Exciting Summer Internship Opportunities at USAID through Global Health Fellows II
Global Health Fellows II has several summer internship opportunities available, and are accepting applications through January 8th. A few of the various availabilities to highlight are:
- Gender and HIV intern
- Monitoring and Evaluation Intern
- Family Planning Resources Intern
- Population and Reproductive Health Communications Intern
Core Course Tutors and Peer Coaches needed! Apply by January 12th
Core Course Tutors Needed!
The BUSPH Core Course Tutoring Program is currently recruiting tutors for the spring semester. The Core Course Tutoring Program is designed to provide free tutoring in the MPH core courses for MPH students. Tutors are needed for all core courses and may be from any concentration and any degree program. Tutors are BUSPH students who excelled in the core course they would like to tutor (earned an A- or A in the course) and can provide at least two hours per week of tutoring.
Complete the application here. Priority deadline is January 12, 2014. Please contact Colbey Ricklefs, Educational Resources Coordinator, at sphtutor@bu.edu with any questions.
Peer Coaches Needed!
Peer Coaches provide one-on-one assistance to SPH degree candidates for writing and/or presentation appointments. Peer Coaches are BUSPH students who: excel in communication as demonstrated by an A or A- on two or more writing assignments or presentations at BUSPH, possess strong communication skills, and can provide between three and six hours per week of peer coaching.
Complete the application here. Priority deadline is January 12, 2014. Please contact Colbey Ricklefs, Educational Resources Coordinator, at sphwrite@bu.edu with any questions.
Fully-funded, Global Investigative reporting fellowship available through the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Applications accepted through March 18th!
Application Deadline: March 18, 2015
Decision: By end of March
Starting Approximately: June 1, 2015
The BU Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD), School of Public Health (SPH), and the College of Communication (COM) have an ongoing partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (http://pulitzercenter.org/). The goal of this collaboration is to exchange knowledge and resources on global health and crisis reporting with the ultimate objective of providing BU students in SPH and COM with the opportunity to hone their global health and crisis reporting skills under close mentorship from Pulitzer Center journalists. During this 6-8 week practicum, outstanding BU students will have the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., at the Pulitzer Center headquarters and to travel internationally (likely to a developing country) on a 2-3 week reporting trip mentored by professional journalists.
Goal: There is a symbiotic relationship between journalists and health workers. In crises, health workers need journalists to communicate accurate news to the appropriate audiences and journalists need health workers to provide them with news and opportunity to learn about the issues of concern. By building a stronger collaboration between the two professions, we hope to provide more accurate reporting, and increase awareness about global health topics.
Deliverables: Students selected for this internship will be expected to work with Pulitzer Center headquarters staff for 2-4 weeks in Washington DC, and travel to the field mentored by Pulitzer Center journalists to research and write a narrative feature article or create a multimedia production, and maintain a global health reporting blog. You can find the work by previous BU students who have worked with the Pulitzer Center at: http://pulitzercenter.org/campus-consortium/boston-university
Timing: The BU-Pulitzer Center Internship will take place between May and August 2015.
Funding Available: One student from COM and one from SPH will be selected for the 2015 program. Approximately $5,000 will be available per student to be used toward each intern’s international reporting trip to cover transportation, lodging and related hard costs, and toward living expenses in Washington, D.C.
Qualifications: Applicants must have some documented experience in both public health and journalism. This experience can be demonstrated through course work and instructor recommendations. Preference will be given to students who meet these criteria:
COM Student Eligibility:
- Graduate and upper-class undergraduate students from the Departments of Journalism, Documentary Film, and Public Relations
- Enrolled in or already completed PH510 or PH511 on the Charles River Campus or a class at SPH Or demonstrated interest in/and or experience in global health or allied fields
SPH Student Eligibility:
- Current student enrolled in any SPH concentration
- Enrolled in or already completed a class in the Department of Journalism or some other documented experience with reporting
How to Apply:
Click the link to submit an electronic application. The application should be submitted with the following ATTACHMENTS:
- 250 word statement explaining your experience with and interest in global health reporting
- 250 word statement proposing a story idea that might expand upon a Pulitzer Center reporting topic
- One or two brief writing samples or link(s) to published work
- Transcript
- Resume
- References
Selection Process: Applications will be vetted by faculty from COM, SPH, CGHD and the Pulitzer Center. The student must demonstrate interest in and a working knowledge of the principals of both global health and journalism. Previous international experience will be prioritized.
Fully funded internship opportunity through the West African Research Association; deadline to apply is February 1st!
Diaspora Internship 2015
All applications for WARA grants, including the Diaspora Internship, must be submitted online. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2015.
Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Diaspora Graduate Student Internship competition is open to U.S. citizens who are enrolled in the M.A. program of an accredited college or university in the United States. We strongly encourage students from HBCU’s and those without previous foreign travel experience to apply.
The internship will provide round trip travel toa West African country and a stipend of $2,500 to cover the cost of living for 6 to 8 weeks during the summer of 2015. The West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal may assist interns to locate lodging, and with other logistical matters.
