The Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Internship

Eligibility:	Sophomores and juniors
Award:	$3,500
Deadline:	Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 12 p.m.
Application:	See application requirements below

Summer 2009

Purpose
The Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Internship Fund has been established to encourage and facilitate practical learning experiences that will help Wellesley College students better define their career choices and develop a more informed understanding of the challenges and rewards of such choices. It is hoped that as a result of internship participation, students also will make more effective course selections at both the undergraduate and graduate level, learn more from those courses because of the perspective and experience they have acquired in their internship work, and become more competitive candidates for future opportunities in their chosen career paths.

Eligibility
The Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Internship Fund will enable worthy Wellesley College students to apply for College sponsored internship programs in which they could not afford to participate without financial support. In the selection of stipend recipients, preference will be given to full-time students who are receiving financial aid for their Wellesley College tuition, but other students may apply based on demonstrated financial need. Funding support will be considered for any internship, but the highest priority will be given to students who are actively considering the pursuit of a career in business, law, government, medicine, or public health.

Applicants must be currently enrolled Wellesley sophomores or juniors in good academic standing, who are applying for a summer internship. Applicants must not be recipients of funding from other sources for the period covered by the stipend. Priority will be given to applicants who have not participated previously in any Wellesley College internship program. If at any time in the future, Wellesley College becomes a co-educational institution, eligibility will be restricted to female applicants.

Application Requirements
All applications must include:

• a completed Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Internship Application Form;
• a current resume;
• a current transcript (may be unofficial);
• one reference; click here for instructions.
• a one-page essay describing the organization:
  - what type of organization it is: for-profit, not-for-profit or government organization;
  - who/what the organization serves and how it provides these services;
  - relevant history of the organization.;
• a one-page essay describing your internship:
  - a brief description of your responsibilities at the organization;
  - your reasons for choosing to work as an intern for this organization and your goals for the internship;
  - what qualifications you have to contribute (academic, language or other);
  - your knowledge and understanding of the issues and the populations the organization serves;
  - how this placement will contribute to your academic or future goals;
  - the relevance of the geographic location of the organization to your internship goals.
• a letter from Student Financial Services attesting to your financial aid situation (click here for sample letter). If you are not a financial aid recipient from the College, an independent statement with supporting documentation regarding your inability to accept an internship without financial aid;
• any additional information of no more than one page that you feel would be helpful or informative in making a case for financial support.

This stipend program requires that the original application materials plus two copies, must be handed in by the deadline date and time. The copies may be double-sided.

Interview
The selection committee will interview finalists for the Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Internship Fund. When necessary, telephone interviews will be arranged for students studying abroad. Students selected for an interview will be notified by the beginning of April and interviews will be conducted in mid-April.

Participant Requirements
During the spring before their internships, award recipients must attend the following mandatory meetings:

• three pre-internship workshops, dates to be determined;
• a meeting to sign a contract agreeing to complete 350 hours of work over an 8-10 week internship during the summer.

By September 11, 2009, students awarded a stipend from the Center for Work and Service will be required to:

• submit a 3-5 page essay that reflects on their internship experience;
• submit the completed learning contract and supervisor evaluation;
• write a thank you note to the donor of the stipend.

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the Tanner Conference, a one-day conference held each fall that celebrates the incorporation of students’ off-campus learning experiences into their education. The conference will provide a venue for students to reflect critically upon, analyze and share their off-campus experiences with others in the College community through panel presentations, roundtables, and information sessions.

Stipend
A $3,500 stipend will be awarded to the recipient of The Paul B. Beal and Mona Phillips Beal Internship. One recipient will be selected annually.

Stipends will be distributed in two installments. The initial installment will be given in May after all required contracts have been signed and returned to the Center for Work and Service. This initial installment will be $500 less than the award amount listed for the program. The remaining $500 will be given to you after the Center for Work and Service has received a copy of your thank you letter to the donor, your essay and the other follow up materials required by the stipend.