
school, medical school, or pre-dissertation level doctoral students.
IGCC internships allow graduate students in UC degree programs
to gain valuable practical experience and contacts for future career
opportunities.
The IGCC program offers a $3,000 living stipend during
a ten-week internship. The award also includes a $500 travel
allowance for roundtrip airfare between California and Washington,
D.C.,
or other travel expenses justified as critical to the internship
project.
Eligibility
Students must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Students must be full-time, in good academic standing,
and have completed at least one year of their graduate program.
Pre-dissertation doctoral students are only eligible during
their first or second year.
The internship organization should provide experience relevant
to the student's academic and/or career objectives.
Applicants do not need to be returning students.
Internship Placement and Living Arrangements
Internship applicants should identify and contact potential internship
opportunities with Washington D.C.–based international affairs
organizations. Although the IGCC Washington D.C. Representative
will assist with internship contacts and related arrangements,
final placement responsibility lies with the award recipient. Interns
may live in accommodations of their choice or available student
housing through the University of California Washington Center.
Elements of a Complete Proposal
To apply, submit the following materials, in the following order:
Application form as the cover sheet.
Please make sure the form is complete. Note on Department Fiscal or Business
Officer: IGCC funds are administered through the
recipient’s graduate department. Please contact your department’s
financial staff member for the appropriate contact information.
Most recent C.V. (résumé)
Internship proposal (1,000–1,500 words). The proposal
should discuss the student’s internship goals in relation
to his/her academic and career objectives. The proposal should
also identify three potential internship placement organizations.
Information on placement organizations should be as detailed as
possible and include any contacts or correspondence initiated by
the applicant.
Graduate school transcript (unofficial/photocopies are acceptable)
Two letters of recommendation, at least one of which
is rom a UC faculty member. Letters should remain sealed. IGCC will
make copies.
Proposal Submission and Deadline
Send the original proposal package, plus one copy to:
IGCC D.C.
Internship Program
University of California, San Diego MC 0518
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0518
Applications must be postmarked by Monday,
January 21, 2008. Express mail submission by the deadline is
also acceptable. Date stamps from a local campus program office,
contract
and grants office, or graduate studies office are not acceptable.
Double-sided copies of the proposal are encouraged. Each graduate
school, department, and applicant is responsible for compliance
with local campus contract and grant requirements and local campus
deadlines.
Award Process and Notification
The IGCC Steering Committee will award the IGCC International
Affairs Graduate Summer Internships. The steering committee is
a multidisciplinary group with representatives from each UC campus
and from the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos
National Laboratories.
Final selections will be announced in mid-March 2008.
Students
who receive additional funding from other sources may receive a
reduced award at IGCC’s discretion.
Other Considerations
Contracts and Grants/Sponsored Projects: Please
contact your local sponsored projects office to determine submission
and approval requirements on your campus for receipt of UC funding.
Security Clearances: Students are encouraged
to consider internships that do not require security clearances.
Security clearances (for example, State Department, Defense Department)
may require a six- to nine-month application process.
Academic Credit: Academic credit for the internship
is determined by individual departments.
