About
The PLACE Scholars Graduate Internship Program is a funded summer program aimed at helping masters students that want to work in environmental management careers. Participants will spend 10 weeks (minimum 30 hours a week) during the summer working directly with a community around an environmental issue of their choosing, helping the student to deepen their knowledge around the environmental issue, expanding their professional networks, and learning how the community is working to meet the demands of the chosen environmental issue.
PLACE Scholars will receive $12,000 (per student) for the 10-week experience. All students that have been admitted to a Boise State Masters degree program and are preparing to work in environmental management (in any capacity) post-graduation are eligible to apply. Upon selection, students will work with a faculty sponsor and a community partner to design the internship experience. The opportunity to choose the place you want to live, the community you want to work with, and the environmental issue you want to work on is a signature component of this internship program, and provides graduate students the opportunity to design their own experience. Upon completion of the internship, students will be responsible for writing a reflective chapter about their work, responding to surveys and participating in focus groups.
Application
The application must be completed through Google Forms (linked above) and include:
- Basic applicant information
- A 1-page statement of interest that addresses the following questions (listed below)
- List of potential or possible community partners
- Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts (where applicable)
- Acknowledgement of responsibilities
The deadline for PLACE scholar applications is December 3, 2024 by midnight (MST) via the linked form. Accepted applicants will be notified of their status within two weeks. Applicants may be asked to participate in a recruitment interview if further information is needed for acceptance to the program. If enough qualified applicants are not recruited, applications may be reopened for another round. Any questions regarding the application or program can be directed to Andrus@boisestate.edu.
Basic Applicant Information
- First and Last Name:
- Email Address:
- Mailing Address:
- Phone Number:
- What Boise State Masters Program are you admitted to?
- When did/do you begin the program?
- Are you expecting summer funding from other sources? If yes, please list those.
- Are you expecting to write a thesis for your Masters Program? What is your thesis topic? If you have an advisor selected, who is your advisor?
- What is your undergraduate degree major?
- If applicable, what are your undergraduate degree minors or certificates?
- If accepted, is there a Boise State faculty member you would like to work with? If yes, Please list them here.
Statement of Interest
Use the form to draft your answers and then submit complete answers directly into the form (copy/paste). We welcome your innovation and creativity. In your answers, please provide your reasons for choosing your issue, place, and community and give any evidence as to why you in particular are well-suited for the work you describe.
How will the PLACE Scholars Program help to advance your professional goals? (200 words)
What is the environmental issue you would most like to study in this program? Why? (150
words)
Where would be the best place to study your issue? Why? (150 words)
Who is the community you would like to study your issue with? Why? (150 words)
Potential Community Partners
List up to three potential or possible community partners you would like to work with. Please indicate if you already know the community partner, but recognize that you don’t need to have a prior relationship:
- Name
- Environmental Focus
- Do you already know them?
Acknowledgement of Responsibilities
I acknowledge that if I am accepted to this program I agree to represent the program in a professional manner. I agree to write a reflective chapter about my work in this program. I agree to respond to surveys and questionnaires about the program and/or participate in focus groups about the experience.