Next Leaders Application - Institute for Policy Studies

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IPS is intentionally working to build a cohort that reflects identities across a wide range of experience. We know that internships often have not embraced or lifted up marginalized groups, and we aim to change that. As we work to transform the make-up of our world’s future movement leaders, we are deeply committed to supporting diversity (across races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, levels of ability, etc) in the next generation of public scholars. Why does this matter to you? *

In order to successfully and sensitively build power from the ground up, we believe we need to be conscious of the ways in which class and economic inequality intersect with movement building. Why does this matter to you? How does your lived experience inform your interest in these issues? *

Tell us about a movement that you’re involved in and how you'd like to see this movement create change. (maximum 250 words) *

Which of the following internships are you most interested in working on? (Please select up to two) *

Please elaborate on your selection(s). *

What skills, experience, and/or knowledge would you most like to obtain and why? *

(Examples: writing, fundraising, event planning, editing, networking, an analysis of alternative economic models, etc)

What additional skills, experience, and/or knowledge would you bring to your internship? *

(Examples: language skills, infographics, data analysis, GIS, knowledge of Census data)

Tell us about the process of organizing and completing your writing sample. What’s your writing and editing process? *

Tell us about a skill or method you had no idea about or no formal training in that you learned on a job or through a volunteer experience. *

Give an example of a time that you used research skills. Describe the project from beginning to end. How did you organize your work? What tools or methods did you use? *

Give an example of a time that you planned or led an event or group process (this could even be a class project! We just want to get a little bit of a sense of how you interact with both process, groups, and reflection). How did you approach it? What was your process? How did you evaluate your efforts? *

How do you stay on top of breaking news and current events? *

In assessing your own financial needs, does your school offer money for students to attend summer internship programs? *

Have you applied for or will you be receiving outside assistance for your internship this summer in the form of a stipend, grant, or scholarship? If so, please specify. *

What is your daily availability for the summer term? *

A great way to stay connected to progressive social movements is by joining the IPS community. Would you like to opt into the IPS newsletter?

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Please attach two writing samples as one document, in PDF format. *

Curious about what to submit? We say, go wild! This can be a blog piece, an essay excerpt, a letter to the editor for a newspaper, an article in your school’s newspaper, etc. Feel free to provide a couple sentences of context if you’re excerpting your selection from a larger piece. The important thing is for us to get a sense of something you’re passionate about …oh, and, we’d love to see if you can string a sentence together, too.

Please attach your resume, in PDF format. *