UCSC - EOP Graduate Information Program

APPLIED INTERNSHIPS

Contact the Career Center's Internship Program Assistant Manager Sheila Rodriguez.
459-2184.

UCSC Applied Internships:
Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP);
Professions Training Program (PTP);
UC Washington Center (UCDC);
UC Center in Sacramento (UCCS);
Student Volunteer Connection (SVC)

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Click here to search the Career Center's Internship Database

Click here to search the Career Center's Career Advice Network (CAN)
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RESEARCH-BASED INTERNSHIPS

Contact the Graduate Information Program
459-3048.

UCSC Research
Internships:
EOP Faculty Mentor Program (FMP);
Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP);
UC LEADS;
California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP);
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC);
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS);
Hughes Undergraduate Research Laboratory;
Health Science Internship Program;
Long Marine Lab Research Volunteer;
Long Marine Lab Volunteer

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** Click here** to search GIP's list of Research Internships.
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ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Education Abroad Program (EAP);
Pescadero (Steps to College Mentor Program)
Field Study Programs

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INTERNSHIPS

The primary purpose of an internship is to gain practical experience and network with experienced professionals in the work place. Recognizing the difference between being a student and being a professional, individuals can prepare themselves for the transition to careering by taking advantage of an internship. The transition from student to professional is captivated and addressed throughout the internship experience.

Key learning experiences offered through at internship:

The testing of one’s skills and trying out ideas in a non-permanent job situation;
The opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals;
The opportunity to observe professional relationships, work ethics, professional decorum and attire in the workplace;
The opportunity to build networks for future contacts concerning career moves, training options, and graduate school;
The chance to relocate and live in a new and different environment.

Types of Internships Available*

Summer Internship- students are employed on a full-time basis during the summer between the end of the spring term and the beginning of the fall term.

Full-time Internship- students are employed at a forty-hour work week for an extended period of several weeks.

Part-time Internship- students are employed less than at a forty-hour work week during the academic year in conjunction with their academic classes for one or more quarters or semesters.

Volunteer Internship- students work without compensation for a non-profit or public service organization.

Created Internship- a student makes a proposal to a company or organization to develop a unique position for the expressed purpose of providing an employment related educational opportunity. Compensation can be realized or it may be done on a volunteer basis.

*the type of internship determines whether it will be completed on a receiving credit, receiving pay, or volunteer basis.

Overview of Internship Opportunities

Applied Internships- Applied internships provide a “hands-on” experience within a field of interest. Participants usually work directly on a project in various capacities. An example would be UC Santa Cruz’s Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP). These interns work within the colleges, ethnic resource centers, or various departments where they can build their skills.

Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program (CUIP)
CUIP provides on-campus internships in administrative departments throughout campus. Interns work with a mentor to develop personal and professional skills, and take a lead role in producing a product or result in their one year internship, e.g., campus-wide recycling program; department newsletter or web page; policy recommendation report. Interns also attend a two unit leadership seminar led by the Dean of Undergraduate Education throughout the academic year (Mondays 5-7 pm).

Professions Training Program (PTP)
EARN, LEARN, AND SERVE
The Professions Training Program/ Social Enterprenuers Group is an internship that allows you to use your workstudy to earn $10 an hour. In addition to this, you will be able to learn non-profit management through a 2-unit course. You will be able to gain valuable experience serving the community through your work on a professional level project in a local non-profit organization.

UC Washington Center (UCDC)
As interns with Congress, the Federal Government, research and advocacy organizations, the news media and through a host of other opportunities, students gain firsthand exposure to the American political process while attaining valuable work experience. Students enrolled during the academic year take courses at the Center to fulfill the academic component of each campus program. Many write and present comprehensive research papers based in part on their internship experiences.

UC Center in Sacramento (UCCS)
The University of California Center Sacramento (UCCS) Scholar Intern Program is a visionary opportunity for UC students to have professional experiences and skill-building opportunities while they live, intern, and conduct research in California's capital. UCCS is dedicated to providing students from all majors and each UC campus with an opportunity to participate in internships tailored to their goals. We invite interested undergraduate and graduate students from all UC campuses to join us in pioneering this exciting new UC innovation!

Student Volunteer Connection (SVC)
The Student Volunteer Connection's goal is to connect students who want to volunteer with opportunities on campus and in the community.
The SVC maintains listings of one-time volunteering events as well as agencies and organizationsthat have ongoing opportunities. The SVC also sponsors campus events that promote volunteerism and hosts student-run programs that coordinate volunteering activities for various causes.

Research-Based- Research-based internships provide an opportunity to engage in scholarly work and explore what it means to conduct research within your field of interests. Participants usually work directly with a faculty and work on an ongoing research project. An example of a research internship would be the Faculty Mentor Program (FMP). In this program, students work directly with a faculty mentor on a research project of either the faculty’s choice or personal interest. Students gain networking, library-research skills, and an experience similar to a PhD program. At the end of the six months of research, their work is presented at a colloquium.

EOP Faculty Mentor Program (FMP)
The Faculty Mentor Program (FMP) is a two-quarter undergraduate research program designed to encourage and prepare students for future graduate study within the Humanities and Social Sciences. FMP includes research writing, workshops on applying to graduate school, and hands-on research experience under the guidance of a UCSC faculty sponsor. Students receive academic credit for participation in a weekly seminar, along with a 10-12 hour commitment to a faculty sponsored research project. This experience is important in developing a "competitive edge" in the graduate or professional school application process. Students must be juniors in good academic standing to be part of the program.

Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP)
The CLRC Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP) seeks to inspire and prepare promising undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies and a career in the field of cross border studies of the Americas. It is designed to provide research experience, personal and professional development as well as to help access a variety of resources in pursuit of that goal. We are particularly interested in working with students from underrepresented groups. URAP is coordinated by a Ph. D. student whose dissertation investigates Chicano/Latino/Latin American issues.

UC LEADS
The goal of the University of California's new Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program is to educate California's future leaders by preparing promising students for advanced education in science, mathematics and engineering. The program is designed to identify upper-division undergraduate students with the potential to succeed in these disciplines, but who have experienced situations or conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement their field of study. Once chosen as UC LEADS Scholars, the students embark upon a two-year program of scientific research and graduate school preparation guided by individual Faculty Mentors. Scholars are provided with an excellent opportunity to explore their discipline, experience a research environment, and improve their opportunities for future study in their chosen field. The Scholar gains valuable educational experience, the University a better prepared and more diverse graduate applicant pool, and the State, well-educated future leaders. Each Scholar is mentored by a member of UC the faculty, who assists the student in designing a plan of research and enrichment activities fitted to the individual interests and academic goals of the Scholar.

California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)
CAMP is a statewide initiative that aims to support and retain ethnically underrepresented undergraduates to achieve their degrees in the biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. By integrating research and undergraduate education, CAMP creates a cohesive set of experiences that fully prepares undergraduates for graduate education and influences career choices. CAMP programs motivate participants through cooperative learning, internships, faculty mentored research, and travel to professional conferences.

Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program offers research training to participating students to help prepare them to compete successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in the biological sciences or into a combined MD/Ph.D. program. Funded through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the MARC program's goals are to increase the numbers and capabilities of minority scientists and to prepare students for careers in biomedical research and/or teaching.

Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program provides participating students with the opportunity to receive an in-depth experience in the academic and experimental aspects of biological research. Funded through the National Institutes of Health, the program consists of a laboratory-training program during the summer and laboratory research projects during the academic year. Graduates of the program have been able to enroll in a wide variety of graduate programs, internships, and professional schools.

Hughes Undergraduate Research Laboratory
The goals of this project are to support the development of interdisciplinary biomedical scientists at the undergraduate level.
This means intergrating research into the undergraduate curriculum with a focus on intergrating math, engineering, and computer science into the study of biology.

Health Science Internship Program
The department of MCD Biology at UCSC offers health science majors a unique opportunity -- an internship program associated with the major. Each quarter students earn academic credit for an internship undertaken in the local community or elsewhere. Internships provide you with a practical context in which you can apply, integrate, and analyze classroom material. The internship program augments the department’s teaching and research components by providing health science majors the opportunity to experience first-hand the issues facing health care providers, while engaging in meaningful community service and gaining credit toward the major.

Long Marine Lab Research Volunteer
Apprentice guides are people who can't wait to get their hands wet. Apprentice guides come on board throughout the year and assist visitors at the seawater table (touch tank) and help with visitor programs in the aquarium and exhibit hall. Working alongside experienced docents, apprentice guides increase their knowledge of marine science, gain valuable public speaking skills, and provide important volunteer support during the Center's busy summer season. During the fall, winter and spring, apprentice guides work a minimum of one, four-hour shift every other week. Participants in our summer apprentice program, generally work one, four-hour, shift every week. Teens (ages 15 and up) and adults may apply for this program.

Long Marine Lab Volunteer
Seymour Center docent guides serve as the lab's major contact with the public and enhance visitor's understanding of the world of a working research laboratory. After a comprehensive training course, docents serve as guides in the Seymour Center, give special presentations and lead tours of the lab's research and visitor areasincluding stops at the whale skeleton, and marine mammal overlook. Docents also help with community outreach events. The minimum commitment is one year after course completion. Docents work one, four-hour shift, every other week.

Additional Opportunities

Education Abroad Program (EAP)
The University of California's Education Abroad Program has been providing diverse, high quality academic programs to UC students for the past 40 years. EAP has programs at over 140 institutions in 33 countries! We have options for sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students. Coursework that is taken can be applied towards major and general education requirements. You can engage in a full-year, short-term and summer opportunities abroad program. If you are interested, attend an EAP 101 workshop scheduled regularly throughout the quarter.

Pescadero (Steps to College Mentor Program)
Steps to College Mentor Program links UCSC students with "at risk" students (including a large Mexican immigrant student population) in grades K-12 in the Pescadero school district. Mentors help their mentees with academic course work, self-esteem, and in some cases, English acquisition. Two or five units of academic credit is available. For more information contact Larry Trujillo at 459-3630.

Field Study Programs- provide qualified students with an opportunity to integrate what they have learned in the classroom with direct work experience in an organization. Check out the links to each field program for contacts and details.

Community Studies
Economics
Environmental Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies Fieldwork
Psychology
Education Field Program

Be sure to check in with your major department for other independent field study opportunities.

For more information on tips on preparing and applying to applied internships, please be sure to visit the Career Center. They provide an abudance of valuable information.