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The Institute's Internship Program is a very important part of its
overall program for undergraduate students. The summer internships
were started with funds from the Donchian Foundation as a way to
integrate ethical theory and practice, the real-world and the academy.
Student interns combine their summer experience with preparatory
courses and post-internship narrative and analytic reports and discussions.
Students have a variety of placements in private (both for-profit
and not-for-profit) and governmental contexts in both domestic and
international settings.
For
an example, see the discussion of one Institute intern's experience
in government as part of the UVA-MIT program through the School
of Engineering and Applied Science:
Matt Kelly, "Students help build public policy," Inside
UVA, Oct. 19, 2001
www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2001/33/policy.html
Internship
Program: Under funds from the Donchian Foundation, the
Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life sponsors and provides
funds for several summer internships, which are awarded on a competitive
basis. The Institute has funded eight to twelve internships each of
the last three summers and expects to fund a similar number in 2004.
Expectations:
Those who receive awards will be expected to spend at least eight
weeks in an internship (approved by the Institute), to meet with
faculty at the Institute (and perhaps with other interns) to discuss
aspects of their internship before it starts, to prepare, at the
end of the summer, an 8-10 page narrative and analysis of the internship,
with particular attention to questions and issues of ethics (broadly
conceived), and to meet, in the fall semester, with other interns
and Institute faculty to discuss their experiences.
Nature
of Internship: Internships take a variety of forms; they
may be in governmental or non-governmental, profit or not-for-profit
organizations; they may be paid or unpaid; and so forth. The range
is unlimited.
Stipend:
The Institute will usually provide a stipend of $2,000.00 toward
students' internships. If the internship is unpaid, a slightly larger
stipend may be available in a few cases, depending on location,
living arrangements, etc. If the internship is paid, the amount
may be reduced in order to make the internships as equitable as
possible. We will discuss specific financial arrangements with students
after they have received notification of their awards and arranged
their internships.
Identification
of Internship Possibilities: While it is up to students
to arrange their specific internships, the Institute will provide
advice and guidance, including the names of organizations and persons
who might have or know of possibilities. Applicants will be notified
of awards by December 10, 2003.
Additional
Information: Please write James
F. Childress or Ruth Gaare
Bernheim for more information or for application forms.
Deadline
for Application: 5:00 PM, Monday, December 1, 2003
Notification
of Awards: December 10, 2003
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