[Exciting news from the Office of the Arts, run by the very awesome Dara Meyers-Kingsley. Read closely! You’ll also need to fill out this Office of the Arts Internship Program Application.]
Dear colleagues:
I am happy to announce that Hunter’s new Office of the Arts (OOA) is making awards to undergraduate students with unpaid internships in the arts this Summer, 2015.
Awards of $1500 for 4 weeks (full-time) and $3000 for 8 weeks (full-time) will be granted. Note: Student must have received an internship before applying for an Office of the Arts Summer Internships Award.
The Guidelines are written below and a Guidelines flyer and the Internship form is attached. Please distribute to your students and colleagues.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Student must be an undergraduate student majoring or minoring in an arts department, program or concentration (art, art history, creative writing, dance, film, media, music, theatre)
- have a 3.0 GPA
- have completed at least 12 credits in the arts discipline
- be a U.S. citizen or a green card holder
STUDENTS’ OBLIGATIONS
- Need to find the internships themselves
- Meet with Faculty mentor/advisor who will determine:
1) Legitimacy of internship activities that student will perform and support, if any, student will receive
2) Review student resume and application/ letter for the internship itself
3) Write letter of recommendation to the Office of the Arts supporting funding request
4) Sign internship contract between student, Hunter and host institution
5) Review the written report student writes after completing the internship
APPLICATION PROCESS
Initial Submission to OOA for Consideration for Summer Internships Award
Student must:
- Submit an Internship contract signed by host institution, student, and faculty advisor.
- Provide letter of recommendation from faculty mentor/advisor.
- Provide proof of citizenship (SS#) or copy of green card (front and back)
Once granted the OOA award: Midway Progress Report Responsibility
- Student must submit a progress report on the internship with the signature of the Internship supervisor at host institution after either week 2 or week 4 of the internship. First payment will be made after report received (see below).
Final Submission at the completion of the internship
- Student must submit a three-page written report at the end of the internship and short PPT with visual documentation of the internship.
- Internship supervisor/manager must send a signed and sealed evaluation letter on letterhead confirming satisfactory completion of the internship.
All application materials and reports should be sent to:
Dara Meyers-Kingsley
Director, Office of the Arts
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
East Building room 1303
New York, NY 10065
dmeyersk@hunter.cuny.edu
Payment will be made in 2 installments: after midway progress report received and after final submission materials received.
Deadline: Rolling deadline to submit a scholarship application beginning May 4, 2015.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Thanks,
Dara Meyers-Kingsley
212-396-6637
[Awesome, right? And did I mention that you’ll also need to fill out this Office of the Arts Internship Program Application.]