Undergraduate LAS Community- and Project-Based Learning (CPBL) Internship Scholarship

Undergraduate LAS Community- and Project-Based Learning (CPBL) Internship Scholarship is awarded to part-time or full-time undergraduate students in in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. There are multiple scholarships per quarter. Students must be of sophomore, junior or senior status. Students can be majors or double-majors/minors. The internship must be for-credit, but the amount of credit and way in which that is approached (class, independent study, etc.) should be determined by the department/faculty sponsor and the student. For example, a student can select to complete this internship as a part of a class (2 to 4 credit hours) or they may decide to engage in the internship as a part of an independent study (usually 1 credit hour) set-up with a faculty member. This information will be required prior to awarding of the scholarship.

This scholarship is intended to support a 10 week, 10 hour/week department-sponsored internship with a domestic or international non-profit, non-governmental organization, or government entity. The internship must be project(s)-based and related to the student’s academic skills or interests, designed in collaboration with the internship site, for the benefit of the community or organization. In the application questions, the student must focus upon the project-based nature of the work. Not all academic internships or clinical experiences are project-based.

Please note, the faculty name and email being provided is NOT for a reference letter. This should be the person in charge of the academic portion of your internship. This faculty or staff member will be asked about assessment goals and grading. Some units have advisors that handle this, some have chairs/directors, some have faculty/staff point people and some allow faculty at-large to sponsor these academic endeavors. If you are uncertain, please speak with your department chair/director. Failure to obtain the correct point person may result in the dismissal of the application.

Students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing and enrolled as part-time or full-time in the quarter in which the internship takes place.

Financial need is not a requirement, but is a consideration, for this award. Further information on eligibility and requirements are found at https://las.depaul.edu/student-resources/internships/Pages/cpbl-internship-scholarships.aspx. By submitting an application for this award, you certify that you have read the information in its entirety and understand the guidelines.

If the student fails to complete the internship in a satisfactory manner as outlined by the department, the award will be rescinded and the student will owe the university that amount. For this reason, students must be certain they understand the requirements of the internship prior to accepting the scholarship.

Award
Varies
Scopes
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Deadline
06/18/2022
Supplemental Questions
  1. You are required to read the description of project-based learning and eligible projects here (https://las.depaul.edu/student-resources/internships/Pages/cpbl-internship-scholarships.aspx) before you begin your application. Have you done so?
  2. Did you upload your unofficial transcript in your General Application?
  3. What is the name/number of the class you are taking? Is it a standard credit-bearing class or is it an independent study? Who is the faculty member associated with this class? If you are still uncertain, answer to the best of your ability. The final information will be required before the award is made.
  4. Are you receiving a scholarship for this internship already?
  5. Have you had an internship (with this organization or another organization) prior to now?
  6. Please upload a current resume. For help, please reference the DePaul Career Center https://resources.depaul.edu/career-center/resumes-interviews/Pages/resumes.aspx.
  7. Describe your host organizations (or intended host) and its mission. 4. Describe your host organizations (or intended host) and its mission. Please also include the role that you have been hired to fulfill.
  8. Is this internship with a domestic or international non-profit, non-governmental organization, or government entity?
  9. Describe the project(s) that you will undertake during your internship. Be specific as to what you will contribute or be responsible for, and clearly outline the deliverable or expected outcome of the project. Internships without clearly defined projects will not be funded.
  10. How does this internship relate to your academic interests, and what do you hope to learn that will enhance your education?
  11. How might this internship impact your plans for the future, including your career or vocational goals?
  12. We require that the CBPL internships are done remotely. Is your internship remote at this time?
  13. Please provide the name of the faculty member, internship coordinator or academic sponsor who is familiar with this internship and your academic goals. This should be the person overseeing the placement and assessment of the internship. If this is for a class, it is usually the faculty member teaching the class, but in some units that is not the case. This is NOT a recommendation letter. It is a certification of internship information.
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