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</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Jeffrey Pressman Award for internship/research in US policy</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">April 3, 2018 at 1:42:36 PM EDT<br>
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<div>Please forward this to your undergraduates if they are sophomores or juniors.</div>
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<div>We give out a few of these awards over the summer for internship or research in US domestic politics, policy, education or law.</div>
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<div>Thank you!</div>
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<div>The deadline to find an internship or propose a research project is April 20, 2018 and we will make decisions very quickly after that date.</div>
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<div>If you would like help finding contacts for an internship I may be able to give you some ideas in the Washington, DC area. But you are not limited to DC - these awards can be for internship in any area of the country.</div>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;">2018 Jeffrey L. Pressman Awards<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Each year the Department gives out several awards for summer research or internship in
<b>US politics and policy</b>. Here are the guidelines for the proposals.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The Department of Political Science announces the Summer 2018 Jeffrey L. Pressman Awards for research, travel or internship in
<b>US government, politics, law or education</b>. All members of MIT undergraduate classes 2019, 2020 and 2021 are eligible to apply.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Several stipends (maximum $6500 each) will be awarded to MIT undergraduates for use during the summer to undertake a special project or internship in US government, politics or policy. The project should focus on some legal,
political, institutional or policy issue.</p>
<div><a href="https://polisci.mit.edu/undergraduate/pressman-award">https://polisci.mit.edu/undergraduate/pressman-award</a></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS is<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Submit your proposals to Tobie Weiner E53-484 (<a href="mailto:iguanatw@mit.edu">iguanatw@mit.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>GUIDELINES FOR YOUR PROPOSAL</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>PROPOSAL (3-5 pages) </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>1. Describe your project. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Why are you interested in this topic?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> What is your background in this area?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> How do you propose to complete the research or internship?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> What will this project contribute to your education?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> What will you contribute to the field by completing this <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> research or internship?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 2. Include a preliminary budget</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>OTHER REQUIREMENTS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>1. List your faculty advisor. This person must be a member of the MIT faculty, but not necessarily a political science professor</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>2.Include letters of recommendation from 2 MIT faculty members or UROP supervisors or senior administrators at MIT </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>3.A current resume.</p>
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