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DC Alumni Chapter Internship Scholarship |
DC Alumni Chapter Internship Scholarship
Background
Unpaid internships are a strong -and peculiar- feature of the DC job market. Many of these employment opportunities are a great fit for Thunderbird students (i.e. working for microfinance, relief and development organizations etc...). Yet, for students these valuable internship openings come in direct competition with more lucrative internship opportunities in other metropolis (NYC, SF etc...).
Overall Goal
To improve the school's presence and standing in these industries through making it easier for outstanding Thunderbird students to accept internships at firms in the said industries in the Washington DC area.
Lever
Providing a scholarship/stipend/in-kind help to selected Thunderbird students who accept unpaid or poorly paid internships in the DC area (starting 2012 internship season).
Timeline
The project will be officially launched at the September DC chapter event (09/24/2011). Donation will be accepted there and on until March 31st, 2012.
Resources
To attract individual donations, sponsored donations and corporate donations as well as in-kind donations.
Individual donations: Direct donations from alumni. This may also benefit from company donation matching programs.
Sponsored donations: Through Thundercare type of fund raising events. Ex: I agree to give 4 hours of my time to go help during a Thundercare-type event and commit to finding 5-10 sponsors to reward me with say $10/hr. Personal yield $200-$400 per event. We plan on organizing 3 Thundercare-type of events between September 2011 and March 2012.
Corporate donations: We plan on reaching out to corporations in the Washington DC area to become corporate sponsors of the program.
In-kind donations: Air mileage, 1 month of free or at a discounted rate accommodation, Restaurant tickets, invitations to cultural events etc...
Beyond a simple financial aid program, the resource package that our project intends to offer is designed to create a multi-faceted dynamics that will foster an environment most conducive to attracting talented Thunderbird students to employment opportunities and organizations that we believe are a particularly good fit to the Thunderbird education and graduates profile.
Internship Process
- The Thunderbird Scholarship Committee reviews all applications and selects the top candidates.
- The top candidates’ applications are then sent to the DC Alumni Chapter Leader for review and recommendation by the DC Alumni Chapter Internship Panel - composed of faculty members, administration officials, DC Alumni Chapter board members and a representative of the students (former intern in DC, most probably in an advisory role).
- The DC Alumni Chapter Leader notifies the Stewardship Coordinator of the Panel’s recommendation within 7 days of receiving the applications for review.
- The Thunderbird Scholarship Committee will make the final decision based on the recommendation of the DC Alumni Chapter and the candidates’ eligibility.
- The Stewardship Coordinator will then notify the DC Alumni Chapter Leader of the selected recipient(s).
- The recipients’ thank you letter(s) will be shared via email with the DC Alumni Chapter Leader upon receipt.
- The Stewardship Coordinator will provide an annual account report to the DC Alumni Chapter Leader. The report will include information on the recipients and the account activity.
Thank you!
Jean-Christophe Deverines ‘00
DC Alumni Chapter Internship Scholarship Coordinator
1 Global Place, Glendale, AZ 85306-6000
+1 (602) 978-7000 | 800-848-9084 (US)
