Graduate Student Internships at The Trust

The New York Community Trust offers paid internships for full-time graduate students in four areas:

• Education, Arts, and Historic Preservation
  (Deadline: April 19, 2012)
  
• Health and People with Special Needs
  (Deadline: March 22, 2012)
• Community Development and the Environment
  (not currently accepting applications)

Internships are available to students enrolled full-time in graduate programs.

Descriptions of each internship are provided below. Please note that each internship has its own application process and calendar.

Interns will be exposed to all areas of the grantmaking program, including proposal reviews, grant investigations, analysis of critical issues, writing grant recommendations, and reports on grant implementation. A major responsibility will be monitoring the performance of grantees and writing progress reports.

Candidates should have strong writing skills, a background in one or more of the focus areas, have the ability to conduct meetings and interviews with grantees, be able to work independently and in a timely manner, and function in a professional office environment.

The internships offer $18/hour (no benefits).

Internship in Education, Arts, and Historic Preservation

Deadline:  4:00pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012.

Internship Details
The intern will work under the supervision of the arts and historic preservation program officer. Grants in the arts program area focus on promoting diversity in the arts; expanding access for artists and audiences; strengthening arts management and arts advocacy; and improving arts education in the public schools. The historic preservation program supports projects in low-income and minority communities and the boroughs outside of Manhattan and helps restore historic places that represent significant and overlooked aspects of City history.  

The internship starts in May 2012 on a full-time basis through August 2012 (35 hours a week), and then on a part-time basis through May 2013 (15–20 hours a week).  Candidates must be willing to commit for the entire period. 

How to Apply
Interested candidates should email a resume, cover letter, and short (up to 2 pages) writing sample. Resumes must be received by 4:00pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012. No phone calls regarding the position will be accepted. E-mail resume and writing sample to Phoebe Scarborough, program assistant: ps@nyct-cfi.org. Please specify that you are applying for the Arts internship in the subject line.

Internship in Health and People with Special Needs

Deadline: 4:00pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Internship Details
The intern will work under the supervision of a program director and program officer. Grants in this area cover issues of health systems and policy, health services, and biomedical research. Grants are also made to improve services for children and youth with disabilities; the elderly; and for people with AIDS, mental illness and mental retardation, and/or visual disabilities.

The internship starts in May 2012 on a full-time basis through August 2012 (35 hours a week), and then on a part-time basis through May 2013 (15–20 hours a week).  Candidates must be willing to commit for the entire period.   

How to Apply
Interested candidates should email a resume, cover letter, and short (up to 2 pages) writing sample. Resumes must be received by 4:00pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012. No phone calls regarding the position will be accepted. Email resume and writing sample to Phoebe Scarborough, program assistant: ps@nyct-cfi.org. Please specify that you are applying for the Health & Special Needs internship in the subject line.

Internship in Community Development and the Environment

The intern will work under the supervision of a program director and a senior program officer. Community Development grants focus on sustaining strong communities and creating housing and economic opportunities in poor neighborhoods.  In the area of the environment, grants are made to expand open space and parks, reclaim the waterfront and brownfields, and reduce toxins in New York City. In our national program, we support projects that address climate change, preserve biological diversity, and reduce toxins hazardous to human health.

Applications are not currently being accepted.