Personal Liberty and Responsibility Internships/Scholarships

Internships and Scholarships for Hawaii’s Youth from our fellow State Policy Network members. Before you check with the institution you may want to talk to Dick Rowland at GRIH for tips and help.

Update:

The Trimble Liberty Awards Program

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Trimble Liberty Awards will not be held this year.

Claremont Institute Seeks Publius Fellow Applicants
The Claremont Institute is now accepting applications for its twenty-fourth annual Publius Fellows Program. The program aims to foster constructive commentary on the important issues of our time, informed and moderated by an understanding of the philosophic and historical roots of American democracy. Fellows attend an 18-day series of seminars on political philosophy and the American political tradition, and examine contemporary public policy in light of the principles of American constitutionalism. Several seminar sessions will be integrated with the Institute’s flagship publication, The Claremont Review of Books, and will focus on journalism and writing skills. Methods of Fellows’ writing and the context of their arguments will be examined. Up to eight Publius Fellowships will be awarded. The program takes place in Claremont, California, and is directed by Dr. Charles Kesler and Dr. Tom West. Applications and more information are available at www.claremont.org, or by contacting Tom Karako at the Claremont Institute at (909)621-6825 or tkarako@claremont.org.

DC Internships
The Fund for American Studies was founded in 1967 to help instill in young people an appreciation for the American form of government and the free enterprise system. Each summer, The Fund sponsors Institutes that teach college students about the principles and values upon which the United States was founded. Visit the site at dcinternships.org

Education Internship Program
The mission of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (Pennsylvania) is currently seeking both academic year and summer interns. Please visit its website, www.thefire.org, to learn more about FIRE’s identity and click on the internships link for a full description of the internship program. Summer internships begin June 2 and end August 1. Applications for academic-year interns are considered on a rolling basis. For more information, call 215-717-3473 or send an e-mail to internships@thefire.org.

Submissions for the Olive W. Garvey Fellowship Essay Contest
Founded by the late business leader, educator, author, and philanthropist, Olive W. Garvey, the Garvey Fellowship program aims to encourage critical thinking and educational excellence by college students and also junior faculty in examining the nature and relevance of human liberty. The Garvey Fellowship program, sponsored by The Independent Institute (California), has awarded cash fellowships biennially to outstanding college students around the world through a competitive essay contest on the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. This year’s essay topic was: "The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace and the spread of commerce and the diffusion of education than upon the labor of Cabinets or Foreign Offices" (Richard Cobden).

Junior Faculty Member Winners

• First Prize / $10,000 - Alex Robson (School of Economics; Australian National University; Canberra, Australia
• Second Prize / $5,000 - Edward Stringham (Assistant Professor of Economics; San Jose State University)
• Third Prize / $1,500 - Thomas E. Woods, Jr. (Assistant Professor of History; Suffolk County Community College)

Student Winners

• First Prize / $2,500 -Kevin Page, Junior, Economics (Louisiana State University)
• Second Prize / $1,500 - Brian Richey, Senior, Political Science and History (University of Illinois-Chicago)
• Third Prize / $1,000 - Zsuzsánna Magdó, Junior, Political Science-International Relations, History (American University in Bulgaria)

For more information contact please call 510-632-1366 or go to www.independent.org/Garvey.html.

Heritage Foundation
Career Tract Internship for social science students allows them to work in venues from a Capitol Hill office to a federal agency to Heritage offices. Interns also meet with leaders who have successfully shaped public policy and can offer advice on starting careers as well as succeeding once they’ve gotten jobs.

Open to graduate students who have studied sociology, psychology and statistics (exceptional undergraduate may be considered).
Internships last 16 weeks and pays $6,000. Contact Ann Bula at ann.bula@heritage.org or call (202) 546-4400.

Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC)
If you are a college student, or know one who would like to do an internship in Washington D.C., SBSC could be the spot you’re looking for! Located in the heart of downtown D.C., with easy access by bus or Metro, SBSC works to advocate legislation and policies that help to create a favorable and productive environment for small businesses and entrepreneurship.

By educating policymakers, legislators, the media and the public about the critical role that small businesses play in our enonomy—and how government actions can positively or negatively affect the small business community—SBSC strives to establish a solid public policy foundation upon which entrepreneurial activity and small businesses can survive and flourish.

These are paid, hourly internships, and we will happily work with students and schools to determine credits as well.
If interested, please contact Jennifer Williamson at jaw@sbsc.org with a resume.

Washington Policy Center
Washington Policy Center will have part-time internship positions, research internship for preferred undergraduate students and unpaid communications internship. Check them out.

Pacific Research Institute
Summer policy internships are available within PRI’s four research centers: education, entrepreneurship, the environment, and technology. Applicants for the education internship must be willing to work in PRI’s Sacramento office; the other positions are based in San Francisco.  Click for more information.

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)
has a great opportunity for students who love free enterprise and liberty. Each year it awards its Humane Studies Fellowship to dozens of students to help defray college tuition. Last year almost 90 scholarships were awarded. The scholarships are based on one’s interest in individual liberty and potential to contribute to a free society. The latest Journalism Internship progam deadline to be announced.

Applications for the IHS Charles G. Koch Summer Fellowship are now available online. Students spend the summer in DC working with top policy experts to advance liberty. Stipend, career advice, travel and housing assistance included. The deadline is January 31, 2006.

Up to $12,000 per student is awarded. For more info, go to www.theihs.org or call 1-800-697-8799

IHS also has a comprehensive list of organizations offering internships. Internship Organizations.

Politopia: The Land of Self-Made Government
Politopia was created by the Institute for Humane Studies as a fun way to help everyone, particularly students, consider the political landscape. It is a thought experiment that highlights the limitations of the linear "left/right" political spectrum and encourages visitors to consider an alternative mental model (the metaphorical island of Politopia) with which to make sense of the wide range of political perspectives. Take the quiz or tell a friend about this great resource.

Career Resources at LibertyGuide.com
LibertyGuide.com provides a host of career development resources. Our Job Bank provides a searchable database of available positions created for students and recent graduates in search of jobs, internships, fellowships, and volunteer positions at market-oriented organizations. Also browse our in-depth career guides, designed to give students an inside edge on careers in journalism, policy, academia, and more.

Campus Globalization Lecture Tour
Dr. Tom Palmer, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, is touring campuses around the United States this spring to speak about the benefits and challenges of globalization. Last month he met with hundreds of students at Berkeley, Stanford, and Portland State University. In April, he will speak at UNC Chapel Hill, Harvard, Brown, and Duke, among other universities.
For dates, times, and more information, click here...