The Funded Internship Award, which is comprised of private donations, allows us to sponsor a select number of sophomores or juniors in unpaid non-profit* internships. If funding is available, the Wasserman Center for Career Development offers this award during the fall and spring semesters.

To apply, students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a sophomore or junior with at least a 3.0 GPA
• Already have secured an unpaid internship with a non-profit organization* for the fall or spring semester, working a minimum of 7 hours per week over at least 10 weeks
• Receive financial aid

Join your class listserv to receive more up to date information and deadlines regarding the Funded Internship Award.

http://www.nyu.edu/careerdevelopment/students/events/listserv.php

*Non-profit organizations are defined as organizations not conducted or maintained for profit, whose net earnings are devoted exclusively to charitable, educational, or recreational purposes. Includes associations, community and arts groups, non-government organizations, and political campaigns.

Funded Internship Award Winner- Fall 2006

Katherine Otto, College of Arts and Science-International Relations and Economics, Class of 2008

The NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development Funded Internship Award served as a productive link between my professional and personal passions.  The fund allowed me to intern at Keep a Child Alive (KCA), a non-profit AIDS organization in New York City. I was able to use these funds for living expenses, which allowed me to shift my own savings towards alleviating the costs of a personal AIDS education research trip to Ghana during winter break. Working at KCA is intensely personally fulfilling. Although working to overcome a problem of such devastation can be frustrating and discouraging, I feel passionate about this endeavor and love pouring my energy and heart into work every day. My time at KCA has given me the privilege of developing research, grant writing, fundraising and networking skills.  I also have learned a diverse set of communication skills and targeted marketing to peers, leaders, celebrities and potential donors.

My experiences on my return to Ghana significantly bolstered my current academic pursuits as well as assisted my daily work at KCA. I am grateful to have been a beneficiary of such a great internship opportunity and an award that helped me to advance a cause and my work within it.