FINDING AND APPLYING FOR SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS December
FINDING AND APPLYING FOR SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS December 2018 Contact: Roxanne Malé-Brune, male-bru@ohio. edu, 7 -1227 1
Workshop Overview Ø What am I trying to get out of this internship? Ø How do I find internships on campus? Ø How do I find external internship opportunities? Ø How do I apply for internships? 2
What am I trying to get out of this internship? Ø Testing driving your career options? Ø Experience in a particular field or method? Ø Publications/Presentations? Ø Money? Ø Other? 3
How Do I Find Internal Internship Opportunities? • Talk to your professors about their research. • Go to the department website, search for faculty and their research. • Go to the Student Expo, April 11, 2019. 4
Tips for Internal Internships • Ask if you will be paid. o Many faculty will only pay after the 1 st semester. o Some will only offer summer internships if you also commit to working in the Fall. • Ask how many hours are you expected to work. o Typically the minimum is 10 hours per week during the academic year. The max is now 25 hours. 5
Tips for Internal Internships • Talk with other students in the lab. o See if the environment is right for you. Make sure you discuss your expectations with the faculty mentor. 6
How Do I Find External Internship Opportunities? Go to: www. ohio. edu/studentresearch Click: Fellowships/Research Internships Click: List of Summer Research Internships 7
www. ohio. edu/studentresearch 8
Click: List of Summer Research Internships 9
http: //www. ohio. edu/fellowships/internships. cfm Powerpoint for Summer Research Internship Workshop To find research internships at specific locations: Check out the Pathways to Science search engine; select the undergraduate tab and then select "research and internships for undergraduates" For a list of science fellowships: click here For list of government fellowships: click here • Social Sciences and Humanities • Dow Jones News Fund Summer Internships - Nov. 1, 2017 10 -week summer internships in business reporting, news, digital and sports copy editing; juniors, seniors and graduate students. • International Radio & Television Society Summer Fellowship - Dec. 3, 2017 9 -week summer fellowship for juniors, seniors and graduate students in communication. • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) SITES - deadlines depending on sites Opportunities for life, physical, and social sciences, STEM education and engineering; deadlines now through February. 10
http: //www. pathwaystoscience. org/index. aspx Click undergraduate tab, then select summer research experiences for undergraduates and paid internships 11
http: //www. pathwaystoscience. org/index. aspx Click undergraduate tab, then select summer research experiences for undergraduates and paid internships 12
http: //www. pathwaystoscience. org/index. aspx Click undergraduate tab, then select post-baccaulaurete programs for recent graduates 13
http: //www. science. gov/ Insert “summer fellowship” or “postbac” in search box 14
https: //www. zintellect. com Under “Find Opportunity” just hit “Go” 15
https: //www. zintellect. com 16
https: //www. nsf. gov/crssprgm/reu_search. jsp NSF REUs have opportunities in several disciplines 17
NSF REUs – Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences 18
NSF REUs – Biological Sciences 19
Didn’t Find What You Want? www. ohio. edu/studentresearch, click fellowships/research internships 20
PIVOT Database Search the database by: Grants, fellowships, summer internships academic discipline, academic level, nationality, and more. Ø Register at http: //www. cos. com Ø Note, the first time you must use a computer connected to the OU network. Ø Once you confirm your registration you can then use your username and password to sign into PIVOT, http: //pivot. cos. com from any computer. Check out the instructional video 21
http: //www. cos. com Click “Login to you PIVOT account” Log on or Sign In Go to Advanced Search 22
http: //www. cos. com 23
http: //www. cos. com Ø All fields: type “summer internship” Ø Amount: leave blank Ø Deadlines: leave blank Ø Limited submission: leave blank Ø Citizenship or residency: o leave blank if US; o if not US use drop down menu and uncheck US citizenship box at top of page 24
http: //www. cos. com Ø Funding Type: Use drop down menu to select o Artistic pursuit; or o Research; o Also select Training, scholarship or fellowship Ø Keyword: o First time, click browse and figure out where your field is listed. o When typing in box do not hit enter key; wait for keyword to pop up and then select line and hit enter Ø Requirements: o Select undergraduate student; and women or minority (if applicable) 25
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Click the box This will allow you to receive weekly updates. 31
Applying for Internships Typically you will need: Ø Resume/CV Ø Letter of Recommendation(s) Ø Transcript Plus, sometimes you will: Ø Fill out a form with short essays. Ø Need a Personal Statement 32
Resume/CV These are very discipline-specific. Resources: o Faculty advisor o Faculty mentor (if already doing research) o Career and Leadership Development Center 33
Personal Statement explains: o How you decided what you want to do (point A) o Your career path (point B) o How you have proactively gained expertise to take you from point A to point B. 34
Personal Statement Always follow the guidelines. For this essay, ask yourself: “what skills do I need to be successful? ” Technical skills – cite: o Special/advanced classes o Research o Internships o Job experiences Soft skills, e. g. , o Communication o Leadership o Teamwork 35
Personal Statement For each experience, state: Ø What did you do? o include a context to when e. g. , “as a freshman, I” o and duration “for 40 hours during fall semester” Ø What did you achieve? Ø How did it benefit others? Ø How did it benefit you? (skills/insights learned) 36
Personal Statement Include specific examples of any research and/or professional activities in which you have participated. Consider stating: Ø Objectives of the project o for quantitative research: hypothesis; o for qualitative research: research questions; o for other experiences: mission/goal Ø Timeline o duration and chronology during UG or G career Ø Your Role: (leader, team member) Ø Methodology (scientific language, but no jargon!) 37
Personal Statement (cont’d) Ø How did your research further the knowledge in your field? Ø Skills Gained/Lessons/Learned? Ø Reference your publications/presentations/significant fellowships/grants. Ø Broader Impacts: How did research or other experience benefit society? 38
Reference Letter Always follow the guidelines. Ø Typically, recommenders should use letterhead and include the following information: • Name • Title of reference writer • Department • Institution or organization Include details explaining: Ø the nature of the relationship to the applicant; Ø statements about the applicant's academic, research and workforce potential 39
Transcript Always follow the guidelines. If the program allows you to use non-official transcripts, then you can use a DARS. BUT make sure the DARS is complete. I prefer to request a copy of an official transcript, scan it and upload it. 40
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