WEINBERG Student’s Name
Internship Proposal and Request for Funding
(Please keep the headings and format of this document for your proposal)
Title of Position:
Student Intern: Host Organization:
Student's Name Name of Organization
School of Natural Resources & Environment Employment Sector
University of Michigan Internship Supervisor's Name
440 Church Street Street Address
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041 City/State/Zip
Non-UM email address and Uniqname Supervisor’s Phone Number
Location of Internship: Supervisor’s Email Address
*Percentage of Time at Host’s Location*: Website (if applicable)
Degree and Field of Study:
Background on Sponsoring Organization
Short paragraph describing the organization and its current focus. (Entire proposal must not exceed 500 words, 1 double-sided page, single spaced, 12-point font.)
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Suggested topics to cover: A general background on the sponsoring organization including mission statement, number of full time employees, number of office locations worldwide, number of countries in which the organization operates, annual budget, recent accomplishments, awards and recognitions, etc. It is also suggested to mention your internship supervisor and mention his/her qualifications.
Internship Concentration
Description of internship activity; what you will do and how you will do it. (Entire proposal must not exceed 500 words, 1 double-sided page, single spaced, 12-point font.)
Suggested topics to cover: Give a 1-2 sentence overview of your internship. List the projects (try to limit this to 3) on which you will work. Detail each project by mentioning: what you will do, what skills you will gain, what stakeholders you will meet, what final product you will produce, etc. Please be as specific as possible.
Long-Term Benefits
Description of how the internship will benefit the organization and the environment. Describe the expected outcome of the work. (Entire proposal must not exceed 500 words, 1 double-sided page, single spaced, 12-point font.)
Suggested topics to cover: Sum up how the internship will benefit the organization and the environment. Mention how your internship will help the organization meet their goals, help with an ongoing project, shed new light on an environmental issue, etc. Possibly mention long-term environmental effects of your internship (educational documents produced, amount of pollution decreased, maps created, etc).
Past Experience, Present Educational Objectives, and Future Professional Goals
Student information. Include a description of what you hope to gain from the internship experience and how your educational background qualifies you to do the work.
(Entire proposal must not exceed 500 words, 1 double-sided page, single spaced, 12-point font.)
Suggested topics to cover: Discuss how this internship will assist you in your future career goals. Mention your past experiences and how they have prepared you to succeed in this internship or how this internship will give you new skills/insight. Also discuss your present education (here at SNRE) and how your education along with this internship will help you with your career goals. Mention how the internship ties in with your ideal career path.
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Time Period of Proposed Internship
Inclusive dates of internship activity begin date - end date
Total number of weeks ______
Total number of hours per week (max 40 hours/week) ______
Total number of hours for internship ______
Clearance Required
Does your internship require additional clearance from country and/or organization?
YES NO
If yes, please describe (please include any deadlines required for clearance and approximate timeframe for approval): ______
Opus Information
Type of Opus (Master’s Project, Thesis, Practicum, Seminar, Dissertation):______
Name of Client Organization: ______
Location of Client Organization: ______
Start and End Dates of Opus (approximate):______
Opus Title or Focus of Opus (ex: watershed management plans, redesign of brownfield, etc):______
Does this internship relate in any way to your current or future opus or dissertation research?______
Career Plans
a) Please provide a brief description of your ideal job that you would like to secure upon after graduation. The description should include what sector (ex: non-profit, government, industry, consulting, academic), what type of natural resources/ environmental issues do you want to focus on (ex: habitat restoration, river conservation, climate change, green building, etc.), and do you have a geographic preference for starting your career after graduation?"______
b) Identify three skills that you still need to develop in order to succeed in this field:
1.______
2.______
3.______
*Percentage of Time at Host’s Location: For example, if you are working for the EPA in Washington, DC and will be working out of their office for the duration of your internship, your percentage of time at host’s location is 100%. If you are working for the EPA in Washington, DC and will be working in DC for eight weeks and then finishing your data analysis/project/etc. in Ann Arbor from your apartment/UM computer lab for two weeks, your percentage of time at host’s location would be 80%.