[bioundgrd] Fwd: FW: Summer Internship Opportunities

[Janice Chang]

>From: "MLSC, Internship" 
><<mailto:internship at masslifesciences.com>internship at masslifesciences.com>
>Date: January 10, 2011 9:45:22 AM EST
>Subject: Summer Internship Opportunities
>
>
>Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
>2011 Summer Internship Challenge
>Dear Colleague,
>
>The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center would 
>like to inform you about an internship program 
>we are offering for summer 2011, 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 summer 2011 internships for 
>around 170 students or 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 students' 
>academic training.
>
>Last year's Internship Challenge was met with 
>extraordinary success, with 170 students 
>representing 47 different colleges and 
>universities placed in paid internships at 94 
>companies across Massachusetts. The Center will 
>once again be collecting applications from 
>eligible students and organizing them in an 
>online database accessible through our website. 
>Companies that register with us to host interns 
>will be granted access to review applications 
>and be 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 up 
>to 12 weeks 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:
>·         If you attend(ed) a 4-year college or 
>university, you must have or will complete(d) at 
>least your sophomore year the semester before 
>the internship, or have graduated within the 
>past year. Therefore, your year of graduation 
>must be  2010, 2011, 2012,  or 2013.
>·         If you attend(ed) a community college 
>(or 2-year Associate program), you must have or 
>will complete(d) your Associate's Degree or 
>Certificate in 2010 or 2011.;
>·         If you are a graduate student, you 
>must have or will complete(d) your Master's 
>Degree after 2009. PhD candidates are not 
>eligible.
>
>We kindly ask that you help us reach out to 
>students so that they become aware of this 
>opportunity. We have also attached a flyer that 
>can be posted in your career services office to 
>help promote the program. For further details 
>regarding this program, please visit our 
>website: 
><http://www.masslifesciences.com/grants/challenge.html>http://www.masslifesciences.com/grants/challenge.html
>
>If you have questions, please contact Ryan 
>Mudawar at 781-373-7719 or 
><mailto:internship at masslifesciences.com>internship at masslifesciences.com.
>
>Thank you,
>Ryan
>
>Ryan H. Mudawar
>Program Assistant
>Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
>1000 Winter Street, Suite 2900
>Waltham, MA 02451
>Tel: 781.373.7719
>Cell: 617.721.5162
>Fax: 781.622.1530
><mailto:rmudawar at masslifesciences.com>rmudawar at masslifesciences.com
>
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