Opportunities

The White House Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, strengthen their understanding of the Executive Office and prepare them for future public service opportunities.

In addition to typical office duties, interns will supplement their learning experience by attending a weekly lecture series hosted by senior White House staff, assist at White House social events and volunteer in community service projects.

City Year is a non-profit AmeriCorps program that unites young people of diverse backgrounds, ages 17-24, for 10 months of full-time service. As tutors, mentors and role models, these young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transforms schools and neighborhoods in 20 locations across the country.

Benefits include a weekly stipend, Education Award, healthcare, and T-Mobile cellular phone.

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CHCI is recruiting Hispanic American students - undergraduate and graduate - for its nationally recognized leadership development programs.
Applications for CHCI's 2010 Congressional Internship, Public Policy Fellowship, Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship, and Scholarship Programs are now available online at http://www.chci.org/.

The Congressional Internship Program provides college students with Congressional work placements on Capitol Hill to learn first-hand about our nation's legislative process. CHCI is proud to announce that with the generous support of Walmart, it is expanding its Congressional Internship Program from a summer program to three semesters throughout the year.
The Congressional Internship Program application deadlines are:
Spring 2010 semester: November 13, 2009
Summer 2010: February 5, 2010
Fall 2010 semester: April 30, 2010
The twelve (fall and spring) and ten (summer) week summer internships include housing, roundtrip transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and a stipend of $3750 for semester participants and $2500 for summer interns.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation's Scholarship ProgramThrough its Education and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.
You must be a U.S. citizen in order to qualify for the Jackie Robinson

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders who have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings and/or on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment. Maximum award: $2,500.

The Earth Island Institute Brower Youth Award recognizes young people for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Maximum award: $3,000; a trip to San Francisco for the awards ceremony, October 19, 2010; and a wilderness camping trip.

Great Minds in STEM has a goal of providing over $250,000 in scholarships in 2010. Scholarship dollar amounts for the sponsors listed below range from $500 to $5,000. The total number of scholarships awarded will be based on final contributions given to the scholarship program by July 30, 2010.

 

The One Chicago, One Nation Online Film Contest is open to individuals throughout the country to share their personal stories, based in or about Chicago, that demonstrate the importance of people of different backgrounds working together for the common good.

In these uncertain times, there is a growing demand for well trained international leaders to promote national and international cooperation and peace throughout their lives, in their careers and through service activities. The challenges of the 21^st century require people skilled in the art of diplomacy, mediation and conflict resolution. The Rotary Peace Fellowship program was developed to meet this very need.

Rotary is seeking non-Rotarian professionals interested in expanding their knowledge in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies and conflict resolution or a related field. Each year, up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellowships (50 master’s degree fellowships and 50 professional development certificate fellowships) are offered on a competitive basis at six prestigious Rotary Centers around the world.