[bioundgrd] Fwd: RE: Academic Year Internship Program

[Janice Chang]

>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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