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Stassen International Grants
2018 – Guidelines
Objectives
To encourage students to do internships, field experiences,
professional paper or capstone research in the fields of international affairs,
international development, or any of the specializations listed under the
Humphrey School’s global public policy concentration (ask for list from Mary
Curtin) in the United States or abroad. Students in all HHH master level degree programs
are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
The sponsoring organization and the project work should
relate to international affairs, broadly defined, or project should be based
overseas. Please read all guidelines
listed in this document carefully.
Awards
The Stassen and Lucas Grants Selection Committee will award
grants for the summer of 2018. Awards
typically range between $1000 and $2000 based upon need and the quality of the
proposal, although some projects have received as much as $4,000, or as little
as $500. Students are encouraged to
approach the sponsoring organization for matching funds, even gifts in kind
(some organizations have assisted with housing, lunches, transportation or even
loaned interns bicycles).
Eligibility
Any student currently enrolled in good standing in the master
degree program (MHR, MPP, MSTEP, MPA, MURP or MDP) at the Humphrey School of
Public Affairs is eligible to apply.
Application Procedures
Applications
are due by midnight, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Awards will be announced on or
before Friday, April 13, 2018. Please provide the following information:
1.
A one paragraph summary of proposed
internship, field experience, capstone or professional paper research project (include a summary of your anticipated project
expenses). Please list the name of your
project faculty advisor.
2. A
two page description of your internship, field experience, or capstone or
professional paper research project. Please
describe what you want to do, the expected outcome or product of this work,
what background and expertise you bring to this work, why you have chosen this
particular organization or area of research, and what this experience will add
to your professional development. Please note any particular UMN resources
(faculty advisors, university contacts or projects, university offices or
facilities abroad) you are using to assist in preparation for your project. For
research projects, please attach a comprehensive literature review.
3.
A project expense statement and budget. Please
attach a budget for your project that provides the following financial information:
any compensation you will receive from a host organization, any other income,
awards, or grants that you have for the summer relevant to this project, and
the major summer costs you will incur (for example, travel expenses, housing,
food or research-related expenses).
Please see attached budget worksheet to assist you in creating a project
budget.
4. Information about host organization or
capstone client. Students applying
for internship, MDP field experience, or capstone projects must provide relevant
documentation relating to their host organization or capstone client. For
internship applications: A signed
internship agreement form (available: www.hhh.umn.edu/career
) is required. For capstone students,
a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or equivalent is required. Professional paper students will need a
signed paper topic approval form. The document submitted should describe
any resources that the organization will commit to the project as well as the
person who will be your primary contact and a brief explanation of the ways in
which the organization intends to make use of your work. Students doing research projects should
indicate any IRB requirements (see below).
5.
A copy of your graduate academic transcript. A copy “released to student” is fine.
6.
Your resume.
Please submit your application by email
to Sherry Gray (grayx260@umn.edu)
by midnight, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. All
documents should be labeled with your last name (ex: gray.resume.doc) and
included in the same pdf file, also labeled with your last name (ex:
gray.stassen.pdf)
Late applications will not be accepted,
but students are encouraged to submit applications even if signed forms with
host organizations are not ready (late forms will be accepted).
Reporting Requirements
At some point during
the funding period, please send a photo and brief description of your project
to Sherry Gray for posting on Global
Notes (http://blog.lib.umn.edu/gpa/globalnotes/).
Within a month of returning to campus on completion of the
funded part of your project, please submit a two page report to the global
policy area coordinator, Sherry Gray. The report will:
1)
Describe the activities undertaken,
2)
give an assessment of the value of the experience for
the student's HHH program and future plans as well as for the organization
and/or people served, and
3)
provide a brief accounting of how the grant funds were spent.
Please also send to Sherry Gray a
copy of any final reports, capstone final products, professional papers, or
publications related to this funded project for which you were an author or
co-author.
Please Note
- If your project involves travel to a country on the U.S. State Department's Travel Warning List or other warning lists, such as the Centers for Disease Control (see http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html), University policy requires you to seek special permission. You must apply to the Education Abroad Suspension Committee (EASC), which reviews requests to travel to these countries. You should apply as soon as possible, as the committee review process commonly takes 6 to 8 weeks. The Humphrey School cannot release your funds until you have received approval from the EASC. Information on the review process can be found on the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance website: http://www.international.umn.edu/travel/travelwarning/students.php
- In addition, if your project includes research involving human subjects, you must apply to the University's Institutional Review Board for approval before commencing your work. This process can also take several weeks to complete, so you if your project needs approval you should start your application now. The Humphrey School will need notification of your IRB approval status in order to release your funds. Information on the IRB application process is found at: http://cflegacy.research.umn.edu/irb/applying/
- UMN requires CISI International Health Insurance for travel outside the United States. All students traveling abroad in connection with their University of Minnesota studies are required to receive international health insurance approved by the University’s Risk Management Office: http://global.umn.edu/travel/insurance/outgoing.html.