CAREER COACHING
Have you been wanting to get a resume updated, start looking for internships/jobs, or start the process of applying to graduate school? Take advantage of the Thanksgiving break and check out the Canvas modules linked below to help get you started on taking a step forward with your future career plans.
https://canvas.unl.edu/courses/120878
GAINING EXPERIENCE
Rural Fellows Program
• Rural Fellows is a unique program designed to connect college students to rural Nebraska communities. Student pairs move into the rural community, for a 10-week period during the summer, to complete community-identified projects. Past projects have ranged from economic development, workforce development, tourism, community planning, education, mental health, and much more. We are excited that you are interested in participating as a host community during the summer of 2022. Please complete the following application to help us know about your interested projects and potential students.
• Application Deadline: January 2022
• Application: https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Sw4hbbRroVED7U
Project Horseshoe Farm
• Project Horseshoe Farm offers Community Health Fellowship programs in Alabama and California. Alumni consistently express how transformative their Fellowship experience has been, and Fellows go to some of the top medical schools, graduate programs, and nonprofit organizations across the U.S.
• This upcoming year, HSF is offering our traditional Gap-Year Fellowship, which will begin June of 2022 and finish July of 2023 at the Greensboro, Marion, and Pomona sites. For applicants who are available and interested, we are also offering a 6-month Fellowship opportunity in Greensboro from January through July of 2022. It will be shorter, but similar in experience to the full year Fellowship.
• Application Deadline Fellowship: February 13th, 2022
• Remote Paid Research Internship with the Alliance for Securing Democracy
The Alliance for Securing Democracy is seeking spring interns to assist with research on autocratic actors’ attempts to undermine democracies. Interns will be responsible for tracking and compiling research on developments in this area, including real-time events and policy debates in Europe and the United States.
• All internships will be on a remote, work-from-home basis.
• Internships are paid through a $500/month stipend. Preferred starting date of January 10, 2022.
• Deadline: Rolling https://gmfus.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=1815709&cust_sort1=-1&&jbsrc=1025
Amasia Remote Paid Fellowship
Amasia offers a paid remote fellowship program for undergraduates. During the fall and spring semesters, the Fellowship is part-time; over the summer, it is full-time for all or half of the summer. Fellows work with managing partners on topics related to venture capital, sustainability, and climate change. The program requires strong writing and research skills. Past projects include looking at moral hazards and returns in venture capital, investment in cleantech, sustainable food production, and the impact of behavioral change on climate, and corporate climate.
• Deadline: December 6, 2021 https://www.amasia.vc/programs
Future Leaders in Public Service Paid Internship Program
The Partnership for Public Service recently launched the Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program to recruit young talent to join the federal workforce in support of two agencies. The program places students with critically needed skills into paid internships and aims to develop a diverse pool of young talent for these agencies. Selected participants receive a 10-12 week summer internship with a federal agency, $4,000 per student to cover stipend and other expenses, and professional development sessions throughout the summer.
• Candidates must be US citizens at the time of application submission, currently enrolled at an accredited educational institution at least second-year students/sophomores and above, able to demonstrate “superior academic achievement,” and have a GPA above 3.0.
• Deadline: January 14, 2022: https://ourpublicservice.org/programs/future-leaders-in-public-service-internship-program/
PRE-HEALTH
Pre-Occupational Therapy Students
Nov. 30 from 5:30p.m.-6:30p.m virtually
• UNMC will be hosting three virtual Open House events for those of you who are interested in their OT program. They will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 5:30p.m.-6:30p.m., and Wednesday, Dec. 15, 12p.m. – 1p.m. These open houses will provide an overview of the OT program at UNMC, time to visit with current UNMC OT students, and a Q & A session about the OT program. See attached flyer.
• To Register:
o https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/297025745554218068/false#/invitation
• Questions? Email cahpadmissions@unmc.edu
Cancer Research Summer Program
Application Deadline: January 14th, 2022
• The CanSUR Program at Case Western Reserve University supports 32 undergraduates for a 10-week period (June through August) each summer. Undergraduates will be accepted from colleges and universities from across the country to work with one of 82 Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) researchers. Stipends of $4,000 are provided for the 10-week program. Housing and travel allowances are available for select appointees. Applications are due January 14, 2022.
• For more information: https://case.edu/cancer/sites/case.edu.cancer/files/2021-11/CanSUR%20flyer_2022-2.pdf.
• Apply here: https://case.edu/cancer/training-education/cansur
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
Application Deadline: February 5th, 2022
• SHPEP is a FREE six-week national academic summer enrichment program aimed at better positioning underrepresented students for acceptance into advanced degree, health professions programs. UNMC, along with multiple other medical schools across the country, will offer this program next summer. We encourage any Freshmen or Sophomores to consider applying for a seat with the Summer Health Professions Program (SHPEP) next summer.
• The application is open now and closes February 5th.
• Requirements for SHPEP are here: http://ow.ly/zoqk50GzApf.
• Application FAQs: https://www.shpep.org/apply-to-shpep/faqs/
PRE-LAW
Upcoming Professional School Visitors: UNL College of Law: IN PERSON
Thursday, December 2, 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM
• Sign up to meet with a Professional School Visit: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu/
• More information on Professional School Visits: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu/lib/documents/ProfessionalSchoolVisitGuide.pdf
ONLINE/VIRTUAL CAREER EVENTS
• LGBTQ+ at Arup hosted by Arup
• Special agent (Women in Cyber) Info Session hosted by the FBI
• Fast Enterprises Information Session hosted by Fast Enterprises