Description
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (ZSR) believes that summer internships offer a crucial pathway to
future employment and experience for the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Through the Nonprofit
Internship Program, ZSR awards 20 accepted applicants with eight‐week internships with nonprofit
organizations across the state that work in the areas of
Pre‐Collegiate Education, Community
Economic Development, Social Justice & Equity, the Environment, and/or Strengthening
Democracy
. Internships offer a range of exposure and skill‐building opportunities in areas such as
research, community outreach, public policy, communications, fundraising and social media.
Eligibility
Internships are open to undergraduate students (including graduating seniors) who are pursuing any
major(s) and who bring a variety of professional and personal skills to a nonprofit host site.
Eligible applicants are:
full‐time, enrolled students in a four‐year college or university
residents of North Carolina and/or attending institutes of higher education in the state
financially eligible for a Pell grant (students ineligible for a Pell grant due to documentation
issues or criminal conviction may substitute to a FAFSA/Student Aid Report)
Students of color are encouraged to apply
Application Process
The application will be entirely online and available at: zsr.org/special_initiatives.htm from December
7, 2012 to 11:59PM on February 1, 2013. A résumé is required with each application.
*If you would like to be notified when the student application becomes available, please contact
alliey@zsr.org
.
Timeline
December 3
th Host organization applications due
December 7
th – February 1st Intern applications available to students
February 1
st Intern applications due
February – March
Organizations match with interns
March
Interns notified of placement with host organizations
May/June
Internship begins
For more information, go to zsr.org/special_initiatives.htm.
For questions, please contact Allie Yee at
alliey@zsr.org
.