At Claremont McKenna College in California, Michael Wilner received the McKenna International Summer Internship Award, which enabled him to serve as a newspaper intern and reporter with The Straits Times in Singapore. Michael Wilner spent a summer working at the newspaper. Over the years, Claremont McKenna College has actively encouraged students to undertake summer internships in order to enhance their global perspectives and gain real-world experience. Following is a brief overview of some of the summer internship programs sponsored by the Career Services Center at Claremont McKenna College.
The McKenna International Summer Internship Program: The McKenna International Summer Internship Program is available to sophomores and juniors currently enrolled at Claremont McKenna. The program provides students with the necessary financial support to pursue internships in countries across the globe. Although the program offers a limited amount of funding for all world regions, the majority of the program’s funding focuses on internships in Asia.
The Community Service Internship Program (CSIP): Through CSIP, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at Claremont McKenna can receive up to $3,500 to work with a nonprofit or community service organization. The program, which draws the majority of its funding from private donations, primarily targets nonprofit organizations that lack the resources to sponsor paid internships.
Non-Profit Internship Program: Similar to the CSIP, the Non-Profit Internship Program provides freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at Claremont McKenna College with the opportunity to receive up to $2,500 to undertake internships at nonprofit organizations or government agencies. The program allows students considerable flexibility in choosing the nature of their internships, which must include meaningful and constructive activity. Students pursuing internships in their fields of study also receive preference.
Peter Adams International internship Program: Sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, the Pete Adams International Internship Program provides sophomores and juniors at Claremont McKenna with the opportunity to receive financial assistance of up to $5,000 to complete international internships. Eligible internships must feature an international component and typically involve government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private corporations. Students may elect complete their internships domestically and additional funding may be available for students who want to travel internationally.
To learn more about the summer internship programs offered at Claremont McKenna College, visit the website at www.cmc.edu.
The McKenna International Summer Internship Program: The McKenna International Summer Internship Program is available to sophomores and juniors currently enrolled at Claremont McKenna. The program provides students with the necessary financial support to pursue internships in countries across the globe. Although the program offers a limited amount of funding for all world regions, the majority of the program’s funding focuses on internships in Asia.
The Community Service Internship Program (CSIP): Through CSIP, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at Claremont McKenna can receive up to $3,500 to work with a nonprofit or community service organization. The program, which draws the majority of its funding from private donations, primarily targets nonprofit organizations that lack the resources to sponsor paid internships.
Non-Profit Internship Program: Similar to the CSIP, the Non-Profit Internship Program provides freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at Claremont McKenna College with the opportunity to receive up to $2,500 to undertake internships at nonprofit organizations or government agencies. The program allows students considerable flexibility in choosing the nature of their internships, which must include meaningful and constructive activity. Students pursuing internships in their fields of study also receive preference.
Peter Adams International internship Program: Sponsored by the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, the Pete Adams International Internship Program provides sophomores and juniors at Claremont McKenna with the opportunity to receive financial assistance of up to $5,000 to complete international internships. Eligible internships must feature an international component and typically involve government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private corporations. Students may elect complete their internships domestically and additional funding may be available for students who want to travel internationally.
To learn more about the summer internship programs offered at Claremont McKenna College, visit the website at www.cmc.edu.