[bioundgrd] Fwd: RE: Academic Year Internship Program
Janice Chang
jdchang at mit.edu
Mon Aug 29 09:35:06 EDT 2011
>From: Heather Williams <heatherg at MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Fwd: RE: Academic Year Internship Program
>
>>From: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center [example at masslifesciences.com]
>>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 10:36 AM
>>To: Leon Sandler
>>Subject: Academic Year Internship Program
>>
>>Dear Colleague,
>>
>>The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center would
>>like to inform you about an internship program
>>we are offering during the upcoming academic
>>year, and encourage your institution to help us
>>notify students about this opportunity. The
>>Life Sciences Internship Challenge is a
>>workforce development program focused on
>>enhancing the talent pipeline for Massachusetts
>>life sciences companies. The program will
>>provide and fund internships for around 80
>>students and recent graduates who are
>>considering career opportunities in the life
>>sciences. Host companies will commit to
>>providing a dedicated mentor and meaningful
>>internship opportunity that relates to the
>>academic focus of eligible students. Studies
>>have shown the value and necessity of providing
>>students with internships in the field of life
>>sciences, and we hope that this opportunity to
>>explore a career path will enhance the
>>studentsí academic training.
>>
>>The Summer 2011 Internship Challenge was met
>>with extraordinary success, with 219 students
>>representing 63 different colleges and
>>universities placed in paid internships at 128
>>companies across Massachusetts. The Center will
>>continue to accept applications from eligible
>>students and organizing them in an online
>>database accessible through our website.
>>Companies that register with us to host interns
>>are granted access to review applications and
>>are instructed to contact students directly for
>>interviews. The Center is offering to reimburse
>>companies (with 100 or less employees) for
>>intern stipends of up to $15 per hour for 480
>>hours ($7,200) for students selected through
>>the program.
>>
>>Any student enrolled in a Massachusetts college
>>or university is eligible to apply, provided
>>that they meet the following eligibility
>>requirements:
>>
>>4-year college or university students must have
>>or will complete(d) at least their sophomore
>>year the semester before the internship, or
>>have graduated within the past year.
>>Community college (or 2-year Associate program)
>>students must have or will complete(d) their
>>Associateís Degree or Certificate or the
>>equivalent of one yearís course work related to
>>the internship placement.
>>Graduate students must be enrolled in a
>>Master's Degree program or received their
>>Masterís Degree within the past year. PhD
>>candidates are not eligible.
>>
>>We kindly ask that you help us reach out to
>>students so that they become aware of this
>>opportunity.
>>
>>For further details regarding this program, please visit our website,
>>
>><http://www.masslifesciences.com/grants/challenge.html>
>>www.masslifesciences.com/grants/challenge.html
>>
>>If you have questions, please contact me at
>><mailto:internship at masslifesciences.com>
>>internship at masslifesciences.com.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Ryan
>>
>>Ryan H. Mudawar
>>Program Associate and Grants Administrator
>>Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
>>1000 Winter Street, Suite 2900
>>Waltham, MA 02451
>>Tel: 781.373.7719
>>Fax: 781.622.1530
>><mailto:internship at masslifesciences.com> internship at masslifesciences.com
>>
>>
>Dist: Science Council, AOs/ADs, Educ Admins
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