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2021 SHECP Internship Application

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How to apply to become a SHECP Intern:
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.

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Phase I: Application
Basics about you
School*
Student ID*
Full Legal Name*
First Middle Last
Mobile Phone*
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
What is your class year?*
Academic Major*
Academic Minor
Have you taken an introductory poverty studies class?*
Please list the top four academic courses that have helped prepare you for a SHECP Internship.*

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Phase II: Narrative Questions
Narrative Questions
These answer can be brief or longer. Please use the space provided to succinctly convey the information that allows you to answer the question.
1. What do you know about poverty? Where have you acquired that knowledge? How has that led you to apply for this internship?*
2. What experience have you had working with nonprofits or community partners? Describe what you learned about working in these environments - including challenges that you faced and how that has prepared you for the SHECP Internship.*

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Narrative Questions
3. What outcome(s) do you anticipate as a result of participating in the SHECP Internship? How do you foresee this program impacting your future education and career?*
4. This internship challenges students professionally and personally. Students live together with other interns in modest housing, ride public transportation, and work in agencies serving people who may be experiencing extreme stress. Please describe a time when you experienced adversity, how it impacted you, and what you learned about care for yourself and others in challenging environments.*

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Phase III: Vocational Areas of Interest
Placement Areas of Interest
SHECP partners with over 100 community-based organizations to offer a pre-professional internship opportunity. Click here to read about the wide variety of placements. https://shepherdconsortium.org/about-internships/internships/
SHECP partners with a wide variety of community-based organizations. Which area of work most interests you?*
- Education & Youth Outreach
- Community & Individual Services
- Legal or Business
- Healthcare or Wellness
Please choose one:
What skills, experience, and/or academic background would you bring to an internship in the field you indicated above?*
Do you have a second work-area of interest?*
- Education & Youth Outreach
- Community & Individual Services
- Legal & Business
- Healthcare & Wellness
- No, just a primary area of interest, as indicated above.
Please choose one:
If yes, what skills, experience, and/or academic background would you bring to an internship in this second field of interest indicated above?

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Phase IV: Geographic Openness or Restrictions for Placement
SHECP offers internships in nearly 20 geographic locations, from large cities to smaller rural towns. Each student must be open to placements in at least five geographic locations. Are you able to be matched with an agency in any of the locations?
Geographic Openness or Restrictions*
- I am open to any geographic location where I am needed and the placement offers me a valuable opportunity for my goals.
- I have some geographic restrictions. (Please detail below.)
If you have any restrictions, please describe.
Phase V: Additional Application Materials
Please upload a current resume that details any volunteer work for community-based organizations and other experience and skills you would bring to a community agency. Resumes must be in a PDF format. File name should be: "Last Name First Name College."
Uploads
To complete your application, upload a professional resume.

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

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.
Upload Your Resume in a PDF Format.*
Accepted file types: pdf.
Reference
You must have one professor, supervisor, mentor, etc., write a reference on your behalf. Please request their participation, and receive their acceptance, before providing their name and email below.
Reference Name*
First Last
Title and Affiliation*
Reference email address*
Enter Email Confirm Email
I acknowledge that I have requested their participation and received their consent.
- Initial
Please initial in box below.

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Phase VII: Completion
Optional: Please use this space to address any other topics you feel may be important to your application.
Next Steps
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 dehartak@shepherdconsortium.org. 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.
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2021 SHECP Internship Application

Step 1 of 8

How to apply to become a SHECP Intern:

Phase I: Application

Basics about you

Phase II: Narrative Questions

Narrative Questions

Narrative Questions

Phase III: Vocational Areas of Interest

Placement Areas of Interest

Phase IV: Geographic Openness or Restrictions for Placement

Phase V: Additional Application Materials

Uploads

Reference

Phase VI: Language Skills

Language Proficiency

Phase VII: Completion

Next Steps