Getting
Real-World Experience
Studying, Volunteering,
and InternshipsHere you’ll find a collection of information on organizations
who advertise jobs and other opportunities related to international development.
The first section, "Online Job & Opportunity Search Services," lists
websites designed help you to locate opportunities through a catalog or searchable
database, and can be particularly helpful in identifying smaller, local, or less-known
organizations in the U.S. and around the world. The second section, "Organizations
and Programs," includes programs which are well-known or which have offered
positive experiences to Harvard undergraduates in the past. Whatever your organizationor
post of interest might be, remember that finding information on the web is only
the first step in choosing an experience that is right for you. Make early contact
with program directors or potential employers at any organization, as your conversations
with them will prove valuable in helping you to assess the general flavor and
quality of their institutions. Online Job
& Opportunity Search Services DEVJOBS
(http://www.devjobsmail.com/) is an
internet service that provides international job announcements for various development
fields. These include poverty alleviation, community development, good governance,
health and population, food security, agriculture, natural resource management,
education, human resource development, information technology, rural development,
and more. Some useful links as well as tips and articles on job hunting are also
available.. To see their website, go to http://ww.devjobsmail.com
Idealist.org (www.idealist.org)
catalogs thousands of nonprofit job opportunities, internships, and volunteer
programs as well as campaigns, resources, and events into a single indispensable
information source promoting "action without borders". The website allows
users to create a volunteer profile to help organizations find them based on specific
interests and skills. Like other database websites, Idealist.org is searchable
by location and area of interest. International
Volunteer Programs Association (http://www.volunteerinternational.org)
is a new alliance of non-profit, non-governmental organizations based in the Americas
that are involved in international volunteer and internship exchanges. As a professional
network, its purpose is to encourage excellence and responsibility in the field
of international volunteerism and to promote public awareness of and greater access
to international volunteer programs. Its online search service differs from DEVJOBS
and idealist.org in that it offers comprehensive, practical facts on the mechanics
of working for each organization rather than on specific opportunities presented
by those organizations. Although there is a limited number of program descriptions,
many of which are sponsored by the organizations themselves, the site can be a
helpful resource for comparing and contrasting different programs. National
Consortium for Study in Africa (http://www.isp.msu.edu/NCSA)
promotes study abroad programs in Africa and seeks to improve the quality of these
programs. The Consortium’s national assessment of programs includes information
on enrollment patterns, types of programs, curricula, academic prerequisites,
costs, reciprocity with African host-institutions, credit transfers, and areas
of problem to be addressed. Currently the website offers comprehensive listings
of semester, summer, and full-year study programs in Africa as well as work, volunteer,
and travel opportunities and links to other resources for travelling students.
StudyAbroad.com (www.studyabroad.com)
is a must-visit website for any student interested in studying abroad. The site
contains a study-abroad handbook ("It’s Your World") offering advice
and resources on a variety of topics from cultural adjustment to health and safety
to legal and financial issues. The website also provides a comprehensive, searchable
directory of study-abroad opportunities around the world organized by time period,
subject, academic interest, or country. In addition to semester, full-year, and
summer study abroad programs, listed opportunities include intersession programs,
teach-abroad programs, volunteer/internship programs, and more. Volunteer
Abroad (www.volunteerabroad.com)
offers resources for students who are interested in volunteering, studying, interning,
or working abroad. The website includes a searchable directory of international
volunteer opportunities and programs as well as advice and links related to going
abroad. Volunteers for Peace (http://www.vfp.org)
is a workcamp placement and announcement service that has placed over 10,000 volunteers
in hundreds of independent workcamps all over Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Volunteers can spend 2-3 weeks helping with low-income housing and community building
construction, trail building and park maintenance, organic farming, AIDS education,
historic preservation, social services work, or other projects. The workcamp host
organizations in partnership with VFP are usually locally-based; potential volunteers
can access information on these organizations through the VFP website. Total cost
($200 VFP registration fee plus individual workcamp program fees) generally ranges
$200-$500 excluding airfare. Organizations
and Programs American Field Services
(http://www.afs.org; http://usa.afs.org) is
a non-profit, volunteer-based educational organization offering exchanges among
more than 50 countries around the world. Since 1947, more than 300,000 people
have participated in an exchange program with AFS. Young adults, 18 and over,
can work in a local community service organization or business abroad while learning
skills, a new language, and culture. Soon-to-graduate students who are interested
in the field of education can also apply to the Global Educators program, and
assume teaching posts in Argentina, France, China, Mexico, South Africa and Thailand.
Program fees, some of which include airfare, vary in the $3500-6000 range depending
on location; students are expected to pay as much as they can afford and fund-raise
the remaining cost of the program with the help of AFS. AFS also offers more than
$1 million in merit and need - based scholarships. American
Friends Service Committee (http://www.afsc.org)
has programs that focus on issues related to economic justice, peace building
and demilitarization, social justice, and youth in the United States as well as
Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. A Quaker organization, AFSC
seeks interns accepts volunteers for office work, service projects, and winter
and summer workcamps around the world. Amigos
de las Americas (http://www.amigoslink.org)
offers 4-8 week summer service programs on community public health and development
in several Latin American countries. There is a tuition fee for the programs,
but fundraising and scholarship assistance is available. Bhumi
(http://www.cid.harvard.edu/bhumi/
) is a student group at Harvard that helps students set up internships with small,
grass-roots NGOs in developing countries dealing with a broad range of issues,
including human rights, women’s advocacy, education, cultural preservation, ecology,
and refugee protection. Bhumi has maintained long-term relationships with many
NGOs and has wide experience in helping its interns obtain funding through both
University and outside sources. Carter Center
(http://www.cartercenter.org)
The Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment
to Human rights. It works to create peace by bringing warring parties to the negotiating
table, monitoring elections, safeguarding human rights, and building strong democracies
through economic development. It also runs programs to promote world health by
working to eradicate disease and improve agricultural production. The Carter Center
offers an internship program at the center in Atlanta, GA for undergraduate juniors
and seniors, recent graduates, and graduate/professional students who are interested
in contemporary international and domestic issues in three areas: Peace, Health,
and Operations. Cross Cultural Solutions
(http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org)
The New York Times called traveling with Cross Cultural Solutions "akin to
a mini-stint with the Peace Corps." Cross Cultural Solutions is a non-profit
organization that sends volunteers abroad to provide humanitarian assistance in
health care, education and social development through their volunteer work programs
in a variety of countries all over the world. Volunteer placements usually last
2-12 weeks, though longer stays can be arranged; program fees are in the $2000-$4000
range (excluding airfare). Council on International
Educational Exchange (http://us.councilexchanges.org/opportunities/18plus.html)
organizes 2-4 week workcamps that bring 10-20 volunteers from different countries
to work on an archeological, environmental, construction/renovation, forestry/nature
conservation or community service projects in 26 different countries across the
globe. Costs are approximately $350 for one 2-4 week project, exclusive of airfare.
Graduates and graduating seniors may also take part in the 5 or 10 month Teach
Abroad programs in China or Thailand, for a program fee of around $1400. This
fee includes a free flight home for those who successfully complete the 10 month
program. Educacion Para Todos (http://www.spanishschools.biz/)
is a non-profit Spanish language and cultural immersion program cultural immersion
program operated in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala since 1991. It offers an intensive
one-on-one study program, volunteering with a local organization, living with
a Guatemalan family, and weekly organized cultural, social and political events.
The cost of the program is $125/week from September to May and $135-150/week from
June to August. Ghana Education Project
(GEP) (www.ghanaeducation.org) was
established in 1999 by a group of American students in an attempt to provide the
youth of West Africa with the basic, essential educational opportunities to which
they are denied access in their communities. GEP volunteers spend the summer working
in communities in Ghana on one of four projects: a library project, a tutoring
project, an AIDS awareness campaign, and a scholarship program. Harvard currently
has an established GEP chapter in the town of Anomabu, Ghana, where students visiting
year after have become part of a continuum that comprises a close-knit community. Global
Routes (http://www.globalroutes.org)
Global Routes interns are assigned in pairs to remote villages where they teach
in local schools and take on the responsibility of completing at least one community
service project; each intern lives with a family of the community. Programs are
approximately three months and take place throughout the year. Currently Internships
are offered in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya, Thailand, St. Lucia, and Ghana. Costs
are approximately $4,300 for summer programs and $4,600 for fall, winter, or spring,
excluding airfare. Global Service Corps
(http://www.globalservicecorps.org)
offers cultural immersion service-learning experiences in Thailand and Tanzania.
Volunteer trips focusing on health, environment and education are held year-round.
Participants choose from Short-term (three to four weeks), International Internship
(six to ten weeks), and Long-term (six weeks to one year) programs. All programs
include homestays with local families. Costs are approximately $2000 for a short-term
project and $3,000 for longer-term internships, exclusive of airfare. Global
Volunteers (http://www.globalvolunteers.org)
coordinates more than 150 groups of volunteers each year who participate in one-
to three-week human and economic development projects worldwide in Africa, Asia,
the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Pacific, and the U.S. The projects are
identified by the local communities, leaders, and organizations as important to
their own long-term development. Costs are approximately $1,300 to $2,300, excluding
airfare. Habitat for Humanity (http://www.habitat.org)
offers short-term (2-3 weeks) volunteer opportunities in the United States and
in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America through its Global Village
program. Trip cost range $1800-$4000, including airfare, depending on location. Harvard
Overseas Schools Teaching Program (http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/resources/education/host.htm),
administered through Harvard’s Office of Career Services, introduces Harvard students
— most of them graduating seniors in the arts and sciences — to directors of international
schools as potential interns, teaching assistants or, in some cases, regular members
of their teaching staff. The program is open to graduating seniors and Harvard
alumni. Over 30 schools in 18 countries (including Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia,
Mexico, and Thailand) registered with HOST last year. Harvard-Yenching
Institute (http://www.harvard-yenching.org/studentx.htm)
offers several fellowships for study abroad in China and Korea. The program is
open to juniors wishing to spend a year abroad before entering their senior year,
graduating seniors and graduate students (although preference will be given to
undergraduates.) The number of fellowships may vary with a minimum of six slots
for study at universities in China, and 1-2 slots for study at univerisities in
Korea. These universities waive tuition for nominated students and provide a stipend
for board. In addition, the Harvard-Yenching Institute provides economy class
roundtrip airfare. Institute for Central
American Development Studies (http://www.icadscr.com)
offers a four-week Spanish immersion program, a semester research internship,
a semester field course in resource management and sustainable development, and
a summer internship. Students stay with local host families and participate in
environmental and agricultural projects to integrate theoretical and practical
knowledge. Institute for International Cooperation
and Development (http://www.iicd-volunteer.org)
trains volunteers to participate in community development work in Africa, India,
and Latin America. The programs are 6 to 20 months long and are comprised of three
parts, During the "preparation period" at the Institutes in Michigan
or Massachusetts, participants fundraise and receive training in the language,
culture, and politics of their target country. During the "international
period" , participants do service work in the target country through the
Humana People to People program. After returning to the U.S., participants enter
a "follow-up period" during which they create educational materials
and give presentations to various universities and organizations about their experiences
living and working in developing countries. Costs are approximately $3300. International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International federation:
www.ifrc.org; American Red Cross: www.redcross.org)
programs aim to assist the world’s most vulnerable people. Relying on the collective
efforts of a vast network of National Societies, their activities focus on health,
disaster response and disaster preparedness. There are around 97 million members
and volunteers in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement worldwide, of whom an estimated
20 million people are volunteers. Contact the nearest chapter of the American
Red Cross (the National Society for the United States) to learn more about their
specific ongoing programs and volunteer needs (see NGOs with local offices for
details on the Boston chapter). Joint Assistance
Center (http://hometown.aol.com/jacusa/)
is a non-governmental voluntary group headquartered in India. It has both short
(1-3 months) and long-term (3+ months) programs through which volunteers can see
and learn about India while participating in the work of one of its affiliate
organizations, dealing with issues such as disaster preparedness, health care,
the environment, and the welfare of women and children. Workcamps programs are
$150 per month plus a $50 registration fee, exclusive of airfare. (Note: At time
of publication, JAC was not able to accept American volunteers for reasons of
safety; this situation is regarded as temporary.) Jubilee
USA Network (www.jubileeusa.org)
is an interfaith network of individuals, organizations, and religious groups advocating
cancellation of the international debts of impoverished countries. The Network
and its member organizations run campaigns dealing with international debt in
relation to a variety of other development issues, including world health, political
corruption, trade issues, HIV/AIDS, and the environment. For information on internships
in the Washington headquarters, contact Mara Vanderslice at (202) 783-0129 or
mara@j2000usa.org. Operation Crossroads Africa
(http://oca.igc.org/web), once called the
"progenitor of the Peace Corps" by John F. Kennedy, has sent over 11,000
persons in the last 45 summers to 35 African countries, 12 Caribbean countries,
and Brazil. The programs of Operation Crossroads Africa are designed to promote
understanding of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora based on the belief that
one can truly enter another culture only by living and working in it. Programs
are comprised of three components: three orientation days in New York City, six
work weeks on a development project in the host country, and one travel week in
the host country. Participants work in small teams on local, community-initiated
projects. Cost for all programs is $3,500, including airfare to the host country. Partnership
for Service Learning (http://www.ipsl.org)
initiates, designs, and administers graduate and undergraduate study abroad programs
that combine academic study and service. Students stay with a host family while
attending a local university and volunteering with a community-based organization.
Service opportunities include work with schools, orphanages, clinics, recreational
centers, environmental programs, and micro-businesses. For undergraduates, IPSL
offers year-long ($12,000-$17,000), semester ($7,000-$11,000), and summer ($3,000-$7,000)
programs as well as some shorter programs; scholarships may be available depending
on the destination country. Peace Corps
(http://www.peacecorps.gov) sends volunteers
to serve on two-year assignments in developing countries, helping the people of
those countries to meet their need for trained men and women while promoting better
understanding between Americans and the peoples served. Currently, more than 6500
Peace Corps volunteers are serving in 70 countries, working to bring clean water
to communities, teach children, help start new small businesses, and stop the
spread of AIDS. Contact the Boston office (see NGOs with Local Offices) for specific
information on applying. School for International
Training (SIT) (http://www.sit.edu) offers
master’s degrees, extension courses, teaching certifications, and professional
trainings in a variety of areas from socially responsible management to peace
and conflict resolution. SIT’s programs help their participants to develop the
leadership capabilities and cross-cultural competencies required to advance international
understanding, work effectively in multicultural environments, and achieve sustainable
development at the community level and on a national or global scale. Tulane
University Community Development Internship Program (http://www.tulane.edu/~ip)
offers credit-bearing internships where volunteers live with a family in rural
Mexico and Ecuador or semi-urban Cuba while working side-by-side with community
members on grassroots development projects. Project assignments are available
in the areas of agriculture, construction, reforestation, animal husbandry, micro-enterprise
development, data collection, public health and other fields, and can last from
six weeks to a semester or a year. Specific projects are designed, developed and
implemented by the participating students. Fees for the six-week programs and
the three-week Cuba program range $2,700 to $3,600, excluding airfare. UNAIDS
Internship Program (http://www.unaids.org/about/intern.html)
offers selected graduate students the opportunity to participate in the work of
UNAIDS at the organization’s central offices in Geneva, Switzerland. The main
advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS works to lead strengthens and supports
an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care
and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS,
and alleviating the impact of the epidemic. Internships last 6 weeks to 3 months,
and are unpaid; interns are expected to arrange their own travel and accommodations
(see website for application details). UN
High Commission for Refugees (http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home?page=ADMIN&id=3b8a31f94)
offers 2-6 month internships on an ongoing basis to undergraduates or graduates
in the fields of law, political science, economic and social development, international
relations, public policy and administration, and other fields. Intern projects
depend on the requirements of their assigned office, but may involve work in areas
such as refugee protection (legal), international relations, administration, and
field work. Internships are unpaid, and interns are expected to provide for their
own financial needs. Note: Many internships are
available with other UN organizations. Try browsing the UN websites listed in
the "Online Resources" section of this book to learn about internship
opportunities with UN-affiliates. Volunteer
Programs in Asia (VIA) (http://www.viaprograms.org)
offers a variety of international study programs between the U.S. and Asia and
among various Asian nations. Recent college graduates with native fluency in English
may apply for one- or two-year postings as English teachers in Indonesia, Laos,
Vietnam or China. Fees are $1350 for the one-year program and $950 for the two-year
program; these include round-trip airfare, insurance, and a monthly housing and
living stipend paid to volunteers while at their post. Visions
in Action: Volunteers in International Development (http://www.visionsinaction.org)
seeks to foster social and economic justice through the placement of grassroots
volunteers in developing countries. The organization offers 6 and 12 month volunteer
placements in Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Mexico as well
as shorter-term (3-7 week) programs in Mexico and Tanzania. Positions are available
with local nonprofit development organizations, research institutes, health clinics,
community and activist groups, and the media, and are assigned based on the interests
and skill level of volunteers. Fees, which cover group housing, insurance, and
a small stipend for long-term volunteers, range $3500-$4800 for long term placements
and $2200-$3400 for short-term placements. VOLU:
Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana (http://www.volu.org),
a Ghana-based non-governmental organization, organizes 3-4 week voluntary workcamps
at locations all across Ghana. The workcamps, which employ volunteers mainly as
manual laborers, are community-building projects in which both Ghanaian and international
volunteers come together to build a school, organize an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign,
help replenish the local rainforest, or work on other such projects. Volunteers
live together in simple conditions and work about 7 hours a day. Fees are $200
for participation in one workcamp and $300 for participation in multiple camps
(excluding airfare). WorldTeach (http://www.worldteach.org)
has placed thousands of volunteer educators in communities throughout Asia, Latin
America, Africa and Eastern Europe. Currently, WorldTeach sends undergraduate
volunteers on 10- to 12- month and summer internships in Costa Rica, Ecuador,
China, Namibia, Poland, and the Marshall Islands, as well as a 6-month nature
guide training internship in Central America. The 8-week summer internship programs
generally cost $2000-$4000, while the longer programs range $4000-$6000; however,
participation in some programs (at printing time, those in China and the Marshall
Islands) may be fully- or partially-funded by Worldteach. In addition, the Center
for International Development fully funds the participation of several Harvard
undergraduates in WorldTeach summer internships each year.
Sources of Funding
Many departments, institutes, and committees around the Harvard campus offer
money for research,work, study, and travel abroad. Sources of funding from outside
the University’s institutions are numerous, and equally worth pursuing. This compilation
of grants, scholarships, and fellowships from both inside and outside Harvard
will give you an idea of what kind of student funding is available for international
development work. At time of publication, many listings for the grants available
for 2003-2004 were not yet available. For a more up-to-date and comprehensive
listing of grant opportunities, and for more information about the grants listed
below, pick up The Harvard College Guide to Grants ($5) at the Office of Career
Services (54 Dunster Street; (617) 495-2595) or visit
http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/fellowships/fellow.html (special thanks
go to the OCS for the use of their information in this guide). The
grants marked with an (*) use a common application that can be picked up at the
Office of Career Services or downloaded from the Office of Career Services website.
The deadline for this application is usually early March for summer research.
For Travel
Asia Center Summer Research Grants* Award
amounts vary, but may cover a round-trip charter rate airfare between Boston and
the destination country and a small stipend. The William Braden Travel Grant promotes
language study and cultural contact, and, thesis research in Southeast Asia. The
William H. Overholt Summer Travel Grant funds research in Japan, Korea, China,
Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Myanmar,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India. The William Morgan Palmer Travel Grant
is intended for summer training in an East Asian language and cultural contact,
especially in Chinese-speaking areas, and is open to juniors and to seniors returning
to Harvard for graduate study. The Leila F. Sobin Summer Travel Grant can be applied
towards senior honors thesis research in either China, Nepal, or India. Contact
the OCS Fellowships Office, or: Jorge Espada (jespada@fas.harvard.edu) Asia
Center, 1737 Cambridge Street, Room 308 (617)496-3981
www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr Center For International
Development Travel Grants * The Center for International Development
(CID) offers a limited number of grants to undergraduates for field research on
international development issues in developing countries and transition economies.
These grants are intended to defray travel and other direct research costs, but
not living costs while overseas. The average grant size is $1700. Contact: Aimee
Fox (aimee_fox@harvard.edu) Center for International Development, One Eliot
Street Building, 79 JFK St.. (617) 496-7413 Center
For Middle Eastern Studies Grants * The Center for Middle Eastern
Studies sponsors two programs to support undergraduates in summer thesis research
on Middle Eastern topics. Moroccan Studies Grants assist with research, language
study, or other scholarly projects in Morocco. Henry Rosovsky Summer Fellowships
assist senior thesis projects in Israel. Contact the OCS Fellowships Office or: Barbara
Henson (henson@fas.harvard.edu) Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 1737
Cambridge Street (617) 495-4056
www.fas.harvard.edu/~mideast Committee On African
Studies Summer Travel Grants * The Committee on African Studies offers
grants to assist juniors with senior thesis study of sub-Saharan Africa in the
social sciences or humanities. A minimum of eight weeks summer stay in Africa
is required. Grants cover only partial expenses, and interested students should
also apply elsewhere for funds. Applications will not be accepted unless candidates
first contact the Committee to discuss issues of feasibility as well as African
and American governmental policies that might affect study. To set up an appointment
for a consultation, contact: Dr. Rita Breen (rbreen@fas.harvard.edu) Committee
on African Studies, 1737 Cambridge Street, Room 202 (617) 495-5265
www.fas.harvard.edu/~cafrica Davis Center For
Russian Studies Summer Travel Grant * The Davis Center for Russian
Studies awards grants of up to $2,000 for undergraduate summer research in Soviet
or Russian studies. Preference will be given to students doing senior thesis research.
Contact either the OCS Fellowships Office or: Dan Gurvich (dgurvich@fas.harvard.edu) Davis
Center for Russian Studies, 1737 Cambridge Street (617) 495-8900
www.fas.harvard.edu/~daviscrs Dorot Foundation
Travel Grants Offered through Harvard University’s Semitic Museum,
the Dorot Foundation Travel Grants provide up to $1,000 each to students pursuing
summer research projects in Israel, with special consideration to applicants for
the Ashkelon Excavations of the Leon Levy Expedition. Deadline: early spring.
Contact: Ashkelon Excavation Office, Room 102, Harvard Semitic Museum,
6 Divinity Avenue (617) 495-5756) Dressler Family
Traveling Grants One grant of approximately $1,500 to assist with
travel and study expenses in a Romance language-speaking country (e.g. France,
Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, and Latin America). Harvard sophomores and juniors
who demonstrate financial need are eligible. Deadline: late February. Contact: Walter
Hryshko (hryshko@fas.harvard.edu) Fairbank Center
for East Asian Research Travel Grants * Award amounts vary, but may
cover a round-trip charter rate airfare between Boston and the destination country
and a small stipend. The John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Undergraduate Summer
Travel Grant funds travel to Asia for juniors and seniors conducting research
for a senior honors thesis (applicants must have at least two years of Chinese
language study). Check back with the Fairbank Center over the course of the year
to find out about other available grants. Contact either the OCS Fellowships Office
or: Jorge Espada (jespada@fas.harvard.edu) Fairbank Center for East
Asian Studies, 737 Cambridge Street, Room 308 (617) 495-5013
www.fas.harvard.edu/~fairbank Korea Institute
Summer Travel Grants * The Korea Institute often offers a limited
number of travel grants for summer thesis-related research and/or fieldwork in
Korea. Typically, the amount of the award will be limited to the cost of travel
related to the research project and will not exceed $1,000 (except in exceptional
cases). Open to undergraduate concentrators and graduate degree candidates in
all social sciences or humanities fields. Contact either the OCS Fellowships Office
or: Korea Institute,1737 Cambridge Street, Room 303 (617) 496-2141 www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea David
Rockefeller Center For Latin American Studies Summer Research Travel Grants * The
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) provides support
to cover travel and research expenses for Harvard students working on Latin America,
the Latin American Diaspora in the United States, and Iberian peninsula. Grants
usually cover air travel and a portion of other costs. Last summer, the average
grant was $1,900. Contact the OCS or: Tim Stumph (tstumph@fas.harvard.edu) David
Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 61 Kirkland Street (617)
496-9153 www.fas.harvard.edu/~drclas Ukrainian
Institute Summer Travel Grants * Both undergraduate and graduate
students currently enrolled at Harvard are invited to apply for support to conduct
research projects in Ukraine during the summer of 2001. Grants of up to $2,000
for graduate students and $1,500 for undergraduates will be available for travel
and research expenses. For further information and application materials, contact
either the OCS Fellowships Office or: Ukrainian Research Institute Fellowship
Committee, 1583 Massachusetts Avenue (617) 495-4053 huri@fas.harvard.edu
For General Research Center
For The Study Of World Religions Undergraduate Thesis Fellowships The Center
for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) offers two grants of $1,200 each to juniors
whose proposed senior thesis will focus chiefly on the study of religious phenomena.
The stipend may be applied to research-related expenses or to special language
study. Deadline: March 14. Contact: Center for the Study of World Religions,
42 Francis Avenue (617) 496-5834
http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/fellowships/fellinfo.htm Dean’s
Summer Research Awards The Dean’s Summer Research Awards are designed
to give rising seniors who receive financial aid the opportunity to devote the
summer to thesis research. The awards provide students who have already received
a research grant with an additional grant to cover the summer savings requirement
of their financial aid packages. Deadline: early spring. Contact: Martha
Homer (mhhomer@fas.harvard.edu) Student Employment Office, Byerly Hall,
8 Garden Street (617) 495-2585 www.seo.harvard.edu Harvard
College Research Program The Harvard College Research Program supports
student-initiated scholarly research and creative endeavors undertaken with faculty
guidance. HCRP grants advance academic experiences outside the classroom and expand
opportunities for students to work closely with faculty members. Funding can reimburse
research and related travel expenses and/or provide a wage for students not receiving
course credit for their work. The program has separate award periods in fall,
spring, and summer. Over 200 students receive awards in each academic year. Contact: Martha
Homer (mhhomer@fas.harvard.edu) Student Employment Office, Byerly Hall,
8 Garden Street (617) 495-2585 www.seo.harvard.edu Weatherhead
Center For International Affairs Undergraduate Summer Research Grants * The
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs offers grants ranging from $500 to
$3000 to help finance summer travel in connection with senior thesis research
on international affairs. Grants will be awarded to Harvard undergraduates who
plan to conduct research on international, transnational, and comparative topics
including policy analysis and the study of countries and regions other than the
United States. All grant recipients become Undergraduate Associates of the Weatherhead
Center for the year following their summer of research and are expected to present
their thesis findings at a seminar in the spring of their senior year. Contact
either the OCS Fellowships Office or: Clare Putnam (cputnam@cfia.harvard.edu) Weatherhead
Center for International Affairs, 1737 Cambridge Street, Room 621 (617)
495-9899 http://data.fas.harvard.edu/cfia/
For Work and Study Council
Student Scholarship Programs For Education Abroad Sponsored by the
Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE), the Student Scholarship
Programs support students who wish to participate in an educational program overseas,
including study, work, voluntary service and internships. Council Travel Grants
provide assistance to undergraduates participating in educational programs in
developing countries, with awards ranging from $500 to $1,500. Bailey Minority
Student Scholarships provide assistance to minority students participating in
council programs. Harvard’s International Experience Program, at OCS, is usually
the intermediary for nomination selection. Students should contact CIEE directly
to obtain more information on its availability, procedures, and forms. CIEE,
205 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017-5706 (212) 661-1414 http://www.ciee.org echoing
green Foundation Public Service Fellowships The echoing green Foundation’s
Public Service Fellowships are two-year fellowships for people interested in creating
a creative and innovative public service project, particularly one reflecting
an entrepreneurial vision. Projects may be focused in any area of public service,
including the arts, civil and human rights, education, environment, health, housing,
international development, and youth development and they may address need at
the local, national or international level. Deadline: Early October. Contact: echoing
green Foundation, 198 Madison Avenue - 8th floor, New York, NY 10016 Phone:
212-792-8580 Fax: 212-689-9010 http://www.echoinggreen.org/ Institute
Of Politics Public Sector Internship Stipends The Institute offers
a limited number of Public Sector Internship Stipends to enable Harvard and Radcliffe
undergraduates (freshmen, sophomores, and juniors) to accept summer internships
in the public sector, broadly defined as all levels of government, as well as
nonprofit agencies and organizations related to government. Awards of up to $2,500
will be made on a competitive basis, with consideration given to financial need.
Up to 30 awards may be offered in a given year. Deadline: early spring. Contact: Anne
Aaron, Director of Student Programs Institute of Politics, 79 John F. Kennedy
Street (617) 495-1360 Stride Rite Community
Service Program Scholarships The Stride Rite Community
Service Program at Phillips Brooks House (PBH) administers a scholarship program
to encourage students to build experience and skills in public service. During
the academic year, the program funds 55 undergraduates working in PBH programs.
Term-time scholars receive up to maximum work study wage ceiling support each
semester, a $300 book grant each semester, and a $300 deferral grant for student
loans each semester. The program also funds 55 undergraduates in 10-week, full-time
summer PBH projects for a total of $2,700 each, the current work-study ceiling.
Contact: MiMi Lindsey, Program Coordinator Stride Rite Community Service
Program, Phillips Brooks House Association (617) 495-8501
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~pbha Stride Rite Post-Graduate
Public Service Incentive Grants The Stride Rite Grants
are intended to encourage students interested in careers in public service by
sustaining involvement in a public service project during the years soon after
graduation. The competition is open to graduating seniors and prior graduates
within three years of graduation. Approximately $55,000 is budgeted for these
grants, and grant amounts usually vary from $10,000 to $25,000, depending on financial
need. Preference will be given to U.S.-based programs with person-to-person contact
involving populations in extreme and serious need and to participation in programs
already in existence or with provisions in place making it likely to continue
after the initial award year. Deadline: mid-March. Contact: MiMi Lindsey,
Program Coordinator Stride Rite Community Service Program, Phillips Brooks
House Association (617) 495-8501
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~pbha Weissman International
Internships The Weissman International Internship Program offers
funding for student-initiated overseas internship projects. These projects will
usually be at least eight weeks in duration, and will ordinarily take place during
the summer, although students may submit proposals for term-time projects. Internship
proposals from students will be accepted in any professional area, including both
the profit and nonprofit sectors, and may be located in any geographic location
outside the U.S. Sophomores and juniors are eligible for funding. Deadline: mid-February.
Contact: International Experience Program, OCS, Room 307 or 308, 54 Dunster
Street (617) 495-2595
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