Art Internship Awards
The Art Department has set aside funds through the Art Internship Awards (AIA) to help support Art majors undertaking an art-related summer internship. This award is administered by the Center for Life Beyond Reed on behalf of the Art department.
CLBR uses this definition of an internship from NACE:
An internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional workplace setting (across in-person, remote, or hybrid modalities). Internships provide students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience, develop social capital, explore career fields, and make connections in professional fields. In addition, internships serve as a significant recruiting mechanism for employers, providing them with the opportunity to guide and evaluate potential candidates.
The Art Internship Awards (AIA) offer funding to support unpaid (and underpaid) art-related internship opportunities: public sector, not-for-profit, or other unpaid summer internships. Applications for support at for-profit/private sector businesses are generally not funded unless the application demonstrates that the internship will comply with this guidance from the Department of Labor which requires the student to be the primary beneficiary of the relationship. For example, this could be an artist apprenticeship where the experience is built around skill building.
- Basic award amounts for 2024 recipients will be up to $2,500 for a minimum of 200 hours over 8-10 weeks in summer.
- Both in-person and remote opportunities will be considered.
Application Deadline
Wednesday April 24th 2024 at 12 PM noon PDT.
Eligibility
To be eligible, students must be
- currently enrolled at Reed;
- in good academic standing;
- declared majors in the Art department.
Seniors who are graduating in the spring are eligible to apply, but must address in their application what role this opportunity plays in helping them transition to their first post-Reed destination.
This award will typically be limited to juniors and seniors due to the declaration of major requirement, but committed sophomores who are preparing to declare might be eligible at the discretion of the art department. Please email clbrfellowships@reed.edu if you are a sophomore and would like to apply to this award.
Criteria
Proposals will be judged on a competitive basis using the following criteria:
- Connection to field of study or career goals
- Some experience or qualifications or preparation to be successful in the internship
- Carefulness, quality, and thoughtfulness of plan and adherence to all Art Internship Award guidelines
- Articulation of learning outcomes of the internship, and how the internship host will support learning
To Apply
All applications will be submitted online in Handshake. The Handshake portion of the application consists of a resume, cover letter, budget, and a short survey. Your resume, cover letter, and budget need to be bundled together into one PDF and uploaded in Handshake where it asks for a resume. Please include your name in the file name.
If you are selected for funding, a letter or email of confirmation for your opportunity from your internship supervisor will also be requested and required.
Resume
An up-to-date one page resume summarizing any work, volunteer, and course experiences relevant to the opportunity for which you are applying.
Cover Letter
No more than 1,000 words with the following components:
- One-paragraph introduction that succinctly summarizes your proposed internship and the benefits to you.
- Description of the mission and purpose of your host organization.
- Description of the work/project/activities you anticipate doing as well as a description of your motivation and interest in this area.
- Summary of the skills, knowledge, or other relevant preparation you will bring to this position.
- Outline of the desired educational outcomes of this experience and how they apply to your goals.
- Contact information (names, telephone numbers, and email addresses) for your host organization contacts.
Detailed Budget
Upload an itemized budget of your expenses and an explanation of how you will cover any expenses that exceed the award amount. Please use CLBR’s budget template. Please consult the section on budgets in CLBR’s Summer Internship Awards FAQ first if you have questions about the budget.
Next Steps
CLBR staff will form a selection committee and will begin reviewing applications after the deadline. Selection decisions and notifications will occur in late April or early May.
If you are selected as an awardee, you will be asked to take these steps in order to receive funding:
- submit a letter of confirmation from your organization or host acknowledging your internship agreement. This can be a scanned letter or email from your organization or host, sent to clbrfellowships@reed.edu. Forwarding a letter or email is also permissible.
- fill out the Internship Award Recipient Agreement form (sent to you as a google form).
- create a LinkedIn profile, if you do not already have one.
- follow any other directions in your award email.
During, and after, the internship you agree to:
- participate in the reflection process over the summer as requested by the Center for Life Beyond Reed. This includes recent graduates, and may include an orientation activity before the internship begins. Any orientation will likely be online and asynchronous.
Travel Restrictions
Reed College does not permit college-funded travel to other countries that are categorized as level 4 (do not travel). Travel to countries on a level 3 advisory warning might be allowed on a case-by-case basis, but there would need to be a strong case made in the application for why the travel is necessary to the project, and how it can be done safely.
Intended travel countries must not be restricted at the time of application. If a travel country becomes restricted after you are awarded funds, we will work with you to find alternative plans.
Questions? Email clbrfellowships@reed.edu