Apply 2021

Directions on How to Apply

Internships are available to students enrolled in one of two dozen member-schools of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP).

Eligibility requirements include:

• Be a full-time enrolled student at a SHECP member institution, 18-years of age or older.
• Good academic standing at a member-school.
• Have completed a poverty studies course or other coursework at your institution that has prepared you for this internship
• Situations in our program may be very stressful for some participants. Please review any ongoing medical or psychological needs you may have with your treating clinicians, carefully considering whether this is a good program for you, and discuss with us any appropriate accommodations you may require.

In order to complete the application you will need to fill in all required fields and upload a professional resume. Additionally, a signed letter of recommendation on your behalf by a current or former employer, professor, coach, or someone else who has worked with you closely, needs to be emailed to SHECP. The letter, resume, and application will be used in assessing your application and will also be shared externally with the agency to which you will be recommended.

Partially completed applications can be saved for 30 days for future sessions.

Upon submitting the completed application, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive an email confirmation, your application has not been received. Please contact SHECP immediately to troubleshoot. Once submitted, your application will be received by your college/university internship director who will contact you to set up an in-person interview.

Application deadlines at each university vary, so please check with your institution. Some deadlines occur as early as mid-October. The latest date for any application is January 20. Please contact the internship director at your institution for the exact date and any other college-specific application requirements.

To complete your application, upload a professional resume.

A letter of recommendation from a professor or supervisor is also required.

• Letters are emailed directly to Amy DeHart ([email protected])
• Letters are to be addressed to “Interview Committee Members”
• Letters should address level of maturity, opinion regarding readiness for a challenging, independent, professional learning experience, and academic competency and relevance.

If accepted to the program, the resume, letter of recommendation, and some essays will be shared with the agency supervisor of the organization with which you may be matched.

Upon completion of this page, you will receive a copy of your application to the email address provided in your application. If you do not receive a copy, immediately notify Amy DeHart at [email protected]. Your application will also be emailed to your college internship director and the SHECP Internship Director. You will be contacted by your college internship director to set up a personal interview on campus.

If offered a position in the internship program, you will need to accept or decline the offer. If you accept the offer, you must complete a 2021 Participation Agreement and a W-9 Form.

Once you have accepted the offer, you will register as a SHECP Intern to provide more details about your goals and preferences and to verify your understanding of your commitment. The next step would be to have a meeting or phone call with SHECP staff to discuss possible placement options. Together, you will draw up a list of seven possible internships in five different locations where you would like to volunteer.

You will be notified of your internship placement match by April 1, 2021. You will then contact the agency supervisor for a phone interview to confirm whether or not the match is a good fit for both intern and agency.